228 Finally Making the Move (1/2)

”Arrgghhhh!”

The soldier fell in a puddle of blood. He was at the Spirit Initiate Realm but his arm was still torn off easily like a chicken. Other soldiers recoiled in horror and there was a moment of confusion.

”Kill it!” Someone shouted.

”Die!”

Ten sets of spears charged at the insect that was bearing down to finish the fallen soldier. It saw the attack and whirled around to face the incoming soldiers with its butt. Its powerful legs shot out faster than the eye could see and, with a burst of spiritual energy, blasted three men into the air. They sailed over the wall and down onto the awaiting enemy below.

As Spirit Initiate Realm cultivators, such a fall was not fatal. However, there was no chance of survival down there.

”Noooo!”

”Ahhhh!”

Their screams were quickly drowned out as they were consumed by the enraged insects.

”Move aside, you useless idiots!” A sharp voice called out,

It was He Xuanwu who advanced with a thick, heavy war spear. The grasshopper tried the same attack again but the young expert had no problem dodging to the side. The spear thrust that followed was determined and true. The insect's head was blasted into pieces and the remaining body slumped down.

He Xuanwu kicked the carcass away and yelled at his men, ”Wake up. Hold the line! If you don't, I will kill you myself!”

”Yes, lion prince!”

”Yes sir!”

The human side strengthened their resolve but more and more powerful insects quickly made it over the walls. Everywhere became a chaotic battle. Blood spilled atop the walls and formed rivers. Those that died were ruthlessly pushed off to make room for more to come up and die there.

Many young talents such He Xuanwu showcased their skill and anchored key defensive positions. They were peerless killing machines and those in the Monster Fighting Competition racked up points rapidly.

Chen Wentian casually watched the scene disguised as a soldier and slew a few insects whenever it was his turn to fight. He wasn't doing anything to stand out and merely waiting for the right time to accomplish his task. He didn't want to get rid of just a couple of competitors, he wanted to get rid of a lot of them.

The young talents were originally spread out to all the gates. Since those gates were not under attack, they came to the southeastern front as reinforcements and were eager to start earning points. However, due to the current favorable situation and the number of troops already on the walls, they were still stuck below and didn't have an opportunity to join the fight.

His problem was luckily solved by the flying insect legions. When they finally flew over the immensely tall walls, they did not choose to engage the defenders on top. Instead, they flew past them and split into two groups. One dived towards the mass of human defenders on the ground whole the other zoomed off towards the city.

This was the absolute advantage of flight. Although flaming bombs and storms of arrows took out large numbers, there were plenty more than were unharmed. Unless a human could fly, there wasn't much they could do on the ground.

The target of the greedy little insect beasts was the teleportation array. If that was destroyed, no reinforcements would be able to come through. With the current situation, the defeat of the human immortals and the loss of the city would be assured.

Along the way through the city, small swarms of insects broke off from the main group when they sensed weak humans nearby. There was no immortal beast to command them and discipline was being overridden by instinct.