Chapter 285
Sure enough, there was a shadow in the corridor ahead. All the 'Petal' had been blown away, and the dark insect armor was covered with cracks. The queen no longer had a head, and an ethereal voice rang out from all directions.
"There's no point in using such petty tricks!"
A hundred tons of TNT is just a trick? Well, your tone isn't so calm.
Yuki remained silent, but upon seeing the thick blood vessels connecting to the Queen's legs, he realized that the giant worm's interior could be filled with chambers.
The Petal regrew, and the cracks were quickly repaired. The queen strode forward on all fours, pressing down along the narrow corridor. In terms of repair capabilities, the other party could not possibly be stronger than herself.
Having been ambushed several times, it was unusually cautious this time, especially when it saw that Yuki hadn't avoided its attacks, and it focused most of its attention on its surroundings.
Call out--
Sure enough, a shriek came from behind, and a laser-like arrow was cleaved in two by the insect blade, the shooter remaining hidden.
Bang!
Before the Queen could even search, a muffled gunshot rang out. The shot was extremely powerful, cracking even the insect's armor. She leaned back and saw a man charging at her with a knife.
"You think I won't change phases?"
Yuki chuckled. He was determined to put the Queen in a dilemma; not only would she have to pay a price for retrieving her soul, but even healing her wounds would come at a cost.
You ate the bugs, so who's going to stop the other players? This isn't a fighting arena, why should I challenge you to a one-on-one duel?
"Everyone, except those who are placing the transmitter, move towards me. Time is running out."
As Yuki issued the order for the final assault, the Queen was in great distress. If she didn't eat the worms, she would die; if she did eat them, who would stop the flies crawling around inside her?
Time, and more time, that time that Yuki will never give it.
Kill it with all your might, use every trick in the book!
The queen looked around, momentarily unsure of who to attack. The swordsman's flaming twin blades were dangerous, and the blonde girl's raised revolver was equally lethal.
Secret Technique: Flame Sword Dance.
Absolute Lethality Mode.
"Deal with that woman first!"
It made its decision, and from a distance of more than ten meters, it spewed out a crescent-shaped annihilation miasma, refusing to believe that this seemingly weaker woman was also immortal.
Ghost Shooter
Swish--
Hayasaka Ai neither defended nor dodged, but transformed into a ghost and took the blow head-on. A ripple flashed across her body, but she was not cut in half.
The miasma is a physical attack that dissolves all objects at the molecular level, and the ghosts of the mystical side are extremely resistant to it.
Um?
The Queen was slightly taken aback, not expecting that she had made the wrong choice, but she had no time to correct herself. Another Scatterlight Arrow flew at Extreme Speed, and the flaming blade was already close to her back.
It entered her body, burned Man-eating Flower, and twisted in the flames. The Scatterlight Arrow pierced her insect armor. The queen seemed to have no vital organs. She swiftly swung her insect blades to force Yuki, and a black, tortoise-shell-like carapace grew on her body.
It was still evolving, putting all its skill points into defense, while Hayasaka Ai, crouching on the ground, steadily held up her revolver.
The Death Knell!
The muffled gunshots echoed through the corridor. The Death Knell was the perfect counter to the tortoise; the queen's body was riddled with bullets, her newly evolved insect armor shattered, and her body resembled a twisted tree branch.
Yuki seized the opportunity to close in again, ignoring the purplish-black insect blades, and raised his twin swords high like a butcher chopping meat.
Pfft—Whoosh.
The Phantom Twin Blades bypassed the carapace and slashed into the 'soft' body, tearing the already battered queen into eight pieces. The insect blade also Piercer Yuki, but to no avail.
Sacrificial Chain.
Invisible chains linked Yuki to the Void Puppet, and in a world unseen by the Queen, one of the puppets shattered with a crash.
Still alive.
With a backhand slash, he severed one of the insect blades, and three Tidal Arrows struck, pulling the queen's body backward. Before Yuki could make any further cuts, a row of round holes appeared on the queen's insect body, and the high-pressure air that spewed out slapped Yuki away.
You can't kill me!
The Queen went completely berserk. Struck by the Death Knell and slashed by twin blades, only half of her body remained. Yet, the continuous infusion of energy caused her to proliferate like a cancer cell, constantly evolving according to the current situation.
