Void Beetle Evolution Guide

While suspended on one leg, Ashe had no control over her balance and was being tossed around by the rapidly flying ice dragon, let alone shooting arrows upside down; the gusts of wind howled like sharp blades rushing towards her face, and her hair was like whips, lashing her eyes so hard that she couldn't open them; the violent turbulence from the flight was like throwing her consciousness into a tumbler, making it difficult to concentrate and causing her to lose all sense of direction.

Despite the immense interference, the ice arrows failed to solidify properly. Ashe tried several times, but ultimately failed. The unequal ice arrows had weak magic power, and when they landed on the sea, they only formed ice lumps the size of a tabletop, which were far from enough to support everyone's footing.

“Let me do it,” Portil said, unable to bear it any longer. “I’ll grab you with my claws; that should be more stable.”

“Sounds feasible. But how do you expect her to get into your claws in this situation? Am I supposed to throw her over?” Kasha asked.

“Just throw her away, I’ll catch her.” No sooner had Portila finished speaking than another clap of thunder boomed beside her, sending a chill down her spine. She urged anxiously, “Hurry! It’s getting more and more dangerous here!”

“Then I’m really lost. Ashe, if Portil can’t catch you or if she grabs too hard and breaks your ribs, go find her, not me.” Kai’Sa’s voice faded into the biting wind, but her disclaimer clearly reached Ashe’s ears.

"Uh...hehe..."

Listening to their unreliable conversation, Ash felt caught in a dilemma. But it was, after all, her suggestion, and regardless of how it was implemented, she had to try her best to give everyone a satisfactory answer.

Before she could even prepare herself, Kasha let go and threw her out. Everything around her was spinning rapidly in the wind, and she had no control over her body, only watching herself get closer and closer to the sea as the world spun around her.

Aisha heard a flapping sound approaching, followed by a series of screams, as if something unexpected had happened.

Portil failed to catch her as agreed, and seeing that falling into the sea was inevitable, Ashe simply put away the ice bow to prevent it from slipping out of her hands and sinking to the bottom of the sea.

At the same time, she closed her eyes and prayed that she wouldn't die from the fall. As long as she had a breath left, Kai'Sa could save her, but the excruciating pain from the injury was probably unavoidable.

At the critical moment, a pitch-black demonic claw suddenly appeared, tearing through the void, and firmly grabbed Ashe as she fell.

The claws, though seemingly ferocious, moved with remarkable gentleness, deliberately supporting Ash's body as it sank a short distance to absorb the impact before firmly gripping her. Throughout the entire process, Ash suffered almost no injury from the fall, a fact that even she found unbelievable.

Still shaken, Ashe looked closely and realized that what had grabbed her was not Portil's dragon claw, but a dark claw that resembled a human hand. She was stunned for a moment.

This claw only extends forward from the wrist; the connection between it and the forearm has an extremely flat cross-section, as if it had been cleaved open by a sharp blade.

However, looking inside from the cross-section, there are no bones, muscles, or blood vessels. It is like a mysterious door leading to the void, empty yet emitting an eerie purple light, connecting to the boundless expanse of space.

"Are you alright? Are you here?" Wild Hunt's voice echoed in Ashe's mind, pulling her back from her wandering thoughts.

"I...I'm fine." Ashe took a deep breath and asked blankly, "Why is it you? Didn't you say you were sending Portil to pick me up?"

"What? You don't want me to save you? Then I'll just throw you into the sea." The Wild Hunt loosened his grip slightly, startling Ashe into gripping her index finger tightly, pressing all her weight onto it, completely unaware that her ample breasts had been completely flattened.

"No...nothing like that. I'm very grateful to you, I was just curious about what happened just now?" Ash quickly explained.

The series of unexpected events in a short period of time overwhelmed her, causing her to lose her composure and not pay attention to her words.

Wild Hunt didn't pursue the matter; he just made a joke to ease the tension.

Hearing her ask this, he sighed helplessly: "Let them tell you themselves."

Before long, Portyl and Kai'Sa flew towards Ashe.

Botil's dragon wings flapped through the air, producing a deep, powerful sound; while Kasha's insect wings vibrated at a high frequency, emitting a sharp, piercing, and deafening roar. The two sounds intertwined, stirring up the sea below and making it turbulent for a long time.

"Ashe, are you alright?" Kai'Sa asked anxiously, her tense expression a stark contrast to when she had just thrown Ashe away without hesitation.

"I'm fine. Wild Hunt saved me in time." Ashe forced a smile. She was terrified just now; how could she be alright? "By the way, what exactly happened? Why did you two separate?"

