Chapter 103 - 101: War! Devour, Evolve

Chapter 103: Chapter 101: War! Devour, Evolve

The Mountain-Splitting Demon King roared, carrying a monstrous aura as he led a black torrent of over ten thousand Demon Fiends, crushing everything in the jungle.

The ground trembled under the trampling of tens of thousands of feet, and towering ancient trees were brutally knocked down.

Unlike the uniform units of the Insect Swarm, the types of Demon Fiends were extremely complex. Charging at the very front were large packs of wolf- and pig-type Demon Fiends. Mixed among them were savage bears, giant rhinos, venomous pythons, and apes, as well as a chaotic assortment of giant lizards, scorpions, and toads.

In the sky, thousands of various Flying Demon Fiends surged mightily forward. Fire Crows, Gale Eagles, and even ordinary large flying birds of prey were swept up in the flight, forming a moving, dark cloud of Demon Fiends.

At a rough glance, there were hundreds of different types.

As they sprinted through the jungle, small-scale conflicts and fights would occasionally break out among them, but they were immediately stopped by the stronger Qi and Blood Realm Great Demons. Having ruled the Wilderness Mountain Range for nearly a century, the tyranny of the Mountain-Splitting Demon King and the Seven-Colored Spirit Deer had long been deeply ingrained in their hearts. Without witnessing an even more powerful enemy, they simply didn’t dare to resist. Under their command, they could only launch frenzied attacks.

"ROAR! Who dares to invade my Three Immortals Mountain? Show yourself!"

The Mountain-Splitting Demon King’s voice shook the surrounding wilderness. His massive body floated in mid-air as earthen-yellow Demon Qi surged into the sky. The Seven-Colored Spirit Deer closely followed. Seven-colored light flowed around its body as its four hooves trod on the air. Invisible gales converged into thousands of Wind Blades, its imposing aura not the slightest bit weaker than the Mountain-Splitting Demon King’s.

However, the Insect Swarm did not send out a Qi Sea Realm Great Demon to respond as they had expected.

Within the Mind Network, Qin Yu looked at the Mountain-Splitting Demon King and the Seven-Colored Spirit Deer floating in the sky. He had absolutely no interest in conversing with them.

There was no need.

Both sides were already sworn enemies to the bitter end. Whether it was the Cang Mang Mountain Range or their flesh and blood, Qin Yu wanted it all!

Although the Insect Swarm was slightly lacking in high-tier Qi Sea Realm combat power, and even mid-tier combat power, because units had been dispatched to besiege the Lake Bottom Dragon Palace and the Flood Dragon King, Qin Yu remained confident. In terms of pure numbers, the Insect Swarm wasn’t even twice their size, but large-scale wars and small-scale skirmishes were different.

If it were a one-on-one fight, a basic unit like the Rapid Insect didn’t actually have much of an advantage against a Bone Forging Realm Demon Fiend. Even if it could win, it would likely be a pyrrhic victory.

But what if it was ten thousand against ten thousand?

Then the Insect Swarm could easily crush ten thousand Demon Fiends of the same tier! Fearless of death, precise coordination, Insect Nest regulation... If they were fighting on the Fungal Mat, wiping out double or triple the number of enemies would be an absolute breeze.

Glancing at the increasingly massive, scorching-hot Three-legged Fire Crow that was about to be birthed, Qin Yu’s voice rang out in the Insect Swarm’s Mind Network.

RUMBLE—

Fierce winds howled.

Led by the Thunder Rocs, the five thousand Black Thorn Eagles hovering above the Insect Swarm charged toward the Flying Demon Fiends that were similarly diving down at extreme speeds.

The slaughter began.

The first wave of clashes was not between the ground forces, but between the Flying Insect Race and the Flying Demon Fiends in the sky!

When they were still a kilometer away, accompanied by sky-filling thunder, all the Black Thorn Eagles simultaneously spewed out an overwhelming barrage of Child Gu from their mouths. Due to time and resource constraints, the Four-winged Black Thorn Eagles in the Insect Swarm were only a minority and had all been mobilized to strangle the Flood Dragon. Right now, the only high-tier flying units here were a little over two hundred Thunder Rocs.

