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Like Ren Anran, Zhang Xuezhou also had a limited ability to move his Yang Soul away from his body in reality.

They merely possessed the ability of Yang Soul to leave the body, a skill typically reserved for those in the Divine Ability Realm, but they had not truly entered the Divine Ability Realm.

Ren Anran's Yang Soul can travel over 200 meters, while Zhang Xuezhou's can travel around 400 meters.

Only by truly entering the Divine Ability Realm could Zhang Xuezhou feel that his Yang Soul could travel within a range of more than ten miles, and only by cultivating the Yang Soul Transformation Technique could he possibly travel within a range of dozens of miles.

Only when his cultivation level rises again will the distance he can travel increase explosively.

As for the present, Zhang Xuezhou is just obediently drifting within the designated range.

They were only a few hundred meters away from the alien insects, a distance that wasn't far, but it certainly wasn't close either.

In this cave filled with strange rocks, a distance of several hundred meters would take an average person more than half an hour to walk.

Escape in such an area is a troublesome matter, and people cannot escape very quickly.

Upon hearing Zhang Xuezhou mention the insect nest, everyone's eyes lit up, and they began to seek ways to target it.

The giant moth was extremely vigilant, even managing to barely sense the arrival of Zhang Xuezhou's Yang Soul patrol. This strange insect might possess a high level of mental awareness, which would inevitably correspond to its ability to defend against mental pressure.

A hasty attack would bring uncontrollable risks, but once the nest is located, it is necessary to test it.

Immediately, everyone made preparations for protection and planned their escape routes.

The venom, capable of corroding rocks, is very powerful, but unlike Zhang Xuezhou's Infinite Blade, it cannot bend and chase after people. Therefore, if the group tries to escape, the winding passages and towering, jagged rocks become necessary for cover.

"If this strange insect is similar to a moth, and its wings are lepidopteran, which should be extremely afraid of fire, then we can use flames to spray it," Zhang Manqian said.

"There's a lack of oxygen in this environment; only a flamethrower can barely produce flames," Ren Anran shook his head and said, "Fire is not a good option here!"

"As a means of survival when escaping, a flamethrower can still play a certain role, but it's best not to use it," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Does that giant moth have any special abilities?"

Turkalando shook his head repeatedly, unable to help but shake his head in disbelief.

They came in looking for the white alien insects, but instead of finding them, they discovered a bunch of colorful worms and moths over three meters tall. This situation made Turkalando feel terrible.

If Zhang Xuezhou had discovered white alien insects, the previous cases of the Holy Warriors who died could be used as a reference. However, they currently have no case studies to refer to, making it difficult to know the strength of these abnormal creatures.

Like those confident paladins before them, if they make a mistake, not only will they not survive, but even getting the information out will be a difficult task.

No one wants to fight a hedgehog-like opponent in close combat, and the venomous spitting that comes with ranged engagements is also a problem. The means to deal with this kind of creature are extremely limited. When Zhang Xuezhou discovered the flying alien insects, the difficulty of dealing with them increased by several orders of magnitude.

"If only we had a lot of explosives!" Turkalando said. "We could blow up the cave and crush them all!"

"Great idea!"

Zhang Xuezhou gave it a thumbs up as usual, while Ren Anran rolled her eyes again.

Putting aside the hassle of transporting explosives, a loud bang in such a place could trigger unpredictable collapses, potentially burying them alive instead.

"They're here!"

Amidst the numerous disagreements, Zhang Xuezhou had a sudden thought and signaled for everyone to be quiet.

The voices stopped, and the lights quickly dimmed.

A rustling sound came from afar, and everyone's faces turned solemn as they hid behind the concealing boulders, quickly preparing for battle or escape.

"They are completely adapted to the dark. Turning on the lights will attract their attention, but they move even faster when the lights are turned off!"

"They seem to have spotted us and are rushing towards us!"

They intended to launch a surprise attack on the Zerg, but they never expected to be the ones who were almost ambushed themselves.

If it weren't for the exclusion of uninhabited areas and the reconnaissance by Zhang Xuezhou's Yang Soul patrol, rashly entering such an area would inevitably result in an ambush and death.

Although Zhang Xuezhou had easily killed a Zerg, everyone noticed that the Zerg thrived in this dark environment, making it difficult for ordinary Sequence Holder and even average Sequence Experts to deal with.

For example, Zhang Manqian was helpless and could only use flamethrowers and long-range rifles to restrain him.

Even with Wu Ming's help Wang Haoran find it quite difficult to deal with.

The lack of visibility in the dark has stumped most people; only with Law Power lock-on is aiming possible.

"I'll throw a flare at them. See if you get a chance to attack. If not, we'll run far away!"

Zhang Manqian whispered something, and when she saw everyone nodding in the dim light, she took out a flare she had prepared behind her and threw it far away.

The sound of the flare colliding with the cave ceiling was heard, and it bounced off haphazardly before bursting into a blazing red light just two seconds later.

A normal flare's light lasts between 25 and 45 seconds, but this flare only lasted three seconds before it began to fade, the red light flickering and then dimming.

But this time was enough for Zhang Xuezhou and his team.

"The giant moth didn't come!"

His face showed surprise as he looked at the various hairy giant insects curled up in the light. Then he pointed and Ren Anran chose the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique to attack.

In the silent exchange, the two alien insects had already fallen into a state of chaos, with one dying and the other in disarray.

Zhang Xuezhou's intimidation ability was devastating against these hairy giant insects with underdeveloped brains, while Ren Anran's Dragon Elephant Combat Technique could only barely throw the alien insects into confusion, without causing any deaths.

This made it clear to Zhang Xuezhou and others that the Zerg possessed abilities similar to those of the Third Sequence and Fourth Sequence of mental characteristics.

It's not that the alien insects are incompetent, but rather that Zhang Xuezhou's abilities have surpassed the level that the alien insects can resist.

"The fourth and Fifth Sequence deterrence combat techniques can subdue these alien insects," Wang Haoran quickly said. "If there are a large number of alien insects in this cave, you should have Fifth Sequence practitioner skilled in deterrence combat techniques stationed at the cave entrance. This will eliminate these alien insects with minimal losses!"

Through brief contact and comparison, everyone understood the sequence of steps required to quickly and accurately subdue the alien insects.

Wang Haoran reached for a stone and threw it at the alien insect controlled by Ren Anran, while Zhang Xuezhou was already targeting a second target for long-range deterrence.

Wang Haoran's suggestions were accurate in some aspects, but also contained some errors in his estimations.

Zhang Xuezhou currently only possesses the ability to kill single targets with his Realm Technique, which targets intimidation. Once intimidation is applied to a group, he will fall into the same situation as Ren Anran, and the effect will be minimal, causing the alien insects to flee.

Few martial arts practitioners who possess single-target skills like Ren Yisheng are capable of deterrence; most rely on group-wide deterrence, which reduces the effectiveness of their attacks.

Ren Anran, with his powerful mental strength and the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique, was able to suppress Ren Wuyang, who was in the Fourth Sequence. This was a skill usually possessed only by those in the Fifth Sequence.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Xuezhou felt that only Sequence Holder of Montes Arthur's caliber could defend this area.

"Carando!"

Seeing that some of the alien insects were recovering, some were trying to flee, and others were trembling and defensively shaking out a pile of poison powder, Zhang Xuezhou quickly called out.

Having prepared to release her Spiritual Qi, Tulcarando had no choice but to brace herself. She ran quickly toward the alien insects, trying to soothe them with her aura or to hold back some of them that were trying to escape.