Chapter 209 - 143: Refugees Pledge Allegiance, A Huge Haul of Food

Chapter 209: Chapter 143: Refugees Pledge Allegiance, A Huge Haul of Food

Shen Xing leaped back onto Zha Ji’s back, with Reina following close by his side.

Xia Wanyin also mounted up, turning her head to give an order, "Guang, take a squad of Light Elf Archers and follow us."

"Yes... Master..."

The Light Elf Hero’s voice was low as he quickly selected ten Light Elf Archers and formed them into a unit.

Seeing that both squads were ready, Shen Xing waved a hand. "Move out."

HUMMM...

The Horse Lantern was lit, pushing back the Fog. The large party marched into the gray mist.

Along the way, Shen Xing had Zha Ji maintain a low-altitude flight, keeping its speed slow enough for the troops on the ground to keep up.

Blood Roar and Guang led their respective troops, running across the muddy ground.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the area where they had previously encountered the Finger Insects.

The area appeared to be a flat, black plain, surrounded by thick, rolling Fog that limited visibility.

But at the edge of the Horse Lantern’s light, they could faintly make out irregular gray stones scattered across the ground, looking no different from ordinary rocks.

They knew, however, that these "stones" were all Finger Insects lurking beneath the surface.

Shen Xing moved to the front of the party and said in a low voice, "I’ll briefly explain the plan."

"In a moment, Zha Ji will fly to the center of the area to provoke the Finger Insects and draw them out of the ground."

"You’ll use that opening, just as they emerge, to charge in. Cut off all their fingers, then tie them up and capture them."

"Everyone understand?"

The soldiers all nodded in unison. "Understood!"

"Good." Shen Xing hopped off Zha Ji’s back and settled back into his wheelchair. "Go."

"SKREEE—"

Zha Ji let out a sharp cry and, with a beat of its wings, soared into the air above the Finger Insects.

In that instant, the subterranean Finger Insects seemed to sense something. The ground began to tremble slightly.

An invisible force of gravity erupted, making the air in the entire area feel thick and viscous.

RUMBLE... RUMBLE...

The ground began to heave again. The gray stones scattered across the surface broke through the earth, transforming into gigantic fingers.

A large number of Finger Insects rose up, their palms grasping at the air as if trying to drag the Horned Eagle down from the sky.

"SKREE! SKREE!"

Zha Ji beat its wings with all its might.

It was caught in the Gravity Field of so many Finger Insects at once. As if trapped in a mire, its body began to plummet.

It looked as if it would fall any second and be devoured by the swarm of Finger Insects.

Just then, an excited shout rang out from the side.

"Wolf Cavalry, charge!"

At Blood Roar’s command, all the Wolf Cavalry surged forward like beasts unleashed from a cage.

Seeing the charging knights, the Finger Insects instantly realized they had walked into an ambush and frantically tried to burrow back underground.

But with a wave of Blood Roar’s hand, an intangible ball of red flame landed in the middle of the insect swarm.

All the Finger Insects froze.

The next moment, they began to flail their fingers wildly, lashing out at their own kind.

THWACK! THWACK-THWACK-THWACK!

CRACK! SNAP!

The dull thuds of flesh and the sharp cracks of bone blended together. Several Finger Insects had their fingers snapped off, yet they continued to madly attack the comrades beside them.

This was the effect of Blood Roar’s exclusive skill—Declaration of Strife!

Taking advantage of the enemy’s confusion, the Wolf Cavalry raised their long-handled axes and began hacking furiously at the Finger Insects on the ground.

THUD, THUD...

One giant finger after another was ruthlessly severed, falling to the ground and twitching wildly, much like the severed tails of geckos.

The rest of the battle was, naturally, without suspense.

The Wolf Cavalry, led by Blood Roar, was unstoppable. With a group of Light Elf Archers providing support from the side, it was practically a one-sided slaughter.

In the blink of an eye, all the Finger Insects had their fingers chopped off, leaving nothing but bare palms.

There was no blood at the stumps, only densely packed flesh buds writhing like human blood vessels.

Having lost their fingers, the Finger Insects snapped out of their chaotic state. Panicked, they swiftly retreated, trying to burrow back underground.

"Now! Capture them!"

At Shen Xing’s command, the Wolf Cavalry, who had long been waiting at the ready, immediately grabbed the Capture Nets from their wolves’ backs and threw them with force.

FWOOSH... FWOOSH...

The moment the Capture Nets made contact with the monsters’ bodies, they cinched tight.

Seven or eight Finger Insects were instantly trussed up, rolling about on the ground.

However, a dozen or so Finger Insects evaded this wave of captures and fled frantically in different directions.

At that moment, two distinctly different auras rose from either side of the party.

On the left, Hei raised his right hand. Grayish-black Power of Death coalesced in his palm, and with a flick of his wrist, he threw it.

A full nine black Death Chains shot out in different directions!

PFFT! PFFT-PFFT-PFFT-PFFT!

A series of flesh-piercing sounds rang out as nine Finger Insects were skewered on the spot, their bodies stiffening abruptly.

Immediately after, a powerful force yanked all the impaled Finger Insects toward him.

This was Hei’s exclusive skill—Grip of Death.

This skill releases more chains based on the growth of one’s Agility Attribute.

Hei’s current agility is 978, allowing him to release nine chains simultaneously. In a scenario like this, the effect was outstanding.

Furthermore, the chains released by this skill were originally formed from the Power of Death and could only exist for three seconds.

But after Hei broke through to the Extraordinary realm, his control over Death Energy rose to another level.

He solidified the Death Energy, allowing the chains to persist for a long time.

It was just like how Shen Xing, after breaking through to the Extraordinary realm, had developed numerous applications for his Void Hand skill.

This is Energy Science. Pretty amazing, right?