Capítulo 482: Chapter 286: Burning Locusts
“Crackle, crackle…”
Amidst the raging inferno, countless locusts had just awakened before their wings were burned off. They plumted into the sea of flas, where they were instantly incinerated and exploded from the intense heat.
“Rustle, rustle…”
In the forest engulfed by flas, all the locusts took flight in panic. Their numbers were so overwhelming, darkening the skies to a terrifying extent.
However, the great fire in the Primitive Forest was even more dreadful.
Once the flas ford on all sides, the fire tails rose up to hundreds of ters into the air, carried by the whirlwind. The rolling thick smoke was so suffocating that the locusts couldn’t even find their way, crashing about aimlessly like headless flies.
“Snap, crackle…”
A large number of locusts, burned by the flas, fell directly to the ground. The volu was so imnse that the sound resembled a torrential rain, creating an incredibly shocking scene.
“Burn, burn them to death!”
Gou Teng shouted excitedly. He had suffered enough from these locusts recently, and seeing them incinerated by the fire instantly cleared his mind of all distress.
The other Warriors also began to cheer in excitent, eager for the fire to grow even larger and burn all of the locusts in the forest.
“Whoosh, whoosh…”
In the dry forest, the fire blazed stronger and stronger. As the temperature rose, the wind also increased in intensity, making the flas extrely fierce and terrifying. The fire tail could easily ignite a swath of forest with a single sweep.
“Whoosh…”
Eventually, a fire tail swept towards the area where the Warriors of the Vine Tribe were stationed, the terrifying flas causing one’s hair to stand on end.
“Retreat, retreat!”
Jiang Xuan shouted loudly. The Warriors of the Vine Tribe hastily retreated in panic, their previous excitent replaced by fear.
“Crackle, crackle…”
In the area swept by the fire tails, branches quickly caught fire, and a large blaze seed on the verge of erupting.
“Buzz…”
At this mont, the accompanying Divine Vine emitted a dazzling green divine light. Its branches, as verdant as jade, rapidly grew, releasing a cascade of water-like transparent liquid that extinguished the flas.
This transparent liquid was actually water drawn from underground by the Divine Vine’s roots, not the green Divine Liquid used in sacrificial ceremonies.
“Thank you, Divine Vine!”
Jiang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the Divine Vine. The other Warriors also gratefully acknowledged the Divine Vine’s lifesaving intervention.
The great fire in the Primitive Forest was indeed terrifying. Once it caught hold, it was completely uncontrollable, which was why other tribes dared not use fire as a weapon.
If any mistake was made, not only their tribe but also the surrounding tribes could be engulfed, all perishing in the sea of flas.
The towering Divine Vine stood in the forest, shielding the people of the Vine Tribe. Its roots deeply embedded underground, drawing water while its branches swayed gently in the wind, radiating a brilliant light.
No matter where a fire broke out, the Divine Vine could extinguish it imdiately.
With the Divine Vine’s protection, the Warriors of the Vine Tribe felt much more at ease, even enthusiastically discussing how many locusts might manage to escape.
The situation for the Frog Tribe and the Mountain Turtle Tribe was similar, as their Totem Gods could also draw water from the Great Swamp to extinguish fires, even more efficiently than the Divine Vine.
Only the Stinging Fly Tribe was struggling, as it lacked the ability to Water Control and could only use Divine Power to put out fires, which was a daunting task.
“Screee…”
Jiang Xuan rode the Purple Eagle into the sky, keeping a safe distance from the sea of flas to avoid sudden assaults from leaping fire tails.
He circled around the fire and found that due to the ferocity of the flas, very few locusts managed to escape; most were still struggling within the inferno. At this rate, they would all be reduced to ashes.
When he flew with Tang Yuan to the south, to the forest under the care of the Stinging Fly Tribe, it was clear that fires were raging everywhere, and the Stinging Fly God was struggling to extinguish them.
