Chapter 374: Insect Calamity, Monster Siege!_2
"As long as you can capture her, I will definitely not stand in your way!"
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Among the three of them, the one who hated that old witch the most was Ouyang Pojun!
In his era, which could truly be called a time of chaos, nearly all of his family and relatives met their demise during those dark and turbulent years.
Therefore, when it came to the old witch who almost brought about the complete downfall of the Great Xia Empire, he genuinely wished she could be sliced into a thousand pieces!
Alas, he simply didn't have the strength!
If he had the strength to overthrow the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty, he would have done so freaking 800 years ago!
"Who is leading this effort?"
Wu Zhaoyi suddenly asked.
"A direct descendant of the royal family with the surname Ying from the Great Qin Ancient Empire."
"Can we take this opportunity to cling to their coattails?"
Hearing about a direct member of the Great Qin Ancient Empire's lineage, Wu Zhaoyi's eyes sparkled with anticipation as he looked towards Ouyang Pojun.
They had no choice. Having spent too much time in the first layer of the Sea of Realms and though their development had been smooth, their connections paled in comparison to those of established domains that had developed for decades.
Moreover, the four great ancient empires wielded immense power, and if they could get in line with one, it would save them at least a decade or two of detours.
"It's not certain that they will take an interest in us, but we can give it a try."
Ouyang Pojun nodded. After wasting ninety years in the Sea of Realms and being oppressed to the point of ruin, he too was eager to find a strong backer to support!
"Then this time, we must give it our all."
Wu Zhaoyi looked at the two, and his final gaze fell on Zhao Siyi.
"Little Wu, your sister is really scared of you, don't worry. As long as they make a move, your sister will risk her life to capture that old witch alive!"
Zhao Siyi certainly understood what the others meant. Among the three, she had the strongest talent and was the most powerful.
However, when it came to potential for the future, it would still be this Little Wu.
At least, Zhao Siyi had made an investment in him.
...
Similar meetings were taking place in several locations within the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty.
These were individuals hidden in the dark, possessing certain authority, with some talents and troops at their disposal.
To a greater or lesser extent, they all had some involvement with the upper echelons of the four great ancient empires above the Sea of Realms.
The rapid decline of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty was not unrelated to these people.
At this moment, they were all plotting in secret, awaiting the arrival of the Ying family head, to unite and overthrow the rule of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty and suppress and incorporate the Coalition of Nations.
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In New World No. 99, township area No.10086.
The first light of dawn was appearing in the sky, heralding the arrival of a new day.
The person who had toiled through the previous night finally got a good night's sleep but woke up early due to his biological clock.
Struggling to remove the several fair legs that were draped over him, Zi Liyuan slowly got up from the bed and tiptoed out of the bedroom.
The fierce battle of the night before left Lord Zi feeling refreshed, easing the strained nerves of the past days.
Indeed, combining work with leisure is truly the best strategy; the ancients never lied to me!
After freshening up, Zi Liyuan stepped out of the Lord's Mansion, routinely expanded his Spirit, and activated both "Elemental Map" and "Death's Eye" detection abilities.
The moment he did so, his eyes bulged in shock.
"Holy shit! In just one night, burrows have spread all around my domain. Damn, am I surrounded?"
His Spirit spread out, encompassing an area over 30,000 meters. Everything above and below was laid bare in Lord Zi's mind.
At this moment, with the map open, there wasn't much change in the sky or on the ground, but underground, countless burrows and passages had emerged!
But that wasn't all; numerous life sources were moving quickly through these passageways.
The shapes of these life sources naturally emerged in Zi Liyuan's mind.
The bugs, endless swarms of bugs!
Large bugs engulfing smaller ones, densely gathering around his territory, yet they did not enter its boundaries. Instead, they remained five meters from the edge of his territory.
"Damn!"
Zi Liyuan cursed under his breath, as he realized that there must be a commander behind these bugs!
Otherwise, with the intelligence of bugs, they would have probably invaded his territory last night.
