In this dark and narrow passageway, a terrifying and bloody massacre was going on!
The Druid that had transformed into a terrifying python opened its mouth, spitting venom and biting. Every attack could cause significant damage to the swarm of insects in front of it. The long tail that it dragged behind it was also waving around with all its might, smashing the swarm of insects into puddles of blood.
Unfortunately, these insects did not seem to know what death was at all, and were still rushing over from both ends of the tunnel without a care for their own safety. Even if they were about to be crushed to death by the python in the next second, they still tried their best to bite the python's body.
Under the fearless and ferocious attack of the swarm of insects, even though the giant python had a body of steel and was protected by dense snake scales, it was still riddled with wounds by the densely packed black beetles that crawled all over its body. There were even countless fine and dense wounds on its body.
The Flash Rat and Poison Arrow Frog that were crouching on the python's body were doing their best to clean up the swarm of insects that were pouncing on them. The Burning Spells and the Venom Arrows killed and injured countless black beetles, and the number of beetles that were burned into charcoal or melted into stinky mucus by the Venom was even more uncountable.
The entire tunnel was filled with an indescribable stench!
After charging and attacking with great difficulty in the swarm of insects, the python finally brought its two companions into the rather spacious stone hall after crashing through a wall of insects.
Although it was called a stone hall, it was actually just a cave with a circumference of ten meters that was eroded by the underground water.
Now that the underground water had changed its course, it was left with a damp and cold underground stone hall.
Although it was still very narrow, it was much higher than the one-meter-tall insect tunnel.
The three Druids had just rushed into the stone hall when they quickly returned to their human forms. They then raised their oak staves and cast Rejuvenation and Quick Recovery on their bodies with all their might. Unfortunately, before they could heal their injuries, the swarm of insects that were following closely behind came out of the tunnels and cracks of various sizes, and madly pounced on them again.
Roar …
After a deafening roar that shook the entire underground labyrinth, a druid quickly transformed into a gigantic Violent Earth Bear and charged towards the horde of insects without hesitation.
As for the other two Druids, one of them transformed into a berserk ape and charged towards the swarm on the other side. The other quickly transformed into a Treant. He first used a large area of thorns to trap the swarming insects, and then shook out a green halo to enchant his companion with various supportive nature spells.
Bramble Armor!
Nature Blessings!
Tree Skin!
Vitality Regeneration!
…
Among them, Tree Skin could make the target's skin as tough as hundred-year-old tree bark, which could withstand low-intensity sharp weapons.
The Armor of Thorns could form a magic shield made of green vines and thorns on the target's body. Not only could it resist physical and elemental damage, but it could also reflect some melee damage.
Nature's Blessing was the most commonly used supportive nature spell by the elves. It could increase the target's strength, agility, vitality, and elemental resistance.
Vitality Regeneration could continuously replenish the target's stamina and mental strength, and it lasted for about 120 seconds.
Although the elves were tall and slender, in terms of strength and physique, they were naturally inferior to those plump and terrifying magic beasts. However, with the layers of magical buffs, even a harmless rabbit could become as ferocious as a lion that had been through hundreds of battles!
Hence, in this simple stone hall that was less than ten meters wide, the three druids started a bloody battle with the swarm of insects that were swarming towards them.
Due to the narrow area, both sides did not have much space to dodge or move. The only thing they could do was to use their bodies to resist the enemy's attacks, and then retaliate fiercely. In such a situation, battle techniques and killing methods were not essential. The only thing that could be effective was a strong physical defense and fierce attacks.
In the beginning, with the protection of the Tree Skin spell and the Armor of Thorns, the two meat shield druids could still resist the crazy hammering, slapping, and ramming of the swarm. However, when the green shield was torn into pieces by the swarm of insects, the Violent Earth Bear could only roar and put on a layer of rock armor. A similar yellow armor appeared on the body of the Violent Giant Baboon.
They chose to transform into earth-type magical beasts, which had always been tough and tough. Hence, after losing the elemental defense, they could still rely on their own strength to resist the insects.
The treant that was protected in the middle was now tightly surrounded by the swarm of beetles. It could only lift its wooden legs and trample on the insects. Its thick arms turned into long tree whips, and it lashed at the thick swarm of insects.
Insect blood splattered, and the carapace shattered.
The entire hall was trembling and swaying.
Hoarse battle roars filled the hall, as well as the muffled sounds of being smashed and whipped, as well as the strange cracking sounds that filled the ears …
The three tall figures in the stone hall were gradually overturned by the black swarm of insects, and it was difficult to see their heroic posture when they were fighting. It was only through the splatter of insect corpses that they knew that they were still alive and fighting tenaciously …
Just when the three Druids were busy dealing with the swarm of insects, a few long and narrow black figures climbed up the cave wall and appeared above their heads. In the next second, following a command, the six mantises split into three groups and swooped down ferociously from the sky. Their abnormally sharp sickle-like appendages stabbed or slashed the bodies of the three Druids from all angles.
