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Chapter 772 - 436: Encounter

Chapter 772: Chapter 436: Encounter

The Insect Race... also known as the Insect Nest Calamity.

In a certain plot world, human civilization almost exhausted all its resources to resist the invasion of the Insect Race.

The most dangerous aspect of the Insect Race is their numbers.

Humans, animals, plants, minerals, and even their own kind are all on their menu.

They would absorb nutrients or other useful materials from these sources and pass them on to their queen.

And the Insect Queen would give birth to even more powerful insect soldiers.

Of course, that’s not all. The Insect Race can evolve into powerful insect warriors by devouring their own kind, sacrificing quantity to improve quality.

However, if the overall acquisition of nutrients and energy is not substantial, they will not be able to produce very strong warriors.

As for the way to eliminate the Insect Race, it’s quite straightforward.

That is to eliminate their queen. Once the only queen within the Insect Race dies, their numbers will no longer increase.

As long as their numbers don’t increase, the nutrients they seize won’t be more.

Even if they devour each other and produce some ultra-powerful insects, they won’t be too strong.

Therefore, killing the Insect Queen and as many other insects as possible is humanity’s primary goal.

For this reason, He Feng’s Insect Extermination Team had arranged for a large number of personnel.

Among them was a Holder, several champion-level players, and even more combat personnel.

There were more than 100 players, and over 10 with a level above LV10.

The combat personnel were not rookies like Old Zhao but retired soldiers, police officers, and even members of the Great Wall Special Forces.

It was the largest and strongest human force in the disaster fog.

A thousand-strong team marched into the tunnels dug by the Insect Race.

They were prepared to scatter the ashes of the Insect Queen.

As a result, a portion of the Insect Race appeared in the tunnel where Li Changhe was located. This was truly unexpected.

Although they were preparing for battle, in reality, they were retreating while fighting.

Even with Li Changhe and the girl present, they didn’t attempt to clash head-on with the Insect Race.

There were too many insects, and fighting the Insect Army head-on without eliminating the source Insect Queen would only waste their own strength.

After all, there were only five players on Li Changhe’s side. With no large number of combat personnel assisting, they couldn’t afford to expend too much.

With the unknown number of Insect soldiers, it was better to retreat first.

The light ball illuminated the pitch-black tunnel as the team retreated quickly.

Behind them, the soft patter of footsteps followed closely like a shadow.

Li Changhe, who was at the rear of the team, took out his Abyssal Whisper mechanical bow, alert to the approaching Insect Race. If necessary, he would activate the Hundred-Headed Shooter to collapse the entire tunnel.

This could effectively block the advance of the Insect soldiers, but the danger was that using such a powerful attack in the tunnel could also bury everyone alive.

Frightened screams from other Terror Devils came from the depths of the tunnel. It seemed that the Insect Race did not show mercy to the Terror Devils.

"Are they fighting each other? Aren’t Terror Devils not supposed to fight each other?" Li Changhe asked as he ran.

Due to the uneven terrain in the tunnel, which was squeezed out by the Abyssal Worm, the bumpy ground was not suitable for everyone to use their skills.

As a result, apart from the Ghost Face player, everyone else’s movement speed was not particularly fast.

Being surrounded by insect swarms like this was only a matter of time.

Fortunately, the wandering Terror Devils deep in the cave became the target of the insect swarm’s attack, giving the small team some extra time.

"The fact that Terror Devils don’t fight each other is actually a misconception, and some unruly Terror Devils would attack humans or other Terror Devils indiscriminately. However, those with higher intelligence are no different from humans in their thinking, or even superior to humans. For example, the leader of these Insect Race, the Insect Queen." Chen Yu, who was being dragged by the girl, managed to keep up and said, "She wants the Insect Race to eat these Terror Devils to gain more nutrients, create more Terror Devils, or achieve a bigger goal."

"A bigger goal... The Abyssal Worm? They want to eat the Abyssal Worm?" The Ghost Face player’s tone changed slightly. Although their target was to kill the wounded Abyssal Worm, it would not be a good thing if the Insect Race killed and devoured the Abyssal Worm. After all, the Abyssal Worm was so large that it could provide the Insect Race with unimaginable nutrients. This might even allow the Insect Queen to give birth to even stronger insects.

Li Changhe had a sudden thought.

The main difference between the Terror Devils and humans is that most of them lack rationality. When they sensed the presence of humans, they would rush to the various Safe Zones and be torn apart by the automatic turrets. However, after surviving for a long enough time, their intelligence would also increase. So, the Terror Devils in the disaster fog began to become smarter and hid outside the Safe Zone’s perimeter, gathering companions.

This was not good news, as there were not many humans who could fight. If the number of Terror Devils really accumulates to a certain point, it might cause a lot of pressure.

Among them, some clever Terror Devils could pose a significant threat to humans.

For example, at this moment, the Insect Race had started to attack other Terror Devils.

They would be turned into nutrients, allowing the Insect Queen to produce more Insect Race.

Moreover, there was the presence of an Abyssal Worm in this underground space.

"Whether the Insect Race devoured the Abyssal Worm to create more insects or attacked the Abyssal Worm to cause it to rampage again, it would be a disaster for humans." Li Changhe hesitated, "If it’s the latter, the Insect Queen’s intelligence is simply too high. It’s a masterstroke of driving away wolves and tigers!"

"No matter which one, neither is good news." The girl responded.

Later, the team suddenly stopped. They heard the footsteps coming from ahead.

Just a hundred meters away, at the fork in the road.

The sound was not loud, but it could still be detected by the players as it echoed back and forth in the tunnel.

There was only their small killing squad in the tunnel, so any other sound could only be from the Terror Devils.

Were they Insect Race? Or other escaping Terror Devils?

The latter was more likely, after all, the sound of footsteps was like that of humanoid creatures, and there was also light.

It was... the Treasures Immortal Team!

They were actually blocked at the front. Li Changhe cursed under his breath; it wasn’t good to use the Hundred-Headed Shooter like this. If he wasn’t careful, he could block off their escapte route and that would be a big problem.

The team immediately slowed down their pace to avoid being detected by the others.

The Ghost Face player at the front of the team directly put the light ball out. The other side probably hadn’t noticed them yet, so they could make the first move!

Li Changhe switched his mechanical bow back to the Hundred Generals’ Saber.

Shui Yue also took a short sword out of her backpack.

They were never weak in close combat. Both of them were Extraordinary Soldiers, so what about the Treasures Immortal Team? Under the attack of two Extraordinary Soldiers, they would surely be defeated!

The small team moved closer and closer to the fork, and the footsteps from the other side became clearer and clearer. It seemed that they were about to meet at the fork.

Li Changhe quietly approached the fork, preparing to make a move when...

The rock wall beside him suddenly cracked open, and a sharp cold glint arrived first.