Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

But the creatures feared flames.

It seemed that the Black Flame greatly restrained Haoyun's Insect Control ability.

Yet, that wasn't the most terrifying part—the most terrifying part was when the Black Flame upheld the flame barrier—

The Nether Demon's scythe swiped at the Fear Demon.

"You shouldn't be so arrogant," he had said, "I told you, we three should deal with that woman first."

As the scythe cut through, the Fear Demon's body turned ash-gray, as if coated in a layer of deathly gray.

The next second, the Fear Demon stood up, its eyes had lost the terrifying sheen they originally had and became dull instead.

But its power had grown even stronger.

A gap suddenly appeared in the black flames, and the Fear Demon charged directly through the breach!

The transformed undead Fear Demon, both faster and stronger, charged straight at Zhang Haoyun, attempting to strike a deadly blow!

It was like a streak of cold white lightning, but in the next instant... Zhou Baiyu witnessed an unbelievable scene.

His body couldn't keep up with the speed of the two demon lords, but his dynamic vision could.

With superior dynamic vision, Zhou Baiyu saw Zhang Haoyun effortlessly dodged the Fear Demon's strike by a hair's breadth.

With no superfluous movements, she slightly sidestepped, her long hair fluttering, and the Fear Demon's claw did not even touch a single strand of her hair.

This meant that the Fear Demon's attack posed no threat to Zhang Haoyun at all.

Not only her powerful Telekinesis and the special ability to manipulate insects—but even her speed and strength were definitely above the demon lord level.

Zhang Haoyun seemed to have grown even stronger after stepping into the Advanced World.

This left Zhou Baiyu feeling somewhat at a loss for a while, as if the tactics he had concocted in his mind were completely unnecessary.

The black flames assaulted instantly, as if the Black Flame sensed Zhang Haoyun's threat, realizing the Fear Demon could not restrain her—thus he raised his broadsword and joined the battle.

The next second, the Nether Demon, who had always been wary of Zhang Haoyun, also launched a cold white slash.

The once-dodged Nether Demon immediately launched a counterattack.

A triple onslaught attacked.

The Corruption Tentacles, like closing petals, instantly shielded Zhang Haoyun.

An object Zhou Baiyu was all too familiar with also instantly covered those Corruption Tentacles.

The cocoon.

The thick cocoon combined with the Corruption Tentacles, the Nether Demon's slash, the Fear Demon's punch, and the Black Flame, all collided with the outer layer of the cocoon wall.

If she let the three demon lords bombard her indefinitely, Zhang Haoyun wouldn't last long.

But the rapidly descending swarm of insects in the sky seemed to signal Zhang Haoyun's counterattack had arrived.

Indeed, insects fear fire.

The Black Flame was Zhang Haoyun's nemesis.

But all things that restrain each other in the world are just not apparent enough in terms of numerical advantage.

If water can extinguish fire, then use fire ten times, a hundred times stronger to evaporate the water.

If fire can kill insects, then use an immeasurable, sky-obscuring swarm of insects to extinguish the fire!

At the moment the three demon lord-strong beings joined forces in one strike and found that they couldn't break through the defenses, the swarm in the sky suddenly pressed down!

The Black Flame was originally ready to spread flames, but the Nether Demon said:

"Block and run! Run!"

In that moment, the Black Flame suddenly understood that the opponent was making a desperate strike.

This madwoman, summoning such a number of insects, seemed like a black tidal wave coming inversely from the sky.

In such a situation, his own flames felt like a mere spark.

But such control was bound to be extremely exhausting.

The Black Flame might be reckless, but the Nether Demon was not foolish, with just one glance, the Nether Demon discerned Zhang Haoyun's tactic.

Facing three enemies, the best strategy was definitely not a war of attrition but a surprise attack, taking advantage of the difference in power levels before the enemies could adapt, to wipe them out in an instant.

The Black Flame opened a flaming protective net, while he and the Nether Demon continuously retreated, avoiding the descending swarm of insects.

Meanwhile, the Fear Demon was manipulated by the Nether Demon and became a sacrificial pawn, not fleeing but instead continually punching at the cocoon wall.

