Chapter 1237: The Might of the Legion

Mr. Ye can actually control the thoughts of these calamities? Chen Ling's eyes widened in surprise. Even with the Flesh-and-Mud Forest calamities right in front of them, Mr. Ye managed to turn its subordinates against it, making them help rescue people. Is this the power of the Thought Calamity?

This scene undoubtedly provoked the Filth Calamity further. As a massive, sky-obscuring root shot up, large numbers of plant calamities around it burrowed underground, swiftly encircling the Integration Faction members.

"Move quickly," Mr. Ye's voice echoed in everyone's minds. Mr. Ye, still airborne, raised his hand. The roots under his control also plunged into the earth, clashing with the calamities extending from the Flesh-and-Mud Forest. Instantly, the entire Grey Realm ground began to tremble, countless roots surging beneath as if to overturn the very earth.

"Go!""Quickly! Everyone, stay together!""Younger ones in the center, higher-ranked ones on the outside! Push your way out together!"Led by Old Wolf Zhao Yi and others, the Integration Faction students immediately regrouped and fled into the distance.

The colossal Mother Tree collapsed in the battle, its fractured trunk crashing to the ground. The gigantic entity that had once supported a piece of the sky here slowly disintegrated before everyone's eyes... As they ran, the children looked back, their eyes red-rimmed. Fear and unease overwhelmed them, and faint sobs could be heard from within the crowd. Having narrowly escaped death and witnessed their home collapse, today would be an indelible nightmare for these pure-hearted children.

"Look out! Calamities underground ahead!" Someone shouted, and the few people at the front immediately panicked. The next moment, they saw the ground burst open, thick roots emerging from below, their flesh-and-blood trunks writhing in the air like octopus tentacles.

Just then, a colossal crimson shadow also burst from the ground. A cold flash appeared, and the plant calamity was instantly severed in two! A centipede body, even larger than the calamity, surged like a crimson demon traversing the surface and underground, relentlessly slaughtering the Flesh-and-Mud Forest calamities ahead. The entire centipede legion followed behind it, carving out a path for the Integration Faction children!

Unlike the clumsy and slow plants, the calamities from the Ghost Mocking Abyss were naturally masters of the underground. They were agile, ferocious, and skilled in combat... In the subterranean battlefield, they were the bane of the Flesh-and-Mud Forest!"It's Big Brother Chen Ling's centipedes!""They're clearing a path for us!"

The centipede legion was like a crimson blade, effortlessly tearing a gap in the encirclement. Above the unstoppable Wu Yi, who moved like a god of war, a figure in a large red opera robe raised a hand and pointed to the sky..."Get... out of my way!"

The next moment, shimmering starlight wove into a torrent, surging forward across the Grey Realm sky. Starlight Sonata. The moment Chen Ling's starlight appeared, most of the calamities in its path instinctively recoiled, seemingly harboring a natural fear of it. Higher-ranked calamities, however, were directly annihilated by Wu Yi and the centipede legion!

Chen Ling, allied with the centipede legion, charged at the very front, forcefully tearing open a path for the Integration Faction members!

It became clear that the Flesh-and-Mud Forest calamities were better suited for positional warfare. Being plants, their movement speed was simply too slow. Had the calamities from the Wailing Wasteland attacked today, the Integration Faction would likely have lost at least half its members.

Mr. Ye's peripheral vision caught Chen Ling leading people out of the encirclement, and his tensed mind immediately relaxed significantly. He refocused his gaze on the menacing Filth Calamity moving in the distance, the lines of thought swirling in his eyes mysterious like a vortex."If you want to fight me to the death, I don't mind seeing it through...""But you'd better consider carefully whether a mutually destructive battle at this point would truly benefit you.""I know the Thought Calamity sent you. Go back and tell it for me: if it wants my life, it should come and take it itself... Don't lay a hand on those innocent children."

Upon hearing this, the Filth Calamity's movements visibly paused. Its colossal form stood amidst the dense Flesh-and-Mud Forest, its full extent obscured, but Mr. Ye could sense that the Filth Calamity no longer intended to advance. In fact, from the very beginning, the Filth Calamity had not used its full power, always hiding among other Flesh-and-Mud Forest calamities, damaging the Mother Tree from a distance with its roots... Just as Mr. Ye said, it was merely acting on behalf of the Thought Calamity and had no intention of depleting too many of its subordinates here for the Thought Calamity's sake. After all, at this moment, it had more important matters to attend to.

Deep within the Flesh-and-Mud Forest, the Filth Calamity cast one last glance at Mr. Ye, then its vast shadow slowly turned and moved westward. As the Filth Calamity turned, the other Flesh-and-Mud Forest calamities seemed to receive a signal, immediately abandoning their direct conflict with Chen Ling and the centipede legion, and departed, following it...

Seeing the enemy retreat, the morale of Chen Ling's centipede legion surged. They were about to burrow underground to fight back and enjoy themselves further, but Chen Ling's calm voice rang out:"Don't pursue them. Once we enter their territory, we'll be at a disadvantage."Chen Ling had experience fighting the Flesh-and-Mud Forest. He knew that while the centipede legion was formidable, they wouldn't be able to escape unscathed once deep within the Flesh-and-Mud Forest. Since the Filth Calamity had wisely withdrawn, they shouldn't seek their own demise.

The good news was that, under the combined protection of Mr. Ye, the centipede legion, the path cleared by the starlight, and several high-ranking members of the Integration Faction, the students suffered almost no casualties – a stroke of immense luck amidst misfortune.

"Are they... are they really gone?""That was close, I almost thought I was going to die this time.""The centipedes are amazing! They cut through those Flesh-and-Mud Forest plants like butter!""Didn't you pay attention in class?! Mr. Ye specifically mentioned that the Ghost Mocking Abyss calamities are the kings of the underground world. I remember it clearly, so I wasn't scared at all just now!""Bullshit, your legs were shaking from fear just a moment ago!"

As everyone rejoiced in their narrow escape, Mr. Ye's gaze slowly relaxed. As the bulging veins across his body receded, beads of sweat seeped from his temples, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper! He swayed, then plunged directly from mid-air!"Mr. Ye?!?""Mr. Ye!!"Several shouts rang out simultaneously, and countless figures moved to catch the falling Mr. Ye. However, the closest person to Mr. Ye at that moment was Sun Bumei. With a light leap, he stably embraced Mr. Ye using Cloud Steps... His gaze behind the small round sunglasses took in Mr. Ye's condition, and his expression immediately became extremely solemn.