My Monster Fuses Everything

Chapter 257 Attack and Probe

"Commander, what do we do?"

The subordinate asked Ye Kailing, as they had all noticed by now that the western part of the city was clearly in a state of repelling outsiders. It was hard to say how many insects and monsters were inside.

"First, release the Ancient Tree Crystals to observe the situation. Capture monsters in open areas, inject them with the parasitic vines, and disperse them throughout the western city."

"Understood."

Ye Kailing did not shrink back from the anomaly; this was the task of the Sky Cavalry. If they did not respond now, should they wait for the main force to march in and grope their way with human lives?

The Sky Cavalry received the order and immediately dispersed in formation, increasing their altitude to avoid sudden attacks from locust bats.

Ancient Tree Crystals fell upon the ruins, swiftly dispelling the fog. A great number of collapsed skyscrapers laid in ruins, the entire block, or two, destroyed by the Abyssal Insect Race, forming barriers akin to small mountains.

It was no simple feat to traverse such ruins, and the number of insects and monsters hidden within was far from small.

Merely the first round of releasing the Ancient Tree Crystals revealed no less than hundreds of worker insects, but that was only what was visible on the surface.

"Explore further inward."

Ye Kailing did not fix her gaze on the entrance's rubble. The terrain there was complex and ill-suited for the Sky Cavalry's diving attacks, making it difficult to slay monsters and inject the parasitic vines. The risk was also considerable.

Thus, after dispelling the surrounding fog, Ye Kailing immediately commanded the entire team to explore deeper into the western district.

The worker insects rapidly assembled, sensing the movements of the Sky Cavalry and seeking to block them. However, they couldn't match the speed of the Sky Cavalry and were quickly left behind at the ruins.

The Sky Cavalry pushed deeper, gradually seeing neighborhoods filled with abandoned skyscrapers, where the low growls of monsters echoed faintly, roaming the empty streets.

Seated on a Bat Wing Beast, Ye Kailing's brow furrowed slightly; there were too few monsters. The entire western city seemed as if it had been plundered.

"Prepare to deploy the Parasitic Corpse Willows."

Her gaze locked onto the wandering monsters, and she gave the order.

Her subordinates quickly dispersed, then targeted the monsters on the streets and rooftops, initiating a dive.

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The Blood-winged Tigers moved extremely fast, a dive only a blink of an eye, instantly seizing the monster in their claws.

The warriors of the Tree Domain atop their mounts were just as swift, drawing out the parasitic vines before the monsters could resist and tossing them near the wounds.

The parasitic vines came alive instantly like worms burrowing into the wounds.

The pain caused the monsters to roar in agony and struggle violently, but the Blood-winged Tiger suppressed their thrashing, diving once more to throw it back down.

"Thump"

The monster fell from the sky, and even though the height had been slightly reduced, it still took significant injuries.

It struggled to its feet, its wounds already penetrated by the parasitic vines, which sent countless tiny branches burrowing into the flesh, tightly entwining the skeleton.

One after another, the attacked monsters panicked and fled, their blood dripping onto the ground, leaving behind long red trails.

Ye Kailing was not worried about these monsters escaping because once the parasitic vines entered the bodies of the monsters, the fine branches they produced would gradually penetrate the monsters' entire bodies, especially their bones and organs. Then they would continuously draw their spiritual energy and flesh, using them as nourishment to grow into Parasitic Corpse Willows at a very fast rate.

Right now, what she wanted was precisely this effect, to use the monsters' fleeings after being parasitized to spread the Parasitic Corpse Willows to various places in the west district of the city as quickly as possible.

From the very beginning, Ye Kailing did not expect to rely on the military force of two squads of Sky Cavalry, totaling five to six hundred people, to spread six to seven thousand Parasitic Corpse Willows throughout the entire western district.

To do so was not only unrealistic but even more dangerous.

Now all they needed was a catalyst. As long as there were enough monsters scattering in all directions, the Parasitic Corpse Willows could spread rapidly throughout the western district.

Although the main bodies of the Parasitic Corpse Willows could not move easily, each of them could generate new parasitic vines organically.

Most of the Sky Cavalry managed to quickly react, pulling their flight elevation up by tens of meters.

However, a few among them, due to insufficient altitude, could not evade in time; the Locust Bat Insects had already reached them, extending their sharp claws and launching an attack.

The Sky Cavalry first reacted with shock, but they quickly regained their composure.

Coordinating with the Blood-winged Tigers, they dodged while simultaneously drawing their Psychic Energy Rifles, spraying bullets at the approaching Locust Bat Insects.

After being shot, the bodies of the Locust Bat Insects were shattered by the bullets, plummeting to the ground at breakneck speed.

For a moment, the ambush was repelled, and the Sky Cavalry swiftly raised their flight altitude.

However, at that moment, a new threat emerged.

Aside from the few dozen Locust Bat Insects that were initially gunned down, the others began dodging the Psychic Energy Rifle bullets at an astonishingly fast pace.

The Locust Bat Insects, previously only capable of short flights and gliding as per intelligence, had evolved into agile fliers, darting through the air to evade attacks.

Ye Kailing immediately realized, "Are these suddenly appearing Locust Bat Insects different from the versions captured in the lab?"

They had evolved again, or more accurately, they had been modified again.

Ye Kailing steered her Bat Wing Beast in a rapid dive, her wings stirring the air and throwing into disarray the hundreds of Locust Bat Insects preparing for another attack.

Her strikes were fierce; as soon as the Bat Wing Beast drew near, it bit off three or four Locust Bat Insects, its wings simultaneously releasing Wind Blades to slash down even more.

"Everyone, prepare to retreat," she ordered.

Following Ye Kailing's command, all the Sky Cavalry increased their altitude, avoiding the Locust Bat Insects' attacks.

It was then that the piercing shrieks became incessant as more Zerg emerged from hiding, with the Locust Bat Insects being the majority.

Ye Kailing had no time to worry about these developments; she raced back at high speed.

The Locust Bat Insects leveraged their Flight Ability to constantly barrage the Sky Cavalry formation, blocking from the front and pursuing from behind.

The Sky Cavalry continued shooting the Locust Bat Insects with their Psychic Energy Rifles, striving to battle them.

The fight was perilous, and some of the less powerful Sky Cavalry members fell during the skirmish.

Ye Kailing fought while retreating, relying on the Ancient Tree Crystal to dispel the surrounding fog and carve out a pathway for escape.

It was this act that allowed her to catch a glimpse of the towering incubators on the ground towards the direction of No.4 Middle School.

'Is that the Zerg's nest?!' she thought.

Ye Kailing's gaze hardened, and she immediately knew she had stumbled upon critical intelligence.

With a determined heart, she commanded, "Climb to 400 meters, shake them off!"

She maneuvered her Bat Wing Beast to sweep rapidly through the air, using Wind Blades to ward off a large number of Locust Bat Insects.

Under Ye Kailing's orders, the entire team continued to climb, quickly reaching a distance of 400 meters.

The speed of the Locust Bat Insects gradually slowed, unable to continue their pursuit.

Even though they had been modified, the basic structure remained, and their Flight Ability was limited; reaching just over three hundred meters was their limit.

Barely having shaken off their pursuers, the troops had no chance to breathe easy; a powerful and chaotic Psychic Tide filled the skies.

Most were not like Su Han; at this altitude, even First Rank individuals could feel discomfort, especially now during the period of the Psychic Tide.

A sense of oppression and dizziness continuously afflicted everyone; they all clenched their teeth and persisted.

"Hang in there, we can only descend when we enter the southern city district."