Chapter 410: Section 198: Exposure of the Holy Corpse (Revised)
The Yellow Nest Ant was a magic beast unique to the Wilderness Continent.
The ant colonies built their nests on the ground.
The yellow mud nests often stood two to three meters tall.
When the beehive faced a crisis of destruction, the ants would willingly merge with their nest, forming a giant ant.
From the giant ant’s tail, one could still discern the former shape of the beehive.
Depending on the scale of the Yellow Nest Ant colony as well as the grade of the nest, and the state of the beehive and ant colony during the fusion, the life level of the giant ant varied, ranging from Bronze, Black Iron, Silver… and so on.
At most, it could reach the Golden Level.
The Yellow Nest Ant that Ya Ma commanded was not of the Golden Level but only Silver Level.
Capturing this kind of magic beast ant was actually quite troublesome.
Ya Ma had managed to capture one, all thanks to the assistance of the local Beastman Tribe.
With her meticulous cultivation, this Silver Level Yellow Nest Ant was definitely considered the king of its rank.
Because Ya Ma had paid a great price to perform surgery on this Yellow Nest Ant, implementing an Alchemy Transformation.
Using alchemy techniques to transform magic beasts and make them more powerful was not an uncommon choice.
Ya Ma not only transformed the Yellow Nest Ant itself but also specially purchased a large number of small wasps.
These wasps were all alchemically created creatures, the small ones were the size of little thumbs, and the large ones were as big as an adult’s fist. They covered grades from Ordinary, Bronze, Black Iron, up to Silver Level.
Now, a large number of alchemically created wasps surrounded Cang Xu, sealing off all his retreat routes.
Among these wasps, the most numerous were the Ordinary Level, but there were at least a hundred of Bronze and Black Iron Levels and more than a dozen Silver Level.
Resistance Fire Ring.
Cang Xu used a Fire Magic Ring to send out a ring of fire, with him as the center, the fire ring rapidly expanded outward.
Some of the alchemy wasps were incinerated; many were pushed away.
But the power of the fire ring rapidly weakened, and most of the wasps got to Cang Xu’s face.
Zi Di couldn’t help but feel her heart rise at this moment; she wished she could be right by Cang Xu’s side.
Although she also knew that even if she combined her combat strength, the two of them couldn’t handle so many alchemy wasps, the impulse to share the pressure for her companion and fight against a strong enemy was from the heart.
The Dragon-man youth was rushing over quickly.
But there was still a distance between them.
He could not just teleport directly.
“Is there no other way?” Cang Xu felt a strong sense of crisis and immediately prepared to cast a spell to use Undead Magic.
Although he always tried his best to conceal it, in a life and death situation, he could not care about that anymore.
Without life, there was no basis for any possibility or future.
“By using Undead Magic, I still have hope!”
Cang Xu decided to take a deadly risk.
He carried many ghosts with him, which, if released, might help him fight these alchemy wasps and possibly clear a path to survival.
But it was only a possibility.
From a certain perspective, these alchemy wasps had a significant restraining effect on ghosts.
Because wasps aren’t living beings and do not possess souls.
Ghosts have a restraining advantage against normal living beings, but on alchemy wasps, these advantages mostly fall apart.
However, just as Cang Xu was about to take the gamble and expose his identity, a figure suddenly burst onto the battlefield.
The newcomer pulled out a small ball and smashed it onto the ground.
Bang.
The ball exploded, unleashing a burst of electric light.
The electric light, like an inflated balloon, expanded rapidly, sweeping up the nearby alchemy wasps.
The wasps, wrapped in electric light, suffered severe interference.
The Silver Level ones flew chaotically in the air, wobbling. The Black Iron Level wasps trembled lightly, barely hovering in the air. Bronze and Ordinary Levels fell to the ground, making slight popping sounds.
“Let’s go!” The newcomer shouted, “My electrical interference ball has limited effect.”
Cang Xu did not expect this and was stunned for a moment.
“Hong Zhu?” After recognizing the newcomer, he also came to, and quickly flew away from the spot.
The person was indeed Hong Zhu.
The casting sounds of a Fishman had alarmed her.
She did not dare to continue digging for treasure in the graveyard and sneaked out.
After assessing the situation, she moved toward the shore, looking for an opportunity to leave the island.
She first found Ya Ma.
Ya Ma rode a huge flying ant, which made her see a possibility of leaving the island.
However, just when she was about to show herself to chat, Ya Ma took the initiative to find Yue Ban, inviting her to join in the fight against Cang Xu.
Red Zhu’s stealth and concealment were very superb; she quietly eavesdropped and heard about Cang Xu having the Iron Lump.
Red Zhu had a new idea.
“Rather than dealing with Ya Ma, spending the cost, getting her to summon the flying ant to take me off the island, it would be better to take the Iron Lump!”
The flying ant could not withstand the sea winds and had limited endurance, and its safety was at the mercy of Ya Ma.
The Iron Lump had endurance, the ability to withstand the sea winds, and was naturally much stronger than the flying ant.
Moreover, if Red Zhu helped Cang Xu, took the initiative to curry favor, then taking the Iron Lump might be free, and she could even win Cang Xu’s gratitude.
Not everyone at the auction held bad feelings against Cang Xu and Zi Di.
At least, Red Zhu didn’t.
Because Cang Xu and Zi Di bought her consigned items for a lot of Gold Coins, she reaped a big profit.
At the auction, Red Zhu had wanted to contact Cang Xu and Zi Di.
When Ya Ma saw the good situation destroyed, her face immediately darkened, and she angrily shouted at Red Zhu, “What do you mean by this, Red Zhu?”
Yue Ban pursued Cang Xu for the kill.
Red Zhu chuckled, leaping out and using a Combat Skill to block Yue Ban.
