Chapter 54: Tragic

There was only one bug left, and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. It was only then that Brother Chengxin thought about answering Uncle Wang’s question. He said, “Uncle Jiang has profound skills, but he didn’t take the pill. I really hope that Uncle Jiang can hold out until the end of the formation.”

Uncle Wang didn’t say anything, but he gave my master a worried look and I didn’t know what he was thinking.

Half an hour had passed since the last bug was killed, and it seemed that our luck had run out. It was already a little past three o’clock, but the thunder was not falling.

In the great formation, some people with relatively shallow skills had already had bleeding from the corners of their mouths or noses. This was a sign that their concentration had been too intense, and their skills had been exhausted, causing them to be injured at the source. It looked like Master was in a very serious condition. His expression could no longer be described as tired, but rather as a kind of listlessness from the core.

But for my master, who had been injured at the source, it was best not to take medicine, of course, and to avoid it as much as possible, otherwise it would be even more difficult to recover. I looked at the lightning in the formation and just anxiously hoped that the thunder would fall quickly.

I was so focused on the thunder that I didn’t notice what was happening in the valley. At that moment, I didn’t know who had said, “How did it fly up?”

Hearing this, my scalp suddenly went numb. What had flown up? My uncle Wang, who was standing next to me, suddenly stood up. From his reaction, I knew that the thing we least wanted to see had happened.

I didn’t want to see it, but I couldn’t help but look, because in this world, if something happens, it will not disappear if you avoid it.

My eyes slowly turned to see that the female insect, which had been slightly injured, had finally flown up. It had adapted to the thunder and lightning! At this moment, it was just hovering in the air, as if it was adapting to something. But I felt terrible from the bottom of my heart. What kind of life is this? No wonder Uncle Wang used the term “level” to describe it. In just a few hours, it had adapted to the thunder and lightning, which were like its natural enemies. This is a life that is much stronger than humans.

At this time, I looked at my master habitually, and saw that he was lowering one hand. From this action, I knew that my master had already swallowed the pill.

The thunder and lightning in the Wanlei Array had thinned out a lot by this time. The thunder and lightning were only roaring in the sky, and there were far fewer of them being drawn down, so this phenomenon naturally appeared!

First, people had been tired for too long.

Second, the mother insect’s flight has struck everyone, especially when they are tired.

“Concentrate and continue to control the formation. Although the thunder and lightning can’t hurt it much, it can still affect it. I’m going to summon the thunder now!” It was Master’s voice. Master is going to summon the thunder?

I suddenly became nervous. Didn’t he say that there were no Taoist priests who could operate the thunder?

Both Master Wang and Master Chen were suddenly nervous, especially Master Chen, who shouted, “Brother, let’s escalate the action. You can’t use the thunder like this!”

My master just replied, “This is my heart’s desire and my wish. I, as a disciple, cannot do otherwise.” After saying this, my master no longer paid any attention to the two uncles, but instead took out several flags and placed them in specific positions around him in accordance with certain directions.

On the other side, the mother insect had already begun to fly around in a shaky manner, moving more slowly than a toddler.

Lightning struck it recklessly, trying desperately to prevent it from flying up quickly. If it did, none of the people here would be able to walk out of the valley alive.

The master has already begun to chant, and the incantation is fast and urgent. In response, the speed of the mother insect is gradually increasing!

I could clearly see that the insect’s target was the people in the formation. Although I could not communicate with it, and it could not express anything, I could clearly feel its hatred and anger.

Finally, the mother insect began to fly normally, as fast as an arrow. This was beyond my understanding, because from a physical point of view, the larger the volume, the greater the resistance. I don’t think this insect is streamlined, so why can it be so fast?

In the middle of the formation, my master was the first to bear the brunt. I couldn’t help but start running towards my master. Once in the deserted village, we had used thunder to summon lightning together. Why couldn’t we do it this time?

But at this time, both Master Chen and Master Wang stopped me. Master Chen said, “Trust your master and let him finish it himself. His feelings for his master are just like your feelings for him.”

