Free Web NovelChapter 259: Chapter 205: Wretched
With the extremely fast Sky-Breaking Bee eliminated, the delicate balance on the battlefield shattered. The three remaining Soul Beasts could no longer cover for one another.
The blade in Yin Yi’s hand flashed. Within moments, the remaining Poisonous Blood Mosquito and Earth-Split Centipede were slain.
After taking care of Fei Lie’s three remaining Extraordinary Level Soul Beasts, Han Ning, riding the Gale Butterfly, found Fei Lie amidst a scorched fence. He was lying on the ground, completely unconscious.
The other Red Centipede Insect People were fully engaged on another front, and it never occurred to any of them that the most powerful member of their group, the High Priest, would be the first to fall.
Han Ning went over and briefly checked Fei Lie’s condition. ’As expected of an Insect-man with Tier Two Spiritual Power. His body is incredibly tough.’ Even after falling from a height of several dozen meters, he was only severely injured and not on the verge of death.
Considering Fei Lie’s importance, Han Ning didn’t kill him immediately. Instead, he had the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm bind him tightly in layer after layer of silk to prevent him from waking.
Next, he ordered Yin Yi and Egg Pancake to quickly head toward the dormitory area and provide support.
He followed a moment later, first harvesting the Crystal Stones from the fallen Soul Beasts and absorbing the surging Energy within. He immediately converted the Energy Points he gained into Attributes and applied them to his own Soul Beasts.
Egg Pancake, having a Fire Attribute, directly consumed the empty husks of the Fire Type Crystal Stones.
Yin Yi replenished some of its Energy.
The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm feasted once again.
After all that was done, Han Ning rushed off without a moment’s delay. Riding the Gale Butterfly, he headed for the dormitory area, which was engulfed in a sea of flames.
The battle had already reached a fever pitch.
Most of the academy’s staff and students, along with their surviving Soul Beasts, leaned against an unburnt section of the wall, gasping for breath and trying to recover their Physical Strength.
High in the sky, the number of Cyan Moths in the swarms charging into the sea of flames was gradually dwindling.
The few Insect Servants from the Green Moth Tribe who were visible just moments ago were now nowhere to be seen.
Aketu, the leader of the Green Moth Tribe, sat atop a giant moth, clutching his head. With a grim expression, he commanded the remaining swarms to attack.
Facing them were two Insect Masters from the Red Centipede Race.
The two were clearly stronger than Aketu had been before his Soul Beasts were wiped out. Of the several Soul Beasts under their combined command, at least two had reached the War General Level, while the rest were at the Extraordinary Limit. freeweɓnøvel.com
With Yin Yi, Egg Pancake, and the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm joining the fray, the two War General Level Soul Beasts’ assault was quickly suppressed.
Before Yin Yi and its companions arrived, the ones fighting the two War General Level Soul Beasts had been another Insect Master from the Cyan Moth Race, the Jade Spirit Damselfly that glowed with a dense green light, and a host of the academy’s Extraordinary Level Soul Beasts.
Meanwhile, Aketu was commanding the resistance against the rest of the Red Centipede Tribe’s swarms.
Even with the formidable High Priest Fei Lie stopped by Han Ning and the two Insect Masters engaged by Nia and Aketu, the combined strength of the remaining Red Centipede Insect People was still far greater than that of the academy’s side.
When Han Ning arrived on the Gale Butterfly behind a wall near Building D, a pale Teacher Fang coughed violently. He turned, a complicated expression on his face, and asked, "COUGH, COUGH... What’s the situation... with Fei Lie? And Xiu... Xiuning?"
Han Ning looked at the teachers and students lying in a row beside Teacher Fang. Their eyes were shut tight, and they were completely motionless. An irrepressible wave of grief washed over Han Ning’s face.
"I’ve captured Fei Lie. Teacher Xiuning is right here." He held up Lü Xiuning, whose body was perfectly fine but registered no Spiritual Fluctuation whatsoever.
Teacher Fang glanced at Lü Xiuning and breathed a small sigh of relief. "As long as he’s okay."
Han Ning opened his mouth but didn’t explain. With eyes rimmed in red, he stared at his companions—some severely wounded, others deathly pale—and asked in a trembling voice.
"Teacher Fang... how... how are they?"
Teacher Fang gave a bitter smile but said nothing.
"Teacher Fang, you get some rest. I’ll go command Yin Yi and the others to defeat the enemy."
"We’re counting on you." Teacher Fang took a ragged breath, his forehead beaded with sweat. Even speaking was a great effort.
Han Ning couldn’t bear to look at his fallen companions any longer. He commanded the Gale Butterfly to fly a dozen meters away, beyond the wall, and then looked up at the sky.
Whether it was Fei Lie or the two Red Centipede Insect Masters above him, their most powerful Soul Beasts were all of the same type: the Flame Fire Vermilion Centipede. It had a dense mass of fiery red legs, eyes that blazed like torches, and a body covered in a hard carapace.
Their other, weaker Insect Type Soul Beasts, however, were all different.
Just as Aketu’s intel had stated, the Flame Fire Vermilion Centipede was the most powerful of the Immortal Insects bred by the Red Centipede Race.
As a Wood Type Soul Beast, Yin Yi was at a disadvantage against Fire Type insects.
The flames spewed by the Flame Fire Vermilion Centipede were extremely hot, a whole tier higher than those of the Red Flame Earth Dragon that Yin Yi had just fought. Any vines it shot out would immediately burst into flames upon contact, making it difficult to get close.
’That’s a Flame Fire Vermilion Centipede of at least War General III rank. It’s incredible that Nia’s Jade Spirit Damselfly and Aketu’s swarms were able to hold it back.’
Han Ning watched the Flame Fire Vermilion Centipede locked in a fierce battle with Yin Yi, then glanced over at Nia, who stood not far away, also emitting a faint green glow from her body.
At that moment, half of Nia’s body had vanished without a trace. Only the part below her chest remained, hovering two meters in the air.
With Yin Yi’s arrival, the Jade Spirit Damselfly no longer had to fight to the death. The process of Nia’s body disappearing gradually stopped, the green glow around her faded, and with a soft thud, she fell backward into Teacher Zheng’s arms.