Though these bugs acted covertly and would normally go undetected, there was a high chance they could launch a surprise attack.
But Zi Liyuan had a cheat!
The abnormal map cheat allowed him to see everything about the terrain and surroundings of his territory!
"Damn it, where did these bugs come from? Previously in the forest, I indeed found an underground tunnel and even tracked a large bug, but it vanished without a trace."
There was a bug that had gone into the forest to devour a Tree Demon and then fled into the underground tunnel, which he failed to track.
Later, he also scanned the forest and checked the underground tunnels there but found nothing unusual.
Yet now, his territory was surrounded by bugs overnight.
He had no idea what these bugs were waiting for, why they didn't attack his territory during the previous night.
Zi Liyuan pondered for a while but couldn't come up with any clues. However, what he needed to do wasn't to dwell on these possibilities but to summon reinforcements!
Through the map cheat, he saw that the swarm outside his territory had reached a number not less than fifty thousand, and this number was still increasing.
Meanwhile, in his territory, the Spectral Dragon Lord Boss team was carrying out his mission to clear out all the Lords within a thousand kilometers radius, leaving most Spectral Dragons out on the task with only a squadron of a hundred remaining inside.
This paltry number, even with Replicas, only braced to a sum of seven hundred, would barely stand a chance against the bugs—it would be like ants overwhelming an elephant.
After all, amongst the bugs were also Fourth Order life form bosses, and not just a few.
Moreover, as a Necromancer, he was always the one who relied on numbers to overpower others in battle. It wouldn't do to be bullied at his doorstep; even worse to be overwhelmed by the enemy's numbers in return.
Without any hesitation, he took out his bone staff. His Spirit in his mind channeled elements to configure the summoning spell sequence, causing the space around to ripple and tear.
A huge blue portal split the spatial barriers, opening up in the center of the territory's square.
This was a portal exclusive to the Necro Realm, linking to the grand square inside the Castle of the Undead.
"Skeleton Tribe, Zombie Tribe, Ghoul Tribe, Spectre Tribe, and Blood Race, bring a small contingent of bosses, and march the grand army over!"
His Spirit communicated with the servant pacts in his mind, reached out to the leaders of these five Undead Tribes, and instructed them to bring their tribal armies through the portal.
Lord Zi had only signed servant pacts with the leaders of these Undead Species; he had not made pacts with the other bosses.
Otherwise, his Spirit could not withstand such an enormous number of pacts.
There was no helping it. The Castle of the Undead had amassed troops for over a thousand years, and they were all freaking bosses, with each tribal member numbering at least in the tens of thousands.
For the Skeleton Tribe, Zombie Tribe, and Ghoul Tribe alone, the population was over a hundred thousand, not including the regular template monsters outside the Secret Realm's Castle of the Undead.
Even though Zi Liyuan had once mobilized the wild beasts from the Necro Realm to unleash a calamity of the Undead upon the Plaster Nation, clearing out the small monsters, half a year had passed, and new ones had emerged in the Necro Realm.
"As you command, great master!"
Five voices resonated in Zi Liyuan's mind, followed by a group of Spectre Bosses and Vampire Bosses flying out of the portal.
It must be said, the advantage of being able to fly really was immense!
After that, the large armies of the Skeleton Tribe, Zombie Tribe, and Ghoul Tribe began to emerge bit by bit from the portal.
As for the strength of these Undead, except for the bosses who were uniformly Fourth Order, the rest of the common monsters ranged in strength from none to Third Order.
"Kulong! Take command of the entire Undead army, excavate the ground, and wipe out all the bugs hiding beneath the surface outside the territory!"
"Roar~! Great master, Kulong guarantees the task will be completed!"
Kulong, who had been patrolling near the territory, let out a roar, releasing the epic dragon might, and led a small team of a hundred Spectral Dragon Lord Bosses to a dive.
The booming sounds of landing created large pits and cracks on the ground.
The underground tunnels buried four to five meters deep immediately collapsed under the powerful shockwave.
In an instant, the weaker bugs in the underground tunnels were shaken to death in swathes!