My Insect Fusion System: Invincibility Begins with a Cockroach

Chapter 133: The Forest God—The Nine-Hued Doe

Along with a faint flash of light, the phantom of Fiona Swann's Beast Totem began to materialize behind her.

Fly narrowed his eyes, shifting his gaze behind her.

The phantom was a majestic doe, radiating nine different hues of light—gold, crimson, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and white. Lush green leaves spread from its antlers, and faint, eerie green firefly-like lights flickered beneath its hooves as they touched the ground. Its facial features were somewhat humanoid but lacked any stiff or terrifying qualities; instead, it exuded a remarkably amiable and gentle aura.

Considering that Fiona hailed from an indigenous reservation, this Mythical Species Beast Totem couldn't help but remind Fly of the forest gods from myths and legends.

And, Fiona's already petite stature looked even more adorable and delicate when contrasted against the majestic phantom of the doe.

"Hello, Fly!"

Even though Fiona Swann was a peerless genius, her smile was incredibly approachable, and her manner of speaking was exceedingly polite, perfectly complementing the image of her Beast Totem.

"My Beast Totem is called The Nine-Hued Doe. It is a divine beast from myths and legends that presides over the peace of the forest, a genuine Mythical Species."

"It specializes in a type of nature magic. It can communicate with the animals in the forest, accelerate the growth of plants, and even heal wounds."

"It's a very powerful Beast Totem."

Fiona introduced her Beast Totem to Fly with a disarming warmth.

"Star City High, Ninth Grade Rocket Class, Fly. My Beast Totem is The Roach Matriarch, with Witchcraft as a forte."

As the referee formally announced the start of the match, Fly was the first to raise his finger, the "hissing" sounds of insect screeches continuously echoing from his lips.

Instantly, electrical arcs danced wildly across the arena, the crisp crackle of lightning echoing everywhere. The surging currents blanketed the floor, racing rapidly toward Fiona's position.

Facing Fly's lightning Witchcraft, Fiona didn't panic in the slightest. Her graceful steps shifted lightly, moving rapidly across the arena. Wherever her feet landed, fleeting blue flowers bloomed from the ground, only to be quickly buried by surging green vines.

This detail naturally didn't escape Fly's eyes.

What immense power of nature!

Walking through the forest, the earth responding to wherever her steps fall—this was clearly an extremely advanced form of nature magic.

Mr. Carter had mentioned before that Sun-Peak City was a reservation for indigenous people. The vast majority of its land consisted of forested areas with very few traces of modern civilization, which naturally led to its educational resources lagging behind.

Every year, a massive portion of the population migrated outward, escaping this impoverished place. Nowadays, Sun-Peak City's population was even smaller than some minor towns.

In recent years, they hadn't even produced a single Beast Warrior with an innate Mythical Species Totem.

Families with even a little bit of capital would choose to send their children to study in places with better educational resources.

Those who remained were mostly children from families with average means.

To think that this year, Sun-Peak City had unexpectedly birthed a Beast Warrior possessing an innate Mythical Species totem, and it was a Mythical Species Beast Totem on the level of a Forest God!

If only it were an insect-type Beast Totem, Fly thought to himself. If that were the case, I would do whatever it takes to get my hands on its genes, even if I had to buy it with my own money.

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Wondering if Fiona Swann would be willing to sell, though...

After a brief period of adaptation, Fiona's footsteps became even more brisk and agile. Sensing the incoming lightning, she would swiftly evade it, then stomp directly onto the electrical arcs. The surging blue flowers and green vines would instantly disperse the lightning. Her movements were elegant and composed; from a distance, it looked as if she were dancing a dazzling ballet.

"Primeval Fern Entanglement!" Fiona searched for an opportunity to counterattack while dodging. Seeing that the time was ripe, she suddenly let out a soft cry.

A faint, shimmering light flickered from her hands, and massive amounts of primeval fern branches began to sprout from the ground she had previously stepped on.

These fern branches surged toward Fly like an overwhelming tidal wave, threatening to engulf him entirely.

Quicker than words could describe, Fly swiftly aimed his fingers at these fern branches, and violent lightning instantly swept outward.

Countless bolts of lightning converged into a massive electrical web.

