Chapter 15: Breaking the Formation (Part 2)
"There's no time to lose. There's no point in talking any more. We'll talk about it slowly after we break the formation. Let's get started."
Nie Erfeng interrupted everyone's praise and admiration for Shangguan Shujie and interjected.
"Okay." Xu Ren'er responded first.
After she finished speaking, she glanced around and began to talk about her strategy seriously:
“To break the formation, we all need to work together.
Because the insects were difficult to identify, many of the plans I had in mind had to be abandoned.
Now with Nie Mufeng's help in sharing eyes, one of mine can be implemented.
This is a solution I personally offer. If you have any additions, please feel free to raise them.
If not, then we should not delay and take action directly. If an accident occurs in the middle of the process, we can only rely on your many years of experience in the world, adapt to the situation, and judge for ourselves how to solve it.
According to the current situation, our first priority is to disrupt the formation of this group of insects.
They surrounded us and we were in a completely passive position, like a turtle in a jar.
We want to disrupt their rhythm.
While you were dealing with the transparent bugs that were actively attacking, I tried to use my internal force to bombard one position on the transparent bug wall several times, and then listened to the changes in the wind sound.
At the beginning, although the sound of the wind changed, those were all changes caused by the bombardment of my internal force. The sound of the wind in the insect wall itself remained unchanged.
This also confirmed my guess that the insects in these insect walls move rhythmically, not randomly, so the wind direction of their movement is also fixed and changes regularly.
I continued to increase my internal strength little by little, constantly targeting the same position. Finally, with my unremitting efforts, the insect wall loosened a little.
Although the change was subtle, I still caught it.
Based on this, I inferred that if a group of us split up and simultaneously used almost 70% of our internal energy to attack, we would definitely be able to break up the wall of insects surrounding us.
If they are left at a loss, they will probably only leave behind the second instinctive instruction, which is to destroy all living things except themselves.
Generally, when they want to destroy something, they're mostly following the principle of proximity given limited options. At that point, we can guide them and achieve the desired 'destruction'."
Xu Ren'er spoke clearly, quickly and forcefully, expressing her thoughts, and the people around her who were listening were all lost in thought.
“What if these bugs don’t consider the principle of proximity?
During the brief time that Zhui Du was thinking about how to break the formation, the bugs focused on attacking Mo Youli and Zhui Du, sometimes even completely ignoring our presence."
After Tang Beiju chewed over the meaning of Xu Ren'er's words, he immediately spoke.
He and Tang Qiuyue were responsible for protecting Mo Youli and Zhui Du's safety, and only he knew the hardships involved.
If we really disperse completely and everyone shares the fighting power equally, it will be relatively easier.
I'm afraid these bugs are specifically targeting the only two bug controllers among them, and then the situation will be troublesome.
“I’ve thought about this too.
If these bugs don't consider the principle of proximity, then Mo Youli and Zhui Du will have to work hard.
The others tried their best to protect their safety, while Mo Youli and Zhui Du were responsible for guiding the insects out of the stone radical of the word "broken" and the skin radical of the word "broken".
I can’t grasp the specific situation, so I can only act according to circumstances.”
Shangguan Jieshu nodded repeatedly. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind and he raised his concerns:
"These insects are so numerous that the word 'broken' formed by their combination will probably require a very large area of ground. We need a commander, and this commander must be someone who climbs up high for a long time to command us from there.
So the problem is, the trees around here are not very tall, and there are so many of us, so we have no shortage of commanders.
But how can we get the commander to stand at a certain height and command us?"
Xu Ren'er smiled slightly and stretched out her dog paw. The white boots tightly surrounded her dog paw, which gave it a kind of weird beauty.
"My paws can change size freely. I can pick up one of us and send him to the highest peak possible, giving him a wide view and allowing him to command us from above."
When Liu Roulei heard this, she looked a little surprised and asked timidly:
“Aren’t you going to be the leader among us?
Your paws are weapons of attack. You used them to pick up other people. What about your own safety?"
Hearing this, Xu Ren'er just smiled and shook his head, explaining seriously:
"The position of commander is given to the person whose abilities are most suitable for the current situation.
According to the current situation, my abilities are more suitable for the position of auxiliary commander. Just because I have been your commander once before, it does not mean that I will always be your commander.
As for my safety, that's not a big deal. I use one claw to carry people, and the other to protect myself."
Having said that, the others tacitly agreed to Xu Ren'er's arrangement. Mo Youli asked:
"Have you decided who will be the commander?"
Xu Ren'er raised his eyebrows. Among the people present, there was only one person who could best understand the souls of insects and would not miss any corners.
Xu Ren'er uttered three words in a sonorous and powerful voice:
"Nie Mufeng."
