Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

When Lin Xueyin unleashed her mental magic, the surrounding animals scattered as if they had sensed some danger, confirming to Lin Xueyin that the threat originated in the water.

"Pastor Lin, please go back, we'll come..."

"Alright, this time your opponent is probably no match for you. Besides, I'm here and can help you with your treatment."

They exchanged a glance and found a sense of agreement in each other's eyes. Indeed, no one wanted to die, and as the leader of the team, he was even more unwilling to let anything happen to his brothers who had gone through thick and thin with him.

However, if this required taking risks, it would be another option. But Lin Xueyin's stubbornness taught them a lesson, and they had no choice but to send a few people to protect her.

Surrounded by several human warriors, the girl frowned slightly. The once calm lake gradually began to ripple, though not much. Lin Xueyin could still sense the unease beneath the surface from the ripples.

Krusgar and the captain of the guard also felt this terrifying aura.

"Quickly, form a defensive formation, protect the human spearmen behind them, and be ready to defend against the enemy's attack at any time."

The captain of the guards knew this was not the time to save face. "You, hand your shields to the orc warriors and have them form a shield wall. We'll attack from behind."

Although it was their captain who gave the order, the soldiers did not carry it out immediately. They just looked at each other, seemingly confused about their captain's command.

"At this moment, our priority is our mission. There are no humans or beastmen here. We are all here to protect Pastor Lin. Now, carry out his orders immediately."

"yes..."

With everyone's agreement, the orc warriors all received the fine shields that the human guards were equipped with.

The axe-wielders formed a second attack formation, with archers behind them, ready to launch a ranged attack at any moment.

"drink..."

"roar...."

Led by Krusgar, the orcs also formed a defensive formation, ready to prevent the mysterious creature in the water from emerging and launching a surprise attack.

The once calm lake surface was now churning with increasingly violent waves, as if some enormous creature was emerging from within. Everyone watched the lake with tense expressions. Suddenly, a black shadow darted out from within, heading straight for the solid shield wall formed by the orcs.

Bang...

With a deafening roar, the orc warriors screamed as they rammed into the human spearmen behind them, sending them sprawling. The once dense and solid formation now showed a slight opening.

At that moment, a dark figure finally emerged from the water, and a huge, snow-white worm-like creature appeared in everyone's sight.

"What is that?"

Lin Xueyin felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at the enormous insect.

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Volume 7 The Collapsed Alliance: Chapter 23 Electric Insects in the Water (Two chapters published together)

The enormous white insect slowly moved ashore, its entire body white, with what appeared to be a huge mouth on its head filled with rows of sharp teeth. Around the mouth, four long tentacles swayed as it moved.

It doesn't even have eyes? Lin Xueyin gripped her staff tightly, looking at the enormous insect-like body, a sense of tension spreading through her.

“Protect Pastor Lin.”

Upon seeing the giant insect appear, the guards quickly surrounded Lin Xueyin, nervously watching the behemoth before them.

"We never expected to encounter these electric shock insects. Legend has it that there are many of these insects in the water sources of our grasslands. I never thought that we would find them in this small lake."

"Kurusgar, do you know this insect?"

"Pastor Lin, we don't know the real name of this insect. We only know that it has the ability to generate electric shocks, so people who have seen this insect call it the electric shock insect."

"Get to the point, what exactly is this insect?"

"None of us know, because very few people have seen it. We just parrot what others say, and we can't be sure of the insect's true strength at all."

Kurusgar nervously held up his shield, protecting Lin Xueyin. His longsword trembled slightly. After all, when facing an unknown being, the orcs were not afraid of death, but they were afraid of losing their honor if the mission failed.

"Pastor Lin, we'll cover the rear here. You take your guards and leave quickly."

"Kurusgar, what are you saying? Although we don't know how strong this monster is, we humans are not cowards who fear death."

The captain of the guard kept his eyes fixed on the electric bug that was slowly moving from the water toward the shore. Although he was also a little nervous, he was not afraid at all.

"Sister Xueyin, I never expected that such a monster would appear in such a small place."

Holding two daggers, the loli sisters returned to the Night Twins and came to Lin Xueyin's side, staring intently at the giant beast in front of them. Their cute black twin tails swayed from side to side as they moved.

"What are you two doing out here? It's so dangerous outside, you should go back."

"Sister Xueyin, we are no longer the little kids you used to protect. This time it's our turn to protect you."

Her cute little tongue gently licked the dagger, and her eyes, filled with the chilling intent of death, were adorably cute, making Lin Xueyin barely suppress a laugh.

"Could this dagger be coated with poison?"

"We wouldn't put poison on our daggers, otherwise I would have died just from licking them."

Lin Xueyin chuckled and gently patted Kali'er's head as she spoke, "You two just stay in the back and don't go out."

"Sister Xueyin, we can..."

"At this time, it's up to us adults to make the difference. You all just stay behind us and quietly be your little lolis."

The two little girls, gently pulled behind Lin Xueyin, pouted unhappily, their faces showing a hint of displeasure. They stomped their feet, but dared not say anything more.

Lin Xueyin looked at the enormous insect in front of her, which was now standing entirely on the shore, facing the numerous orcs and human guards.

"Be careful, I'll give you some buffs first."

Lin Xueyin raised her hand, and several beams of light fell on the guards. Feeling the sudden increase in power on their bodies and the shields around them, the tension in the hearts of the human and beast guards eased slightly.

