The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 422 - 359 Do You Have a Gender Preference for Your Son-in-law?

Chapter 422: Chapter 359 Do You Have a Gender Preference for Your Son-in-law?

"Haste makes waste,"

The old man shook his head to himself.

The activity of the resentment clearly had gathered in a short amount of time.

Accumulating so much resentment and murderous aura in such a brief period without having learned the proper methods of the Killing Path, it was expected that he would deviate into demonic paths.

But now it was impossible for him to withdraw the grand music. Without the army of crickets’ murderous aura training, Liu Zheng would only deviate faster.

Moreover, it was the heat of the intense battle now, and forcibly withdrawing troops would also damage the cricket kings.

"Ah, well, let it be. Consider it an early dowry from this old man."

The old man sighed deeply and leaped into action.

His form, shrinking mid-air, eventually transformed into a large jade-colored cricket with bony protuberances on its head resembling a royal crown.

"Since it is the ’Battle Array Music,’ how can there be no great general? Lucky boy, since the last interview with the boss, I haven’t personally played the grand music,"

"Soldiers, follow your king into battle!"

The Jade Cricket exclaimed loudly.

"Yes!"

With the king leading the charge, the morale of the cricket army soared.

Even though their forms and equipment had not changed, the difference in their spirit and vigor was like heaven and earth.

Moreover, the previously scattered military formation now faintly began to solidify.

"Come, boy, let this king see how much weight you carry, whether you have the qualifications to bear the future of our cricket clan!"

After many years, the Jade Cricket felt a surge of boldness in his heart as he played the grand music again.

Meanwhile, Liu Zheng paid no attention, merely continuing his assault within the military ranks.

"This boy’s spiritual power and physical strength are terrifying. Could it be that his bloodline is truly magical?"

The grand music battle formation not only consumed spirit but also physical strength. An ordinary person would have wilted by now, yet Liu Zheng’s stature appeared unchanged.

It was uncertain whether this bloodline would remain after transforming into a cricket, but if it could, then he truly would be a supreme holy body of the inherent cricket clan.

Seeing the military formation about to be scattered by Liu Zheng again, the Jade Cricket steeled his thoughts and plucked out two of his large teeth.

One tooth transformed into the King’s Sword, the other into the Jade Seal.

"Fire arrows!"

The Jade Cricket, holding the Jade Seal, pointed the sword at Liu Zheng.

The sword of the lords, unstoppable straight forward, supreme when raised, striking like thunder, commanding submission within all four borders.

The long-awaiting archer formation immediately fired arrows, countless tooth arrows flying towards Liu Zheng like locusts.

And those infantry crickets coordinated by swarming him, clearly disregarding the rain of arrows even at the risk of being hit themselves.

The cricket army, naturally fierce and fearless, now driven further by the presence of their king, became even more daring and vigorous.

Even as Liu Zheng grew increasingly adept with his sword arm, he could not break through for the moment.

A few blinks later, the downpour of tooth arrows swooped down.

Already covered in countless wounds, he was directly turned into a pincushion by the arrows.

If only Zhuge Liang had used him during the ’Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats,’ millions more arrows wouldn’t have been a problem.

Suddenly heavily injured, the relentless Liu Zheng couldn’t help but halt his advance, a trace of clarity emerging in his vacant eyes.

"Hmm, as expected, a youngster who doesn’t learn his lessons needs a beating,"

The Jade Cricket noticed the change in his eyes and thought smugly.

The Killing Path and demonic ways are just like wayward children—thinking they are invincible, fearing nothing, dismissing all laws and principles as nonsense.

In such a case, reasoning with them would only make you seem like an annoying nag.

Only by subduing them physically would they realize that the world does not revolve around them.

Indeed, the Killing Path and demonic ways aren’t inherently wrong; in fact, in other worlds, they might even be the right path.

But in the Metropolis, these are regarded as evil paths.

Because the Metropolis has only one center, and that is the City Hall.

The number of kills required by the Killing Path and demonic ways could easily lead to demographic imbalances and genocides.

This would force City Hall to relocate populations from outside, greatly increasing their workload.

And, as everyone knows, all bureaucratic systems deeply detest anything that increases their workload.

Especially foreign affairs, which can’t be resolved by formalism, would absolutely enrage them.

If Liu Zheng really dared to incite the wrath of the bureaucratic system of City Hall, even the sewers might not be able to protect him.

In the end, he could only hide in shelters or simply settle the instance.

The reason why the Jade Cricket knew this path was a dead end is also from the ancient texts left by his ancestors.

The cricket clan’s desire to evolve was also inseparable from the Killing Path. Thus, they had made connections with many experts of the Killing Path and solved many mysteries.

Now, the Jade Cricket intended to use its Killing Path to subdue Liu Zheng’s path and drag him back to the right path by the ears.

"Fire arrows!"

It swung the sword again.

Another barrage of arrows shot towards Liu Zheng.

Afterwards, the archers promptly discarded their bows and arrows, pulled off the scythe wings on their backs, and transformed them into swords and shields, charging forward.

For there were only two tooth arrows, and they were now spent.

Facing another round of arrow rain, Liu Zheng finally made his move.

He thrust his sword arm into the bodies of the cricket soldiers, lifting them in front of him, forming a wall of shields.

"Good reaction, but unfortunately, this is my battlefield."

The Jade Cricket raised the Jade Seal.

"Souls, return!"

It shook the Jade Seal like waving a Soul Summoning Banner.

The cricket bodies lifted by Liu Zheng immediately transformed into a phantom and flew into the Jade Seal.

Undeterred, he again thrust his sword arm into several cricket bodies and lifted them up.

"Souls, return!"

The Jade Cricket once again shook the Jade Seal and reclaimed the cricket bodies.

As Liu Zheng was about to impale more bodies, the arrow rain already pierced the sky, pinning him thoroughly with its density.