“When I threw you out, I was already prepared to be there for you. If Portil hadn’t caught you, I would have flown out to save you immediately,” Kasha explained guiltily. “But no one expected that Portil would make a sharp turn to catch you, throwing everyone except me out of the way. At the time, she and I were busy saving the others, and we just couldn’t… take care of your situation.”

"I'm sorry... I couldn't hold on tight..." As she spoke, Talia, whom she was holding in her arms, gave her an apologetic look. On the other side, Portil's two thick dragon claws grabbed Ahri and Sephiroth respectively.

"It's no use holding on tight. This stupid dragon didn't even consider how powerful the torque would be when making a sharp turn at high speed. Even someone like me who can't fly knows that. It's hard to say that she didn't do it on purpose."

To prove her point, Sephie held up a tuft of white hair in her hand, which was originally the reins she used to secure the rope, but it was pulled out by the roots by the powerful torque.

"Bullshit! I've never carried anyone in flight before. Who knows if a slight movement would cause you all to fall!" Portil instantly flew into a rage. If her scales could change color, she would definitely be blushing furiously right now.

"Heh, I don't want to hear it. What does it feel like to have your fur plucked? Does it hurt?" Sephie's lips curled into a mocking smile as she spoke, releasing her fingers and letting the tuft of white fur in her hand be swept away by the wind.

"Try it if it doesn't hurt!" Portil roared, his voice almost cracking.

She knew that Saifei didn't care about the truth at all; she just wanted to take the opportunity to mock her.

Normally, she wouldn't have bothered with it; she could have just let it go. But this time, she knew she also had a problem, so she couldn't accept Saifei putting all the blame on her.

"Heh heh. I don't have any hair, so I can't try." Sephie grinned, her face beaming with a triumphant smile, completely oblivious to Portil's already bursting rage.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing," Aisha advised. "This whole thing started because of me. If I hadn't been so presumptuous as to say I wanted to freeze the sea, this wouldn't have happened."

"How can this be your problem?"

"It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore. Consider this a lesson learned, and I just hope that something like this never happens again." Ai

Xi forcefully shut up Kasha's words.

Even the best of friends can't withstand this kind of test. If it happens a few more times, they might break up.

With her mouth gagged, Kasha, who was itching to speak, looked at the Wild Hunt's suddenly appearing demonic claws and asked in bewilderment, "What's with those claws? I don't know anything about them."

“Lissandra accepted our gift, so this is her return gift,” Wild Hunt replied vaguely. Only Kai'Sa could understand his words; the others were unaware of how the skin armor evolved.

"Hmph! Why didn't you say so earlier if you had this ability? You made us so anxious and worried. This is all your fault! Portil, don't you think so?" Kasha huffed, seemingly having found the perfect way to "get away with it," and directly pulled Portil to shift the firepower towards the Wild Hunt.

“I have no objection. Everyone is anxious, and we really shouldn’t hold back,” Portil said. The lightning that could strike at any moment in the sea of ​​clouds was very intimidating to her.

"Alright, it's my fault. I shouldn't have held back. If I had just grabbed Ashe and made her shoot arrows from the beginning, there wouldn't have been so much trouble." To ease the tense atmosphere, Wild Hunt didn't offer any further explanation, his words carrying a hint of teasing, completely unconcerned about the "crime."

"No way? You're really admitting your mistake?"

Kaisa was speechless, unable to understand how Wild Hunt could tolerate her inexplicable accusations, and instead felt guilty.

Her seriousness contrasted sharply with Wild Hunt's carefree attitude, which amused the others.

"So what?" Wild Hunt snorted indifferently.

You can say he's hiding his talents, but that's always been his attitude—he doesn't act until the crucial moment.

The purpose is to give the family members more opportunities to perform, so that they can grow through trials and tribulations and not become overly dependent on him.

Everyone knows this. They're just talking about it; they won't really blame Wild Hunt, as he's already protected everyone very well.

However, the joyful atmosphere didn't last long, as a clap of thunder overhead urged them to get moving.

"In that case, Ashe, you might as well let the Wild Hunt catch you and shoot arrows at you."

"Okay, I won't make a mistake this time."

Seeing Kai'Sa's serious expression return, Ashe nodded emphatically in promise.

Chapter 303 The Sea King Insect Swarm

With a crisp snap of the bowstring, Ashe was finally able to fire a complete arrow.

