The battle unfolded much the way Liang Xiong had intended. After the junior disciples thinned the numbers of the locusts, the veteran middle and late-stage Brawlers among the disciples rapidly closed with the flightless locusts attacking with spears that struck like lightning.
Any time the Brood Mother exposed herself, she was met instantly by a powerful bolt of lightning from Liang Xiong's war bow. After the third shot, she abandoned her brood and attempted to flee, racing to leave the area of the Ground Binding formation that prevented her from flying.
