The Terrifying Talent of Insectoids

Previously, Yu An had some guesses about the Town Protection Spiritual Power, thinking it was nothing more than "fate, luck, and feng shui."

But he had always felt that the Town Protection Spiritual Power mainly affected the house or protected descendants, and wasn't useful to him, so he had never truly taken it seriously.

But was that really the case?

As a Spiritual Power that came with his awakened status panel, it obviously couldn't be that simple.

Inferring the cause from the effect.

He was able to comprehend a trace of its secret in the early stages of the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster, refining the mysterious aura, which was the Qi of Creation, to strengthen his life essence.

During this process, did luck play a role?

Because the distance was too great, Yu An didn't know what the three Yu brothers encountered or experienced on their journey to the Blessed Land, so he wouldn't mention it.

But what about Old Man Yu?

Was he affected?

Did Zhao Kun sending the juice of the Corpse Stench Devil Plant earlier count?

Especially since Yu An had now absorbed the juice, which filled his body and began to take effect.

This was enough to show that he had also benefited.

Even if all of this was a coincidence, related to other factors.

But this wild beast that had escaped into Old Man Yu's house, how could that be explained?

Beasts of this kind often had sharper instincts.

It didn't know about the existence or effect of the Town Protection Spiritual Power, but driven by its survival instinct, it might have felt that running this way and hiding here would be safe, allowing it to escape this crisis.

So instead of approaching Yu An, who was emitting the smell of the Corpse Stench Devil Plant, it hid inside Old Man Yu's room.

This was because it felt that place would be safer.

Similarly, this was also the reason why it didn't damage Old Man Yu's house.

After all, the so-called Town Protection meant stabilizing and protecting the home.

Yu An had now grown to Juvenile Stage Two and had refined the Qi of Creation. His life essence had almost doubled, which also caused the Spiritual Power's effect to greatly increase.

The Bonding Spiritual Power had shortened from ten years to five years.

The Town Protection Spiritual Power had also changed from a weak enhancement to a small enhancement.

Whether weak or small, it was difficult to measure with specific numbers.

But one only needed to refer to the Bonding Spiritual Power to know that it had also doubled.

This indicated that his current Town Protection Spiritual Power was sufficient to exert a stronger effect.

Especially since this Spiritual Power didn't need to be deliberately activated; it was naturally always on as long as he was rooted in Old Man Yu's home.

In the unseen flow of fate, it continuously improved the luck of the homestead and protected its descendants.

Thus, was this Spiritual Power still simple?

In fact, to some extent, it was even more important than the Bonding Spiritual Power, especially when it was bound to a family and integrated with a Blessed Land, its effects would only be more terrifying.

It was indeed worthy of being a Spiritual Power awakened from the beginning.

Compared to the future, Yu An was increasingly looking forward to it.

However, the prerequisite for everything was that he first survive the current crisis.

After the wild beast entered the house, there was no further movement. No matter how Yu An listened or sensed, he found nothing, as if there was nothing inside.

Yu An was filled with curiosity about this highly intelligent wild beast, which even knew how to divert trouble.

Even its sudden provocation of the insectoids and then engaging in another battle was likely to lure the insectoids away, only to circle back quietly.

Was this truly a wild beast, and not a Yao Beast?

After all, wild beasts were called wild beasts because their intelligence was dim and they were full of wildness, acting almost entirely on instinct. Only by evolving into Yao Beasts could they truly awaken their intelligence.

But now, a wild beast in a state of dim intelligence was displaying intelligence comparable to humans, which was strange in itself.

Or perhaps this wild beast had some unknown fortunate encounter, which caused it to awaken its intelligence in advance?

Was its injury, which prevented it from keeping up with the pack and seeking refuge in the Blessed Land, also related to this?

Since it had come to the Ox Ridge Settlement, it meant that if there was some fortunate encounter, it might not be far from here.

Unfortunately, Yu An was just a tree. Even if there was some fortunate encounter nearby, he couldn't obtain it.

Especially now that the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster had arrived and the insectoids were rampant, perhaps that fortunate encounter would also be completely devoured by the insectoids.

How could it wait until the three Yu brothers returned next year?

Just as Yu An felt a little regretful, in the tree root space, Old Man Yu was also tense all over, tightly gripping the spear in his hand.

He might not have heard the commotion in the settlement, but just now, the wild beast was right outside the wall of his house. Especially that roar and the sound of its feet on the ground, they all clearly reached his ears.

At that moment, he was so startled that he almost grabbed his spear and rushed out of the cellar, as his family's hope was living in the courtyard.

Fortunately, the subsequent sounds told him that the wild beast had not entered his house and had instead left.

This also made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Similarly, he also thought of the injured wild beast that Tiezhu had mentioned before.

Fortunately, the wild beast did not damage his yard wall and expose the little tree. Otherwise, he would probably regret not having risked injury to kill the beast earlier.

After all, compared to the wild beast breaking into the yard and even harming the little tree, getting injured himself would only shorten his lifespan a little, which was nothing.

At this moment, Old Man Yu had no idea that the reason the cunning wild beast did not damage his home was that it had treated the place as its sanctuary and had even quietly slipped into the bedroom where he usually slept.

It was only because the wild beast moved very lightly and he was currently hiding in the root space that he did not hear it.

Otherwise, he would not be feeling fortunate in his heart right now.

In the Settlement.

Because of the Wolf Bear's rampage, ordinary people hiding in the cellars were exposed and sensed by the insectoid. So, when the Wolf Bear provoked it again and fled, it did not pursue immediately.

Although the Servant Insect's intelligence was low, it had its own set of rules. The first thing etched into its life instinct was always to devour all life.

Compared to the Wolf Bear that had injured it, the ordinary people whose auras had already been exposed were clearly more tempting.

Thus, the insectoid first began its hunt within the Settlement.

With its long, narrow body, it could still easily slip into the narrow cellar entrance.

Of course, some people had cleverly designed the cellar entrances. As soon as the insectoid entered, they could stab its body with a spear from the inside.

However, judging from the Wolf Bear's sneak attack earlier, which had hit it hard with a slap, causing only minor injuries, its strength, even among Servant Insects, was considered relatively high. Perhaps it was equivalent to a human's Perfection of Fetal Movement.

After all, its ability to go out alone to find prey previously indicated that it was equivalent to a scout.

Servant Insects were the servant soldiers of the insectoids and the most basic units. But even the weakest Servant Insect was equivalent to a human's Fetal Movement Realm.

This was the most terrifying aspect of the insectoids.

Once they reached adulthood, their strength was no less than that of a human's Fetal Movement Realm.

The insectoids that appeared with the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster had no larvae; they were all adult Servant Insects and higher-level insectoids.

Therefore, with the advantage of terrain, perhaps someone could manage to pierce its body with a sharp spear and kill it.

But that would require at least Fetal Movement Major Accomplishment.

In reality, however, there were only two individuals at Fetal Movement Major Accomplishment in the entire Settlement.

So, no matter how much preparation the ordinary people had made, or how cleverly the cellar entrances were designed, it was all useless against the insectoid with its absolute strength.

And their fate was, as one could imagine, sealed.