The edge of the corridor fell into a suffocating silence. The cold wind blew, and the few women hiding at the corner couldn't help but shiver. Except for Li Jiayu, whose face was cold, everyone else's heart was beating wildly, and they were as silent as cicadas in winter.
After a while, the rustling sound got closer and closer. Soon, a red-headed beetle with a bloated body and a red glow all over its body jumped out from the corner. Its body was obviously bigger than an ordinary red-headed beetle, and its back was covered with sharp barbs. Its six limbs were extremely thick, even thicker than a pig's leg!
This was a red-crowned beetle that had lived for a long time and was about to advance! [Search for the latest updates at Zhuixiaoshuo.com]
Its combat strength was 30% stronger than its peers, but the materials on its body were also more precious than its peers, especially its Insect Crystal, which was definitely a top-grade Level 1 Insect Crystal!
What surprised Li Jiayu the most was that there was a golden ladybug the size of an egg flying above its head. It was especially eye-catching in the dim light, like a ball of golden ghost fire!
"Golden ladybug! It was actually the accompanying golden ladybug! Good stuff! This red-crowned beetle must die! Everyone, attack!"
An almost imperceptible " eh " sound was heard, followed by Li Jiayu's order to attack everyone. Then, Li Jiayu suddenly shot out from the corner angrily. The Ice Wheel Pill in her hand bloomed with a snow-white cold fog, and she slapped the Golden Ladybug on the head of the Red-crowned Beetle!
"Squeak-"
The golden ladybug realized that it was being attacked and anxiously issued a warning. However, it was too late. Li Jiayu's Ice Wheel Pill had already rushed in front of it. Like a baseball, the blade hit the golden ladybug's body fiercely, sending it flying. With a "pop", it hit the wall and fainted after being covered in a layer of ice!
The red-crowned beetle roared furiously. Its companion, the golden ladybug, was actually being abused by a human. It would be strange if it didn't get angry.
Its two round eyes widened, and its body suddenly bent down. Its sharp, bloodthirsty long horns were as fast as lightning, and it aggressively crashed into Li Jiayu!
"As expected of a top-grade red beetle…its speed is 30% faster than normal ones!”
Li Jiayu rolled awkwardly and narrowly dodged the attack. The red-crowned beetle was naturally unwilling to let it go. Within three seconds, it launched several critical attacks at Li Jiayu. It either used its horns, its body, or its forelimbs to cut. The lethality was extremely terrifying. The marble on the wall and floor was turned into powder by it!
"…Red beetle…Go eat sh * t…"
Seeing that Li Jiayu was about to be forced into a blind spot on the stairs and had nowhere to retreat to, the Dark Octopus's honest and silly voice finally came. It threw the heavy weapons that were wrapped in its tentacles, such as large iron blocks, machine tool components, microwave furnaces, and so on, at the red-crowned beetle.
If it was an ordinary person, they would have suffered at least 30 days of injuries and broken bones after being hit by those dozens of kilograms of iron weapons. However, the Red-crowned Beetle in front of them was as hard as a rock, much harder than ordinary beetles of its kind. Therefore, the iron weapons only left a small dent on its body, and it only suffered a slight bruise!
However, this also successfully attracted the red-crowned beetle's attention. It slightly slowed down its attack rhythm. Li Jiayu seized the opportunity and slipped out from the blind spot!
"Well done! Octopus, according to the old plan, I'll fight with it first, and you find an opportunity to control it! Don't be in a hurry to attack! Just watch from the side obediently!"
Li Jiayu adjusted her breathing and fully attracted the red-top beetle's aggro. She began to circle around the red-top beetle in the slightly crowded corner of the corridor. Although the space was slightly narrow and it was not easy for Li Jiayu to dodge, it was even more disadvantageous for the red-top beetle. It could not use its speed advantage of charging and could only move for a short distance.