The newly grown carapace became thicker and heavier, and a trumpet flower sprouted from the middle of the spine, spraying golden beams of energy at Hayasaka Ai, who was constantly devouring Lucky Candy. This was pure soul energy, specifically designed to subdue ghosts.
"This monster is truly immortal!?" Mai Sakurajima held her breath, almost forgetting what the queen originally looked like.
Players are unfamiliar with it, but the Queen adapts too quickly, countering every move and evolving accordingly.
Yuki's gaze was fixed on the Queen's legs, where the thick veins continuously supplied energy. Under the relentless attacks, the Queen's desire for survival and her obsession with evolution had surpassed all instincts, rendering her utterly irrational.
But Yuki calm and composed.
"Positions 1, 2, and 5 are now in place. Captain Chris has gone to provide support for the remaining two."
Johnny Silverhand's voice came through the earpiece. He had to calculate, guide, act as a communications tower, and even personally lend a hand. He wished he could tear himself into eight pieces.
How much time is left?
"In three minutes, Lieutenant General Motta organized a group of Goshawk to reverse the gravity engine and pull back the Bat Dragon that were trying to get close, but the 'Fire Seed' has little energy left, and the Defense Force will soon lose its ability."
The flames were engulfed in a raging inferno, hastening the destruction of the Fire Seed. Once the flames are completely consumed, those war machines will be nothing more than scrap metal. Humans can't exactly fight off the Zerg with spears, can they?
"That's enough." Yuki gripped the knife tightly. In those few seconds of breathing room, the Queen had recovered 70% and become even more bizarre than before, from a 'Man-eating Flower'.
This time it looks more like a toilet, with thick insect armor and densely packed vents on its body. Three insect blades grow out of the toilet, held by slender tentacles, swaying like seaweed. In the middle is a trumpet flower that keeps shooting out golden beams of light.
It prevents me from getting close and specifically targets Hayasaka. Its cylindrical shape also makes it immune to the pull of Deep-Sea Arrows. This evolution is the most terrifying skill.
Yuki exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes filled with ruthlessness.
"I may not be able to evolve, but I won't lose my mind for the sake of evolution. Have you forgotten that this isn't a one-on-one duel in the ring?"
Boom!!
Before Yuki or Hayasaka could launch an attack, the flesh-and-blood floor shattered with a deafening roar. In the hollow below, Rebecca Chambers held a strange firearm, her prosthetic body emitting white smoke due to overload.
Gravity Gun.
She pulled the queen off her head, letting it fall into the hall filled with empty, dried corpses. Before the queen could retaliate, the figures lurking on the fleshy walls pounced on her.
Levi Ackerman spread his Wings of Freedom and stormed in before the Queen even landed.
He wasn't as fast Yuki, but he was more agile. The dancing insect blades couldn't hit him, and he flickered through the air as he faced the high-pressure air jets.
Swish--
Appearing and disappearing intermittently, the thin blade of light sliced through the 'trumpet flower' in the middle, emboldening Rebecca Chambers to act even more recklessly.
A beam of azure gravity enveloped the Queen, and with a twist of her waist, she slammed into the wall with a 'bang'. At this moment, the Queen regained her senses and controlled her flesh walls to grow countless tentacles, preventing Levi Ackerman from getting close.
The captain retreated decisively, the massive black spear grazing past his feet.
Call out.
A row of giant spears was stuck in front of the Giant. He pulled them out and threw them, each time with all his might. The soft tentacles could not stop them at all, and they exploded with sparks as they hit the black insect armor.
The queen was smashed into the fleshy wall, and the attacks from all directions left her helpless. Each player's skills were different, so how could she evolve in a short time?
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
The giant spear, accompanied by ice arrows, froze the swaying tentacles. Levi Ackerman suddenly retracted his light wings, extended his twin swords to ten meters, and with a powerful thrust of his waist, transformed into a dazzling spinning top of sword light.
The afterimage spread from the top of the rock to the ground, and wherever it passed, the tentacles were all cut in two. At the same time, another shadow suddenly crept in from above.
Ghost Shooter. Shadow Movement.
Hayasaka Ai with incredible speed, appearing behind the Queen with a whoosh, holding the Death Knell high, her body enveloped in a bright blue aura.
[Light-Covering Prayer Rite]
Under the influence of the Demon Angel Brooch, Mai Sakurajima's skill cooldown was complete, and the aura instantly caused six bullets to appear in Death Knell's magazine.
