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Chapter 140 Insect Swarm, Full Power Unleashed!! (25 chapters in 2 words, please vote with monthly tickets~)

The prisoners' voices were filled with despair and regret.

She recounted her and her companions' tragic experiences in a torrent of words.

Fang Qingyu's eyes were icy cold. He had obtained the key information: Creation Technology, a special fate ghost, a mysterious and powerful woman in black, the missing Captain Lin, and the Beacon Fire Squad in crisis.

"Where is that woman now?" Fang Qingyu pressed for one last question.

"I don't know! She killed our men and went deep into the dock! We were too busy escaping to even look where she went." The prisoner's voice trembled.

at this time!

"Hiss hiss hiss—!!!"

"Click-clack-click-clack—!!"

The roar from ahead suddenly rose to a higher level!
Compared to before, it now feels like countless sharp objects are scraping against hard surfaces, creating a noise storm that makes your scalp tingle!

The vibrations underfoot became incredibly clear and intense!

"We've arrived! The C7 dock area is just ahead!"

Old Joe, who was walking beside him, suddenly stopped in his tracks, his voice filled with disbelief and shock.

The crowd rushed out of the narrow passage formed by the collapsed factory buildings, and suddenly the view opened up before them!
A vast, abandoned port ruin, utterly shrouded in the shadow of death, lay before us!
The rusty, 10,000-ton cargo ship, like a stranded steel behemoth, was half-submerged in the murky, black seawater, which was filled with oil and unidentified viscous substances.

The huge gantry crane was broken, like a toy crushed by a giant.

Mountains of shipping containers were torn apart and corroded, forming a bizarre and oppressive steel labyrinth.
The sound that had just sent chills down their spines came from inside the maze.

Old Joe touched his balding scalp, which was tingling with dread: "What kind of evil spirits are in here? How many of them would it take to make a sound like that?!"

"That's the sound of insects chirping."

Jiang Wei listened and said something indifferently in the middle.

"Insect chirping!?"

The group instantly recalled some images that were not very appealing to those with trypophobia.

Fang Qingyu listened without the slightest ripple in his eyes, a faint black aura emanating from his fingertips.

Click!

The prisoner's voice abruptly stopped.

With a soft sound, the prisoner's neck snapped at an eerie angle, and his life force vanished instantly.

Qin Hui promptly and swiftly tossed the body into a cold corner of the ruins.

"Walk."

Fang Qingyu's voice was like cold iron as he stepped into the oppressively suffocating steel maze made of twisted shipping containers.

Upon entering the maze, the chilling hissing and clicking sounds instantly amplified countless times, as if thousands of insects were grinding their teeth and scraping bones in your ears, the sharp sounds piercing straight to your brain.

The air was as murky as solidified grease, with a strong smell of rust, rotten oil, and a pungent, sweet-smelling odor of insect gland secretions mixed together.

Disgusting.

In a crisis-aware mindset, danger lurks everywhere!

"Qi Hao, keep calling for help!"

Fang Qingyu gave the order without turning his head, while the dark black dragon and tiger energy flowed silently, appearing in the dim light as if draped in a layer of flowing black jade armor, with fine golden patterns winding around it.

"Yes!" Qi Hao responded immediately, pressing the radio to his lips and lowering his voice as he repeatedly called out, "Beacon Fire Squad! Beacon Fire Squad! This is Fang Qingyu's detachment of the Third Squad of the Dragon Ridge Battalion. Respond! Respond!"

His voice sounded faint amidst the cacophony of insect chirping, and the radio crackled with a despairing static noise.

suddenly!

laugh--!
A stream of viscous, pale green liquid shot out like an arrow from a crossbow through a breach in a container on the side and above, heading straight for Jiang Wei in the middle of the group.

The liquid was highly corrosive, and even the air hissed softly.

"careful!"

Lu Chen reacted extremely quickly, letting out a low shout and slashing his longsword upwards in an attempt to block.

But Fang Qingyu was faster than him!

Almost the instant the acid was sprayed, Fang Qingyu's figure transformed into a bolt of black lightning. Without even looking, the Dragon Sparrow Slash was still sheathed. The scabbard, imbued with dark energy, struck the green figure in mid-air with deadly precision, accompanied by a muffled whooshing sound.
boom!
wow-

The viscous acid was violently pumped out, scattering everywhere. Most of it landed on the wall of the nearby container, instantly corroding large, charred pits and emitting pungent white smoke. A millstone-sized acid beetle with a dark green shell and needle-like mouthparts fell out of the hole and was stomped down heavily by Fang Qingyu.

*Snap! Splash!*
The hard carapace shattered like a fragile eggshell under the dark force, and foul-smelling juices and broken insect bodies splattered everywhere.

"squeak--!"

Before the sharp chirping of insects had even faded, the overturned container floor beneath their feet suddenly burst open!

Two creatures resembling giant mantises, with their forelimbs transformed into two enormous, gleaming, metallic blades, burst from the ground! Their objective was extremely clear.

Fang Qingyu is at the very front!