The people in the team watched uneasily from the middle of the stairs. Their hearts were beating wildly. They were completely shocked by the terrifying aura and destructive power of the red-crowned beetle. Polar bears, Siberian tigers, jaguars, and other large wild beasts were simply weak! He wasn't even fit to carry the shoes of the red-crowned beetle!
What surprised them even more was that Li Jiayu's dodging skills were extremely exquisite. It was as if she could predict the future. She could perfectly predict the next attack of the red-crowned beetle and dodge every extremely dangerous attack.
Many times, everyone thought that Li Jiayu would die for sure, but he somehow managed to dodge the red-crowned beetle's attacks and miraculously survived. He even had the strength to backstab the beetle, leaving scars on its shell.
Of course, Li Jiayu still made a slight mistake. His body could not keep up with his consciousness, and his movements were slightly slower. Immediately, the long horn of the red-crowned beetle cut a hole on the edge of his thigh. Although it was not deep, it still bled a lot.
"Ah, be careful!"
Ran Hongxia and Xiao Wanqing's hearts were in a mess. They were both afraid and glad. They were really worried for Li Jiayu, afraid that something would happen to him again. At the same time, their evaluation of Li Jiayu rose again.
The other male team members were also watching with their hearts in their throats. If it were them, they would probably be killed by the red-crowned beetle in a single move!
After fighting for a while, the Dark Octopus finally seized the opportunity. It jumped up and pressed down on the red-top beetle. Its nine tentacles desperately wrapped around the red-top beetle, greatly controlling its body, forcing it to completely lose its speed and strength. It could only struggle violently.
" It, its strength…is so great. The octopus can only control it for…three, five seconds…"
The Dark Octopus used all its strength, and its pink skin turned purple-red. Li Jiayu naturally did not dare to be negligent. After being suppressed and beaten by the red-crowned beetle for so long, his heart was already filled with anger. He shouted,
"Chu Xiang! Do it!"
Then, he ruthlessly inserted the Ice Wheel Pill into the Red-crowned Beetle's mouth. At the same time, Chu Xiang immediately rushed over after receiving the order. His tall and strong body was like a terrifying monster, carrying an unparalleled momentum. He raised his heavy weapon high and smashed it on the Red-crowned Beetle's head with great momentum!
"Bang!"
A dull sound of metal colliding could be heard. A heavy weapon weighing 300 pounds was no joke. The incomparably heavy force caused the red-crowned beetle's head to cave in by half!
One of its eyes was forcefully squeezed out of its eye socket by this terrifying force. It could be seen how heavy the blow it had suffered!
Li Jiayu's Ice Wheel Pill also broke through the thick oral muscles of the red-crowned beetle and went straight for its head, completely eroding its brain. The cold aura instantly froze its brain tissue!
The red-crowned beetle's body shook violently for a moment, and then it could no longer move. Its entire body was stiff.
"Phew…this beetle is really torturous.”
Li Jiayu pulled out the Ice Wheel Pill and panted slightly. He felt that the red-top beetle that was about to evolve had amazing combat strength. It was probably comparable to two red-top beetles. If he did not have the Dark Octopus to help control it, there was no chance to seriously injure it.
"No matter how much it torments people, it's not your match.”
Chu Xiang raised his head, and the ugly lizard's face bloomed with a heroic laughter. Obviously, he was feeling extremely refreshed that he could severely injure the insect and smash its eyes out with one strike.
"No, we worked together to kill it. Chu Xiang, you did well…"
" Hehe…I didn't help at all. Instead, it's your injury…"
"It's nothing serious. It won't affect my movements…"
Li Jiayu looked at his cut thigh and replied indifferently. He was already used to wounds of this degree. He casually touched the wound with the blade of the Ice Wheel Pill and used the cold air to shrink the wound tissue. It was enough to stop the bleeding. Anyway, it was not very painful.
