172: Chapter 172 Demonic Path? Shen Gongbao?!

To think that after the Swarm Queen was pierced through the heart by an arrow, she was immediately abandoned by the Zerg Swarm!

The bugs that were originally surrounding the Swarm Queen immediately scattered.

Without the slightest hesitation, they abandoned the dying Queen and established a new one.

Xu Xuan sat at home, overlooking the entire battlefield from a god-like perspective.

Surprise flashed in his eyes: "The Zerg are truly heartless. A Queen whose heart was shot through is abandoned just like that, with a new one found to replace her immediately."

It seemed he still knew too little about the Zerg; when their leader was decapitated, they immediately swapped in someone new.

This method was a bit too extreme.

For other races, killing the lord would mean successfully conquering them.

But ordinary bugs have no brains; they follow the Swarm Queen's commands completely.

If the Queen is gone, they just switch to the next one, finding a new one to take over...

"This situation is a bit unsolvable."

Xu Xuan frowned slightly; he realized that if he wanted to defeat the Zerg Swarm, it seemed he would have to kill every single bug.

The number of bugs worldwide was doubling every moment. The Zerg Swarm's threat was immense, and with the Giant Race as their allies, it was truly terrifying.

The decapitation plan had failed.

Meanwhile, Guan Yu faced the siege of five King Worms alone, with countless Zerg Swarm surrounding him in dense clusters.

In the distance, the Zerg Swarm's specialized unit appeared—the Acid Spitter.

These bugs were pot-bellied, their stomachs bulging. They stuck up their rears and began spraying from several kilometers away.

The concentrated acid within the Acid Spitters was launched into the sky, crashing down toward Guan Yu.

Countless globs of green liquid exploded upon impact, releasing clouds of thick green mist.

This mist was highly corrosive; if an ordinary person touched it even slightly, their flesh would be corroded away, leaving only a pile of melted bones.

Although Guan Yu had Battle Qi protecting him, these exploding green mists were also consuming the spiritual power within his body.

Seeing this, Gongsun Zan shouted, "General Guan! There are too many enemies!"

The endless tide of bugs could not be finished no matter how many were slain.

With five King Worms constantly launching pincer attacks, the fact that General Guan could fight until now amidst the siege of so many monsters...

If Gongsun Zan hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard to believe.

But no matter how powerful Guan Yu was, his spiritual power would eventually be depleted.

Gongsun Zan was anxious; he had to find a way to break this deadlock.

However, at this moment...

Xu Xuan could see the situation was becoming slightly critical; he couldn't hold back anymore.

Zhao Yun and his party of four hadn't arrived yet. Guan Yu was taking on five King Worms alone while facing the encirclement of countless Army Ants.

His spiritual power would be drained by this Zerg Swarm sooner or later.

Glancing at them, Zhao Yun, Lv Bu, and the others would need at least the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to arrive.

Thus, Xu Xuan had no choice but to pull out a divine general card.

"I can only summon one more person."

He threw the divine general card in his hand directly into the air.

The divine general card turned into a streak of golden light and shot towards the sky.

The next moment, Guan Yu, who was fighting the five King Worms...

...saw a black mist descend before him, accompanied by strange laughter coming from within.

A middle-aged man dressed as a Daoist and riding a White-browed Tiger leisurely emerged from the black mist.

The middle-aged man stroked his beard with two fingers, his eyes darting around as he surveyed the surroundings.

When he saw Guan Yu in front of him, a hint of surprise flashed in the Daoist-looking man's eyes.

"Oh my, oh my, this general exudes an extraordinary aura from head to toe."

"To think you're holding your own against five evil King Worms all by yourself."

Hearing the Daoist's sarcastic remarks, Gongsun Zan shouted from afar, "What's with you, you evil Daoist? Hurry up and lend General Guan a hand!"

The strange Daoist, who was stroking his goatee, glanced at Gongsun Zan out of the corner of his eye.

"Where did this junior come from, daring to shout in front of this Daoist Master?"

"Forget it, the situation is urgent. This humble Daoist shall assist this divine general."

Hearing the goateed old Daoist speak like this, Gongsun Zan was puzzled.

Where did this evil Daoist come from? How can he be so arrogant?

Normally, when the Lord uses a divine general card, he summons a divine general to help.

Who is this evil Daoist? Which famous general is he?

Is it the General of Heaven, Zhang Jiao?

Is it the General of Earth, person?

Or the General of Humanity, Zhang Liang?

But he doesn't look like them.

Back then, Gongsun Zan had suppressed the Yellow Turban Army, defeating a superior force and slaying thirty thousand Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.

But this evil Daoist in front of him didn't look like he belonged to the Way of Peace.

Who on earth is he?

As for this Daoist, only Xu Xuan knew his identity.

Xu Xuan never expected to summon this arrogant and conceited deity!

In the random era divine general card, he had actually summoned the great Shen Gongbao.

Shen Gongbao was truly just like in the myths and legends; his personality was indeed hard to describe.

However, when Shen Gongbao made his move, Xu Xuan's eyes lit up!

He saw Shen Gongbao forming a hand seal with two fingers and chanting softly: "Spirit Insect Technique!"

A stream of black gas flew from his hand, directly taking control of the Silver Horned Bug King.

Following that, Shen Gongbao, riding the White-browed Tiger, let out a series of cold laughs.

"I've played cricket fighting, but fighting rhinoceros beetles is truly interesting! Interesting!"

He watched as the Silver Horned Bug King, controlled by Shen Gongbao, crashed into the Golden Horned Bug King nearby.

One gold, one silver—the two King Worms, each as large as a house, began to wrestle.

Their horns locked together as their six thick legs exerted force.

Beside them, Shen Gongbao chuckled darkly and said wickedly, "Insects are insects after all. Even a King Worm fears this humble Daoist's Insect Control Technique!"

"It's just that these King Worms have strong mental power; I can only barely control one of them."

"But it's enough for me to have some fun."

Shen Gongbao pinched his fingers and pointed to the left.

The Silver Horned Bug King's horn shifted, using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds, prying the Golden Horned Bug King away.

Then, the Silver Horned Bug King, like an out-of-control bull, charged toward the Ripper Mantis, Tiger Beetle Great King Bug, and Serrated Reaper.

That powerful silver horn tossed the skinny mantis straight into the sky.

The Mantis King Worm was completely unprepared; suddenly attacked by its own kind, it was flipped into the air.

With just a few tricks, Shen Gongbao had these bugs running in circles.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan couldn't help but marvel that letting a character like this handle certain things really yielded twice the result with half the effort.

Although the Guan Di Martial Saint's combat power was not weak, he disdained using unorthodox methods, relying instead on pure strength.

Shen Gongbao, however, preferred to rely on such clever tricks and shortcuts to defeat his opponents.

Of course, Guan Yu, who was under siege, wasn't ungrateful.

He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your assistance, Daoist Master!"

"The General is too polite! I am Shen Gongbao. I see that the General is extraordinarily divine and martial, truly admirable!"

"You are too kind, Daoist Master. Today, I, Guan, have truly had my eyes opened by your methods!"

The two exchanged pleasantries.

After all, the battlefield is where relationships are most quickly forged.

Mutual flattery between both parties was a common occurrence.

Most importantly...

Under Shen Gongbao's control, the King Worms attacked each other, and the atmosphere on the scene shifted from tense to joyful.

Shen Gongbao even stroked his beard and asked, "I bet this Golden Horned Bug King is the strongest!"

"No, I think that Tiger Beetle Great King Bug isn't weak either!" Gongsun Zan also became interested.

Among men, there are only a few hobbies.

This "cricket fighting" style of play was a joy to watch.