Cataclysm King

Chapter 550: Insect Plague
The Chosen One chosen by the "Mysterious Worm Queen Karakta" had met Ji Xun once before, so there was no fierce conflict.

However, when they looked at each other, Ji Xun's clone was also warned by the will of the outer god and suffered serious damage.

So he just lifted the spell.

Honglou, in the suite.

Ji Xun's original body also knew what happened at the same time. He was reading a book and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

Beside them, Chujiu and Nanjing also had extremely sharp perceptions, and they also discovered that a terrifying and strange aura had appeared in the city.

Turning around and looking at Ji Xun's expression, the two girls guessed that something must have happened.

Nan Jing immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

Ji Xun said in a serious tone: "The people who came are from the mysterious insect queen Karakta Oran Royal Court. They should want to turn the entire Innocence City into an insect nest."

He briefly explained what had just happened.

As soon as the words came out, the two women's brows became deeper and deeper.

The three of them are among the few people in the world who understand the horror of the "Seven Lords of Natural Disaster".

When they heard the name of the Outer God, they immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Nan Jing's tone still contained a hint of disbelief as he confirmed: "Are they trying to turn everyone in Innocence City into spiritual fodder for the Outer God?"

Chujiu also fell into deep thought.

Ji Xun nodded: "Yes. The [Gu God] has appeared in the world. I'm afraid it has set up the trap a long time ago. Now the whole city is probably infected with parasites. No one can stop it."

Nan Jing's eyes became sharper, and he said, "No wonder I heard that the people in the royal court were collecting orphans and beggars everywhere. It seems that they have been cultivating the divine body of the mysterious insect mother for a long time."

It's not like they hadn't thought about this possibility before.

But no one thought that the people in the Oran Royal Court could be so cruel.

After all, the Worm Queen's appearance in the world did more than just sacrifice the millions of residents of Innocence City.

What’s even more terrifying is that there will be endless troubles!

This method is like dropping a nuclear bomb on your own home. Although it destroys the enemy, it also leaves endless risks to your own land.

The cost was even greater than the results.

The more he thought about it, the more angry Nan Jing could no longer hide his anger.

After all, she is the high priestess. While inheriting the heritage, she also shoulders the responsibility of continuing the civilization of the card masters.

Of course she saw the consequences of releasing the insect queen.

Our ancestors sacrificed their lives to seal the Outer Gods, and these guys released them so easily?

The Seven Lords of the Scourge are all gods from the old times who are powerful enough to bring about the collapse of civilization, but if we really want to say which one poses the greatest threat to mankind, the 'Mysterious Worm Queen·Karakta' and the 'Source of the Plague·Takpara' are definitely the top two!
When the Zerg invaded, all living things were wiped out.

Not to mention humans, everything will be devoured.

But that's it.

It's irreversible.

Ji Xun now understood the purpose of the Orlan Royal Court's move, and said, "Those guys probably want to use this method to directly pull out the last stronghold of the Southern Continent in the Eastern Wilderness. Without a foundation, the Orlan Royal Court doesn't have to worry about being beheaded all the time."

I originally thought it was just a game of fighting for the spoils of Titan machinery.

Now it seems to be a chain chess move.

Just destroy Innocence City and kill everyone there.

After the mysterious insect queen builds a nest in the City of Innocence, it becomes a natural barrier.

There will be no human beings left for countless years to come.

The people of the Southern Continent had no place to stay, so they could only retreat back to the Old Continent. Naturally, they would not attack cities for no reason.

The risk of high-ranking officials of the Oran Royal Court being beheaded will also be reduced.

From a military perspective, this is indeed a good move.

But the problem is that the hidden dangers are too great.

It was so big that it was simply beyond the capacity of the small Oran royal court to bear.

This doesn't seem like a decision that a normal person could make.

This was also what surprised Ji Xun.

As the high priest, Nan Jing certainly knew all the strengths of the Oran Royal Court.

So her tone became more and more impolite: "It seems that the rumors are true. Arthur has been contaminated by the Tyrant Occupation Card."

The last emperor of Talen, Alduin Krosa Augustus, became the Mad King because of the uncontrolled contamination of the Demon Mark.

Now the decision made by the Oran Royal Court has made people see the absurdity of the tyrant.

Or maybe the new king Arthur has actually been controlled by the backlash of the foreign gods.

Neither the moon goddess Arachne nor the Outer Gods sealed in the two jars in the hands of the royal family can be existences controlled by humans.

For the sake of the throne, the new king acted too hastily.

Stupid and selfish!
If the Seven Calamity Lords were so easy to control, the Talen Empire would not have collapsed.

