"Rumble~~"
Seeing more and more Insect Monsters surrounding them from afar, Bai Luo hesitated.
Although they were characters from an anime, and the Great Ogre Clan's personalities tended to be straightforward, saving them would definitely be more beneficial than harmful.
But to let Egui Peng risk participating in the battle, would it...
"Bohne!"
Suddenly, Bai Luo felt his sleeve being tugged. He looked down to see Egui Peng's eyes full of fighting spirit.
"Peng Peng, you want to fight?"
"Bohne!"
Egui Peng indicated that she felt the aura of a kindred spirit from the Great Ogre Clan.
"Kindred spirit?"
"I see."
Bai Luo understood. After the transformation of the Cardinal World, Egui Peng became a Ghost Spirit Race.
According to Bai Luo's guess, this Ghost Spirit Race should be a homologous variant of the Great Ogre Clan.
The lonely Egui Peng, suddenly encountering kindred spirits with similar auras, naturally developed the idea of lending a hand.
"Alright."
Bai Luo quickly formulated a plan: "Don't get bogged down in battle, quickly lead them out of the fight, I will provide support for you from the rear."
"Bohne!"
Egui Peng nodded vigorously, then leaped from the tree.
At the same time, the Great Ogre Clan, caught in the Insect Monster encirclement, had already fallen into a rather grim situation.
"Damn it!"
"These disgusting insects must have something commanding them from behind!"
The red-haired red ogre cleaved the head of a centipede-type Insect Monster with a single strike, and before it could wildly writhe, he quickly retreated back to his companions.
"That thing is hiding underground, we can't force it out."
The blue-skinned Great Ogre Clan was agile, repeatedly filling gaps when companions were in danger, preventing greater casualties.
Their team of 40 people now had only 28 left.
This meant that 12 of their tribesmen had died here.
For a Great Ogre Clan village with a total population of only about 300, the death of 12 young and strong warriors was definitely a huge loss.
Although the Great Ogre Clan was an all-military race, only about 200 could truly reach B-Rank combat power.
Those children and elders could not reach B-Rank; at most, they could only exert C+ Rank combat power.
Of course, evaluation is just evaluation.
magic essence is the leap in the life level of a monster.
However, a large amount of magic essence does not mean that the monster's combat power is stronger.
Take Egui Peng as an example.
Egui Peng only had 8000+ magic essence, which, among B-Rank monsters, was considered late B-Rank.
Among the Great Ogre Clan present, Hong Maru, Cang Ying, Zhu Cai, and their magic essence amounts were probably only 1000-2000 less than Egui Peng's.
But, how big was the gap in combat power between the two sides?
This 40-person Great Ogre Clan team, with an average B-Rank, facing the current Egui Peng, would very likely be a one-sided slaughter.
This was the gap in the depth of their skill sets.
Egui Peng mastered at least 30 spells transformed from Pokémon moves.
Among them were close combat, long-range, defense, recovery, as well as support and transformation.
And this didn't even include her innate Destroyer Unique Skill...
If they truly fought, if Egui Peng used a Seed Bomb, the Great Ogre Clan would have to avoid it.
Otherwise, if hit, they would either die or be crippled.
A monster possessing a Unique Skill meant it had the potential to become Special A-Rank.
This was the value of a Unique Skill, comparable to a Demon Lord Seed!
"Hoo~~ Hoo~~"
The purple-haired, one-horned female ogre, who was Shion in the original work.
She protected the pink-haired ogre princess while swinging her greatsword, cutting down a Beetle-type Insect Monster.
"Are you alright?"
Seeing this, Zhu Cai quickly cast fire magic, turning it into a huge fireball.
"Brother, my remaining magic power is enough to cast one more large illusion."
As the village's shamaness, Zhu Cai was one of the few Great Ogre Clan members who possessed spell-casting abilities. She was protected in the rear by everyone, providing support and healing.
"There are too many of them."
Shion gritted her teeth and said: "These stinky bugs are endless, appearing in wave after wave!"
"We can't drag this out any longer..."
Although he was very frustrated, Hong Maru knew that with the current manpower, it was impossible to break through the insect nest's defenses.
Only by returning to the village, reporting the situation here, and then leading more tribesmen, would they have a chance to eradicate this cancerous growth near the village.
"Be careful!!"
And just at this moment, Shion suddenly pulled Zhu Cai to her side.
It turned out that in that short amount of time, a small Insect Monster, with a hideous appearance like a mosquito, had actually bypassed everyone's defense and rushed towards Zhu Cai.
If Shion hadn't acted in time, the giant mosquito's stinger would probably have already pierced Zhu Cai's heart.
"Die, you bastard!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Shion swung the cleaver in her hand with all her might, successfully cutting the giant mosquito in half.
"Ah!!"
However, Shion didn't expect that there was more than one Insect Monster that had broken through the defense line.
Just as she killed the giant mosquito, with her old strength gone and new strength not yet generated, a mantis-type Insect Monster instantly wounded several companions and attacked the two women.
"Damn it!"
Seeing Zhu Cai in danger once again, Shion instantly made up her mind, pulling the young girl into her embrace.
"Puff!"
The next moment, a sharp blade fell, tearing through flesh, faintly revealing the pale white spine.
"Ugh~~"
Shion only felt a piercing pain.
She wanted to retaliate, but the initial injury to her spine made her body go limp instantly, almost causing her to drop the greatsword in her hand.
"Heal, heal~~"
"I, I'll heal you right away!"
Zhu Cai desperately covered Shion's wound with her hands, and a pale green healing magic bloomed from her palms.
However, the praying mantis-type Insect Monster was already close at hand, and Hong Maru and the others simply didn't have enough time to reach the two girls before those sharp blades fell.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak~~"
The emerald green insect blades grew larger and larger in her vision. The only thing Zhu Cai could do was use all her strength to push her friend away.
At least this way, one of them could still survive.
"No!!"
Shion lay prostrate on the ground, only able to watch Zhu Cai die in front of her.
An intense disbelief enveloped the Ogre girl.
Unfortunately, she could do nothing.
'Is this the end?'
Zhu Cai could already feel the breath of death; she was not afraid of death.
However, the girl was worried about her brother and her best friend, fearing that they would all be annihilated here.
"Pop!"
However, the expected piercing pain through her heart did not come.
Instead, there was a clear, melodious, strange sound, like the cry of a nightingale.