Chapter 457 The Insects’ Scheme
Seeing the people that arrived after the travel hardships, Ou Yangming was grateful. He nodded and asked Woo Lejia, “Brother Woo, were you attacked by the Insects throughout your journey?”
“Yes!” Woo Lejia looked serious as he answered, “We were attacked over 30 times along the way.” “Over 30 times?” Ou Yangming’s eyebrows twitched because it was quite a significant number. He began to have a bad feeling about this. “How many casualties are there?”
Woo Lejia responded proudly, “Given that there were plenty of Supreme Great Ancestors, how could there be casualties? We weren’t harmed at all.”
“You were attacked over 30 times but nobody’s harmed?” Ou Yangming was stunned. “Were the Insects fooling around?”
“Master Ou, now that you say it, it honestly felt like that.” Woo Lejia laughed and replied to the young fellow.
Chen Yixian went forward and noted sternly, “Brother Woo is right. The Insects attacked many times, but there weren’t any strong species, and we were well-prepared, so nobody was injured. That said… I kept feeling like they’re more than that.” He was hesitant before he finished his sentence.
Yu Jinshuang looked at them and sighed. “If that’s all the Insects can do, how could they have caused disasters for the Humans for generations?”
“Yes, but that’s what we experienced throughout our journey,” Chen Yixian expressed then asked Ou Yangming, “Master Ou, what do you think about the Insects since you’ve been guarding Yongxiang City?” “Now that you’re here, you’ll find out soon.” Ou Yangming smiled bitterly.
Perhaps he jinxed it, the ground in the distance began moving again. The people from the city had witnessed this many times, so they had become immune to it.
Various insects emerged from the ground after a brief moment, but they did not attack as though they knew Ou Yangming and the other experts were keeping watch in the city. In fact, they even back away on purpose.
Woo Lejia and the newly-arrived great ancestors looked grave when the insects appeared.
A siege from the Insects must not be taken lightly because it was extremely different from their encounters along the way. In a way, Chen Yixian and the rest of the convoy were more cautious against the insects here.
Nonetheless, they had strange looks on their faces after 15 minutes.
When another 15 minutes passed, Woo Lejia questioned as he became impatient, “What’s going on? Those insects… Are they just going to sunbathe without attacking?” Sure enough, the area outside the city was dominated by the Insects because they could be seen everywhere. If a person somehow ended up among them, he or she would have been eaten until no bones were left. Despite that, no insects could be seen within roughly 100 meters from the city walls. It was as if there was an invisible boundary that stopped the insects from getting close. On top of that, no insects could be seen around Multi-armed King Kong, Ou Yangming, and his companions. No matter how the insects squirmed their bodies, they did not go near them at all.
“Yes, I don’t know what the Insects are up to. They’ll come out a few times every day but will go back after making a grand appearance. It’s really…” Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and shook his head. “Nobody knows what they’re up to.”
“No. Master Ou, I’m sure something’s off,” Chen Yixian remarked in a deep voice.
Yu Jinshuang and the others exchanged glances and forced smiles. They were powerhouses that had seen the vicissitudes of life, so they naturally knew what he meant.
Nevertheless, the problem was nobody could guess what the Insects were plotting. Honestly, the Insects were acting very differently from how they did in the past. Chen Yixian asked after some thought, “Master Ou, what should we do now?” Ou Yangming answered helplessly, “Nothingwe can only wait to see what they’re about to do.”
“But doesn’t that make us seem weak? If we can find the Insects’ lair…” Chen Yixian’s eyes lit up.
“The Insects are skilled at hiding, so we won’t be able to find them if they’re already hiding somewhere,” Ou Yangming stated without any hesitation. He glanced at the Insects far away and said, “Look-how many powerhouses do you think they have?”
Everyone else looked outside the city at once. Although they were from different races, they could identify the Insects’ strengths according to their auras.
There were plenty of insects around but most of them were only here to make up the number. There were not many Yang-grade-level half-spirit insects at all, let alone great-ancestor-level ones. Needless to say, the people knew the real powerhouses were likely hiding underground and instead of exposing themselves. After all, the few Yang-grade-level half-spirit insects could not have controlled that many insects at all.
Woo Lejia had a fierce look in his eyes as he expressed, “Brother Ou, I don’t think we should wait like this anymore.”
