Chapter 324 Fearless Insects
Chapter 324 Fearless Insects
Lei Xiu's ultimate move was very effective, successfully killing most of the attacking insects. The few that were left alone were too far away to reach the center of the battlefield and thus escaped death.
Now that things have come to this, even without brains, the basic instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm tells these insects that this place is not to be trifled with. Under normal circumstances, they should scatter and leave. But these insects are like robots that have been given orders. They have no thoughts and no fear. When they see the mountains of corpses of their kind, they just walk over them indifferently, as if they were walking over a stone.
Even worse, they would tear off the corpses of their own kind along the way and put them directly into their sharp mouthparts, making a "crunching" sound that sent chills down one's spine.
These insectoids are a race that devours its own kind.
This scene didn't move Lei Xiu and Mao Qiu much. They were used to this kind of thing. The phenomenon of cannibalism among their own kind was not uncommon among the Zerg. Only those little guys who were too well protected were still in the theoretical stage. Anyone who had been on the battlefield had basically seen it with their own eyes.
After all, what battlefield supplies can compare to the corpses of one's own kind?
It sounds cruel, but that's how these kinds of insects survive.
The first wave of lightning achieved the desired effect. Lei Xiu did not continue to charge up his power. He twirled his arms, held his spear horizontally behind him, and hovered high in the air, quietly waiting for the next wave of attack.
The Zerg attacks are always relentless, wave after wave, and they will not retreat unless their main force is wiped out.
Sure enough, a rustling sound soon rang out. It was the insectoid race that had come from afar. This batch of insects was even more numerous than the last time, and their inorganic compound eyes all emitted a faint blue light.
Clearly, they have succumbed to the influence of the Blue Moon and completely abandoned reason.
When the insects' advance reached Lei Xiu's psychological defenses, the long-awaited Chang Spear once again emerged, slicing through the sky. With the residual heat of the current left in the air by the previous electric grid, it became easier to trigger lightning again.
Purple lightning crackled around Lei Xiu's body. This cloak was alive; following Lei Xiu's movements, it circled his body before gathering at the most powerful tip of the chang spear.
With a single swing, the electric current, carried by the airflow, fell into the swarm of insects, instantly causing a scorched mess. Lei Xiu didn't stop; a closer look would reveal that his swinging of the spearhead wasn't aimless, but rather a way of connecting the remaining electric grids on the ground, creating a new one.
The lingering aroma of the previous wave hadn't even faded when a new wave of barbecue smell spread once again.
However, this time the insects did not sit idly by and wait for their doom. They learned from the deaths of their predecessors, and the survivors gathered in circles, forming a ball and slowly advancing.
After the outer ring was attacked by the electric grid, the corpses became a protective shield for the inner circle of insects. With the outer layer of corpses as cover, the current transmitted to the inner circle was indeed not so strong, at least they would not lose their lives in one hit.
The sacrificed insects had no regrets, and the insects that sacrificed their own kind were unmoved; all they saw was a stubborn and mad desire to destroy everything.
"Looks like this batch has finally come up with a brain..." Seeing the bugs come up with an effective way to break through and successfully implement it, Lei Xiu's lips curled into a cold smile with interest, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
An attack that can be blocked ultimately boils down to one thing: it's not strong enough.
A truly devastating attack will not inspire any resistance, but will only plunge people into boundless fear and endless anxiety.
So, the fact that he couldn't stop these insects only means that he's not strong enough.
The Zerg swarm, initially hampered by poor coordination, began to move slowly but gradually improved and became faster, soon approaching the defensive line set up by Lei Xiu.
It also came into view of the furry ball.
It was still immersed in the surprise of discovering that the chicks could eat lightning when suddenly it heard a rumbling sound. It turned around abruptly and saw the large, unidentified black ball.
After only a second of confusion, the furry ball clearly saw the true form of the big black ball.
What big black ball? That's clearly just a mass of insects.
"Hey~" Lei Xiu has suffered a Waterloo. Well, it seems that in the end we'll still have to rely on Master Maoqiu to step in.
Without bothering to continue the discussion with the chick, Maoqiu raised its wings, its dark eyes fixed on the approaching enemy, ready to strike at any moment.
However, its preparations are temporarily useless.
Just when the black ball thought it could finally break through the defenses and get closer to the guy who dared to attack their food, the insects in the inner circle of the black ball even began to stir, eager to tear Lezhi to pieces.
A surge of electricity, ten times stronger than before, silently swept through the air, followed by a muffled clap of thunder overhead, proving that everything that had happened was all too real.
Lei Xiu, who used the Chang gun as a conductive medium, stood tall and elegant, looking down at the large black sphere below that was surrounded by purple light, his eyes filled with indifference.
Using the corpses of their own kind as armor was indeed a good idea, but they made one mistake.
If there is too much conductive medium causing losses, then we just need to find a way to increase the attack current. If one time isn't enough, then two times; if two times isn't enough, then ten times; or even a hundred times...
The flashing purple light successfully halted the black ball's advance, and the electric light completely obscured the blue moonlight in that area of the sky, bringing a unique touch to the already aesthetically fatigued crowd.
To them, the light was both beautiful and dangerous, but to the insects, the purple light meant only death.
The sharp chirping of insects rang out one after another, and panic spread in the inner circle. The more triumphant they were a moment ago, the more terrified they were now.
Fortunately, the purple light moved at a speed comparable to the speed of light, and they did not have to fear for long before they met their own end.
This time, the purple light flashed for longer than all the previous attacks combined. The black sphere was completely silent, with no sound coming out, and the purple light lingered for a long time.
Lei Xiu showed no intention of taking it back, allowing the purple light to repeatedly scorch the black sphere until it was reduced to ashes.
With the crisis temporarily averted, and seeing that the situation was still under Lei Xiu's control, the fluffy ball slowly retracted its half-open wings. Just as it exhaled and before it could even utter a sigh of relief, a familiar chirping sound swept past its ears.
A dark shadow flashed before my eyes, and a small figure stumbled and flew into the air. Who else could it be but a fledgling bird?
When did the little guy learn to fly? Before, he could only flap around aimlessly.
The fluffy ball couldn't understand it; its black bean-like eyes were full of doubt, but it didn't forget its duty and chased after it with a flap of its wings.
"Hey~" Stop right there, where are you going?
"Chirp chirp chirp~ Chirp chirp chirp~" Delicious, all gone, eat, eat...
The familiar begging sound made Maoqiu reflexively want to feed it, but the meaning behind the chick's words made Maoqiu's head spin. Could Guangguang be the thing it was thinking of?
Taking advantage of the fluffy ball's predicament, the fledgling continued to flap its tiny wings, which had grown feathers in a short time. It even learned to turn around without being taught, successfully breaking free from under the fluffy ball's wings and continuing to pounce on what it saw as a delicious treat.
It's no exaggeration to say that birds and beasts are naturally afraid of lightning. Even though it's just the afterglow of the attack, it still makes the furry ball very wary. Its original size was too large, and it could easily attract lightning if it wasn't careful.
With one hesitant and the other recklessly charging forward, the fledgling actually broke through the fur ball's wind lock and rushed into the lightning attack circle created by Lei Xiu.
met free