Volume 19 Chapter 216 Specimen Collection

"Is there someone practicing in a place like this?"

Looking at the light that kept flashing in front of me, I walked over there with my demon pets in doubt. However, for safety reasons, I ordered them to slow down.

As we continued to get closer, the explosions became clearer and clearer, and now it was not just explosions, but occasionally a rustling sound that sounded like two grinding wheels rubbing against each other. In addition to this strange metallic sound, the sound was also mixed with the sound of weapons clashing and the shouts of several people. It sounded like several people were fighting.

After turning through a dense bush in front of me, I immediately saw the battlefield.

There is a small open space ahead, but it is not naturally formed. Looking at the broken branches and leaves scattered underground and the various plants in a mess nearby, it was obvious that this open space had just been opened up, and it seemed that it was not opened intentionally.

There are two forces fighting in the open space, if those bugs can be counted as one force. There are a total of five people on the human side plus three corpses, which means that three of them have died. Among the five people still fighting, there were two warriors, a mage, an assassin, and a guy who couldn't figure out his profession. The reason why I couldn't figure out that guy's occupation was mainly because he was wearing a magic robe, but at this time he was holding a bow and shooting arrows everywhere. To be honest, I have seen many archers wearing warrior armor, but this is the first time I have seen archers wearing mage robes. You must know that even the magic archers don't wear robes, so this guy actually wears a robe, which is indeed a bit strange. In addition to the five people still fighting, there were three guys lying on the ground, including a knight, a mage and a relatively normal archer.

As the enemy of these five people, they are fighting a group of bugs. This is an insect that is larger than a golden retriever. It looks like a locust, but its whole body is covered with red and black stripes. What's more scary is that the mouthparts of these guys all look like pliers. of. Fortunately, there is one significant difference between these locust-like bugs and locusts, that is, their hind limbs are normal jointed limbs instead of the super thick hind legs of locusts. Because this hind leg is not as thick as a locust's leg, this insect does not have the same jumping power as a locust. And it seems that their wings are useless and they can't fly at all. They can only rely on flapping their wings to instantly increase their attack speed.

Although it can't jump or fly, this scary big bug still causes a lot of trouble to these people. Firstly, the bite force of the huge mouthparts of these guys is amazing, but the main reason is that their number is too scary. Just by looking at it, you can easily find that the ground is covered with a thick layer of insect corpses, and the nearby trees and ground are still full of such insects, so many that they can't even be counted.

"Do we want to help?" Ling suddenly ran out of the training space and appeared next to me and asked.

I thought about it and said, "Forget it. We're not acquaintances anyway."

After hearing what I said, Ling suddenly smiled mischievously and said, "But what should we do? The mission requires us to capture twenty-two of these insects."

Without blushing or heart beating, I took out Eternity and said, "Didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Wait a minute." Ling grabbed me as I was about to rush out, and reminded me, "The mission says we need twenty male worms and two queens."

"Male insect? Queen insect? How do you differentiate between male and female?"

"All you see are males. The social structure of this insect is similar to that of bees. Ninety-nine percent of the population is female, but only a few of them can fully develop into queens. Others They are all soldier bugs without the ability to reproduce. As for the male bugs, they are the bodyguards of the queen, and will only be dispatched when the queen is attacked or needs to attack more difficult enemies."

"You mean both the male and the queen are huge?"

"That's right. The size of the male is about ten times that of the female. The queen is slightly smaller than the male, but it has a huge reproductive sac, so it looks bigger than the male. It should be easy to recognize. .”

After listening to Ling's introduction, I nodded directly and said: "Understood, leave the rest to me. I hope there are two queens in this insect swarm."

"Don't worry about this. According to the introduction on the scroll, such a large insect swarm has at least five or more insect queens. Even if you accidentally kill one or two, it will be enough for us to complete the mission."

"That's no problem. Everyone, rush with me!" I said, turning eternity directly into two swords, grabbing one in each hand, and rushed out.

The two warring parties had different reactions when they discovered that a person suddenly rushed out from the side. The players were stunned, but the bugs didn't react at all. Daze is a manifestation of the intelligence of advanced creatures, and low-level insects do not know how to be in a daze. However, in the current state, it is obvious that low intelligence is an advantage. At least those players were in a hurry because of the sudden pause, and the bugs took advantage. But their luck ended there.

After rushing out from the corner, I ran directly into the swarm of insects. My left and right hands started working at the same time, slashing horizontally and vertically. All the insects I touched were instantly lit into a purple-black torch. Then screamed and tangled in the flames and eventually became a pile of black ash. The Eternal Sword is not only sharp, the hell flames attached to it also have extremely strong corrosive and burning effects. The power may not be obvious when dealing with high-level creatures, but dealing with these low-level bugs is really like chopping up melons and vegetables.

The five people over there were a little nervous when they saw someone suddenly running out, fearing that I was here to cause trouble. Unexpectedly, I rushed directly into the pile of insects, and then saw the nearby insects being cut off and set alight in pieces.

