Chapter 49 of 100

Chapter 49

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"Be careful!" At the moment he saw the flash of the blade, Liu Siyi's heart leaped to his throat as he watched the blade light envelop the Bimeng giant beast. If the Bimeng giant beast were to be killed, he would have to run. Facing the giant mantis and the remaining mantises, he had no chance of winning at all.

Liu Siyi's intuition was correct; there was indeed a hidden enemy in the forest. What he never expected was that this hidden enemy was actually a giant mantis.

The timing of the giant mantis's attack was perfect. Just as the Bimeng giant beast was about to twist and break the mantis's two blade arms, whether the Bimeng giant beast continued to twist or gave up, it was impossible to dodge this attack.

"Hmph!" The Bimeng giant beast did not panic at all. It directly used the mantis it had entangled to block the massive blade light.

It was simple: if you want to attack me, cut the mantis in half first.

"Clang!" The massive blade light, moving at high speed, unexpectedly made a slight turn, avoiding the mantis that was involuntarily caught in the middle, and struck the Bimeng giant beast's claw with a thunderous explosion.

Next, one blade light after another struck the Bimeng giant beast from all sorts of impossible angles, one after another.

At this moment, Liu Siyi finally saw that the source of the blade lights was a giant mantis that had suddenly appeared from behind a tree. As it passed by the tree that had been struck by the blade light, the tree silently broke into two pieces, leaving him speechless.

Giant mantis! Although he had already sensed it from the massive blade light, seeing the giant mantis with his own eyes confirmed its identity.

The giant mantis was thirty meters long, and its height when standing on its hind legs was similar to that of the Bimeng giant beast. Its two blade arms moved at an incredibly fast speed. Even though the Bimeng giant beast still had a mantis entangled in its claws, not a single strike hit any part of the mantis's body, showing the giant mantis's mastery of its blade arms or its blade technique had reached a level of perfection. However, even with this, the Bimeng giant beast, focusing on defense, managed to hold its ground, and the giant mantis could only press the Bimeng giant beast.

Six mantises attacked from the front, and the giant mantis ambushed and launched a surprise attack. It was a good strategy, but unfortunately, the combined efforts of Liu Siyi and the Bimeng giant beast exerted a tremendous force, forcing the mantises to call for help, which also revealed the possibility of an ambush in the forest. Not only did Liu Siyi notice this, but the Bimeng giant beast did as well. Therefore, each attack, though appearing brutal and simple, was actually very cautious, not giving the enemy a chance to ambush.

Fortunately, the giant mantis's target had always been the Bimeng giant beast of the same level. If it had been the other two Bimengs, the situation would have changed dramatically.

Seeing the giant mantis press the Bimeng giant beast, Liu Siyi felt that sealing the mantis was indeed a good idea. Perhaps this was a case of mixed feelings.

The giant mantis's attacks were very skillful, and its strength was not much weaker than the Bimeng giant beast. Using its twenty-meter-long blade arms, it maintained the distance between them, striking the Bimeng giant beast while staying out of reach. The battle was intense, and to Liu Siyi, it felt like a fight between two equally matched warriors. The giant mantis was like a spearman, and the Bimeng giant beast was like a saber-wielder. When their strengths were similar, it came down to who could seize the opportunity. The giant mantis had launched a surprise attack, which, though unsuccessful, gave it the upper hand, and it was now using its blade arms' length advantage to press the Bimeng giant beast.

"Chirp!" The giant mantis let out a sharp insect call, and immediately, the two remaining mantises launched powerful attacks.

At this moment, besides the newly appeared giant mantis, there were three mantises still able to move. Two were entangled with Bimeng the Third and Lexus, and the other was the one that had been hanging from the Bimeng giant beast's claw, nearly killed by the giant mantis. It had finally escaped but was severely injured and was hiding behind the giant mantis.

Feeling the sudden increase in the mantises' attacks, everyone thought they were going all out. However, unexpectedly, the powerful attacks gave them an opportunity, and the three mantises immediately flew into the forest.

They were trying to escape? It turned out that the previous fierce attacks were a preparation for their escape, and the giant mantis's insect call was a command to retreat.

In fact, the giant mantis's target had always been the Bimeng giant beast. Even after losing several mantises, it had remained patient, which gave it the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. Unfortunately, the Bimeng giant beast was well-prepared, and the surprise attack failed. After the failed surprise attack, the giant mantis launched a strong offensive, but unfortunately, its blade arms failed to break the Bimeng giant beast's defense, known for its close combat prowess. Finally, in a desperate situation, the giant mantis issued the order to retreat.

Want to run? Not so easy!

Blinded, Liu Siyi was the first to cast the blindness spell on the giant mantis.

"Chirp!" The giant mantis's call became more intense. The severely injured mantis behind it, which had already turned to flee, immediately turned back and stood beside the giant mantis, occasionally making sounds to guide it. For a moment, the situation was at a stalemate.

The mantis that had been entangled with Bimeng the Third also heard the giant mantis's insect call and immediately launched a fierce attack, then suddenly retreated, moving back into the forest.

Due to the massive size of the Bimeng and the mantises, the intense battle had left the surrounding area empty.

The mantis that had retreated to the edge of the forest still faced Bimeng the Third, maintaining a defensive stance. Seeing that it was not being pursued, it turned to enter the forest. At this moment, it heard the giant mantis's call and looked up in the direction of the giant mantis.

"Swish!" At this moment, when the mantis thought it had retreated to a safe distance, standing at the edge of the forest, watching the battle between the giant mantis and the Bimeng giant beast, and ready to leave at any moment, it was at its most relaxed. Suddenly, a massive emerald blade light appeared from its side.

"Swish!" The sound of the blade cutting through flesh rang out. The mantis had no time to react, and this small mistake cost it its life.

The green blade light flashed like lightning, severing the mantis's two middle and hind legs. It lost its balance and instinctively flapped its wings to regain stability.

"Chirp..."

The mantis's insect call had just begun, and before it could fly away, another green blade light flashed, and the mantis's elongated thorax fell to the ground, dead.

Seeing the smaller mantis that had appeared from behind the tree and killed the mantis with two strikes, Bimeng the Third's eyes showed a hint of confusion. He did not move, still guarding Bimeng the Second.

After killing its opponent, the suddenly "defected" mantis retreated into the forest and hid again.

At this point, the mantis side was left with only the giant mantis and two severely injured mantises, one of which was still entangled with the lightning element lord Lexus and could not break free.

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!..." Continuous sounds of metal clashing came from two battlefields. One was where the giant mantis and a mantis were pressing the Bimeng giant beast, and the other was where Lexus, no longer dodging, used his fists to directly clash with the mantis's blade arms. His armor, which covered even his fists, was not afraid of the mantis's blade arms.

"Liya, Lina, use blindness." Liu Siyi said to the witches beside him. They had to kill the giant mantis first to quickly end the battle.

"Chirp!"

"Chirp..."

The giant mantis and the mantis were both blinded and began to call out anxiously.

Now is the time, go!

As Liya and Lina cast blindness, Liu Siyi instantly cast the Thunder God's Spear, aiming directly at the giant mantis.

"Whoosh!"

The Thunder God's Spear suddenly disappeared and reappeared, already embedded in the giant mantis's abdomen.

"Boom!"

The Thunder God's Spear suddenly exploded, enveloping the giant mantis in a massive and violent lightning storm. Even with the giant mantis's greater resilience compared to ordinary mantises, this blow would leave it either dead or severely injured.

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