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Chapter 102 Battle
Chapter 102 Battle (Part 2)
Zishan looked at the peppercorns, then at the golden vines standing on the pepper mountain not far away: "So that's what you were planning."
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After two rounds of battle, it indeed had very little Force left in its body.
Golden Vine spread its enormous wings and flew down from the artificial hill, landing in the arena filled with metal ore where Purple Cedar had fought before: "Rhinoceros Tortoise Warrior Purple Cedar, do you still have the strength to fight?"
Zishan looked at the Yellow-Pink Deer Flower Golden Turtle Warrior Jin Teng with an extremely solemn expression. Compared to the previous Zerg warriors, this guy was the strongest Zerg.
It not only awakened its metal-type talent, but also comprehended its abilities and possessed the potential for strength-type talent as well, making it much more troublesome than the kidney fern and pepper that it had fought before.
However, if its plan is to exhaust the Force of the first two awakened Zerg warriors and then defeat it in a crushing manner, then it is overthinking it.
Yew did not respond to Golden Vine's words, but slowly walked out of the forest arena.
Meanwhile, Zi Ai also left the Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors' ranks and joined Zi Shan.
Upon seeing Zi Ai's figure, a hint of surprise flashed in Jin Teng's eyes: "Rhinoceros Tortoise Warrior Zi Huai, are you preparing to replace Zi Shan in my battle?"
It also had a deep impression of Zihuai. Last year, the other party fought with it several times. If Zihuai hadn't lacked awakened talent and was only at the advanced stage of the first age, it would have been uncertain who would have won or lost in those battles!
Seeing that the other party had mistaken her for another insect, Zi Ai said calmly, "I am not Zi Huai. Zi Huai is my eldest brother, and I am his younger brother, Zi Ai. Zi Shan is the third. We three brothers are born of the same mother and came from the same nest."
It wasn't surprised that the other party mistook it for the Purple Locust. The three insects had grown up eating the same Force food since they were young, and their Force was interconnected. Their body size and Force power were exactly the same.
Aside from the fact that the yew is naturally larger and therefore a bit bigger than other two-pronged rhinoceros beetle warriors of the same age, the two insects, the purple locust and the purple worm, are difficult to distinguish from other insects. Even other rhinoceros beetle warriors sometimes cannot tell them apart.
"Purple locust? Purple mugwort? Purple yew?" Jin Teng was puzzled and surprised when he heard the words about purple mugwort.
It's worth noting that it's extremely rare for a Force Warrior to be born among millions of ordinary insects. It's astonishing that Zi Ai said they were three brothers born from the same nest chamber, which is a very unusual situation.
Not only Jin Teng, but the other Zerg warriors watching also found Zi Ai's words incredible and began to whisper among themselves.
However, despite hearing such strange tales, Jin Teng's thoughts were not interrupted. It continued to ask Zi Ai, "So, you're planning to take over Zi Shan's place in the fight against me?"
"No, I haven't awakened my elemental talent yet. Once I do, I wouldn't mind having a fight with you."
As it spoke, it glanced defiantly at Sichuan pepper standing beside the golden vine: "I've come out now only to tell you that your wishful thinking has backfired!"
"What do you mean?" The Thousand Star Islands Insects were somewhat confused upon hearing Zi Ai's words.
After two rounds of battle, Zishan's internal energy was almost depleted. She could fight against the Zerg warriors who had not awakened their elemental talents, but defeating Jin Teng, who had also awakened his elemental talents, was simply wishful thinking. Could there be another unexpected turn of events?
A Zerg warrior from the Thousand Star Islands scoffed disdainfully, "Playing tricks? You're not trying to buy time so Yew can absorb the Force of Nature to recover, are you?"
It won't be able to recover in less than a few hours, and nobody will wait that long.
Zi Ai chuckled dismissively, "Why bother with all that? Watch me!"
As it spoke, it began to gather its internal primal energy and then continuously channeled it into the yew tree's body.
It had done this hundreds or even thousands of times, and was already very skilled at it. In just half a minute, it had transferred almost all of its own primal force to the yew tree, and it was quite tired.
The yew tree, which had been somewhat listless, regained its vitality after Zi Ai transmitted its primal energy.
All the Zerg warriors watching were stunned into silence: "The Force between Zerg warriors can flow between each other? Is this a capability possessed by the Rhinoceros Beetle Warrior Zishan? Or can the Force of all Rhinoceros Beetle Warriors flow between each other?"
