dark moon

Chapter 221 Insect Swarm
"In the name of the Lord." The screaming voice was not far away. Shuer didn't see anything yet, and the healing magic was directly released on his body.

This is the safest choice. When the situation is unclear, the healer must first ensure his own safety, so that even if he is injured, he can be healed in time, and then consider assisting his teammates.Injuring yourself in order to heal your teammates is the most unwise choice and will only put the entire team into dire straits.

It wasn't until the magic took effect that Xiuer could clearly see the surrounding scene, but he felt that he might as well not have seen clearly. Seeing what he saw in front of him, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

There is also a blue sky above the head, and dark purple earth under the feet. However, if you look closely at the ground, you will find that the earth itself is not purple, but there are large amounts of fungi growing densely on the ground, completely covering the ground, making the earth It looks like it's purple.

Observing the surroundings, the location is an open plain, which stretches as far as the eye can see. There are no trees around, and there is no shelter. There is only a vague shadow a few hundred meters behind, which looks like a group of artificial buildings.

Looking around again, thankfully, Dak was not the only one around, the people who had disappeared before were also around. Obviously, they had not moved since they were pulled close to the alien projection, and they finally waited until rescue arrived.However, counting carefully, the number of people is still about ten. These ten people are probably in danger.

Because the mutated spider mother was also there, the spider mother missing two legs was more than 30 meters away from the crowd, and more than 60 surviving little spiders gathered around it.With the Spider Mother's size, she could reach the crowd with just a slight movement of her body. It couldn't be easier to drag away these ten people.

However, the spider mother did not attack the crowd. She really couldn't spare the time to attack. She had more important problems to deal with.

"God, what are these things?" Safu's suppressed exclamation came from behind Shuer. Even when she saw tens of thousands of little spiders gathered in the magic pool, the female swordsman was not as surprised as she is now, "This Is it...a native creature from another world?"

What frightened Safu and Shuer were indeed the native creatures of this world.

A group of dark brown creatures that are slightly larger than domestic dogs, walk and jump extremely nimbly, and attack with surprising agility.

Coincidentally, like the mutant spider mother, these are also arthropods.

They have an exoskeleton that looks very hard, and a long bone spur protrudes from the head, with a sharp top and a sharp lower edge, like a spear or a cutting knife.Their mouths are not like the mouthparts of arthropods at all. Instead, they protrude forward like a crocodile. There are rows of sharp teeth on the top and bottom of the open mouth. Some of the teeth are stained with blood, red, green, and... There are purple ones.

These are arthropods that can be seen as aggressive from their appearance. They have three pairs of scorpion-like gastropods under their bodies. The gastropods are the same as the bone spurs on the head. They also have sharp ends and sharp inner edges. They are not so much legs. It was a terrible weapon, and being stabbed without preparation would probably be very uncomfortable even with Parvatiga's physical strength.

If you look closely at these bugs, they seem to be born for fighting. Every part of their appearance is designed to kill.To say that they are fighting machines is probably not an exaggeration at all.

What's more important is that the bugs are not one, or even a group of bugs, but are all over the mountains and plains, like a tide. Only a layer of brown carpet can be seen on the purple ground. As for the number, it is impossible to even estimate the number. .

When Xiuer and the others entered, the bugs were attacking indiscriminately. Whether it was cave spiders that were close to their species or humans with completely different appearances, they were all within their killing range.

The little spiders not far away surrounded the mother spider in the middle, using their hard carapace to resist the onslaught of insects. On the side of the intelligent creatures, sixteen mercenaries formed a circle to protect the ordinary craftsmen and scholars. Although they do not have a carapace to protect themselves, their energy-strengthened physiques cannot be easily broken through by insects in the native world. If they are bitten or stabbed, they will only be slightly injured, leaving only a shallow wound.

However, although the injuries were superficial, when the number of insects increased, minor injuries would inevitably turn into serious injuries. Within ten minutes, three mercenaries were dragged into the insect swarm screaming and turned into pieces in the sea of ​​insects.In addition, there are few people on defense and many people need to be protected, so it is difficult to be foolproof. Seeing bugs constantly rushing in through the gaps, the number of ordinary people being protected is also constantly reduced.

Fortunately, the bugs came from the other side. They first passed through the mutant spider mother before they could reach the intelligent creatures. Most of the bugs were restrained by the mutant spider mother, and only a very small number of them surrounded the crowd. Well, very few. Few, only tens of thousands.

