Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 240 - 178: Other Cities, Seeking Help at our Doorstep_1

Ye Feng had never before used the Ability to Control Heaven and Earth on such a grand scale.

It was only after pushing this ability to its limit this time that he realized, there really was a ceiling to the Ability to Control Heaven and Earth.

During the widespread deployment of the "Ice Rain," he had felt where the limit lay. Now, when he used the Ability to Control Heaven and Earth to create natural disasters, he could at most expend 50,000 points of Spiritual Energy at one time.

Therefore, even if he exerted Ice Rain with reckless abandon, he could at most cover a range with a diameter of six kilometers, and the temperature could only be lowered to a minimum of minus 20 degrees Celsius.

This was his limit, and when compared to a real natural disaster, it still fell short, especially in terms of area covered.

Of course, for Ye Feng at his current state, this level of power was completely sufficient, and as his strength improved, so too would his Ability to Control Heaven and Earth.

Moreover, if he sought absolute destructive power, he could always condense thunder to attack.

A thunder formed from 50,000 points of Spiritual Energy, he felt, could instantly kill other Fifth Order Mutated Beings.

At this thought, Ye Feng’s gaze involuntarily drifted towards the direction of the forbidden zone.

He was somewhat tempted to convert the entirety of his 850,000 points of Spiritual Energy into the power of Thunder to strike at the forbidden zone, just to see how effective that would be.

"Let’s not be rash, better wait until the military’s specialized Earth-penetrating Bombs are completed before making plans," Ye Feng quickly calmed down, knowing the issue with the forbidden zone wasn’t something that could be solved overnight.

Following his intervention, he believed his status in the hearts of Yang City’s residents would surely rise several levels.

He needed to think about how to nurture his current image to harvest more Spiritual Energy from their faith.

As Ye Feng was tallying the rewards from this battle, Yang City was bustling with activity.

With the crisis averted, many orders that had been previously issued now needed urgent revisions.

The teams that had been ordered to evacuate now returned to the city walls.

However, their mentality had completely changed.

As they looked towards the distant Mutated Bug Swarm, they no longer felt the slightest fear and were ready for battle.

What they did not expect was that after such a devastating blow, the swarm began to turn on itself.

Through their telescopes, everyone could clearly see that some particularly large Bug Kings within the swarm had started fighting each other.

This infighting lasted for about ten minutes, and in the end, the remaining bug swarm split into two parts.

One part continued to move towards the city walls, while the other began to retreat.

It is worth mentioning that the retreating Mutated Bugs specifically went to the area where the Mutated Locusts had been frozen, picked up their corpses, and then moved toward the Donglin Mountain Range.

Clearly, the Locust Army had become food for them, perhaps one of the reasons why this part of the Mutated Insects chose to withdraw.

The remaining Mutated Insects, naturally, felt that humans were too delicious to give up.

All of this was clearly observed by Bai Yinghui, standing on the city wall, yet there was no joy on his face, only a weightiness.

He sighed and said, "It’s bad enough that the Mutated Animals have become clever, but I didn’t expect these Mutated Insects to have evolved to such a degree of intelligence, even learning to choose their battles."

Jian Yi, standing beside him, nodded and added, "What’s more, those that left are the clever ones. If there is a fourth Spiritual Energy Resurgence and they enhance their strength before making another assault like this, it’ll be even tougher to handle."

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The wilds now resembled a primeval jungle, which was practically heaven for these Mutated Insects. With no shortage of food, their breeding rate was probably even more terrifying than before the Spiritual Energy Resurgence.

Bai Yinghui was slightly silent, but watching the rapidly approaching Mutated Bug Swarm, he exhaled and said, "Let’s not think about that for now. We’ll talk after we’ve gotten through this crisis."

Following that, Bai Yinghui stopped considering so much and began to focus on commanding the battle.

With nearly half of the Mutated Bug Swarm having withdrawn, there were only about 60 million left attacking Yang City.

Although the remaining Mutated Insects attacked very fiercely, even more terrifyingly committed than before, swiftly deploying nearly 10 million of their number.

But this could not change the course of the battle. At this point, Bai Yinghui didn’t need to worry about conserving ammunition anymore.

He launched five Thermostatic Shells, then immediately used 4,000 mortar rounds for saturated bombardment.

After two rounds of bombing, of the 10 million Mutated Bugs, only about 3 million remained, and this latter portion still had to pass through potent insecticide and a sea of fire.

By the time the swarm arrived at the base of the city walls, their numbers had diminished to barely more than 1 million.

If it were before, the defenders would still struggle against such a scale. However, now, with the support of Dragon Hall, the situation was completely different, and they could hold the line with stability.

It could be said that by this point, there was basically no suspense left in the battle; the only concern was when the fighting would end.