Chapter 494: Chapter 494

Suddenly, Du You spotted the trouble coming from behind; it was the Sand Dune Monsters. Uncertain of their numbers, but if these creatures started hurling balls of sand at him in concerted attack, he would certainly be overwhelmed.

"I can’t wait anymore. Although the timing isn’t optimal."

At last, Du You unleashed the Putrid Insect Mist that he had kept in reserve. Clouds of black mist cascaded out. Countless dark bugs swarmed over the bodies sprawled across the ground, starting to feed ravenously.

Then, the bugs began to split and multiply. More and more Carrion Dark Scarabs appeared, devouring more bodies and even any other living creatures present. They didn’t discriminate, whether it was the Sandpeople or Sand Snakes, the beetles spared none.

Within moments, before the Sand Dune Monsters could get close, a massive swarm of Dark Scarabs had formed, blanketing the sky like a dark cloud. These beetles charged toward the incoming Sandman Army.

But, to Du You’s dismay, the Quicksand Priests who saw the beetle swarm flying towards them quickly adjusted their spells. From the ground, a gale of sand rose into the air, interlaced with streaks of yellow lightning.

The beetles that come into contact with the Lightning Sandstorm started to disappear in droves.

"I can’t wait any longer, I must take the initiative. If I let these priests continue their cleansing spells, no matter how many beetles I summon, it’d be hard to achieve any substantial warfare success. The most it can do is clean up the corpses and that wouldn’t be of much use," Du You calculated, then made a decision.

When the Quicksand Priest, whose strength had reached level 20, joined the cleaning effort, the pace stepped up significantly.

With the deployment of the Carrion Dark Scarabs, four level-20 Sandmen had joined the fight.

Seeing the still dangerous sky, Du You knew he didn’t have time to think too much. A Ghost Pattern Crow landed down, and Du You targeted not the high spiritual power priest but aimed at one of the Quicksand soldiers instead.

The Soul Snatching Eyes, the eyes of the Ghost Patterned Crow, began to flicker.

The scenery in front of the Quicksand soldier attacked changed. The crow’s eyes seemed to grow bigger as if trying to absorb him into another world.

Suddenly, a deadly sense of danger had the Quicksand soldier’s spirit fluctuating wildly, as if he could break free at any moment. But in an instant, the soldier gave up struggling because the one who had just attacked him was Lin Yucha.

Before he could break free, an arrow had already struck him. The Sandpeople have strong resistance to toxins, but the deadly sniping didn’t rely solely on toxins, the attack itself was also powerful. The Quicksand soldier’s heart was punctured, and he instantly lost the power to resist. The next moment, under the influence of the Soul Snatching Eyes, the Quicksand soldier died.

Almost at the same time, the priest pointed his staff, a yellow light enveloped the Ghost Pattern Crow, casting a Withering Touch.

The body of the Ghost Pattern Crow started to wither instantly. Even though it had a powerful magic defense skill, the impact on the Crow was severe.

A Quicksand soldier leaped up, launching a massive Dou Qi slash. The suppressed Ghost Pattern Crow didn’t have time to escape, and was hit by the Dou Qi slash, shattering it instantly.

At this moment, the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs who had been holding back against the Sand people finally charged into the fray.

Due to their enormous size, no one could stop the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs when they ran ahead. The Quicksand Priest who had just attacked the Ghost Patterned Crow saw the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs rushing in.

The main objective of this assault was the priest leader and a large number of other priests.

While the priests were still busy dealing with the Dark Scarabs, the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs leaped forward, one of them took a swipe with its paw.

The priest leader waved his staff at the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, a bright light flickered, and it seemed like a cluster of threads had formed in the air, entwining one of the paws of the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs.

The paw of the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs seemed to be in pain. It drew back its paw as if it didn’t dare to exert force, not knowing the nature of the spell.

But the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, without any sense of fear or discomfort, opened its mouth and took a bite, trapping the priest leader inside its mouth. Snapping shut with a "crack", the priest leader was torn in two.

"Well done." Du You clenched his fist in acknowledgement. It would be much easier to deal with the situation once the priests were eliminated.

Under the command of Du You, the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs ignored the other Quicksand soldiers on the side and rushed toward the other priests. These other priests were not as powerful as their leader.

But in the face of the injured Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, they could still put up a fight. The Demonic Dogs energetically hopped and stomped around, crushing a large number of priests in the process.

But after enduring the strong assault from the two powerful Quicksand soldiers, the Demonic Dogs’ wounds started to multiply, becoming more and more severe. A paw flew off, then the tail was cut off, followed by the fracture of a few ribs. Just when half of these priests had been killed, the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs were severely injured, completely losing their combat capability.

But with the protective barrage of the priests gone, a large number of Carrion Dark Scarabs surged forward, quickly drowning the Quicksand soldiers and turning them into their food. Even the two Quicksand soldier leaders were invaded by the beetles shortly after.

Originally, Du You had planned to send out the Death Scorpion to exchange one for one, but he suppressed the thought of sending the Scorpion into action.

The Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs wouldn’t be able to make it back this time, they were bound to die on the battlefield. Thus, Du You did not intend to rescue them.

In the sky, Xiaozi and the remaining Sand Sculpture knights fought fiercely, but their injuries were also becoming increasingly serious. Purple thunderbolts wrapped around Xiaozi’s body, but Du You could sense that the thunderbolts were growing increasingly weak.

A crazed Sand Sculpture Knight swung his blade violently, managing to dispose of the Thunder Doppelganger by adopting a mutual destruction tactic. Then two other Sand Sculpture Knights worked together, thrusting their long swords into Xiaozi’s body.

Using her last strength, Xiaozi grabbed the two attackers. Thunderbolts surged from her body, immediately reducing the two Sandpeople and their Sand Sculptures to ashes. Xiaozi, too, disappeared in a flash of light.

Almost simultaneously, the heavily wounded Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs died. Three out of the four Summoned Creatures under Du You had been killed. On the other side, two of the four level-20 Sandpeople were dead and two incapacitated, these two were also nearing their end.

Looking at the situation before him, it still seemed extremely grim.

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