The battle erupted abruptly!
The two knights sensed danger the moment they smelled the rotting corpses.
But before they could rush out of the stream, a terrifying black torrent of beetles rushed out from the knee-high grass nearby.
Soros, who had dealt with the evil insects for a long time, knew that these were no ordinary mutated insects. They were the larvae of carrion beetles that the insect demons had nurtured with human flesh and blood. Although they were not big, the toughness of their shells was comparable to a finger's thickness of metal armor.
Although this toughness was not enough to stop him from chopping them down like vegetables, he could not stop the endless number of beetles. Even with Soros' overwhelming strength, it was difficult to defend against the tide-like attack of the beetles.
The larvae of carrion beetles did not have any special attack methods. Just their tough shells and poisonous mouths were enough.
They had been eating rotten flesh all year round, so their saliva was naturally poisonous. After being bitten or scratched by their terrifying pincers and sawtooth-like mouthparts, the poison would stick to the wound, causing the flesh to fester and the wound to be unable to heal.
Therefore, even a Radiant Knight would find it hard to protect himself when surrounded by a group of fist-sized beetles with steel-like carapaces and poisonous attacks.
As for the Magic-breaker Knight Ximu, who was already riddled with scars, he was drowned by the swarm of beetles after killing more than a dozen larvae, leaving only a wriggling humanoid beetle pile on the ground.
* Whoosh … *
A dazzling fluorescent light burst out of the Radiant Knight Soros' body. In the dense and violent energy explosion, the beetle larvae gathered around him were sent flying.
A powerful, almost terrifying energy storm gathered on his runic longsword, but when the violent sword attack was ready to be unleashed, he instinctively hesitated.
With this strike, the dense swarm of beetles suffered heavy losses, but Ximu, who was surrounded by the swarm, could not even think of surviving.
But in that moment of hesitation, he felt a sharp pain in his lower limbs. The beetle larvae that had surrounded him once again had bitten through his steel boots and stabbed their pincers into his calf.
At the same time, a small energy storm erupted among the swarm of beetles.
Amidst the swarm of beetles, broken insect limbs and disgusting insect juices filled his vision …
Maxime the Mage Breaker Knight roared and crawled out of the swarm of insects.
Incomparably violent energy flowed. Ximu let out a roar and grabbed a beetle with both hands, forcefully squeezing them until they exploded!
Soros was first startled, then overjoyed. He shouted, "Come here, I'll help you break out of the encirclement!"
"Don't worry about me …" A stern look flashed across Ximu's rough face. "Sir, attack quickly! Don't worry about me, I … I can't do it anymore … "
Soros was slightly taken aback, but when his gaze fell on Ximu, he instantly understood.
On the parts of Ximu's body that could not be covered by his metal armor, lumps were moving quickly under his skin.
Some of the beetles had already burrowed into his body and were frantically devouring his flesh and blood.
Looking at Soros, who had a pained expression on his face, Ximu's tyrannical energy aura grew more and more violent.
"Sir, I'll take my leave first!"
Ximu roared mournfully. She had finally self-destructed!
The incomparably violent shockwave from the explosion brought along bone fragments and flesh filled with energy, instantly engulfing a wide space of nearly 20 metres.
Countless beetles were riddled with holes, and the dead and injured were scattered everywhere.
Although the carapaces of the beetles that were slightly further away were not penetrated, they were swept up by the violent shockwave. Their fragile organs and brains were blasted into a bloody paste by the shockwave, and they too fell to the ground and died.
With just one attack, close to a hundred larvae of the Carrion Beetles were dragged down by Ximu and perished together with her!
"Ximu …"
Radiant Knight Soros was so angry that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He no longer hesitated in the violent attack that he had been preparing for a long time.
In the next second, an even more violent and ferocious energy storm exploded in the swarm of insects!
The egg-shaped shockwave swept countless black beetles in all directions. Wherever it passed, it was as easy as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. It was impossible to resist.
This attack fully displayed the terrifying and violent side of a rank 2 Radiant Knight's attack.
Although Knights did not have as many long-range attacks as Spellcasters, they were not as flexible. However, when it came to the concentration of energy for close-range attacks, even a Magus riding a horse would not be able to catch up to a Knight's ability to penetrate and penetrate defenses.
After all, most of the energy gathered by Magi came from the elemental energy drifting around in space. Although it was powerful, it was somewhat scattered. On the other hand, the explosive power of a Knight came from within their bodies, and they could completely control this energy as if it was their own limbs.
