The skirmish on the outskirts had reached a fever pitch. Elder Yin Qiao and the nine team members he had brought with him, meanwhile, were staying inside a building and had yet to join the fight.
Calling it a building was a bit of a stretch. It had been put up temporarily, but it was still quite convincing.
They were using its airtight construction to hold back the frenzied insect tide. With one of the Thick Earth Clan geniuses reinforcing it, the building was so well-sealed and sturdy that the insects had no chance of breaking through anytime soon.
Even so, the sight of the densely packed insect tide outside made these seasoned experts' scalps tingle. What would happen if they exposed their bodies to that swarm? Could anyone make it out unscathed?
One of them stared at the terrifying insect tide beyond the window and muttered, "What kind of ability is this? Even if it's summoning, how could anyone summon so many insects all at once in this area? Is this person from the Abyss Clan?"
The Abyss Clan had similar abilities for controlling insects, but there were no Abyss Clan geniuses present. There was no way they could answer that question.
Another person grumbled angrily, "We're risking our lives for the Underground World, while some people keep dragging us down and even turning on our own. It's absolutely outrageous!"
"If we find out who did this, we'll pay them a visit and teach them a lesson."
"Lord Yin Qiao, we can't just hide here and wait for them to withdraw the insect tide, can we?"
Elder Yin Qiao gave a cold laugh. "What makes you think I'm hiding from the insect tide?"
The others were all taken aback. Then what was he doing? Was the old man playing