He used the same trick again, releasing Light-Shadow Clones in an attempt to draw the Lion-Ant-Bees' attention, while he launched another assassination attempt. But this time, the Lion-Ant-Bees did not fall for it. They swept their gazes around, giving him no chance to strike.
With a thought, he summoned a real clone. The moment it appeared, it charged toward one of the Lion-Ant-Bees.
The Lion-Ant-Bee glanced down at the ground, sensed the vibrations, and immediately threw a punch at the real clone.
Owl seized the chance to approach a Lion-Ant-Bee whose attention had been drawn by the real clone, then thrust his dagger out once more.
A single strike killed it.
He swiftly retreated. Sure enough, the spot where he had just stood was bombarded by crystallized attacks from the Lion-Ant-Bees. A huge crater was smashed into the ground, stone fragments flying everywhere with power no weaker than a shotgun blast.
The remaining Lion-Ant-Bees became even more cautious this time. They stood back-to-back in a defensive formation, watching in all directions and listening from all sides.
Owl noticed that the Green Devil had stopped moving. Even some of its smaller parts were gradually disappearing.
"Let's leave you lot alone for now!"
Owl cursed inwardly, gritted his teeth unwillingly, and slowly backed away, unwilling to waste anything. At the same time, he controlled several Light-Shadow Clones to leave in the opposite direction.
Once the Lion-Ant-Bees had focused all their attention on the Light-Shadow Clones, he retreated to the limp Green Devil and quickly scooped it up with his hands.
The Green Devil was not completely dead yet. Countless tiny roots tried to burrow into his body, but unfortunately for them, he was wearing armor, and they could not penetrate it at all. A moment later, it died completely.
Owl turned and