Ahhhhh …
A loud roar of pain instantly lingered in the stone hall of the underground cave, and spread in all directions along the winding cracks and tunnels of the stone stratum …
…
In another secret tunnel, a team of three druids was fighting with all their might.
Suddenly, a low and hoarse roar of pain came from the depths of the cave. A Druid that had turned into a cheetah raised his head, and his expression was one of shock and anger.
"It's Thor! Something happened to their team … "
This Druid was obviously close to Thor. At this moment, when he heard Thor's miserable roar and roar, his heart was like boiling oil, and he was anxious and angry to the extreme.
However, no matter how fast he sped up the attack speed of his "shadow claws," he wanted to kill the hundreds of beetles in front of him, but he couldn't do anything.
In the team, the Druid that had turned into a woodpecker and had been slowly trimming his feathers suddenly had a fierce look in his eyes. He leaped forward, and his body suddenly expanded and changed shape.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a harmless woodpecker into a Flaming Lion that was wreathed in magical flames.
As soon as his strong and powerful body took shape, the raging flames burned the remaining black beetles in the tunnel into a pile of charcoal. He looked back with his majestic lion head and shouted, "Follow me closely!" Then, without looking back, he rushed into the darkness in the distance.
Along the way, the raging flames expanded and contracted from time to time, burning the beetles that kept coming out of the cracks in the tunnel. He quickly leaped into the depths of the tunnel.
With the strength of a rank 2 flaming lion, these scattered beetles could not stop his advance at all!
The 2 rank 1 Druids were pleasantly surprised as they followed the scorching path of fire closely behind the rank 2 Druid Master.
However, just as the Druid Master rushed through a section of the tunnel and rushed into a fork, the tunnel he passed through suddenly collapsed.
The two rank 1 Druids stopped in their tracks in shock!
However, before they could figure out what was going on, there was a strange rustling sound in the tunnel behind them. The black swarm of insects crawled out from different tunnels, tunnels, and cracks in the stone, blocking them here. And behind the dense swarm of beetles, in the shadow of the tunnel, four black figures were also quietly approaching them.
After a dozen or so flicking fingers, there were also the painful screams of the two Druids before they died!
… …
To be on the safe side, even if it was just to deal with the rank 1 beginner Druids, Bug Lich Bliss had to send two rank 1 Intermediate Demonized Mantises. Coupled with the dense swarm of beetles, the Druids who had been cut off had no chance of escaping!
Bliss, who already had a way to escape, could not bring such a large number of beetles with him.
In order to maximize the strength of the remaining 20,000 beetles, Bug Lich Bliss was simply stirring things up in a frenzy!
Using his familiarity with the underground maze and his grasp of the entire battlefield, Bug Lich Bliss was practically playing around with strategies like besieging reinforcements, intercepting midway, and setting up ambushes. At the cost of quickly exhausting the beetles, he sent all the Druid teams into the sea of beetles, then set up ambushes and bait them as he pleased.
As long as a rank 1 Druid was alone, even if it would cost him thousands of beetles, he would not hesitate to attack. Either he would collapse the tunnels to cut off the enemies, or he would send his beetle army to tie down the rank 2 Druids … In any case, as long as he could find an opportunity, the rank 1 Druids that had fallen into his trap would not be able to escape unscathed!
Using the advantages of the underground maze to its fullest, the number of casualties among the Druids that had infiltrated the underground began to soar.
At the start, the hidden rank 2 Druids did not realize the severity of the situation. When they sensed their life auras disappearing one by one, they could no longer hold back and erupted with all their might!
At this time, the number of beetles had decreased from the initial 21,000 to less than 4,000 …
Sensing the energy waves that were continuously exploding in the underground maze, Bug Lich Bliss finally gave the order to retreat.
The remaining beetles seemed to have gone mad, madly charging at the remaining Druid teams. Using a hidden passage, Bug Lich Bliss led five Demonized Mantises and a thousand carefully selected beetles to gather in an underground area.
The newly hatched Ankheg was currently there, devouring the Druid corpses that the beetle army had sent over. In just half an hour, its strength had increased by leaps and bounds, evolving from a larva to a mature form!
"Let's go!"
Bliss, who was wrapped in a black robe, hissed softly.
The Ankheg, which had grown a few times thicker than before, crawled towards the wall like a giant earthworm. Its movement speed was so slow that it made one's hair stand on end.
However, when the front end of its bloated, fleshy body rested on the rock wall, its ring-shaped densely packed teeth gently pierced and sucked, digging out a one and a half meter wide circular tunnel in the rock layer that was as hard as steel.
Although the Ankheg's body was made of muscle and fibers, it was more than capable of dealing with soil and rock.
Like a fish thrown into the water, the Ankheg's swollen and sluggish body suddenly became abnormally agile. A smooth and wide tunnel appeared in front of Bliss at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it continued to extend forward.
The Insect Witch, Bliss, nodded in satisfaction. He lifted his legs and sat on a demonized mantis. With its help, he burrowed into the Insect Tunnel.
The rest of the Demonized Mantises followed one after another, while the 1,000 beetles at the back tried their best to destroy the tunnel behind them as they advanced.
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