radicalducati Chapter 457 Insect Lair
Chapter 457 Insect Lair
Chapter 457 Insect Lair
Seven people wandered through the forest.
There were supposed to be eight people, but another one died yesterday.
The killer insect used its scythe-like legs to slit open the brother's calf, and blood spurted out.
My brother fell.
Immediately, countless insects swarmed around him, piercing his chest and abdomen with sharp blades.
The dagger-like mouthparts gnawed open the brother's forehead, enjoying the tender, delicious flesh inside.
The remaining members of the fighting team, of course, avenged their brother.
But my brother will never come back, no matter what.
Today, Suraj is determined to find the nest of these killer insects.
Otherwise, they wouldn't survive the winter.
One member of the collection team also failed to return, presumably having encountered a killer insect along the way.
Only the construction team remains intact.
If the insect swarm comes with winter, then Suraj wants to make this winter the last for those insects.
Otherwise, Paradise City and its residents will not be able to welcome the next winter.
The branches underfoot creaked as they were stepped on, and Ram reminded Suraj that the ground was riddled with holes.
Those were the footprints of killer insects, indicating that they could only approach danger.
Suraj drew his sword, while his brothers gripped their scimitars, axes, and bows and arrows.
"Stretcher," Suraj said coldly.
"Quickly!" Ram responded.
Then, the brother carrying the stretcher unfolded it.
Suraj lay down, and these people carried him forward.
He himself will use astral projection to explore the surroundings.
Suraj's soul successfully left his body, and he has recently become increasingly proficient in using his abilities.
The book "On Self-Cultivation" is essentially about methods for cultivating the soul and mind.
As Suraj's will grows stronger, his abilities will also increase.
The book contains instructions on how to cultivate one's soul.
Through certain mental exercises and attempts to communicate with the unseen forces.
The book describes how to sense the power that exists around you, especially the power that exists in the souls of other beings.
Whether animal or plant, they all seem to possess power.
Only certain soulless, living dead things are unable to become nourishment for Suraj.
Once Suraj's soul becomes stronger, he will be able to use more advanced powers.
However, at present, Suraj is still some distance from that situation.
With a life-or-death crisis looming, he had no choice but to take the risk.
Among Suraj's team, Ah Jun, who is Suraj's assistant and personal bodyguard, is undoubtedly the one with the highest combat strength.
Unfortunately, he's not here right now.
However, Ah Jun's abilities, when placed on a larger stage, are not actually that strong.
However, the people of the Far East do not rely on force.
The Federation relies on technology and alchemical medicine to fight, while the Swabawa are skilled at controlling animals.
And soldiers who were not afraid of death.
Unfortunately, he couldn't bring the power of his homeland to the New World, so he could only rely on the things of the despicable Federation people.
They brought half of the alchemical potions with them on this expedition.
It's sufficient to handle various scenarios, but this insect swarm was clearly unexpected.
Suraj's soul drifted in the air.
After quickly checking the surrounding area and confirming that there were no potential threats, Suraj took the lead and followed the footprints ahead of the others.
The footprints continued deeper into the mountains and forests, eventually reaching the summit.
Along the way, there were skeletons of all kinds of animals.
Their internal organs and flesh had clearly been completely devoured by those killer insects.
Seeing this, Suraj felt even more strongly that...
The New World is indeed a place full of opportunities, but dangers are also everywhere.
An oak tree was covered with cuts, and its bark was corroded by some kind of acid.
Following the tree's direction upwards, one finds a bird skeleton lying among the tree branches.
The killer insects are drawn by the scent of their flesh and blood; even if hidden beneath the leaves, they will find you.
Unless they spread their wings and fly, they cannot escape the pursuit of the killer insects.
Suraj sped up.
mountain top.
The trees here are getting taller and denser.
The trees were packed together so tightly that Suraj was certain their roots must be intertwined, competing for the limited nutrients.
However, they didn't have to suffer heavy losses, as the land in the New World was very fertile.
For some reason, they couldn't keep up with the seeds that Suraj brought.
The ground nearby had been completely trampled, becoming muddy and soft.
The insect tracks were no longer discernible, and Suraj knew he was nearing his destination.
The subsequent search will not be so simple.
After losing clear footprints, Suraj could only use a search method, examining the ground inch by inch.
Fortunately, Suraj, in his spirit form, was very emotionally stable.
He won't get bored with repetitive tasks, and he can fly straight through without being swayed by complex or difficult terrain.
After searching for a while, Suraj finally found an area full of acidic rot.
Suraj was certain that the place he was looking for was right here.
Soon, they found a cave there, hidden by weeds.
The cave was just big enough for the killer insects to come and go.
It's so well hidden; no wonder the search team hadn't discovered it before.
Even in his soul form, Suraj would likely be difficult to find without a specific search.
Suraj then approached and discovered it.
What covered the entrance to the hole was not wild grass, but segments of the tentacles of a deadly insect.
Those black and green intertwined limbs, when viewed from a distance, resemble shrubs with alternating light and shadow.
Suraj immediately realized that the insects had deliberately made it this way to conceal the existence of the cave.
This suggests that these insects may possess a more advanced survival strategy.
Suraj realized that what they were about to face might not just be a slightly larger insect.
Since these killer insects can hide their burrows, it means they don't want other creatures to discover them.
If this isn't the killer insects' weak point, why would they bother to cover it up?
Suraj believes that exploring this place is absolutely worthwhile.
He became even more convinced that as long as the cave was explored, the insect crisis might really be completely resolved!
Without much thought, Suraj used his soul to venture deeper into the cave.
However, just as his soul entered the cave, Suraj suddenly felt intense pain.
No, the soul has no sense of pain; it's a feeling of extreme instability, of being torn apart by something.
Or rather, a sense of disappearance!
Suraj instinctively sensed that the atmosphere inside the cave could directly harm the spirits!
It hurriedly fled out and rushed back to its own body.
Suraj woke up on the stretcher, panting heavily, his heart pounding.
The damage to the soul also affects the body.
Suraj took a deep breath.
Calm yourself down.
If his soul had lingered in the cave even a little longer, he might have suffered irreversible damage.
Ram noticed Suraj's reaction and came over to ask:
"What's wrong, sir?"
"I know where the insect nest is now."
Suraj took a deep breath and said, "But we also know that the danger there is even greater than we anticipated—"