The swarm of insects attacked en masse.
Almost as soon as the Demon Colt Knights noticed them, the forest had already turned into a sea of insects.
Standing in the middle of the forest, one could see the terrifying figures of swarms of insects in every corner. As the wormholes continued to appear, more and more terrifying insects crawled out of the ground and attacked the Dripping Blood Spear troops in a frenzy.
In an instant, the entire forest was filled with deafening elemental booms. There were flames, frost, and dazzling halos of poisonous rings exploding everywhere … There were also the bone-chilling sounds of insects gnawing on flesh, as well as the shouts of the Demon Colt Knights as they brandished their spears and sharp swords …
What was left were the shrill screams of death!
It was not that the Demon Colt Knights had never experienced the torment of a long and painful battle, and it was not that they had never experienced the terrifying test of life and death. However, when millions of beetles fearlessly swarmed in front of you and completely drowned you with their huge numbers, that kind of despair, that kind of torment of millions of beetles gnawing away at your body bit by bit was definitely not something an ordinary person could endure.
In just a short fifteen minutes, seven Demon Colt Knights had successively fallen into the swarm of insects, becoming a twisting and struggling human-shaped pile of insects amidst the swarm of insects.
The Insect Witch, Bliss, did not seem to have any intention of showing himself. He remained hidden behind the scenes as he commanded the swarm of insects to attack the Demon Colt Knights. As for the captains and leaders who were individually strong, they were stalled by dozens of strange insects of different shapes and effects.
Among them, there was the Demonic Mantis (Grade 1), which was adept at camouflage and could fly extremely fast with a huge scythe in front of it. There was also the Void Predator (Grade 2), which could travel through alternate dimensions and attack with the power to cut through space. There was also the Slaughterer (Grade 3), which had razor-sharp limbs and a super dense and tough insect shell …
The ones entangled with Face-shattering Jia Lou were these terrifying Grade 3 Slaughterers.
They looked almost the same as the black beetles that wreaked havoc in the forest. However, their bodies were smoother, their insect shells tougher, and their claws sharper. What was more terrifying was that they relied on the two large and two small pairs of insect wings on their backs to fly at an unimaginable speed.
Their sharp claws and fangs coupled with their lightning-fast flying speed also increased the power of their attacks.
Face-smashing Jia Luo might be able to kill Void Raiders as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, but when faced with this kind of insect-type monster with its guillotine pincer that could slice enchanted steel as thick as a human waist in two, even he had to be careful. He did not dare to underestimate it.
After all, there were as many as five Slaughterers around him!
The Slaughterer's individual strength was only at the Tier 3 Basic rank. Logically, it should not pose a threat to Jia Lou, who was already at the Tier 3 Apex rank. Unfortunately, the way the insects fought was completely different from the Magi, so the threat they posed was much higher.
At the very least, wizards wouldn't carry the 'ridiculous' concept of sacrificing their own lives to deal a fatal blow to their opponent, nor would they wholeheartedly trust their battle companions.
As a result, even though Jia Lou, who was at the Tier 3 Apex rank, had the strength to suppress any of the Tier 3 Slaughterers, he was unable to kill them. This was because he did not dare to pay the price to exterminate these insects. The main reason was that the terrifying Insect Witch Bliss was hiding nearby, waiting for him to fight the insects until both sides suffered!
From the start of the battle, Face-smashing Jia Luo could sense a strange spiritual force hovering above the swarm of insects. It was faintly discernible and mysterious. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that this spiritual force did not seem to be a complete and independent consciousness, but an amalgamation of many tiny insects' consciousnesses.
It was this strange characteristic that prevented Face-smashing Jia Luo from finding the true hiding place of the Insect Witch Bliss. To put it bluntly, the Insect Witch Bliss might have used some secret technique to attach his consciousness to every individual in the swarm.
This way, without his so-called main body, outsiders who wanted to kill him would have to obediently wipe out the entire swarm!
The battle between the two sides was tense and intense.
As if realizing that even the Void Plunderers and Slaughterers were unable to do anything to Face-smashing Jia Lou, the Insect Witch Bliss immediately changed his method of attack.
Close to a hundred rank 1 Demonic Mantises gathered from various parts of the forest, surging towards Face-smashing Jia Lou, who was perched on top of a ferocious magic colt. The five Slaughterers and thirteen Void Plunderers gave up on Face-smashing Jia Lou, instead targeting the ordinary members of the Dripping Blood Pike unit.
The results of this simple change in tactics were astonishing!
The powerful attacks of the five Slaughterers were reflected on the ordinary magic colt knights. Wherever the shadows flashed past, there would definitely be Demon Colt Knights falling off their Demon Colts with their shields and armors broken.
