Astral Cockroach

On Bamboo Peak, Windbell sensed the commotion of battle and rushed to the battlefield, seeing Yun Tao at a distinct disadvantage, she charged forward to help without hesitation.

Big Bear fled desperately, nearly caught by the Crimson Serpent warriors behind him several times, wailing incessantly.

"Banbu, I can't escape, what do I do? I... Awoo..."

The pursuing Crimson Serpent warrior suddenly accelerated, raising its head high and biting at Big Bear's head.

Sensing the danger, Big Bear dodged, turned, and lashed out with a lightning-fast paw.

The bear's paw landed squarely in the giant snake's mouth, and with a "snap," fangs pierced his arm.

The wail suddenly turned into a miserable scream and roar.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Big Bear felt the pain, his arm pinned by the bite, unable to break free. In this moment of life and death, he finally mustered the courage to fight back, swinging his other bear paw and desperately pounding the Crimson Serpent warrior's head.

Suddenly, a small, black figure darted out from a nearby tree, flashing and landing on the Crimson Serpent warrior's neck.

"Banbu!"

Big Bear shouted in surprise and delight, even more vigorously swinging his bear paw, pounding the Crimson Serpent warrior's head.

Banbu's body, less than a meter long, seemed small and insignificant in front of the Crimson Serpent, but his speed was not slow at all, successfully latching onto the Crimson Serpent's vital spot.

His movements were even faster.

Waving and slashing with both forelimbs, with a few simple movements, the Crimson Serpent warrior's neck suddenly lost strength, limply drooping down, subconsciously releasing Big Bear, curling up its body, turning its head, opening its mouth, and biting at Banbu like lightning.

Banbu dodged and took to the air, disappearing into the darkness.

...

The Crimson Serpent warriors' snake skin had mutated, evolving into hexagonal scales, hard and smooth.

These scales possessed powerful defensive capabilities. The largest Crimson Serpent warrior could even withstand Iron Saber Mountain Lord's flame ability. The Crimson Ant Tribe's traditional close-quarters combat was even more ineffective against them.

Weaknesses still existed. There were obvious gaps between the scales, connected by soft tissue of the dermis.

Banbu acted only after seeing through this, severing the soft tissue, his toe tips digging deep into the muscle, slicing across.

Unfortunately, the Crimson Serpent warrior was too large, and Banbu's toe tips were too short, only severing the surface muscles, failing to injure the nerves.

The number of severed muscles was also limited. The Crimson Serpent warrior only had difficulty raising its snake head high, but its left and right movements were still flexible.

"Big Bear, run!"

Banbu reminded.

One of Big Bear's arms had been pierced by fangs, injuring the bone, blood gurgling out, drooping down and completely unable to exert any strength.

"Then what about you?"

Big Bear asked as he fled.

However, Banbu did not respond.

The injured Crimson Serpent warrior did not chase after Big Bear, but coiled into a circle, shrinking back in place, its forked tongue flicking, wary of Banbu's sneak attacks.

...

Close combat was fierce and bloody.

One of Cliff Cypress's wing veins snapped in the middle, but was still connected by the wing membrane and tiny wing veins. Losing the ability to fly, dragging a broken wing into battle became a burden.

The Crimson Serpent warrior facing Cliff Cypress was also not faring well, four bloody holes had been kicked into its head, the scales were broken, the muscles were rolled back, and the wound was so deep that bone was visible. There were also two bloody holes kicked into the vital position of its neck.

The most miserable in the field was Windbell, who had rushed from the mountain, joined the battlefield, and swooped down to attack, but was carelessly bitten in the shank of her hind leg. In the tearing, the entire hind leg was violently torn off. Only five legs remained, constantly standing to the side, running back and forth, not daring to launch an attack easily again.

Yun Tao was cautious and not injured, but she did not dare to attack rashly, and was constantly in a state of being chased and attacked by the Crimson Serpent warrior.

The situation was slightly better on Iron Saber Mountain Lord's side of the battle, after all, he was at the Mountain Lord level and possessed flame abilities. Three mouthfuls of flames, although they did not injure the Crimson Serpent warrior who was also at the Mountain Lord level, did burn the scales on half of its body to a charred black.

This Crimson Serpent warrior was not only the largest, but also significantly stronger than the other three in terms of speed and strength, its attacks were fierce, constantly chasing and biting at Iron Saber Mountain Lord.

Iron Saber Mountain Lord had a lot of combat experience, always avoiding the fight, but not fleeing, calmly stalling the opponent. On his carapace, the crimson patterns flickered, as if breathing, frantically extracting the surrounding Origin Power.

