Cataclysm King

Chapter 407: Insect Nest Melee
Ji Xun discovered that there were exactly one hundred people coming in, which meant that the other-dimensional space did not judge Ivan, who was hiding in his pocket, as a human participant.

Maybe it's a psychic, or a pet?
Ji Xun wasn't so sure.

Just then the girl woke up, and he whispered, "Ivan, can you get out of this space?"

It was also Ivan's first time to come to the other-dimensional space. With only a pair of eyes sticking out of her pocket, she was very curious about her surroundings.

Listening to Ji Xun's question, she replied: "Of course. Isn't this just a 'space bubble'? Just poke it and you can get out."

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When Ji Xun heard what the little loli said, a strange look suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He knew that Ivan had strong spatial abilities.

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

Can you leave the other-dimensional space without restrictions?

Isn’t this the same effect as the special card [Space Teleport Card]?
What is going on with Ivan?
The other-dimensional space can almost be said to be one of the biggest ultimate secrets in this world.

Even in the classics left by the Talen Dynasty, Emperor Lanlingster had once sought the answer to this question, but did not get an accurate answer.

In other words, the height pointed by the secrets related to the different dimensions may be higher 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 Rebel Dragon Army, had said about Ivan's origins.

This little Loli was found in a black coffin.

He speculated that Ivan himself might have some special relationship with the other dimension.

However, before Ji Xun could think about it, the little girl muttered again: "But I can't take you out, Mr. Ji Xun. Well, you melted in the bubbles."

"???"

Ji Xun didn't understand what this meant.

Ivan couldn't explain it clearly either.

Half listening and half guessing.

He roughly understood that he must be connected to the rules of the other dimension.

But it doesn’t matter.

Whenever Ji Xun participated in any other-dimensional space, he never thought of using tricks to get out.

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

"That's weird. The intelligence clearly said the character's rank was Lieutenant Colonel. How did he become Brigadier General?"

"Maybe we have 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 started whispering.

Ji Xun walked quietly in the team, inconspicuous.

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

In addition to the one hundred adventurers, their team that shuttled through the tunnels also consisted of one hundred NPC mechanical warriors, most of whom were wearing armor.

Normally, after coming in, the commander of the NPC team is a colonel, wearing the "Hunter God Armor" of the sixth level peak combat power.

But now that he came in, the bearded commander had become a brigadier general, and the mechanical equipment he and the entire NPC team had was obviously much better than what the intelligence had said.

Others don’t know why the difficulty has increased.

But Ji Xun knew.

It is very likely that it is because of my hidden sixth level that the spatial will has increased the difficulty.

But just right.

For Ji Xun, he had never thought of only completing the D-level difficulty story.

Ji Xun remained calm as he listened to the Thunder Group discussing tactics.

His greatest curiosity about this space, apart from the mechanical technology materials and drawings, was more importantly, he was very curious about what happened during the last period of time before the fall of the Taren Dynasty.

Obviously, these Thunder Hammer mercenaries had never thought about the situation of "spies".

After all, even if there really are spies, if they don't want to gather intelligence in the camp, they won't have nothing better to do than come to this alien space with a very high mortality rate.

The plots in the other-dimensional space in the hunting mode are very simple.

In layman's terms, it means killing monsters.

The only special thing is that Enlightenment directly hinted that the final BOSS of this different dimension, the evil queen Malgit, was directly related to the mysterious queen Karakta, one of the seven lords of the Scourge.

Of course, other people’s intelligence suggested that it was “a certain Outer God”.

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

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

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

There are many similar teams in other places.

The people from Thunder Hammer have come in many times, so they have basically figured out the situation of the tunnel.

The temporary team leader Matt guided the NPC's exploration direction and soon 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 Zerg nest has been discovered, and the exploration degree has increased by 15%. You have attracted the attention of the Zerg army. C-level mission is triggered: Pass through the Z-shaped tunnel alive. Complete the mission to obtain a branch reward."

Ji Xun took a glance and saw irregular tunnels like rat holes all around.

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

Fortunately, the holes are very large, most of them are more than three meters high, and there is plenty of space for people to walk inside.

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

There are scents left by at least dozens of insects.

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

It was like a large number of monsters were rushing towards them.