I was having a great time killing when I suddenly saw another black shadow falling from the sky and slamming into the pile of insects. The king waved the long knife of black hellfire that was also burning in his hand horizontally, and a large number of insects were instantly ignited. Even the insects that were too close were also taken with him, and finally they were all burned to black ashes.

After the king joined, a thunder light flashed, and a golden ball of light suddenly appeared in the middle of the insect swarm after a flash of lightning. Then, before the insects could react, the insects near the light ball suddenly turned over together. body, then the legs and feet trembled violently like a cramp, and finally smoke with a pungent smell came out and stopped completely. Before these bugs died, Lei turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared in place. Then the next place he appeared, a large number of bugs were electrocuted.

In fact, compared to us, Everett is really awesome. I've said it before, fire is the best way to deal with bugs. As soon as Everett appeared, he immediately turned his hands into flamethrowers. Flames several feet long were sprayed everywhere in the dense forest. All bugs that were touched were burned into pieces with strange screams. Blocks of black charcoal.

After I chopped down a bunch of insects in the swarm with my two swords, I suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing from behind, and I quickly turned around and used my two swords. I heard a clanging sound, and a sickle-shaped long leg was directly stuck in the gap formed by the cross of the eternal swords. Then with a move of my wrist, I heard a crunching sound and the blade leg was cut off.

Squeak... With a strange cry, the insect with a broken leg immediately stabbed the other jumping leg. I hurriedly backed away, then waved my two swords and two into one, and a sword light flew out. The giant bug in front of me, which was much larger than the other bugs, was split into two in an instant. The body fell to the ground and was still alive. I bounced there for a long time before stopping completely.

"Damn, why did such a big one appear?"

"This is the male worm." Ling's voice reminded him through spiritual contact.

"Male? Oops, this one has been sliced ​​into pieces and can't be used! Damn it, it's all caused by these little bugs. It's a waste of a male. Before the males appear together, Xiaofeng quickly comes out and helps me clear the place!"

A space door suddenly appeared above my head. Xiaofeng got out of it, then pressed down with both hands, and shouted at the same time: "Everyone, stand still, I'm going to use my ultimate move. The fire will set the prairie fire on fire." I just heard With a bang, a ring of flames spread out around me and Xiaofeng in an instant. The insects encountered along the way were burned into empty shells almost instantly. After the flame ring passed, the black The outer shell began to collapse and collapse into a pile of black powder. Of course, the bugs were burned away, and the surrounding plants did not escape. Although the humid environment of the Bug Valley severely limits the power of fire magic, it mainly reduces the damage range, and the power in the skill center does not actually decrease much. Under normal circumstances, even if Xiaofeng didn't use his full strength, there would definitely be no problem in burning everything that can burn within a radius of 500 meters to ashes. Now in this humid tropical rain forest environment, the flame ring burns to less than 500 meters, and it is not a big problem to burn everything within a radius of 200 meters. Of course, those players were automatically ignored by Xiaofeng as their own targets. This move, Earth Fire, Sets a Prairie Fire is not a spell that does not distinguish between friend and foe. It can actively set attack targets and targets that need to be ignored.

A few people over there were quite happy to see us killing insects and thought they were saved. Who knew that Xiaofeng suddenly threw a large-scale flame magic on the ground, and when they saw the terrifying wall of fire pressing towards them, several people thought they were dead. Of course, although they thought they were dead, their instinct still made them protect their faces with their hands. However, after waiting for a long time, except for feeling a heat wave blowing past them, several people did not receive any death reminder. After opening their eyes in confusion, they found that the flames had bypassed several of them, and the flood-like insects around them had all turned into black coals that were still burning, and the trees were even more burned. Not a single bit was left, and even the lingering fog was cleared by the flames into a large blank area.

"So strong!" The mage among the group couldn't help but sigh after seeing the results around him. Among the people present, he was the only one who practiced magic, so he knew best how powerful the magical flame just now was. It can burn down such a large area in an instant, and the opponent's skills are at least A level or above. Anyway, he feels that the A level skills in the System Magic Academy are not as powerful as this move.

The survivors over there just wanted to come over and say hello to us, but unexpectedly we suddenly turned and rushed towards the direction where the group of insects came from.

I didn't say hello to these people not because I wanted to be cool, but because I saw a large group of male insects just outside the area where the flames burned out. Through the gaps between these male worms, I even vaguely saw a few queen worms with big tails behind them.

"Haha, Xiaofeng, your distance control is so accurate. Everyone, hurry up and be careful not to kill me, I want to live!"

Bugs basically have no intelligence at all. Of course, some advanced demonic bugs can evolve intelligence, but these are obviously not the ones in front of them. Seeing us rushing towards us, the bugs did not run away, but took the initiative to greet us.

Xiaofeng returned to the training space immediately after using her skills. Her skills were not suitable for keeping alive anyway, so leaving her outside would not help. However, Xiaofeng couldn't help, but there were a few people in the training space who could.

