The black-robed wizard slowly retreated, and the蛊虫 beneath him piled up to block his path. If Mu Yuanying touched these蛊虫, she would be devoured by the swarm.
"It's useless. You can't get close to me at all. Unless someone is willing to become nourishment for the蛊虫, you'll have a chance to break through their defense," the black-robed wizard said calmly, appearing very relaxed, as if he wasn't worried about Mu Yuanying attacking him.
At this moment, a round, plump object flew from a distance and landed directly in the swarm of蛊虫, smashing a hole in the defensive line they had formed. Upon closer inspection, the object that had been thrown was a small human head. Suddenly, the蛊虫, as if flies spotting feces, swarmed towards the head in an instant, completely out of the black-robed wizard's control.
"Damn it! Infant spirits! You bunch of trash!" The black-robed wizard cursed loudly the moment he saw the small head. How could these useless people have thrown an infant spirit here! The蛊虫, as soul-devouring蛊虫, loved resentful spirits the most; the heavier the resentment, the greater their attraction. Infant spirits were magical artifacts refined through extremely cruel means, possessing intense resentment and a strong attraction to the蛊虫.
Mu Yuanying's eyes lit up. This was a good opportunity! She immediately stepped forward, planting her foot on the swarm of蛊虫. Cold energy erupted from her foot, instantly turning the蛊虫 beneath her into ice sculptures. Mu Yuanying stepped on the frozen蛊虫 and leaped forward, striking at the black-robed wizard with her palm.
The black-robed wizard's face, hidden beneath his robe, furrowed slightly. He raised his hand, and a single蛊虫 that had been by his side, unmoving, instantly flew up and slammed into Mu Yuanying's chin with incredible speed. Mu Yuanying was sent flying backward, her head thrown back as if she had just been hit by an uppercut.
"Don't you know that all蛊师 have a life-bound蛊虫?" the black-robed wizard sneered. Mu Yuanying wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. In this short time, the infant spirit had been completely consumed by the蛊虫, once again blocking her path. Mu Yuanying frowned slightly. This was so troublesome!
"Su Fan." Mu Yuanying couldn't help but call out for Su Fan's help. In their previous battles, she had seen that Su Fan's overall strength was greater than hers.
"Huh?" Su Fan, after killing another wizard, looked at Mu Yuanying in confusion. Lin Yao, standing nearby, was already numb. Su Fan was too strong; none of these people could last even a single round against him, all being killed with one strike. And the key was that Su Fan was still fighting with his eyes closed!
"Can you help?" Mu Yuanying asked Su Fan.
"No problem. Hold on a little longer, and I'll finish clearing out these small fry," Su Fan replied with a slight nod. The remaining few wizards trembled as they looked at Su Fan, the thought of escape forming in their minds. When facing an enemy with absolutely no chance of victory, the most sensible course of action was to run, regardless of whether they could escape or not.
However, Su Fan wouldn't let them have their way. He flicked his hands, and threads of true energy instantly ensnared all the remaining wizards. "Did I say you could leave? Die!" Without another word, Su Fan tightened the threads in his hands, and the remaining wizards were instantly sliced in half at the waist.
By this time, the蛊虫 had already crossed Mu Yuanying's ice barrier and were rapidly approaching her. Mu Yuanying hastily retreated, no longer having time to output cold energy to fend off the蛊虫. Without the maintenance of the cold energy, the previously frozen蛊虫 quickly broke free from their icy prisons and joined the swarm, surging towards Mu Yuanying even faster.
"Hey, carrying so many bugs around, isn't that disgusting?" Su Fan walked over, his scalp tingling at the sight of the dense mass of bugs on the ground, a true nightmare for those with trypophobia.
"Stop babbling and hurry up and help!" Mu Yuanying, also feeling a bit queasy at the sight of the dense swarm crawling towards her, urged Su Fan to help quickly.
"Coming, coming. After this is over, don't forget to help me guard my house," Su Fan said to Mu Yuanying as an opportunity.
"Got it, got it, hurry up!" The蛊虫 were already at her feet, yet Su Fan still appeared unconcerned. Mu Yuanying was starting to panic. Su Fan immediately rushed forward, striking the swarm of蛊虫 with one blade and one sword. The two forces, one hot and one cold, were unleashed on the ground, instantly burning some of the蛊虫 to death and freezing others. However, Su Fan's ice and fire range was limited. While effective against single targets, his area-of-effect attacks were not as good as Mu Yuanying's.
"Retreat!" Su Fan told Mu Yuanying to fall back quickly.
"Can you hold on a little longer?" Su Fan asked as he retreated to Mu Yuanying's side.
"What are you going to do?" Mu Yuanying asked, confused.
"To catch the leader, you must first catch the king. To deal with these stinking bugs, we must eliminate their master," Su Fan's idea was to directly kill the black-robed wizard, thereby neutralizing the threat of the蛊虫.
"I'll try my best." Mu Yuanying didn't know how long she could hold out, so she could only try her best to resist.
"Then I'm going." Su Fan bid her farewell and charged directly towards the black-robed wizard. Su Fan used the Qi Ascension Technique to boost his strength and consumed an aphrodisiac pill, instantly raising his power to the Yuheng realm. He leaped into the air, soaring three to four meters high and covering over ten meters, instantly crossing the swarm and reaching the black-robed wizard.
"Overestimating yourself." The black-robed wizard dismissed Su Fan with disdain. His life-bound蛊虫 instantly attacked Su Fan. Seeing the bug flying towards him like lightning, Su Fan immediately slashed at it. With a "ding," Su Fan felt as if he had struck an iron ball – slippery and incredibly hard. The bug slammed into Su Fan's chest, feeling like being hit by a bullet, causing Su Fan's chest to ache.
"Holy crap!" Su Fan stumbled back a step, clutching his chest with a contorted expression. "Holy crap, that hurt!" Su Fan gasped, taking in a breath of cold air. This beetle was so fast and so powerful! "It really is a bit tricky," Su Fan muttered to himself, a headache forming.
Seeing that Su Fan was fine after just rubbing his chest, the black-robed wizard once again commanded the蛊虫 to attack Su Fan. As the蛊虫 attacked again, Su Fan frowned slightly. He pondered how to deal with this extremely fast beetle, as its speed and small size made it quite difficult for him to handle. The beetle directly charged towards Su Fan's heart, seemingly intent on taking his life. Su Fan crossed his sword and saber in front of his chest, accurately blocking the beetle's charge with a pleasant metallic clang. The beetle was sent flying back, circled, and then charged at Su Fan again. Su Fan's mind raced, his brow furrowed, when suddenly his eyes lit up, and he had an idea. No matter how fast you fly, in the end, you're still a bug. And for dealing with bugs, specialized tools are the most effective!