Chapter 172 — The Insect Tide of Gua Prefecture
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
On the tower ship, Shen Mu steadied his mind.
He was about to rouse his sword case when he suddenly remembered that every flying sword in it had been destroyed in the Loulan Golden Palace, and that he had thrown the case away. "The Chubao Sword, then! " Shen Mu twisted aside from the thrusting flying swords, drove his primal essence into the Taotie Pouch, and with a ringing chime the Chubao Sword left its sheath and flew from the pouch. The Cloud Sword Form made one light circuit, and every sword stabbing at him from all sides was cut through; the blades dropped to the deck, leaving only hilts.
His swordsmanship was profound, and with the Chubao Sword's keenness besides, he could go anywhere and prevail.
Shen Mu let out a breath. Then he saw, on the backs of those golden-winged condors, the soldiers open the cloth pouches at their waists, and at once a humming rose. Countless insects flew out of the pouches, gleaming with golden light.
"The insect army!
" The other passengers on the tower ship turned ashen and cried out, "The Three Wonders Fort's insect army!
" The soldiers pointed, and the countless flying insects formed ranks and rushed the ship like a venomous dragon, burrowing into anyone they met, biting anyone they met. Not far from Shen Mu, a pot-bellied merchant of no weak cultivation had the insects bore into his body through eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and the next moment the fat merchant seemed to deflate, leaving only a sheet of human skin sprawled on the deck. Beneath the skin, countless insects writhed and crawled out from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose, then spread their wings and rose buzzing into the air.