Jumping at Shadows
"This is bad!"
Zhang Xuezhou drove through the city of Leiata, constantly searching for the street that Turcolando had indicated.
As the rocket hit the ground in front of him, Zhang Xuezhou cursed under his breath and lay flat on his back in the driver's seat of the SUV.
The impact was so great that his SUV lost control and crashed into a building with shops on the side of the street, where it was overturned by the force of the impact.
Amidst the ringing in his ears and the screeching sound of shrapnel piercing the SUV, Zhang Xuezhou's body rolled with the vehicle, and with a push of his legs, he forced his way through the broken window.
He had just slipped into the shop when he saw several arcs of electricity flash across the SUV that had been riddled with shrapnel, followed by a fierce burst of flames and billowing black smoke.
"Stop the fighting!"
Zhang Xuezhou pointed, and the "Stopping War Technique," one of the few techniques used among the nine avoidance methods, immediately began to circulate continuously.
Just seconds later, the sound of gunfire erupted again around the shops.
The force of the explosion made the building shake violently, sending dust and toxic powder flying everywhere, along with tiny, hail-like fragments.
Before Zhang Xuezhou could even lie down after performing the Zhige technique, he felt a sharp pain in his body, as if someone had given him a shot in the buttocks.
He glanced around and saw that a broken plastic clothes hanger had been added to his back.
This prompted Zhang Xuezhou, who was using the Ceasefire Technique, to curse under his breath.
He reached out and pulled the clothes hanger with the plastic spikes off, then looked at the several Little Jin shrapnel pieces lying on the ground, feeling that while the Ceasefire Technique was extremely effective, it also had some shortcomings.
"If only I had a physical body like the Buddha!"
Zhang Xuezhou grimaced, then quickly lay down and rolled around to find a wooden cabinet for cover.
Rockets bombarded Leiata City, making it virtually impossible to escape within a minute.
In just a short time, he heard countless booming sounds, and countless cracking and shattering sounds echoed all around him.
The roar of the rocket launchers proved that Zhang Xuezhou had indeed found the right place.
Zhang Xuezhou hoped that Song Fengying had already realized what was happening, and he also knew that the area bombarded by the rocket artillery was not the area where the giant moth was actually located.
The information Song Fengying relayed was accurate, but no one expected that the giant moth had already transformed into another form. Even Zhang Xuezhou only learned of this after entering Leiata City.
Zhang Xuezhou couldn't remain righteous and awe-inspiring. Looking at the chaotic area covered by rocket artillery, he knew that this kind of indiscriminate attack would not only sacrifice Song Fengying but also bury him.
He clearly had some selfish motives, as he did not send back the corrected information.
"These invaders adapt to their environment so quickly, they're so good at learning..."
In the minute that followed the rocket barrage, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but think of himself through the giant moth.
The giant moth learns very quickly, and he is no less so.
Despite setbacks, Zhang Xuezhou has achieved success in both domestic and international markets, and has now risen to the middle level.
In a practical sense, he might also be considered one of the arrivals.
He uses the knowledge and experience of another world, and the relevant abilities to make up for his shortcomings, giving him an advantage far beyond his peers.
For 99% of people in the world, there is only one path to power, but this is not the case for those who descend.
This kind of case isn't limited to the giant moth, or Zhang Xuezhou; it also includes Nagos, Bai, and other sinkhole visitors.
This is an advantage, but once it is discovered, it will inevitably become a shackle that leads to being besieged and attacked, and people will rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.
Zhang Xuezhou felt a slight tremor in his heart. The reason they were safe was because of the information blockade. Few people knew about the Descendants and related matters. In fact, this competition only existed within the Descendant circle.
If the information spreads widely, those affected by the sinkhole won't live that long at all.
Zhang Xuezhou also had to thank the fall of the Luofu Dynasty. The Scarlet Alliance State's live human experiments were deeply abhorred, and they thus escaped a calamity.
