#183 - Chapter 183: Red Lotus is Considered a Sacred Artifact
"I'll be damned! This is solid proof! The Red Robe Sect really are thieves. This Holy Son actually wants to steal someone else's magical artifact!" The Holy Envoys' conviction deepened. It was now undeniable that the Red Robe Sect plagiarized the teachings of others.
"This isn't stealing, it's outright robbery! The Red Robe Sect really isn't anything good!" A rebel Holy Envoy who was observing from the sidelines had already reached this conclusion.
"A bunch of rabble, daring to openly slander the Holy Sect's Holy Son, truly deserve to die!" the Holy Son said viciously.
"Humph! Only my Red Lotus Sect is worthy of being called a Holy Sect. Are you even worthy?" Qu Zhengping said, all while conversing with the Holy Son and leading the charge.
"Ignorance is bliss! Then let me show you the power of the Holy Sect!"
As he spoke, the Holy Son placed his left palm in front of his chest, extended two fingers of his right hand, and placed them on his left palm, chanting:
"Ama Bali Kuosa, Husa Ke Bo Ni Lie! Ama Bali Kuosa, Husa Ke Bo Ni Lie!…"
The 18 Dharma Protectors looked at each other, not knowing what this Holy Son was mumbling about.
"Haseke!" Suddenly, the Holy Son pointed forward with his two fingers, and an unforeseen event occurred.
The ground shook violently, and a gigantic beetle broke out of the ground.
How big was it? At least ten meters long and over two meters tall.
Its body was dark brown.
The carapace on its back was composed of cyan and brown, adorned with some white spots. The pattern was like a painting of stars dotted in the night sky. Of course, no one would be in the mood to appreciate this painting.
The surrounding people felt their hair stand on end when they saw this enormous beetle.
The carapace was shiny and glossy, reflecting the red light emitted by the Red Lotus.
With a leap, the Holy Son flew onto the beetle's back.
"Lu Ha!" The Holy Son pointed forward.
Although the surrounding people didn't understand what he was saying, they could guess that he was ordering the large beetle to charge forward.
The 18 Dharma Protectors looked at each other, not worried at all.
"Isn't this just a coincidence? Isn't this just walking right into our trap? If you were flying in the sky, attacking the Red Lotus aircraft, we would have to put in some effort. But you summoned a beetle; aren't you just offering yourself up?" This was the Dharma Protectors' true thought.
The position they were standing in was exactly within the 200-meter range. Even if they stood still, this beetle probably wouldn't be able to hurt them.
So, they nodded to each other, reaching a tacit understanding.
He's determined to show off.
Traveling a thousand miles to deliver a head, a very thoughtful gift.
The Holy Son had already ordered the beetle to charge, but the 18 people standing in front showed no reaction at all. This was unreasonable!
The Holy Son suddenly had an ominous premonition.
But he didn't know what their reliance was.
The arrow was on the string and had to be released.
No matter what their reliance was, he would never retreat. If he retreated, the Holy Envoys watching from the sidelines would definitely defect to the Red Lotus Sect without hesitation. This was something he absolutely couldn't allow.
Soon, the beetle arrived within the 200-meter range. The crystal cores scattered on the ground clearly marked this boundary line.
"Squeak~!"
As soon as it stepped into the 200-meter boundary, the beetle began to emit a sharp, ear-piercing cry.
Its body trembled violently. The Holy Son lost his balance and quickly leaped up and back.
This sudden scene startled him greatly.
The beetle was now rolling on the ground. Everyone could tell that it had been stimulated by something and was not long for this world.
Within a minute, this large beetle, over 10 meters long, had completely flipped over, its belly facing the sky, lying motionless on the ground.
Why wasn't the beetle completely decomposed by the nanobots?
Because decomposing this big guy would consume too much energy, and there were no crystal cores to be harvested. Therefore, the Queen Bee only destroyed its nervous system.
"Pfft~" The Holy Son spat out a mouthful of blood.
The beetle's death must have affected him.
"Hiss~!" Everyone gasped.
"What happened? Why did this big bug die?"
The crowd didn't understand.
They all looked to the sky, understanding that it was the red light emitted by the Red Lotus that killed it.
What they didn't know was that the beetle's death had nothing to do with the red light. But the goal was to create this mysterious, bizarre, and powerful effect.
It took a long time for the Holy Son to recover from his shock. He also looked to the sky.
"A divine artifact! I didn't expect it to really be a divine artifact! We must seize this Red Lotus!" The Holy Son became greedy.
But he knew that his own beetle was dead, and he was injured as a result. If he wanted to snatch the Red Lotus from the other party at this time, he had to think of a way.
"All Holy Envoys, listen to my order, release the red curtain to block the red light!" the Holy Son ordered loudly.
Well, I have to say that the Holy Son's mind is quite sharp. But unfortunately, he got the direction wrong.
Upon hearing the order, the Holy Envoys appeared one after another, offering up the red curtain and flying towards the Red Lotus.
Under the cover of the red curtain, the red light was indeed weakened a lot.
"Order the zombies to attack!" The Holy Son issued the order again.
The 18 Dharma Protectors stood there without moving, not taking the other party's plan seriously at all.