Once enough Origin Power was absorbed and accumulated, Iron Saber Mountain Lord could launch flame abilities again, which was a very sensible tactical choice.

Strangely, the soft tissue connecting the scales of the Crimson Serpent warrior fighting Iron Saber Mountain Lord also emitted a hazy, ghostly blue glow, also extracting Origin Power, seemingly, it also possessed some kind of ability, and the charred scales were slowly recovering their color.

Snap!

The Mountain Lord-level Crimson Serpent warrior accelerated again and lunged, Iron Saber Mountain Lord flapped his wings, darted forward, dodging the attack. The enraged Crimson Serpent warrior swung its tail, smashing the obstructive bushes to pieces.

...

On the other side of the battlefield, the coiled Crimson Serpent warrior could not sense Banbu's position, silently drilling into the jungle, secretly approaching Windbell, who appeared to be the weakest.

Awoo!

Suddenly, an angry roar came from the side.

It was Big Bear! Returning after leaving, suddenly appearing, rushing towards this Crimson Serpent warrior.

Bang!

The violent collision caused the Crimson Serpent warrior's head to tilt.

Windbell glanced sideways, greatly frightened, and hurriedly flapped her wings to escape.

After the collision, Big Bear fell to the ground.

The Crimson Serpent warrior was much more durable, not suffering any injuries, turning its head and biting Big Bear's leg, pulling hard, its body quickly coiling, wrapping around Big Bear, attempting to strangle him.

The small, black figure reappeared, flashing and landing on the Crimson Serpent warrior's neck.

Banbu seized the opportunity, launching a second sneak attack, succeeding again, this time attacking the side, his forelimbs nimbly waving, completing the cut in an instant.

Tearing through the soft tissue connecting the scales, penetrating deep into the muscle.

"Banbu, save me!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Big Bear shouted in fear, desperately waving his bear paws, striking the body wrapped around him.

Seven inches is the vulnerable vital point of a python, the Crimson Serpent warrior felt the pain, quickly released its bite, let go of Big Bear, attempting to shake its head to throw off Banbu, who was clinging to its body, but found that the muscles had been severed, and it could not exert any strength.

Banbu shifted his body, quickly cutting the other side.

The Crimson Serpent warrior changed its method, its body continuing to coil, its tail whipping, unexpectedly, it was grabbed by Big Bear, who had just escaped.

The scales were smooth, and it broke free from the bear's paw with a forceful flick, however, this short second of delay was enough to be fatal.

Banbu completed the cut on the other side, flapping his wings and flying away.

The Crimson Serpent warrior's entire head was paralyzed, unable to lift up, nor move left and right.

"Banbu!"

Big Bear shouted.

Banbu shouted: "Big Bear, it can't move, leave it, you run away."

"Okay." Big Bear limped towards the jungle, looking back, he could not see Banbu's figure again, while the Crimson Serpent warrior was curled up in a ball, drooping its head, losing the ability to move.

Whirr!

The sound of flames burning suddenly came from afar.

Big Bear turned his head to look, greatly frightened.

Iron Saber Mountain Lord finally accumulated enough Origin Power and launched his fourth flame attack, this time spewing a pillar of fire from his mouth, his timing was absolutely perfect, at the moment the Crimson Serpent warrior opened its mouth to bite, he suddenly turned around and launched the attack, the pillar of fire shooting straight into the Crimson Serpent warrior's mouth.

Scorched by the high-temperature flames, feeling the pain, it quickly retracted its head, subconsciously coiling into a circle, posing a defensive stance.

Iron Saber Mountain Lord ignored it, turned and rushed towards Cliff Cypress's battle circle.

The largest Crimson Serpent warrior hurriedly abandoned its defensive stance, its body suddenly straightening, ejecting out, attempting to stop him.

Iron Saber Mountain Lord's movements were premeditated, suddenly turning around, suddenly accelerating, charging head-on, soaring into the air, crossing paths, his retracted hind legs suddenly kicking out, his toe tips piercing the scales, leaving four bloody holes on the snake's head that were so deep that bone was visible.

Unexpectedly, the small, black figure darted out from the side, clinging to the Crimson Serpent warrior's seven-inch position.

The Crimson Serpent warrior felt a pain in its neck and instinctively shook.

The immense power easily flung the attacking Banbu away.

However, the stinging pain did not subside, but became more intense, the upper half of its body began to ache violently, and the ghostly blue glow emitted by the soft tissue connecting the scales quickly dimmed and faded.

The Mountain Lord-level Crimson Serpent warrior was horrified to discover that, suddenly, it had lost the ability to absorb Origin Power from the air to heal its injuries.