A three-way battle!
The insectoids had challenged the Holy Realm many times in history, so they had a good understanding of the situation in the realm. Though the dimension created by the Black and White Gods would often change, the range of change was still within acceptable limits, and it was not a huge threat to the insectoids.
Alas, the appearance of Xia Fei, the troublemaker, had changed the situation!
Uti washed the blood off his body in the river and smeared a white powder that he had prepared beforehand on his body. This powder gave off a pungent and spicy smell, completely masking the smell of blood and his body, preventing him from being attacked by the Evil Spirit Trees.
Tohme, Fini, Beldin, Nimuni, and Li Mo. Five experts stood guard by Uti's side. Not far away, there were two mysterious figures hiding among the soldiers, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor too close to Uti.
Uti was a cautious person, so aside from the open sentries, he had also set up two hidden sentries of unfathomable strength. Even when they were surrounded by a large number of exotic beasts, these two experts were still able to calmly fight without exposing themselves.
Uti let out a long sigh. Though the beast rampage had caused him serious losses, Uti did not lose too much confidence. Every time the emperor of the Golden Tent went on an expedition to the Holy Realm, there would always be a large number of casualties. The loss of fifty thousand was a little high, but it was not unacceptable.
At the very least, he still had the experts by his side. If he wanted to pass through the fifth floor, he could only rely on those top-notch individuals, and the large number of soldiers were merely cannon fodder.
With a wave of his slender arm, the group set off once more, preparing to enter the second floor.
The injured warriors were naturally unable to continue advancing with the army. The stench of blood on their bodies would cause the Evil Spirit Trees to go berserk, and Fini had already taken care of them in secret, giving them a painless death. Coupled with Halleh's sudden disappearance and his team of about five thousand, Uti's actual army only had forty thousand left.
Uti could vaguely smell a conspiracy. It was very unusual for them to be ambushed the moment they entered the dimension. No matter what, they had to continue, for the only way out was to reach the fifth floor within fourteen days. There was no shortcut other than that.
The twenty thousand vanguards entered the second floor through the teleportation platform, and Fini said to Uti, "Emperor, let's go."
Uti nodded. His five bodyguards surrounded him, and with a whoosh, a beam of light suddenly shot down, bringing Uti directly into the second floor.
When they saw the scene before them, everyone was stunned!
Demons were dancing wildly!
Countless Evil Spirit Trees had already surrounded the teleportation platform. Tens of thousands of branches and vines transformed into blades, raining down on the 40,000 insectoid warriors standing on the platform!
More than half of the 20,000 vanguard troops that had entered earlier had been ambushed! As communication devices could not be used in the Holy Realm, they had no way of notifying Uti that there was danger on the second floor and could only barely hold on.
Xia Fei had already left quite a lot of bloodstains here, and the Evil Spirit Trees were all in an extremely excited state, so when the insectoid vanguard arrived, the stench of blood became even more intense! These trees had all gone mad!
This was an indescribable scene! The ferocious trees surrounded the warrior in a frenzy. It was like a scene from a fantasy novel!
"King! I'll escort you out of here! " Fini and Tohme said in unison. They each wielded their weapons to support Uti from the front and back, while Beldin and Nimuni defended the flanks.
Howl!!
Li Mo let out a strange cry and charged out with a loud roar! It was as if having so many enemies made him very excited.
High Priest Ryun had given him a mountain-splitting hatchet that weighed 500 kilograms. This hatchet was huge, with two blades facing outwards. It was practically useless against the nimble exotic beasts, for while the hatchet was powerful, it was not very nimble. Right now, these tall trees were the perfect time for the hatchet to show its might!
* Bang! *
The mountain-splitting hatchet actually had a fireball attached to it. Li Mo hacked diagonally and chopped an entire row of Evil Spirit Trees to the ground, and the fire even ignited several trees around him. However, because these Evil Spirit Trees grew in water, it was very difficult for the fire to continue, so the effect was not too strong.
* Splash! *
Li Mo jumped into the swamp and began to hack and slash, forcefully carving out a path of blood!
"King! This strange disciple of the high priest has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. "
Before he even finished speaking, an Evil Spirit Tree suddenly swung a branch as thick as an arm at Li Mo's back!
It was a heavy blow, and it was extremely fast!
If a normal person were to receive this blow, even if they did not die, they would inevitably have their bones broken!
* Bang! *
The branch actually shattered upon striking Li Mo's back! Wood splinters flew everywhere!
However, Li Mo did not feel anything at all. He merely took a step forward due to inertia!
The insectoids were shocked. Li Mo was actually unscathed from such a powerful blow? Was his body made of steel?
"King! King, the high priest's disciple is a King Warrior! These Evil Spirit Trees can't harm him at all! We're saved! "Fini said to Uti as he fought with all his might.
With everyone working together, the insectoids gradually stabilized their footing. With the indestructible Li Mo leading the way, they made their way to the teleportation array to the third level.
* Whoosh! *
A vine wrapped itself around an insectoid warrior that was at the very back, and the branch swung like a blade! It only took a few swings to slice him into mincemeat! The other Evil Spirit Trees hurriedly came forward to snatch the meat and drink the fresh blood!
Uti's brows were tightly furrowed. The flanks and the rear of the army were all extremely dangerous areas, and there were warriors dying every second.