Once they lost the high mobility of their magic colts, the horseless knights wearing black armor immediately became the target of the swarm of insects. No matter how sharp their swords were, no matter how fierce their elemental spells were, they could not stop the terrifying swarm of insects.
In the blink of an eye, their bodies were covered by a dense mass of black beetles.
From afar, the area they were in had already been submerged by the swarm of insects, and it was almost impossible to see their tall and imposing silhouettes.
* Kacha, kacha, kacha … *
Strange gnawing sounds that made one's legs feel weak and teeth numb rang out continuously.
The Magi knights who were bitten by the swarm of insects had no chance of escaping the sea of insects. They could only struggle and resist with all their might, feeling the waves of intense pain on their bodies. Elemental shields were crushed, black armors were bitten open, and countless smaller insects burrowed into the armors. Some even burrowed into their bodies, digging in between their flesh and bones as they frantically gnawed away.
Amidst these terrifying sounds, they silently experienced their flesh, bones, tendons, and organs being gnawed away by the insects … Not everyone had the chance to experience such a feeling of despair.
Most Magi knights who fell into the swarm of insects would be driven mad by this terrifying feeling, and would self-destruct in despair when there was no hope of escaping.
Therefore, after the battle reached its climax, there would be a loud roar from time to time in the turbulent sea of insects, accompanied by countless stinking insect blood and fragmented insect corpses. As for the Knight Wizard's corpse, not even a scrap could be found.
After all, Magi knights could not compare to official Magi!
To a certain extent, they were actually just a group of sorcerer-apprentices who had mastered elemental powers. They relied on the magic armor on their bodies, the magic spears and sharp swords in their hands, as well as special training and training methods to have the battle power comparable to official Magi.
However, the consequence of being mass-produced was that they did not have the profound knowledge reserves of official Magi, nor did they have the variety of spells that official Magi had, and they did not have all kinds of strange life-saving methods.
Such a Magi army was naturally invincible when it came to killing the natives of ordinary planes, and it greatly made up for the lack of official Magi. However, once they encountered such a terrifying enemy, the chances of them escaping were infinitely close to zero.
Fortunately, they were also mass-produced, and it would not be as painful to lose them as official Magi!
After all, there were so many in the Magus World who did not have enough talent and potential, and could not advance to become an official Magus. If they were willing to walk on this special path of being modified and strengthened, they would be able to enjoy the same treatment as official Magi to a certain extent.
This was actually the main reason why so many Magi armies could appear!
This was a remote forest that was only 30 miles away from the Swamp of Sorrows. It was also a hidden stronghold where Broken Face Galo had led the Dripping Blood Spear team to launch an attack.
It was a pity that their movements were somehow discovered by the Crimson family, and they were unsurprisingly surrounded by the powerful Crimson Magi, the Insect Lich, Bliss.
Using the strength of a single person to surround and kill a powerful Magus army from the Randner family...
Only a few powerful Magi could do such a thing!
After resisting for an hour and seeing that they were outnumbered, Broken Face Galo finally gave the order to retreat. Out of the 300 magic colt knights, only 70 managed to successfully retreat from the forest. This included the two leaders, Broken Face Galo and the black-armoured man Razer, as well as a dozen or so rank 2 knight captains.
This kind of loss could already be considered a crushing defeat!
However, since the Crimson family had discovered their presence, how could they let them leave so easily?
Just as they left the forest, the sky above the knight squad was covered by a huge shadow.
The giant floating ship, Vasero, had already blocked their path.
* Dong Dong Dong … *
Following a series of tremors, battle magic machines up to 3 metres tall fell from the sky. Only when they were less than ten meters above the ground did they ignite the buffering rockets beneath their bodies. Like steel gods of war, they smashed open shallow pits on the ground. Then, they crawled out amidst the creaking sounds of metal and aimed their pitch-black muzzles at the group of defeated soldiers.
"Those who kneel with their hands behind their heads will not be killed!"
"Those who kneel with their hands behind their heads will not be killed! Those who resist will be killed without mercy! "
Loud mechanical sounds echoed in the sky above the battlefield. The magic cannons on the chests, shoulders, and hands of the battle magic machines began to charge rapidly. Countless rays of blue light began to converge inside the cannons, and the strange whistling sound of energy was like faint thunder, breathtaking to the hearts of people.
In the sky, at the bottom of the floating ship, a magic cannon that extended out also began to charge silently. The gathered magic energy was compressed into a huge ball of blue light inside the cannon's muzzle. The strength of the energy within was simply frightening.
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