Cataclysm King

 Chapter 407: Insect Nest Melee

Ji Xun found that the number of people who came in was exactly one hundred, which meant that the extra-dimensional space had not determined that Ivan, who was hiding in his pocket, was a human participant.

 Perhaps it’s a psychic creature, or a pet?

Ji Xun is not sure.

Just as the girl woke up, he asked in a low voice: "Ivan, can you get out of this space?"

It was also the first time for Ivan to come to another dimension. With only one pair of eyes emerging from her pocket, she was very curious about her surroundings.

Hearing Ji Xun's inquiry, she replied: "Okay. Isn't this just a 'space bubble'? Just poke it and you'll go out."

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun heard what little Loli said, and a strange color suddenly appeared in his eyes.

 He knows that Ivan has strong spatial ability.

 But I didn’t expect it to be so outrageous.

 Can you leave the extradimensional space without any restrictions?

Isn’t this the same effect as the special card [Space Teleportation Card]?

 What is the situation with Ivan?

  Extradimensional space can almost be said to be one of the biggest ultimate secrets in the world.

Even in the classics left by the Talon Dynasty, Emperor Lanlingster once searched for the answer to this question, but did not get an accurate answer.

In other words, the secrets related to the extradimensional space may lead to a higher level than the peak that humans can reach.

How could Ivan ignore the space restrictions and go out at will?

Ji Xun thought about what Griffith, the leader of the Dragon Rebel Army, had said about Ivan’s origin.

 This little loli was found in a black coffin.

 He speculated that Ivan himself might have some special relationship with the extradimensional space.

However, before Ji Xun could think too much, the little loli yelled again: "But I can't take you out, Mr. Ji Xun. Well, you melted into the bubble."

　　　　???”

Ji Xun didn’t understand what this meant.

Ivan can’t explain it clearly either.

Half-listening and half-guessing.

 It was only then that he roughly understood that he should be connected by the rules of the extra-dimensional space.

But it doesn’t matter.

Ji Xun has never thought of using trickery to get out of any extra-dimensional space.

Thinking of this, he followed the team and walked quickly through the dark tunnel.

“It’s strange, the intelligence clearly states that the character in the plot has the rank of lieutenant colonel. Why did he become a brigadier general?”

“Maybe it’s because we’ve explored too many times and triggered an unexpected plot. Everyone, be careful. The difficulty of this mission should also change.”

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Someone in the team noticed something unusual and whispered.

Ji Xun walked silently in the team, inconspicuously.

Of course he also heard the conversation between the temporary leader of the Thunder Warhammer Regiment and several team members.

 In addition to a hundred adventurers, their team traveling through the tunnel also had a hundred NPC mechanical warriors, most of whom were wearing armor.

 Normally, after entering, the commander of the NPC team is the senior colonel, wearing the "Hunter God Armor" with peak combat power of level 6.

But now when he comes in, the bearded commander has become a brigadier general, and the mechanical equipment configuration of him and the entire NPC team is obviously much better than what the intelligence said.

 Others don’t know why the difficulty is increased.

 But Ji Xun knew it.

  It is most likely that it is because of my hidden sixth level that the difficulty of Space Will has been raised.

It’s just right.

 For Ji Xun, he had never thought about just clearing the D-level difficulty plot.

Ji Xun remained calm the whole time while listening to the people from the Thunder Regiment discussing tactics.

His greatest curiosity about this space, apart from mechanical technological materials and drawings, is more importantly, he is curious about what happened in the final period of the fall of the Talon Dynasty.

 Obviously, these Thunder Warhammer mercenaries did not think about the situation of "spies" at all.

After all, even if there is a spy, if he doesn't want to gather information in the camp, he will not follow him to this extradimensional space with a very high mortality rate.

  Hunting mode’s extra-dimensional space plots are very simple.

 In layman’s terms, it means killing monsters.

The only special thing is that Enlightenment directly reminded that the final BOSS of this extra-dimensional space, Malgit, is directly related to the "Mysterious Insect Mother-Karakta", one of the Seven Lords of the Natural Disaster.

Of course, other people’s information suggested that it was “a certain foreign god”.

Ji Xun revealed the names of the seven foreign gods because he knew them.

