The Underground Palace

"Boom--!"

The deafening explosion shattered the tranquility of Yin City at night.

Thick smoke billowed from the south gate of Yin City, and Psychic Energy Cannons disrupted the surrounding Psychic Energy fluctuations, causing the entire city wall to tremble slightly.

A pale yellow halo was instantly activated, like a giant, transparent, semi-circular lid, covering the entire city.

The Psychic Energy Protection Network installed on the Human Race city walls was passively activated under this fierce offensive.

As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war. The Sea Race army arrived at the city and launched an attack without warning.

They had no intention of staying in the city, nor were they stingy with sea monsters and cannonballs.

In an instant, smoke and dust filled the outer walls of the city, and explosions rang out one after another.

As long as they can conquer it and carve out a piece of this continent, they will have won a great victory.

A fierce siege has begun.

A 500-meter-long sea monster led the charge, crashing straight into the city gate.

It still bore numerous wounds from the previous landing battle, with mud mixed with blood congealed at the gaps, making it look ferocious and terrifying.

The defenders on the city wall naturally overlooked the injuries, and a barrage of attacks immediately surged towards the giant sea beast's wounds.

However, the Sea Race's soldiers and beasts were not to be trifled with.

Each giant sea monster has many small and medium-sized sea monsters clinging to its body, which will block the attacks.

Meanwhile, the Sea Race soldiers would aim their cannons at the city walls, gradually weakening the protective fencing of Yin City.

Not far away, a fleet belonging to the Sea Race was crawling towards Yin City at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Beneath these ships, propelled by a semi-transparent substance that moves like a snail.

It is precisely because of these soft "feet" that the Sea Race's warships can move freely on land.

Behind the Sea Race army, in front of the mudflats where they had previously landed.

Dozens of awakened Sea Race were using Psychic Energy to draw some kind of intricate array on the ground.

Each of them was chanting incantations, and the Psychic Energy fluctuations within their bodies were rapidly evaporating as the drawing process continued.

A moment later, a huge and complex magic circle was formed, just as a group of soldiers captured villagers from a nearby small settlement.

"I have connections in Yin City, you can't..."

Before the struggling villagers could finish speaking, their necks were neatly sliced open.

The gushing blood directly submerged this enormous magic circle, which was two to three meters in diameter.

The next moment, the magic array absorbed all the blood, and the scene instantly became the cleanest place within a ten-mile radius.

A faint red light appeared above the magic circle, and the fresh, warm blood fully activated the formation.

Immediately afterwards, this strange magic circle began to absorb the blood and flesh remains from the surrounding battlefield.

"Hmm? That shouldn't be the case, why is the absorption rate so slow?"

This mudflat, having witnessed a major battle, could easily be described as a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

However, even in this area covered in a bright red glow, the improved Water-Gathering Formation doesn't absorb energy very quickly.

However, they didn't have the energy to find the cause in the short term, so they could only continue to maintain the stability of the formation.

Unbeknownst to them, beneath the soil, thousands upon thousands of Radiant Feathers were also absorbing energy.

Returning to Yin City, which was under siege, while its south gate was being attacked, its subordinate Meifeng County was also being attacked.

However, it was no longer just attacks from the Sea Race, but also sneak attacks from the Insect Race.

Large numbers of Leafcutter Ants stepped over sea monsters to cross the Spirit Resonance River.

Among those sea creatures, the carcasses of crabs, resembling those with shells on their heads, floated on the surface of the water, forming a continuous mass.

Looking around, it was as if a wide road had appeared out of nowhere.

Leafcutter Ants are not heavy and are agile, so it's only natural that they can cross rivers by stepping on sea creatures.

After crossing the river, the swarm was directed to split into two groups.

Most of the Leafcutter Ants headed directly towards Meifeng County, while the rest began digging tunnels.

They intend to use this opportunity to flank and ambush the enemy.

This has resulted in Meifeng County, which is not actually close to Yin City, being surrounded by enemies from both sides.

Their demise was a foregone conclusion.

"Boss, no... maybe we should just run away."

A fighter temporarily conscripted from an underground arena tilted his head and spoke subtly to the person next to him.

They were forcibly conscripted by the army, which was short-handed.

Looking at the overwhelming swarm of Insect Race rushing in from afar, it was truly impossible to muster the will to resist.

The man beside him, known as the boss, tightened his grip on his weapon nervously and did not agree to his proposal.

There's no escaping it.

He thought this to himself, but he was unwilling to voice this conclusion aloud.

However, he knew very well that the enemy outnumbered him and would not give him a chance to escape.

The fighter who had spoken earlier, seeing his solemn expression, wanted to say something more.

But the next moment, a sharp, knife-like foreleg suddenly appeared beneath his feet, and he was sliced vertically in two.

Subsequently, the Leafcutter Ants emerged from the ground one after another and dismembered the terrified and speechless "leader".

The fragmented corpse was lifted by some ants and placed back into the pit from which it had been brought in.

Under this offensive, Meifeng County, which received no reinforcements, was plunged into utter despair.

Meanwhile, deep within the Spirit Resonance Rainforest, Shisui silently entered the outer perimeter of the Beastfolk's core area.

From the moment we entered the territory where the Beastfolk actually lived, we saw many more signs of biological activity all around us.

It's fair to say that if it weren't for the war, this place would be quite lively on ordinary days.

However, with the outbreak of war, the Beastfolk simply relocated most of the ordinary people.

Under the cover of these traces of life, the presence of the Insect Race is even harder to detect than in the previous desolate land.

However, Shisui did not find them by following the tracks of their prey.

With the opening of the Kakugan, the direction of the Psychic Energy flow, which was shimmering faintly in the night, was more conspicuous than any other trace.

Thus, he easily discovered the Insect Race's underground palace, which was closest to the front lines.

It's called an underground palace, but it's actually a collection of underground tunnels built by a large number of Leafcutter Ants.

The intricate network of passageways makes this "palace" resemble a massive maze.

Apart from Leafcutter Ants, which act based on their senses of the Insect Mother and their own kind, no other creature can fathom this vast labyrinth.

Shisui landed lightly, and before his feet even touched the ground, a thick fog quickly enveloped the entire palace grounds.

The Leafcutter Ants became agitated upon seeing the sudden appearance of strangers, hissing as they charged forward.

But before they could get close, a massive surge of Psychic Energy suddenly erupted.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

A series of small, dense explosions rang out, and all the Leafcutter Ants in the vicinity suddenly exploded and died.

The blood mist dispersed, mixing with Feather Powder in the air, giving the thick fog a faint red hue.

Shisui didn't bother to even glance at the insects, and stepped directly into the underground tunnel supported and decorated with skeletons.