It must be noted that these one hundred thousand elites were the combined strength of the entire insectoid race! Excluding the elite warriors of the expeditionary army led by Tanini, these one hundred thousand insectoids made up forty percent of the entire insectoid army, and the weakest of them was at least grade 3, which was equivalent to the Pan-Human Alliance's Star Domain level combat power.
They had just reached the second level, and they had already lost seventy to eighty percent of their forces. Uti could not help but feel his heart ache.
All of a sudden!
The teleportation array not far away actually moved!
Halleh led five thousand warriors loyal to the Guild of the Wise out from the rear! They had caught Uti off guard!
"Darkness ability!" Halleh roared. A mass of black appeared in his hand, and then he cast it out like a fishing net, descending from the sky and swallowing dozens of insectoid warriors in the blink of an eye!
These pursuers all had white muslin wrapped around their arms to show their difference. They chased after the path Uti had taken, attacking from behind. Under the leadership of the insectoid race's third strongest, Halleh, though they were few in number, they had the upper hand in terms of momentum. The troops at the rear were thrown into disarray, suffering great losses!
"Halleh! Are you trying to rebel?! "Tumi was anxious to protect his master, pointing at Halleh from afar as he yelled out!
Halleh laughed heartily, waving the Light of Darkness in his hands.
"This daddy here is rebelling! What can you do to me?! "
The faces of the warriors were ashen. Indeed, from the current situation, aside from High Priest Ryun's disciple, no one else was a match for Halleh.
At this moment, two men in black stood out from the crowd. One was tall and fat, while the other was short and skinny. The masks under their black coats made it difficult to see their faces.
"Brother Halleh, since you're determined to rebel, don't blame us brothers for being impolite."
As they spoke, the two men took off their masks.
"It's the Grus brothers!"
"So the Grus brothers have been with us all this time!"
"Grus and Grus are experts ranked fourth and fifth on the Sacred Warrior Leaderboard! If they work together, I'm afraid that even Halleh won't be a match for them! "
"Yeah, we're saved this time!"
The morale of Uti's side was greatly boosted! With the Grus brothers by his side, there was naturally no need to worry about their combat power!
Halleh's side was in a panic. No one could have imagined that Uti would actually invite the Grus brothers, who had been living in seclusion for many years, to protect him. Together with High Priest Ryun's disciple Li Mo, the Seven Champions Tohme, Fini, the ninth on the Sacred Warrior Leaderboard, Nimuni, and the eleventh on the Sacred Warrior Leaderboard, no matter how one looked at it, Uti's side was stronger!
Halleh gritted his teeth. "I didn't expect the two of you to be here too!"
Grus said. "Back then, we brothers lost to you, and since then, we've been ranked fourth and fifth on the Sacred Warrior Leaderboard. Now that we've been cultivating for twenty years, we're just about to have a showdown with you again, and now you've come knocking on our door."
Halleh displayed the spirit that a top-class insectoid warrior should have. Two masses of darkness quickly gathered in his hands as he shouted, "Cut the crap! If you want to fight, let's fight! "
* Bang! *
The battle had begun again! The Evil Spirit Tree, the team from the Guild of the Wise led by Halleh, and the royal protection team led by Uti, these three forces were engaged in a fierce battle! For a moment, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the color of the world changed!
Uti waved his hand and called Nimuni over. "This is a trap! Immediately break out of the encirclement and head to the third floor to confirm if there are any more enemy traps! "
…
Two hours before the chaotic battle on the second floor began, Xia Fei had already reached the third floor. This floor was filled with stone walls that were several hundred meters tall, twisting and turning like an endless maze!
"Is there any indication on the map?" Phantom sternly asked.
Xia Fei glanced at the point counter on his wrist and shook his head. "No. The passage to the fourth floor is still some distance away, but it's blank here. It looks like the third floor is a maze!"
Phantom furrowed his brows. The walls were tall, and to reach the teleportation point to the fourth floor, one would need to traverse this maze that was several hundred miles long. The walls were dark and covered in moss, and there was no telling how many traps were hidden here.
* Bang! *
Xia Fei took out Bloodthirsty Screech and madly struck the stone wall!
When the blade approached the wall, an invisible energy membrane blocked Bloodthirsty Screech, and such a violent strike was unable to leave a scratch on the wall!
Phantom said, "It's no use. The walls are protected by energy, and there's no way you can force your way through. Even the top of the maze is sealed off by an energy barrier. If you want to reach the teleportation point to the fourth floor, you'll have to pass through this maze."
There was more than one entrance to the maze. Xia Fei walked sideways and found an ancient corpse at one of the entrances. Due to the passage of time, all that was left of the corpse was bones, and a light touch from his finger would turn it into dust.
There was a bowl-sized hole in his body, and it was obvious that he had been killed by a hard object that pierced through his chest.
Xia Fei pointed at the skeleton and said, "There must be a lot of traps in this maze, and this person must've been killed by one of them."
Phantom nodded. "That does seem to be the case."
"Let's go. Let's see just what's so special about this maze!" Xia Fei's eyebrows furrowed as he charged forward like the wind!
* Crack! *
He had only taken a few steps when the ground suddenly caved in, and countless sharp metal spikes shot out from the ground! Each one was over ten meters long! Their speed was extremely fast!
"Crafty Approach!"
Xia Fei's figure suddenly became extremely agile, dodging the spikes in front of him and darting through the narrow gaps between the thousands of spikes like a butterfly. His movement technique was so strange that it was unbelievable!
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