Chapter 196: Black Abyss Insect Beast

If it weren't for Chen Mo, Blue Star would not have cultivated various grades of divine‑medicine spirit plants on a large scale, and naturally there would not be so many powerful beings.

The King's Realm is the ultimate limit that Blue Star beings can attain.

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Compared with the fully blossoming battle situation of the Ice Lion Kingdom, the situation here in East Summer is somewhat less optimistic.

Demon City.

One of the most prosperous cities of East Summer.

Even the revival of spiritual Qi and the riots of extraordinary beings have not destroyed this city.

The bright moon hangs high.

In the silent night sky, black meteors with long fiery tails suddenly appeared, diving rapidly toward the ground.

The people of Demon City were startled awake, some looking anxiously at the swiftly approaching meteors.

Fortunately, these black meteors did not fall in densely populated areas but all landed in the suburbs of Demon City, causing little casualties.

Accompanied by a massive explosion, the black hull of the shuttle ship softened, cracks appeared, forming the shape of a gate.

Behind the gate, bizarre Black Abyss Insect Beasts walked out of the shuttle ship.

And in an area hundreds of meters from the shuttle ship, an extraordinary squad composed entirely of Awakened Ones had already been on standby.

"Team Deng, the target has appeared, shall we launch an attack?"

A young woman with wine‑red long hair asked softly into her earpiece.

This red‑haired woman is an Awakened One of the King's Realm, and the other squad members are also King's Realm Awakened Ones! The extraordinary beings beside them are likewise King's Realm entities!

Squad leader Cang Lan's extraordinary rank has even reached the high tier of the King's Realm!

This extraordinary squad is called the "Azure Flame Squad", truly elite among elites! At the moment these Black Abyss Insect Beasts fell, the squad had already surrounded them, ready to strike at any moment.

"Begin action!"

On the other end of the earpiece, Deng Rui quickly issued tactical orders: "According to the original plan, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Li, Xiao Wang, you are responsible for dealing with the monsters that emerged from the leftmost mother ship! Lao Meng, Xia Qiu, you handle the monsters from the right mother ship. As for the central mother ship, Lao Lin and I will take it on."

In the central mother nest, Deng Rui sensed a powerful aura.

It is very likely a peak‑level King's Realm entity! On site, only he can barely handle it.

Swoosh! The moment Deng Rui issued the tactical layout, these Awakened Ones launched an attack on the Black Abyss Insect Race.

The next second.

A blue‑purple flame ignited on the red‑haired woman, condensing in the air and quickly forming a gigantic fireball radiating astonishing heat.

The fireball streaked past and landed precisely on a Black Abyss Beetle Beast that had just fled from the shuttle ship.

Boom! The instant it hit the Black Abyss Beetle Beast, the fireball erupted, scorching flames spreading outward, devouring nearby Black Abyss Beetle Beasts.

Some relatively weak Black Abyss Beetles were burned to ash, but any Black Abyss Beetle whose extraordinary rank exceeds the King's Realm survived the flames.

Although their shells turned bright red from the fire, they suffered no substantive damage.

They tore through the raging flames and surged toward the Azure Flame Squad.

Beside the red‑haired woman was a Flaming Cat whose paws and tail tip burned with orange‑red flame.

It is the red‑haired woman's battle companion.

Since the revival of spiritual Qi, many beings have mutated and mastered extraordinary power.

Some gentle extraordinary beings that feel affection for humans choose to become human beast‑taming partners.

Awakened Ones who have beast‑taming partners are called Beast Tamers.

As the red‑haired woman launched her attack, her beast‑taming partner, the Flaming Cat, also attacked.

The Flaming Cat inhaled deeply, then spewed scorching high‑temperature flame from its mouth like a flamethrower, the fan‑shaped blaze instantly engulfing two lizard‑like flying dragon insects in midair.

Furthermore, the squad's other Awakened Ones also launched fierce attacks on the Black Abyss Insect Race.

They quickly killed many Black Abyss insects.

"Szi szi." (With so many King's Realm beings, it seems we have most likely encountered the planet's strongest batch of beings.) "Szi?" (How unlucky that only we ran into these powerful beings; the other insects have probably already started their feast, right?)

"Szi" (We have no choice but to kill all these beings first.) "Szi!!" (No, we are the luckiest batch! If we can devour their flesh, we can further complete our evolution!) The Black Abyss insects that survived the first wave are all King's Realm entities, battling the Awakened squad while communicating via low‑frequency sound waves.

