vrcanaries Chapter 1819 Rampage Monster
Chapter 1819 Rampage Monster
“Ho ho ho—!!!”
Rocks shattered, and sandstorms surged!
Dozens, even hundreds, of different-looking but equally blood-red-eyed and chaotically ferocious beasts surged forth from all directions as if they had escaped from hell!
Sandstorm scorpions, iron-beaked vultures, rock-armored earth dragons, and even a few ghost-faced sand pythons that can burrow through the sand...
These predators, who were originally each occupying their own territory in the lost desert, wary of each other and even hostile to one another, now seemed to be controlled by the same invisible thread, completely ignoring each other, their scarlet eyes filled only with a frenzied killing intent towards the five intruders in front of them!
Their cultivation levels varied, ranging from Foundation Establishment to the peak of Core Formation, but their reckless madness made their auras merge into one, like a flood bursting its banks, crushing everything with an aura of destruction!
"What's going on?!" Ye Yan slapped two iron-beaked vultures that were pouncing from the side, his face grave. "The monsters of the Lost Desert are ferocious, but they rarely gather in such a large scale, much less attack so frantically! Something's not right!"
With a wave of his sleeve, Master Lingxu created a cool, moonlit barrier that enveloped everyone, temporarily blocking the first wave of the most intense attacks. Outside the barrier, the sounds of impacts and the roars of monsters being thrown back could be heard.
His gaze swept across the seemingly endless horde of beasts, and he said in a deep voice, "This is not a natural beast tide. The auras of these demonic beasts are mixed, but at their cores there is a chaotic and violent power that has been forcibly activated. It's as if their very souls have been stimulated by some means, draining their life force and turning them into puppets that only know how to kill!"
The blue-faced fox's fingertips shimmered with blue light, deflecting several scorpion stings that tried to penetrate the light barrier. Her gentle face was now covered in frost: "Moreover, their attacks are extremely methodical. They appear chaotic, but in reality, they are consciously consuming our protective spiritual light and physical strength. They are also filling the gaps between their attacks, as if something is directing them from behind!"
"Man-made!" The Crimson Flame Fox's eyes blazed with fury, and the crimson-gold flames around its body suddenly expanded, transforming into a ring of fire that swept outwards, instantly burning dozens of nearby demonic beasts to ashes. "Which bastard did this? Get your ass out here!"
However, all that responded to him was an even more frenzied roar and an endless stream of more monstrous beasts surging forth from the depths of the desert!
Mingchuan stood in the center of the light screen, keeping a close watch on his surroundings while quickly observing his surroundings.
These monsters are definitely not right.
Their ferocity is not innate, but rather an imposed program. Although their attacks are fierce, their moves lack spiritual variation and rely entirely on overdrawn brute force and instinct.
Moreover, their timing and location were too perfect, perfectly timed to coincide with the point where they were passing through the rock pillar area, where the terrain was relatively open but not enough to unleash large-scale escape techniques!
“It’s a trap.” Mingchuan spoke calmly, his voice still clear amidst the roars of the beasts. “Someone knew we would take this route, or at least knew that outsiders might pass through this area recently. These monsters were sentinels and expendable supplies planted here in advance.”
"Yueyao?" Ye Yan gritted his teeth. "Besides her, who else would go to such lengths to ambush us on the outskirts of the Holy Domain?"
"It may not be her personally, but it is definitely related to Longyin Temple." Master Lingxu maintained his protective light barrier, enduring the increasingly violent impact, and ripples appeared on the surface of the barrier.
"The Lost Desert is a no-man's-land, so it's not surprising that Dragon Roar Temple has some external forces and spies here. I just didn't expect them to react so quickly and use such despicable methods."
Using manipulated low-level demonic beasts to wage a war of attrition is indeed in line with Yueyao's ruthless style of achieving her goals.
"We can't kill them all, we'll be worn down here!" The Crimson Flame Fox unleashed another wave of flames, clearing out an area, but more demonic beasts immediately filled the gap, and his aura fluctuated slightly.
Although dealing with a single demon beast is easy, such a high frequency and uninterrupted attack consumes a lot of spiritual energy.
The Blue-Faced Fox suggested, "We cannot linger in battle; we must break through! Senior Lingxu, could you forcefully open a passage?"
Master Lingxu pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "The space here is inherently unstable due to the characteristics of the desert. Forcibly tearing the space on a large scale could easily trigger unpredictable spatial turbulence, dragging us into deeper dangers. Moreover, since the other side has set up an ambush here, it's hard to guarantee that they don't have methods to interfere with space."
He looked at Mingchuan: "Young friend, your spatial power is more refined and subtle. Could you try to find the command node of the beast tide, or sense whether there are any hidden manipulators or formations around us?"
Mingchuan nodded, closed his eyes, and focused his divine sense to the extreme. At the same time, the silver talisman in his dantian rotated slightly, and his spatial perception spread outwards like mercury spilling onto the ground.
He filtered out the violent and chaotic aura of the demonic beasts and focused on perceiving the discordant lines in the space.
A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes and pointed to a seemingly calm sand dune in the southeast: "There! There is an extremely weak but stable source of divine soul fluctuations. It is not a demonic beast, but more like some kind of magic artifact or array plate! The frequency of the fluctuations resonates faintly with the chaotic power in the core of these demonic beasts! It is issuing commands!"
"Good!" A fierce glint flashed in the Crimson Flame Fox's eyes. "Destroy it!"
"I will lead the way, Crimson Flame Fox and Green-Faced Fox will protect the flanks, Ye Yan and Ming Chuan will provide support in the center, target the southeast sand dunes, charge out!" Master Lingxu made a decisive decision.
The protective light barrier suddenly expanded outward, forcefully pushing away and even shattering dozens of demonic beasts in front of it!
Master Lingxu pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed forward. A highly refined moonlight sword aura tore through the beast tide, forcefully creating a short passage!
"go!"
The five people instantly transformed into five streaks of light, rushing forward along the path opened up by the sword energy!
Monsters rushed forward frantically, but the Crimson Flame Fox's blazing fire and the Green-Faced Fox's life-stripping technique intertwined to form a deadly defense line, instantly annihilating those who dared to approach.
Ye Yan's fists and palms flew, repelling the fish that had slipped through the net, while Ming Chuan, wielding the Nine Dragon Sword, its sword light like a dragon, precisely killed those poisonous insects and pythons that tried to sneak up from tricky angles.
However, the beast tide seemed endless. As soon as the front was cleared, more surged up from the rear and sides. The hidden control nodes seemed to be fine-tuning their commands as they moved, keeping the beast tide under constant pressure.
"We can't get there like this! Our spiritual energy is being used up too quickly!" Beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of the Green-Faced Fox. Her main focus was healing and purification, and such high-intensity attacks were not her forte.
Mingchuan fought while his mind raced.
Forcing an attack is too inefficient; the enemy's goal is to wear them down.
We must find another way.
A glint flashed in Mingchuan's eyes, and he immediately coiled both the Bone-Corroding Ice Flame and the Purple Illusion Flame onto the Nine Dragons Sword.
In an instant, the golden light of the Nine Dragons Sword was suddenly obscured by the two strange flames, but this did not diminish the sword's power; on the contrary, it made it even more awe-inspiring!
"Gentlemen, please make way!"
With a roar from Mingchuan, two fireballs of different colors, fueled by the power of the Nine Dragons Sword, surged towards the horde of demonic beasts ahead!