Crackle!

Crackle!

However, these primeval fern branches were exceptionally tenacious. Even after being struck by electricity, they didn't stop growing. Relying entirely on their barbaric vitality, they forcefully smashed through the electrical web.

Fiona seemed to see an opening as well. She forcefully stomped her feet, charging straight toward Fly.

With every step she took, new primeval fern branches would rapidly sprout from the ground she trampled. The old branches merged with the new ones, sweeping toward Fly as a unified force.

Fly's Witchcraft possessed immense destructive power, but its casting speed was still a bit too slow.

Generally speaking, a Beast Warrior taking the Wizard route would either push their Witchcraft casting speed to the absolute limit, or they would learn some melee Skills to complement their slowly cast Witchcraft.

But due to time constraints, Fly had practically poured all his energy into Witchcraft recently, paying little attention to his melee capabilities; and also due to time constraints, he hadn't been able to significantly compress his Witchcraft casting time, resulting in this awkward situation.

But...

A slow casting speed was just a slow casting speed. Fly's The Roach Matriarch inherently possessed a tough exoskeleton, and Fly himself originally had some foundation in close-quarters combat.

If anyone underestimated Fly's melee capabilities because of this, they would be in for a very rude awakening!

Buzzz—

Emerald green antlers sprouted from Fiona's head. Coordinated with the primeval fern branches sweeping in from all directions, she surged toward Fly like a crashing wave.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Seeing this, Fly simply gave up on controlling his Witchcraft. The phantom wings of a roach materialized behind his back, and he charged head-on straight at Fiona.

Bang!

He reached out with both hands, forcefully grabbing onto the massive antlers on Fiona's head.

Then, with a violent upward heave, he hauled Fiona high into the sky, flying all the way up to an altitude where the primeval fern branches couldn't reach them. From a distance, they looked like two tiny black dots in the sky.

Fiona's large, watery eyes widened into saucers.

Her Beast Totem was known as the Forest God. Usually, during her free time, she would go into the forest regions and play with the small animals.

Squirrels, sparrows, bunnies.

Even wild boars, brown bears, and wild buffalos... these fierce beasts were all her good friends.

Usually, they would also wrestle with each other.

But without exception, whether it was a brown bear weighing several hundred kilograms or a beast weighing over a ton, they would all ultimately lose by her hands.

Yet Fly had suppressed her charging force with nothing but his bare hands, and had even lifted her up, flying straight into mid-air.

One of her strongest abilities was Earthen Resonance. As long as her body was in contact with the earth, the earth would answer her call, bursting forth with powerful attacks.

But right now, held hostage in the sky by Fly, completely separated from the earth, her power of nature was drastically weakened. The primeval fern branches on the arena, which had been going berserk just moments ago, also slipped from her control and settled down.

What sharp tactics!

Fiona couldn't help but marvel in her heart.

To be able to spot her weaknesses and limitations in such a short amount of time, this Fly truly lived up to being Star City High's strongest and their greatest hope.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

"Woo-moo!"

In that moment, both Fly and Fiona let out roaring cries.

They tangled together in the air, neither willing to yield an inch. Fiona struggled desperately to break free from Fly's grip and return to the ground; Fly, on the other hand, fought desperately to keep Fiona restrained, forcing the battlefield to remain in the sky.

The sounds of collisions echoed continuously through the sky. The two black dots shifted left and right, back and forth in an endless, ferocious brawl.

The live audience instinctively held their breath, reluctant to even blink.

It was important to remember that because many people looked down on the group stages of The Jade State League, the entire stadium wasn't even half full.

Especially matches involving Sun-Peak High; in everyone's minds, they were virtually synonymous with boredom.

But now, those spectators who had come to the venue felt incredibly lucky.

To think they were witnessing such a spectacular match with their own eyes. A battle like this absolutely had to be seen live to truly hit the spot!

Boom!

After an unknown amount of time, Fiona finally broke free from Fly's restraints. Seeing that it was hopeless to keep holding onto her, Fly simply used the momentum to hurl Fiona down from mid-air.

And immediately following that, he activated the Steelbone Blades Skill.

The razor-sharp bone blades plunged violently toward the falling Fiona's chest!