These Black Abyss insects are mainly divided into four different types.

The most numerous are the Black Abyss Beetle Beasts, which have hard shells and sharp mandibles. Their primary attack is melee, like bulldozers.

The second type resembles black pythons covered in slime; their slime and the black fluid they eject are highly corrosive, easily eating through steel.

The third type is spherical in shape and is called the "Bomb Bug".

They look like flying black rubber balls; their ability is to explode, releasing Black Abyss toxic mist outward at the moment of detonation. After a blast, they do not die; the scattered slime re‑coagulates and they become a "Bomb Bug" again.

The final type is a wing‑membrane‑covered insect beast with a black membrane, over 20 meters long, resembling a lizard but far uglier and more ferocious.

Temporarily named the Black Abyss Flying Dragon Insect Beast.

The strongest Black Abyss monster that fell in this area is a Black Abyss "Flying Dragon", a peak‑level King's Realm force.

At this moment, it is locked in fierce combat with Azure Flame Squad leader Deng Rui.

Swoosh! The Black Abyss Flying Dragon dived from the sky, its black abyssal breath pouring down wildly.

Deng Rui transformed into a flame giant dozens of meters tall, conjuring a flaming longbow, its fire arrows turning into streaks of light and shooting swiftly into the sky.

He is also a fire‑type Awakened One, whose ability is to fully energize his body into flame form.

In the night, his radiance is as blazing as a scorching sun, extremely dazzling! Swoosh! A flame arrow struck the Black Abyss Flying Dragon Insect Beast, even piercing it; the flame energy exploded mid‑air like a firework.

But the next second, the Black Abyss Flying Dragon Insect Beast burst out of the flames!

As a peak‑level Black Abyss insect beast of the King's Realm, this Black Abyss Flying Dragon possesses extremely powerful physical strength.

Deng Rui's extraordinary rank is one tier lower than it; even if his attacks hit, they struggle to cause substantive damage.

Boom! Like a roaring fighter jet.

In the blink of an eye, the Black Abyss Flying Dragon was already behind the flame giant.

The Abyssal breath slammed straight onto the Flame Giant.

Abyssal energy and flame energy collided, and the powerful Abyssal energy even began to devour the flames, displaying a suppressive force.

"Deng Squad!"

Seeing this, the other members of the Extraordinary Squad couldn't help feeling anxious.

Deng Rui is their highest combat power; if Deng Rui is defeated, no one can restrain or block this peak‑of‑the‑King‑Realm Abyssal Dragon.

They want to help Deng Rui, but they are powerless.

Not only because their attacks can hardly harm the Abyssal Dragon, but more importantly—each of them must simultaneously face more than two King‑Realm Abyssal Insect Beasts. Although most Lord‑Realm Abyssal Insect Beasts were slain in the first wave, the remaining King‑Realm Abyssal Insect Beasts possess astonishing combat power.

These King‑Realm Abyssal Insect Beasts are extremely hard to kill and have a very strong regenerative ability.

As spiritual power waned, the Azure Flame Squad fell into a clear disadvantage.

"I'm fine, focus on your own battle!"

Deng Rui said to everyone via telepathy, then took a tube of pale‑blue elixir from his pack and swallowed it outright.

It is the Demon‑Removing Elixir from the Ice Lion Kingdom, brewed from sovereign‑grade purifying seaweed, and it has an extremely pronounced effect on dispersing Abyssal energy.

"Fortunately, when we went to the Ice Lion Kingdom earlier, we stocked up on some special elixirs; this one is a lifesaver,"

Deng Rui thought to himself.

In fact, their current strength largely stems from the assistance of the Ice Lion Kingdom.

It wasn't just the divine pills and elixirs directly procured from the Ice Lion Kingdom; more importantly, the Ice Lion Kingdom also taught Eastern Summer Kingdom how to cultivate Divine Pill spirit plants, giving Eastern Summer self‑sufficiency.

Deng Rui feels deep gratitude toward the Ice Lion King, whom he has never met.

After taking the Demon‑Removing Elixir, the Abyssal energy seemed suppressed by some mysterious force and was instantly engulfed by the flames ignited on Deng Rui's body.

Another half an hour later.

Centered on the battlefield, dozens of kilometers of surrounding land have turned into a wasteland, countless structures collapsed, in a terribly tragic scene.