However, no matter which situation it was, it was not what Ji Xun and the other two wanted to see.

Honglou is still bustling, and the impact of the disaster seems not to have reached here yet.

Ji Xun and the other two stood in front of the window, looking at the singing and dancing going on downstairs.

The drunkards and gamblers were unaware of the coming crisis and were still enthusiastically releasing their burning desires.

Although they knew that the current situation could not be reversed, Ji Xun and the other two showed no intention of leaving at all. Instead, there was a look of deep thought and solemnity in their eyes.

For the three of them, if they wanted to leave, no one in Wuzui City could stop them.

Originally I just wanted to see the back-up plan between the Oran Royal Court and the Iris Legion, but now I see such a stupid move.

Ji Xun looked at the scene in front of him, and deduced countless causal lines in his mind.

But for some reason, the dirty face of the little girl named "Ning" whom I met in the City of Innocence kept appearing in front of my eyes.

Just as I was thinking about it, Chujiu beside me suddenly asked, "What's wrong? I saw that you were in a bad mood just now."

Ji Xun hesitated for a moment before saying, "I met someone I've met before."

Chujiu was very smart, she guessed something immediately: "The chosen one?"

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded.

After a moment of silence, he added, "I once gave her a piece of bread from a little beggar I met in Innocence City. Just now, she gave it back to me."

After thinking about it, he had no idea why a stranger whom he had only met once would stir up his emotions so intensely.

It was a strange feeling of frustration, like watching a good story, looking forward to its ending but not wanting to see it end.

And now, that piece of bread is like a period to the story, and it is unclear whether it is good or bad to write an ending to the story of that encounter.

At this moment, Ji Xun felt that he was both the protagonist and the reader of the story. It was a strange feeling as if he had realized something.

"Oh."

Chujiu looked at Ji Xun's expression, responded, and then stopped talking. No one knew what he was thinking.

Nan Jing, who was standing aside, looked at the two silent people. His eyes turned as if he realized something, but he also remained silent tacitly.

The shadows of the three people were reflected on the huge glass in the room. They just stood there and no one spoke.

After waiting for a while, there was finally some noise outside Honglou.

The hoarse screams of fear suddenly resounded throughout the Honglou.

The people in the building didn't know what was going on. They just watched as the soldiers who were originally having fun in the building hurriedly put on their leather armor and rushed out of the building, as if they had received an order to assemble.

The guests in the room then curiously asked around to find out what had happened.

There were dense footsteps coming from upstairs and downstairs, becoming more and more rapid.

Just then.

"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk"

There was an anxious knock on the door.

Ji Xun knew who was coming and greeted, "Come in."

A man opened the door and rushed in with a slightly panicked look. He said before he arrived: "Brother Ji Xun, hurry up! There's a big mess in the city!"

The person who came was none other than Rainey.

After he finished speaking, he realized that there were two other people in the room.

His eyes caught a glimpse of Chujiu and Nanjing's stunning faces, and then they instantly retracted.

He felt strangely familiar, but couldn't remember who it was.

And if he lives in the same room with Ji Xun, he must be a close friend. The most urgent thing is not to be curious about their identities, but to urge them to leave.

Ji Xun certainly knew what had happened. This was an unexpected change that he had known would happen five days ago.

At this time, Chujiu and Nanjing also covered their heads with cloaks, covering most of their faces.

Ji Xun was in no hurry to introduce the two people. He just looked at the anxious Reni and said, "No hurry. Besides, you can't leave now even if you want to."

"what?"

Lei Ni was confused and asked, "Brother Ji Xun, do you know what happened?"

Ji Xun said succinctly: "The Oran Royal Court has released the 'Mysterious Worm Queen Karakta'."

"Bug mother?"

Rennie obviously didn't know about the Seven Lords of Calamity and hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Well, you'll know in a moment."

Ji Xun didn't want to explain more, but said to Nan Jing beside him: "Xiao Nan, help Mr. Rainey to expel the eggs."

Nan Jing nodded.

"Eggs? What are those?"

Although Reni didn't know what was going on, he knew that Ji Xun had no reason to harm him, so he cooperated.

Nan Jing raised his hand and a spell card flew out, and a magic circle with flashing lightning immediately appeared under Reni's feet.

This is the seventh-level [Thunder Purification Technique], which is specifically used to dispel parasitic creatures.

Reni recognized this secret spell of the palace and was stunned when he saw it: Just raising his hand can instantly cast a seventh-level ultimate spell?
He took a deep breath.

Who are the friends this time?
At the moment the spell was released, Nan Jing also let out a light exclamation.

