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Chapter 767 [766] Climbing the Ladder of Power to Godhood

Underground Outpost.

“Boom! Boom!”

The endless sound of thunder continued to penetrate underground.

Although the sound was faint, the atmosphere within the outpost became tense.

After a while.

Inside the main hall.

Battalion Commander Fan relayed the orders from above once again: “The insect swarm has landed on a massive scale and will soon reach the desert surface. The war has begun!”

The commander shouted loudly: “The monitoring team will closely monitor any unusual movements within their jurisdiction, and the rest of you will prepare for battle at any time!”

Each outpost had a batch of simple monitoring arrays deployed within its jurisdiction to monitor any unusual movements.

“Yes!”

“Understood!”

The soldiers responded one after another.

On the walls.

The sand ants seemed to understand that a great battle was approaching, and their crawling speed visibly increased.

Battalion Commander Fan glanced at the wall and said something to ease the atmosphere: “Sand ants are our eyes; they will point out the location of the insects for us.

“This is equivalent to the enemy being in the open while we are hidden in the dark. We have a significant advantage, so this battle will not be difficult.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than the ant colony changed.

They quickly crawled around, forming a circle.

A small cluster of sand ants gathered in the very center of the circle.

Hundreds of other sand ants formed two arm-length arrows, pointing south and northeast of the circle, respectively.

This scene left everyone a little dumbfounded, not understanding what the sand ants were doing.

A flash of inspiration struck Luo Jun, and he blurted out, “Commander, the sand ants are indicating the location where the Calamity Insects are about to land.”

He pointed to the wall: “The dot in the center represents our outpost, and the two arrows represent the specific location of the insect swarm.”

Battalion Commander Fan's eyes lit up: “That makes a lot of sense.”

But many people were skeptical.

This group of sand ants had always been on the walls of the hall, so how could they know the location of the Calamity Insects?

To prove his point, Luo Jun turned to look at the flying ant on his right shoulder and asked, “Little Fly, am I right?”

“Buzz～”

The flying ant, which had been quiet until then, immediately vibrated its wings continuously.

Moreover.

It flew to the wall pattern and hovered a few times near the two arrows.

The little thing's spirited performance immediately convinced the skeptical soldiers.

Battalion Commander Fan decisively issued an order: “Monitoring team, focus on monitoring the northeastern and southern regions of the jurisdiction.”

“Yes!”

The commander called out a series of names: “Team Leader Ma, Team Leader Zhang, Team Leader Liu, you few teams will form the first column, responsible for the northeast direction.”

“Understood!”

“Team Leader Chen, Team Leader Wang, Team Leader Zhou, you will be grouped into the second column, responsible for dealing with the insects landing on the south side.”

“Understood!”

The chilling atmosphere of war filled the entire outpost.

Luo Jun belonged to the first column, and he quickly began to organize his weapons and equipment, giving them a final check.

Five minutes later.

The monitoring team reported in a timely manner: “Commander, a dozen insects have landed on the south side of the outpost's jurisdiction, about five kilometers away from the outpost.”

This completely confirmed the sand ants' “prediction.”

Battalion Commander Fan glanced at the wall and couldn't help but curse: “They're damn accurate!”

He turned and ordered: “First column, move out immediately!”

“Yes!”

Dozens of soldiers immediately moved out.

At that moment.

The sandstorm had already swallowed this area.

The wind speed reached a terrifying five hundred kilometers per hour or more.

Anyone exposed to the wind would definitely be blown into the sky.

However, the large and small sand dunes greatly weakened the wind force, and as long as one did not climb to the high points of the dunes, there was not much danger.

*

Soon.

Luo Jun appeared on the surface, seeing the yellow sand filling the sky once again.

“Boom! Boom!”

The angry roar of the wind descended from the sky, sounding particularly alarming.

“Sha! Sha!”

Large amounts of sand struck the battle armor, making a dense sound.

Luo Jun glanced at the flying ant and found that it had burrowed into the gap in the shoulder of the battle armor.

He smiled slightly and muttered, “Little clever thing!”

At this time.

Team Leader Ma's voice rang out from the short-range communication channel: “Everyone, adjust the perception system of the battle armor's feet so that you can better feel the vibrations of the ground.”

Luo Jun did as he was told.

Subsequently.

He immediately sensed extremely subtle vibrations constantly coming from the soles of his feet.

He naturally understood that these were vibrations caused by the landing of sand.

The benefits of this function were self-evident.

If insects were approaching from a distance, the vibrations transmitted through the ground would definitely change.

In this way, one could discover the insects and determine their location in advance.

Luo Jun exclaimed from the bottom of his heart: “The person who created the battle armor must be a genius.”

This sentence immediately sparked a discussion.

“This is indeed a genius idea!”

“It is said that this foot perception system is based on the foot structure of a spider, which is why it is so sensitive.”

“The inventor of the bio-armor seems to be from the Void Wind Realm, and he became a vice palace master of a Profound Palace at a young age.”

Team Leader Ma interrupted the discussion: “What the hell are you blathering about at a time like this? Get your weapons out!”

Luo Jun quickly used the Dragon Capture Stance, and a short gun on the back rack of the battle armor automatically flew out.

“Pa!”

Luo Jun steadily grabbed the short gun and skillfully inputted a stream of mental power.

“Buzz～”

The short gun vibrated slightly.

A wisp of extremely subtle white light emerged from the sharp tip of the gun.