Numerous thoughts raced through his mind, and it wasn't until nearly a minute of intense roaring that Zhang Xuezhou finally stopped thinking.
He glanced at the room, riddled with holes from the artillery fire, and then at the wooden display case where he was hiding.
When Zhang Xuezhou pointed his finger and the Ceasefire Technique stopped, his Yang Soul floated out leisurely.
Zhang Xuezhou didn't dare to use his physical body to search for Song Fengying in such a high-risk area for the time being. He lay 'dead' in the shop, while his spirit floated away.
A detection range of several hundred meters is not long, but it is sufficient for detection near the blast area.
Zhang Xuezhou saw moths flying swiftly across the sky like startled sparrows, their massive bodies forming a continuous sheet that almost completely covered the sky.
A thick, acrid smell of burning wafted through the air, accompanied by the continuous roar of machine guns and the crackling of the emergency electric grid used to protect the vehicle.
Moths fell like raindrops, but they did not die after being shot. Amid the explosion, Zhang Xuezhou heard a sharp, painful scream.
Nagos and his convoy also approached the area.
Some cursing could be heard, clearly indicating that everyone was quite unhappy with this round of concentrated fire.
Zhang Xuezhou's spirit glanced in the direction of Nagos and the others, then drifted around, constantly searching for Song Fengying's location.
His eyes scanned the area, trying to find it in the direction Turcolando had indicated.
It wasn't until a dark streak of light pierced through his body that Zhang Xuezhou snapped back to reality.
"You survived my attack, quite something... You seem to be a heroic spirit?"
The extremely awkward polite words came through, which then turned into confusion.
Zhang Xuezhou's gaze swept across the scene, and a three-meter-tall figure in black armor came into view. The figure was not burly, but rather slender, with arms that resembled scythes.
If Zhang Xuezhou were in physical form, he would have already been disemboweled and pierced by the other party, who could even pass through the hole in his body.
"It's that monster in Mom's photo, the giant moth's further Body Transformation. Its body has shrunk considerably, and it's much more agile. It wasn't badly damaged in this round of rocket fire!"
Several judgments flashed through Zhang Xuezhou's mind. He opened his mouth, but found it difficult to speak like the Yang Po of the other world, let alone convey a message.
Zhang Xuezhou turned his head away, ignoring the monster, and his body floated up into the air.
"Could there be other invaders in this area, invaders skilled in witchcraft and corpse control?"
If the army of moths has any rival, it is undoubtedly the corpse controllers who also manipulate corpses.
The army of moths needs to expend their bodies to lay eggs, parasite eggs, hatch the eggs, evolve their bodies, and then grow into moths. This process takes a relatively long time. After laying eggs, they can no longer lay eggs and can only select offspring to raise. However, the corpse controller only needs to cast a spell for a short time to use these people, even dead moths.
Presenel muttered to himself, suddenly becoming more cautious.
He wanted to kill many of the high- Sequence Holder in the Thousand Islands Alliance, but he didn't want to give his rival, the Descendants, a chance to thrive.
"First, cripple them so Sequence Holder don't die. That way, the corpse-controlling Descendant won't be able to use the corpses. Once I imprison these people and then hatch and cultivate them into insectoid forms, he won't be able to profit from them!"
What was supposed to be a fatal blow turned into a non-lethal attack. Presenel looked around suspiciously a few times, then turned his gaze to the observers in the distance.
He ultimately failed to locate the hidden intruder and could only shake his head repeatedly.
His antennae, which were over two meters long, seemed to send a message, and the moths that filled the sky like clouds immediately began to swoop down.
Presenel's moth army's dive was not intended to kill their opponents, and these moths were no match for the experts of the Sixth Sequence.
But these moths will provide Presennel with ample opportunity to strike.
He flashed forward, instantly traveling several meters away.
His ability to blink allowed him to move constantly, getting closer to the high- Sequence Holder involved in the attack.