Next, the Dark Octopus pulled out the insect crystal of the Red-Top Beetle. It was almost the size of a quail egg and looked like a bloodstone. It emitted a blood-red light. Li Jiayu held it in her palm and could clearly feel a strange heat.
" As expected of an insect crystal that's close to rank 2. It contains so much life force…Unfortunately, if it wasn't for the fact that it's not suitable for me, I wouldn't have been able to resist absorbing it right now…"
Li Jiayu looked at the envious Chu Xiang and said expressionlessly,"
"You can use it. This kind of pure strength-type thing is most suitable for you.”
" Uh... how can I do that? It's obviously very precious. You should use it…" Chu Xiang glared at him and resolutely shook his head to refuse. He was a teaching assistant with excellent character. He was not greedy or selfish. Naturally, he knew that Li Jiayu should prioritize strengthening.
"No need, strength type bug crystals aren't suitable for me…for my future development, the first one I absorb must be a spirit type bug crystal, so don't stand on ceremony.”Li Jiayu still had the Sickle Beetle King's King-tier Insect Crystal. If he wanted to absorb it, he would have done so when he got the King-tier Insect Crystal. Why did he have to wait until now and not strengthen it?
"Uh…Insect crystals are divided into strength type and spirit type? "It's really complicated…" Ran Hongxia asked.
" Yes, there are different levels of Insect Crystals, and there are many different types. Strength-type Insect Crystals are the most common. There are also life-type, spirit-type, regenerative type, elemental-type, long-lasting type, and immune type. In short, they are very complicated. If we include mutated Insect Crystals, it's even more unclear…"
Li Jiayu looked at Feng Liaoyuan and Lan Xiaoyue and said,
" The red-crowned beetle's Insect Crystal isn't suitable for you. On the contrary, fire-type Insect Crystals and regenerative Insect Crystals are the most helpful for you…Of course, if you really can't find the most suitable Insect Crystal, you can replace it with something else. It will still speed up your awakening, but it will waste your potential, which is about 20% weaker…"
"Don't look at it just because it's 20% weaker. When your levels are low, it might not affect you much…but when your levels are high, even the slightest difference will be like the difference between heaven and earth.”
"Forget it, let's not talk about this first…Chu Xiang, hurry up.”
Chu Xiang hesitated for a moment, but he didn't try to be pretentious anymore. He quickly absorbed the insect crystal, and his muscles instantly expanded a little, making him look even stronger. His suit, which was almost torn apart by him, had completely tightened his body, making him feel uncomfortable. He could only tear his shirt apart, revealing his grayish-brown strip-shaped muscles, which were like pieces of cast iron!
"It feels so good! This was the feeling of power! It was as if there was an endless amount of power drilling out of his bones!”
Chu Xiang blew out two streams of white smoke from his nose. His expression was excited as he clenched his fist tightly and smashed it on the marble. With a loud bang, the marble was smashed into pieces!
"Very good…your dragonman bloodline is pure strength type. With that good insect crystal, your strength just now increased by 2.5 times that of an ordinary person. A conservative estimate is that your punch has 7,000 Newtons of force.”
Li Jiayu said indifferently, and at the same time, she gave an order to the six axemen,
"This red-crowned beetle…weighs about 600 to 700 pounds. If you work together, you should be able to carry it up to the thirteenth floor.”
"What is it? You want to move it up to the thirteenth floor?"
The axemen looked at Li Jiayu in shock, not understanding why he gave this order. After all…the 13th floor was already the headquarters of the students. If they took the corpse of this ferocious insect there, wouldn't it scare some of the mentally weak girls to death?
Moreover, what was the use of this insect's corpse? Could it be used for dissection?