But under the circumstances of life and death, even if I believed in my master, I couldn’t help worrying. The two uncles held me back, but I was trembling with anger. I couldn’t stand by and watch my master die in front of me. That would be something I could never bear.

Fortunately, what my master said always worked. Although the mother insect was fast, the many bolts of lightning could still block it for a while. It always flew for a while and then paused, giving my master time to complete the spell.

Finally, my master’s spell was complete, and the mother insect was less than 50 meters away from my master. You have to know that 50 meters is nothing for a mother insect, especially at its speed.

My heart relaxed a little, and I just hoped that the thunder would fall faster!

The female insect moved forward again, this time by a distance of about 30 meters. At this moment, Master suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood, and finally a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and struck the female insect directly.

The mother bug’s body tilted and suddenly stopped. Half of its body was smoking, but it was still in the air.

How could a bolt of lightning be enough to kill the mother insect?

The master didn’t even bother to plug the blood at the corner of his mouth. Once again, another bolt of lightning fell. The female insect was leaning at an odd angle, but it was still flying towards the master with extraordinary tenacity. At this time, it was less than ten meters away from the master.

It takes time for lightning to strike. My heart was bleeding, and I couldn’t hold back any longer. I suddenly broke free of my two uncles and ran towards Master. Behind me, I heard Uncle Chen’s voice: “Lao San, don’t try to stop it. Do you want to die?”

Lao San is Uncle Chen’s nickname for Master, which he rarely uses, let alone in front of others. It can be seen that Uncle Chen is also very anxious.

Hearing that Master would die because of the thunder, I was so angry that I wished I could grow a pair of wings and fly to Master.

But someone was faster than me. In an instant, a figure rushed to the master, then jumped high and kicked the female insect, which was about two meters high, with all his might!

With a loud ‘pang’, the female insect was kicked back several meters by that kick. The figure was so majestic!

At this point, I could see clearly that the figure was Master Hui. I knew without thinking that Master Hui had once again transformed into a Luohan, otherwise how could he have kicked the female insect back several meters?

I was so moved that I couldn’t help but shout out in admiration, “Master Hui, you’re so cool! You jumped two meters with one leap! You’re the best!”

Grandpa Hui didn’t turn around, but just roared, “I have always fought side by side with your master, and you and Hui Gen will do the same in the future.”

Of course, I was thrilled. With Master Hui around, I felt that my master was much safer. The female worm was kicked back a few meters by Master Hui. It must have felt humiliated by being kicked by a human, and it rushed towards Master Hui.

Although the female worm had been seriously injured by my master’s two thunderbolts, it was still very fast. It was about to reach Grandpa Hui, but Grandpa Hui was not afraid and punched it away.

My heart was in my throat. I was worried about Master Hui too. He was fighting the mother insect with his own flesh and blood. What if Master Hui was also…

But what is a comrade-in-arms? Master and Uncle Hui are! At this critical moment, Master’s thunderbolt fell again, and with a loud ‘bang’ it struck the female insect!

This time, the female insect fell heavily to the ground and did not move. The crowd let out a deafening cheer. This female insect was finally dead, because everyone had seen for themselves that these female insects could withstand at most three or four thunderbolts.

Master Hui laughed loudly, then turned around and pointed at my master and scolded, “Jiang Lichun, are you challenging me to a duel? You didn’t control your thunder, it almost hit me.”

Master didn’t say anything back, and everyone laughed. But at that moment, the female worm suddenly rose into the air, and I saw a purple, fluorescent straw suddenly stab at Master Hui…

I was laughing, but at that moment, my face froze, and I couldn’t laugh or shout anymore. I could only stammer out the word “Hui” and stood there in shock.

Then, another bolt of lightning fell, landing on the female worm. With a loud ‘bang’, the female worm fell heavily to the ground, and my master took several steps back, spitting up a mouthful of blood and then suddenly sitting down on the ground.

“Master!” All the blood in my body rushed to my head, and I couldn’t help but scream.