This team of two hundred people secretly moved forward in the underground passage.

As the plot prompts, the Zerg surrounded Holy Crown City, and their reconnaissance team was going to find the Zerg nest hidden deep in a cave somewhere outside the city.

 There are many similar teams in other places.

 Thunder Warhammer people have come in many times, so they have basically figured out the conditions of the tunnel.

The temporary group leader Matt guided the NPC in the direction of exploration and quickly found the right path.

 After walking for about an hour, everyone came to a shaft-like passage.

Enlightenment appeared immediately: "The hidden 'Z-shaped tunnel' leading to the insect nest has been discovered, and the exploration rate is +15%. You have attracted the attention of the Zerg army. C-level mission trigger: pass through the Z-shaped tunnel alive. Obtained after completing the mission Branch rewards"

Ji Xun glanced at it and saw that it was surrounded by irregular tunnels like mouse holes.

There is also yellow mucus on the soil, which is the secretion of insects when they dig holes.

 Fortunately, the potholes are very big, most of them are more than three meters high, making it very spacious for people to walk in.

The werewolf's sense of smell allows him to clearly distinguish the smell in the air.

 There are at least dozens of scents left by bugs.

Just as I was thinking about it, a rustling sound suddenly sounded in the darkness.

 It seemed like a large number of monsters were coming towards them.

The bearded NPC brigadier general in the lead looked at the prompts displayed on the light screen on the arm of the mechanical armor, which were countless dense green light spots.

He looked stern and shouted loudly: "The area ahead is where the Zerg are active! Everyone is ready to fight!"

Ji Xun glanced at the Brigadier's mecha. Its functions were much more complete than the ones Dong Qi had worn before, and it was equipped with a lot of black technology equipment to target insects.

 Just like this scanner that can sense the activities of living bodies.

 As soon as these words came out, the sound of a gun being loaded was heard in the corridor.

 The adventurers also entered a state of battle.

Ji Xun also showed due urgency and took out several first-level [Fireball Cards] with his backhand.

His disguised identity is that of a third-level element controller. At least before he was exposed, he had to look like a magic card master.

The possibility of not being discovered by bugs in a cave is zero, so the difficulty of this extra-dimensional space is to complete the task while being surrounded by bugs.

Soon, almost everyone heard the crawling sound of arthropods resounding in the tunnel.

At a certain moment, it was like a water pipe bursting, and a dense swarm of insects suddenly emerged from the corner of a certain tunnel.

This is a kind of "blade jumping beetle" with wings that can fly and two sharp insect arms. It is about a foot long.

 Fast speed, high agility, and endless numbers. It can easily cut through the body of low-level card masters.

 Weakness is fragility.

As long as the carapace is avoided, ordinary bullets can shoot out a packet of yellow pulp.

However, this is the insect with the lowest threat in this extra-dimensional space.

The adventurers had already received the information before they came in, so when they saw the insects coming in like a tide, they were not too panicked.

 The war slaves were a little confused.

 After all, they only knew what monster they were facing a few minutes ago.

But fortunately, the Thunder Regiment spent a lot of money, and the equipment of the slaves is not too bad.

This "Horror Worm Cave·Omen Mother Insect Malgit" is one of the several extradimensional spaces that the Southern Continent Mercenary Group is currently focusing on.

No matter the equipment and personnel configuration, it is the top equipment of the Thunder Warhammer mercenary group.

 The meaning of being able to clear this insect cave is not just about harvest. At the same time, it also means that crucial clues can be found for those more difficult related spaces deep in the ruins.

 For example, information about the jar.

 Almost instantly, both humans and insects caught fire in the corridor.

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

 Bullets rained down.

I have to say that when it comes to killing insects, firearms have far greater advantages than card masters.

 Press the trigger, and the bugs trapped in the tunnel are almost a living target.

The firepower network composed of three or five well-trained NPC mechanical warriors is enough to block a passage.

 The bullets were like a torrent of steel, violently blocking the insect tide.

Theoretically, as long as there are enough bullets, no matter how many low-level bugs come, they will not pose a fatal threat to the team.

The trouble is, the number of bugs is endless.

As long as they dare to stay in one place for too long, more and more bugs will surround them.

