If based on the Eastern Region's classification of monsters, these ordinary knife insects should be counted as third-level monsters.
But the biggest difference between knife insects and other third-level monsters is that they never appear alone.
"When you find a knife insect, there are at least two thousand knife insects behind it!"
This sentence is widely circulated in the south. Although it is an exaggeration, it is enough to prove the large number of knife insects.
Facing such a huge number of knife insects, let alone a half-step innate cultivator, even a strong person in the innate secret realm would probably have a hard time dealing with them.
At present, the Qingyun Sect has a large number of disciples and is very strong. In just a short time, hundreds of sword insects were killed.
The corpses of those knife insects were like a ring-shaped hill, slowly piling up around the fallen flying chariot.
Although everyone killed a lot of knife bugs, more and more knife bugs came to attack. This thing is simply endless!
"ah!"
Someone screamed. One person was too aggressive and rushed into the circle of knife insects. If others tried to save him, it was too late. Almost instantly, that person was wrapped by a large group of knife insects.
They gnawed wildly, and by the time the knife bugs dispersed, the man had already been eaten clean by the knife bugs, and not even the bones were left.
Seeing this scene, many people's scalps went numb.
No one wants to be eaten by bugs.
But there are endless knife bugs in front of us, but once everyone's strength is exhausted, they will eventually end up like this.
Everyone felt sad in their hearts, and their momentum dropped obviously.
But at this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Everyone, let's fight. If you don't fight, you will die! If you fight, there is still a way to survive!"
"Poof -" A small purple arrow of true energy shot out, instantly piercing through more than a dozen knife insects.
"Bang!" The fiercely burning flames exploded, instantly burning half of the sky red. The power of the real fire was extraordinary, and it burned dozens of knife insects immediately, and the air was filled with the smell of burning.
The strong men in the innate secret realm began to exert their strength.
When everyone saw this, they were deeply encouraged, and they also started to work hard.
Luo Zheng's figure constantly shuttled among the knife insects. Although the power of "Red Sandalwood Fist" was not outstanding, with his own strength and physical advantages, he also killed seven or eight knife insects in a short period of time.
During this fierce battle, someone screamed again.
"Leader of the Knife Insects!"
Luo Zheng and everyone looked up and saw that there were hundreds of purple knife bugs mixed in the green. The leaders of these knife bugs were twice as big as ordinary knife bugs, and their bodies were covered with spikes.
, the appearance is even more ferocious and terrifying.
Is that the leader of the knife bugs?
The strength of the knife insect leader is far more powerful than ordinary knife insects, not to mention there are hundreds of them!
The knife bugs in front of me are already very difficult to deal with, and now we have to face these even more powerful knife bug leaders.
The leaders of the knife bugs flew down from high in the sky, making ear-piercing screams. In addition, more knife bugs were continuously added.
Everyone felt a sense of sadness in their hearts. Could it be that everyone is going to die here today?
Who could have imagined such a consequence the moment they boarded the giant flying chariot?
In fact, although hunting knife insects is quite difficult, it rarely happens.
At this moment, in the jungle nearby, an object flew over with a "swishing" sound. It was a length of bamboo that was burned.
One end of the bamboo was burning, and after it fell to the ground, thick smoke billowed out from the other end.
Luo Zheng sniffed and smelled the thick smoke containing a strong medicinal smell.
Then more bamboo was thrown in.
Each bamboo was ignited, and streams of smoke came out from the other end.
Soon, the scene was enveloped in smoke.
It is also very strange to say that the knife insects seemed to be extremely afraid of the thick smoke. After they discovered the smoke, they spread their wings one after another and flew into the sky, circling around constantly, and did not dare to rush into the smoke.
Even the more powerful sword insect leaders are the same.
Although the smoke makes people uncomfortable, it is still within the tolerance range. At least they can finally take a break.
Then everyone saw the forest shaking, and many people emerged from it. These people were all wearing uniform clothes, and each of them carried a few bamboo poles behind their backs. They looked serious and acted in a unified manner.
"Imperial Army!"
After seeing these people, many Qingyun Sect disciples showed relaxed expressions on their faces, and they were finally saved.
The imperial army, that is, the soldiers of the empire, will dispatch a considerable portion of the imperial army to suppress the insect tide every year during the insect tide.
Compared to the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, the actions of these imperial armies are unified and the rules are strict. Although the individual strength may not be as good as the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, the overall strength cannot be underestimated.
After the imperial troops came out, they lined up neatly into a team, and a young man with a shaved head came out from the middle. The young man said with a serious face: "I am Lu Xiao, the centurion of the Qinglan team! I am a disciple of the Qingyun Sect.
Listen carefully, if you want to survive, follow us!"
