Chapter 436 - 219: He Will Come (2)

Chapter 436: Chapter 219: He Will Come (2)

Long, thin black tendrils emerged from the mist, swaying slowly up and down like jellyfish.

"It’s those Black Hole Monsters!"

Many of the Thorn Spirit Warriors looked displeased.

If the Black Hole Monsters and Hidden Dragon Beasts hadn’t retreated without a word last time, exposing both their flanks to the alien insects’ claws, they wouldn’t have suffered such heavy losses.

"ROAR!"

Another bestial roar echoed from their right rear.

This time, a pack of agile, ferocious beasts rushed over.

These beasts stood about five feet, nine inches tall. They looked like a cross between a wolf and a tiger, but their heads bore a strong resemblance to that of a dragon. Their bodies were muscular and powerful, though a pair of shrunken, underdeveloped wings were curled up on their backs.

Hidden Dragon Beasts!

Cameron snorted coldly and ignored them.

However, the leader, a particularly massive Hidden Dragon Beast, darted to Cameron’s side. A deep voice rumbled from its gaping, tooth-filled maw.

"This is bad. There are too many alien insects."

Rashim, the leader of the Black Hole Monsters, also drifted to the front. A grating, hoarse voice echoed from within the mist.

"Let’s retreat."

Cameron snapped, "Retreat where? The Red Agate Mountain Range is all that’s left of this plane! Even if we fall back deep into the mountains, the alien insects will just follow. We have no choice but to fight them!"

Rashim and Gonzalo fell silent at his words.

In truth, they knew he was right.

Judging by the alien insects’ advance, it was clear they intended to conquer the Red Agate Mountain Range with this assault. There was nowhere left to run.

As they stood in silence, the alien insects launched their first wave.

Led by five Armored Dragon Insects, the Alien Insect Army, thousands strong, surged forward like a tidal wave.

"Engage!"

At Cameron’s command, the Thorn Spirit Warriors drew their bows. In an instant, a storm of arrows, each glowing with an earthen-yellow light, rained down upon the swarm.

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!

In an instant, hundreds of alien insects fell to the volley.

But the powerful arrows merely left white marks on the carapaces of the Armored Dragon Insects.

Cameron wasn’t surprised. ’Armored Dragon Insects are Level 3 Alien Insects, after all. I never expected a single volley to pose any real threat to them.’

He drew the scimitar from his waist and looked coldly at Rashim and Gonzalo.

The two leaders hesitated for a moment before finally steeling their resolve and giving the order to attack.

"ROAR!"

A thousand Hidden Dragon Beasts roared and charged, crashing into the swarm like a tidal wave and instantly unleashing a storm of blood and gore.

Meanwhile, countless Black Hole Monsters rose into the air like kites. The black tentacles around their bodies suddenly shot out, piercing the diving alien insects like sharp arrows. As the tentacles writhed, they rapidly drained their victims’ life force before casting the withered husks to the ground and moving on to the next target.

At the same time, the fey warriors also surrounded the five Armored Dragon Insects.

Confronting the Armored Dragon Insects head-on were a dozen or so Solan Tree People. The leaders of the group had exceptionally massive trunks, marking them as elite, third-level Tree People.

Under their assault, the five Armored Dragon Insects were completely overwhelmed, howling in agony.

By joining forces, the three races successfully repelled the alien insects’ first wave.

However, this was only the beginning. The second wave of alien insects arrived swiftly.

A thousand Withered Wood Insects, renowned for their formidable defenses, led the charge. They were followed by Thorny Foot Insects, Multi-Body Insects, Thick Rock Insects, and Ice Mist Insects—an estimated four or five thousand in total.

Simultaneously, a faint tremor ran through the ground beneath their feet.

The experienced Cameron instantly knew what it was. ’Earthworms, moving underground.’

"Watch the ground!" he yelled out a warning.

As the second wave of alien insects joined the fray, the battle immediately reached a fever pitch.

Agonized screams, insectoid chittering, and bestial roars merged into a thundering cacophony that rolled across the battlefield.

Cameron fiercely cleaved a Thorny Foot Insect aside, then immediately dodged away.

An instant later, the ground where he had just stood erupted, and a massive, ring-shaped maw lined with sharp teeth shot out, snapping viciously at empty air.

Cameron snorted, and with a swing of his blade, sliced the ambushing Earthworm in two. Without a second glance at the twitching corpse, he looked toward the far-off distance.

