"Roar!" The War God chess piece seized the opportunity, wielding its giant axe and slashing through the air.
A crescent-shaped golden energy blade seemed to Rift, triggering a chain of golden lightning that indiscriminately bombarded the entire palace.
Its range was so vast that it was difficult to dodge, and its power seemed capable of destroying everything.
Wen Jing's eyes flashed, and instead of retreating, he advanced, slamming his forelimbs into the ground with a loud crash.
In an instant, the Ice Domain erupted fully from her center, and the extreme cold that froze everything swept around, forming an absolute domain.
The violent golden light rushed into the Ice Domain, causing its entropy to plummet, its speed to slow visibly, and its power to be greatly weakened.
Wen Jing seized the opportunity to sidestep, narrowly avoiding the core of the blade.
Just then, the attacks from the Craftsman's Chess Pieces followed in quick succession.
It stomped one foot on the ground, raised both hands as if to strike, and poured the flowing liquid metal from its hands onto the chessboard.
Instantly, countless sharp metal spikes sprouted wildly from the palace floor and dome, as if they were alive, with the most spikes concentrated at Wen Jing's feet and above his head.
While the Ice Domain can somewhat weaken this physical attack, it's not as much as the energy attack.
Just before the ' Giant fangs' closed, the insect flashed and nimbly escaped using the Gravitational Field.
However, the bronze spikes did not bring a single physical attack; at this moment, there was also golden lightning triggered by the God of War chess piece!
"Buzz..."
Golden lightning coiled around each bronze spike like a giant python, emitting a chilling buzz, transforming the entire spike array into a massive lightning cage, with blinding electric light leaping wildly.
Bronze is not as conductive as pure copper, but that doesn't mean it will be less destructive in this scenario.
As the surging electrical energy was converted into heat, the spikes quickly turned red-hot, and molten metal began to splash everywhere, making the entire palace look like a scene from hell.
If the Dragon-Headed Priest's restrictions on movement take effect, the combined power will be far more than just three times.
However, facing this comprehensive and multi-faceted attack, Wen Jing's hardships along the way were not in vain.
Special thanks to the Red and White Bird for the [ Basic Lightning Immunity ], and to the Lava Giant for the [ Advanced Heat Resistance ]... Oh, and a toast to myself, for evolving into [ Gravity Silk Gland II ].
She didn't even use her Energy Shield; she simply used her body to withstand the attack and break through!
Despite her multiple resistances, the terrifying attack landed on her exoskeleton, leaving only some white marks.
The other pieces in the palace were different. Even those that weren't the main targets were caught in the crossfire, with almost all the bear-headed and tiger-headed pieces melting and breaking in the area-of-effect attack.
Wen Jing himself had to deal with three powerful enemies, so he naturally couldn't spare the time to protect these lifeless pieces that didn't offer much tactical value, especially since many of them had already defected and surrendered when the mythical pieces arrived.
Therefore, she only issued basic defensive and survival commands to the pieces that were still under her control.
"Um?"
However, after this round of powerful and indiscriminate bombardment, Wen Jing was surprised to find that those insect-headed chess pieces that she didn't understand had survived, even though they all showed signs of damage.
The next moment, she discovered the reason through the strange movements of the insect-headed chess piece.
"That's... Gravitational Field? They can actually replicate and imitate my ability?! It looks like it's just a little weaker than my 'original' version."
But then she paused again. "No, it's not a complete replica; it only used Gravity Silk."
If all of them could be replicated, with heat resistance and Frost Vein Silk, even a weakened version, these insect-headed pieces shouldn't be injured, since they aren't the main targets of the attacks.
Is it limited to Gravity Silk only? Or only to certain types?
Wen Jing had many guesses in his mind and immediately began the experiment.
If the insect-headed chess piece could truly replicate her abilities, it would be quite useful.
"Imitate me and attack together!"
Wen Jing seized the opportunity and sent mental commands to all the chess pieces under his command.
At the same time, she suddenly opened her mouth, Energy Pulse that had reached perfection shot out, still dazzling in the light-polluted palace, pointing directly at the bull-headed craftsman who was maintaining the spikes.
The master craftsman instantly withdrew some of the bronze liquid, forming a thick bronze shield in front of him to defend himself.
"Zzz--!"
Wen Jing's Energy Pulse struck the giant shield, unleashing a blinding light. The shield trembled violently and cracks appeared.
Seeing that they were outmatched, the Craftsmen immediately began to collect more molten metal to reinforce the giant shield, but it was too late.
"Snap!"
The next moment, the giant shield was pierced, and a powerful pulse landed on the Craftsman's chin, instantly melting a hole in it.
The bronze shield shattered instantly, and the Grandmaster Chess Piece was forced back a step by the shockwave of the explosion, causing the bronze liquid he was controlling to become chaotic.
However, immediately afterward, the energy band connecting it to the other two pieces lit up, and the scorched hole was filled back in.
