Chapter 37: Insect Mother

A tragic scream suddenly rang out in the silent night.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" a soldier's pupils dilated as he saw clearly in front of him a huge creature emerging from the ground and biting his comrade's lower body.

"Oh no! The insects are coming! We're under attack!" After a brief moment of silence, the crowd immediately descended into chaos, scattering in all directions and crying out in panic and confusion.

The sounds of battle erupted, the scene in chaos, with two giant corpse beetles, their exoskeletons gray and oozing a foul yellow liquid, a result of decaying bodies if one looked closely.

Clearly, the number of deaths at the school far exceeded what was visible. Many people had been dragged underground and buried as fertilizer.

It was unimaginable. The despair and fear those living people must have felt as they were dragged underground. Among them were renowned professors, kind and gentle teachers, the beautiful school flower, and the gentle young man admired by countless girls, and now... their bodies were piled underground, left to ferment, then devoured by this group of filthy monsters.

The crowd surged, and before they could react, seven or eight people were killed. Unlike ordinary people, the hot-blooded soldiers did not falter, instead, in a very short time they stabilized their fear, rallied and charged towards the creatures.

"These insects are trying to kill us. We can't let them pass. Charge!" one soldier roared in anger, holding a machine gun firmly on the trigger.

Compared to the crowd, the giant corpse beetles had not seen so many living people for a long time. Faced with such a bloody scene, they roared and charged at the crowd.

"Boom!" A violent explosion resounded, bullets shot into the bronze corpse beetle's body, making a clinking sound, with most of the bullets bouncing off, only a few hitting some joints, but they had no effect on the beetle.

The giant corpse beetle turned its gaze towards a nearby soldier, accelerating its speed and pouncing directly at him.

At this moment, the giant corpse beetle was charging with a terrifying momentum, and just one glance at the ferocious, bloody, and murderous atmosphere was enough to terrify ordinary people. Especially the droplets of corpse fluid on its body, which seemed like a death knell. In just a glimpse, the soldier's neck was bitten off.

Different from the deformed beasts, the giant corpse beetles had defensive capabilities.

Exoskeleton.

Before the giant corpse beetles evolved, their bodies were relatively soft, but once they advanced to bronze, their exoskeletons became extremely hard and impervious.

Bullets.

This great weapon in peacetime was completely ineffective against the giant corpse beetles.

Dealing with these creatures required powerful rocket or artillery fire.

Otherwise.

Even if hundreds of bullets were fired, they would have little effect on these creatures.

But precisely because of this, the exoskeleton of the giant corpse beetles had an astonishing value. Some blacksmiths could forge their shells into decent armor. In many places, such armor was a rare and sought-after item.

"No!"

"These monsters aren't afraid of bullets!"

"What do we do?!"

Several heart-wrenching voices rang out, and even some soldiers showed looks of despair. After all, their last resort had lost its effectiveness, and they had no idea what to do.

A vine sorcerer stepped out, casually planting a few seeds below.

Vine art!

Suddenly, a green vine emerged from the ground.

The size was similar to a baby's arm, but it was five meters long. It obstructed the attack of the giant corpse beetles, and although it couldn't hold out for long, it provided the crowd with a chance to escape.

The vine sorcerer's face was pale, manipulating the vines to hold off the enemy had consumed most of his strength, but he still persisted.

The expression on the giant corpse beetle was fierce, feeling the vines on its body tightening, from the spine to the neck turning red, and the entire body becoming distorted. This caused it tremendous pain.

A touch of madness flashed in the giant corpse beetle's eyes.

It roared, the sound like a fierce ghost from the underworld, piercing to the ears.

The large corpse stumbles violently, and the vines become loose. On the other side, the vine sorcerer's face is already pale. Its power is not enough to restrain the struggling monster. It won't be long before the monster breaks free from the vines.

What to do?

The vine sorcerer grits its teeth, exerting so much force that even a trace of blood appears on its gums.

A streak of dark green blood spurts out, piercing the eye of the large corpse.

The large corpse begins to struggle. The intense pain in its eyes leaves it unaware of what is happening. It attempts to escape, but the next moment, another arrow comes down from the sky.

A weak click.

Another arrow in the eye.