"Chili, Sickle, Tank, Redthorn, Frosty Snow, come out to help."

With the appearance of frost and snow, the originally burned hot air suddenly cooled down. Then, as the frost and snow danced forward, they gently waved their hands forward, and the nearby ground was instantly covered with a layer of white frost. The fog that had gradually recovered in the air also completely disappeared because of the extreme freezing.

Although fire is what bugs fear most, conversely, it is not an environment they like. Although the ultra-low temperature environment will not directly freeze these demonic insects to death, it is still no problem to slow them down by half a beat. If you observe carefully, you will find that some bugs can actually survive in winter, but their reaction ability will become very slow. For example, in the relatively warm Jiangnan area, flies and certain flying insects can also be seen in winter, but at this time they become extremely sluggish and can be easily caught with hands. Although Demonic Insects are a branch of Warcraft, to put it bluntly, they are still Insects. Low temperatures won't kill these enhanced bugs directly, but slowing them down is certainly no problem.

Looking at the insects, which were obviously much slower, my other magic pets immediately started moving. Lei, Everett and the King who were outside were responsible for killing the small bugs that were not burned and clearing the passage for us. Even Rose Vine and Pioneer emerged from the ground from time to time to help kill some bugs.

The few people I just summoned are the members of the complex bug catching team. Among them, the sickle guy is the most important, because his spider silk is the best binding tool. It would be a pity to catch the bugs alive without the help of the sickle. Chili is an auxiliary person. Her telekinesis can assist in controlling bugs and reduce the difficulty of catching them. As for Tank and Red Thorn, they are mainly responsible for catching bugs. These two are insect monsters themselves, and the most important thing is that they are large enough and have strong defenses. Even if the insects resist, they can basically not hurt them.

After the air-conditioning was spread, Shuangxue immediately joined in the control of insects. Her method of help is relatively simple, which is to use freezing rays to freeze all the legs, feet and wings of the insects. Unlike the underdeveloped female insects, although the male insects do not have the thighs like locusts to help jump, these guys have two more things than the female insects. The first is that their wings are not just decorations, but they can actually fly. The second is that the forelimbs of male insects are not as short as those of female insects and can only assist in eating. Their forelimbs are huge like two sickles. Although they are not serrated like the blades of mantises, the forelimbs of these guys are sharp enough to be used as awls. use. Because of these two special configurations, the favorite attack method of these males is to use their wings to assist in accelerating and suddenly rush in front of the enemy, and then use their sharp forelimbs to poke holes all over the enemy's body.

But their skills are destined to be of no use today. The charging male insect was only halfway through the flight when a third of it was knocked down by the freezing ray. The remaining parts were affected by the telekinesis of the pepper and crashed together and fell. Although they were not injured, the attack time was delayed.

The remaining small wave of male insects finally rushed near us and hit the body of the tank first. When they excitedly poked the sharp blades into the tank's body, what came out was not the popping sound of the blades penetrating the enemy, but a clanging sound of metal. The tank's defense would blind even a giant dragon, let alone a few small bugs. Their blades are fine for poking ordinary things, but when it comes to tanks, it's basically like trying to poke through bulletproof glass with straw.

After struggling for a long time and finding that they couldn't poke the opponent at all, the males began to plan to change positions and try, but the tank would not let them try slowly there. He directly used the hammer on his forelimbs to hit the bugs that were only small to him one by one. Although he had paid attention to controlling the force, the bugs were immediately smashed into the ground. However, the carapace of these guys was pretty strong. Except for one unlucky guy who had a rock underneath and was directly hammered into a cake, the other bugs were just knocked unconscious.

Sickle saw that he had succeeded here and immediately ran over and pulled out the bugs one by one and tied them with silk thread like rice dumplings. Only the breathing holes in their abdomens were left for them to breathe, and there were no seams in other places.

Seeing that Tank and Sickle were busy cooperating, Hong Thorn didn't bother Sickle to come over and help tie the bugs. He directly used his two large pliers to pick up the male insects in front of him one by one, and then pricked them gently with the tail needle, and the insect immediately became quiet. As a Gu insect, the red-thorned tail needle can adjust the type of poison. Now he uses pure anesthesia needles, and the effect is quite good. As for the counterattacks of other bugs... Although the Red Thorn does not have as high a defense as a tank, its size is there after all. For such a big person, the carapace is naturally very thick. If these male insects, whose level is no more than 400, want to hurt him, it will take a miracle.

While the group of people on the opposite side were in a daze for a short while, we here had already finished taking care of all the male insects. As a result, because everyone worked separately, the number was never counted. By the time I remembered, the sickle had tied up more than forty silk cocoons.

"Fuck. Enough is enough, don't catch any more. We only need twenty males, and kill all the rest. Hurry up and rush forward, there are still two queens left!"

After hearing my words, the demon pets immediately knocked to death the extra male insects and followed me all the way towards the insect queen, leaving only the five rescued people in a daze. These people still don't fully understand what happened.