368: Chapter 368 Until Death Do Us Part

Just then, Yan Lili rolled her eyes, her gaze falling on Shi Yuying and Black Rose. "I have a good idea! Maybe we can wipe them all out at once instead of looking for their nests one by one!"

Wang Feng frowned. "Stop keeping us in suspense, spit it out!"

Chen Yi also frowned; he seemed to have already anticipated what Yan Lili wanted to say.

Yan Lili triumphantly pulled out an official map and smiled. "The Sand Locusts only have one path if they want to leave the Sea of Deathly Sand to attack our stronghold, right? Since these two beauties can make those Sand Locusts terrified and turn them into targets—"

"Then couldn't we just guard this path, killing them one by one, or a whole swarm at a time?"

"We just need to call over the people from the other squads. Tasks like target practice should be easy, right?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng's eyes lit up.

He had expected Yan Lili to say something ridiculous again, but he hadn't expected this plan to be surprisingly reliable.

That's right. Normally, destroying the locust eggs would definitely be much simpler than killing adult Sand Locusts!

But if Black Rose and Shi Yuying's pressure were present, wouldn't those Sand Locusts just be targets?

The only difference is that hatched Sand Locusts are tougher, so it wouldn't be as easy as clearing out eggs!

But numbers can make up for that gap!

More importantly, this way we wouldn't have to run around everywhere, minimizing the uncertainty of battle to the greatest extent!

"This plan—"

Wang Feng was just about to say something when suddenly, an unexpected change occurred!

"Hubby, it's bad!"

Hua Yuetong and Hua Xingtong descended rapidly from the sky, their faces filled with anxiety. "A Demon Emperor is rapidly approaching us!"

No sooner had they spoken, "Boom—"

A black shadow descended from the sky, slamming heavily into the sand behind them, kicking up a sky full of dust.

As the dust settled, a monster with a female form appeared before them.

She had a humanoid figure, but her skin was covered in dark green chitin, and she had four pairs of translucent membranous wings on her back.

Her face retained the features of a human female and was above average in appearance, but she had an extra pair of antennae on her forehead, and her compound eyes shimmered with a scarlet light.

Her fingers were sharp like sickles, and her legs were locust-like jumping limbs.

This was clearly the product of a locust anthropomorphized—a combination of beauty and terror!

Wang Feng's expression changed drastically. "Heavenly Insect Empress? Isn't she fighting the main force? Why would she appear here?"

Almost simultaneously, Chen Yi also saw her system interface.

[Beast: Heavenly Insect Empress]

[Difficulty: Sixteen Stars (Demon Emperor)]

[Level: Twelfth Rank, Second Stage]

[Attributes: Earth, Darkness, Wind, Sound, Poison]

[Skills: To the Death, Sandstorm Domain, Deathly Wing-Beat, Poison Mist Exhalation, Earth Vein Absorption, Fission Reproduction—]

[Description: The hegemon nurtured by the Sea of Deathly Sand, the queen who commands billions of Sand Locusts, her body fused with the incomplete souls of dozens of ancient spirit beasts; she is the embodiment of greed and gluttony.]

[Note: The human soul within this Demon Emperor is incomplete, its original nature has been extinguished, and it cannot be contracted!]

Twelfth Rank, Second Stage! Chen Yi's pupils constricted.

The gap was too large. They probably couldn't defeat this Heavenly Insect Empress even if they all combined their strength.

"Run!" Wang Feng made an immediate decision. "Lili, follow me to cover the rear! Everyone else, take Chen Yi and the others and go!"

"Got it!" Although Yan Lili was usually scatterbrained, she never dropped the ball at critical moments.

Her level was Tenth Rank, Tenth Stage. Although there was a huge gap between her and the Heavenly Insect Empress, she was already the person in the squad most likely to be able to delay the opponent.

Especially since there was a future star like Chen Yi in the team—even if they died, they could not let such a sapling perish prematurely.

"Go!" "Hurry and go!" Wang Feng and Yan Lili attacked simultaneously, charging toward the Heavenly Insect Empress from the left and right, shouting at the same time.

However, the Heavenly Insect Empress didn't even glance at them.

Her compound eyes locked tightly onto Black Rose and Shi Yuying. She grinned, revealing serrated teeth. "Interesting—too interesting! Hahaha! Two Demon Emperor bodies possessing human souls—if I eat you, I will definitely be able to become stronger!"

No sooner had she spoken, she stomped the ground, and her figure instantly vanished from where she stood.

"Clang—" Chen Yi activated his Earth-attribute heaven and earth spiritual treasure almost at the same time. A thick, yellowish-brown shield appeared out of thin air, blocking in front of Black Rose and Shi Yuying.

The Heavenly Insect Empress's sickle-hand slammed heavily into the shield, producing a piercing clashing sound.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the shield, but it managed to block the attack.

"Go!" Chen Yi grabbed Black Rose with one hand and Shi Yuying with the other, instantly activating his Wind-attribute heaven and earth spiritual treasure.

"System, I want to activate the teleportation effect of the Gale Feather!"

[Ding! Consumed 5 Enhancement Points, activation successful!]

The figures of the three turned into a stream of light and vanished from the spot.

The Heavenly Insect Empress was stunned for a moment; she clearly hadn't expected Chen Yi to have such a method.

But she quickly let out a sharp laugh, her four pairs of membranous wings vibrating rapidly. "Run? Can you escape?"

Her figure also turned into a dark green stream of light, chasing after them.

In the blink of an eye, the two and the one Demon Emperor all vanished into the night.

Leaving behind only Lilian, The Hua Sisters, Su Taotao, and the shaken Wang Feng and his group.

"This—what on earth is going on?"

"That Demon Emperor's target is Black Rose and Shi Yuying—we must hurry back and call for reinforcements!"

"Right! Hubby and the others are in danger!"

Wang Feng also knew the situation was urgent and immediately contacted the command center via the communication stone. "Squad 9527 requests emergency support! The Heavenly Insect Empress has appeared in the southeast region of the Sea of Deathly Sand and is pursuing Chen Yi and the others! Repeat, the Heavenly Insect Empress is pursuing Chen Yi and the others!"

A shocked voice came from the other side of the communication stone. "What? The Heavenly Insect Empress? Isn't she fighting the main force?"

"I don't know! But it is definitely a Twelfth Rank Heavenly Insect Empress!"

"Wait, news has come from the main force; they did indeed sense that the Heavenly Insect Empress had split off a clone half an hour ago. Could it be—"

Wang Feng gasped. "The one just now was just a clone?"

If even a clone had the strength of the Twelfth Rank, Second Stage, then how strong must the main body be?

However, only Chen Yi knew that this was not a clone. It was the main body!

The Heavenly Insect Empress had pulled a bait-and-switch, leaving the clone on the battlefield while the main body came to hunt down Chen Yi.

"Damn it!" Wang Feng slammed his fist hard into the sand. "Hurry back and call for reinforcements! A prodigy like Chen Yi absolutely cannot die!"

— Deep in the Sea of Deathly Sand. Chen Yi pulled Black Rose and Shi Yuying and teleported deep into a dense forest.

However, the Heavenly Insect Empress also caught up instantly, as if she also knew a teleportation skill and knew Chen Yi's teleportation destination!

Chen Yi frowned; only now did he discover one of her special skills—To the Death!

[Effect: Will forever lock onto the target's aura, hunting the target down, to the death.]

What kind of outrageous move is this?

Damn it, can it even track me through a teleportation skill?