744. Flags

Suddenly, Flash blossomed from Xiya's fingertips.

The girl in heavy armor swept her right hand.

From left to right, a series of flashes erupted along the crest of the Insect Tide, turning the world black and white.

Boom, boom, boom—

Huge explosions erupted among the insects. Each blast completely cleared out a section of the swarm, leaving behind a massive hollow as other insects rushed in to fill it.

Relying on Xiya's strength alone, the seemingly unstoppable swarm's advance actually halted for a brief moment.

Without hesitation, Xiya lowered her raised right hand once more.

Another series of black-and-white flashes swept across the swarm, as if plowing the ground a second time after it had already been plowed once. The insects suffered another heavy blow.

This time, even the cannon fodder blocking the sunlight was blown away by the blast waves.

Sunlight briefly descended upon the earth, setting the foremost insects ablaze amid their rustling movements. One after another, they fell.

The watchtower, which had been completely enveloped, finally came into view. Its originally sturdy structure had collapsed, leaving behind nothing but ruins.

Although Xiya's attacks had effectively stopped the swarm's assault from the front, the swarm's advance elsewhere had not been affected much. By now, if one looked down from the sky, one could see that the insects surrounding Sunset Town had gathered toward it, gradually encircling the town.

Only a little over an hour had passed.

Lu Ban drew the silver revolver Last Words, loaded it with Speech Bullets containing the Great Being's mutterings, and fired several shots at the swarm.

The insects struck by the bullets immediately twisted. As their wings vibrated at high speed, they spread the ancient song to their other kind. For a moment, clusters of insects centered around those creatures began falling, exploding