The bearded NPC brigadier general in the lead looked at the prompt displayed on the light screen on the arm of the mechanical armor, which was countless densely packed green spots.

His expression turned stern, and he shouted, "The Zerg active area is ahead! Everyone prepare to fight!"

Ji Xun glanced at the Commodore mecha. It was obviously much more functional than the ones Dong Qi had worn before, and it was equipped with a lot of high-tech equipment to target insects.

For example, this scanner can sense the activities of living things.

Before he could envy them for too long, as soon as these words were spoken, the sound of guns being loaded was heard in the corridor.

The adventurers also entered combat mode.

Ji Xun also showed the necessary urgency and took out a few first-level [Fireball Cards].

His disguised identity was a third-level elemental manipulator, at least until he was exposed, he had to look like a magic card master.

The possibility of not being discovered by bugs in the cave is zero, so the difficulty of this different dimension lies in completing the mission while being surrounded by bugs.

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

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

This is a [Blade Jumping Mantis] that has wings and can fly, and has two sharp insect arms, about one foot long.

Very fast, highly agile, and in endless numbers. Can easily cut through the bodies of low-level card masters.

The weakness is fragility.

As long as you avoid the shell, ordinary bullets can produce a bag of yellow paste.

However, this is the least threatening insect in this different dimension.

The adventurers had received intelligence before they came in, so they were not too panicked when seeing the insects pouring in like a tide.

The war slaves were a little confused.

After all, they only found out what kind of monster they were going to face a few minutes ago.

Fortunately, the Thunder Corps invested a lot of money, and the slaves' equipment is not too bad.

This "Horror Worm Cave: Malgit, the Evil Queen Worm" is one of the several different dimensional spaces that the Southern Continent Mercenary Group is currently focusing on opening.

Both the equipment and personnel configuration are top-notch in the Thunder Hammer Mercenary Group.

The significance of being able to clear this wormhole is not only about gaining something, but also about finding crucial clues to the more difficult related spaces deep in the ruins.

For example, information about the jar.

Almost instantly, humans and insects started fighting in the corridor.

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

Bullets rained down.

I have to say that when it comes to killing insects, guns are much more powerful than card masters.

Pull the trigger, the bugs trapped in the tunnel are almost sitting ducks.

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

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

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

The trouble is, however, that the number of bugs is endless.

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

In the end, there was no way to escape.

The bearded NPC brigadier general knew this, of course, and fought his way out: "Follow me!"

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

This place is already deep underground, and the tunnels are complex and intricate. Soon, every direction turns into a sea of ​​​​jubilant insects.

Everyone was thrown into the fierce battle.

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

Although his major occupational sequence is physical skills, after advancing to the sixth level, he wants to comprehend the realm of all things, and recently he has been intensively studying magic-related spell abilities.

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

The cards exploded in the swarm, broken limbs flew everywhere, and inspiration kept refreshing.

"Successfully killed 'Blade Mantis', points +1"

"Successfully killed 'Blade Mantis', points +1"

"Successfully killed 'Elite Blade Mantis', points +3"

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At this rate, it would take him a long time to get 100,000 points by killing low-level bugs.

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

Ji Xun didn't care.

There were plenty of spell cards in the previous spoils, enough for him to consume.

The team was still rushing deeper into the dungeon.

Because the people from Thunder Hammer came for the B-level plot this time, they used the intelligence they had previously obtained to guide the NPCs all the way.

Moreover, because the overall equipment of the NPC team was greatly improved this time and the firepower of the machines was too strong, the breakout plan was smoother than expected.

Not long after, when everyone appeared at the fork of a huge underground river, Qi Di appeared again.

"'Breakthrough the Z-shaped channel' mission completed, all members received C-level mission branch rewards, and individuals received +300 points."

"The hidden tunnel of the worm cave has been discovered. Exploration level +25%. You have attracted the attention of the queen worm. B-level mission is triggered: find the queen worm's nest and send a positioning signal to the Holy Crown City headquarters. You can choose to accept the mission, or leave the space if you have enough points. "

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

Ji Xun took a quick look and didn't think much about it.

He only has a few thousand points now, which is a long way from 100,000, so he can't get out.

It was impossible for the others, the slaves, to get out.

The people who left didn't get any benefits, and no one left.