 In the end, even if you want to escape, you cannot escape.

Of course the bearded NPC brigadier general knew this, and broke out while fighting: "Come with me!"

Ji Xun also mixed in with the crowd and rushed towards the depths of the tunnel together.

This place is already deep underground, and the tunnels are intricate and complicated. Soon, all directions become a sea of ​​joyful insects.

 Everyone was involved in the fierce battle.

Ji Xun also ejected several low-level cards such as [Explosion Card] and [Fire Bomb] from time to time.

Although his career sequence is mainly physical arts, after advancing to the sixth level, he wants to understand the realm of all things. Recently, he has also been supplementing the spell abilities related to the magic system.

 At least this low-level spell is easy for him.

 Cards exploded in the swarm of insects, limbs and broken arms were flying around, and enlightenment was constantly being refreshed.

“Successfully killed the ‘Blade Jumping Beetle’, points +1”

“Successfully killed the ‘Blade Jumping Beetle’, points +1”

“Successfully killed the ‘Elite Blade Jumping Beetle’, points +3”

 According to his current progress, he doesn’t know how long it will take to get 100,000 points by killing low-level bugs.

Moreover, the materials produced by these low-level insects are far less valuable than the cards consumed.

 It doesn’t matter if you fall down in the season.

  There are a large number of spell cards in the previous loot that he can consume.

The team is still rushing deeper into the crypt.

 Because the people from Thunder Warhammer came here for the B-level plot this time, they used the intelligence they had obtained before to guide the NPCs along the way.

And because the NPC team's overall equipment has been greatly improved this time, and the mechanical firepower is too strong, the breakout plan went smoother than expected.

Not long after, when everyone appeared at a fork in a huge underground river, Enlightenment appeared again.

“The ‘Breakthrough of the Z-shaped Passage’ mission was completed, all members received C-level mission branch rewards, and individual points were +300.”

"The hidden tunnel of the worm cave has been discovered, and the exploration rate is +25%. You have attracted the attention of the mother worm. The B-level mission is triggered: Find the mother worm's lair and send a positioning signal to the Holy Crown City base camp; you can choose to accept the mission. Or if you have enough points to leave the space;"

 Two enlightenments in succession. The B-level mission was finally triggered.

Ji Xun glanced at it and didn’t think much about it.

His current points are only a few thousand, which is a long way from 100,000. He cannot get out.

 Others, slaves, couldn't get out.

 The people who dispersed did not get much benefit, and no one left.

 On the other hand, the Thunder Regiment had a low-level card master who was responsible for transmitting information and left the space early.

 The next step is the really dangerous plot.

There is no mention of B-level mission mortality in the intelligence, but currently top mercenary groups such as the Thunder Regiment have not explored A-level missions, which means the mortality rate must be extremely high.

　　may also have been explored.

 Outsiders just don’t know.

 No matter what the situation is, it doesn't matter to Ji Xun.

 The current situation does not pose any threat to him.

While running, the temporary team leader Matt cleverly guided the NPC many times to choose a tunnel leading deep into the cave.

These are important information that the previous groups of adventurers sacrificed their lives for.

 Large teams have enough experience, and they know that rational use of plot characters is the key to clearing difficult spaces.

The team surged forward again.

  The rhythm of "kill, kill, kill" is still the same.

very smooth.

The people came all the way to the depths in the northwest direction of the underground.

 There are more and more insects around.

 It’s not just quantity.

 The types of insects have also changed.

In addition to the previous [Blade Jumping Beetle], there are also some [Iron Beetles] that are similar to dung beetles. Their hard carapace can easily block magic bullets; there is also a [Plasma Bug] that spits acid. Thick phlegm can spray hundreds of meters, making even a mechanical armor sizzle and smoke; there are also red tentacles that appear from nowhere like tree roots.

 The level is still very low and endless.

As soon as these bugs appeared, casualties gradually began to appear in the human team.

Insects can make countless mistakes, but humans will definitely die if they are submerged in the sea of ​​​​insects.

 And gradually, a small number of fourth- and fifth-level mini-bosses were mixed in among those insects.

The appearance of these high-level bugs usually means someone is going to die.