“What do you think we should do?” Ou Yangming was moved. “Kill them!” Woo Lejia was full of killing intent. “Since we can’t figure out what they’re planning, we shouldn’t. As long as we kill those insects, I’m sure the rest won’t continue to hide.”
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh, but he seemed rather excited.
“Brother Woo, we wouldn’t have the guts to act rashly if you hadn’t come, but now that you’re here… What are we waiting for?”
Yu Jinshuang’s face changed. “Master Ou, dear friends, this is an important issue, so I think it’s best to think it through.”
Ou Yangming chuckled. “Governor Yu, I’m aware of your concerns, but I have a hunch that the Insects are setting up something. If we let them be now, I’m afraid that it’ll put us in a disadvantageous spot.”
Seeing as Yu Jinshuang was going to voice out again, Ou Yangming uttered strictly, “Governor Yu, I’ve decided, and I’ll bear the responsibility if anything happens.” Yu Jinshuang was startled. Just as he was going to persuade the young fellow, Woo Lejia waved his hand and announced, “Everyone, Master Ou has ordered us to kill the Insects!” He later retrieved a shield and charged toward the Insects.
Many Supreme Great Ancestors that came with him, as well as their respective followers, laughed out loud and yelled, “Master Ou has ordered us to kill the Insects!”
With that, over 100 people swarmed toward their enemies.
Just like what they saw, there were many insects around but they were there to make up the number. Since Woo Lejia and the others were elite powerhouses from influential clans, they cast aside their worries and went all out during the fight. Consequently, blood was shed everywhere.
The great ancestors split themselves into 10 groups of 5, and they slaughtered the Insects efficiently.
It was evident through their teamwork that they had done this together many times throughout their journey, which was why they were incredibly efficient.
Yu Jinshuang and his people were dumbfounded when they witnessed the crazy performances from the powerhouses, and they were left in awe. What shocked them more was Ou Yangming’s status in their hearts.
As soon as Ou Yangming made the decision, the powerhouses even ignored the governor’s concerns as if the governor and the martial artists from Yongxiang City were merely decorations.
Besides, Yu Jinshuang and the rest also noticed that Woo Lejia made it clear that it was Master Ou who gave the order. The phrase that he used was simply fearful!
As the powerhouses wiped out the insects, other than a part of them that resisted, the rest squirmed back into their holes because they knew they were no match against the people. Woo Lejia and the powerhouses were on a killing spree, but they only managed to kill a limited number of insects.
After just one round, Woo Lejia and the people returned to the city feeling like they had not gotten enough out of the fight.
Yu Jinshuang sighed helplessly and glanced at Ou Yangming. ‘It’s great news for the entire human race to have a God-favored man like him, who’s not only the master of two spirit beasts, but is also revered by many Supreme Great Ancestors. However, what will the imperial family think about this?’
He shook his head. At the end of the day, this would not be his concern.
The area outside the city was in a mess at the moment as countless carcasses piled up on the ground. It made the place look creepy and weird.
Everyone rested after they returned to the city. Since then, the horn, which was sounded every day whenever the Insects came out, no longer sounded for the rest of the day.
On the next day, when the people went looking from atop the walls again, the Insects were nowhere to be seen. Even so, the carcasses from yesterday had somehow disappeared.
For a few consecutive days, the Insects outside the city seemed to have disappeared and did not show up anymore.
Having said that, there was still a tense atmosphere in the city. The stranger the Insects acted, the more worried the people were. This was because everyone knew the Insects’ scheme was about to happen, and it might cause an irreparable consequence.
On this day, Ou Yangming went up the wall to patrol again. The city’s defense had become indestructible, but the detestable Insects were nowhere to be seen.
The people became more anxious as the days passed. Had the two spirit insects given up on going against the Humans?
All of a sudden, a flash of a figure was seen as Wu Hanning hurried up the wall.
Ou Yangming turned to look and noticed a pair of flustered eyes. It was his first time seeing Wu Hanning looking like that. Given that the princess forgot herself, what bad news did she receive?
He took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, “Your Highness, what news did you get?”
The imperial family’s secret technique was irreplaceable.
Wu Hanning looked shaken up as she responded softly, “Brother Ou, don’t be so.. Anxious.”
Ou Yangming was struck dumb. For some reason, a penetrating chill cast over his body as he questioned, “What?”
“I know where the Insects’ powerhouses are.”
“Where?”
“Changlong County’s… Prefecture.”