Those bladed feet moved with lightning speed, whistling through the air, and slashed across Fang Qingyu's waist and abdomen! The angle was tricky and ruthless!
Fang Qingyu's eyes turned cold, but he neither flinched nor avoided the attack!

A dark black energy instantly condensed in his arms, as if molten lava was flowing beneath his skin, and the golden patterns on his arms suddenly blazed brightly! His arms were like two black iron dragons emerging from the water, carrying an overwhelming and domineering power, as he fiercely met the pair of terrifying bladed feet that were slashing towards him!
Clang! Clang—!!!
Two deafening metallic clangs rang out almost simultaneously!

Sparks fly!

The blade, capable of easily severing steel bars, emitted a piercing sound as if striking solid steel the moment it collided with the arms enveloped in dark energy!
Under the violent force of the recoil, the two bladed cutters were as if they had been hit by a giant hammer. Cracks instantly appeared on their forelimbs, and their massive insect bodies were blasted backward by the overwhelming force, crashing heavily into the container wall behind them with a dull thud. Their carapaces were dented, fluids flowed out, and they twitched a few times before becoming still.

"Hiss-!"

A shadow loomed overhead! Several fist-sized, jet-black sonic boom mosquitoes, their wings vibrating at high speed and emitting a piercing buzz, swooped down like bombers! Their target was Qi Hao, who was calling out. The high-frequency wingbeats were not only ear-piercing but also carried a strange penetrating power, stabbing straight into his brain, making Qi Hao feel dizzy and interrupting his call for a moment.

"You're asking for death!" Qin Hui and Lao Qiao roared simultaneously, the two of them like two moving shields, instantly blocking Qi Hao and Lü Chen.

With a muffled whistle, Qin Hui's heavy alloy battle blade swept out precisely, blasting a swooping mosquito into a pulp mid-air! The foul-smelling liquid sprayed onto the container walls.

Old Joe was even more ferocious. His arm muscles bulged, and his fists, covered with thick arm guards, were like two heavy hammers, slamming into the other ones with a shrill sound that tore through the air! The energy gathered on his fists produced a muffled explosion!

boom! boom! boom!
Several mosquitoes exploded in mid-air as if hit by a heavy artillery shell, turning into disgusting clumps of mush! The high-frequency sound waves abruptly stopped.

Qi Hao shook his head, fighting off the dizziness, and immediately picked up the radio again, his voice even more urgent: "Beacon Fire! Beacon Fire! Respond if you hear me! Where are you?!"

But before he could finish speaking...

Boom——!
A dozen meters to the left front of everyone, a small mountain made of damaged shipping containers and construction debris suddenly exploded!

A burrowing worm, as thick as a bucket, covered in a dark purple, viscous slime, and with its mouthparts split open into a chrysanthemum shape, burst from the ground! Its enormous mouthparts opened like a meat grinder, releasing a nauseating stench, and it viciously lunged at Old Joe on the flank of the group! Its speed was astonishing!

Old Joe had just smashed the mosquito; the old force had just gone, and the new force had not yet arisen!
"Old Joe!" Qin Hui's eyes widened in horror, but it was too late to save him!

Fortunately, the small figure that had been protected in the middle moved.

Jiang Wei seemed enraged by the worm's stench and the sudden attack. Her brows furrowed, and she let out a very faint groan filled with instinctive disgust.

Om-!
An invisible heat wave, savage, domineering, and carrying the will to burn everything, suddenly erupted from her center! It expanded instantly like an invisible, scorching force field!
Chi Chi Chi -!
The ferocious burrowing worm, its slimy body sizzling like cold water hitting hot oil the moment it came into contact with the heat wave! The dark purple slime charred, carbonized, and evaporated at a visible speed! The worm let out a shrill, distorted scream, its forward momentum abruptly halted, its enormous mouthparts contorting in agony, as if being scorched by invisible flames!
That fatal pause!
Fang Qingyu's figure appeared above the worm as if by teleportation! The Dragon Sparrow Slash was finally unsheathed!

Clang——!
The sword rang out clearly, carrying a chilling killing intent!
The jet-black blade was wreathed in deep, liquid black flames, seemingly capable of devouring light! Fang Qingyu gripped the blade with both hands, his profound black energy perfectly merging with the black flames, and slashed fiercely at the relatively vulnerable neck joint exposed by the worm due to its pain!

"Awe-inspiring!"

Pfft——!
The blade, like a red-hot knife slicing through butter, effortlessly cut through the worm's tough body wall, and black flames surged in wildly! Golden patterns suddenly lit up inside the wound, like a miniature sun exploding!

The worm's enormous body convulsed and twisted violently, letting out a final, desperate howl before crashing to the ground with a thud. Foul-smelling bodily fluids gushed out, sizzling as they corroded the ground.

Black flames burned silently on its corpse, purifying the filth.

The battle paused briefly, the air thick with the stench of burnt flesh and dead insects.

Qi Hao's calls were still in vain; there was only static on the radio.

"Keep going!" Fang Qingyu sheathed his sword, his voice still icy.

Their sharp gaze swept across the intricate steel maze ahead, which resembled the intestines of a giant beast. The last point where the Beacon Fire Squad's signal disappeared was deep within this maze.