Jiang Xuan frowned, realizing that he had previously overlooked the Stinging Fly God’s ineptitude at fire control, and it was a mistake to station the Stinging Fly Tribe in the south.
As the south was connected to expansive forests, nothing could be left to chance.
Jiang Xuan surveyed the surroundings, then had Tang Yuan fly west to find the Frog Tribe, which was responsible for the western area.
The locusts had co from the northwest, so the western forests were already nearly devoured, and had also laid a substantial number of eggs there.
Jiang Xuan had Tang Yuan land and imdiately located Huo ng, instructing him, “The fire is already ablaze here, the locusts can’t escape, so there’s no need to guard anymore. Send your Frog Tribe to the south to assist the Stinging Fly Tribe with firefighting.”
“Alright!”
Huo ng didn’t question it at all and imdiately gathered all the Warriors, abandoning the western forest to head south.
“Croak…”
The Frog God glanced at Jiang Xuan, let out a loud croak, and then hopped south.
Even though it had beco the Totem God of the Frog Tribe, it dared not underestimate Jiang Xuan or defy the orders of the Vine Tribe.
Because within its body was still a seed of the Divine Vine, which could sprout at any mont if it defied the Vine Tribe’s orders, leading to its demise.
Of course, as long as it harbored no treacherous intentions, the seed would not germinate, and it could even gain many benefits from the Frog Tribe, far better than its previous existence in the Black Water Swamp.
“Splat…”
Upon reaching the south, the Frog God opened its mouth, unleashing a vast wave of water that extinguished the repeatedly ignited flas, rescuing the beleaguered Stinging Fly God.
The Warriors of the Stinging Fly Tribe breathed a collective sigh of relief, finally free from the imdiate threat of being burned alive.
The leader of the Stinging Fly Tribe approached Huo ng, his hair singed to a considerable length, and his eyebrows scorched black, presenting a very disheveled appearance.
“You arrived just in ti. Any later, and we were prepared to retreat.”
Huo ng didn’t take credit, stating, “It was Leader Xuan who sent us to assist you.”
The leader of the Stinging Fly Tribe was montarily stunned, then with a complex expression said, “No wonder I saw that purple Fierce Bird fly over us earlier, so it was Leader Xuan.”
The Stinging Fly Tribe had not been a subordinate tribe for long, and they didn’t have much affection for the Vine Tribe, only submitting due to their overwhelming force.
However, this ti, Jiang Xuan’s tily intervention had improved the Stinging Fly Tribe leader’s impression of the Vine Tribe significantly.
At least, the Vine Tribe hadn’t treated them as expendable assets to be discarded at will.
With the assistance of the Frog Tribe, the situation in the southern forest stabilized, and there were no further issues in the east or north.
Only in the west, the forests stripped bare of greenery by the locusts encountered fire once again, truly beset by misfortune.
There was a silver lining, however, as the locust eggs laid were incinerated in the blaze, drastically reducing the number of locusts.
While Jiang Xuan and his group burned the locusts, elsewhere, the Locust God, who was amidst migration, sensed the death of a vast number of its progeny.
“Hiss…”
The Locust God surged into the sky, letting out a piercing screech. Black and red toxic mists billowed from its interwoven body.
Awoken from their dreams, the mbers of the Locust Tribe looked up in fear at the Locust God, unsure of what was happening.
Monts later, the Witch of the Locust Tribe received a response from the Locust God.
He imdiately assembled the chief and head leaders of the Locust Tribe, declaring furiously, “Soone is harming our locusts!”
“The Locust God orders us to set out at first light, find them, and kill them all!”
The chief and head leaders of the Locust Tribe erupted in boisterous agreent. The recent extermination of nurous tribes had inflated their confidence, making them brashly dismissive of all opposition.
The Locust Tribe Witch saw no issue, even considering it advantageous.
Early the next morning, the Locust Tribe accelerated their journey toward the Great Swamp, swearing vengeance.
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