Chapter 156: Hu Yan Arrives
Sates didn’t know how they had gotten past the outer wall, nor how they knew all of their defensive positions, but he wasn’t the least bit afraid.
Sates’s original form was a tiger, standing three meters tall, but he still seemed dwarfed by the giant spider.
But his presence was no less imposing. Human words came from the tiger’s mouth. "Who said he’s dead? You think you’re worthy? Surrender? I wouldn’t accept *your* surrender!!"
The giant spider clearly thought Sates was lying. "He’s not dead? Impossible. I saw him and his combat Mecha destroyed with my own eyes all those years ago."
"Believe it or not."
As he spoke, he lunged at the giant spider like a fierce tiger, his jaws clamping down on its leg.
"AAAAH—"
Its leg caught in his jaws, the giant spider lifted it and shook it violently, trying to throw Sates off.
The giant spider was incredibly fast. The moment it lifted its leg, Sates had already leaped away, only to turn and charge back in.
Toyed with like this, the giant spider shrieked in anger. Then, "HISS—"
Spider silk shot from the giant spider’s mouth. It spat web after web at Sates, who relied on his agile movements to dodge the attacks.
Wherever the silk landed on the ground, the area began to corrode to varying degrees.
Clearly, this spider was also an Evolution Species.
Sates’s expression shifted. This was clearly beyond what he had prepared for.
Meanwhile, some of the Beastmen had already been entranced and had started to kill each other.
"ROAR—"
He heard the roar and immediately looked over. When he turned his head, he saw that his subordinates had all gone mad, frantically slaughtering their own comrades.
Sates immediately roared, "Stop!!"
But they were already trapped in a hallucination and couldn’t hear Sates’s words at all.
They had taken precautions as the Third Prince had instructed, but some Beastmen had still carelessly fallen into the trap.
The remaining portion was still holding out, but the Insect Clan was numerous and still swarming toward them. Moreover, they had many Evolution Species among them, making resistance extremely difficult.
Another massive insectoid, which looked like a butterfly but with two extra legs, let out a bizarre laugh. "Stop resisting. It’s useless."
Sates knew that fighting head-on would only lead to more casualties. He made a quick decision and shouted to the subordinates who were still unaffected, "Knock them all out! Retreat for now!"
The giant spider was already in front of him in an instant, spitting silk at Sates. "Trying to retreat? Too late."
In an instant, an orifice on the giant spider’s abdomen opened, and countless small spiders poured out. A dense, teeming mass surged toward the Beastman army at incredible speed.
Wherever they went, countless Beastmen fell.
Seeing this, the faces of all the Beastmen changed dramatically. They began to retreat, running as if they’d gone mad.
Sates, with a giant iron hammer clenched in his jaws, charged swiftly toward the giant spider. He leaped over the countless swarms of small spiders, heading straight for its abdomen.
The giant spider seemed to know his intentions and spat silk at him relentlessly. Fueled by shock and rage, Sates managed to dodge several times. But as he drew closer, its legs stomped the ground while it unleashed a dense barrage of silk in his direction.
No matter how agile Sates was, he still couldn’t evade it completely. His arm was caught in the silk.
The silk instantly corroded a large chunk of flesh. He swiftly shifted back to his human form and, without hesitation, hacked off the arm. Blood sprayed everywhere in an instant.
Fortunately, he was already very close. Gritting his teeth, Sates swung the hammer with his remaining hand, smashing it toward the orifice on the spider’s abdomen.
"BANG—"
"ROOOAR—"
"SPLATTER—"
He let go instantly. As the hammer struck, the small spiders scattered like splashing water, raining down everywhere.
He dodged back with incredible speed to avoid them landing on him. The giant spider, its abdominal orifice struck, shrieked in rage and began to flee erratically.
The giant spider’s abdomen was wounded. Although this stopped more small spiders from emerging, the ones already out were now everywhere.
They were tiny, almost invisible individually. But because of their immense numbers, they formed a conspicuous, dark mass that pressed forward.
Although he had severed the arm caught by the silk in time, his blood was now turning black.
Sates’s face was grim. He had two hammers in total; the one from before was now embedded in the giant spider’s abdomen. He picked up the other one and quickly chased after the scattered swarms of small spiders.
The other Beastmen dodged attacks from the rest of the Insect Clan while using fire to burn the small spiders.
The entire camp was engulfed in flames, and screams filled the air.
Seeing his brothers slaughtered and countless members of the Insect Clan swarming in, a Beastman’s eyes turned red with bloodlust. He roared, "AAAAHHH—I’ll kill you all! I’ll avenge them!!"
"KILL—"
But seeing their brothers-in-arms, with whom they had fought so many battles, fall one by one, countless Beastmen were pushed to the brink.
One fell. Then two. Then three. Then four...
An endless tide of the Insect Clan, and Beastmen whose eyes were red with bloodlust.
Blood splattered everywhere. Bodies littered the ground.
They had made preparations beforehand thanks to the Third Prince’s advance warning. But they never expected the Insect Clan to be able to break through their defenses, as if they knew exactly how the Beastmen planned to counter them.
Sates guessed that a member of the Insect Clan must have infiltrated their ranks at some point. That was the only way they could have known their plans so clearly.
As a result, all their previous preparations were useless. In contrast, the Insect Clan had even more Evolution Species than they had anticipated.
That was why they were in such a desperate state.
With every swing of Sates’s hammer, a pile of spiders was crushed to death.
But because the small spiders were so scattered, even if he killed some, there were still countless more.
But the poison was taking effect. Sates’s body grew weak, and he lost his grip on the hammer, letting it crash to the ground. The moment the hammer hit the dirt, countless small spiders swarmed toward it. In an instant, the hammer was covered, and they began to crawl onto Sates himself.
The giant spider had returned at some point. The hammer was still dangling from its abdomen. The weight of it pulled the spider’s belly two or three meters lower than before, but its legs remained just as tall, creating a bizarre sight.
Now, it was opening its maw, preparing to swallow Sates whole.
A Beastman shouted, "Marshal!!"
The surviving Beastmen saw this and wanted to rush over to save Sates, but they were blocked by other members of the Insect Clan.
Just as everyone watched helplessly while the giant spider was about to devour Sates...
...at that very moment, Hu Yan arrived with his men.
Hu Yan quickly used his spiritual power to blast away the small spiders surrounding Sates. The blast also forced the giant spider to stop its attack.
The shockwave of High-level Spiritual Power instantly drew the attention of countless Beastmen and members of the Insect Clan.