The moment the ice arrow touched the sea surface, concentric circles of white ice patterns rapidly spread out from the point of impact, instantly freezing the originally turbulent seawater into a lotus platform forged from ice.

Around the lotus platform, countless ice spikes grow upwards in a staggered and orderly manner, naturally forming a unique arc resembling a ship's hull, with a concave center and towering edges. The spacious and stable space is enough to accommodate everyone to sit comfortably.

A cheer erupted from the crowd, and Ashe's tense nerves finally relaxed slightly, revealing a relieved smile.

After everyone carefully ascended the lotus platform, Portil also gracefully transformed into human form from mid-air and landed lightly on the lotus platform.

She looked up at the sky, where dark clouds rolled in and lightning flashed, let out a long sigh, and muttered to herself, "At least we don't have to risk being struck by lightning anymore. But the question is, how do we solve the problem of propulsion? We can't just rely on the waves, can we?"

After Portil finished speaking, he found that everyone was silent, and their gazes seemed to be drawn by invisible threads, intentionally or unintentionally turning towards Sephiroth.

A slight upturn of her lips revealed a subtle, sly smile of triumph, for this situation was precisely the result of her deliberate manipulation.

"What are you looking at me for?" Sephie felt a chill run down her spine from everyone's stares. She widened her eyes, fiercely scanning each person in turn, and shouted at the top of her lungs, "I've already tried it. There's electricity in this seawater. Whoever wants to go can go, but I'm definitely not going!"

"Do you remember you could even withstand heavenly lightning before? Now that there's a little electricity in the water, you can't handle it?" Kasha raised an eyebrow.

"How can that be the same? Being struck by lightning is only a moment, but the electric current in the sea is always there. The pain may be less, but the torment is eternal." Sephie frowned and retorted with a look of disgust.

“We’re all dragons. I can carry people for so long, so why can’t you push the boat?” Portil added fuel to the fire.

"If you say another word, believe me, I'll throw you into the sea for electroshock therapy!" Knowing she was in the wrong, Sephie immediately walked angrily toward Portil, wanting to use violence to shut her up.

"This is unreasonable! This is part of your responsibility! Don't try to shirk it!" Seeing this, Portil shouted as she quickly hid behind the crowd, begging the Wild Hunt to save her.

"Sigh, I'll do it." Wild Hunt sighed and took the initiative to push the lotus platform forward with his demonic claws.

He began to wonder if it was a mistake to put two evil dragons in the team. Sephiroth and Portil disliked each other, and no one but him could persuade them. They used all their energy to fight amongst themselves, and they would only put aside their prejudices and solve the problem when disaster struck.

However, after Wild Hunt had only pushed the lotus platform a few miles across the sea, he sensed something unusual in the waves beneath him.

The lotus platform shuddered violently, its center of gravity shifting instantly. Kasha stumbled and nearly fell. This feeling was all too familiar; the ship had shaken violently just like this when they encountered the deep-sea monster aboard the Dancing Tide.

She knew perfectly well that only a massive creature stirring up the seawater below could cause such a situation, so she blurted out, "A sea monster?"

"No way..." Upon hearing this, the others became increasingly fearful. The ice lotus beneath their feet couldn't withstand the destruction of a sea monster.

“This is the Frozen Sea, isn’t it normal to have sea monsters here? I’ve even hunted a few on the shore before.” Portil thought the others were making a fuss over nothing and couldn’t help but complain, “Thunder in the sky, monsters in the sea, I really don’t understand why they had to come to the bear people’s territory. If you ask me, this was a mistake from the very beginning.”

“Yes, it was definitely self-inflicted.” Ashe echoed with a bitter smile, her guilt growing stronger, as if countless knives were stabbing at her heart, but she still had to follow Portil’s lead.

“Sefie, I can’t help you avoid it this time,” Wild Hunt said.

Any sea monster is just an appetizer in front of Sephiroth, and given the current situation, it would be really unreasonable for her not to lend a hand.

"Honestly, this is so annoying." At Wild Hunt's signal, Sephie finally took a step. She angrily smashed a blocking ice spike with her fist, then leaped into the sea.

The seawater was icy cold and faintly electrified. As soon as Sephie entered the water, she couldn't help but shiver.

If it weren't for the fact that her skin armor in human form could block electric current, she would probably be so shocked that her eyelids would be out of control right now.

In the murky water, she struggled to open her eyes and searched around.

Soon, the shadowy, thin, dark figures came into view. The group of figures was rapidly circling below, seemingly observing these uninvited guests from the shadows.

