Free Web NovelChapter 252: Chapter 201: Struggling to Stop the Enemy (Part 2)
Spiritual Energy erupted, and a fierce wind blew.
A terrifying heatwave exploded outward, sending the hair on the foreheads of everyone below flying in every direction.
The light of the Spiritual Energy illuminated pairs of anxious, uneasy eyes.
In the first exchange, the people from the academy and their Soul Beasts struggled to detonate the fireball mid-air before it could crash into the dormitory area.
As for the other fireballs scattering near the dorm buildings, they were powerless to do anything more.
Some fireballs plummeted into the recently constructed Insect Nest, instantly turning the entire structure into a blazing Purgatory of flames.
The agonized shrieks of the larvae and mother insects echoed through the night sky.
Seated on his red beetle, Fei Lie raised an eyebrow. His gaze fixed on the dozens of insects crackling with electricity, and he remarked in surprise, "Are those Electric Fire Cannon Insects? This weak group of Alien Race People has actually mastered how to raise them..."
As for the academy members who had struggled to block the fireball, he paid them no mind.
Fei Lie glanced over the humans and Soul Beasts below, who were gathering Spiritual Energy for a second attack, and chuckled. "Such a feeble race. The strongest Soul Beast is only at the Extraordinary Level, and you don’t even have a single proper Insect Master?"
As he chuckled, his expression gradually turned grim. "Or perhaps... your Insect Master already died fighting Aketu?"
"Aketu... so he really was from the Red Centipede Race." Lü Xiuning gritted his teeth. Taking advantage of the lull in combat, he rode his Blue Jade Spider Bee back behind the dormitory’s retaining wall.
The Red Centipede Insect People in the sky seemed completely unconcerned with him, simply letting him retreat.
Fire Type had a strong suppressive effect on Wood Type. In that first exchange just now, his Wood Demon had already sustained some damage.
After acquiring a large number of Soul Beast Crystal Stones from the Burning Fire Race and training day and night, his Wood Demon had successfully broken through to the Extraordinary Level just a few days ago.
But he never expected that even at the Extraordinary Level, his Wood Demon was still as weak as a tiny bug in front of this swarm of insects.
The enemy’s Insect Master hadn’t even made a move, yet their own Soul Beasts were already heavily injured. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
"Everyone, listen to me! That old man sitting in the very center is definitely the Insect Master. An Insect Master’s body isn’t as tough as a Soul Beast’s. We have to find a chance to take him down," Lü Xiuning said in a low voice, wiping the sweat from his brow, beaded from the searing heatwave. "Fang Ming, He Yang, Lin Tianhe, Zheng Nan... our primary Soul Beasts have all reached the Extraordinary Level. In a moment, I need you all to create a diversion. My Wood Demon is the fastest. I’ll look for an opening to attack that old man."
"Me too."
The words had just been spoken when a gentle voice came from behind the group.
Everyone turned to see Nia, dressed in a small white dress, walking briskly out of the dormitory building.
A vibrant Jade Spirit Damselfly rested on her shoulder, radiating a brilliant green light.
Nia walked over to the group, stroked the Jade Spirit Damselfly on her shoulder, and gave everyone a gentle smile. Speaking in the Insect Language, she said, "It has also reached the Extraordinary Level. We want to do our part."
"Good!" Lü Xiuning nodded, giving Nia a deep look without saying more. He then turned his head to Dean Wu beside him and said:
"Dean, I suggest you return to the basement now. Organize the academy’s support staff and use the time we buy you to head to the second shelter... We can’t pin all our hopes on Han Ning getting back in time."
"Xiuning... you all..."
Hearing Lü Xiuning’s resolute tone, Dean Wu’s lips trembled slightly.
Just as Dean Wu was struggling with his decision, the insect swarm hovering in the sky had already gathered a second round of searing fireballs.
But this time, Fei Lie wasn’t in a hurry to signal the swarm to launch them. Instead, he watched with great interest as the humans huddled behind the wall, discussing their plans.
The corners of his crimson mouth curled up slightly. His Spiritual Power vibrated, and his hoarse voice entered the ears of everyone present:
"Too bad. You’re out of time."
The moment his voice fell, a series of sharp sonic booms echoed from the sky as fireballs streaked across it.
