"Crack..."
Numerous cracks appeared across the Insect King's head. Under Lin Li and Liu Yuancheng's watchful gazes, the cracks spread across its entire body within seconds.
"Is it about to self-destruct?" Lin Li asked as he retreated.
"I don't know." Liu Yuancheng shook his head and retreated as well.
Once the two of them had put some distance between themselves and the Insect King, they sensed its Spiritual Energy fluctuations drop from the Third-Order Initial Stage to the Second-Order Peak.
"Humans, I will return," the Insect King snarled.
Then it opened its cavernous maw and spat a white insect egg into the distance.
At this sight, Lin Li couldn't help recalling an animated film he had watched as a child.
"Don't let that egg get away."
Although Liu Yuancheng didn't know what was going on, he also realized there was something wrong with the egg spat out by the Insect King. He was about to chase after it when he was forced to stop.
"Boom."
The Insect King exploded after spitting out the egg, and a terrifying shock wave spread in all directions.
Lin Li and Liu Yuancheng quickly retreated. The destruction caused by the Insect King's self-detonation was no weaker than the power of Lin Li's fireball explosion—in fact, it was even several notches stronger.
Numerous buildings were caught in the blast and quickly collapsed. Billowing dust drifted in every direction, and the area it covered continued to expand.
"Roar..."
After the Insect King's self-detonation, the brain-eating insects let out a collective wail.
"What happened to these things?" The battling soldiers were full of confusion. Seeing the brain-eating insects expose openings, they sped up their attacks, bringing all kinds of weapons down on them.
When the dust cleared, a huge crater had appeared where the Insect King had exploded.