"If the Force could flow freely between all the Rhino Beetle warriors, that would be terrifying!"
A keen-eyed Zerg warrior noticed something: "Don't worry, I noticed that Zi Ai and Zi Shan's Force is exactly the same. It should be that their Force can flow between each other. It's impossible that all the Rhinoceros Tortoise warriors have Force flowing between each other. They must be a special case."
"That's terrifying too. Didn't they have an older brother named Zihuai? Since the second and third brothers' Force can flow between each other, their eldest brother's Force should also flow between them, right?"
Doesn't that mean that the combined Force of the three brothers is already comparable to a Mountain Lord-level Zerg warrior?
"Pretty much. No wonder the Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors were so confident. It turns out they not only awakened dual-elemental talents, but their Force could also flow between each other."
If the three brothers came together, their combined Force would be enough to defeat even a single Mountain Lord-level Zerg warrior who had awakened only one ability.
"It's just a small tribe from a small place, yet they have such a heaven-defying insect. The true god must be too kind to them. Luckily, we didn't rush up to fight it."
Hearing the discussions of the surrounding Zerg warriors, Jin Teng became even more frustrated. It had no idea that a small tribe on Banana Island could cause such a commotion. Now it was caught in a dilemma and had no choice but to fight.
However, even when it saw the yew regain its original power, it was not afraid. Being able to awaken its talent and gain abilities at an advanced stage, it was not a waste.
Moreover, it is a fourth-age advanced warrior, three ages older than Zishan. If they were to fight, the outcome would be uncertain.
The actions of the two Zishan brothers completely ignited its fighting spirit, and it said with high spirits, "Zishan, come here and let me see your true strength."
Upon seeing Jin Teng's challenge, Zi Shan naturally wouldn't hold back. It spread its wings, took flight, and charged straight into the fighting arena.
Golden Vine also spread its membranous wings and took off. After circling once in the air, it used all its strength to crash into the yew.
"clang!"
The Golden Vine also has a pair of large horns on its forehead. Although they are not as large as the Giant Fork Mountain Stag Warrior's Spear Pincers, they are still extremely aggressive.
As the three large horns collided with each other, they produced a metallic clanging sound, the sound of metal striking metal.
Both of them awakened metal-type talents and possessed strength-type talents and potential, making them incredibly strong. When they collided, they blasted each other away, and both fell from the sky.
Although both fell to the ground from the air, they immediately flipped over and took off again, colliding and wrestling with each other in mid-air once more.
Neither insect was good at speed, so they focused all their strength on attack, directly clashing head-on. For a while, the arena was filled with clanging, sometimes dull, sometimes crisp sounds of impact.
After colliding dozens of times, the two insects fought from the sky to the ground and back again. The yew was the first to lose its composure. It was only in its first instar, while the golden vine was already in its fourth instar. In terms of Force reserves, it was far inferior to the golden vine.
If we don't take down the opponent in one fell swoop, and both sides continue to deplete their Force, then in the end, it will definitely be Zishan who suffers.
At this point, there was nothing left to hold back. Zishan took a few steps back and stared at Jinteng, her primal energy constantly changing. Sometimes the metal-type primal energy covered the strength-type primal energy, and sometimes the strength-type primal energy covered the metal-type primal energy. In the end, the two primal energy mixed together, forming a new balance.
Zishan said seriously, "Jinteng, I've awakened a dual-elemental talent and comprehended three abilities. This is the first time I've combined two abilities to unleash their power, and I don't even know how potent they are myself. Be careful!"
Upon hearing Zishan's words, Jinteng also became serious, his body surging with metal-type elemental energy: "Is that so? Then let me witness the power of a dual-elemental attack."
"Okay! If you can handle it, then I lose. If you really can't, then I'll leave."
Jin Teng was eager to try. It manipulated the surrounding metal to gather in front of it. The metal piled up together and rapidly changed shape under the control of its original power.
After awakening its metal-type talent, it awakened an ability called metal transformation, which allows it to change the shape of metal at will. Under its control, a large amount of metal was transformed into a semi-circular defensive barrier, with some spikes 10-50 centimeters long on the outside of the barrier.
