Mai Lingfei, Mai Ake, and the others, trapped amid a sea of locusts, failed to notice a strange new variable approaching, but the Insect Demon sensed it.
The rising aura of an innate martial artist from A Fei also made the Insect Demon wary. Having never fought an innate martial artist before, the demon did not dare confront him rashly.
Thus, while A Fei and the others were at a loss, the Insect Demon had already slipped away with a portion of the locusts.
A Fei and the others knew nothing of this, however. Force swirled around him as he unleashed his full strength without reserve. His palms swept out like hurricanes, his hands alternating as swiftly as lightning.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
He struck more than a dozen times in succession, the wind and force of his palms shredding every locust ahead as he raced toward the source of that earlier cry.
Meanwhile, A Fei remained intensely vigilant. The killing intent he had sensed earlier had vanished, making him even more tense. He could not predict where the monster might approach from.
They had dealt with more than one evil sorcerer, some of whom did indeed possess strange tricks, but this was their first encounter with a real monster.
At last, A Fei reached the companion who had screamed. The man lay motionless on the ground, his chest covered in blood, with a thick layer of locusts blanketing the area around him.
Bastard!
Anger surged in A Fei's heart, and he thrust both palms out together.
Bang!
A palm strike blasted away all the surrounding locusts. After scanning the area warily, he still bent down to examine his companion amid the incessant buzzing.
The examination brought A Fei a little relief. His companion was still breathing; he had merely