Published: February 12, 2025
“Hold on a little longer! We’ll break through soon!” A golden-haired man shouted to his companions while swinging the machete in his hand.
Behind them, there were not only hundreds of white tiger beetles, but also some white figures behind these insects. Ye Zhongming's pupils constricted; blowdart dolls! The short stature, light skin, dense bone spikes on their bodies, and that strange face were just as described by father.
The exact number was hard to discern; the mass of ice crystals here provided the best cover for these blowdart dolls.
Facing the surging white tiger beetles, the remaining dozens of people from this white team were a bit overwhelmed. Their equipment looked decent, many being of green quality. However, perhaps due to their evolution level or their injuries, the green weapons in their hands could not deliver lethal blows against the shells of the white tiger beetles. At most, they could inflict deep wounds, but not fatal ones, giving these fierce creatures a chance to counterattack.
With their numbers already few, coupled with wave after wave of attacks, and the occasional cold arrows from the blowdart dolls, this evolver team was on the verge of annihilation. The words of the golden-haired man now seemed more like encouragement and wishful thinking.
In Ye Zhongming's perspective, this small team actually had a decent strength. The golden-haired man was an eight-star evolver, with several of his subordinates being seven-star evolvers and over a dozen six-star evolvers, while the rest were five-star. Such a team in the national district would likely struggle to rank in the top fifty, but the top hundred should be within their reach.
Let’s not forget, they had been under attack for an unknown amount of time, undoubtedly suffering significant losses. If the members lost were accounted for, this team was indeed not to be underestimated.
In Ye Zhongming's eyes, such a team was nothing impressive, but he was surprised that they were reduced to such a state by these hundreds of white tiger beetles. Clearly, that was not the case; it must be those blowdart dolls!
The golden-haired man was obviously injured, and as he retreated, he left behind glaring bloodstains on the ground. One hand clutched his weapon while the other covered his chest.
“Boss, should we step in to save them? They seem to have come from the direction of Yakutsk,” Xiao Min whispered beside Ye Zhongming.
Her meaning was clear; there was a high chance of getting information about the spirit woman from these people.
“Let’s wait and see for now.” Ye Zhongming wanted to observe just how powerful those blowdart dolls were.
What he wanted to see soon appeared. When the golden-haired man accidentally got attacked by a few white tiger beetles, suffering a leg injury and retreating, causing their formation to become chaotic, the blowdart dolls, which had only occasionally shot a cold arrow, sprang into action.
They suddenly emerged from behind the ice crystals, and their numbers went from the few that had been revealed earlier to over five hundred in an instant. They moved quickly, leaping and attacking from the gaps in the ice crystals, unleashing a hail of bone needles that immediately dealt devastating damage to the human team.
The injured eight-star evolver's hand glowed as a yellowish energy shield appeared above the group, blocking the attacks from behind.
However, because he was injured, the first wave of bone needles was not intercepted, and despite the dozens of people trying to dodge, more than half were struck.
Screams immediately followed.
It was evident that these people were aware of the horror of these bone needles, especially the poison they carried. The screams weren't just from the pain but from knowing what was to come.
The golden-haired man roared angrily, launching a skill attack towards the blowdart dolls, as large stone spheres the size of human heads condensed in the air, howling toward their targets.
However, after attacking, those blowdart dolls hid back behind the ice crystals, and the stone spheres smashed into the ice crystals without shattering them, instead breaking apart on their own.