In comparison, Wen Jing's allies were not very effective; the insect-headed chess pieces could not imitate the Energy Pulse she released.
So she changed the command midway through, switching it to 'Attack the target with all your might'.
Upon receiving this order, the insect-headed chess pieces immediately and without hesitation carried it out, Extreme Speed advancing towards the enemy.
Just as the three mythical chess pieces were weakened by Wen Jing's attack, the fastest insect-headed chess piece had already approached the war god chess piece at the forefront.
"It has [ Extreme Speed ], and also... [ Sharpness ]."
"Whoosh!"
The insect-headed chess piece extended two sickle-like forelimbs, which gleamed with a cold light, and suddenly slashed at its opponent.
"Boom!"
The next moment, the War God chess piece swung its axe in a counterattack.
Even though Wen Jing saw that the insect-headed chess piece was using Gravitational Field to change the inertia of both sides, it was still directly blasted to pieces by absolute speed and power.
However, once this piece falls, it immediately faces the attack of the next piece.
The transformed insect-headed chess pieces are fearless and completely different from the native chess pieces of this world.
Seeing this scene, Wen Jing's speculation was completed with the final piece of the puzzle.
These insect-headed chess pieces cannot replicate the abilities she gains from the 'external,' such as the traits she acquires by devouring other creatures or Empowerment Stone, nor can they imitate the combat techniques and secret arts she learns.
What they can replicate are the abilities that Wen Jing originally possessed, as well as those that evolved entirely through the panel.
They don't even have the Mimicry ability that's based on the fluorescent lizard's mimicry.
Upon realizing this, Wen Jing changed his instructions again.
"Change from attacking the target to... devouring the target."
Among the many abilities that allow her to evolve from nothing using the panel, her highest-level ability is Digestion, which reaches level five.
The moment the order was given, the battlefield scene changed dramatically!
The insect-headed chess pieces, which were about to attack with their forelimbs, withdrew their attacks, which, despite being enhanced with Sharpness, were still unable to harm the enemy. Instead, they brought their heads close to any of the target's limbs that they could reach.
The Gravity Silk were used to create opportunities, and all the Sharpness and Extreme Speed were concentrated on the mouthparts, biting hard into the armor, robes, and even weapons made of the mythical chess pieces' energy.
"Giggle..."
A tooth-grinding sound rang out. Although the devouring power of a single insect-headed chess piece was small, and it could only ' Digestion ' a little bit of power each time, the difference in quantity was too great!
Although mythical pieces are larger than regular pieces, they are not more than twice the size.
Less than ten insect-headed pieces are enough to completely cover a mythical piece, surrounding it completely.
The three mythical chess pieces shone brightly, their attacks and blocks clearing some areas.
But then more insect heads were added to fill the gaps.
Even if these chess pieces cannot replicate all of Wen Jing's abilities, their powerful Gravitational Field characteristic makes them a low-end version of Wen Jing.
There were over two hundred of these low-budget versions of Wen Jing on site, and each of them was incredibly skilled and fearless.
Especially since Wen Jing himself was still there, she wasn't just standing around watching the show; she was providing support from the sidelines the whole time.
Of course, one knows one's own abilities best, Wen Jing can maximize the Gravitational Field effect of the insect-headed chess pieces.
Every time the mythical chess pieces manage to create a small opening, other insect heads immediately seize the opportunity to fill it, doing nothing but taking a bite.
The God of War's armor was being gnawed at, and his movements became increasingly heavy; the Grandmaster tried to use molten bronze to create a vortex to strangle the insect-headed chess pieces, but they even ate the molten bronze; the Dragon-headed Priest tried to release immense pressure, but was directly immune to the Gravitational Field.
As time went by, Wen Jing had less and less to do.
Midway through, she didn't forget to seize a moment to take a bite, only to find that the mythical chess piece was no different from the other pieces. After devouring it yielded no benefit, she simply floated quietly to the side, her compound eyes reflecting the image of the insect-headed chess pieces using a primitive and cruel method to devour the 'deity'.
The golden light emanating from the mythical chess pieces through the gaps is visibly fading.
Wen Jing knew clearly that the main reason this scene made her uncomfortable was because the insect-headed chess piece and the mythical chess piece were both chess pieces, and therefore 'of the same kind'.
Although she had no dietary restrictions in the Ancient Wilderness, all her kind... or more accurately, intelligent beings, were a bottom line she would never cross.
When encountering an assassin, in the instant of killing the opponent, Wen Jing also had the idea of evolving the trait of 'acquiring the enemy's talent'.
However, upon further reflection, she realized that she inherently possessed this ability, and had already demonstrated it on countless Wilderness Beast...
That's Digestion.
Therefore, she rejected the idea as soon as it came to mind.
Wen Jing even resisted the ability to devour those out of control in the Out-of-Control Zone. If he were to evolve the ability that grants the ability to kill an enemy, it would obviously require countless Skill Points. It would be better to use those points to improve his existing abilities.