The powerful force penetrated the cocoon wall, actually injuring Zhang Haoyun, forcing her to gather her insects and reduce the range to deal with the Fear Demon.

The swarm munched.

These tiny insects did not have the capability to destroy the Fear Demon's external skin defense.

But since they were so tiny, they could permeate into the body of the Fear Demon.

In just a breath, the Terror Demon was reduced to bones, unable to pose any threat to Zhang Haoyun even as an undead.

Black Flame and Nether Demon retreated to the side of the thin mist, warily watching Zhang Haoyun.

A gap appeared in the cocoon wall of Zhang Haoyun, and the Corruption Tentacles moved opportunistically.

She also watched the other two demon lords warily and whispered,

"I can use this massive swarm control three more times, but they seem to be quite wary of this move..."

If the situation fell into a stalemate, even if Black Flame and Nether Demon were just harassing her from a distance, it would be disadvantageous for Zhang Haoyun.

To survive for three days, but to have exhausted so much energy in less than the first hour, clearly wasn't a good start.

But Zhou Baiyu, silently calculating the time, suddenly smiled.

"Haoyun, you just need to keep this up and hold them off."

Four minutes remained until the rules phase.

But in the short term, both Black Flame and Nether Demon seemed hesitant to attack recklessly.

Because the "attack power" and "defensive power" displayed by Zhang Haoyun were shockingly potent.

Yet they couldn't be entirely certain if cruising ability was Zhang Haoyun's weakness.

So at this moment, everyone was at a standoff, as time ticked slowly away.

Zhou Baiyu looked up at the sun in the sky.

He was well aware that his party had not met some unbeatable combination.

Three demon lords were certainly strong... but this was just the beginning, and the island still housed beings whose mere presence instilled fear in Haoyun.

Thus, consuming energy too early was not a good thing, even though Haoyun indeed had the capability to forcefully kill two demon lords.

"Show them your deterrence, don't be afraid, Haoyun, we will soon... soon be at an advantage."

As they awaited the start of the "rules phase," Zhou Baiyu soothed Zhang Haoyun and Zhen Shi.

Although not necessarily holding the upper hand during the rules phase...

The pioneers, faced with the matter of rules, surely had more experience than these corrupt beings participating in the summon for the first time.

And Zhou Baiyu considered himself—the most adept at manipulating the rules among all pioneers.

...

...

While Zhou Baiyu's team, battling three major demon lords to the south, was trapped in a life-or-death situation—

The scene with Guang Tongchen's team at the southern star position was entirely different.

Midel had discovered Guang Tongchen, forcing Guang Tongchen to reveal himself, potentially leading to a confrontation with Midel.

However, interestingly, Wu Xin did not perceive any lethal summons approaching his party, nor did he see any on the succubus.

This meant that a battle might not break out.

Indeed, as soon as Guang Tongchen appeared—

Midel asked:

"Are you pioneers? Do you know Jiang Xianwu?"

What a curious question.

Once she asked, Wu Xin saw that the fate of the peach blossom calamity seemed even more apparent.

Guang Tongchen, realizing the succubus noble showed no intent to kill and combining it with what he and the snow demon knew of their past experiences—

He responded,

"Do you know Jiang Xianwu?"

"It seems you really do know Jiang Xianwu."

Midel came from version 2.49.

In this version, actually, many pioneers had already made a name for themselves.

Especially the peerless and Guang Tongchen, who were legendary pioneers feared by many demonic tribes.

But most had only heard the names and never actually seen them. For example, Midel, as a demonic strategist, seldom directly confronted pioneers.

Feeling the restrained killing intent from Guang Tongchen along with his powerful Concealment skills, Midel was even more cautious.

So mentioning Jiang Xianwu was partly to really find Jiang Xianwu, and partly, Midel was looking out for her own safety.

"Yes, I am looking for Jiang Xianwu, a brother with whom I've shared life and death," Guang Tongchen decided to take a gamble.

Midel's eyes lit up:

"Can you take me along?"