“Captain! Look at that!”
One of the accompanying White Feather warriors suddenly exclaimed. Everyone, including Violet who was quietly observing the situation, subconsciously turned their gaze to the direction she was pointing.
“!”
Even Miss Priestess, who had seen the beetle-type Abyssal Beast before and had some psychological preparation, couldn’t help but inhale sharply.
What on earth is this...
In a certain part of the forest, large amounts of dust were rising from the ground. Countless plants were falling like fragile dominoes, and the smoke on the ground extended into a long “yellow dragon” of several hundred meters, as if some terrifying creature was wreaking havoc inside.
With her astonishing eyesight, Violet directly saw the truth concealed by the dust.
It was a gigantic, centipede-like creature with numerous segmented limbs on both sides, somewhat resembling a centipede but covered in a thick black exoskeleton. Each pair of limbs resembled sharp, meter-long curved blades, emitting a chilling cold light. Its head was adorned with mandibles extending over ten meters.
Even when coiled together, it still had such a massive volume that, if stretched out, the distance between its head and tail would probably exceed a kilometer.
Though not as large as the strategic weapons of the winged people or the Leviathan Sons, the behemoth in the sky, it was already a colossal creature surpassing even dragons in size, at least at first glance.
What was even more absurd was that this bizarre gigantic centipede also had wings.
Not wings like those of winged people or dragonkin, but similar to the thin, translucent wings of dragonflies or flies. It had not just one or two pairs, but multiple pairs. Each section of the gigantic centipede’s body, with over a hundred sections in total, had grown corresponding small wings!
These densely packed, bizarrely patterned thin wings were buzzing and fluttering without any apparent order, continuously providing acceleration and levitation for the giant centipede’s body. Most of this creature was floating directly in the air.
Even just looking at it was enough to induce physiological discomfort.
Although she couldn’t see inside through the dust and smoke as clearly as Violet, Sigrid and some of the accompanying White Feather warriors could still observe the general outline. They had obviously witnessed this scene before, and Captain Miss immediately darkened her expression.
“It’s actually an Abyssal Worm. Even this kind of monster is mobilized? No wonder the defensive forces of Omo Island are struggling to resist... How did these things manage to bypass the defenses and come here?”
Abyssal Worms, indeed, a quite fitting name.
While listening to Sigrid continuously issuing various commands to her subordinates, allocating support personnel to different areas, Violet felt something strange in her heart.
In any case, this was too abnormal, right?
Almost everyone who had encountered Abyssal Beasts would deeply understand the importance of not letting them roam freely. Although there weren’t many magical creatures on Omo Island, there were reportedly tens of thousands.
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According to Sigrid’s implication, they had accidentally passed by when they saw the distress signals rising from above. Then they urgently dispatched personnel to investigate and informed Captain Miss of the Guards. Considering the time for discussions, preparations, and travel, even if they had expedited as much as possible, the distress signals would have been lit for over an hour.
There were other floating islands nearby, and with the average flight speed of the winged people, they could have arrived in half an hour at most. So, where was the support? Where did the support from the other floating islands go?
Ignoring the winged people for now, at least the forces under the Sky King couldn’t just stand by and watch, right?
But since the Leviathan’s departure until now, Violet could be a hundred percent sure that no creatures had flown in from the outside, and even more unusually...
The creatures inside, surprisingly, hadn’t seen even one attempting to escape outward?
In contemplation, Sigrid had already formulated the operational strategy and was giving final instructions to her warriors.
“Everyone, remember, no matter what, prioritize your own safety in battle. This is not only to preserve living forces, but also to remember that each time an Abyssal Beast devours a creature, especially a powerful one, they become more challenging to deal with themselves.”
“Whether it’s for yourself or your comrades, always remember, remember this point, understand?!”
“Yes, Captain!!”
“Now, there’s one last, and also the most troublesome issue.”
The short-haired white-feathered girl glanced at the “Yellow Dragon” raging in the forest, tightened the long spear in her hand, her face showing seriousness, and the casually tied ponytail swayed up and down in the strong wind.
“We need a group of people to go with me to deal with the Abyssal Worm. Although it doesn’t get stronger by devouring, it can continuously produce more Abyssal Beasts, a real mobile disaster. Although I don’t quite understand the reason, since this thing has come from the Abyss to the airspace, we must kill it.”
Determination flashed in Sigrid’s eyes, each word emphasized.
“At any cost.”
“Count me in.”
Felina was the first to raise her hand, her face not showing any signs of fear or nervousness.
“Don’t judge me by my appearance. I’ve been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and though I can’t claim to be powerful, I shouldn’t hold you back. The strong supporters from my country will also join the battle, um... those above the Sky level, and the others can help deal with those Abyssal Beasts. What do you think, Lady Sigrid?”
At times like this, Sigrid naturally didn’t have any concerns about the other party’s identity or similar things. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have brought Felina out in the first place.
The girl nodded decisively.
“Then, I’ll leave it to you, Lady Felina, and everyone. I will lead my strongest Sky Guards as the main force to distract the attention of the Abyssal Worm and create opportunities for the mages.”
“Everyone has different combat styles. Although you can move with the flying falcons, you don’t have enough mobility on your own. I can’t be too specific... Anyway, please act accordingly. As always, protecting your own safety must be the top priority, understood?”
“Understood.”
Seeing that Miss Captain had turned around, preparing to lead her subordinates into their respective battlefields, and Felina seemed completely unwilling to say anything, Violet frowned.
“Wait a minute, Sigrid.”
The girl turned around to look at her.
“Violet? What’s wrong? If you don’t want to participate in the fight against the Abyssal Worm, you can choose to hunt down those ordinary Abyssal Beasts, or wait for us here. I know this battle is extremely dangerous, so I won’t...”
“No, that’s not what I mean.”
Indeed, it’s very strange.
Not only this island, but even the people who came here also subtly revealed abnormalities.
“So, none of you have felt any doubts? Like...”
Ignoring Sigrid’s somewhat impatient gaze, Violet, as quickly as possible, pointed out the issues she had noticed during this time.
Then, except for the priestess herself and a certain dragon girl who had been sniffing around with her nose since a while ago and seemed a bit weird, everyone’s faces changed.