The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 116 - 32 Surround Three, Missing One

Chapter 116: Chapter 32 Surround Three, Missing One

Late at night, outside Levite City

Unlike the previous attacks on each settlement, tonight’s Levite is brightly lit, with frequent flashes of light on the city walls.

Having besieged Levite for an entire day, the entire city was imbued with an atmosphere of tension, making further surprise attacks unlikely.

The reason Bai Sheng still waited until late night was simple; first was to wait for the Insect Swarm that had plundered other settlements to regroup.

Aside from the strongest Mad Lion and Barbarian Bear tribes, the other tribes were not very strong, with not even a Level 5 Dragon Descendant among them, so Bai Sheng had simply opted for multi-front warfare.

This intelligence was uncovered by the Insect Swarm from the brains of some settlement leaders.

After sweeping through all of Emilia, the number of Insect Swarm had already exceeded one hundred thousand!

The second reason was to utilize the Insect Swarm’s Night Vision advantage, to weaken the city’s long-range firepower.

The Insect Swarm was now invincible in melee, but sorely lacking in long-range capabilities, they could only rely on their numbers and speed to close in quickly, pulling the battle into their own rhythm.

Just as the master had finished producing the moss, the "schedule" had cleared up, should she report this need as well?

Bai Sheng very naturally came up with this idea, and quickly reprimanded herself.

But it had to be said, purely as a warring general, the master indeed was a very useful logistician — she had everything that was needed.

And she never questioned Bai Sheng’s combat deployment, as long as Bai Sheng produced results.

Bai Sheng wondered when the master could strengthen her as well, although she had already raised her level to Tier 3 Full Level, which was Level 40, and her attributes had soared accordingly.

But if she were to have a one-on-one fight with the Dragon Man she had encountered before, she still lacked confidence.

Even the Erosion Worms she was commanding now became difficult to manage when their numbers exceeded twenty.

The attack abilities granted by Eternal Life Knight were far too scarce; this time, besides enhancing her original Talents, she had only been given an amplifying Passive Talent.

It allowed her to reduce the damage she received based on her current Life Value, reducing damage by up to 33% when at full health, with a maximum reduction equivalent to one third of her Life Value limit.

Bai Sheng felt that, rather than expecting the Eternal Life Knight to bring her powerful Attack Skills, it was more reliable to gradually become a Dragon Man through rituals.

However, unless there really was no other choice, she truly did not wish to continue becoming this Dragon Man with vastly overlapping abilities through rituals.

Relatively speaking, she preferred the Transcendent Origin of the Sun Federation, but it was a pity that she had not yet obtained the specific rituals and could only wait to conquer the Sun Federation later.

Glancing at the moon’s position in the sky, Bai Sheng gathered her scattered thoughts and began to arrange the next combat mission.

"The Insect Swarm’s first priority, take down the three sides of the walls first, leave the east side alone.

We have besieged them for a whole day today, leaving one way out can lessen their will to resist, reducing casualties.

The primary target is to eliminate that Great Hero and the Hundred Beasts Army; as long as he is taken out, those who flee are not a concern.

We won’t use the balance today, this settlement is too large, we can’t cover the entire city from the outside.

Moreover, this time it’s not a surprise attack, and with the Erosion Worms now being the main force with their Fire Resistance ability, those two rules’ impacts are not as significant as before.

Let’s hold onto them for now, to deal with that legendary Great Hero!

After we’ve taken control of the city walls..."

Bai Sheng explained the beginning of the plan in detail, but only made brief mentions of the subsequent battle plans, as real combat is ever-changing and no one knows what will happen in the end.

The Swarm Network incorporated Bai Sheng, and through the Swarm Network’s perspective, Bai Sheng felt every single Insect Swarm that enveloped the city like a pocket and sensed the weak signals emitted by the moss in their grip.

This was a capability earned by the Swarm after reaching one hundred thousand, able to forcibly integrate any conscious target into the Swarm Network.

For allies, of course, it is just a communication network, but for enemies, it is akin to facing the terrifying combined Spiritual Power of the entire Insect Swarm.