What he saw made his expression change abruptly.

Far behind the main battlefield, an even larger horde of alien insects was massing.

And among them was a contingent of over a hundred golden alien insects.

"Golden Light Insects!"

Cameron sucked in a sharp breath.

In the years since the alien insect invasion began, the terrifying reputation of the Golden Light Insects had spread across the entire Ancient Forest Plane.

This Level 3 Alien Insect seemed born for war. Its defenses were weak and its speed was slow, but its offensive power was terrifyingly immense!

The annihilation beams fired by the Golden Light Insects could obliterate a third-level elite Solan Tree Person from over ten kilometers away, leaving nothing but dust.

The extreme disparity between their attack power and their other attributes made it seem as if the Golden Light Insects were long-range artillery pieces, purpose-built by the Alien Insect Nest.

Perhaps that was exactly what they were.

In any case, the Golden Light Insects’ combat capabilities were horrifying.

In previous battles, the most they had ever faced was three or four Golden Light Insects at once, and they had sacrificed many comrades just to eliminate them.

But in the distance, there were over a hundred of them!

A single concentrated volley would likely cripple all three races on the battlefield!

Rashim and Gonzalo also spotted the Golden Light Insects in the distance and were horrified.

Just then, the Golden Light Insects finished arranging themselves into formation. In unison, they opened their maws and aimed at the center of the distant battlefield.

An instant later, a hundred golden beams of light shot forth. They streaked toward the heart of the battlefield like meteors, showing no regard for their own kin locked in a desperate struggle with the Magical Creatures.

"Dammit!"

Cameron’s expression changed drastically.

Just as the golden beams were about to land, a shimmering curtain of interwoven gold and green light materialized out of thin air, covering the entire battlefield like an inverted bowl.

PFF! PFF!

The annihilation beams struck the golden-green light screen and vanished like stones in water, creating nothing but faint ripples.

"It’s Elder Leiot!"

Rashim’s and Gonzalo’s Spirits lifted, and they let out a huge sigh of relief.

Leiot was the only remaining Fourth-level Powerhouse in the Red Agate Mountain Range.

With him intervening, blocking the Golden Light Insects’ attack was no problem.

Leiot’s intervention sent the morale of the Magical Creatures soaring.

Only Cameron and a few other high-ranking fey leaders looked on with grave expressions.

During their migration to the Red Agate Mountain Range, they had been ambushed by a massive swarm of alien insects. Elder Leiot had been severely injured protecting them and still hadn’t fully recovered.

’Now he’s been forced to act to protect us again. Who knows if it will aggravate his injuries.’

FIZZ! FIZZ! FIZZ!

Their volley blocked, the Golden Light Insects were undeterred. They fired another concentrated blast of a hundred annihilation beams.

Simultaneously, a massive number of flying alien insects joined the battle, frantically assaulting the golden-green light screen.

Under the combined assault of the alien insects, countless ripples spread across the surface of the golden-green barrier. It began to tremble, the vibrations growing stronger as its colors grew dimmer.

Now even Rashim and Gonzalo could see that something was wrong, and their hearts sank.

BZZZZZZZ!

Just then, a third wave of alien insects joined the battle, numbering thirty to forty thousand strong.

The Magical Creatures, who had already been struggling to hold their ground, were immediately overwhelmed and began to fall back.

In the sky, the Black Hole Monsters also suffered heavy losses under the relentless, suicidal charges of the flying alien insects.

Seeing this, Rashim and Gonzalo’s resolve wavered. The thought of retreat resurfaced in both their minds.

’If we don’t retreat, we’ll die for sure.’

’If we retreat, we can at least survive a little longer.’

’The choice was obvious!’

Cameron soon noticed Rashim’s and Gonzalo’s subtle movements. It wasn’t hard to guess what they were thinking. ’Fools!’ he cursed inwardly.

’Both sides are locked in a chaotic melee right now. A rash retreat would quickly turn into a complete rout.’

’The alien insects would seize the opportunity to pursue, and none of our three races would escape!’

As anxiety gnawed at him, Cameron suddenly felt a strange premonition and snapped his head up toward the sky.

At that same moment, all the second and third-level beings on the battlefield seemed to sense something, and they too looked up in unison.

In the once-calm sky, a massive rift had appeared. From it, a towering, jet-black spire slowly emerged.