The cave entrance Chen Mo faced—the one everyone had come out of—had no Black Beetles in this direction, only small monsters darting out.
That eased the mercenaries responsible for rear security somewhat. Black Beetles were truly difficult to deal with. Though these small insects were only the size of a child's fist, mercenaries had no way to kill them unless Ability Users employed their abilities.
Bullets were hard to aim at Black Beetles, and stepping on them was out of the question. Black Beetles came with the defensive ability of their shells, moved incredibly fast, and could crawl across Rock Walls and cave ceilings, barely affected by the terrain. Mercenaries encountering Black Beetle attacks were utterly helpless!
If the Ability Users had not been there unleashing large-scale ability attacks, the mercenaries would have been devoured cleanly by the Black Beetles and small monsters, leaving not even scraps behind!
From that perspective, the mercenaries ought to thank the Ability Users. The Ability Users had saved countless mercenaries' lives. A place this fantastical, with such Monsters in it, was not suited to mercenaries at all. Without Ability Users, they would merely have come as rations.
Looking at the small monsters with their huge glued-together mouths, sharp teeth bared as they shrieked "gala gala," the mercenaries covering the rear—fellows who had never panicked before—now clearly looked unsettled.
Fortunately, one of them had cheats. Whenever a small monster rushed ahead or was overlooked, Chen Mo would finish it off with a single shot. Thus, the mercenaries covering the rear were not overwhelmed by the small monsters; the instant they ran out of the cave entrance, they were still blasted apart by a barrage of bullets.
"Ha!" Amid repeated shouts, Tina's Mental Storm struck the Black Beetles and small monsters closing in, clearing out an