Chapter 878: Chapter 878

Contrary to everyone’s expectations, their attacks had no effect.

The Grey Elf’s arrows struck the carapace and were deflected without leaving a mark, and their magic was just as ineffective, causing no damage at all. Several Demon Beetles seemed totally unfazed.

The sisters fared slightly better, but even Lin Yucha’s Spiral Snipe only managed to put a hole in the beetles’ carapace, without completely piercing through it, as the energy of the arrow itself had dissipated.

Lin Yushi’s attacks were even weaker, merely leaving some marks on the beetles.

"No good, these Demon Beetles are too strong. We must target their weak points; otherwise, it’s very difficult to harm them." Given that even Lin Yucha’s attacks were , the attacks from others were even less worth mentioning.

Four breathless Demon Wizards, laughing while they recovered, said, "These are our specially crafted Demon Beetles, unmatched in defense. You all will exhaust yourselves trying to breach our defense. We admit defeat this time, but don’t think you’ll have it easy."

"Hmph, it’s too soon to say who will win or lose," Lin Yushi said defiantly. Although Du You’s attacks also seemed ineffective. At the moment, Du You’s main offensive skill was the Dark Flame Arrow Array, which wasn’t known for its powerful attack. And even though his Hellfire Spider packed a strong punch, it was ineffectual against creatures with such strong defense and resistance.

As for damaging these Demon Beetles, Du You was less effective than the sisters.

"Xiaozi, form a circle," Lin Yushi suddenly called out to the sky.

The Purple Lightning Golden Hawk flapped its wings, creating a purple Thunder God Ring instantly around Lin Yushi. In the next moment, the Thunder God Ring barrier was formed. Lin Yushi’s thunder arrows shot towards a beetle using the Demon-breaking Scattering technique.

Though the beetles had strong defenses and resistances, they lacked other offensive abilities and were not very agile, making them somewhat like targets for the group, just with incredibly challenging defenses.

With the addition of the Thunder God Ring, Lin Yushi practically transformed into the Thunder God herself, with countless bolts of lightning shooting forth, making her look even more like a Mage than the Mages themselves.

The power of the thunder had little impact on the beetles on the surface, but Lin Yushi was relying on sheer numbers. The crimson Hell Blood Demon Thunder carried absolute damage. A small amount might not show, but in larger quantities, it was formidable. As the considerable absolute damage accumulated, even the beetle right in front of them began to feel a searing pain.

Meanwhile, Lin Yucha was pacing nearby, searching for weak points before launching her Spiral Snipes to break through, seeming to be the only ones on the battlefield capable of effectively harming these beetles. Seeing this, the Grey Elves quickly came to assist.

At that moment, a beam of light descended from the sky, striking a beetle.

It turned out to be Bubble’s doing; against such evil creatures, Bubble would fearlessly fight. The Light Attribute restrained these evil beings, and after Bubble joined the fight, three beetles were immobilized.

If it wasn’t for the other five beetles coming to their aid, victory would have been merely a matter of time.

"I’ll buy you some time," Du You said as he waved and released the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs. The moment the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog appeared, it was like a small mountain, eclipsing the sun and emitting an enormous sense of oppression.

A swipe of its paw sent one of the otherwise sizeable beetles sprawling on the ground. The most update n0vels are published on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝙣𝙚𝙩

"Huh, it actually caused damage. So that’s how it is," realized Du You. Most of the beetles’ strength went into reinforcing their external shell, which had strong defense and resistance, but their insides were rather fragile.

The larger Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, with their advantage in size, could just pounce and directly hurt the beetles internally. If the pressure was sufficient, even a beetle could be killed.

"Dammit, how can this be happening? How can he still summon such a massive Summoned Beast."

Such a Summoned Beast was terrifying whenever one appeared. The Mage before them seemed even more formidable than they had imagined. The Demon Wizards, who had been confident, now felt like they were in hot water.

Du You didn’t care about that. Seeing that the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs were effective, that was for the best. "When it comes to size, who’s afraid of who?"

With a wave of his hand, massive amounts of quicksand suddenly gathered, forming a sand giant scorpion nearly as large as the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs. This time, the Death Scorpion made its move, and Du You seldom let it take the lead in battle to protect it.

Although its sandy form was large, its combat power wasn’t strong. Normally, the Death Scorpion was used to disrupt the enemy, and it would only come out for a sure-kill strike against strong opponents, taking them down with it.

But this time, Du You needed the Death Scorpion’s size. That massive stature came with considerable strength. With one clamp down, although the pincers would shatter, the enemy would certainly be injured.

Speaking of which, it was amusing that the tier-four Demon Beetles were injured by a tier-three Death Scorpion.

Unfortunately, since it was of lower rank, the Death Scorpion could only inflict minor injuries on them, then entangle them with a great deal of quicksand, preventing them from advancing easily, that was all. But even so, it played a significant role.

The Death Scorpion had taken control of two beetles, and the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs had also contained two. Although they couldn’t win immediately, there was now only one left. With just one, the Grey Elves could still manage to hold it off.

At this moment, it was the Demon Wizards’ turn to sweat. If not for the beetles forming a perfect enclosure to protect the Demon Wizards at the center, they would now be facing the attacks of the other Grey Elves.

However, Du You didn’t care about that; he was looking for an opportunity, slowly getting closer.

"Bang," a beetle spit blood, even its shell dented inwards. The shape of the outer shell didn’t matter - the flesh inside the beetle had sunk in, and it was nearing death.

Facing the immense and violent Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, plus being continuously drained of moisture and strength, the beetles were about to give out.

"Impossible, how can this be happening." The Demon Wizards’ faces grew ugly.

"No, maybe there’s still a chance. That person, those Summoned Beasts, have you noticed anything?"

"What else is there to notice? Aren’t they just our enemies?"

"Not necessarily enemies, maybe they can become allies. Those, they’re not common Summoned Beasts, but special condensations of the dark element," said the elderly voice again.

The others’ eyes brightened, seemingly realizing something, "You mean, Lord Bruce has succeeded."

The elder nodded, "Quite possible, though no one believed he would succeed back then, after all..."

As they were talking, Du You finally saw an opportunity—the Demon Wizards had let their guard down.