Confidence returned to them, but that wasn't the main point. The orcs and humans who had been repelled earlier were also healed by the holy light emanating from Lin Xueyin's raised hand.

They have now returned to their peak condition and are ready to engage in even more intense battles at any time.

The staff slammed heavily on the ground, and a huge holy sword descended from the sky, crashing down on the giant electric bug. The bug, severed in two, did not bring relief to the crowd; instead, it made them even more tense.

No blood flowed out, and no sound was made. The electric insect died quietly on the ground. Lin Xueyin looked at the corpse nervously, feeling that things were not so simple.

The orcs placed their shields in front of them and, together with the numerous human spearmen behind them, slowly made their way towards the insect.

"That's...that's..."

An orc warrior seemed to have discovered something, letting out a terrified cry that sounded utterly terrifying in the silent night.

Suddenly, strange fleshy lines appeared at the wounds of the two insect corpses, constantly intertwining at the wounds. Soon, the corpse with the head reappeared in people's sight as if it had come back to life.

"Huh? Isn't this cheating? This, this, just like that, he was resurrected? Isn't that a bit too much?"

When Kurusgar heard Lin Xueyin's exclamation behind him, he barely suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. How dare you talk about others like that? Didn't you also manage to resurrect people back then?

Although he didn't know exactly what she meant by "cheating," it didn't prevent Krusgar from understanding the meaning behind her words.

"The orcs held their shields to block the enemy's attacks, giving the human spearmen time and opportunity to attack."

"roar....."

As Krusgar gave the order, the orcs held their shields firmly against the tentacles' attacks. Although each attack forced the orcs to retreat, the prepared orcs had several warriors assisting them in defending themselves each time they were attacked.

Meanwhile, the human spearmen were not idle either. With the protection of the orcs, their spears pierced fiercely into the giant electric bug.

The soft body was now riddled with holes, and pieces of flesh fell to the ground.

With her brows furrowed, Lin Xueyin watched the one-sided battle and felt a deep unease. She gripped her staff tightly, ready to heal the orc warriors at any moment.

The orcs were able to restore their formation immediately after each attack thanks to these healing abilities. With this kind of survivability in battle as a backup, the orcs were able to unleash their fearlessness to the fullest.

"Keep pushing, everyone! We'll kill this bug soon. Then we'll be heroes who slay giant bugs! Keep it up, everyone!"

Lin Xueyin frowned deeply. If it were possible to kill strong individuals simply by overwhelming numbers, then those Berserker and Saint-level beings would not be as powerful as nuclear weapons.

Suddenly realizing this, Lin Xueyin noticed something amiss. This insect hadn't emitted any electric shocks from beginning to end, so why was it called the "electric shock insect"?

"No, you guys need to come back right now."

As soon as Lin Xueyin finished speaking, she saw the pieces of meat that had fallen to the ground around her making a sizzling sound. Others might not understand this sound, but Lin Xueyin was terrified when she heard it.

That was the sound of electricity; the pieces of meat were actually emitting a crackling sound, and there were even chilling arcs of electricity appearing on the ground.

"Wow, what is this thing? Help... Help me... Help me!"

Just as a human warrior pierced the body of the electric bug, his foot was suddenly enveloped by a piece of snow-white flesh. In an instant, the current had already been conducted into his body.

With a scream, the man collapsed miserably to the ground, and the piece of flesh that had killed him began to wriggle again, transforming into another small worm that began to devour its prey on the ground.

The flying shot did not bring about a repeat of this disgusting scene. After a human warrior flicked the insect away, he shouted out what he had discovered.

"Watch out for those pieces of meat on the ground; they can turn into worms too..."

"Damn it, how can there be such a thing?" Krusgar slashed at the strange piece of flesh that suddenly jumped up from the ground. After the arcs of electricity on its body emitted a dazzling light on the ground, it transformed back into an electric insect that was many times smaller. A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart.

If even a tiny piece of meat can turn into worms, then what about that half-corpse? Wouldn't it turn into...?

"Ah... Help me..."

Suddenly a scream rang out. Krusgar looked over and saw an orc warrior being entangled by a tentacle and transported to the previously severed body.

A gigantic mouth that shouldn't have existed appeared on its head, rows of teeth inside, already spraying a mist of blood. The orc warrior who had just been pleading for help had now become its prey.

"Retreat, retreat, we retreat."

The captain of the guards realized that such a close attack would only make the enemy stronger, and they could not continue. They had to find the enemy's weakness in order to escape danger safely.

"We're retreating."

"Ah...get away from me..."

Entering was easy, but retreating was not so simple. What were once his achievements in attacking others had now become his death warrant.

Too many pieces of meat turned into worms, constantly turning the retreating soldiers into food on the ground, slowly being pulled into the mouth of the giant worm by its tentacles.

"A divine halo."

The once formidable guard regiment was routed by the enemy in an instant, losing all its previous formation and finding even retreat extremely difficult.

Lin Xueyin raised her hand and slammed her staff heavily on the ground. A halo filled with divine power flew rapidly outwards. When it encountered the small white worms on the ground, it was not sliced ​​in half as expected, but rather slowly began to dissolve as if it had been splashed with sulfuric acid.

The dead warriors on the ground, whether they were being pulled toward the giant mouth by the tentacles or being eaten by tiny white worms, were all successfully repelled by the aura.

"In the name of the Holy Light, I grant you rebirth."

A massive beam of light descended from the sky, landing on the corpses of these human and orc warriors, allowing them to stand once more on the battlefield.

"We weren't just...