The elderly member of the Foxfolk clan, after unleashing his enchantment divine ability, immediately felt as if he had become the center of the world. Under the sway of his charm, even the most cold-hearted would hesitate to raise a hand against him. Instead, they would fall under his spell and submit to his control. His confidence surged with absolute certainty.
"With my enchanting powers, I can confuse these dim-witted bugs into utter submission. This time, I will be the most dazzling figure in this battle against the Zerg. Who says the Foxfolk aren't suited for combat? I can play a decisive role too!"
A profound sense of self-satisfaction welled up in his heart.Especially when he noticed the admiring gazes from other alien cultivators around him, that satisfaction transformed into an overwhelming confidence.He even stood proudly atop a bastion-like fortress on the city wall, as though, in that very moment, all eyes were on him.Such glory — he had never experienced anything like it in his entire life.He felt that his life had reached its peak — complete and fulfilled.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
But just as he basked in his perceived apex, the Golden-Eyed Vajra Spider at the front lines suddenly lifted its golden legs.Golden bristles along its legs stood on end, glowing brilliantly, and in the blink of an eye, they shot forth.Countless golden hairs, dense as rain, covered the sky as they rained down upon the area where the Foxfolk elder stood.
"What's going on?! No—! I've already cast my enchantment technique! These insects should be falling under my control, not attacking me! Could it be that enchantment magic provokes hatred?!"
As the blinding golden light swallowed his vision, the Foxfolk elder's once-proud face turned deathly pale.Panic and terror surged within him.This wasn't right. He should have entranced them, not drawn lethal retaliation.And this wasn't just an attack — it was a killing blow with no mercy.
He cast a charm and expected butterflies; instead, he attracted a swarm of flies.
No matter how he tried to understand the situation, he couldn't grasp how things turned out this way.Sadly, by the time he realized the danger, it was already too late.The golden bristles pierced through his body, and once inside, they wriggled like living creatures.They tore through flesh and blood, severed meridians, turned his blood to gold, then froze it solid.Vitality was extinguished in an instant.It was poison. It was death.
Boom!
With a crisp sound, the Foxfolk elder fell from the city wall, landing like a lump of iron on the ground—silent, lifeless.
Even in death, his face was filled with disbelief and resentment.
Why? Why is it that when a human casts charm magic, the Zerg turn on each other, effortlessly killing millions…But when I do it, I bring about my own demise?This is too unfair. There must be some explanation.
But no amount of indignation could change the tragic end he met.He was unaware that the previous incident at Ice City, where the Zerg were charmed and turned on each other, had caught the attention of a mysterious force behind the Zerg.That force had already intervened, breaking the charm with a power of its own and restoring the Zerg's consciousness.
Coincidentally, that was also when Jia Xu's divine enchantment technique reached its time limit and dissipated entirely.And just then, the Foxfolk elder chose to cast his charm again.He could not have picked a worse time.
Sometimes, imitation comes at the cost of life.Not all mimicry brings success.
The Golden-Eyed Vajra Spider's rampage didn't just kill the Foxfolk elder.In that region, thousands of alien cultivators were caught in the deadly rain of bristles.They too were pierced, and many died instantly.
No one expected the charm technique to fail — let alone provoke such a deadly counterattack.
"Attack! The bugs aren't affected by the charm! Strike now!""Damn it! Why didn't it work?! I thought the humans charmed the insects before. Something's off!"
In Panshi City, outrage erupted.No one had foreseen the Zerg retaliating like this.This was the first major casualty suffered by the city's defenders, and it immediately ignited their fury.
The werewolves roared and began transforming, their bodies swelling two to three times in size.They turned into hulking humanoid wolves with razor-sharp claws sharper than blades.As the Zerg climbed the city walls, they were torn apart by the werewolves' vicious strikes.
The minotaurs, consumed with rage, hoisted giant battle axes and began slashing madly.
"Let me handle this Vajra Spider!"
One minotaur jumped from the wall, landing heavily on a group of black-shelled insects.With a single stomp, he crushed them, their shells shattering and bodies exploding.
Wielding his axe like a whirlwind, he cleaved through Zerg in every direction.The axe radiated a fierce glow, charged with powerful true essence, making it razor-sharp.Even the hardened shells of the black beetles split like butter, leaving rivers of insect blood behind.
The minotaur advanced with massive strides, heading straight for the Golden-Eyed Vajra Spider, brimming with battle spirit.
The spider noticed him and shrieked, its legs whipping through the air like blurred shadows.In a flash, the distance closed.
A golden spider leg turned into a spear, thrusting at the minotaur like a bolt of golden lightning.
"Haaah!!"
But the minotaur was ready.With a thunderous shout, he stomped the ground.A yellow light pulsed from his foot into the earth, and instantly, a tremor radiated from him in every direction.
The ground shook violently, pebbles bounced into the air and disintegrated to dust.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Black-shelled insects all around him exploded into clouds of blood mist.
Life Aperture – Earthshaker!!
Life Aperture Divine Ability – Earthquake!!
🟨 Earthquake (命窍神通——地震) – A divine ability derived from the Earthshaker Life Aperture (命窍——撼地).An innate power among the minotaur race, shaking the earth with each step, causing everything within range to shatter.When combined with the minotaurs' top battle skill Bull Demon Stomp ("牛魔践踏"), its power multiplies exponentially.
Under this technique, even the Golden-Eyed Vajra Spider staggered.Its organs trembled within, its attack veering off course.
The minotaur, anticipating this, struck.His axe slashed again and again — but when it hit the spider's exoskeleton, it sparked and clanged like metal on metal.The axe only left shallow cuts, drawing a trickle of blood but doing little to hinder the spider.
Golden silk shot from the spider's mouth, wrapping around the minotaur.The threads were soft yet incredibly tough, binding him tightly.
But the minotaur didn't panic.He grabbed the threads, letting them slice into his hands, and with a roar, yanked hard—He swung the massive spider into the air like a flail.
"Kill!!"
His eyes blazed red with battle lust.He charged forward with thunderous steps, the ground trembling beneath his feet.His black horns glinted like polished steel, growing larger and longer.
In one fierce motion, he lowered his head and rammed into the airborne spider's underbelly, horns first.
Splat!!
The horns pierced clean through.Blood poured down over his head.
A brutal and gory sight.
Boom!
Both minotaur and spider crashed to the ground, lifeless.
Their vitality had vanished entirely.