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The sky in the formation was still covered with dark clouds. As time passed, the surrounding grass and trees became darker purple, almost approaching black, while the originally deep red leaves became lighter in color, moving towards blood red.
In this deep, dark and somewhat terrifying environment, Xu Ren'er and his group stood out.
Their gazes were firm and their eyes were bright. They seemed to be blessed by God and endowed with an extremely strong light. They were completely out of place in this dark environment.
Xu Ren'er and Nie Mufeng stood in the middle of the crowd, and the others dispersed and turned their backs to Xu Ren'er and Nie Mufeng.
Everyone was about three meters apart from each other, standing in the shape of a worm wall, forming a large circle.
Xu Ren'er circulated his Dantian and asked, "Are you all in position?"
The others raised their left hands high, dodging the swift attacks from the surrounding insects. Xu Ren'er received the message, nodded, turned to look at Nie Mufeng next to him, and tugged at his trouser leg.
Nie Mufeng received the order, patted his clothes, and signaled Xu Ren'er that he was ready.
Seeing that they were all ready, Xu Ren'er pushed off the ground with her hind legs, stood up straight, and roared.
The two front paws began to grow bigger little by little as the dog roared. When the paws were almost as tall as Nie Erfeng, their growth stopped.
Xu Ren'er carefully pinched Nie Mufeng's waist with his left paw. After confirming that it was pinched, Xu Ren'er's dog paw began to continue to expand infinitely.
With the help of Xu Ren'er, Nie Mufeng's vision expanded little by little. Wherever he passed, the colors of the soul were shining, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding darkness.
Seeing this scene, Nie Mufeng's unfocused eyes flashed with surprise, and he couldn't help but regretfully said in his heart:
I wish Ren'er could see this scene, it's so beautiful...
However, Xu Ren'er didn't know what Nie Mufeng was thinking at the moment, or she didn't care about this unnecessary detail at all. The current situation was really tense, and she was wholeheartedly thinking about breaking the formation quickly.
"Okay."
Nie Mufeng was lifted to a similar height by Xu Ren'er. He carefully estimated the approximate range of the font that would be formed after these insects gathered together, and immediately asked to stop raising the height.
When Xu Ren'er heard the noise, he stopped immediately, while the claws on the other side were in a completely alert state, trying to grab those transparent insects and then shake them off to avoid hurting the insects and affecting their plan to break the formation.
"Keep your eyes peeled, I'm about to start sharing."
Nie Mufeng circulated his internal energy and spoke in an extremely serious tone.
When the others heard his words, their already stern expressions became even more solemn.
Nie Mufeng closed his eyes, clasped his hands in front of him, and then slowly moved his arms downwards. When his hands were almost parallel to the position of his eyes, he suddenly opened his eyes, and his clenched hands separated at the same time. His left hand was placed on his left eye, and his right hand grasped his left wrist.
The operation was extremely fast. When Nie Mufeng used his right hand to pull his left hand away from his left eye, everything was done.
Everyone's left eye changed in an instant. Everything in their left eye went dark and they could not see anything at all.
"Didn't they say you could see glowing souls? Why can't I see anything? It's all pitch black. Are all the souls of those present black?! Are we all black-hearted?!"
Tang Qiuyue was a rather impatient person. When she saw that she didn't see the glowing soul that Nie Erfeng had told them about, she was immediately surprised.
"Qiuyue, don't be impatient. It's just the beginning. Our eyes probably need some time to adjust."
Mo Youli from next door heard Tang Qiuyue's voice and immediately tried to persuade her in a gentle voice.
"Mo Youli is right. This is your first time experiencing this, so you need some time to adapt. Just wait a little longer.
As for me, I have seen it.”
Nie Erfeng heard the noise from Tang Qiuyue and Mo Youli and immediately responded in a cold voice.
When the others heard what Nie Erfeng said, they immediately felt a little relieved and relaxed.
In this situation, anything can happen, but this is the most critical link, so no accidents must happen.
Otherwise they would all be buried here.
Sure enough, after just a few moments, everyone's left eyes slowly changed, and lights of various colors emerged one after another, until the entire field of vision was filled with glowing souls, completely dispelling the original darkness.
"I never thought that one day I would be able to see the souls of living beings. This feeling is really wonderful."
Shangguan Jieshu was the first to notice the change. He looked at the scene in front of him and sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Although the others did not speak, they felt the same way and nodded unconsciously, agreeing with Shangguan Jieshu's words.
Before their eyes was a large patch of reddish light.
Occasionally, some small lights would pop out, and most of these small lights were the size of a small insect. Obviously, these small lights were transparent insects that could not be captured by their naked eyes.
It's amazing! It's amazing!
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