Chapter 461 Fighting At Close Quarters
Deafening battle cries could be heard from the top of the walls and inside Changlong City. The Insect"s attacking method was strange, but it was far less intense than the Beasts" attacks. There were large insects outside the city too, so much so that there were strong insects that could climb the walls. Nonetheless, due to the people"s exemplary defensive weapons, the insects ended up being acc.u.mulated as fertilizers at the foot of the walls.
On the other hand, there was havoc inside the city. Given that Changlong City was being invaded by the Insects for the first time, they could not adopt precautionary measures in time. As such, insects began emerging from underground. The timid and cautious insects, which normally fled when they saw lights, bit anyone they saw as though they were on stimulants.
Comprehensive considerations were taken into account when the Humans" city was established back then, by which especially formidable great-ancestor-level half-spirit beasts could enter the city without being noticed. That said, insect powerhouses below Yang Grade were not restricted. Once they suffered setbacks outside the city, they instantly tunneled. As more insects began to enter the city, they became more powerful.
At last, a great-ancestor-level insect, which was a scorpion the size of a calf, emerged from underground. Its body was as tough as t.i.tanium, and its pliers-like claws could easily snap any person into two. Even a fully-armed soldier could not resist the scorpion.
Moreover, when the scorpion"s aura began to spread, more insects swarmed out around it. This was the real function of a powerhouse on the battlefield, which was to gather more powers to cause greater damages to one"s enemy.
Just as the scorpion was barging about and led countless insects to charge forward without restraint, a figure arrived in a split second.
With a military saber in his hand, Ni Xuetian became one with it and turned into an electric light. He slashed his weapon as though a deity had descended.
The scorpion cast a sinister look at Ni Xuetian and faced his attack with its claws.
A series of metal clashes were heard, causing numerous sparks to be seen in the air. Ni Xuetian"s military saber was swift and fierce, but it could not fend off the scorpion"s claws. He swayed and backed away.
The scorpion had a fearsome aura as it whipped its tail to attack with its sting. It would not easily use its sting if it was up against ordinary opponents, but it did not stint on using its poison against a human Supreme Great Ancestor.
Ni Xuetian"s face changed, and he evaded the scorpion"s sting in a flash. At the same time, he retrieved a shield from his back to block any incoming attack. The scorpion sneered. It was not a spirit beast but because its cultivation base was equivalent to a human great ancestor"s, it had already gained wisdom.
Even though the Humans had remarkable pieces of equipment, it was more confident about its sting “Pow…”
Ni Xuetian was fast, but he was slower than the scorpion"s sting as the tip of it stabbed his shield at lightning speed. Even so, the scorpion quivered and groaned in pain.
When its sting struck the shield, it felt like it struck a wall made of steel. At the end of the day, not a trace was left at all. "What"s that shield? How is it so tough?" The scorpion thought.
Ni Xuetian was well-prepared. He swayed his body and borrowed the force to move into the scorpion"s blind spot, then he tossed his military saber away and withdrew his magic tool from his back.
He slashed the saber down at once!
The half-spirit scorpion"s tail was in immense pain at the moment, hence it did not notice Ni Xuetian"s little trick. Besides, the scorpion was aware of the military saber"s sharpness after having gone against the weapon with its claws just now. The saber was tough but could not break through its defense, thus it did not pay extra attention to it.
Who knew, the scorpion felt its body become light at the next instant.
Its body was cut into by the military saber as if it was bean curd.
Ni Xuetian was as fast as lightning. He retreated as soon as he succeeded, and he moved smoothly without dilly-dallying at all.
He became far from the ferocious insect, which was cut into two, at the blink of an eye.
It was worth noting that the Insects had a strong vitality, which was much greater than the Beasts". The scorpion, which was slashed into two, cried madly. On top of that, both sections of its body twisted crazily and launched fatal attacks on anything alive around it.
The scorpion had lost its rationale, and its act was purely instinctive.
In just a brief moment, there was a significant blood-shed around the scorpion because the other insects were killed, living no living being around it.
The smart human soldiers had stayed away long ago because n.o.body wanted to perish with the scorpion, which was fated to die.
Ni Xuetian looked deeply at the scorpion, whose aura became weaker, movements became slower, and whose body became stiff. When he looked at the magic military saber in his hand again, he could not help but lament.