The vines control the movements of the large corpse. Hidden in the darkness, the elves draw their bows and shoot arrows. With just two arrows, they break through the defenses of the corpse.

Now, the graceful figure of the dark elf is more like the scythe of death, radiating a deathly glare.

Boom!

A heavy thud!

The large corpse struggles for a moment, then the massive body falls to the ground.

Perfect cooperation.

Without the vine sorcerer, the dark elves could not have skillfully killed the large corpse with arrows. However, it's a pity that the vine sorcerer's power has been exhausted. As the corpse falls, the sorcerer also sits down heavily, gasping for breath.

"Close in, the corpse is a creature with great anger. The larvae on the playground have already noticed this place... the larvae's carapace is not strong, bullets can easily kill them."

Chen Feng's face is as cold as frost, and his icy voice spreads among the crowd nearby. Although the ordinary people are already in chaos, the warriors have gone through many battles and have once again stabilized their emotions, regrouping together.

There are two bronze corpses in total, with the other one originally enjoying a meal. But when it hears the screams of its comrade, two arrows have already pierced its eye sockets, making it as dead as it can be.

In the midst of a massacre, a giant two-meter-tall corpse comes charging over. Its face is ferocious as it swings its antennae, smashing a woman. Its eyes are full of slaughter and brutality.

No one can stop such a charge.

But at this extremely bleak moment, a piercing scream is heard. It is a huge mass of rotting flesh. The survivors widen their eyes, clearly astonished at how this monster appeared.

Foul demon.

Some bodies ferment inside it, giving birth to many corpse insects. Over the long years, they have merged with each other. The foul demon's face is swollen with pustules the size of chestnuts, bursting from time to time as a corpse insect falls out.

Rotting mud and flesh.

The most disgusting creature from the abyss appears before everyone.

The giant corpse takes a step forward, attempting to launch its most fierce attack. But at this moment, a strong sense of crisis descends upon it. Its blood is boiling, and even its breathing is somewhat constricted.

Tentacles.

Having devoured the tentacle creature, the foul demon has assimilated some of its abilities.

The tentacles swiftly coil around the corpse's head, attempting to kill it.

However, the giant corpse is far from as simple as it imagined. It seeks an opportunity to fight back, bobbing its head skillfully to dodge the foul demon's lashes. It shakes its antennae and takes a deep breath, then pounces on the foul demon.

Intertwined.

For a brief moment, neither side can determine the victor.

"Chen Feng..."

Some people in the distance may be unaware of what is happening, but Feng Zhiyong has been by his side the whole time. He clearly sees that it is the other side that has summoned the monster before them.

Feng Zhiyong stares at Chen Feng without blinking, his gaze seems frozen at that moment. It is truly quite picturesque.

The sky is gloomy, a cold wind blows, tousling Chen Feng's hair. He presses his hands on the ground, and a faint smell of sulfur and flames lingers around.

If that monster is a demon, then what is Chen Feng?

Feng Zhiyong swallows a mouthful of saliva, feeling a wave of fear towards the ruler of City J who holds his position only as an ordinary person.

Although it is reasonable to say that with one bronze corpse dead and the other injured, along with the dark elves and the foul demon, it is only a matter of time before they kill the other, Chen Feng still looks immensely grave.

His eyes are chilling, dark pupils bursting with a faint blood glow, like a bull seeing a waving red cloth, emitting a strong aura of killing.

"The giant corpse is a social creature. Typically, there are around 50 to 60 of them..."

"The intelligence of the corpses is very low, but the mother of the corpses is different. She is a greedy and cunning creature, who gave birth to this group and controls it..."

"Corpse mother?"

A glint of cunning flashed in Chen Feng's eyes. The corpse tortoise was altering its surroundings without any command, showing that these single-celled organisms were not doing so leisurely.

"If Biezhu truly controls the entire group, then this battle is far from over..."

The ground trembled!

As if in response to Chen Feng's speculation, the surrounding environment underwent a violent and bizarre earthquake.

In an instant, the ground around them was ripped open, and a deep fissure of about three meters appeared in the center of the playground.

What's going on?

Everyone looked in astonishment toward the fissure.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a massive insect leg emerged from the center of the fissure. This insect leg, like a stone pillar, was robust and powerful. It abruptly extended amidst an incredibly foul stench.