However, there was a low-level card master in the Thunder Corps who was responsible for transmitting intelligence and left the space early.

Next, the truly dangerous plot begins.

The intelligence did not mention the mortality rate for B-level missions, but currently top mercenary groups like the Thunderbolt Group have not explored the A-level, which means that the mortality rate must be extremely high.

It may also be 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 NPCs many times to choose a tunnel leading deep into the dungeon.

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

Large teams have enough experience and they know very well that the key to passing high-difficulty spaces is to make rational use of plot characters.

The team rushed forward again.

It’s still the rhythm of “kill, kill, kill”.

very smooth.

Everyone came to the deep northwest underground.

There are more and more insects around.

It's not just about quantity.

The types of insects have also changed.

In addition to the previous [Blade Mantis], some [Iron Beetles] similar to dung beetles gradually appeared. Their hard shells can easily block magic bullets; there is also a kind of [Exploding Bug] that spits acid, and a mouthful of thick phlegm can spray a hundred meters, even mechanical armor will smoke; and there are red tentacles that look like tree roots, which appear from nowhere.
The rank is still very low and endless.

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

The insects can make countless mistakes, but humans will surely die if they are overwhelmed by the sea of ​​insects.

And gradually, a small number of fourth- and fifth-level small BOSSes were mixed in with those bugs.

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

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

As the fight went on, Ji Xun had a hunch: the queen insect was very intelligent.

It seemed that it was deliberately using these low-level insects to consume the ammunition of the human army.

After discovering this, Ji Xun realized that there was not much point in following the main force.

Although the NPCs are very powerful, they are also big targets.

If you are constantly being targeted and attacked by insects like this, even if you can complete the task in the end, the ending will be tragic.

The difficulty of the plot is assessed for everyone, which means that the B-level difficulty is enough to kill Ji Xun, a sixth-level character.

Most importantly, he felt that the queen insect was so intelligent that being stared at by it all the time would make him very passive.

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

In the fierce battle, it is difficult for ordinary people to notice what their teammates are doing elsewhere in the complex corridor, but Ji Xun has been observing it very clearly.

He clearly discovered that at some point, a small team suddenly left the main force and left through another tunnel branch.

Without orders, slaves would not leave; and a group of scattered people would not seek death by leaving the main force without permission.

It could only be that the guys from the Thunder Group had some other plans.

Most likely they want to use the main force as bait while they carry out some other hidden quests.

After discovering this, Ji Xun didn't want to stay any longer.

At the moment when a team was dispersed by the enemy's sea of ​​insects, he suddenly grabbed Old Man Xu who was taking advantage of the situation in the team and rushed into another passage.

Like the unlucky ones cut apart by the Zerg, the rapidly running army paid no attention to the two missing people.

For most people, getting separated from the main group in a tunnel full of bugs is almost a death sentence.

Without a large force, they didn't even have the chance to change ammunition or take a breath, and would eventually be overwhelmed by the sea of ​​insects.

But that was someone else, not Ji Xun.

As the sound of gunfire gradually faded away, two people suddenly sat up among a pile of sticky insect corpses.

The muscles on Ji Xun's face twisted and he returned to his original appearance.

He looked at Old Man Xu and said with a smile, "Senior Xu, long time no see."

Insects' means of perception are nothing more than vision, hearing, and smell.

Ji Xun had been observing Old Man Xu.

This guy was clearly slacking off in the team, but he never suffered any fatal attacks from insects.

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

The first thing he did when he took the old man away from the main group was to pretend to be dead.

Ji Xun did not choose to break out, but instead followed the old man and learned how to do it.

Countless experiences have taught Ji Xun that it is never a wrong thing to follow the seniors.

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 slime face and was slightly surprised, but he didn't forget it this time. He remembered who it was and asked in surprise: "Ji Xun boy?"

Then he showed his big front teeth and said in surprise: "Why are you here too?"

Ji Xun smiled and said, "It's a long story. I was hiding in this camp, but when I found out you were captured, I followed you."

As he said this, he did not forget to joke: "See if I can save you."

"you"

Listening to this, Old Man Xu rolled his eyes at him.

That look of disdain seemed to speak: Every time I meet you, I feel something is not right.