The number has long exceeded the range that the mercenaries can handle. Everyone, including the internal scholars, has fallen into despair. Many people have given up the desire to survive. Seeing that the defense line may collapse at any time, at this moment, reinforcements arrive.Dak was the first one to appear. After appearing suddenly and almost killing several similar people who rushed around in ecstasy, he finally recovered from the trance of crossing the world barrier. However, after seeing the surrounding situation clearly, he did not He rushed forward directly to join the battle, but guarded the passage, not even allowing his own people to get close. Even if another insect rushed in and cut open the stomach of a certain craftsman before dying, he would just stab the insect casually. Death, but his feet refused to move even one step.

"Praise the name of the dark moon, and use the light beyond sight to wash away the tiredness of the world's bodies and minds. God loves the world, it is holy."

After recovering from the shock of seeing the insect swarm for the first time, Shuuer raised his hand and shined the healing magic on the heads of the mercenaries who were standing there. The soldiers in the battle only felt a warm feeling on their bodies. The injuries caused by the insects, no matter how serious they were, They all began to heal quickly, and their strength returned to their bodies. Although the number of people was reduced by three, their combat effectiveness was stronger than at the beginning.

"They're all here." The high-level mercenaries appeared one by one. It wasn't until Moria finally came in that Mia faced the people who had been isolated by Dak and were not allowed to get close to them with a straight face, especially the few ordinary people inside. The human scholar said, "Where's Fusen? He's the leader, right? Where's the man?"

The Fusen mentioned by Mia was of course one of her two assistants and the old mage who decided to take the risk of leaving the shelter with this group of people.The scholars smiled bitterly and looked away. Only then did they realize that the old mage had been punched with several holes. Although he was still alive, he was already dying and might die at any time.

Before Mia could say anything, Shuer had already thrown a magic spell to treat minor injuries and stopped the bleeding from the wound. Injuries of this level could no longer be solved with magic healing skills alone. , several wounds have damaged internal organs, and if the wounds are allowed to heal without treatment, I am afraid that Fusen will not survive more than three days.So Xiuer just wanted to save his life temporarily, and let's wait until we have a chance to talk about the treatment.

"Mia, you go to find out the situation and report afterwards. Saf, monitor the projection door and let me know after confirming that it is closed." Looking at the seemingly endless swarm of insects around him very tangled, Xiuer secretly sighed, On the surface, he assigned it as if nothing had happened, "Dark joined the battle, remember not to be too public, I don't want to attract the attention of the swarm from the mutant spider. Fleissen, don't run around, the ability of the swarm is unknown, If you fall into the sea of ​​​​insects, depending on their attack level, you may not be able to come back alive. Just stay in the defense circle and cooperate with Dak to stabilize the front."

"Yuli, give these people the consumable supplies we brought here and let them carry them themselves. Remember, they are redundant supplies. Don't give them away casually if we need them ourselves."

"Okay, this job is simple." He said this, but Yuli knew in his heart that it was not simple at all.

These people definitely don't have water on them, and the eight high-level mercenaries don't bring much water on the basis of their equipment and their own supplies, and it's only a day or two worth of water for so many people. .And it doesn't necessarily take long to leave here. It is not so easy to appease these people's emotions and keep them from falling into chaos.

I'm just an ordinary wingman, how do you know I'm good at this kind of comfort and scheduling work?
"Merity, can you revive these insects and fight like before?" Shuer couldn't hear what Yuri was thinking, and he would pretend not to hear it if he could.

"No, I tried it just now. It's no problem to revive it, but after it wakes up, I can't control it at all. Even if it becomes a zombie, it still relies entirely on instinct to act, and its instinct... seems to be to attack everything. Not the same kind. But you know, I have spare bones..."

"There's no need to waste it. It depends on the situation. This time Shadow Chaser will be a protracted war. It's better to keep the spare bones in a more important place. It's not necessary now." Shaking his head to interrupt Militty's suggestion, Shuer finally Then he turned his attention to the beautiful forest spirit and said, "Moria, you... don't mess around, change back quickly."

Yes, without Shuer's attention, Moria had once again transformed into a tree form, and an oak tree more than ten meters high suddenly appeared on the open plain, which looked quite abrupt.

"Eh? Isn't it possible?" Moria regained her deer form in disappointment, "Is it dangerous?"

"There isn't a tree around, not even normal plants, just these ghost things under your feet." After stepping on the purple carpet, Shuer explained, "You turned into a tree form. On the one hand, you are too tall. It will attract the attention of the insect swarm. On the other hand, depending on the situation, they may even attack plants. If you deal with them like you deal with burrowing spiders, you are likely to fall into their trap and be attacked intensively by them. So you also Fight normally, support Dak and Friesen from a distance, and don't let your vines run around."

"Okay okay, I see."

"Then, let me see what kind of monsters you are." After assigning tasks to everyone, Shuer could finally calm down and carefully observe the battle of these bugs.

(End of this chapter)