On the stone wall, Zhao Xuanang, who was busy shoveling blood, occasionally raised his head and suddenly saw the red vision.
He was startled and pointed over there, exclaiming, "What's that?"
Hearing this exclamation, everyone raised their heads and saw the strange sight in the sky.
At this moment, Zhao Jinjian seemed to have thought of something. His face changed drastically and he shouted in shock: "Fire centipedes! It must be a swarm of fire centipedes! Everyone, hide in the cave quickly. It will be too late if you are late. Hurry!"
Seeing this, the Zhao family members didn't need to be reminded again. They dropped their work and fled to the cave as fast as possible.
The stone cave is the most heavily defended place in Lantao Mountain, and it is also the disaster shelter prepared in advance by the Zhao family.
After everyone quickly evacuated the stone wall, Zhao Jinjian saw that Zhao Sheng was still standing there looking up at the red clouds in the south.
"Chonghe, hurry up and leave! Don't you know how powerful the fire centipede is?"
Zhao Sheng pointed to the south and said solemnly, "Fourth Master, there are people in the insect cloud, and they are fleeing towards us."
Zhao Jinjian looked up, his face suddenly turning pale.
At this moment, the cloud of fire centipedes formed was approaching Rotten Peach Mountain, and there was a small area in the cloud that was particularly eye-catching.
For there was a desperate battle going on.
In the boundless cloud of insects, countless fire centipedes with red armor and red teeth swooped down from all directions towards a medium-sized cloud boat that was over twenty feet long.
At this time, all exposed areas of the Yunzhou, including its outer walls, decks, cabins, etc., were already covered with fire centipedes.
These terrifying monster insects have a huge appetite and will eat almost anything.
The spiritual wood that made up the main body of the cloud boat was harder than steel, but in the mouth of the fire centipede it was as crispy as potato chips, and a piece would be gone with one bite.
In just a short while, the cloud boat was full of potholes.
"No, no!"
On the first deck, Qian Gang was covered in blood and crying out, leaning weakly against the wall, his face full of despair.
Opposite him, more than a dozen fire centipedes, each over seven feet long and with two long blood-red wings on their backs, were looking at him with emotionless eyes, as if they were looking at a lamb to be slaughtered.
"Don't come over here!"
However, his fate was already determined.
Suddenly, more than a dozen fiery red lights roared and pounced on him mercilessly.
Then came the sounds of chewing, "crunch, crunch".
After a while, the fire centipede quietly dispersed, leaving only a pile of blood on the spot.
On the other side of the cloud boat, some people were still resisting stubbornly.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people, Shao Shangzi couldn't help but curse, "Fuck, this is no use, run away!"
"Brother, where do you want us to escape to?" Liu Donghai was quite old, but now he could hear a hint of tears in his voice.
Only half a minute had passed since the cloud boat was caught up by the swarm of insects, and there were only three people left alive on the cloud boat that originally had more than 30 people on it.
Liu Donghai and Shao Shangzi are sworn brothers, and the last man is an old Taoist priest with a high hat.
The three did not know each other before, but now they are forced to work together to survive.
Faced with the siege of the insect swarm, although the three of them were foundation-building cultivators, they could not hold on for long.
Looking at the overwhelming crazy fire centipedes, the three of them were filled with despair.
At this moment, Shao Shangzi suddenly shouted in ecstasy: "Fuck, we're saved! Look down there, there are people there!"
The other two looked in the direction of the sound. Through the gaps in the insect cloud, they saw a large man-made structure on a hilltop amidst the vast green forest and mountains below.
Seeing this, the three were greatly encouraged and hope of survival surged in their hearts.
"Run!"
Before he finished speaking, Shao Shangzi's face suddenly turned from white to red, so red that blood seemed to be dripping out. At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out three mouthfuls of blood in succession.
A large amount of essence and blood burned out of thin air, forming a ball of blood light that wrapped him up.
whoosh
The next second, a streak of blood quickly broke through the layers of insect clouds and fled towards Rotten Peach Mountain.
"Woo!"
However, at this moment, with a sharp hissing sound, a huge insect shadow suddenly shot out from the depths of the insect cloud.
The insect shadow was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, it caught up with Shao Shangzi who was fleeing in a bloody manner and bit most of his body.
"Ah!" Shao Shangzi let out a short scream and then fell silent.
Good opportunity!
At this moment, a fierce light flashed in the eyes of the old Taoist with a high crown, and he suddenly threw a green spiritual flame at Liu Donghai.
The next second, the spiritual fire surged, and Liu Donghai instantly turned into a burning "fire man".
ah!
The fire centipede is a fire-attributed demon insect, so it will naturally be attracted to the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, not to mention the smell of human flesh.
Taking advantage of the temporary attraction of the spiritual fire of the surrounding fire centipedes, the old Taoist with a high crown quickly jumped off the cloud boat, controlled a green bamboo stick, and rushed towards the Rotten Peach Mountain with all his strength.
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On Rotten Peach Mountain, Zhao Jinjian and Zhao Sheng looked at the direction where the insect swarm was coming from, with very ugly expressions.
At this time, in the southern sky, a figure wrapped in green light was flying rapidly towards Rotten Peach Mountain, and behind it was a large cloud of red insects chasing closely.
"I'll lead them away!"
Zhao Jinjian suddenly took out the Chihong Sword and was about to fly away.
Zhao Sheng hurriedly grabbed him, shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "It's too late, and you can't lead the fire centipede away."
What he said is absolutely true.
Although it had been burned, there were still traces of blood and flesh everywhere on Rotten Peach Mountain, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
In the eyes of the Fire Centipede Monster, Rotten Peach Mountain was like a "big cake" that always exuded an enticing aroma. It was not something that Zhao Jinjian could take away just by saying so.
"hateful!"
Zhao Jinjian roared furiously and asked anxiously: "What should we do now?"
"The great insect swarm won't stop at Rotten Peach Mountain. We're only facing a small part of it. Try to buy time and wait for the swarm to pass before making any plans."
"Where is that man?" Zhao Jinjian pointed fiercely at the old Taoist with a tall crown who was approaching quickly.
Zhao Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, hiding the fierce light in his eyes, and sneered: "Haha, please invite him into the cave first!"
"What?" Zhao Jinjian blurted out, but quickly reacted.
The location of the stone cave is not secret, and a cultivator who has established his foundation can quickly find it by scanning with his spiritual sense.
Instead of refusing the Taoist priest Gao Guan to come in, it would be better to ask him to hide in the cave with us temporarily.
First, to prevent them from doing something desperate.
Secondly, when facing a swarm of insects, the more strength you have, the more hope you have of survival.
Thirdly, it would be easier to leave a foundation-building cultivator in the cave.
In just a few words, the Taoist priest with a high crown had already escaped in front of the two of them.
At this time, he was in a very miserable state. His hair, beard and Taoist robe were all corroded by the fire poison. His body was covered in blood and flesh, and white bones were faintly visible deep in the wounds.
"My two Daoists, run away! The Fire Centipede is about to catch up."
"Don't panic, fellow Daoist, follow me!"
Zhao Sheng waved at him, then turned and flew towards the cave.
Zhao Jinjian looked at the Taoist Gao Guan expressionlessly, nodded at him, and then flew away on his sword.
Seeing this, the Taoist priest Gao Guan was overjoyed and quickly followed.