novelraw Chapter 1970: Flying Ants Besiege the City!
Chapter 1970: Flying Ants Besiege the City!
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Yu’s expression changed slightly, while the others looked grim.
Obviously, they were already aware of this matter.
At that moment, one of the young men cursed.
"Damn it, this is such bad luck."
"I didn’t expect this thing to come so suddenly."
"I now suspect that the City Lord Mansion might have known this news long ago. They deliberately didn’t say anything and, under the pretense of purchasing supplies, lured all the major mercenary groups here with the purpose of helping them defend the city."
Hearing the young man’s words, Liu Tang spoke up:
"What’s the use of saying this now?"
"We’re already trapped here."
"Later, we need to find ways to conserve our strength. The City Lord Mansion must also be prepared."
"Let’s not foolishly risk our lives!"
Hearing Liu Tang’s words, someone hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Mr. Liu, what do you mean?"
Liu Tang said solemnly:
"This Skywind Tavern is located in the center of Black Sand City."
"If even Skywind Tavern is not safe, then the entire Black Sand City will surely be leveled."
"If that’s the case, we can only blame our bad luck."
"But Black Sand City has stood here for tens of thousands of years, and it’s still fine now, isn’t it?"
Upon hearing this, the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Liu is right."
"Our Skywind Tavern is absolutely a safe place."
At this time, Que’er also whispered to Zhou Yu:
"Young Master Zhou, your injuries haven’t healed yet. Don’t go out for the next couple of days."
"I’ll have someone take you to your room in a bit. Mr. Liu has already placed the collected healing pills in your room."
"I hope they can be of use to you!"
Hearing Que’er’s words, Zhou Yu nodded.
"Thank you, Miss Que’er."
Que’er smiled slightly.
"You’re my savior, no need to be formal."
This meeting quickly came to an end.
Afterward, Zhou Yu stayed in a quiet room in the backyard of the Skywind Tavern, arranged by Que’er.
When Zhou Yu entered the room, he found three jade boxes already placed inside.
Zhou Yu opened them, and a rich medicinal aroma immediately spread out.
Looking at the pills in those three jade boxes, a flash of excitement appeared in Zhou Yu’s eyes.
These pills in the jade boxes were all healing pills for the Core Formation Stage.
Although they were all basic pills, Zhou Yu learned during the day that just these three pills alone were worth thousands of spirit stones.
Especially at this critical moment when the desert black wind was approaching, these healing pills became even more valuable.
Zhou Yu immediately conducted a careful inspection, confirmed that the pills were fine, and then consumed them straight away before starting to meditate to refine their potency.
With the crisis coming soon, he couldn’t place all his hopes on the Skywind Mercenary Corps.
Only his own strength was real strength.
As time ticked away, the medicinal potency of the three pills quickly got refined within Zhou Yu’s body.
Zhou Yu’s bones and muscles gradually healed, and the previously depleted blood qi within him started to flourish.
Although his meridians hadn’t recovered, and his true yuan remained exhausted, as long as his blood qi recovered, Zhou Yu’s Physical Cultivation within the Five Realms Cave Heaven was enough to rival an ordinary Core Formation Stage Qi Refining Master.
At this crucial moment, Zhou Yu’s recovery of Physical Cultivation greatly enhanced his survival capability.
Just when Zhou Yu’s blood qi had just recovered, a sudden tremor sounded from outside.
Before long, the tremor intensified, accompanied by tragic screams.
Zhou Yu suddenly opened his eyes.
He stopped meditating, stood up, and walked outside.
As he opened the door,
a strong gale blasted him in the face.
At this moment, seeing the scene outside, a shocking look flashed in Zhou Yu’s eyes.
The previously clear sky had now become completely dark and oppressive.
The entire world was filled with black gales, and the wind was filled with sand, which stung people’s faces painfully as it blew.
Amidst the endless wild sand, hordes of fist-sized flying ants circled and screeched in the sky.
The sheer density of the flying ants probably numbered in the hundreds of thousands long ago.
Even more terrifying was the countless scarlet glows interspersed among these flying ant swarms.
Zhou Yu was no stranger to these.
These scarlet glows were Fire-eyed Flying Ants.
With just a rough glance, Zhou Yu could see that the number of Fire-eyed Flying Ants in the sky exceeded ten thousand.
At this time, Black Sand City’s City Defense Array was fully activated.
In the sky, barrier lights of cyan and blue flickered constantly.
The terrifying aura from the formation exuded an indescribable sense of oppression.
The hundreds of thousands of flying ants, under the instigation of the Fire-eyed Flying Ants, continuously charged at Black Sand City’s City Defense Array.
Each charge was accompanied by a violent tremor.
However, the City Defense Array of Black Sand City was truly extraordinary.
Even faced with such a terrifying onslaught, the grand formation remained as steady as a rock.
Additionally, on Black Sand City’s dozens of feet-high city walls stood hundreds and thousands of Body Refining Masters and cultivators.
They each cast spells to launch counterattacks against the flying ants in the sky.
The entire scene was extraordinarily fierce.
Zhou Yu was already dumbfounded at this point.
He had never dreamed of witnessing such a grand scene.
In the past, when he first entered the city, Li Shuangshuang even took him to watch movies.
But even the top scenes in those epic blockbusters didn’t compare to a fraction of what lay before his eyes now.
As Zhou Yu found himself deeply mesmerized,
Liu Tang suddenly came rushing in.
"Miss Que’er, Senior Niu, please come out for a moment."
Upon hearing Liu Tang’s call, the doors to the few rooms beside Zhou Yu opened in succession.
Subsequently, Que’er, a cultivator with the surname Niu, and several other experts came out.
Que’er asked in confusion:
"Mr. Liu, what’s the matter?"
Liu Tang looked grim and said:
"Someone from the City Lord Mansion just came to issue an order."
"They require all mercenary corps to dispatch all their experts to participate in the city’s defense. Anyone who disobeys will be dealt with under military law."
"The pressure on the city defense is very high; there’s a possibility of the city being breached. The City Lord Mansion is serious this time."
Upon hearing this, Que’er’s face changed.
"What?"
"How could this happen?"
"What should we do now?"
Que’er, after all, was an inexperienced young girl; she only led the team here purely for fun this time.
Who would have thought that the safest routes would encounter such a crisis today?
Liu Tang said solemnly:
"There’s no way we can hide now."
"If the City Lord Mansion finds out, the consequences are worse than death."
"So, I would like Senior Niu to stay behind and protect Miss Que’er. If the city does get breached, please ensure that you take her out of here safely."
"As for the rest, everyone should join in the defense."
"Life or death, fate will decide."
Hearing this, the others changed their expressions, but they had no choice but to agree.
Then, the cultivator with the surname Niu suddenly said:
"This young brother Zhou here is still heavily injured and won’t be any use if he goes, let him stay as well."