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

Then, he frowned and added, "However, why did you become so effeminate? Did you take the path of the 'Forbidden Witch'?"

When Ji Xun heard this, he was surprised and asked, "Is it so obvious?"

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

But, am I really that obvious?
Old Man Xu pursed his lips and said, "Your aura has become feminine. Don't you think it's obvious?"

Ji Xun listened with a somewhat helpless expression and explained: "I didn't follow the witch sequence, I was just contaminated by a relic."

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

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

Old Man Xu took a quick glance and said casually, "Yes!"

"what?"

Ji Xun just asked casually, but he didn't expect it to be true.

However, his expectations were dashed the next second. Old Man Xu scratched his head and said, "I remember having it. But I forgot."

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Ji Xun's eyes twitched inexplicably, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Sure enough, this old senior is the least reliable when he is reliable.

Old Man Xu was a little embarrassed, as if to make up for the boast he just made, and said, "But... I seem to have seen this glove somewhere. I remember it seemed to be part of a dress suit."

Ji Xun listened and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Oh? Have you seen it, senior?"

This black magic glove is the heirloom of the Bai family. Few people have seen it in history, but it is not unheard of.

You know, these gloves are part of the [Lanlingster Witch Skirt] set, and even in the Bai family, they are extremely rare.

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

His expression was as if he was trying to recall something, but suddenly couldn't remember it anymore. He said with regret, "It's been too long. I forgot it too."

But after hearing this, it was Ji Xun's turn to lose his composure.

It turns out that the old man had not seen the gloves, but had seen someone wearing them?

A pretty girl?
The fact that even the old man could remember that she was “pretty” meant that she was definitely not just beautiful.

Could it be a senior who was contaminated and turned into a witch?

However, this glove has been in the hands of the Bai family for at least thousands of years, and there has been no news of anyone in the Bai family being contaminated and turned into a witch. Who is Old Man Xu talking about?

Among the information Ji Xun knew, only one piece matched the number, and that was what the magic mirror said - "Emperor Lanlingster who turned into a witch"!
hiss.
Not to the point.

Ji Xun didn’t think it was impossible, but he thought it was impossible.

Emperor Lanlingster lived tens of thousands of years ago, so it is impossible for Old Man Xu to live longer.

After trying a few more times, Ji Xun found that the clue was broken again.

As expected, Old Man Xu also lost his memory.

Ji Xun then changed the subject and asked, "Senior, are you here to look for the [Forbidden Ruins Stele]?"

Old Man Xu blinked and asked in confusion, "Do you know what I'm looking for?"

Ji Xun had long been accustomed to the old man's forgetfulness. He even forgot what he was looking for, so he reminded him, "Well. The last few times I met you, you were looking for those black stone tablets."

Old Man Xu seemed to have just remembered something: "Ah? Oh, so I was looking for the [Forbidden Ruins Stele]. But why am I looking for that stele?"

Ji Xun rolled his eyes: “.”

They had been on adventures together many times and were already quite familiar with each other. He was not at all surprised by this kind of ineffective conversation.

I thought that only by finding the stone tablet and triggering certain memories would this old man’s “main account” come online.

Ji Xun didn't expect to get a direct answer, so he tried to guide him: "Senior, is there something you are looking for in this different dimension?"

Old Man Xu: "It's not certain yet. But it seems so."

Ji Xun smiled brightly: "Yeah, that's great. I'll help you look for it."

With this old senior anchoring certain things, we can try to challenge a higher level of difficulty in the other-dimensional space this time.

"Where's Che Er?"

"That kid went to the southern continent to train."

"By the way, senior, I have seen a place with many stone tablets in a special space."

"Ah? 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 being surrounded and killed by the Zerg.

The two walked and chatted along the way.

Instead, I became more relaxed.

However, not long after they left, Enlightenment suddenly appeared: "Your team has discovered the Queen's nest, exploration degree +40%, you have attracted the Queen's attention. A-level mission is triggered: The furious Queen has sent powerful Zerg guards to guard the nest to surround and kill the invaders, you need to survive."

When Ji Xun saw the skyrocketing difficulty of the plot, he chuckled without surprise: "Those guys in the Thunder Group are really powerful. Have they found the insect nest so soon?"

(End of this chapter)