"Hum—"
The Holy Armor Centipede King's body had only drilled out a small portion, but it was already a full hundred meters long. With the force of a thunderbolt, it crashed into the terrified crowd nearby. Its huge insect legs stomped the ground, creating deep indentations. Its spacious mouth, a full dozen meters wide, was like a shovel, immediately devouring hundreds of people, along with countless tents, rocks, and metal objects. Then its two large mandibles contracted violently, as if chewing, and with several loud "snap, snap" sounds, the hundreds of people in its mouth were crushed into a bloody pulp, which then spewed out of the centipede's mouth as a red stream... "Ah!"
Witnessing the Holy Armor Centipede King swallow hundreds of people in one bite, the remaining survivors were utterly terrified, their hands and feet turning cold. They let out screams of panic unlike anything before, ten times more miserable than when they encountered the earthquake.
Some people simply collapsed to the ground, twitching and unable to get up again, while others ran for their lives, wishing they had more legs so they could run as far as possible.
In less than a dozen seconds, the Holy Armor Centipede King had devoured nearly several thousand people, including a large number of soldiers, striking fear into everyone!
At this moment, Kikyo couldn't bear it anymore. She pleaded with Li Jiayu to use the Fallen Angel to distract the Holy Armor Centipede King. To save these people who were unrelated to her, she even gave Li Jiayu the shikon jewel, her only hope of returning home!
Honda ignored their emotional plea, directly snatched the shikon jewel from Li Jiayu's hand, and flew towards the Holy Armor Centipede King!
"No, Sister Honda!" Li Jiayu stared blankly at his empty hand, then! He cried out in agony, heartbroken, as he watched Honda's retreating figure flying away!
...Kikyo was also stunned at this moment. She didn't know what to say! As a fellow countrywoman from 'Eastern Japan,' she had always had a very good impression of Honda. Plus, she saw that Honda was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and she even wanted to become sisters with Honda. Now, she was watching her own sister, because of her request! Go to her death for people who were completely unrelated.
"Honda!" Xiao Wanqing also stared blankly at Honda's back. She had a very good impression of this quiet child. She even regarded her as her own child, so one can imagine how distressed she was feeling now!
"That child," Yan Zisu, Li Jiayu's Older Male Cousin's Wife, also looked sadly at Honda's increasingly distant back.
But those grieving on the ground didn't know about Honda's excited expression. With the shikon jewel, Kiyohime would completely shed her snake form and transform into a true dragon! Giving such a good thing to the Holy Armor Centipede King and the Fallen Angel would be a waste of heavenly treasures. Honda decided to harvest the spoils of war in advance. As for the Holy Armor Centipede King, Honda had long ago designated it as a 'wine appetizer'.
Honda flew into mid-air and violently broke the seal of the shikon jewel with her immortal spiritual power. In an instant, a strange, colorful bright light burst forth, and the shikon jewel, which had been unremarkable, suddenly became enveloped in a thick layer of demonic energy.
The intensity of this demonic energy... was at least at the quasi-legendary level.
The Holy Armor Centipede King's spiritual perception was extremely keen, and it immediately sensed the aura of the shikon jewel. Its huge eyes suddenly lit up, and it abruptly turned its body, rumbling and charging wildly towards Honda. It wanted to swallow Honda and the shikon jewel in one gulp.
"It's a Sword Immortal!"
"Valkyrie, come and help us!"
"Thank goodness, we finally don't have to die!"
Soaring in the sky, the beautiful and heroic Honda instantly carried the hopes of over 500,000 citizens, appearing to be their savior.
Without the slightest hesitation, Honda drew her strongest weapon at this stage! Tianya, a blue divine light, shone across the land, illuminating the desperate eyes of over 500,000 people!
"Bang!" Honda, using five-tenths of her strength, unleashed a sword qi over twenty meters long. Under the hopeful gazes of the crowd, she fiercely struck the Holy Armor Centipede King.
Compared to the original story where the Fallen Angel couldn't even scratch the Centipede King, Honda's sword qi directly knocked the Centipede King down! Although the wound on its carapace was shallow, it gave these refugees hope!
Honda looked around and realized there were too many people. She couldn't perform that move, so she absolutely had to lure the Centipede King to an uninhabited place!
"Want it? Follow me!" Honda quickly flew into the distance, while the Centipede King, like a shark that smelled blood, excitedly followed behind Honda. The shikon jewel's attraction to it was simply too great.
"No, I have to go too!" Seeing the Holy Armor Centipede King move away, Li Jiayu quickly summoned the Fallen Angel and followed. After killing that guy called Alliance Leader Lin last time, the military had maintained a respectful attitude towards this Fallen Angel of unknown depth. Seeing the Fallen Angel give chase, they didn't say anything! They quickly began to organize the survivors and evacuate! They didn't know if Honda could defeat the Holy Armor Centipede King, but they now had to prioritize the safety of 500,000 people. They needed to leave this battlefield quickly, as battles between powerful individuals would surely attract a large number of Zerg, leading to more casualties.
"You must come back safely, Honda!" Looking at Li Jiayu, who was concentrating on controlling the Fallen Angel, Xiao Wanqing and the high-ranking officials of Xijiang University prayed towards the distance.
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