“Red Zhu, you’re actually helping this man? Tell me! What exactly is your relationship?” Ya Ma manipulated the alchemy wasps and launched another round of attacks.
Most of the recently interfered with alchemy wasps had already recovered.
Indeed, Zi Di and Cang Xu were also wondering why this famous Treasure Hunter would lend a hand.
You should know that before, there was interaction between the two sides when the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps cooperated with Hong Zhu in fishing.
Zi Di and Cang Xu, now Elders of the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce, have not been in contact with Hong Zhu.
Hong Zhu then laughed again, “Now that the situation on Twin Eyes Island is so perilous, and you’re still only thinking about settling personal scores. Tell me, are you in cahoots with the Fishmen and pirates?”
Hong Zhu was very outspoken, directly splashing them with dirty water.
Ya Ma was so angry that her face turned pale.
Yue Ban just shrugged her shoulders and said indifferently, “I’m a Beastman, what does the Human Race have to do with me?”
She launched an offensive once again.
Hong Zhu managed to hold her off.
The two were evenly matched, and it was hard to tell who would come out on top for the time being.
Elsewhere, Cang Xu and Qing Xin were collaborating to take on Ya Ma.
Cang Xu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sudden decrease in pressure.
Previously, with Yue Ban as a fighter charging ahead, the two of them had a hard time finding an opportunity to cast their spells.
But now, with Hong Zhu tying up Yue Ban, Ya Ma’s summoned creatures lacking spiritual intelligence, Cang Xu and Qing Xin’s situation had improved significantly.
Zi Di speculated about Hong Zhu’s motivation for getting involved, “As a Treasure Hunter, Hong Zhu probably wants to use this opportunity to establish a relationship with us.”
“We made quite the impression at the auction and are considered to be very wealthy.”
“When Hong Zhu finds the treasure in the future, she will definitely want to sell it.”
“But Twin Eyes Island is already in trouble, and after this battle, no pirates will dare to come here to clean their loot.”
“This has a negative impact on Hong Zhu.”
“So, finding a connection with us in advance is very beneficial for her.”
Zi Di communicated with Cang Xu and shared this speculation with him.
Cang Xu agreed.
But he also remained vigilant about Hong Zhu, wary of any tricks or disguises she might use.
After all, there was still a lack of real understanding between them.
Regardless, with Hong Zhu’s interference and meddling, Cang Xu finally avoided the crisis of his Undead Mage identity being exposed.
The Golden Shiny unleashed a wide-scale beam cannon attack again.
Pirates carrying treasures were given special attention.
Dian Wan and the leader with the onion-head were hit by multiple beams and were battered until they vomited blood.
“Quick, get back on the flagship!”
“Most of the treasures are lost, damn Hun Tong. I must protect what remains.”
When it came to their own profits, the two Silver Level pirates showed remarkable tenacity.
Hu Li, who was on par with them, fared much worse.
Because the Clapping Pirate Group had robbed very little, they had been delayed.
Zi Di also had a troubled expression.
In this new round of simultaneous firing, many beams pierced directly through the water, destroying several Deep Sea Salvager Alchemy Puppets.
“Wait a minute, I think I’ve discovered something.”
Zi Di surveyed the entire situation and noticed a pattern in the Magic Images.
Her eyes sparkled with insight, a flash of brilliance, “Hun Tong is fighting with the old Clan Leader and can’t control his flagship.”
“The firing pattern of this flagship, does it seem to specifically target the wealthiest?”
“That’s why my Deep Sea Salvagers were targeted.”
Zi Di had discovered a secret but still needed to verify it.
Meanwhile, Zi Lin, the Fishman, was swimming stealthily right above the Deep Sea Monster Fish, dragging the body of Hai Ping.
In order to protect Hai Ping’s body as safely as possible, Zi Lin ruthlessly crushed a Pearl Bubble!
The Golden Shiny didn’t notice her at all.
The same was true for the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
The Deep Sea Monster Fish’s deceptive camouflage abilities were also top-notch, appearing just like a piece of seabed rock on the surface, so Zi Lin didn’t notice anything unusual either.
“The task is about to be completed.”
“Returning with Hai Ping’s body, rewards for merit were awaiting, and my Divine Office could likely rise a level!”
“These stupid humans of the Human Race…”
Zi Lin was already imagining a bright future.
Just at that moment!
The Divine Artifact Mermaid’s Fairy Tale inside the Deep Sea Monster Fish trembled slightly.
The camouflage power on Zi Lin and Hai Ping’s body disappeared in an instant, thoroughly absorbed by the Divine Artifact.
Zi Lin: “?!”;
Zi Di: “?!”;
The Golden Eye component on the Golden Shiny seemed to pause for a moment, then suddenly burst into radiance.
It had detected Hai Ping’s body.
The latter’s value far exceeded other targets!
Hai Ping had been at the Holy Domain Level in life; his body was naturally considered a Holy Domain Level material.
More crucially, he contained remnants of a Divine Bloodline—the Bolang Fishman Bloodline!
The Golden Shiny’s firing principle followed the rule of highest value first, but it also distinguished between friend and foe.
The Guild, Mercenary Group, as well as individuals like Cang Xu and Ya Ma, had not been targeted by its firing.
The Golden Shiny had been giving special attention to Fishmen and pirates.
Now, the most valuable target suddenly appeared.
Moreover, the target was being dragged by a Silver Level Fishman Mage.
Could this be tolerated?
It absolutely could not!
So, in the next moment, the concentrated light from the main tower surged forth, and numerous spiraling discs dived into the sea, heading straight for Zi Lin.
Zi Lin was terrified.
Zi Di also felt the tension.
Because the Deep Sea Monster Fish was right below Zi Lin.