Chapter 335: Chapter 327: Narrow Escape from Death The piercing sound of gunfire intertwined with the neighing.
The insects launched a total assault.
Everything happened too quickly. With the descent of the Silver Peak’s Insect Emperor, the warriors guarding the walls faced bloodthirsty slaughter.
The Ghost-faced Mosquito King ruthlessly harvested its spoils, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of heads were affixed to its body.
Raging flames erupted!
Silhouettes of the insects emerged from the darkness, easily hunting one target after another, and in no time, the defending warriors were at a disadvantage.
Xu Hongzhuang’s expression was complex.
Watching the chaotic slaughter in front of her, countless thoughts flashed through her mind, but then her resolve hardened.
Disorder began below the city walls.
The sudden counterattack of the insects made some warriors feel desperate. They dropped their weapons and, like a group of fleeing hamsters, ran towards the camp.
Fear was breeding.
However, even if these warriors abandoned resistance, they still couldn’t escape the insects’ attacks. In fact, turning their backs to the enemy only hastened their demise!
"I must fight!"
Xu Hongzhuang took a deep breath, slowly opening her palm, clenching so tightly her knuckles turned white.
Xu Zhe stood beside her, his face slightly angry, and said in a heavy voice, "You are the commander here. If anything happens to you, the entire city will truly fall!"
"You can’t go!"
Xu Hongzhuang shook her head, looking at the rampaging insects: "If we don’t fight, it’ll be too late!"
"Why are you so foolish!" Xu Zhe’s voice trembled slightly, clearly, the person she served was the opposite of herself in temperament.
"I have to fight!"
Xu Hongzhuang stood at the edge of the city wall, one step away from falling down, but her expression remained determined: "I can’t hide atop the walls!"
"How can I watch as my subordinates are slaughtered, yet face it calmly myself?"
"Whoosh!"
One step forward.
Xu Hongzhuang seemed to fall off a cliff, descending rapidly to the ground.
Such a height couldn’t harm her.
Countless people’s courage was shaken; warriors, adventurers, healers, in the face of this desperation, no one cared for the city’s safety, it was instinct, they just wanted to escape the disaster as quickly as possible. Only Xu Hongzhuang forsook safety and charged resolutely onto the battlefield.
She was the avenger.
Now was the time to fight.
She vowed to kill these monsters that brought her grief.
A glimmer of brilliance emerged.
The longsword in her hand turned milky white, like it was emitting the power of light, rendering her so tall and resplendent.
The battle began.
The situation around became eerie.
The insects encountered resistance; a Silver Peak opposition, one that the insects could not stop even if they wanted to.
However!
Xu Hongzhuang was ultimately alone!
By now, the surrounding insects had surged in. Sensing the power emanating from Xu Hongzhuang, they encircled her, and as their numbers gathered, one Titan Stone Scorpion could no longer control its bloodlust, screeching as it charged at Xu Hongzhuang.
Clang!
At the moment of impact, Xu Hongzhuang instantly swung her blade.
A fine crack appeared on its forehead, and suddenly, the crack widened, then its head split like a watermelon, bursting apart, gray-white brain matter splattering everywhere, and even the two grotesque halves of its insect head hung crookedly on its neck, appearing pitifully gruesome...
Dead!
Blood spread.
The Silver Tier insect didn’t even last a round before dying under her blade.
A Phantom Dragon Mite silhouette appeared!
It seemed to want to challenge this formidable human, stepping forward little by little; this was a show of psychological intimidation.
But.
Xu Hongzhuang clearly disliked such slow-paced combat.
Lifting her right hand, she swung forward!
A silver-white light emerged, like a laser, and as the Sword Qi adhered to the insect’s body, it exploded instantly, its corpse scattering on the ground.
"Hisssss..."