Just then, people discovered to their horror that, somehow, the originally blue sky had turned red.
"No, those are insects! So many red insects!"
Before anyone could react, the insects in the sky swooped down on them. In an instant, screams rang out without end.
Xueheng was also surrounded by red insects, yet he felt no pain at all. Remembering Xue Fuyao's earlier warning, he began screaming along with the others.
The commotion did indeed alert those hiding in the shadows.
These red insects were exceedingly sinister. They had appeared out of nowhere, and not only did they devour flesh and blood, they could even eat bones. In the blink of an eye, the horses pulling the carriage had been eaten clean. The remaining people had spiritual energy protecting their bodies, so they had not yet been completely devoured, but the bites still left them drenched in blood.
Seeing this, those hiding in the shadows hurried out to save them.
Yet even they could do nothing against these strange red insects. There were so many that they simply could not kill them all.
Just then, the surrounded Xueheng let out another scream, this one far more genuine than the last, because a white insect had actually swallowed him in one gulp.
As the swarm of red insects dispersed, Xueheng was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing this, the others assumed the red insects had eaten him and turned all their efforts toward rescuing Zhang Xueyan, who was surrounded by them.
Elsewhere, seeing that she had secured him, Xue Fuyao ordered the entire Red Earth Worm Swarm to retreat.
These red insects were the new gu worms she had bred from Fire Velvet Worms not long ago. Like Fire Velvet Worms, they enjoyed eating flesh and blood, but they were even more