170: Chapter 170 The Mask of Pain

At this moment, the Black Copper Light Bird Insect discovered Nie Ning.

Out of confidence in their own strength, as long as their numbers reached a certain level, the Black Copper Light Bird Insects would even dare to attack third-tier creatures.

The moment they saw Nie Ning, the three Black Copper Light Bird Insects shot toward him like cannonballs, yellow light radiating from their carapaces as they flapped their tiny wings.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A violent explosion resounded.

Although Nie Ning had tried his best to dodge, he was still left dizzy and disoriented by the blast impact.

Furthermore, the speed of the Black Copper Light Bird Insects was extremely fast, even exceeding the flight speed of Nie Ning's Ice Wings.

Seeing this, Nie Ning no longer held back and summoned a large number of vines to attack the Black Copper Light Bird Insects.

Originally, Nie Ning wanted to restrict the speed of the Black Copper Light Bird Insects, but their light shields emitted an extremely high temperature, instantly burning through the attacking vines.

Moreover, the Wind-Thunder Blade could only leave a crack on the carapaces of the Black Copper Light Bird Insects; it could not completely break through their defenses.

Watching the Black Copper Light Bird Insects charging toward him, Nie Ning activated his Strange Beast Body and quickly landed on the ground.

A powerful force surged into Nie Ning's body from the ground, and he immediately covered his body surface with battle energy to enhance his defense.

Nie Ning did his best to dodge two of the Black Copper Light Bird Insects, and when the third one flew to his side, he used both hands to block it directly.

"Boom!"

An explosion sounded.

The shield on the surface of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect shattered, and the resulting blast impact left Nie Ning covered in dust and grime.

However, taking advantage of this opportunity, Nie Ning endured the explosion and grabbed the main body of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect.

"You like to self-destruct, right? I'll let you explode!"

Seeing the carapace of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect emitting yellow light, Nie Ning preemptively used his Earth Control Skill to cover its surface with a layer of soil that radiated a scorching heat.

Lava Burst!

The soil exploded on the surface of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect.

Caught off guard, the Black Copper Light Bird Insect failed to deploy its shield and was instantly left dizzy and disoriented by the blast.

Seizing the opportunity, a sharp blade from the Leaf Blade Mantis grew out of Nie Ning's right arm, and he slashed upward at the bird head of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect.

Blood splattered instantly, and the bird head of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect was sliced in half.

However, the Black Copper Light Bird Insect in Nie Ning's hand did not die, and the light emitted from its carapace grew increasingly intense.

Just then, the two Black Copper Light Bird Insects that had flown away earlier returned.

Nie Ning quickly turned around and held the injured Black Copper Light Bird Insect in his hand in front of him as a shield.

"Boom! Boom!"

The three Black Copper Light Bird Insects collided, and the resulting blast impact sent both Nie Ning and the three insects flying.

After this attack, the bird head of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect that had been slashed by Nie Ning was blown off.

Seeing this, the remaining two Black Copper Light Bird Insects began to flap their wings violently, emitting unique audio frequencies that spread to the surroundings.

Under the observation of his Spiritual Power, he could sense a frequency like water ripples.

Before Nie Ning could figure out what was happening, a large number of identical water-ripple frequencies came from the distance, colliding with the water ripples emitted by the two Black Copper Light Bird Insects in front of him.

"Calling for companions!"

Realizing things were bad, Nie Ning did not linger.

He put the dead Black Copper Light Bird Insect on the ground into his spatial ring, summoned his Ice Wings, and fled into the distance.

However, before Nie Ning had run very far, dozens of light spots appeared behind him and flew toward him at high speed.

For these creatures with super-strong defense, Nie Ning could handle a few, but dealing with so many was a bit strenuous.

Furthermore, the Black Copper Light Bird Insects were extremely fast, making it inconvenient to use techniques like the Eight-Fold Elemental Fusion, and it was also easy to attract the attention of other strange beasts.

As for Shadow Shuttle, a distance of one hundred meters was completely useless against strange beasts that were this fast and numerous.

Seeing the Black Copper Light Bird Insects getting closer and closer, Nie Ning shifted his gaze toward the direction of the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine.

Without thinking twice, Nie Ning flew toward the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine, preparing to use it to block this group of Black Copper Light Bird Insects.

...

Relying on the cover of the forest trees, after some chasing, a disheveled Nie Ning arrived at the location of the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine.

The moment Nie Ning stepped inside, a large number of vines attacked him.

As Nie Ning dodged the vines, he couldn't help but look back.

But this one look made Nie Ning put on a mask of pain.

He saw that the Black Copper Light Bird Insects were staying outside the range of the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine, with absolutely no intention of entering this area.

At this moment, Nie Ning felt like a clown.

He had completely forgotten that the intelligence of strange beasts at this level would increase significantly.

Moreover, they had lived in this forest for who knows how many years; how could they not know what was here?

More and more vines attacked Nie Ning. He wanted to rush into the high air, but the space above had already been blocked by vines, and there was even green mist surging in the distance.

Nie Ning's face instantly turned into a bitter melon face.

Nie Ning didn't even want to touch that kind of toxin that could make prey lose consciousness instantly.

Seeing this scene, how could Nie Ning dare to hold anything back? He immediately summoned the Jerky Bear Head.

However, the Jerky Bear Head did not use Shadow Shuttle, but instead charged directly at the attacking vines.

On the shriveled body beneath the Jerky Bear Head, its withered arm was gripping a short blade.

The crisis sense of plant-type creatures was very strong, just like how plants would grow upward for photosynthesis.

A large number of vines wanted to retract, but the short blade carrying the power of corrosion had already touched the vines.

In an instant, the surface of the vines turned yellow rapidly and began to ooze disgusting, thick liquid.

Sensing danger, the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine did not continue to attack Nie Ning, but instead quickly retreated into the ground, taking the corroded vines with it.

Nie Ning stopped and looked around vigilantly.

But the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine seemed to have vanished, leaving only the pits in the ground to indicate what had just happened.

Seeing this, Nie Ning looked back at the light spots in the distance, finally recalled the Jerky Bear Head, and chose to take a different path back to the Stone Chamber.

...

After returning to the Stone Chamber, Nie Ning couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The harm of the Blade of Corrosion was immense. Even if it was a last resort for him, attacking such a massive plant would likely lead to a huge disaster.

Because the essence of the power of corrosion was an extension of the Power of Corruption; to put it plainly, it was the Power of Corruption.

If the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine mutated, this mountain range would likely become a barren land; no creature could defeat this alien plant that already had tenacious vitality.

"This is a bit tricky."

Nie Ning scratched his head, looking slightly irritated.

With his current strength, he could not kill this plant that had defied the heavens and gained sentience.

Even if his strength increased by another major tier, he could at most only cause it damage; to kill it, the only way was to destroy the plant's core.

Actually, these were secondary; the most important point was that this place was his backyard!

If it were another place, getting it corroded would be fine, but thinking of those materials and strange beasts in the forest, Nie Ning felt heartbroken beyond control.

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