After a round of conversation, the group continued onward.
With their combined strength, infiltrating the underground Insect Hive was not difficult, because the Alien Insects under Li Chen were an artificial race guided by the principle of collective intelligence.
He was no expert in the Insect Dao himself. His original purpose in creating them had merely been to obtain cheap labor and specimens for exploring collective intelligence, so even now, they had yet to develop any powerful individuals beyond Core Formation.
The truly formidable defenses had not been deployed on the surface, either. Walls of grand void spirit iron followed the contours of the mountain to seal off the Insect Hive, making it a veritable fortress.
The group could clearly sense that the surface area was a half-abandoned secondary base. They kept exterminating its guards, yet found no important facilities or resource warehouses.
But once they reached the inner corridor, a futuristic metal passage appeared before them, immediately giving them an entirely different impression.
"Something feels very wrong in here. My instincts tell me we must not rush in."
Everyone present was an elite who had weathered trials of life and death, each having attained seeing one's nature and illuminating the mind, with penetrating divine sense.
By instinct alone, they sensed countless Insect Soldiers hidden ahead, along with numerous Killing Mechanisms and weapons of war that posed a tremendous threat to their lives.
"Could this be the real Alien Insect nest? They actually built an underground fortress in here!"
"If we just barge in, our chances look grim!"
Now that the moment had arrived, even Elder Qin hesitated.
Their purpose in coming here was to investigate the enemy, but the foe before them seemed far more formidable than anticipated.
His hesitation did not last long, however. Soon, he said, "We