Chapter 158: For Compatriots! Fight for the Homeland!
The giant spider’s expressionless face contorted into something savage. It roared in fury, "I don’t believe you have enough antidotes to keep using on them!!"
As it spoke, the giant spider immediately commanded the teeming swarms of small spiders. They surged toward the Beastman warriors like a tide.
The sheer number of small spiders was enough to make one’s skin crawl. They moved swiftly and in an orderly fashion, their massive numbers making them stand out even in the darkness of night.
Some of the Beastman soldiers trembled at the sight of the teeming spiders. But when they looked up at the figure standing firm in mid-air, their fear was instantly replaced by a strange courage. Their blood boiled. ’That flicker of fear suddenly seems insignificant in the face of our countless fallen comrades!’
The Third Prince was behind them!
His spiritual power enveloped them from above!
Their every move was under his watchful eye!
The Third Prince would never stand by and watch them go to their deaths!
In an instant, all fear vanished. They donned their Battle Armor and charged madly toward the Insect Clan, fighting for their comrades and their home!
Seeing this, the giant spider flew into a rage. "It’s useless! Just a tiny drop of my poison is enough to annihilate your entire army!"
It shrieked, trying to crush the Beastmen’s morale with its words.
However, the response was a loud THUD as an Insect Clan corpse was thrown viciously at its feet.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes... Minute after minute ticked by, but its poison had no effect whatsoever.
On the contrary, the Beastman soldiers fought with ever-increasing valor, their will to fight like a blazing fire.
As far as the eye could see, the number of Insect Clan members was steadily decreasing. In contrast, while the Beastmen also suffered casualties, their situation was countless times better than the insects’.
The giant spider instantly realized that the battle was turning against them. Once its poison was rendered useless, the small spiders were no longer a threat. The Insect Clan forces it had brought were no match for the Beastman army led by Hu Yan.
With a grave expression, it sent out a signal for reinforcements.
’Tonight was supposed to be an overwhelming victory according to my plan, but Hu Yan’s arrival has completely changed everything.’
But to its surprise, its signal for reinforcements was directly consumed by Hu Yan’s spiritual power.
The giant spider realized in a flash: ’If I don’t flee now, I might be leaving my life here tonight!’
It immediately turned and fled, showing no concern for the lives of the other Insect Clan members.
THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP—
Its legs pumped madly, carrying it forward at an astonishing speed.
However, Hu Yan had been prepared from the very beginning. Having come all this way, how could he possibly let the giant spider escape so easily?
Hu Yan focused his spiritual power and said coolly, "Since you’re already here, you might as well stay."
His voice was calm, yet it held an authority that could not be questioned.
The moment he finished speaking, with a gesture from Hu Yan, the giant spider was instantly enveloped by his light-blue spiritual power.
"ROAR—"
The giant spider struggled frantically.
But even with all its strength, it could not break free from the shackles of Hu Yan’s spiritual power.
Being just one level higher in spiritual power was enough to crush any lower-ranked opponent, to say nothing of the fact that Hu Yan had already reached the Divine stage.
Although the giant spider’s spiritual power was at the SS-level, compared to Hu Yan, the gap was immense.
The giant spider stopped struggling. Before its death, it looked at Hu Yan’s casual movements and couldn’t help but think: ’So this is SSS-level spiritual power...’
It was filled with regret. It should have fled the very moment it realized its poison was useless. Perhaps then it might have had a sliver of a chance to survive.
But now, it was too late for regrets.
BOOM—
With a massive explosion, the giant spider’s remains were scattered in all directions.
The explosion immediately caught everyone’s attention. Every member of the Insect Clan witnessed the giant spider being obliterated, not even a complete corpse left behind.
With their leader gone, the other members of the Insect Clan were instantly lost.
The mutated butterfly variant shrieked in a piercing voice, "Attack! All of you, attack!"
The next second, however, the mutated butterfly was dispatched by Sates. He frowned and muttered, "Noisy."
With the two leaders eliminated, the rest of the Insect Clan were no longer a threat.
The remaining Insect Clan members wanted to flee, but Hu Yan’s spiritual power had enveloped them, trapping them for the slaughter. Escape was impossible.
As a result, it didn’t take them long to finish off all the members of the Insect Clan.
Looking at the Insect Clan corpses littering the ground, a Beastman couldn’t help but laugh. "We’ve been fighting for so long, but this has to be the easiest battle yet. The Third Prince showed me how satisfying it is to shoot fish in a barrel."
Hearing this, other Beastmen chimed in.
"Me too! You have no idea, I thought I was a goner just now. Who knew the tables would turn so completely? It was our turn to crush them while they were down!"
"That was so satisfying! We’ve fought the Insect Clan so many times, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen a fight like this! The Third Prince is truly worthy of his title!"
"The Third Prince’s spiritual power has to be at least SSS-level, right? And to think, even though he’s injured, he hasn’t slacked off one bit!"
"The Third Prince’s spiritual power is terrifyingly strong. Thank goodness it wasn’t aimed at us, or I’d be on my knees begging for mercy!"
They turned their heads and saw Marshal Sates not far away. Everyone fell silent at once.
They were worried Marshal Sates would be angry, but Sates just said with a serious expression, "The Third Prince is indeed very strong."
Then he looked at them and said, "First, assemble. Deal with the corpses and re-establish the camp."
Hearing Marshal Sates’s words, the others breathed a sigh of relief.
More than half of the soldiers originally stationed here had been killed by the Insect Clan. Not many remained. Even with the reinforcements Hu Yan brought, their total number was only around twenty to thirty thousand.
Due to the Insect Clan’s invasion, the camp was either burned or destroyed. The corpses of Beastmen and insects were scattered everywhere.
When everyone saw Hu Yan, they shouted in unison, "Third Prince!"
Hu Yan was in the middle of instructing his subordinates on how to handle the battlefield. Hearing them, he turned and nodded. "You’ve worked hard."
"It was our duty!"
Sates, meanwhile, went to find Hu Yan.
Hu Yan was speaking with his vice officer, his expression somewhat serious.
Sates didn’t bother to soften his footsteps as he approached. Hu Yan’s vice officer immediately saluted and called out, "Marshal Sates."
Sates nodded at him. "Vice Officer Lang."
Vice Officer Lang said to Hu Yan, "Third Prince, I’ll let you speak with the Marshal. I’ll go take care of the matters you assigned me."
Hu Yan gave him a slight nod. "Mm, go on. Remember to distribute those items."
After saluting Hu Yan and Sates, Vice Officer Lang departed.
Sates said in a low voice, "Third Prince, if you hadn’t arrived in time today, I’m afraid we would have been completely wiped out tonight."