The glare of the fireballs illuminated the buildings below.
Dean Wu hesitated no longer. Protected by the Tree Spirit at his side, he dashed toward the basement.
The remaining members of the combat team watched the scorching fireballs radiate intense heat, then commanded their Soul Beasts to charge forward and meet the attack.
Nia gently patted the Jade Spirit Damselfly on her shoulder.
The palm-sized Jade Spirit Damselfly flew upward, growing larger as it met the wind.
Soon, it had grown into a massive damselfly, as large as a truck and over ten meters long.
"Father, Nia doesn’t want to be a wanderer anymore."
Nia murmured softly. Her jade-like, deep green pupils reflected the image of the damselfly as a hint of eerie green flame ignited in their centers.
"HREEE!!"
At the same time, the Jade Spirit Damselfly in mid-air let out a sharp, insectile cry.
Its body instantly swelled to twenty meters, enveloped in a surging, green, flaming light.
POP!
From beneath its pair of wide, cicada-thin wings, a new pair of auxiliary wings sprouted.
Below its oval face, flaming light flickered, and two tassels formed entirely of jade-green brilliance descended.
Above its enormous insect eyes, which had been covered in countless tiny compound lenses, a sharp, verdant horn slowly grew.
At this moment, the Jade Spirit Damselfly’s form was at least fifty percent similar to the Insect Dragon once commanded by the Taman Insect Master.
"Uncle Xiuning, I’ll block the fireballs! I’m leaving the rest to you all!"
Nia’s eyes widened, her body flickering and turning illusory as it burned with a continuous stream of green, flaming light.
"Nia..."
Seeing Nia in this state, the eyes of everyone around her immediately reddened.
Lü Xiuning took a deep breath, his expression turning stone-cold as he ordered, "Stop them!"
"HREEE!"
Radiating dense, flaming light, the Jade Spirit Damselfly once again tilted its head back and let out a piercing shriek.
In the next instant, countless emerald-green threads shot out from its body.
These threads crisscrossed and intertwined, weaving a massive net that blocked the path of the falling fireballs.
TSSSSSS~
Any fireball that touched the great net of threads was instantly sliced into tiny motes of fire, like butter meeting a hot knife, before exploding in mid-air.
The Jade Spirit Damselfly’s intervention relieved a great deal of pressure for everyone.
But everyone present knew this result was bought at a tremendous price paid by Nia.
In an instant, over a hundred Soul Techniques of various types tore through the sky, pouring down on the insect swarm like a torrential downpour. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Several figures flashed past, hidden within the torrent of Soul Techniques.
Fei Lie waved his hand casually.
The swarm below opened their maws and spewed streams of crimson fire, forming a solid wall of flames that effortlessly blocked the impact of the torrent of Soul Techniques.
His gaze fell upon the Jade Spirit Damselfly shining with green light below, and a ripple disturbed his calm expression. "A Jade Spirit Damselfly... I see. So the Yinsaike Race hasn’t been wiped out by the Holy Race yet."
"Fei Ling, Fei Yu, go bring that little one over. Do not harm her."
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing the order, the two Insect-men at his side bowed their heads in acknowledgment. They steered two enormous beetles out from the swarm and charged straight down toward Nia’s position.
Just as they were about to collide with the giant green net woven by the Jade Spirit Damselfly, the air before them rippled.
"JYEH HEH HEH!!"
Two enormous centipedes, both over twenty meters long and covered in countless fiery red legs, came crashing down on the giant net.
A terrifying heatwave that shot toward the heavens erupted from their bodies. In just a second, the giant net created by the Jade Spirit Damselfly was burned to ashes by the flames.
One of the centipedes twisted its massive body and, like a Spiritual Snake, easily coiled around the Jade Spirit Damselfly.
Intense flames instantly enveloped it.
"HREEE!!"
The Jade Spirit Damselfly let out an agonized wail.
Meanwhile, the other Insect-man stood atop the second centipede and charged straight for Nia.
"Stop it! Don’t let them get near Nia!"
Seeing this from below, Teacher Zhou roared and took the initiative, leading his own Soul Beast to block the path in front of Nia.
In an instant, the air in front of Nia was filled with a dense crowd of the academy’s Soul Beasts, some standing, some hovering.