 Mechanical warriors have a limited amount of ammunition, and mechanical equipment has a endurance limit, so it is impossible to fire at a high frequency all the time.

While licking, Ji Xun had an intuition: the female worm is very intelligent.

 It seems that it deliberately uses these low-level bugs to consume the ammunition of the human legion.

 After discovering this, Ji Xun realized that following the large army was not that meaningful.

Although NPCs are very powerful in combat, their goals are also big.

 Being constantly being watched and killed by bugs like this, even if you can finally complete the task, the end will be tragic.

 The difficulty of the plot is evaluated for everyone. In other words, level B difficulty is enough for Ji Xun, a sixth-level player, to be buried here.

 Most importantly, he felt that the female insect was so intelligent that if she was constantly being stared at, she would be very passive.

 Furthermore, the guys from the Thunder Group obviously have some "special ideas".

 In a fierce battle, it is difficult for ordinary people to notice what teammates are doing elsewhere in the complex corridor, but Ji Xun has always observed it clearly.

 He obviously found that at some point, a small team suddenly left the main force and left from another tunnel branch.

 Slaves cannot leave without orders; individual regiments will not seek death and leave the large army without authorization.

 It can only be that the guys from the Thunder Regiment have some other plans.

  Most likely, they want to use the main force as bait so that they can execute some other hidden branches.

 After discovering this, Ji Xun did not want to stay any longer.

At the moment when a certain team was dispersed by the enemy's sea of ​​insects, he suddenly grabbed the old man Xu who was fishing in troubled waters in the team and ran headlong into another passage.

Like an unlucky man who was cut apart by the Zerg, the rapidly running army did not care about the missing two people at all.

 Escape from the large army in a tunnel full of bugs, which is almost a dead end for most people.

 Without a large army, there is no chance to even change ammunition and take a breather. In the end, they can only be submerged by the sea of ​​​​insects.

But that was someone else, not Ji Xun.

　　Listening to the sound of gunfire fading away, two people suddenly sat up among a pile of slimy insect corpses.

  Ji Xun’s face muscles twisted and returned to their original appearance.

He looked at old man Xu and said with a smile: "Senior Xu, long time no see."

 The perception methods of insects are nothing more than vision, hearing and smell.

Ji Xun had been observing Old Man Xu before.

This guy was clearly paddling in the team, but he never suffered a fatal attack from the insect.

 After observing for a while, he discovered that the old man had secretly smeared the exploded glands from the insect corpse on his body.

 As soon as he took the old man away from the large army, he chose to pretend to be dead.

Ji Xun did not choose to break out, but followed the old man's example.

Countless experiences have told Ji Xun that it is always right to follow the old-timers.

 Facts have once again proved that the old man’s method of survival is reliable.

Old man Xu was also stunned when he heard someone calling his name.

He looked at Ji Xunman's yellow mucus face and was slightly surprised, but he didn't forget this time. He remembered who it was and said in surprise: "Ji Xun boy?"

He immediately cracked open his front teeth, with a look of surprise on his face: "Why are you here?"

Ji Xun smiled and said: "It's a long story. I was originally lurking in this camp, but then I found out that you were caught, so I followed you."

As he spoke, he also joked: "Let's see if I can save you."

"you"

 Listening, Old Man Xu rolled his eyes at him.

That look of disgust seems to be able to speak: Every time I meet a naughty boy, I feel something is not right.

But after all, Ji Xun really took action. The old man was disgusted and didn't say anything.

Turning around, he frowned and added: "But why did you become so girly? Have you taken the 'forbidden witch' path?"

Ji Xun heard this and was surprised: "Is it so obvious?"

 He was not surprised that the old man could see it.

 But, are you so obvious?

Old man Xu pursed his lips and said, "Your kid's energy has become softer. Do you think it's obvious?"

Ji Xun also looked a little helpless when he heard this, and explained: "I didn't follow the witch sequence, I was just contaminated by a relic."

As he spoke, he showed the Black Magic Gloves without hesitation, and then asked: "Senior, is there a way to solve this pollution?"

 To be honest, this person is a more mysterious figure than the leader of the Dragon Rebel Army.

Old man Xu glanced at it and said casually: "Yes!"

