The Giant Cicada's ten massive wings flapped violently, and every seam on its body emitted blinding white light. These beams of light, like energy cannons, annihilated everything in their path.
Xun Ying, who was in mid-air, and Mai Ya Mi, who was spectating, were both struck by several beams and sent flying hundreds of meters away.
Following this, the Giant Cicada's powerful hind legs pushed off, and its entire body instantly lunged towards Mai Ya Mi, tearing its body in half.
Xun Ying, sword in hand, was about to charge down but was blocked by Charles.
Charles could no longer allow Xun Ying to attack the Giant Cicada. It wasn't that he feared Xun Ying killing the Giant Cicada, but rather that the Giant Cicada, in its ferocity, might gravely injure Xun Ying.
While he intended to usurp the Hunter's Association's dominance with the help of the Giant Cicada, that was a matter for gradual execution. Recklessly provoking the Hunter's Association into becoming sworn enemies would only lead to them crushing his organization.
"Mr. Xun, that cicada is now the Sacred Beast of my church. Please let it handle the fallen angel. Even if you don't trust this Sacred Beast, isn't it enjoyable to watch these two fierce creatures tear each other apart?"
Xun Ying narrowed his eyes and finally refrained from attacking. He did not wish to openly antagonize the Church of Radiant Glory here.
With its body torn apart, Mai Ya Mi's ferocity was ignited. Its dispersed body entangled the Giant Cicada, rendering it immobile for the moment.
This state caused immense damage to Mai Ya Mi every second. If the Giant Cicada could simply hold on, Mai Ya Mi would perish on its own, but this was Mai Ya Mi's only chance.
"It's your turn to act!"
Wen Wen, who had been secretly observing from afar, hesitated for a moment before finally taking a deep breath. He took out a longbow adorned with a heart and a black feathered arrow.
The bow was the Bow of Conception, an SCP of the True Order class.
And that arrow... was a unique projectile modified by Mai Ya Mi, infused with a fifth of its power!
Charles's arrival introduced several variables into Wen Wen's meticulously planned scheme, but Wen Wen was unwilling to abandon this rare opportunity, so he decided to act.
He first donned three layers of nested protection, making himself appear bulkier. He held a piece of Universal Medicine in his mouth, then entered the void space, rendering his body ethereal.
Finally, he activated his spatial teleportation ability, appearing directly behind the Giant Cicada. He drew the longbow, aiming at the Giant Cicada's tail, which had become a massive bloody cavity. His task was complete once he shot the arrow into the Giant Cicada's tail.
The Giant Cicada, entangled by Mai Ya Mi, was unable to pay attention to its rear. However, Charles saw Wen Wen and let out a soft hum before unleashing a beam of white light.
But the moment the white light flew out, it was dispersed by a beam of sword light. Xun Ying wore a smile identical to Charles's:
"I think what you said makes a lot of sense. Watching them fight each other is quite interesting."
With Charles's obstruction removed, Wen Wen smoothly drew his bow and loosed the arrow. The black arrow flew directly into the bloody cavity at the Giant Cicada's tail.
He then immediately activated a pre-set spatial marker and teleported over ten kilometers away. Upon stopping, Wen Wen gasped for air. Just a slight misstep and he would have been eliminated by Charles.
Then, Wen Wen looked at the longbow in his hand, feeling a pang of heartache.
Merely by firing that single arrow, several cracks had appeared on the Bow of Conception, which was originally infinitely usable. It was estimated that it would be unusable after a few more uses.
However, if the plan succeeded, it would all be worth it. The arrow had been fired; the next step was Mai Ya Mi's task.
The Giant Cicada, entangled by Mai Ya Mi, suddenly stiffened. Its tail slammed violently against the sea surface, and the intense shockwave obliterated everything within a kilometer radius of its tail. It continued to pound incessantly.
Who shot the arrow just now?
What are they trying to do?
What are they trying to do?
Are they fixated on my tail?
If Wen Wen were in the Giant Cicada's position, he would likely be driven to madness. First, he suffered a brutal thousand-year-kill, and then he was wounded by a sneak arrow. Even a saint could not endure such an indignity!
Mai Ya Mi's body, clinging to the Giant Cicada's head, detected the aura of the arrow it had painstakingly modified and its expression brightened.
Now, the situation was under control!
Its body suddenly transformed into a surging black mist and then dissipated into the air.
The enraged Giant Cicada suddenly froze. Its opponent had vanished.
Charles and Xun Ying were equally perplexed by what had happened. As Disaster-level powerhouses, they could discern that Mai Ya Mi hadn't escaped using some trick but had truly disappeared into thin air.
Its aura had also vanished. If Mai Ya Mi had been reduced to such a state by an attack, it could have been declared dead.
However, Mai Ya Mi's self-disappearance made the situation even more inscrutable.
The Giant Cicada was still searching for Mai Ya Mi's body when it suddenly felt a sharp pain in its abdomen, as if something was gestating within its body.
Then, to its astonishment, it realized it was pregnant!
This was utterly impossible. As a creature more powerful than an average Disaster-level entity, it could control when it became pregnant at will. Sudden pregnancy was an impossibility.
What the Giant Cicada didn't know was that Mai Ya Mi had once deposited a fifth of its power into that arrow.
As long as the arrow successfully impregnated the Giant Cicada, Mai Ya Mi would directly transfer to the location of that fifth of its power, becoming the fetus gestated by the Giant Cicada!
Under these circumstances, the Giant Cicada could not allow what it was carrying to be born and immediately used its internal power to try and destroy it, meaning to induce a miscarriage.
But once it began to attempt this, it discovered that the child it was now carrying seemed far more powerful than anticipated. It already possessed Disaster-level strength within its womb, making a simple miscarriage impossible.
Giving birth to a powerful child was something that should bring joy to the Giant Cicada. But how powerful would a child that already possessed Disaster-level strength in the womb become? Would it drain the Giant Cicada dry to provide the necessary nutrients for its birth?
Moreover, why did the shape of this child seem so unusual?
A faint black mist manifested within the Giant Cicada's body. Upon seeing the mist, the Giant Cicada was instantly alarmed.
Now, it understood why it had suddenly become pregnant and why the child was so powerful even before birth!
What was inside its belly was Mai Ya Mi, the fallen angel it had just fought!
Being transformed into a creature of light had only angered the Giant Cicada but not instilled fear, as it was merely a change of allegiance.
But upon discovering that the being in its belly was Mai Ya Mi, the Giant Cicada was suddenly filled with terror. Aside from the time it was ambushed by the Archangel, this was the closest it had ever come to death!
If it wished to destroy the fallen angel within its body, the energy required would also destroy itself.
If it allowed the fallen angel to grow, it would be drained, and the Giant Cicada would still be killed once the fallen angel was born!