When the disciples of the Qingyun Sect heard this, they did not move. Instead, they focused their gazes on the piles of knife insect corpses.
Qingyun Sect disciples have traveled thousands of miles to come here, not just for a vacation, but to earn points.
According to the regulations of Qingyun Sect, killing twenty knife insects will earn you another point. The corpses of these knife insects in front of them are all points in their eyes!
However, the bodies of the knife insects were so big that it was impossible to drag them back, so the Qingyun Sect stipulated that only the monster crystal core in the chest of the knife insects needed to be dug out.
Just now, everyone has worked hard and worked hard for so long, but there is always some spoils in hand.
But as soon as these imperial troops came out, they asked everyone to leave with them. Of course, some people felt unhappy.
In fact, the relationship between the LRA and the disciples of the Qingyun Sect has never been very harmonious. They dislike each other, and there have even been incidents of group fights.
Someone said to Lu Xiao: "Can you wait? We still have to..."
Lu Xiao snorted and said: "I know what you are going to do, but you have to think carefully. We have detected that the army of knife insects continues to gather here. The lives of our imperial army are more valuable than the lives of your Qingyun Sect disciples! You don't
Let’s go, let’s go!”
When the disciples of the Qingyun Sect heard this, they had no choice. If someone could save themselves, they were already benevolent and righteous. As for their own points, what did they have to do with it?
So everyone could only follow this group of imperial troops.
Several strong men from the Innate Secret Realm looked at the insect corpses all over the ground and seemed to want to stay and collect some crystal nuclei. With their strong strength, some of them still had the chance to break out alone, but they saw
Seeing the increasing number of knife insects in the sky, I finally shook my head and gave up.
The average strength of this group of imperial troops is actually lower than that of the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, but they have unique tricks to deal with the insect tide.
Just like the bamboo joints they carried on their backs, they were probably specially made to resist knife insect attacks.
Every time they walked a certain distance, they lit a bamboo joint. As long as thick smoke billowed out from the bamboo joint, the knife insects did not dare to come down and attack everyone, and could only hover above their heads.
The imperial army led the way without saying a word, but the disciples of the Qingyun Sect would attack the knife insects in the sky from time to time, using sword energy or bows and arrows to attack those knife insects.
Those knife bugs are relatively far away and difficult to hit, so every time they shoot down one or two knife bugs, some Qingyun Sect disciples will laugh...
Luo Zheng followed behind and couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this scene.
Although the many disciples of the Qingyun Sect are strong, they may not be able to match the soldiers in front of them one on one.
However, if they were to fight as a whole, the disciples of the Qingyun Sect would probably be defeated in one blow and would not be a match for the Imperial Army at all.
The discipline is really bad. Maybe four or five people can barely cooperate, but when there are more people, it becomes chaotic.
After advancing for half an hour, they finally walked out of the jungle. Under the leadership of the imperial army, they crossed a small river and then climbed a hillside. A city appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"That's Dragon Castle, we've finally arrived!"
Some sharp-eyed inner disciples were already shouting.
The fortress in front of them is the Dragon Fort trained by the empire, a fortress used to guard the southern border, which is also the destination of their trip.
Dragon Fort is the most important pass in the south of Fentian Empire, and further south is the endless tropical rain forest.
Luo Zheng once read a book called "Stories of Strange Beasts", which recorded the dangerous places in the Eastern Region.
One of them records the story of the strong men from the Eastern Territory going deep into the tropical rain forest. According to the book, the hundred miles of the tropical rain forest are still safe, and the monsters encountered are basically only about level three, and further inside
You have to walk five hundred miles to meet a fifth-level monster. After more than a thousand miles, various seventh- and eighth-level high-level monsters appear...
Further inside, there is a world that is difficult for humans to explore.
Every year, many monsters escape from the tropical rainforest and break into the Burning Empire for reasons unknown to humans.
The function of the Dragon Fort is to resist various monsters in the tropical rainforest.
Among the many monsters, the most troublesome one is the knife insect that Luo Zheng met before.
As a fortress, Dragon Fort looks very simple in appearance. There are no decorations on either the city walls or the moat. The only decoration is a huge dragon head sculpture hanging on the wall of Dragon Fort.
The whole body of the dragon head sculpture is jet black, its eyes reflect a shiny color under the light, and it spreads its teeth and claws, exuding incomparable domineering power.
Passing under the dragon head sculpture, all the Qingyun Sect disciples couldn't help but show a sense of awe.
When Luo Zheng passed by, he stayed for a while, staring at the eyes of the dragon head sculpture, and there was a trace of doubt in his heart.
Because Luo Zheng can feel the "meaning" of this dragon-shaped sculpture, that is, the pressure it exudes.