Like a sky filled with a rain of arrows, the densely packed Child Gu caused the opposing Flying Demon Fiends to drop from the sky in swathes.

There were too many Child Gu, and they were too densely clustered.

Even Qi and Blood Realm Great Demons died instantly; even the Mountain-Splitting Demon King and the Seven-Colored Spirit Deer, watching from the rear, frowned. Quantitative change brought about qualitative change. Even they didn’t dare to take the attacks of tens of thousands of Child Gu head-on.

However, the counterattacks of the Flying Demon Fiends were equally fierce. Talent Abilities like flames, gales, and lightning bombarded them overwhelmingly. While tearing through some of the Child Gu, they also crashed into the Black Thorn Eagle flock.

In just the first wave of attacks, both sides lost hundreds of flying units.

Half a kilometer was too close for the Flying Demon Fiends. After merely spewing out three rounds of Child Gu, the Insect Swarm collided with the Demon Fiends. It was like two black masses crashing together.

In an instant, countless severed limbs and broken wings fell from the sky. In the most cruel and bloody close-quarters combat, the roars of the Black Thorn Eagles and Thunder Rocs resounded through the heavens. A rain of blood, Scale Armor, and feathers scattered across the sky.

RUMBLE—

Bathed in fresh blood, the sprinting Demon Fiends and the Insect Swarm on the ground all went completely berserk, their eyes turning blood-red as they madly charged forward. On such a bloody battlefield, one would either be terrified to the point of madness, or completely lose their rationality.

The Demon Fiends charging at the front roared, opening their bloodthirsty maws and extending their sharp claws. Various Talent Abilities erupted as Demon Qi surged from their bodies. Whether it was Wind Blades or the earth suddenly bulging, they caused the bodies of the Rapid Insects in the swarm to be torn apart and pierced through. However, even more Rapid Insects precisely dodged the attacks, bursting with speed to pounce straight over for the kill.

The cockroaches opened their ferocious mandibles, spraying highly toxic acid like water cannons that melted the flesh of the charging Demon Fiends, while the folded bladed arms on their backs popped out.

"BOOM—"

"BOOM—"

"BOOM—"

The two surging tides collided violently.

In an instant, the terrifying sound of the impact could be clearly heard ten miles away.

A Rapid Insect’s scythe-like arm slit the throat of a Cyan Wood Wolf. Just as it tried to twist its body to charge at another Demon Fiend, it was instantly rammed by a Unihorn Wild Boar. The moment it was sent flying backward, it was trampled into the ground.

The Unihorn Wild Boar’s eyes were bloodshot as it sprinted on all fours, frantically brimming with Killing Intent.

But in the next instant, the massive body of a cockroach following closely behind the Rapid Insect crushed its way over. Its terrifying bladed arms, which were over two meters long, instantly sliced the Unihorn Wild Boar’s body into two halves. Then, it violently crashed into the body of the Rock Armor Bull behind the Unihorn Wild Boar. The two behemoths collided with a boom, desperately pushing and charging forward.

Behind them, overwhelming numbers of the Insect Swarm and Demon Fiends roared as they rushed up. The center of the clash between the two sides had completely become a meat grinder, frantically devouring lives.

Charge!

Charge!

The units charging at the very front were almost all instantly shattered upon impact. Even massive units with extremely strong Defense Power like the cockroaches couldn’t withstand it and were trampled into meat paste.

Self-healing? In the first wave of collision, there was absolutely no chance to heal; they died instantly.

Utter madness!

The Insect Swarm roared, and the Demon Fiends howled!

The slaughter between the flying units in the sky was tragic, but the clash on the ground was even bloodier. The earth itself had turned into a sea of blood-red.

Blood flowed like a river!

When the most intense first wave of collision passed, the chaotic battlefield devolved into an incredibly disorderly melee. Over twenty thousand Insect Race units and over ten thousand Demon Fiends fought together.

