The number one expert on the continent appeared, stabilizing everyone. He now sat cross-legged at the cave entrance with his eyes closed—truthfully, he also wanted to go in and see for himself, but if he did, chaos would break out for sure, not to mention no one would cooperate against the insects.
"When did Sky Unity Sect become the gathering place for all the top experts in the world?" Standing at a certain spot in Sky Unity Sect, Daniel Pang said helplessly. As sect master, he could only watch Sky Unity Sect become a battlefield camp, and could barely imagine if there really was such a miraculous cave behind that mansion.
Besides Daniel Pang muttering to himself, someone else was standing in a hidden corner—it was Zane Tiernan, the one who leaked the news. He said gloomily, "They're all idiots. If they want to fight, they should do it inside the End of the Sky, not out here!" He never expected things to get this out of hand, everyone fighting so fiercely over a single cave entrance.
Thinking about those already inside the End of the Sky made him anxious.
Outside, the insect war was raging wildly, corpses everywhere. Soon, Benson Blue arrived. Seeing Lance Blue here, he said gloomily, "Let me in."
"No. We deal with the insects outside first, then talk," Lance Blue replied.
Benson Blue could only stand aside, listening to the killing cries outside. The people around him were slowly heading out to fight.
Not long after, the Blue Clan Patriarch arrived with some people. Seeing Lance Blue here, he was shocked: "I didn't expect you to be here too."
"Do you know how the insects outside got here?" Lance Blue asked curiously.
"They all shifted here from the Eastern Continent," the Blue Clan Patriarch reported.
"Looks like he came for this too," Lance Blue said, frowning.
Hearing that the Strange Fiend also came for this place, everyone frowned.
"What do we do now?" the Blue Clan Patriarch asked for instructions.
"Take some people outside and keep fighting the insects. If you see the Strange Fiend, report to me immediately—do not engage him directly," Lance Blue ordered.
The Blue Clan Patriarch nodded, using the last bit of his authority as alliance leader to rally everyone and send them out.
Soon, there were even fewer people left here.
A little later, more people arrived—Connor Hawke, and two elders: Mason White, a Free Alliance leader, and Ray Laird, another top figure.
"You made it," Lance Blue greeted the three, rising to meet them.
"I didn't expect that coming out of seclusion would mean facing a situation like this," Mason White sighed.
"That Strange Fiend is extremely strong—he's already surpassed the Spirit‑Wandering Realm," Lance Blue said, looking grim.
"Fellow Daoist Hawke already told us—looks like this battle can't be avoided," Mason White replied.
"I'll have to trouble everyone," Lance Blue nodded.
"We'll head out and kill some bugs to warm up. We'll leave this place to you for now," Mason White said to Lance Blue.
Then Mason White, Ray Laird, and Connor Hawke led some people out. Soon, corpses piled up outside—especially with Mason and Ray working together, their strength surpassed even peak Spirit‑Wandering. The strongest insects were only late-stage Spirit‑Wandering, so they couldn't resist at all.
With Connor Hawke joining in, the front was soon covered in insect corpses.
No matter how many insects came, they died. The experts there felt their morale soar.
Not far from Sky Unity Sect, two people were standing—one was the Strange Fiend, the other was Warren Wong.
Watching the insects get slaughtered, Warren Wong said angrily, "Master, what do we do now?"
"Those three are very strong," the Strange Fiend replied.
"But the three of them definitely aren't your match," Warren Wong answered.
"All the top experts from the continent have gathered here. That Blue Clan guy is here too. In our last fight, we were both injured. I wonder how much he's recovered now!" said the Strange Fiend, surveying the scene.
"Whatever happens, let's deal with those three first. Otherwise, our insect army..." Warren Wong knew that after so much slaughter, and after Evan Yang wiped them out before, there weren't many left—especially since these were his master's accumulation over countless millennia. It would be hard to rebuild such a force quickly, so he was worried.
"I know. That's why I'm watching their movements. In a moment, you'll keep controlling the insect army, and I'll charge in to kill," said the Strange Fiend.
"Understood," Warren Wong replied, taking orders.
After observing for a while, the Strange Fiend flashed away and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Mason White and Ray Laird. The two hadn't seen him before and didn't know who he was, but Connor Hawke had, and immediately shouted, "That's the Strange Fiend!"
Mason White and Ray Laird, who had been fighting insects, were shocked. They quickly blasted away the bugs around them and freed up their hands to battle the Strange Fiend.
Knowing how strong the Strange Fiend was, Mason White and Ray Laird didn't dare be careless. Connor Hawke also rushed in, and the three of them surrounded the Strange Fiend.
But the Strange Fiend wasn't struggling at all. The four of them were clashing purely with brute force.
"How did he suddenly get so strong?" Connor Hawke exclaimed. He realized that when he first fought the Strange Fiend, he wasn't nearly this powerful. After just a few encounters, he'd become this formidable—there was no way to fight him alone anymore.
As for Mason White and Ray Laird, they immediately felt at a disadvantage, constantly getting attacked by the Strange Fiend.