"The meat of the red-headed beetle is very delicious. It can ward off cold and diseases. It is more nourishing than ordinary tonics. Eating more of it can improve one's physique. Its brain is also quite magical. It can greatly relax one's nerves and relieve stress. If someone wants to commit suicide, give him some brain juice and he will naturally calm down…Oh, most importantly, food is scarce in the post-apocalyptic world. We can't let this precious red-headed beetle go to waste. Use a sharp saw to slowly grind off its outer shell, and then take out its meat to dry…"
"This…"
The six axemen hesitated. Looking at the hideous corpse of the giant worm, they felt nauseous. F * ck, this was a man-eating worm. They actually wanted to eat the meat of the worm instead. No matter how they thought about it, it was strange.
"Go, don't dawdle. Just do as I say. It's not your turn to hesitate! After you taste the worm's meat, you won't feel disgusted anymore!”
The six axemen braced themselves, each carefully pulling a bug leg, baring their teeth as they carried it up the building. Li Jiayu also went to harvest his spoils of war-the golden ladybug.
This top-grade insect that was associated with the red-crowned beetle had a very rare magical effect. Li Jiayu did not know much about it, but she only knew to collect it as soon as possible. In the future, when any "alchemist" grew to the middle rank of Level Two, he could ask him to refine some "Sinful Heart Medicine" that could interrogate the soul. If he could survive the illusion, he could slightly improve his spiritual power. It should be known that the value of this Sinful Heart Medicine in the future was very scary. Even ten low-rank Level Three insect crystals could not be exchanged for it.
Compared to the red-shelled insect crystal that was about to advance, this golden ladybug was clearly ten times more precious!
" Very good, great success... The first red-crowned beetle we encountered after forming a team has already given us so many good things. As expected, the first stage of the insect disaster is the best stage to accumulate wealth..."
Li Jiayu was satisfied and continued to lead the team. Using the method of one by one, they killed the remaining three red-crowned beetles on the sixth floor. They also quickly used up the insect crystals they had obtained. One was given to the sonic warrior Chen Kun, one was given to a certain outstanding axeman, and one was given to Chu Xiang. It still increased his strength by 1.8 times that of ordinary people. It was extremely terrifying.
There weren't many red-crowned beetles on the fifth floor, only four. This time, the team tried to challenge two at the same time. Li Jiayu, Chu Xiang, Dark Octopus, and Red Cloud went out to fight, and they managed to get rid of them without any danger. The harvest was very gratifying.
When they reached the fourth floor, Li Jiayu saw a pair of red-crowned beetles mating in a classroom!
These two idiotic bugs!
After eating their fill of human flesh and going crazy, they started to play the game of " creating bugs." Unfortunately, they chose the wrong place and happened to encounter Li Jiayu, who was trying to break up the lovebirds.
Originally, the red-crowned beetles were quite vigilant. Unfortunately, the smell of blood on the fourth floor was too strong, and there were a few corpses in the classroom. The floor was stained with blood, so they could not detect the smell of Li Jiayu and the others. In addition, they were at a critical moment and could not be separated. Therefore, they only sensed the danger approaching when Li Jiayu's Ice Wheel Pill was close at hand!
This battle was extremely easy, and the sneak attack was very smooth. This pair of shameless insects that mated in broad daylight did not have time to resist and died under the fierce attacks of Li Jiayu and Chu Xiang. Even when they died, their bodies were still entangled!
"Oh, this is a good sacrifice. Two insects communicating together…Hmm, double the quality, but only consumes one portion of my spiritual energy…No, I have to take a gamble this time!”
Li Jiayu had previously summoned the Dark Octopus and the Ice Wheel Maru, so he did not have much mental strength left. Although he had rested for a while and recovered a lot, he still did not dare to use them recklessly. After all, the corpses of these red-top beetles were not precious. Using them as sacrifices would usually only summon Level 1 Advanced bugs, which would not be of much help to the cleaning mission. On the contrary, Li Jiayu's mental strength would be insufficient and his combat strength would decrease. This was not worth it.
However, the sacrificial offering in front of him was special. It was very valuable for summoning. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be able to summon some special consumables, such as Berserk Pills, Thunder Shooters, Thunderbolt Crossbows, and so on...
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