718. The sun is fierce_1

The insects were torn apart by some invisible force, their black, white, yellow, and green fluids scattering everywhere, coalescing into a vile curtain of rain that descended chaotically and splashed all over Brown.

Before he could turn around to check, he saw the insect swarm erupting in explosions as it emerged from the forest. Their rudimentary intelligence couldn't comprehend what was happening, and in an instant, the crops on the fields, where golden wheat stalks swayed, were drenched in insect fluids, turning a pure black.

This assault by the swarm thus came to a halt.

Brown hurriedly turned around and saw Shia, clad in heavy armor and cloaked, raising her right hand. With a snap of her fingers, the insects in the back were crushed as if by a giant hand.

The storm abruptly receded, and sunlight pierced through the clouds to illuminate the earth. The remaining insects, as if fearful of Shia or perhaps the sunlight, burrowed into the forest and remained silent.