Chapter 346 Unable to Suppress
Chapter 346 Unable to Suppress
"Zhi Zhi..." Lei Xiu finally mustered his courage and tried to get closer to Le Zhi, calling out softly, but Le Zhi did not respond.
Not only did Bai Guang not respond, he also prevented Lei Xiu from getting close to Le Zhi, only allowing him to watch from a distance.
Upon discovering that he was completely unable to break through the white light's protective barrier, Lei Xiu's eyes flashed with surprise. This was the first time he had encountered an attack that left him helpless.
Is this the energy of joy?
Having been shocked several times in a short period of time, Lei Xiu had learned to remain calm. Meanwhile, Le Zhi, whom he was watching, was completely oblivious to Lei Xiu's arrival; all his attention was focused on how to deal with the insect queen before him.
Just now, Lezhi came up with a great idea.
Retrieving the last bowstring from the space, Yuezhi spread his arms and assumed a drawing position. There were no arrows, so what if energy were used as arrows?
The moment the thought arose, a flash of light appeared on the bowstring where the arrow should have been placed. The light began to condense, starting from the arrowhead, moving to the slender shaft, and finally to the fletching that maintained balance. In an instant, an arrow formed from condensed energy took shape.
The moment it took shape, Lezhi released the bowstring, and the arrow shot out, piercing straight into the flesh and blood of the insect mother's skull through the wound Lezhi had just made.
The energy belonging to Lezhi entered the body of the insect mother with unstoppable force. Feeling his energy flowing into the river like a stream, and being surrounded by the dark shadows inside the insect mother's body, Lezhi remained expressionless, but a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Finally appeared! I thought you could hide for so long!" In the end, you were just dangled out by my own actions.
The dark shadow that had been secretly hiding inside the insect queen's body excitedly rushed towards the energy that it couldn't resist. This was it; as long as it could devour this energy, it would definitely become stronger.
The desire for power successfully overcame the fear of Lezhi. The shadow gathered in the mother insect's body, its target being the energy that was dissipating from her head.
This was a common tactic of Lezhi. Having cured so many illnesses for his people, Lezhi had long since discovered that the shadowy figure coveted his innate energy.
Just like how he craved the energy of the shadowy figure.
Therefore, Lezhi guessed that perhaps his energy was to the shadow as the shadow was to him, like a perfect tonic, only that he had the upper hand in every previous confrontation.
If he shows the slightest weakness and gives the shadowy figure even the slightest chance, it will retaliate without hesitation.
Therefore, whenever he encounters a hiding shadow, Lezhi uses this trick, commonly known as "fishing".
"Those who are willing to take the bait, don't blame me for this."
As his fingers traced the bowstring, Lezhi, through the energy link, keenly sensed the shadow beginning to coalesce in his direction.
There's no need to rush now. A good hunter learns to wait, to wait for the most opportune moment, and then strike with deadly precision.
He was engrossed in "fishing" here, unaware that Lei Xiu and Ke Le were watching him from not far away.
Having been tricked by the strange fragrance before, Lei Xiu has learned his lesson. After discovering that electric shocks help him stay awake, he would occasionally summon lightning to shock himself and Cola. It was through this method that they were able to overturn those branch insect nests and find their way here.
However, Lei Xiu was so shocked when he saw the wings behind Le Zhi that he used up all his strength to maintain his composure and naturally forgot that it was time to discharge electricity.
He forgot, but Cola didn't. The advantage of not understanding anything was that it couldn't empathize with Lei Xiu's shock at all. In its eyes, Le Zhi had just changed its wings. It was strange, but it was just a change of wings, not a change of person. Le Zhi was still the same Le Zhi, so in Cola's mind, it wasn't a big deal.
Raised by Lezhi from a young age, Cola was different in that it was trained to be extremely willing and persistent in carrying out predetermined plans. Lei Xiu's fixed discharge had become a routine, and although Cola didn't say anything, it had already taken it for granted. Now that the scheduled time had arrived, but the current hadn't come, Cola couldn't help but stick its head out and try to remind Lei Xiu.
"Chirp chirp chirp~" Big guy, aren't you going to discharge electricity?
Cola's voice was too soft, almost completely drowned out by the mother insect's sharp screams and the sounds of the surrounding stone walls cracking and falling. In addition, Lei Xiu's attention was focused on Le Zhi, so he naturally ignored Cola.
Seeing that Lei Xiu ignored him, Cola huddled back into his clothes, feeling wronged. After waiting for a while, the usual electric current still didn't come. Cola was puzzled, Cola was dissatisfied, and Cola was about to throw a tantrum.
The destructive power of the cubs is self-evident. The adults have no idea what triggers these cubs. If Lezhi were here, he might remind Lei Xiu to be careful, but now only Lei Xiu is taking care of the cubs.
That means I'm destined to learn a lesson from Coca-Cola here.
Lightning suddenly burst from his clothes, spreading upwards along his neck. Lei Xiu never imagined that one day he would be attacked by lightning from this angle.
The neck is a weak point for most races, and the tree spirits are no exception. Even though Lei Xiu has a high tolerance for lightning, he was still badly shocked by this unexpected attack. Cola's choice to start from there was a lucky accident.
"Hiss... Cola." Startled by the electric shock, Lei Xiu finally looked away from Le Zhi. Without looking down, he simply lowered his eyes and squeezed out the culprit's name through his teeth.
Seeing that Lei Xiu had finally come to his senses, Cola, completely unaware of what wrong she had just done, happily chirped in response to Lei Xiu's call and even waved her little wings as if to ask for credit.
The words of reprimand stuck in his throat. Seeing Cola like this, Lei Xiu helplessly closed his eyes. His head, which had just been ravaged by the electric current, was still a little numb and painful. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, then opened his eyes again, lowered his head, and took a deep look at Cola, who was waiting for his response. In the end, he didn't say anything.
Beneath their feet, the insect queen's agonizing body continued its relentless struggle, and the cave was ravaged beyond recognition. Lezhi's attack had begun to show results. Although the insect queen appeared unchanged on the surface, only Lezhi and the insect queen knew that it was now accumulating power, preparing to devour energy.
The consciousness was completely taken over by the shadow. To the shadow, the insect queen's body was just a shell. When it was useful, it could play the role of the insect queen. When danger came, the shadow was just a shadow. It could change its body at any time.
Knowing the shadowy figure's nature well, Lezhi sealed off the entire place from the beginning, just like he had done every time he treated a patient, giving the shadowy figure no chance to escape.
Inside the insect mother's body, the dark shadow was unaware that a trap had been laid for it outside. Right now, all it could see was the "bait" that Lezhi had deliberately placed in front of it.
Dark black patterns flowed rhythmically across the insect queen's already darkened body. Starting from the extremities, the shadows gathered towards the head, and the areas without the shadows slowly stiffened.
To outsiders, it appears as if the mother insect has suddenly become less active. Her earlier, dramatic twisting and turning has subsided to occasional, weak tremors.
Once the body possessed by the shadow is abandoned, it will die instantly. Lezhi, who witnessed everything, felt a chill run down his spine.
They had previously thought the shadow was not deadly, but now it seems that was inaccurate. The shadow is only temporarily non-lethal. The tree spirits can suppress it temporarily by consuming the sap of the mother tree, but what if one day the sap of the mother tree can no longer suppress it?
Thinking of this, Lezhi suddenly remembered the first time he met Lei Xiu. Did he already know that the sap of the mother tree was about to be unable to suppress the dark shadow, which was why he was in such a hurry to find him?
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