Absolute Lethality Mode.
Click click click click click.
With six pulls of the trigger, the Death Knell tolled at full power.
Bang!!!!
The deafening roar made everyone's ears ache. The flesh walls looked as if a tomato had been smashed open, and the queen's body suddenly exploded. Her thick insect armor shattered into pieces, and the black giant spear that followed pierced into her body.
Puff.
It was pinned to the rock face in pain, which also brought the queen back to her senses.
Evolution and repair consume too much energy; they devour too many offspring. Without offspring, these humans can free up their resources.
Too fast! They've been waiting for this opportunity!?
The speed at which it jumps into the trap is unexpected, but what can the Queen do? Not evolve, and wait to be brutally hacked down?
Aldrich was fighting the Smiling Lady one-on-one, and the Queen didn't even have a bodyguard. He knew this wouldn't work, but he devoured her offspring even more desperately.
If I keep dragging this out, I'll soon gain endless energy.
It tried to pull itself off the giant spear, but was suppressed by the Gravity Gun. The spinning blades cut into the Queen's newly grown flesh. A squad of Psychic Warrior even joined the battle, wielding Blaster Rifle and Gatling guns and desperately spitting bullets.
Under the onslaught of the storm, the repair speed could not keep up with the rate of destruction, forcing the Queen to abandon her counterattack and grow four large, black insect shields to cover her body.
But at that moment, an even more deadly intuition struck, causing it to raise its 'head'.
From the gaping hole in the flesh, Yuki from his elevated position. While dozens of teammates were desperately suppressing him, he had ample time to calmly gather his strength.
In the past, the Queen would have rushed over and cut him down long ago, but now that bug could only crouch and defend itself, and the 'trumpet flower' that had just grown was cut down by Levi Ackerman in the blink of an eye.
"All generators have reached their designated positions. Countdown: five seconds."
Johnny Silverhand brought exciting news: all battlefields are now interconnected, and as the Queen frantically used her healing abilities, the insects blocking the way for the various squads vanished.
The flesh walls would grow thick blood vessels, swallowing them whole, which indirectly helped Chris and the others a great deal.
But as the saying goes, can the Queen herself not eat?
"You can't have your cake and eat it too; you have evolution, and I have a common enemy."
Yuki listened to the countdown, burning his soul energy without regard for the cost, his blood-red eyes fixed on the Queen as she struggled desperately.
Three.
The Queen evolved a giant insect spear, intending to force Yuki to retreat, but Levi Ackerman and his crew suddenly appeared from the side, and the Giant even used its body to deflect the spear tip.
Two.
The insect spear pierced through Yuki's body and into his head, spreading annihilation insect miasma. Mai Sakurajima rushed over, activating [The Singer's White Veil] along with a bunch of defensive items.
One.
Yuki motionless, only slowly raising his twin swords, the flames of his soul the Roar on the blades, trembling along with the 'earth'.
The Blood-Burning Heart Combustion.
The Earthquake Generator is activated.
The shockwave spread, shattering the surrounding flesh. Amidst the rain of blood, Yuki took a step forward and plummeted towards the ever-growing queen.
His torch-like body resembled the Roar lion. Under Levi Ackerman's cover, he approached and brought down the blades he had raised above his head in a crisscross motion.
Secret Technique: Flame Lion Slash!
This strike, imbued with hope and rage, pierced flesh and began to burn wildly, while the surrounding players worked together in unity.
As various skills converged upon him, Yuki like a mad tiger, cutting and burning everything in front of him, his almost frenzied mind filled with only one thought.
Kill insects!
Chapter Forty-Five: The Global Insect Calamity Comes to an End
The end is here.
The battlefield outside the giant insect was also at its peak. From Psychic Warrior to disabled militiamen, many of them stepped outside the walls for the first time in their lives, risking their lives with only one goal in mind:
Hold back the swarm of insects; not a single insect can be allowed to return.
This pursuit began at the Unfallen Fortress, went through the collapse of the Wall of Sighs, and disregarded all the Zerg's tactics.
The Queen chose to use the siege of Wei to relieve the siege of Zhao, sending a detachment to attack human cities while the Wall of Sighs collapsed, hoping to shake the morale of her army by sacrificing the lives of her loved ones.