The short gun was a magical weapon called the “Swift Edge Gun.”

The white light was a transcendent power formed by the activation of the magical weapon, called “Piercing Edge Radiance,” which could easily penetrate solid armor.

Both the Swift Edge Gun and the bio-armor were new equipment distributed to the soldiers after they arrived in the Mirage Sand Realm.

Luo Jun couldn't help but sigh: “If the Little Spirit Realm had so much powerful equipment back then, so many soldiers wouldn't have died every year.”

Of course.

He also understood that the more powerful the magical weapon, the higher the manufacturing cost.

Due to limited resources, more powerful weapons and equipment were naturally given priority to the front lines.

This was understandable.

Team Leader Ma identified the direction and waved his right hand: “Let's go!”

After saying that.

He took the lead and strode towards the vast wind and sand ahead.

A group of soldiers quickly followed.

Luo Jun gripped the Swift Edge Gun tightly, surprisingly not feeling apprehensive, but filled with high fighting spirit.

He looked at the looming sand dunes ahead, his expression full of determination: “A warrior's destiny is the battlefield.”

Before long.

When the team circled around a sand dune.

The flying ant suddenly vibrated its wings.

Luo Jun was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: “Team Leader Ma, Little Fly is warning us, there may be insects hiding nearby!”

Team Leader Ma stopped and said with a somewhat puzzled tone: “We are still some distance away from the target location, how could there be insects here?”

Team Leader Zhang chose to believe him: “Little Fly is very intelligent; it must have sensed something.”

Just then.

The flying ant crawled out of the shoulder armor gap, landed on the surface of the sand, and began to crawl to the right.

Luo Jun immediately reacted: “The monster is on the right.”

This was inconsistent with the information reported by the monitoring team.

Team Leader Zhang also reacted: “The insects must have burrowed under the sand and crawled to this area.”

Team Leader Ma hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind: “Let's go take a look!”

After only walking a dozen meters.

Everyone sensed abnormal vibrations coming from underground.

At that moment.

Everyone realized that Little Fly's warning was correct; there were indeed insects hiding here.

Luo Jun looked around a few times and discovered another anomaly: “Team Leader Ma, there seems to be a group of sand ants gathered on the surface of that sand dune.”

Without him explaining in detail, everyone understood that this was not normal.

With such a strong wind, how could the tiny sand ants rashly leave their nests and crawl to the surface of the sand dune?

Team Leader Ma said in a deep voice: “The insects should be hiding over there; everyone prepares for battle.”

Five seconds later.

The soldiers formed a battle formation and officially launched the attack.

“Woo! Woo!”

A sharp whistling sound suddenly rang out.

More than a dozen Swift Edge Guns shot out, directly drilling into the sand layer.

“Bang! Bang!”

Only a series of muffled sounds were heard.

The sand exploded.

Large amounts of sand and dust rose into the air.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

The Calamity Insects' screams followed.

Obviously.

The previous round of “blind firing” successfully hit the insects hiding underground.

“Fly up!”

Team Leader Ma shouted.

The soldiers activated the battle armor's flight mode without hesitation.

The nozzles of the flight module on the back of the battle armor immediately ejected airflow, propelling the battle armor away from the ground.

At the same time.

“Swish! Swish!”

A shadow shot out from the explosion site, rapidly shooting towards where everyone was standing.

These were actually the tail needles shot out by the Calamity Insects.

“Pa! Pa!”

The tail needles hit the sand.

The sand was scattered in all directions, with not a single needle hitting the target.

More than a dozen insects had just drilled out of the ground when they were met with a wave of Swift Edge Guns.

More than half of the Calamity Insects were immediately pierced through their bodies by the short guns.

One minute later.

The battle was over.

This small group of insects was wiped out.

But the soldiers also paid the price.

One soldier's neck was deeply pierced by a dark bone needle.

Even the battle armor's powerful defense failed to block the bone needle.

Because this was the bone needle of a leader.

Team Leader Zhang sighed and roared directly: “Continue moving forward, kill all those insects for me!”

“Yes!”

A group of people embarked on the journey again.

On the battlefield, there was no time for sorrow, only endless battles.

Behind them.

A large number of Mirage Sand Vines silently drilled out and began to absorb the insects' flesh and blood.

For them.

This was a godsend delicacy.

*

Far away.

Cheng Han witnessed the soldiers' bloody battle through the light screen.

Overall.

With the help of the sand ants and the excellent performance of the battle armor, the soldiers gained a clear advantage.

The former was an army brought in by Cheng Han with his own strength.

The latter was his invention.

Although he himself did not participate in the war, he deeply influenced it.

At this time.

Cheng Han reached out and touched the head of the large sand ant, and smiled: “Without the help of the sand ants, many of us would die. Your contribution is very great.”

“Squeak!”

The large sand ant cried happily.

Cheng Han also said: “With the nutrients provided by this batch of insect corpses, the number of Mirage Sand Vines will explode, and your strength will also increase greatly.”

Plus the next batch of insects, this is more than a billion massive food.

He couldn't do this with his own strength alone. Thanks to the help of the insect swarm, he could supply so many nutrients.

“Squeak!”

The big sand ant was even happier.

Cheng Han added in his heart: “My path to godhood will also take a big step forward.”

Every step of the ant colony's transition to a world consciousness will clearly show the deep-level laws of the life-based laws.

For Cheng Han.

This is the ladder of power to climb to godhood.

It is also the most important reason why he painstakingly planned this battle.