The only regret is that its primal force is insufficient, and the barrier it condenses is only 0.5 centimeters thick. If it were to advance to the Mountain Lord level, it would be able to condense a circular barrier that is more than one centimeter thick, and its defensive power would increase by more than a thousand times.
It understood that the yew tree didn't need to tell it how to use its abilities. The reason it told it was because even the yew tree itself couldn't control its power and was afraid that the destructive force would be too great, causing insects to die.
They only argue with each other, and no matter who wins or loses, nothing serious will happen. But if an insect dies, then the situation will escalate.
Those sent to the Thousand Star Islands training grounds are all Zerg warriors carefully cultivated by their tribes. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that people like Jin Teng and Zi Shan have the potential to become Zerg Kings.
If someone dies in battle with sea monsters, that's fine, and no one can say anything. But if someone dies fighting other Zerg warriors in the training grounds, no tribe will let it go. The entire training grounds will be in an uproar, and it might even cause hatred between tribes.
Seeing that Jin Teng was prepared, Zi Ye no longer hesitated. Its carapace was covered with metallic primal energy, and the color of the carapace changed continuously from the original bright black, sometimes turning into bronze, sometimes into bright silver, then into crimson, then into jet black, and finally from the horns to the elytra and the six legs, the entire insect turned into dark blue.
In particular, its enormous horn on its head has now become a highly lethal weapon.
Having completed its metal-type ability, it was empowered by the strength-type giant force, doubling its power. Seeing that the golden vine had prepared its defense, it moved its six limbs and charged directly at its defensive barrier with heavy steps.
"Boom!" The yew's huge horn slammed into the metal defensive barrier of the golden vine. The horn, reinforced by metal, was exceptionally hard, and the enormous kinetic energy brought by the force was extremely destructive.
With a single blow, Jin Teng's semi-circular metal defensive barrier was dented and pushed back several meters. Jin Teng behind the metal barrier was also knocked over.
The yew tree pressed on, retreating several meters and crashing into the metal barrier of the golden vine. After several impacts, it finally broke a large hole in the barrier.
Similarly, its Force was exhausted, and it had no strength left to fight.
The golden vine, which was knocked over several times behind the metal defensive barrier, shakily stood up after the yew stopped hitting it.
"You won." Having accepted the loss, Zishan calmly walked out of the fighting arena.
"It's a draw. My Force is completely exhausted. Zishan, the Rhinoceros Tortoise Warrior? You've won. I acknowledge your strength. Your Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe certainly deserves better food." Jin Teng stepped out of the metal defensive barrier, quite moved.
Not only did Zishan defeat two elite warriors who had awakened elemental talents in succession, but she was also able to fight him to a draw in the end, which was truly terrifying.
Although I still have some fighting ability, I can't withstand the attacks of the warriors from the Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe who will appear later. It's better to be frank and admit defeat.
It was unbelievable that such a powerful Zerg warrior could emerge from such a small tribe; it had no choice but to admire him.
"We won!" The Rhinoceros Tortoise warriors cheered happily. They hadn't expected that the Yew would be able to defeat three insectoid warriors with awakened elemental talents in a row. This was a great relief to them.
"Can we go get our food now?"
"You can go and collect it now."
Not only them, but other Zerg warriors on the Thousand Star Islands also began to re-examine this small tribe from Banana Island.
"These guys are really fierce. Two insects took down five insect warriors in the archipelago, and three of them were insect warriors who had awakened elemental talents at an advanced stage."
"Yes, they are indeed very brave, but unfortunately they are not good at naval warfare, otherwise the island could have another warlike tribe."
"It's pretty good now, with potential for both metal and earth elemental talents, and it can also build a maritime defense line."
Suddenly, a Lord-level Zerg warrior stepped out and reprimanded the surrounding Zerg warriors: "What are you all doing here? Aren't you training anymore?"
Lord-level Zerg warriors came to drive away the Zerg, and the surrounding Zerg warriors immediately scattered.
As for the numerous Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors, the Lord-level Zerg Warriors didn't say much, only giving Yew a deep look.
The struggles between these high-ranking warriors were being secretly observed by the lords and mountain chiefs.
It discovered that this Zerg warrior not only awakened dual-elemental talents at an advanced stage, but also began to study fusion abilities without any formal instruction. This was something that Lord-level Zerg warriors only delved into when they were promoted to Zerg King level; this guy's future was limitless.
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