Without the magic saber and magic shield, it would not be easy for him to kill the scorpion; he would likely have to pay a price to accomplish his target. Now, with help from two magic tools, his sneak attack actually succeeded in one go, where he managed to slaughter the frightening great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast.
Everything was possible because of Ou Yangming. “Ah,”
Horrific screams were heard coming from a distance away, and they alerted Ni Xuetian.
The great ancestor looked grim, then he hurried away in another direction.
Due to the two humongous spirit insects, there seemed to be more half-spirit insects too. Apart from the Insects that came all the way from Huangsha and Yongxiang, the ones from Changlong County were summoned here too. Therefore, while the human powerhouses in the city were running everywhere to help out, it still felt like everyone was fl.u.s.tered.
At the top of the wall, Elder Universe, Ni Jingshen, and Fang Zhaoyang dared not leave at all. They fixed their gazes on the two spirit beasts from afar and did not leave the wall.
Having said that, they were already in despair.
All h.e.l.l broke out around the city when the spirit insects had not made any move. If the spirit insects suddenly joined the fight, n.o.body could imagine the consequences.
“Senior, are they… Looking for an opportunity?” Ni Jingshen asked in a deep voice.
Elder Universe shook his head. “At this point, what opportunity do they need? Once they come at us, we"ll be doomed.” Fang Zhaoyang clutched the bow in his hand and asked, “If that"s the case, why aren"t they coming yet?”
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“I have no idea; I don"t understand what exactly they"re waiting for too,” Elder Universe mumbled as he shook his head. He had a grave look on his face as he continued, “What"s more important than attacking a city of people?”
“No matter what it is, I only hope these insects will leave as soon as possible.” Fang Zhaoyang"s eyelids twitched. The few of them were well-experienced and knowledgeable, so they vaguely guessed the truth behind this.
Nevertheless, they would be content if the Insects returned without accomplishing anything and if they could protect the city. As for the Insects" scheme, they were not bothered at all.
Even if the Insects succeeded in carrying out their scheme, they would not feel burdened as long as the city was safe.
“Bom…”
Battle cries were still heard everywhere in the city as more insects swarmed inside. Despite that, as both sides ended up in a deadlock situation, the human soldiers and powerhouses slowly figured out the Insects" traits. Led by the Supreme Great Ancestors and Yang Grade powerhouses, they fought the Insects in the toughest stance.
Fortunately, the Supreme Great Ancestors possessed notable magic skill tools, which were gifts from Master Ou Yangming. With help from those magic tools, the insect powerhouses, which had physical qualities worse than the walking beasts, were severely injured. In particular, the great ancestors could always take out a bunch of them when they activated their skills.
After all, the skills were ultimate abilities from the various clans. They could hurt even Multi-armed King King, let alone the insects.
The fight between the Humans and the Insects covered a wide range, but the combat powers of the higher-ups were the ones that could decide their fates.
Following the deaths of great-ancestor-level half-spirit insects, the situation was slowly changing.
Far away, the two four-legged insects looked at each other. They could not see what was going on inside the city, but they could sense a decrease in the number of their kinds, especially the great-ancestor-level half-spirit beasts, which were killed in a short period.
"When did the Humans have such a significant combat power?"
“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”
One of the four-legged lizards could not hold back anymore, thus it turned around and wanted to attack the city.
However, the other lizard immediately shouted, “What are you doing! Don"t mess things up; I"m sure you"re aware of the consequences!” The previous lizard shuddered as though it was afraid of something. “It"s only a city that belongs to the Humans. You can destroy as many as you want once we solve this matter, but if you delay the Venerable One"s business, the Venerable One will certainly make you regret being alive!”
“Okay, I understand.”
The four-legged lizard followed the advice readily and changed its mind. It gave up on the thought to attack the city, then it closed its eyes to refresh its spirit and shifted its focus elsewhere.
After half an hour, a loud shriek was suddenly heard in the air.
It seemed to carry a frightening power as it penetrated s.p.a.ce and all hindrances to echo in the sky.
“They"re here!”
The two lizards looked up at the same time.
“They"re here!”
An insect powerhouse, which was hiding in the deepest past underground, mumbled.
“They"re here…” A faint red light flickered on the ground.
"They"re finally here!"