Hence, if an elemental Magus of the same rank was allowed to get close to a Knight, it basically meant that he was not far from death. One of the main reasons why bloodline Magi were revered was that they were adept at both close and long range combat. Their close combat ability was not the least bit weaker than their ranged attacks.
This made it so that they did not have any obvious weaknesses!
Even with Soros' strength, he could not easily unleash such a violent and ferocious attack.
In the past, they had the support of abundant mana crystals. Once they exhausted the energy in their runic equipment, they could find an opportunity to replace the energy crystals. Now, however, they were stray dogs. Where would they find the opportunity to replenish their mana crystals?
Hence, after unleashing such an earth-shattering attack, Soros' legs went soft, and he almost knelt on the ground.
At this moment, a strange rustling sound came from the bushes in the distance.
Huge black beetles with green wings and livor mortis spots on their backs flapped their wings and slowly flew over from afar.
Damn it, they're real Carrion Beetles!
* Whoosh whoosh … *
Two bright energy blades shot out from the sword, and two Carrion Beetles in front of them flipped a few times in the air. However, when they flapped their wings and adjusted their posture, there were no obvious wounds on their black carapaces.
Damn it, these beetles are even harder than before!
With Radiant Knight Soros' strength, the two sword strikes he unleashed just now should have at least 50 to 60 degrees of energy. However, these beetles actually withstood it without batting an eyelid. This made Soros' expression even more unsightly.
Fortunately, these Carrion Beetles were not fast. Before they could form an absolute number, it would be difficult for them to surround and kill a Grade 2 Radiant Knight.
Soros did not dare to stay here for long. Surging energy gathered behind him, forming a pair of dazzling wings of light. With the help of the wings of light, he sprinted forward, faster and faster, higher and higher, as if he was flying in the air.
This was a combat ability that the Radiant Knight had developed after coming into contact with runic energy for a long time.
But in the end, it was just a special use of runic energy!
Just as Radiant Knight Soros was about to charge out of the encirclement of the beetles, a lightning-fast shadow suddenly flew into the sky and collided with him.
* Boom … *
A muffled sound rang out, followed by an invisible shockwave. Soros' wings of light suddenly vanished, and he fell to the ground.
Along with him was the mysterious black shadow.
In that collision, Soros's entire body was wrapped in thick armor and energy. In addition to his flying speed, one could imagine the impact that the shadow that collided with him had to bear.
The shadow fell into a clump of bushes.
When 'he' stood up in a crooked manner, black spots were continuously falling off the surface of the body formed by countless black beetles.
Actually, they were not black spots, but dead beetles.
Even the demonic beetle Entek was not unscathed from the collision just now!
Seeing that the mastermind behind the black beetle tide had finally revealed himself, Soros, who was still spinning around, roared furiously. Streaks of sharp energy blades slashed at Entek's beetle body.
Three Carrion Beetles flapped their wings and flew over, blocking in front of Entek. They relied on their black carapaces that were as hard as heavy armor to withstand all the attacks.
But before they could adjust their bodies, Soros had already pounced on them. The runic longsword in his hand that was as bright as a lightsaber flashed continuously, directly piercing into their wide-open mouths, shaking their innards into a pile of bloody paste.
Although the carapaces of the Carrion Beetles were tough, it was difficult for the insides of the beetles to be as tough. Therefore, faced with the piercing longsword of such concentrated energy, Soros was able to quickly kill them one by one.
Seeing that the three Carrion Beetles that he had carefully cultivated were killed, the scorpion Entek leisurely stood up and let out a sharp hissing sound at Soros. In an instant, countless scorpions shot out of his mouth and rained down on Soros.
Soros brandished his longsword. The violent energy blades no longer left his body but attached themselves to the runic longsword, instantly forming a solid shield in front of him.
All the scorpions that collided with his Bladestorm were instantly disintegrated into pieces. Stinking purplish-black insect juices splattered everywhere.
Soros, on the other hand, was rapidly approaching Entek while brandishing his longsword to fend off the endless stream of insect attacks.
As a knight, his greatest disadvantage was that he did not have any mobility. If he wanted to escape, he could only kill his way out of the encirclement. There was no other way!
However, just as his speed was being suppressed by the demonic beetle Entek, the horde of black-armored, green-winged Carrion Beetles had already surrounded him. If he wanted to break out of the encirclement now, it would be countless times more difficult than before!
"Don't even think of escaping! Stay here and become a part of my beetle body … "
Entek hissed sharply, the ear-piercing insect hisses so loud that people almost wanted to cover their ears and not hear it.
The battle on the battlefield instantly heated up again!
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