Richard sped through the air, Richard sped through the air.
Along the way, he forcibly broke through multiple defensive lines formed by hordes of bizarre creatures before finally reaching his destination.
Boom!
With a loud crash, Richard descended from the sky amid brilliant white light and landed heavily on the Fungal Mat.
With a rustle, the dark-golden Fungal Mat seemed to have been infected by some disease. Centered on Richard's landing spot, it rapidly turned grayish white and continued spreading outward, only stopping after extending more than ten meters. The Golden Beetle became wary and slowly backed away, widening the distance between itself and Richard.
Richard straightened and looked toward the retreating Golden Beetle, studying it for several moments before becoming somewhat certain: this one was most likely the Mother Insect of the Super-Breeding Species. It seemed Tinwood's earlier sensing had been correct; this was not a trap. Even if it was, it was a trap in which the other party had used itself as bait, and he would accept that. After all, as long as he dealt with it, he would solve more than half the problem. The remaining bizarre creatures would lose both control and their ability to reproduce, and could be cleared away before long.
Thinking this, he almost without hesitation put on the Gloves of Extinction, raised his right hand, and struck the creature with a Death Finger.
Seeing the attack, the Golden Beetle hurriedly tried to dodge, but its massive body hindered it. It had only managed to shift a dozen centimeters before the Death Finger hit it with a puff.
Unexpectedly, the Death Finger only punched a dent into the Golden Beetle's body. Let alone penetrating it, it did not even draw blood before exhausting all its energy.
What?! Richard was somewhat surprised. Looking