The seawater was stirred up, causing bubbles to rise, making the dark shadows appear very blurry. However, thanks to her years of experience hunting sea monsters, Sephiroth immediately recognized that these were a group of sea monsters.

They have dense joints, tightly connected one after another, and their backs are covered with thick scales that gleam with a cold light in the dim light, making them look indestructible.

Sephie didn't want to waste time. In an instant, her body shone brightly, transforming into a colossal sea dragon, a thousand meters long. Compared to it, the few sea monsters were pitifully small, not even as thick as her forelimbs.

However, without the protection of her armor, the invisible electric currents in the sea acted directly on her. The currents stung her eyes like sharp steel needles, making it almost impossible for her to open them, and the tentacles of the bait on her head flickered incessantly, making them particularly conspicuous in the dim seawater.

The Sea Beetle, though not highly intelligent, sensed the immense power of Saifei.

When threatened, their first reaction was not to flee, but to be attracted by the shimmering bait, and like moths to a flame, they recklessly rushed towards Sephiroth.

This saved her the trouble of searching for them one by one. Sephie let out a deafening roar that echoed through the seawater, and then charged headlong into the sea monsters without hesitation.

Her enormous body thrashed about in the sea, stirring up huge waves, causing the lotus platform above to shake violently and teeter on the verge of collapse.

As soon as the two sides met, Sephiroth used her agility to bite one of the sea monsters.

The sharp fangs easily pierced the hard scales of the sea monster, biting firmly into its joints, and then it shook its head wildly.

In no time at all, the enormous, white organ, along with flesh and blood, was flung out and drifted in the murky seawater.

Before Saifei could even begin to enjoy her meal, the other sea monsters seized the opportunity to rush up and bite her tightly. Their protruding fangs generated a powerful suction force while simultaneously releasing an incredibly strong electric current.

The dim seawater was instantly illuminated by the electric light, and the powerful current pierced through the sea dragon's scales, coursing wildly through its body.

Sephie had no idea that the Sea King Worm of the Frozen Sea was actually a mutated species that could generate electricity. She was so shocked that she convulsed uncontrollably, and her nictitating membrane uncontrollably covered her eyeballs, making it look like she was rolling her eyes.

Fortunately, the Wild Hunt was worried about her condition. After she entered the sea, the enormous claw followed her and submerged into the ocean.

Seeing that Sephiroth was in trouble, the giant claw cracked open in the palm of the hand, just like the one on Kassa, and a swollen, bulging evil eye quickly grew out of the crack.

The one-eyed creature's gaze flickered eerily, fixed intently on one of the sea monsters, its terrifying pupils beginning to gather a chilling purple light.

The giant claw's structure is basically the same as the skin on Kaisa's hand. Kaisa's Palm Cannon Wild Hunt is also similar, but its power is dozens of times greater.

He can do things that Kai'Sa can't, such as the Lifeform Disintegration Ray that Kai'Sa can only unleash in Assault Form, but Wild Hunt can release it with just his one-eyed structure.

Before the splitting ray was even fired, Sephiroth felt a metallic taste in her mouth. Immediately afterward, a brutal beam of light fell from above, easily cleaving the Sea King Worm in two like an indestructible cannon.

The seawater seemed to have been hit by a bomb, instantly boiling violently, with countless bubbles surging out like a volcanic eruption, as if it had fallen into an apocalyptic catastrophe.

The destructive power of void energy to the environment is truly staggering; this is all the Wild Hunt can do to help Sephiroth.

Fortunately, the Sea Beetle couldn't discharge electricity for too long. After enduring a round of electric shocks, it was finally Sephi's turn to launch a counterattack.

She forced herself to endure the numbness and grabbed the remaining few sea monsters, tearing them into pieces like an enraged monster.

After swallowing several blood clots whole, she could no longer endure the torment of the electrified seawater. She suddenly swung her body away from the icy sea and returned to the platform.

Back on the lotus platform, she didn't want to say a word. She simply collapsed to the ground and ignored everyone. No one could wake her now.

Seeing this, no one dared to step forward and provoke her. Especially Portil, who immediately became much more obedient after being glared at fiercely.

"What's going on?" Kaisa, bewildered, sought out the Wild Hunt, wanting to find out what had happened beneath the surface of the sea.

“Water is four times weaker than electricity. She’s been electrocuted.” Wild Hunt replied, as if he had foreseen Nera’s fate.

Chapter 304 Bloodstained Sky

After overcoming numerous hardships and dangers, Wild Hunt and his retinue finally arrived at the territory of the Bearmen.