"Let's put those things aside and deal with the insect plague at hand." Jiang Wen pointed towards the eight iron swords, and these iron swords floated into the air.
He stepped on a flying sword and soared into the sky, overlooking the camp amidst the rippling gaze of Jiang Wenji's beautiful eyes.
The busy tribesmen looked at Jiang Wen in the sky, all showing shocked expressions. Some even knelt down and worshiped, shouting "Divine Man."
Xiu Qi was moving boulders. When he saw his master in the sky, he couldn't help but reveal a joyful smile. He quickly pulled the girl beside him and shouted, "Xue! Look, Master!"
"Wow! Master!" Xue looked up and clapped her hands happily. She believed that as long as her master was there, any trouble, no matter how big, could be solved.
Everyone had their own thoughts, and Jiang Wen didn't pay attention to them. He waved towards all directions, and the eight iron swords flew swiftly to various locations. Then, he made a hand seal and shouted to the sky, "Array, rise!"
Faint ripples appeared, like a barrier covering the entire camp.
Seeing the great array enveloping the camp, Jiang Wen breathed a sigh of relief. This Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Array was more profound than the Four Symbols Array. Even if someone broke through it with great power, it could still operate safely and would not collapse like ordinary arrays.
As long as the array caster's mana was not lost, even if one of the array bases was destroyed, it would be useless. Moreover, when the array bases were complete, they could converge with each other, continuously gathering spiritual energy for the array caster.
Therefore, this array was an upgraded version of the Four Symbols Array and was also the most commonly used defensive array by ordinary cultivators. The only disadvantage was that this array had limited defensive power. If the person breaking the array had slightly higher mana than the array caster, it would only take a little effort to break this array.
Another disadvantage was that this array defended against external attacks but not internal ones, making it easy to be broken from the inside.
However, Jiang Wen felt that although the insect tide was fierce, there probably wasn't anyone with mana greater than his. Moreover, his nascent core was about to form, and his mana was constantly flowing. Even if a Life Fire cultivator compared mana with him, he would not be inferior.
After setting up the array, he returned to Jiang Wenji's side and nodded to her: "I have fulfilled my mission."
"That's good!" Jiang Wenji said excitedly. "After this disaster is over, I will thank you properly!"
She was about to say something more when she saw a Tuoba warrior running over.
"Princess! Commander Meng has fled."
"What?!" Jiang Wenji was shocked, her expression unbelievable. Perhaps she had never imagined that the Meng family guard, who had gone through life and death with her, would actually run away at this critical moment.
"Just now, he led hundreds of tribesmen and fled towards the east, taking advantage of the chaos."
"Bastard!" Jiang Wenji cursed angrily. She gritted her teeth and stared fiercely at the east. "Such a coward! A weakling! How could he be a member of the Meng family!"
"Princess, should we chase Commander Meng back?"
"What's the point of chasing him? The most important thing now is to defend the camp." Jiang Wenji calmed her anger and suppressed her emotions. She looked at the approaching insect tide and waved to the many Tuoba warriors.
The crowd was full of fighting spirit, and Jiang Wenji breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Jiang Wen standing beside her and felt much more at ease. Although Meng Yue's departure had dealt her a blow, at least there was still someone standing by her side.
"Tell me, if we really can't hold on, will you take your disciple away or take me with you?" The boundless death insects were already close at hand, covering the sky and sun like dark clouds. Just looking at them made people tremble and dare not speak. But Jiang Wenji felt very relaxed at this moment and even had the mind to joke with Jiang Wen.
"Don't worry, we can hold on." Jiang Wen smiled.
"That would be best." She said softly.
The death insects arrived as scheduled, like everyone's heartbeat. The buzzing sound was like thunder rumbling outside the city.
When those huge black-shelled insects swept towards the camp, everyone's heart skipped a beat.
"Squeak—!!"
A sharp cry rang out, followed by an order from the depths of the insect swarm. All the insects turned into a dark wave and pounced towards the camp.
In that instant, ripples lit up in the sky above the city.
"The great array is open, it's time for us to fight back," Jiang Wen said.
Hearing this, Jiang Wenji waved to the warriors beside her. The totem flag waved, and the defensive battle officially began.
Countless boulders were thrown by the giants, heavily smashing into the insect tide. Spears carrying firelight shot towards the insect swarm like fiery rain. The tribe's priests called for the protection of the gods, releasing all kinds of bizarre witchcraft.
Thunder, flames, and frost. All the projectiles intertwined in the air to form a charming landscape. The stone men held up boulders and threw them like catapults, making a sound that pierced the air. Amidst the whistling, countless death insects were hit by the boulders and then crashed to the ground, being crushed into insect mud.
The insect swarm rushed towards the defensive array like an endless black wave, as if hitting a hard stone wall. Although they looked immovable, they did not give up.
Death insects constantly fell in the crowd's attacks, smashing on the ground like black rain. But compared to their numbers, these dead insects were just a drop in the bucket.
The deadly battle between humans and insects continued.
Jiang Wen sat cross-legged on the ground and set up a spirit-gathering array for himself. Because of the impact of the insect swarm, every impact consumed a large amount of mana in his body. Even though his recovery speed was now very fast, it was still somewhat unable to keep up with the rate of consumption.
Vaguely, many insects squeezed in during the impact, and then they were besieged and killed by the crowd.
There was more and more black blood on the city wall, and insects kept squeezing in from the gaps in the array's fluctuations. There were also casualties among the warriors defending the city, but someone quickly filled their positions.
The entire city blocked the path of the insect tide, like a hard gate tightly guarding the mountain pass.
The people in the camp collected stones from the mountain and handed them to the stone-throwing giants. For survival, all the tribesmen united and used their own abilities.
This battle lasted for a day and a night, and the corpses of the death insects under the city had already piled up like a mountain. But the impact of the insect swarm still did not weaken, and they continued to impact the defensive array day and night.
The tribesmen in the camp were also exhausted, but they did not dare to stop at all. Jiang Wenji knew that this was a war of attrition, so she asked people to rest in batches. Only with enough energy could they defend the camp.
She patrolled the city wall and felt a little guilty when she looked at Jiang Wen, who was still meditating and recovering. Although he seemed to have done nothing, Jiang Wenji knew that he was more tired than anyone else.
If it weren't for his defensive array, perhaps this place would have been swallowed up by the death insects long ago.
"I wonder if the person who sent the message has already arrived at the Tuoba clan's tribe," Jiang Wenji thought silently.
