Chapter 1079: Chapter 1079

It’s no wonder the undead mages were anxious, since they found that their magic was utterly useless. The spells that were usually so dangerous and evil, capable of tormenting humans to death, had no effect whatsoever on the beetles.

These beetles were simply energy forms and were completely unaffected by their attacks. Instead, their magic was easily devoured by the beetles, eventually becoming the energy that allowed them to reproduce and multiply.

Two fifth-tier mages had no choice, with few offensive spells useless, they could only resort to their sole defense spell. A hazy mist-like defence enveloped them. The attacking beetles would slowly be corroded. However, before being corroded, the beetles would also consume a substantial amount of magic power.

Meanwhile, a few fifth-tier undead creatures rushed over and began attacking the surrounding beetles.

A black knight, swinging a great sword, each swing produced a swath of black airflow, destroying large numbers of beetles caught within it. A grey skeleton, with each swing of its long sword, would shake the Void, shattering many beetles.

Another skeleton mage and a zombie were also eliminating the surrounding beetles in their own ways.

Outside, the Mage Tower kept releasing beams of white light, killing the beetles on a large scale, but it was completely useless against the already substantial swarm of beetles. No matter how many were killed, even more would appear the next moment.

Suddenly, accompanied by the sound of collapsing, a section of the city wall was gnawed and shattered. Then, surrounding walls crumbled piece by piece, more and more of the walls fractured, exposing everything inside.

The Demon Extermination Spirits, already waiting outside, waved their claws and gleefully rushed towards the inside.

"What are those things, damn it, kill them," the undead mages said as they saw these Demon Extermination Spirits, their fear intensifying. Just moments ago, two apprentices had been unable to escape and were devoured by the beetles.

Now only their tattered clothes remained on the ground.

Since those were ordinary clothes and neither flesh nor imbued with special energy, the beetles simply did not bother with them. Eating them was useless. Unlike the surrounding bone material, which contained a strong force of death, that was edible to them.

Though the Demon Extermination Spirits countered their undead creatures, they could finally fight back normally.

They just piled up one after another uncontrolled Demon Extermination Spirit but they couldn’t feel happy as the surrounding beetles increased. This spell seemed to have no limit, expanding like a virus, endlessly swelling.

At this moment, Du You was also laughing in the cave, "Thinking of buying time, how is that possible."

His dark beetles weren’t something that could be stalled by time. As time passed, the beetles would only multiply, with each division, the beetles’ existence time resetting to 30 minutes, endlessly cycling. In other words, as long as the food supply wasn’t exhausted, this spell would not stop, and it had already become independent of the caster.

If the undead magic of this world had developed a bit longer, perhaps they would have had a way to cope. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱

Take the Death Fog, for instance, a tier-five Death Fog was already threatening the beetles. If they could expand the range of this magic and add some special modifications, clearing the beetles wouldn’t have been a problem.

Regrettably, the undead mages, who had not developed enough, had no such means and could only stand and watch as they were devoured.

More and more beetles, after devouring the undead creatures, started devouring the apprentices and even some mages were in the line of attack. Mages and apprentices frantically ran, but it was futile.

Panicked, many ran straight into the swarms of beetiles and were devoured, leaving only one path—the location of the Mage Tower. However, those fleeing in this direction were merely clinging to life.

Du You could see clearly that two tier-five undead mages had no signs of escape, nor did they have the capability to escape. They usually relied on the undead to block the enemy and then made their own escape. But this time, the undead were almost devoured, and they were trapped within layers of beetles, encapsulated like a sphere.

Whenever the surrounding undead creatures attacked, they took away swaths of beetles, ensuring that too many beetles wouldn’t come close or damage their protective magic, but this action had to continue.

Once they stopped and began to run, more beetles would swarm up and devour them frantically. That then, even the abundance of magic power they possessed wouldn’t satisfy these beetles. With no other choice, the two tier-five mages, the rulers of the entire city, could only stand their ground, hoping they could last until the magic ended.

The two cursed under their breath while desperately holding out. However, although undead creatures don’t get tired, their energy is limited. Such full-force attacks each time were more than even the undead could withstand.

Of course, they still managed to hold out somewhat, after all, four tier-five undead were protecting two tier-five mages with the Mage Tower also a layer of protection, blocking some of the invading beetles.

But it was hopeless outside. Within a short period, a massive number of beetles had thoroughly devoured all the undead and undead mages inside. Even the buildings were nearly all gone.

They hadn’t even finished dealing with the Demon Extermination Spirits when they themselves were wiped out, the entire city nearly razed to the ground. The area was thick with dark elements, and even from a distance, Du You could feel them distinctly. Suddenly, the Mage Tower shook slightly, then started collapsing downwards.

"My city!" an undead mage shouted loudly. He finally saw the outside situation; his decades of accumulation, the grand city he had built, now reduced to nothing in an instant.

Really, there was nothing left, not even a wreckage to see. All bones and bodies carrying the power of death were cleanly devoured, leaving only the bare ground. All mages under his command were dead, none of the apprentices were left. Now, apart from the two of them, there were only four tier-five undead left.

But just after the Mage Tower collapsed, before the two had time to react, a large number of beetles once again gathered around, firmly wrapping the two, denying them any chance to escape.

Now, as before, all they could do was to operate the protective magic desperately, resisting hard. Then, they had to enhance some magic on the four undead, boosting the combat power of the undead, especially their ability to eradicate beetles on a large scale.