And this occurred while the Azure Flame Squad deliberately controlled the battlefield.

The Azure Flame Squad originally had twelve members; now only half remain, the other six withdrew to the side for treatment due to severe injuries.

They all took a certain pale‑green elixir.

Earlier, Eastern Summer imported a batch of highly effective healing elixirs from the Ice Lion Kingdom, capable of restoring spiritual power and wounds in a short time.

But the pressure on the remaining six suddenly increased dramatically.

During the previous half hour, they persisted by constantly rotating.

Although these insects suffered heavy damage, they seemed to possess endless vitality, making them extremely hard to kill.

Unless a single lethal blow eradicates them with overwhelming force, they will rely on their astonishing regenerative ability to rise again and again.

Boom! In the Awakening Squad, a black‑clad man holding a deck of playing cards kept flinging the cards at the Abyssal Insect Beasts.

He is Lin Ran, the deputy leader of the Azure Flame Squad.

Each flung card burst into blazing fire mid‑air and then struck the Abyssal Insect Beast with pinpoint accuracy.

These cards are forged from a special metal, incredibly hard, and can channel spiritual power, making them a unique spirit‑energy weapon.

When Lin Ran swings them, the cards move at super‑fast speed, even piercing the shell of an Abyssal Beetle, entering its body, and then detonating.

Against a 'Burst Insect', a single shot hits the soul.

With these cards, Lin Ran has already slain three King‑Realm Abyssal Insect Beasts.

But the life force of these Abyssal Insect Beasts is truly astounding; the cards in his hand are now few, and more importantly—

His internal spiritual power has already been depleted.

Because he repeatedly took restorative elixirs in a short span, his body has also suffered some effects.

"Damn it! All of you, go die!"

Feeling his spiritual power completely exhausted, a flash of ruthlessness crossed Lin Ran's eyes.

The mission of this Extraordinary Squad this time is to hold back these Abyssal Insect Beasts so they cannot enter the city.

The longer they can delay, the better.

Until the Ice Lion Kingdom's support arrives.

As long as they hold out until the Ice Lion Kingdom's support comes, they can retreat.

But Lin Ran feels he cannot hold out until then.

The Ice Lion Kingdom lies far in Africa, ten thousand li from the Demon Capital; even at the speed of sound, it would still take a full eight hours!

Only one hour has passed so far! So Lin Ran prepares to charge before the Abyssal Insect Beasts and trigger a 'Self‑Destruct'.

He wields an ability called Co‑Combust, which can detonate his own body, unleashing a massive attack.

Its power is enough to kill high‑tier beings of the King Realm! Since his spiritual power is depleted, Lin Ran intends to sacrifice himself to slay a few more King‑Realm Abyssal Insect Beasts, easing the pressure on his teammates.

With that thought, he resolutely charged toward the sole high‑tier King‑Realm 'Burst Insect'.

"I'll let you taste the power of self‑destruct!"

"Team Lin, don't be foolish. Hold on a bit longer; the leader said the Ice Lion Kingdom's support troops are arriving soon!"

Seeing Lin Ran ready to charge at the Burst Insect, the red‑haired woman naturally guessed his intention and hurriedly used telepathy to try to stop him.

On the other side, Deng Rui is also struggling to hold on.

At this moment, the flames on his body have dimmed, and his core spiritual power has been completely drained.

The other members are the same, having reached the point of oil‑burned‑out lamps.

They never expected this battle to be so arduous.

But for the countless lights of the families behind them, no one chose to retreat.

In the face of disaster, there will always be those who run against the tide.

The red‑haired woman failed to dissuade Lin Ran.

"Cheep!"

Just as Lin Ran was about to detonate himself, a loud crane call suddenly rang from the sky.

Instantly, massive ice pillars nearly a hundred meters long rained down, piercing the burst insect directly in front of him with perfect precision.

The powerful frost primordial spirit burst forth, instantly sealing that burst insect in permanent ice!

The other Black Abyss Insect Tribe members nearby suffered the same fate.

Pierced by different ice pillars, they then solidified into ice statues.

【Heavenly Ice Drop】

"Support arrived!?"

Lin Ran felt both excitement and disbelief in his heart.

The Ice Lion Kingdom lies ten thousand li away; to appear here so quickly would require traveling at ten times the speed of sound!

(End of chapter)