"Alright, let’s begin."

Bai Sheng spoke these words through both the Swarm Network and her mouth, signaling the start of the assault.

...........

"Old Leica, do you think... we can survive this time?"

A young man, clutching a longbow, leaned behind a parapet next to an older man who looked aged, both looking worried.

"You have to believe in our Great Hero, Leader Levis will lead us to vanquish the enemy."

"And you are a Butcher, our team captain, you should not, and cannot be afraid."

The old man shifted into a crouching position, peering through the crenels to the world outside, trying to catch a glimpse of the scenario beyond the illuminating firelight hanging over the city walls.

"But I heard that all other tribes have been wiped out, and these insects are difficult for even Butchers to handle, I’ve only just advanced..."

"That’s why the Priest has just devised new arrow techniques for us, isn’t it? If only we imbue the Transcendent powers into the arrows"

The old man’s voice came to an abrupt halt; the young man suddenly felt something amiss and instinctively rolled forward.

Turning his head, he saw the old man who had been chatting just moments ago, now with his head pierced by a sharp spike, a pitch-black insect, the size of a human head, clinging on to it while leaving deep gashes in the spot where he had just been standing.

"Enemy attack!" A deafening shout echoed in his ears.

"Archer, ready! Butcher! Shoot!"

The young man subconsciously drew his bow in response to the cry, aiming at the insect in front of him until the arrow pierced through its body.

Splashes of a ghostly blue blood under the firelight hit him, bringing an intense pain that snapped him back to reality.

He saw the insect swarm that seemed to cover the sky, the endless horde rushing towards him.

"Kill!"

The young man’s eyes were bloodshot as he picked up another arrow, drew his short bow, and fired without much aiming.

His actions felt unprecedentedly swift; the quiver, which normally took him over ten seconds to empty, was depleted in merely five.

Dropping the short bow, his hand grasped an invisible Butcher’s blade and he began hacking away mechanically.

He did not know how long he had been slicing; suddenly, he felt a void before his eyes.

The city wall around him was pockmarked with Corrosion, a few Insect Swarms still struggling on the ground, their nearly bisected bodies striving to self-heal.

The wall was now covertly covered in a layer of pitch-black Blood Flesh that had devoured the bodies of his comrades, using them as nutrients to multiply, spread, and threatening to envelop the entire wall.

Survivors’ wails resounded in his ears, and faint screams and shouts of killing from the other sides of the wall suggested that only on his section the battle had ceased...

Behind him, inside the city, a dense Insect Swarm even momentarily blocked out the city’s lights.

Their direction was unusually quiet...

"What is this..."

Below the city wall, many people noticed this safe zone, realizing that the defenders of this section of the wall could no longer guard the gates.

They abandoned their weapons, abandoned the thought of resistance, and their urge to flee grew stronger as they moved closer to the city gates.

Among those carrying torches, he even recognized many familiar faces.

Those... those respected tribal elders, the elders who taught him honor and courage, and...

His former comrades...

"Where is your honor! Where is your courage! Where are your oaths!"

The young man longed to question them thus.

But the pain from his body and the pungent smell of blood stimulated his brain, the horrifying image of the insect swarm deeply imprinted in his memory.

The same thought arose in his heart, flee!

It seemed that the people below had seen his outline against the city wall, recognizing his figure.

"Sirius, Sirius, stop defending, we can’t hold it! Escape with us!"

It was his former comrade, whom he had rarely seen since taking over command of the city’s defense team...

This shout overwhelmed the last of his hesitations, and he leaped down from the city wall to join the increasingly large group.

Everyone fled, it didn’t matter if I fled too...

Even the city guard captain, Sirius, fled. It’s understandable for them to flee too...

Everyone added a reason to justify their escape, making their betrayal and cowardice seem reasonable, which helped overcome their fear of the dark as they poured into the boundless night outside the city.

......

Hunting Arrows: Originating from the Butcher, these are variants of the Transcendent blade ability Finger Blade that evolved, allowing one to turn sticks, branches, even petals and leaves into the sharpest of spears and darts...

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