Chapter 959 - Bug Swarm (1/2)

Shaneley looked at Cailon. Guess that you were wrong in the beginning. This brat is not someone who is willing to be under someone. Looks like your north border has a new owner already but I don’t think this brat will allow me to get past Black Peak Mountain and attack the south. Besides, attacking the Black Peak Mountain is something with great difficulty. Its landscape is not advantageous to the attacker and there is a shrine and a one-eyed ogre guarding this place.

The amazing sight of the World Tree lifted up the spirits of the entire troop. The branches of the tree provided a shelter for the troop as if it was sending them off. After turning back to look at the tree with much respect, they continued to follow the mark left by the scout team.

Sagain looked at Ye Cang. How will he use the World Tree to his advantage? Youdiss was even determined that her bet on Ye Cang was the right choice.

After five to six days of following the trail of the scout team, they finally arrived at the first marked location. Yet, the troop was disappointed because it was an abandoned oasis where only a few ceramic houses were left. Even though the troop had sufficient supply of water, it was only for a week’s supply. They must solve the water supply problem and find an oasis as soon as possible so as to build a replenish station for the airship from Goddess City to arrive. Running out of water supply would definitely dampen the army’s spirits. The sun on the top of their heads signified that it was almost noon. Shaneley asked the troop to take a rest and continue the journey at night. It was more accurate to determine the direction according to the marks given by the scout team since those marks were drawn and shown according to the night sky and stars.

Ye Cang then came into a ceramic house and his sharp eyes noticed a ceramic can. He looked around and there was no one there. He touched a treasure pocket as he put his hand in. It felt heavy. However, the weight disappeared as soon as he opened the pocket. It was totally empty. No matter how hard he shook it, nothing dropped out, not even a single speck of dust. Frustrated, he threw it back in and went to look for another hidden treasure spot. Shacily Muse and the rest let their guards down as Ye Cang was just wandering within their vision. Not feeling comfortable in the humid weather, she quickly used some water to moisturise her face.

Ye Cang went into another ceramic ruin and lifted a roof tile. Oh, a money pocket! When he picked it up, he could feel the weight of at least a few dozen gold coins. Yet, as he opened it, he found to his surprise that it was empty. Suddenly, Lin Le’s voice was heard. “I found a treasure chest! There is a lot of equipment and money inside!”

“Oh, so everything is kept in there! Feels like the people here are so dumb. Don’t they know that treasures should be separated and stored at different places? How can they just store everything in one place? If it gets discovered, everything is gone.” Ye Cang put the pocket bag back underneath the roof and continued to look for good treasure. The talent of Sean’s Adventure Will told him that there was something beneath the ground. Shacily Muse sensed danger and Agaloss turned around to see Ye Cang not in sight. “Where’s the Great Sage?!”

“Help!” Everyone saw an armored black sand bug which was almost a hundred meters tall dashing out of the sand, holding Ye Cang at its mouth, “What are you people staring at?! Save me!”

A moonlight flashed and the bug’s head gradually fell onto the ground. Shacily Muse saw the sand in the surrounding start to rumble. “Be careful! It’s a bug swarm!”

“The sons of Steel! Here comes our dinner!” Shaneley shouted with a great smile and pulled out his Soul-Cracking War Axe. “Charge!”

Wind Fist tossed out his Hammer of Storm and set all the bugs along its path in flames. With a swing of her hand, Youdiss sent a sky full of dark arrows down. Meanwhile, Balcon led his army to charge in the other direction. Cailon shouted with his sword held high, “Warriors of the Planetary, show the weak Steel our greatest!”

However, the bugs came waves after waves as if there was a bug-producing machine working tirelessly. The sandy ground was still endlessly rumbling. The entire abandoned oasis had been painted in red and was full of corpses. Flame Emperor, LordAsked and the rest were earning contributions with the players team. Even though they were core members, they needed at least ten players to fight an elite sand bug. With the number of bugs increasing, it was energy-draining for the players. Fortunately, Zhang Zhengxiong’s aura was able to relieve the burden. In addition, Ye Cang’s team tactics abilities were in effect. They were effective to the NPCs too. Ryance and the rest looked at Ye Cang, realizing that this chief-in-command was not that useless after all. With all the team tactics Ye Cang had, the entire army was as strong as being injected with steroids.

Sagain was bothered. He actually mastered so many team buff skills?!

Corpses of the bugs were plaguing each and every corner and the ground had gradually stopped shaking. However, Ryance could still sense something underneath. “Be careful! Here comes the big ones!”