Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System-Chapter 636: Soul Attack
SLASH!!!
The qi knight’s sword clashed with the goliath mantis’s blade-arm.
CLANG!!!
Sparks of qi burst into the air.
The mantis had to move its shoulder to take the impact.
That seam opened again.
Alex’s eyes locked on it.
BANG!!!
The bullet went in.
The goliath mantis shrieked and its left arm trembled.
The knight didn’t waste the opening.
It raised its sword and stabbed straight into the seam.
THUD!!!
The blade sank in. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
The wound widened as the knight pushed forward, forcing the mantis to stagger back half a step.
Black blood spilled out in a thick stream.
The goliath mantis thrashed and tried to rip the sword free, but the knight held on, twisting the blade.
"KIIII!" The Goliath shrieked.
A wave of smaller mantis insects broke away and rushed toward Alex.
Mingyue moved in front of him and lifted her hand.
Ice bolts rained out like a storm.
Swossh! Swossh! Swossh!
The front line of insects froze mid-run. Their legs locked, their bodies turned into ice statue, then cracked as the ones behind smashed into them.
Jorren shouted.
"Focus the Turrets on the left side! Don’t let them reach him!"
The auto-turrets adjusted with a mechanical sound.
BRRRTTT!!!
Bullets tore through the swarm, carving a path of broken chitin and black blood.
Cultivators on the barricade also turned and threw talismans, stacking explosions and fire to keep the insects pinned down.
Everything happened too fast.
While the attention cahnge, the swarm on the other side moved.
A cluster broke formation and slammed into the defensive array like they were a living battering ram.
Jorren’s eyes widened. "Return back!"
The insects threw themselves onto the glowing formation lines and self-destructed.
POP! POP! POP!
Their bodies burst into acid-like mist and black smoke.
The formation barrier flickered and dimmed.
The next wave came immediately.
More insects climbed onto the damaged spots, wedging their bodies into the cracks, forcing the barrier to open wider.
A thicker group rushed in behind them, using the opening as an entry point.
The turret change direction again.
BRRRRTT!!!!
It rain down bullet, but the swarm didn’t stop.
They climb over their comrade dead body, not caring their own life.
Jorren’s face turned pale.
"Retreat! Back! Everyone leave!"
He crushed a talisman in his palm.
His body flashed and he vanished.
Several cultivators did the same, breaking their own talismans and teleporting out.
But not everyone was fast enough.
"Wait! I’m still here, don’t leave me!"
"I can’t move, my leg is gone!"
"Captain! Captain, I forgot the talisman!"
"Mom! Help!"
A man tried to crawl backward, dragging his wounded body across the dirt.
An insect landed on his back and pinned him down.
"Please... I have a kid..."
His voice cut off as the blade-arm went through him.
Another cultivator swung his sword with shaking hands.
"I can still fight, I can still..."
He didn’t finish the sentence.
Three insects hit him at once and tore him apart.
The formation under the knight shuddered.
Cracks spread across the lines.
Then the array broke.
The light imploded like it was being sucked into a hole.
The qi knight flickered.
The goliath mantis ripped free and stumbled back, then raised its head.
It let out a screech.
The sound rolled through the battlefield like a wave.
The cultivators who had been feeding the formation froze.
Their eyes turned white.
Some dropped to their knees and fell forward like puppets with cut strings.
Some grabbed their heads and screamed, nails digging into their own skin.
Others staggered, mouths open, drooling, like their thoughts had been ripped away.
Even the insects paused for a split second.
Only Alex and Mingyue stayed standing.
Alex’s jaw tightened.
Mingyue’s space energy flickered around her like a thin veil. Her gaze turned colder than before.
They understood the same thing at the same time.
’So this is why they’re called soul insects.’
As the name suggested, they ate souls to survive.
That was why no nascent soul escaped after a cultivator died here.
But creatures that fed on souls would not stop at eating.
They had techniques related to it.
That scream just now was one of them.
For cultivators who didn’t have the resources to train their soul, there was no chance to resist.
That was why every zone had a special protection array to block these soul attacks.
The moment the array failed, it meant the end.
"What now?" Mingyue asked, looking at the insects surrounding them.
"Escape," Alex said.
He glanced at the goliath mantis, then frowned. "I wanted to capture it."
"Will it be alright?" Mingyue asked.
Even if the soldiers retreated, the Human Empire still had satellites and other methods watching the battlefield.
If Alex showed the ability to capture a goliath mantis, he would become famous fast.
Even in the universe, tools that could enslave creatures and store them in a pocket space were rare.
They existed, but capturing something at a goliath mantis’s level without killing it was almost unheard of.
Alex could do it only because his Progenitor soul pressure could suppress them.
"You’re right," Alex said, regret in his voice. "We escape first."
He could think of ways to reduce attention, but there would always be risk.
The empire might have methods he didn’t know.
Better to be safe.
Their main goal here wasn’t this hive, It was Saryx.
Mingyue looked at him. "Did you bring the talisman?"
Alex froze for a moment.
"Wait, Let me check."
He reached into his storage ring.
But the insect didn’t wait, they move forward preparing to tear them apart.
Mingyue stepped in front of him.
Ice bolts shot out in a rapid line.
Swosh! Swosh!
The front insects froze mid-run.
The ones behind crashed into them, piling up and continue moving.
Mingyue flicked her wrist and formed a wider ice wall, buying another second.
"Found it."
A talisman appeared in Alex hand.
He poured qi into it.
The rune lines lit up.
"Ready," he said.
Mingyue moved closer, her space energy tightening around them like a wall.
