dmims Chapter 25 Death Descends
Chapter 25 Death Descends
The only option now is to offer myself to the demon!
Jiang Li was prepared to sacrifice herself from the beginning, so she naturally wouldn't hesitate now.
To distract the swarm of Nether Insects, he had to exploit the innate resentment of the undead towards living beings; otherwise, the Nether Insects would continue to surround Jiang Shaoxu and his companion, which was something he absolutely could not accept.
Information flashed through his mind as he began to control the swarm of bees to descend.
He would risk descending into the attack range of the Nether Worms in order to lure away most of them and create an opportunity for Jiang Shaoxu to escape.
But at that moment, something unexpected happened!
In Jiang Li's line of sight, a black figure the size of a washbasin approached rapidly like lightning, so fast that it was almost impossible to see with the naked eye.
At that moment, countless thoughts raced through his mind like lightning, but each one seemed to be telling him the same thing: Oh no!
He fell for the trap!
Jiang Li's thoughts sank to the bottom of an abyss in an instant.
These Netherworld Insects, or rather, that Corpse General-level Netherworld Insect, were targeting him from the very beginning!
Not Pan Wen, who had a higher cultivation level!
As for the reason, it's probably quite simple—because of his poison-type attacks.
The poison element is best at cultivating all sorts of rare and exotic poisonous insects. Although the Nether Insects belong to the undead category, they are also insects. To them, poison mages are an extremely delicious and rare delicacy.
Concern can cloud judgment, and Jiang Li, in a moment of carelessness, didn't have time to think things through and became negligent.
It was precisely because it had exploited his psychological weakness that the stalker insect patiently waited for the right moment, surrounding Jiang Shaoxu and the other man inside the protective shield without killing them. It created the illusion that its true purpose was to parasitize Pan Wen, thus inducing him to make a mistake and fall into the stalker insect's attack range, where it would strike him dead.
Jiang Li was in utter despair at this moment, but not because he was about to die.
The parasitic worm will first devour the mother's brain, at which point the mother is essentially dead. However, the worm will temporarily take over the brain's function, deceiving the body into believing it is still alive, thus achieving perfect parasitism and multiplying wildly. Once all the mother's nutrients are drained, it will seek out the next one, repeating this cycle countless times to cultivate a single skeletal worm.
Therefore, its cunning level is also at its peak.
Jiang Li witnessed the skeletal insect getting closer and closer to his eyes, but he had no time to react.
too fast!
The speed of the Skeleton Insects completely turned him into a lamb to the slaughter.
In just a second, from the moment Jiang Li spotted the black lightning bolt to when it was right in front of him, less than a second had passed!
He didn't have time to react at all.
The stinging bees, the size of a human head, were like fragile paper to it, crumbling at the slightest touch, and did nothing to hinder the progress of the Skeleton Insect.
Jiang Li had even closed his eyes in despair. With his death, the remaining Jiang Shaoxu and Pan Wen would naturally not escape the fate of being parasitized, which was what truly made him despair.
But he was dying and could do nothing.
But at that moment, a blinding golden light pierced through his eyelids and into his eyes.
Jiang Li recognized the golden light immediately; it was the magical light of a light-elemental mage!
At that moment, Jiang Li, who had just been feeling utterly hopeless, suddenly seemed to come back to life. But then, something even more perplexing happened.
Jiang Li initially thought that the golden light was a protective shield that the mage had placed on him, but reality slapped him in the face.
This "Guangyou" was not given to him, but rather to his mortal enemy—the Skeleton Worm!
For a moment, he was somewhat lost in thought, completely unable to understand what the other party meant, or how they could accurately capture the Skeleton Insect at such a terrifying speed and then attach a shield to it.
Jiang Li couldn't help but have an absurd thought: Could it be that the light-elemental mage... accidentally possessed the wrong target?
The Light Blessing spell creates a spherical, all-around golden barrier around the target being protected; it is one of the top-tier protective spells among mid-level spells.
But generally speaking, the Light Blessing is given to human mages to protect them from demon attacks. This is the first time Jiang Li has seen one given to a demon.
The Skeleton Insect was also seeing such a bizarre situation for the first time. It instinctively felt that the shield that suddenly appeared in front of it was somewhat similar to the one that its people below had been attacking for a long time. It was clearly not something that its side should have. For a moment, it was also a little confused.
But the parasites that were meant to infest him still wouldn't be left behind; they greedily eyed Jiang Li.
The brain of a poison mage is undoubtedly an excellent tonic for it. By consuming Jiang Li's brain, it will very likely be able to directly advance to the level of a Great Corpse General.
Therefore, from the very beginning, it chose to fight Jiang Shaoxu and the other two because of Jiang Li's existence. It just didn't expect it to be so difficult, to the point that it was forced to resort to military tactics. Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and it was finally able to get its reward...
"Thump!!"
A loud bang erupted from the violent collision. To Jiang Li's utter astonishment, the Skeleton Insect crashed headlong into the "Light Protection" barrier. Its originally unstoppable momentum faltered under the thin layer of light.
Even the Skeleton Insect showed an incredibly human-like look of bewilderment, as if it couldn't understand how it could be blocked.
Aren't the barriers below supposed to block the outside but not the inside? Why is it different here?
After a brief moment of distraction, Jiang Li immediately realized what was happening and was overjoyed: the light mage who had secretly attacked hadn't misused his skill; this was exactly what he intended!
Simply flip "Light Protection" over so that the hard, indestructible side is placed on the inner wall and the soft, water-like side that won't block the mage's output is placed on the outside, and you can create a simple prison of light!
It tightly traps the things inside without affecting the magical output of mages from the outside.
That's an absolutely brilliant and perfect understanding!
It's easier said than done. To actually do it requires an extremely high level of control over magic from the mage. Perhaps only those powerful mages who have reached a high level, have a profound understanding of magic, and have even begun to create their own magic can do it.
Jiang Li's mood brightened almost instantly.
Support has arrived!
Moreover, he is an extremely powerful mage, at least a high-level one.
How could Jiang Li, who had thought he was going to die in the line of duty, not be excited and happy?
The Skeleton Insect was tightly confined within a prison of light, and plummeted heavily from the sky.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Li glimpsed a godlike figure, ethereal and otherworldly, coming from afar, venturing alone into the swarm of Nether Insects, as if the Grim Reaper had descended, wreaking havoc among the insects.