The Insect Mother's Trump Card

Amidst terrified screams, the hunt officially began.

In an instant, most of the Ten-Thousand-Blade Mountain Range was shrouded in Feather Powder.

This includes Bai Ye, who recently fled; the chaotic Qiongfang City; the retreating Demon Race army; and the Laboratory within the Ten-Thousand-Blade Mountain Range.

And that enormous mansion of the Demon Race 'Heaven-Controlling Realm.

The Laboratory and the mansion in the Heaven-Controlling Realm were not immediately and completely invaded by the Feather Powder.

Their pre-activated Psychic Energy Shield, which they had set up in advance as a precaution, saved them for a moment.

However, the remaining victims were not so lucky.

Stranded in Cedar Forest Bai Ye was utterly powerless to resist the invasion of Feather Powder into her body.

Like all living things in the forest, it only takes three seconds from the appearance of Rc Cells in the body to their engulfment by Rc Cells.

She didn't escape, so she had no way of knowing that all the Beastfolk taken in by the Insect Race had died.

Among them were the Doves-kind, which she disliked.

On the other side, the situation in Qiongfang City was even more dire.

The Psychic Energy Barrier on the city wall, which had stood for over a hundred years, suddenly shattered.

The howling winds that were once kept out have now surged into the city.

A thick fog blanketed the upper and lower districts of Qiongfang City.

All Beastfolk who inhale Feather Powder will have their bodies emptied by Rc Cells in a short time, leaving not even a skin.

At this moment, whether nobles or commoners, in the face of death, the Demon Race achieved a rare state of equality among all.

Everything is reset to zero.

Besides the neat clusters of buildings weathered by time and the everyday atmosphere that permeates the area.

Qiongfang City became deathly silent, as if no living beings had ever inhabited it.

As for the Demon Race army outside the city...

They had nothing to say.

After all, this group had faced the arrival of the Feather Powder head-on and had long been devoured by the dense fog.

Now, only the Laboratory and the mansion in the Heaven-Controlling Realm are struggling to stay afloat.

However, the Feather Powder and the large amount of hidden Radiant Feathers within it were enough to grind down the remaining Demon Race in the Ten-Thousand-Blade Mountain Range.

The Jiqu was already half-crippled.

Even if he wanted to escape, with Wanren Laboratory shrouded in mist and Lantiao Laboratory already destroyed, he wouldn't have anywhere to run.

I believe they won't be able to keep this up for long.

Therefore, Shisui is no longer within the Ten-Thousand-Blade Mountain Range at this moment.

In the southern part of the Moonfall Continent, this already scarred coastline once again welcomes destroyers.

Shisui stood before the enormous, suspended Insect Hive.

He was stopped by five uniquely designed Insect Race soldiers.

The five insects walked upright like humans, yet possessed a ferocious appearance like beasts.

The head is mostly occupied by huge, locust-like chewing mouthparts.

The remaining portion consisted of a completely degenerated eye, replaced by a massive brain solely for receiving commands from the Insect Mother.

Its two pairs of forelimbs are equipped with huge, sharp scythes, which make a whistling sound as they slash through the air.

Behind the insect, two pairs of large, sharp-edged membranous wings extend.

Looking down, its long, slender tail, covered in barbs, swayed slightly.

The hidden runes on them hinted at the unusual nature of these insects' tails.

A savage and ferocious aura emanated from their emaciated bodies.

This is the trump card that the Insect Mother has painstakingly cultivated.

Shisui stood not far from them, sizing them up with his monstrous Kakugan.

Despite having a clear numerical advantage, the opposing team appeared unusually tense, as if facing immense pressure.

Clearly, the Insect Mother who was controlling these five puppets was well aware that the chances of winning this battle were almost negligible.

But she had no choice but to fight back.

Because she didn't want to die.

One of the insects waiting in front of the Insect Hive suddenly rushed in front of Shisui, followed closely by the others.

The lead insect raised its sickle.

The identical tails behind the Insect Race all glowed faintly at the same time.

Those scattered rays of light were the portion that overflowed when a large amount of Psychic Energy flowed violently at the same time.

Energy rapidly gathers on the foremost individual, allowing it to temporarily bear a portion of the Insect Mother's power.

Then, the blade fell fiercely.

However, just as the blade was about to strike Shisui...

A dark red bolt of Lightning suddenly shot out.

"Clang!"

The bone blade collided with the suddenly appearing Bikaku.

A crisp metallic clang suddenly rang out.

With a gentle pull and flick of Shisui Bikaku skillfully dissipated half of the force.

Thus, the four scythes, which had been unstoppable, were easily deflected as if they had lost their support.

The lead insect suddenly lost its cover, its face completely exposed to danger.

A momentary, unsuspecting opening appeared.

Another Bikaku lashed out, directly attacking that opening.

The next moment, the Bikaku was blocked by other insects that had joined the battle.

The remaining four insects, under the control of the Insect Mother, cooperated with the previous one to form a battle formation against the Shisui creature.

At this moment, the task of facing the enemy head-on was switched to another member of the Insect Race.

It blocked the Bikaku that Shisui was about to unleash.

But in the face of absolute power, all fancy formations and tactics are futile.

Shisui's laziness subsided somewhat, and the temporarily dormant Kakuhou within him suddenly became active.

Several Kagune appeared in a second.

With a single spin, Zi Sui Shisui a sweeping attack with all eight of its Bikaku, knocking away the temporary core of the formation.

The battle formation lasted only half a second before shattering.

The insects, controlled by the Insect Mother, retreated rapidly and regrouped.

In that short time, Shisui had already switched to the Kakuja state.

The Rc Cells arranged and combined to form a giant, coiled knot of Kagune, constituting Kakuja that is much larger than the main body of the Shisui.

Two pairs of wings spread out behind him, allowing his gigantic body to maintain an extremely fast movement speed.

Compared to the Insect Hive, the Shisui was still only a tiny bit of a size.

But compared to the insects in front of it, Shisui's size made it seem like a colossal creature.

Furthermore, it is only faster, not slower, in terms of speed.

Shisui charged toward the five Insect Race.

In an instant, it reached one of its prey, the Blade Scales on its Bikaku burst open, and it lashed out directly at the insect's neck.

The Insect Mother, who was controlling her offspring inside the Insect Hive, broke out in a cold sweat and quickly ordered the Insect Race to defend themselves.

"Clang!"

The attacked insect blocked the Shisui Bikaku.

However, his strength was clearly inferior to Shisui's, and his body was not tough enough to clash head-on with the Kagune.

Therefore, he was forced to retreat, trying to reduce the distance of the incoming attack as much as possible.

This retreat caused the battle formation that had been painstakingly re-established to crumble once again.

Even from the very beginning of their gestation, the Insect Mother placed high hopes on them to hunt Ghouls.

But the gap between being able to do something and successfully doing it is not so easy to bridge.

As handy and sharp weapons, they could very well kill Heaven-Controlling Realm.

However, it could never kill Zi Sui, who was capable of hunting down even the Shisui in the Heaven-Controlling Realm all by himself.