"What was going on?"
"Those bugs seemed to have lost their connection to the Bug Nest Overlord?"
"They'd... lost control?"
While everyone was still wondering—
"Shriek—!"
Suddenly, a clear, piercing bird cry rang out from the void.
The sound was intensely penetrating, as if it could stab straight through the soul.
The instant it sounded, every bug on the battlefield froze for a moment.
Even those elite bugs revealed an instinctive fear.
Everyone hurriedly looked toward the sound.
With just one glance, they witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
In the void, ripples suddenly spread out layer upon layer, like waves over water.
Wherever the ripples passed, countless birds appeared out of thin air.
The moment they appeared, they dove downward, their targets locking straight onto the countless bugs.
A Tiger-Headed Horned Eagle seized with both claws, and a multi-legged centipede several meters long was torn in half...
A Crimson Vermilion Bird opened its beak and spat flames. Wherever the fire passed, even beetle shells melted away, instantly revealing the flesh inside...
The Silver Hunting Falcons were fast to the extreme, shuttling through the swarm like bolts of lightning. Every time they swept past, countless bug heads flew up...
Most terrifying were those Bird Storms. Their numbers were enormous, and when they combined, they were like spinning tornadoes, sweeping the bugs into them...
Their sharp beaks and claws were like cutting machines. In just a few breaths, they gnawed through great swaths of bugs until only pieces remained, and mangled limbs and ruined bodies scattered through the void...
Hiss!
Across the battlefield, the sound of people sucking in cold breaths rang out.
"How... how did so many bird phantoms suddenly appear in the void?"
A million birds slaughtered the bugs like wheat being