Among the Demon Fiends, there were more in the Qi and Blood Realm, and they possessed various wondrous Talent Abilities. But after entering the chaotic melee, the advantage of the Insect Swarm was instantly revealed. Under their exquisite coordination, they immediately suppressed those powerful Demon Fiends.

These hastily assembled Demon Fiends were entirely relying on instinct to fight; there was no coordination to speak of. Some Demon Fiends, relying on their powerful strength, were able to gain the upper hand in certain areas. But on the whole, how could they possibly be the opponents of an Insect Swarm born for war and under the command of an Insect Nest?

"ROAR—"

Watching the battle from the middle rear of the horde, the Mountain-Splitting Demon King bellowed angrily. Its terrifying aura radiated wildly, inspiring the numerous Demon Fiends, before it turned its head to look at the Seven-Colored Spirit Deer.

"Hmph, a great battle has already broken out and it still hasn’t appeared. It seems it really isn’t here; it must be locked in combat with that Flood Dragon. While it’s not here, let’s just slaughter all of its subordinates! By then, no matter how strong it is, it will be forced to flee in a sorry state under our siege."

The Seven-Colored Spirit Deer nodded, but in the next moment, it frowned. "Brother, there’s something off about these foreign invaders."

The Mountain-Splitting Demon King followed the Seven-Colored Spirit Deer’s gaze. Amidst the chaotic slaughter, it saw a Rapid Insect roar as it killed a snake-type Demon Fiend, then gorge on the flesh from its corpse.

The next moment, the aura surrounding this Rapid Insect’s body abruptly skyrocketed. A tyrannical presence spread out from it, and its body noticeably swelled a size larger.

"Breaking through in the middle of a battle? There’s nothing strange about that. On such a massive battlefield, it’s not unusual for one or two to occasionally achieve a breakthrough." The Mountain-Splitting Demon King watched with sheer indifference. It was just a newly broken-through Qi and Blood Realm Rapid Insect, after all. It wouldn’t affect the battlefield’s situation in the slightest.

The Seven-Colored Spirit Deer shook its head and looked elsewhere.

This time, the Mountain-Splitting Demon King’s expression also turned slightly solemn. He saw a heavily injured Rapid Insect, its abdomen torn open by a Unihorn Wild Boar, swallowing large mouthfuls of flesh. Not only did its heavily injured body recover rapidly, but its aura actually broke through to the Qi and Blood Realm as well.

Two consecutive breakthroughs!

"Rapid self-healing? The Talent Ability of these wolf-type Demon Fiends is self-healing? In a war of attrition, they do indeed hold an advantage, but these consecutive breakthroughs..."

Before his voice could fade, under the Mountain-Splitting Demon King’s gaze, yet another Rapid Insect broke through! And then, a Black Thorn Eagle...

In the tragic slaughter, whether it was after slaying enemies or suffering heavy injuries and consuming flesh, multiple breakthrough scenes occurred within the Insect Swarm in a short period.

"Something is definitely not right!" The Mountain-Splitting Demon King’s face turned gloomy.

Breaking through during combat occasionally happened among Demon Fiends, but the probability was extremely low. Even if they broke through, it was usually after a great battle. Instances like this, directly advancing just by eating a bit of flesh during combat, appeared exceptionally rarely.

However, even the Seven-Colored Spirit Deer hadn’t noticed that in the tragic slaughter, the blood falling on the ground, and even the severed limbs of the Insect Swarm and Demon Fiends, seemed to be devoured by the earth, sinking silently.

The Mimic Fungal Mat!

This entire patch of earth had long been covered by the Mimic Fungal Mat. The flesh and blood of the dead Demon Fiends and Insect Swarm were all being devoured by it, transformed into the purest Energy. It was continuously transported to the rear of the Insect Swarm, into a Tier Two Insect Nest hidden beneath the earth.

After absorbing the flesh and blood, on the fungal mat surrounding it, large swathes of insect eggs were rapidly bred.

"We can’t wait anymore!"

"Attack directly and slaughter them all!"