Reni felt the electric current flowing through his body, lifted up his clothes and explained: "Sorry, I forgot to tell you that most of my body has been transformed into mechanical prostheses due to toxin corrosion." Nan Jing had never seen this before, so he understood why the spell had encountered obstacles just now.

Ji Xun looked at the high-tech mechanical prosthesis and couldn't help but take a closer look. He said with emotion: "Your prosthesis is quite interesting."

The last time I saw it, it wasn’t so exaggerated. Now the transformation rate feels like it’s over 80%.

Why does it feel like this guy is going the path of mechanical ascension?

"Not up to par"

Rennie shrugged self-deprecatingly.

In this world, strength is king. In today's Eastern Wilderness, mechanical prosthetics can only be considered inferior, even far worse than mechanical armor.

He looked at the three people with slightly strange looks and said, "If it's too much trouble, then please don't bother. I won't live much longer."

Of course he knew what was going on in the city now.

After all, they are from the family of drama gods and have broad knowledge.

Seeing this seventh-level palace purification secret technique, he also guessed what kind of troublesome parasitic species it might be.

Otherwise, his old friend would not have issued such a warning, asking him to leave within five days.

"It's not much trouble."

Since it was Ji Xun who asked, Nan Jing certainly wouldn't mind the trouble.

Without so much flesh, it's actually simpler.

She casually raised her hand and controlled the purifying lightning to move around the limbs near her head and heart.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of hair-black larvae were forced out of the pores, and then burned to ashes in the lightning.

"This"

Seeing this scene, Rennie's expression changed drastically.

Only then did he realize that he had been tricked.

When did it happen?

I have always been very careful, how did I get caught?

A series of doubts flashed through my mind.

Although he no longer cared about his remaining life, the terror of being controlled by darkness still shook him deeply.

This method is simply beyond the ability of humans in his understanding.

Before he could think about it, Ji Xun said, "The one who left this method behind was an ancient Outer God, one of the culprits in the collapse of the Talen Empire. Now the air and water of Innocence City are full of larvae, and the people in the city should be contaminated."

"Ah Outer God?"

When Rennie heard this, his pupils trembled violently and he realized the seriousness of the matter.

The amount of information is too much and my brain cannot digest it all at once.

He was stunned for a moment, but he suddenly realized something: "You mean, the people of the Orlan Royal Court are going to kill everyone in the Innocence City?"

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded.

Only then did he formally introduce them: "These two are my friends."

"This is the direct descendant of the Augustus royal family, the current King of Talen, His Majesty Chujiu."

"This is the contemporary high priest Nan Jing."

Ji Xun and the two girls are friends, so of course they can call each other whatever they want, but since there are outsiders here, he has to be more formal.

It's not that he deliberately added drama, but that Griffith's group of Tallen's remaining followers called him that.

Chujiu has a royal destiny, which involves not only her, but also all the people listed in the [Handbook of Royal Power] and the incomplete fortune of the Tarun Empire.

Regardless of bloodline or inheritance, she is the orthodox King Augustus of this generation.

"this!!!"

Upon hearing this, Reni's eyes widened and he instantly realized why he felt the two women looked familiar.

Isn’t this the silver hair that symbolizes the Augustus family, and the successor of the high priest who is almost exactly the same as in memory?

He didn't hesitate at all, half-knelt on the ground, and solemnly performed a knight's salute: "Your Majesty!"

As the direct descendant of the King's Four Knights family, Reni certainly knew that only the bloodline of Augustus recognized by the high priest was the legitimate royal power.

When he saw that the Bai family replaced the Nan family as the high priest of Oran, he immediately knew that there was something fishy about the new king Arthur's ascension to the throne.

But he had already been expelled and had no ability to care about the changes in the royal court.

Now when he looked at the two people in front of him, he understood everything in an instant!
Chujiu looked at the person who was saluting him and nodded, "You're welcome. You don't have to do this unless you are loyal to me."

Ji Xun took a glance and Chujiu seemed to have accepted his identity now.

This simple sentence already has the majesty of a superior that comes without any anger.

When Reni heard this, he was speechless, "You are a guilty subject."

He wanted to explain something, but as a defeated candidate for the King's Four Knights, he seemed to have no right to call himself the heir of the God of Drama clan, or even the right to be loyal.

After holding it in for a long time, he finally said: "I, a guilty subject, swear to be loyal to the great Augustus until death!"

Chujiu just nodded and said nothing.

Ji Xun was not surprised by Reni's reaction. These royal officials had an extraordinary sense of identification and belonging to the Augustan royal family.

Just like the remaining followers of Taren in the Rebel Dragon Army, it is not only a tradition passed down from generation to generation in their family, but also a covenant with God that is closely linked to blood and family destiny.