Qin Hui, Lao Qiao, and the others immediately followed, vigilantly scanning the gaps in each container and the shadows overhead. Jiang Wei's face was tense, and her small hands were slightly clenched, clearly indicating that the outburst just now had taken its toll on her.

Just as they turned a corner, a narrow passageway formed by countless stacked containers.

"Zzz. Whack. Whack. Beacon fire calling any unit."

Suddenly, a very faint, intermittent human voice, mixed with intense interference, came through the radio in Qi Hao's hand!
"Signal's here!!" Qi Hao's voice trembled with excitement, as if he were shoving the radio into his ear. "Beacon! Beacon! This is Fang Qingyu's squad, third platoon of the Dragon Ridge Battalion! Respond! Report your position and status! Repeat! Report your position and status!!"

The entire team stopped instantly, held their breath, and stared intently at the communicator in Qi Hao's hand.

After a brief, suffocating electrical noise, the sound struggled to rise again, accompanied by a dull thud and a sharper hiss:

"Underground! We're below the old control room in the shipyard. Entrance, coordinates."

The other person was halfway through their conversation when the connection suddenly dropped completely, leaving only a busy signal!
"Damn it!" Qi Hao's face turned pale.

Almost at the same instant the communication was interrupted!

Rumble——! ! !
The entire steel maze seemed to have been thrown into a boiling pot of oil!
Countless hissing and clicking sounds that made one's scalp tingle suddenly rose in pitch, converging into a terrifying noise storm that could tear eardrums apart! From all directions, from every breach in the containers, from every crack in the twisted steel beams, and even from the thick layer of rubble beneath our feet, countless hideous insect shadows surged out like a black torrent bursting its banks!

The acid-corroding beetle spewed out a ghastly green venom!

The Blade-Foot Cutter wields its gleaming scythe feet!
The sonic boom mosquitoes unleashed a deafening sonic wave of death!

The burrowing worm arches open the ground, splitting open its chrysanthemum-shaped mouthparts!

Countless other insect-shaped life demons, unlike anything ever seen before and even more twisted and terrifying in form, surged toward Fang Qingyu's team like apostles of hell, driven by their greed for flesh and blood! As far as the eye could see, there were only surging carapaces, compound eyes, and ferocious mouthparts!
"Hold!!!"

Old Joe's scalp tingled at the sight of the overwhelming swarm of insects!

"Get away!!"

Fang Qingyu's voice boomed like thunder, instantly drowning out the hissing of the insect swarm!
Om-!
Deep, liquid black flames, seemingly capable of swallowing light, shot skyward without restraint! Instantly covering Fang Qingyu's entire body, they rose and twisted violently, like armor from the deepest hell!
The dark black dragon and tiger energy surged and roared beneath the liquid black flames, while subtle yet dazzling golden patterns spread and entwined wildly on the surface of the black flames! The destructive and domineering pressure, like a tangible tsunami, crashed fiercely into the surging swarm of insects!
"Qi Hao! Find out the exact location of the entrance immediately!!" Fang Qingyu's command was crystal clear amidst the deafening noise.

"Yes!" Qin Hui and Lao Qiao instantly stood back to back, protecting Qi Hao, Lü Chen, and Jiang Wei in the center. With each swing of their weapons, they created a sharp gust of wind to deflect the splashing acid and the swarming insects.

Despite his dizziness and fear, Qi Hao screamed into the communicator again: "Beacon Fire! Beacon Fire! Where's the entrance?! Specific features! Quickly!!"

rustling—sizzling—

After a brief interruption, a faint but clearer female voice rang out urgently, tinged with sobs and a last glimmer of hope: "The entrance is below the bow of the largest shipwreck! There are triangular pressure valve markings! It's blocked by containers!"

"Largest shipwreck! Bow! Triangular pressure valve!" Qi Hao immediately reported the crucial information.

“Received!” A cold glint flashed in Fang Qingyu’s eyes.

The location is clear!
"Shocking Heaven!!"

The Dragon Sparrow Blade emitted a buzzing sound of extreme excitement! The blade was instantly engulfed by surging liquid black flames! Dazzling dark golden light gathered wildly at the blade's edge!

Fang Qingyu's figure transformed into a black-gold lightning bolt that tore through the swarm of insects!

Blade light!
A jet-black lightning bolt, condensed with domineering dark energy and destructive liquid black flames, slashed out fiercely!

Wherever the blade passed, the space seemed to be cut open with tiny ripples!
boom--! ! !
The wall of insects, consisting of dozens of acid-corroding beetles and blade-footed cutters, blocking the path, vaporized instantly like a piece of paper thrown into a furnace!

Not even a speck of dust remained! The violent aftershocks of the blade energy spread out in a fan shape, violently blasting away and tearing apart the swarms of insects that rushed in from both sides!
They carved out a vacuum channel burning with black flames through the black swarm of insects!

　Victory is within reach!

　　Only a dozen or so monthly passes needed!!
　　Thank you all for your help.
　　There are still more than ten hours left, and more than ten monthly passes.
　　Do you think I can get to the other side?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)