However, amidst this fierce battle, she did not forget to deeply reflect on what had just happened.

She secretly regretted it, blaming herself for being too careless and negligent, allowing Xiaozhi to open such a big hole all at once.

As a result, all the insects hidden deep underground swarmed out, and the situation almost got out of control.

If I had been a little more cautious back then and had only opened a small crack, perhaps this near-out-of-control situation wouldn't have happened at all...

With this thought constantly swirling in his mind, Jiang An took advantage of a brief lull in the battle to suddenly raise his head and scan his surroundings.

The once clean and smooth living room walls were now covered with many pits and marks.

Fortunately, the safe house has been successfully upgraded to level 8, which has greatly improved its sturdiness.

Moreover, very few flying insects managed to escape from Jiang An's grasp.

It is precisely because of these two key factors that a more serious and adverse situation was avoided.

In the blink of an eye, the flying insects that had flooded into the living room like a tidal wave were wiped out by Jiang An with overwhelming force.

With a flourish of her hand, she effortlessly stored the several small, exquisite "blind boxes" that had popped out into her storage ring.

"Ash, activate the light barrier again. But this time, remember, only open a small opening, about the size of a fist!"

After saying that, she added with concern, "You absolutely mustn't turn it up too high, understand?"

[Master, Ash has received this!]

The moment the light shield opened, the insects hidden underground seemed to have caught the scent of prey and frantically burrowed upwards from the ground.

They surged toward that tiny opening in dense, eager numbers, as if they wanted to devour the whole world.

However, Jiang An, who was well-prepared, would not give them such an opportunity.

He held the insecticide in his hand, staring intently at the opening.

Just as the first batch of insects was about to crawl into the safe house, Jiang An pulled the trigger without hesitation. A white spray instantly shot out, accurately hitting the insects at the forefront.

A series of crackling sounds rang out, and the insects fell to the ground, twitching a few times before becoming still.

As time passed, the flying insects continued to emerge from the ground in an endless stream, showing no sign of stopping.

At this point, Jiang An had very little insecticide left. Not only that, but the insecticide that had been obtained from the previously leaked 'blind boxes' had also been almost completely used up during this period.

Looking at the last bottle of insecticide in his hand, Jiang An frowned and pondered to himself.

After a brief moment of thought, Jiang An decided to take a gamble.

She sprayed out the last bit of insecticide in her hand, creating a thick white mist that temporarily blocked the swarming insects.

Taking advantage of the brief moment, she decisively shouted to Xiaozhi, "Quick! Close this temporary opening!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the opening of the light shield slowly closed and finally shut down completely.

Immediately after storing the two "blind boxes" that had just been discovered into her storage ring, she cast an ice spell to seal the ground firmly with ice. This would kill all the insects attacking the ground and also create a new protective barrier to keep out any new insects that might emerge.

"The only thing left to do is wait and see when these insects can break through the ice seal!"

Jiang An looked at the underground world shrouded in a layer of coldness and muttered to himself.

As for why he didn't use the Ice Seal spell earlier to stop the flying insects from attacking the light shield, it's because Jiang An's Ice Seal spell isn't omnipotent.

It can instantly seal off the flying insects underground, but it cannot freeze the continuous stream of flying insects that emerge from the ground.

It's only a matter of time before the newly appearing flying insects break through this layer of ice.

With Jiang An's current abilities, he can only cast the Ice Seal spell two or three times.