It’s like the contract between Nan Jing and the Ming Peacock Clan, where they prosper together and suffer together.

But the situation is too complicated now, and there is no time to say more.

Chujiu had no intention of making others submit to him just because of his identity.

Rennie also didn't think he was qualified to show loyalty to the young emperor in front of him.

Reni understood instantly that his brother Ji Xun was on the side of His Majesty Chujiu?
All of a sudden, the relationship felt closer.

If there is anything in this world worth Rennie's life, besides his family, it is only the royal power that his family has been loyal to for countless years.

While the few people were communicating, an insect plague broke out in Honglou.

A moment ago, gamblers and drinkers had their doors closed and were leaning against windows, watching the horrific chaos outside the street.

The next second, without any warning, someone in the crowd suddenly exploded, and countless strange-looking insects emerged from the flesh and blood corpse.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

The distinctive sound of flesh and blood exploding was like dense gunfire, echoing one after another in the Red Mansion.

The guests were in a panic, and along with the girl's screams, the number of insects increased.

Bugs exploded out of the corpses, and the bugs infected other people. In a blink of an eye, the entire Red Mansion was filled with a hellish scene.

[Voidworms], [Meatworms], [Exploding Worms], [Screaming Worms], [Acid Flying Worms], [Mind-grabbing Worms], [Facehuggers].
The reason why the Zerg are feared is largely because of their terrifying reproductive ability.

The host will not be aware of the parasitic eggs living in the body, and when the eggs mature and break out of the body, the host will die.

Just like the human legion has various military branches, the Zerg also has bugs with various functions.

Parasite, Corrosion, Devour, Tank.
As countless parasites died, Zerg legions were quickly formed.

Ji Xun had seen many kinds of insects before and knew how powerful they were.

Just like those [Void Mantises], although their rank is not high, they have the ability to control the Void Scythe, and they can easily kill third and fourth level card masters.

There are also [Mind Control Bugs], which can control people's mental power;

[Acid-Corrosion Bug] can corrode high-level magic patterns on armor;

The sewers are filled with [Meat Worms], whose bodies are split apart and immortal.
A small number of bugs is not a big problem for card masters.

But the problem is, there are too many of them.

Too many to count.

In Honglou alone, several people saw millions of insects in front of their eyes.

Even with the current strength of Ji Xun and the other two, it was enough to make their scalps tingle.

Not to mention that this scene is now happening everywhere in Innocence City.

Because Ji Xun and the other two knew the methods of the 'Mysterious Worm Queen Karakta', they were not too surprised to see this scene, and silence covered all their emotions.

On the other side, Reni was so shocked by the rampaging Zerg that he was speechless.

He then realized why his old friend reminded him to leave the City of Innocence. So this is the reason!
At the same time, he also had an indescribable sense of absurdity. Millions of residents were just killed like that?
Before he could think about it, Ji Xun suddenly spoke: "Reni, your grandson has been picked up by someone now. I will go there. If you want him to return to the Oran royal family, I will let him go. If you have other plans, I can help you take him away from those people."

Ji Xun let go of Rick before, but it wasn't because he was completely unprepared.

The Oran Royal Court has now taken action. In addition to rescuing the prisoners captured previously, there are also the Titan machines in the warehouse.

Of course Ji Xun would not let it go.

The guy had the mark of the Iris Legion on him, and he also left a mark on him by the way.

What Ji Xun promised Reni was only to guarantee the boy's safety from the beginning to the end.

"I"

Upon hearing this, Rennie's expression clearly struggled for a moment, and then he said, "I want to bring him back."

If it was before, he would really hesitate.

Even though he knew that Rick was his grandson, he didn't want to recognize him. After all, the identities of the Four Knights of the King were more important than an old man who crawled into a sewer.

However, now that he saw the orthodox new King Augustus before him, did he still have any hesitation?
Not only his grandson, he even felt that his old friends and the four knights of the king who were loyal to the false king were all wrong!

"Ah."

When Ji Xun heard this, he nodded without saying anything.

He turned around and looked at Chujiu and Nanjing, "I'll leave this to you."

He went over there to intercept Augustus's men, and someone was needed to hold them back here.

This was a plan that had been made before.

Chujiu and Nanjing nodded, and Jixun turned around and left the room with Reni.

Watching the person leave the room.

Chujiu frowned, remembering Ji Xun's abnormal mood just now.

Nan Jing, who was standing by, guessed what his friend was thinking and murmured, "Ji Xun must have touched the secret of the 'Law of Destiny', that's why he acted like that."

(End of this chapter)