"Could it be that the Round Worm didn't reach its alert threshold?"
Using only the Round Worm for testing did seem insufficient, but there were no other creatures available for experiments at the moment. Mo Ling could only tentatively conclude that the Celestial Soldiers targeted humans alone.
"Let's go. We'll destroy that Celestial Soldier."
Mo Ling said casually to Xiao Kong, then flew toward the Celestial Soldier.
Hearing such a casual statement, Xiao Kong froze. But he quickly snapped out of it and chased after Mo Ling.
"Don't fight the Celestial Soldier here! It'll summon other Celestial Soldiers! They're too densely packed in this area—attacking one will draw in a whole lot of them!"
Xiao Kong shouted at Mo Ling, who had already flown into the sky. But Mo Ling was moving too fast to hear what he was saying, and he was not paying attention anyway.
Seeing this, Xiao Kong anxiously activated his ability. He opened a Space Ripple, jumped through the opening he had just made, and the instant he landed, opened another Space Ripple, arriving directly beside the Celestial Soldier.
The Celestial Soldiers had some special means of communication. Once a fight broke out with one of them, the others would respond swiftly and attack together—unless they were very far apart, or an ability with an isolating effect separated them, like Xiao Dan's ability.
Once a battle started here without isolating it, all the nearby Celestial Soldiers would respond and surround them. Dealing with them then would be troublesome...
Xiao Kong knew this well, so he wanted to use his ability to isolate the Celestial Soldier before Mo Ling triggered a fight.
His Space Ripple also had an isolating effect, but it could not work from too far away. In his haste, he went straight to the