"ah?"

Ji Xun also asked casually, but he didn't expect it to happen.

However, his expectations were poured cold water on him in the next second. Old Man Xu scratched his head: "I remember it. But I forgot."

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Ji Xun’s eyes twitched inexplicably, and then he couldn’t laugh or cry.

 Sure enough, this old man is the most unreliable when he is reliable.

 Old man Xu was also a little embarrassed, as if to make up for the cowhide he had just blown off, he added: "But... I seem to have seen these gloves somewhere. I remember they seemed to be part of a skirt suit."

Ji Xun narrowed his eyes slightly as he listened: "Oh? Senior, have you seen it before?"

This Black Magic Glove is an inherited treasure of the Bai family. It has been seen rarely in history, but not by everyone.

 It is known that these gloves are part of the [Lanlingster Witch Dress] set. Even in the Bai family, there are very few of them.

Old man Xu didn't know, his expression suddenly turned subtly obscene, and he said: "I remember it was worn by a pretty girl."

His expression seemed to be that he wanted to recall something, but suddenly he couldn't remember it. He said regretfully: "It's been too long, and I forgot about it."

 Hearing this, it was Ji Xun's turn to become uneasy.

 So it turns out that the old man didn’t see these gloves before, but saw someone wearing them?

 A pretty girl?

 It can make old men remember "quite beautiful", which means that it is definitely not ordinary beautiful.

It's not a senior who was polluted and turned into a witch, right?

But this glove has been in the hands of the Bai family for at least thousands of years, and no one in the Bai family has been said to have been contaminated and turned into a witch. Who is Old Man Xu talking about?

Among the information that Ji Xun knew, there was only one piece of information that matched the number, and that was what the magic mirror said - "Emperor Lanlingst who turned into a witch"!

ˆ˜hiss.

 That’s not the case.

Ji Xun doesn’t think it’s not possible, but thinks it’s impossible.

 Emperor Lanlingster was a person who lived tens of thousands of years ago. It is impossible for Mr. Xu to live much longer.

 After testing a few more words, Ji Xun found that the clue was broken again.

 Old man Xu also lost his memory as expected.

Ji Xun then changed the subject and asked: "Senior, are you here to find the [Forbidden Ruins Stone Tablet]?"

Old man Xu blinked and asked with a confused look on his face: "Do you know what I'm looking for?"

Ji Xun has long been used to the old man's forgetfulness. He himself has forgotten what he is looking for, so he reminds: "Well. The last few times I met you, you were looking for those black stone tablets."

Old man Xu seemed to have remembered something just now: "Huh? Oh, so I'm looking for the [Forbidden Ruins Stone Tablet]. But, why am I looking for that stone tablet?"

Ji Xun rolled his eyes: "."

Having gone on many adventures together, we have become quite familiar with them. He was not surprised at all by this kind of useless conversation.

 I thought that only by finding the stone tablet and triggering certain memories would the old man's "big account" come online.

Ji Xun didn't expect to get the answer directly, so he tentatively asked: "Senior, is there what you are looking for in this extra-dimensional space?"

 Old man Xu: "Not sure yet. But it seems there is."

Ji Xun smiled brightly: "Yes, just right. I'll help senior find it together."

With this old senior anchoring certain things, this time the difficulty of the extra-dimensional space can be tried to be even higher.

 “Where’s Che Er?”

 “That boy went to the Southern Continent to practice.”

“By the way, senior, I saw a place with many stone monuments in a special space.”

“Huh? There are fifty-three stone tablets?”

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As Ji Xun knew, even in this insect nest, Old Man Xu had countless ways to avoid the insect siege.

The two of them walked and chatted along the way.

 Instead, I became more relaxed.

However, not long after walking, Qidi suddenly appeared: "Your team has discovered the nest of the mother insect. The exploration speed is +40%. You have attracted the attention of the mother insect. The A-level mission is triggered: the angry mother insect sends a powerful insect race to protect the nest. The guards surround and kill the intruders, you need to survive."

Ji Xun looked at the skyrocketing difficulty of the plot and chuckled unsurprisingly: "Those guys in the Thunder Group are very powerful. Have they found the insect nest yet?"

 (End of this chapter)