Chapter 1072: Chapter 1072

As more undead swarmed, even squeezing against each other to push forward, Du You felt somewhat powerless. In the past, when battling demons, he never felt this uncomfortable even after prolonged combat.

Do I really need to ascend now, deal with the airborne ones first, and then the ones on the ground?

Indeed, that would make it easier to win; he could even directly assault and kill the Mother Nest. However, Du You felt a surge of anger inside. When had he ever backed down when faced with many opponents weaker than himself?

Even as Lin Yucha’s Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves and Lin Yushi’s Lava Lions fought on, it still felt like a drop in the bucket. The number of Demon Extermination Spirits couldn’t build up, vanishing into the swarms of undead as soon as they appeared. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝙣𝙚𝙩

Even though the Demon Extermination Spirits’ abilities suppressed the Undead and they were adept at defending, they couldn’t last long against the numerous and stronger foes. Ten minutes after the battle began, Du You suddenly felt that the weakest Double-headed Blood Demon Dog he had died once and then resurrected.

"I can’t wait any longer, the losses will be greater if I don’t ascend now. Wait, there seems to be one ability I haven’t used yet."

Just as Du You was preparing to temporarily ascend, he remembered something. He hadn’t yet released his ability involving dark element Beetles. In terms of numbers, his dark element Beetles were surely more powerful, weren’t they?

If talking about the previous Putrid Insect Mist, at that time, his Beetles had struggled against the Undead. Skeletons were just bones, inedible. Although Zombies had flesh, it was of a peculiar quality, filled with the power of death. If the Beetles ate Zombie flesh, it was good enough that they didn’t disintegrate, let alone breed in large numbers.

But things were different now; the advanced dark element Beetles could devour energy, and the power of death was also a form of energy.

"Let’s try it out, if it doesn’t work, then I’ll temporarily stay away from the ground," said Du You while releasing the dark element Beetles. Instantly, countless black Beetles flew out, plunging towards the ground.

Watching these Beetles, Du You saw them begin to devour the Undead, not just the flesh of Zombies but also the bones of Skeletons. Some of the Magic spells cast by the Undead were intercepted mid-air by many Beetles, which devoured them completely.

This ability to devour Magic spells was a revelation to Du You. "Such impressive Beetles," Lin Yushi exclaimed while drawing closer to Du You. Clearly, despite the Beetles’ impressiveness, it was normal for a girl to detest bugs.

Even Du You hadn’t expected this. Suddenly, a swarm of Beetles flew up and, without Du You’s control, landed on the Platform Floating Cloud, where they began to bite and merge with each other.

"What’s happening?" Du You asked in surprise, while the two sisters looked on curiously, shouldn’t you know your own magic?

Speaking of which, Du You truly didn’t know and could only watch as, during the rapid biting and devouring process, the Beetles merged into a large bug. "I get it now, this is the queen of the dark element Beetles; the skill description mentioned there was a queen, so this is how it comes about," he said.

Initially, Du You thought he needed to summon the queen himself, but he couldn’t figure out how to summon it; now, he understood. This giant bug, about three meters tall and more than ten meters long, was coated in pitch-black, seemed very smooth, and had a tough shell, not particularly hideous or horrifying.

Unlike what Du You had expected, the mother beetle didn’t lay eggs but instead, its entire body swelled like a balloon. Du You could feel the mother beetle frantically absorbing the dark elements surrounding it.

Once it had absorbed a sufficient amount of dark elements, the mother beetle opened its mouth, resembling a balloon that had been cut open, and blew out a large stream of black air. These streams of black air quickly condensed in the air, forming beetles of darkness.

"So this is how it’s made, pretty similar to when I make beetles."

When Du You himself released the dark beetles, he would also wave out a mass of dark power, which then condensed into the form of beetles. The only difference was that he used his own Magic Power, whereas the mother beetle used external elements.

It absorbed a great amount of elements in one breath, so the output was large enough for him to summon dozens of times. As soon as the beetles took shape, they flew into the air and began to devour the bird-like undead creatures there.

The power of the undead was devoured without any effect on the beetles. Now, the beetles were like garbage processors that could digest anything—whatever it was, they could ultimately reduce it back to dark power and then divide.

As the magic was released, the number of beetles gradually increased, shifting from passive scavenging to active attacking. More and more zombies and skeletons were devoured, and these undead did not resist or try to brush them off.

This caused the beetles to multiply continuously, and gradually, they grew in scale. Even under the control of the mother beetle, when some undead started attacking the beetles, it was to no avail.

"The toughness of these beetles is much stronger than before," Du You narrowed his eyes.

He had been paying attention when he noticed the undead attacking the beetles. Yet, when the undead’s attacks blew away the beetles, which should have dispersed, they did not and continued flying and devouring other targets.

Thus, Du You knew that his beetles now were much stronger than before, no longer as fragile as they used to be. Even facing a wide-range purification, perhaps his beetles could endure for a while.

But Du You didn’t want to encounter such purification and preferred the beetles to devour these undead creatures instead.

"You two, don’t just stand there watching, hurry up and kill, it’s beneficial for you."

The two sisters immediately nodded, then Lin Yucha’s Whirlpool Arrows and Lin Yushi’s Series Shots were launched, aiming specifically at the tier-four undead creatures; definitely a lucrative wave.

As the undead creatures were continuously killed, the two felt their skills slowly progressing and probably could advance after this battle ended.

With peace of mind, Du You started to coordinate with the beetles, constantly releasing the Devouring Swamp and occasionally using the Energy Gathering Magic Cannon to attack some dangerous individuals. At this moment, Du You had gradually forgotten about the Mother Nest.

However, when the Mother Nest sensed something was off, it jumped back into the fray—no, it wasn’t the Mother Nest, but the giant ape that had been pulling it. The Giant Dog suddenly dropped the rope, stopped dragging the Mother Nest, and charged forward on its own.