Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 566 The Hunter of Fate Slaughters Demons
Killing all those insects was not a difficult task for Li Xia.

In this terrain, Frostflower is terrifying against weak opponents.

Li Xia was very satisfied, and Aowu promptly provided the profit statistics.

Geo alone collected nearly a thousand of them, in addition to a type of emerald green crystal.

Green Crystal

[Quality: Blue (Tier 4)]

【Origin: Seeking Light World】

[Type: Rare Minerals/Precious Items]

[Evaluation: A rare crystal, resembling a mineral yet imbued with the power of life and soul. It possesses numerous functions and wide-ranging applications; even simply igniting its energy can cause the crystal to emit a long-lasting glow.]

This should be the crystal that Old Oss wanted. The drop rate is very low. There were no less than two thousand of these bugs, and only three pieces were found.

However, the minerals were all quite good, so Li Xia decided to put them away first and take them back to show Madaro. Maybe the old man could find something useful to them.

"Boss, these bugs."

Awoo gazed at the insect that had become an ice sculpture. The ice on its body was crystal clear, and could be seen clearly even through the solid ice.

This was also intentionally left by Li Xia. The insect is somewhat similar to a beetle on Earth. It is not very tall and looks rather round.

The elytra on its back appear to have degenerated, and it can only vibrate but cannot fly; its thighs are quite thick.

What's most striking is that festering, hideous face.

"They must have been bewitched or controlled by something."

Li Xia observed carefully, noting that it had gone through so much chaos, from the secondary corruption and distortion of the Old Gods to the corruption of knowledge and then to direct pollution.
Before he knew it, he had seen all sorts of pollutant variants.

But this insect is different; it doesn't have that characteristic 'stench' of decay, and its body hasn't mutated.

It's more like the body is being bewitched and controlled by something.

Li Xia straightened up, and the breath he exhaled from his mouth and nose turned into a hazy white mist in the frost-covered passage.

"Let's continue; perhaps we'll find the answer when we get down there."

"Crackling—crackling—"

A small, constantly rotating vortex suddenly appeared in front of the man in the white suit. White lightning bolts kept bursting within the vortex, and the flickering light cast shadows of varying depths on his face.

The vortex kept growing larger until it reached a height of two meters.

"Click"

A metal glove suddenly emerged from the vortex and struck the constantly spinning edge. The lightning bolts seemed to be attracted and rushed towards the glove with a roar. In an instant, the surface of the glove turned dark red, like a red-hot branding iron.

But the owner of the gloves seemed to feel nothing at all; he simply exerted force, and then a tall figure emerged from the swirling vortex.

He looked to be about 2.5 meters tall, so even though the passage was already wide open, he still had to bend over halfway to crawl through.

The moment the metal combat boots stepped onto the ground, the surroundings suddenly lit up. The ground, which was full of decaying and withered leaves, suddenly seemed to be under some kind of heavy pressure, and it actually sank down, showing a unique texture after being compacted.

The man in the suit swallowed hard, his gaze sweeping over the newcomer's body with awe, before passing over the taller, ethereal figure behind him.

Those are characteristics that only top-tier incarnations possess; the more solidified they are, the higher their level.

Time-Space Scavenger, Tier 4 Fate Hunter: Mord, specializes in hunting down enemies and is enhanced with special abilities against Apostles. He is only inferior to the Tier 4 Uncrowned King of the Core Seed in all aspects!

Feeling the terrifying sense of oppression, the man in the suit lowered his gaze.

"Hoo—The World of Seeking Light. I miss the battles fought here back then. Moel, one of the Five Knights of the Hive Kingdom."

Maud took a deep breath of the air, closed his eyes in enjoyment, and returning here felt like a picnic to him.

He had already conquered this world, and even killed one of the top powerhouses in the Seeker of Light world, one of the Five Knights of the Hive, and obtained a top-tier avatar.

The vortex behind him was still trembling, and soon several people filed out. They were men and women, expressionless, and stood silently behind Mord. Just by standing there, they exuded a chilling killing intent.

This is the complete hunting squad of the fourth-tier Time-Space Scavengers, carrying out a kill mission. This is the Time-Space Scavengers' creed: even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit!
If it weren't for the fact that the level was truly insurmountable and the only option was to use the manpower of the current level, the Time-Space Scavengers would not hesitate to directly call upon ninth-level or even higher-level experts to nip any threat in the bud!

Even though Mord is already very strong, the other four members of the team are not weak either. This team once even surrounded and killed a core seed of a second-tier guild. This was not a core seed that was left behind alone.

Instead, it's the same complete core seed three-person team!

With a terrifying 100% success rate in hunting, Mord became the absolute ace among the fourth-tier Time Scavengers.

"With Lord Mord coming, this time it will surely be—"

"hiss------"

Mord recklessly lit the flames, completely disregarding the restless insects already drawn to the vortex, and only after exhaling a thick cloud of smoke did he slowly say:
"Don't underestimate that kid. No one is weak when they can be punished twice. In addition to the executioner's punishment, there is another layer. Moreover, the existence of the apostle was directly erased, which means that the second layer of authority is higher than that of the executioner."

Furthermore, his top-tier arena rankings at both the second and third tiers indicate that he is also very skilled at fighting Apostles.

Even though he has just advanced to the fourth rank, he is absolutely not to be underestimated. Without his avatar, I am not confident that I can defeat him.

Most importantly, the guild couldn't find his rank advancement information, which means his privileges are also unusually high!

A smile gradually appeared on his face. Suddenly, the air around him became heavy, and the ground within a radius of several hundred meters sank by nearly half a meter.

The terrifying pressure pressed the insect to the ground, and it was crushed flat amidst a sharp hiss. Green sap splattered, coating the incredibly solid ground with a layer of green pigment.

"So, there are reinforcements coming."

helper?

The man in the suit looked puzzled, but then his eyes widened as a phosphorescent flame reappeared beside the vortex.

Immediately afterwards, the flames intensified, and a head resembling that of a demon from hell rose from the blazing inferno.

With curled goat horns and maniacal laughter, the enormous goat-headed demon suddenly opened its mouth.

A muscular figure, bare-chested, emerged from the mouth of the goat demon, its hooves like goat's feet landing on the ground.

Instantly, faint flames appeared beneath its feet, and its thin, barbed tail flicked casually, producing a series of crisp sounds that only occur when breaking the sound barrier.

Behind him, a similarly demonic phantom was swaying.

The man in the suit quietly gasped, his eyes also filled with awe and disbelief.

Echoes of Hell, Fourth-Order Slaughtering Demon: Alabos.

Maud casually tossed his cigarette butt on the ground and nodded to Alabos: "Pleasure doing business with you."

Li Xia and the three little ones stared at the enormous hole before them, unable to comprehend how the insects had managed to carve out such a massive mine shaft so deep underground.

Layer upon layer of scaffolding-like structures spiraled down the cave walls, with ropes hanging down like aerial roots of a banyan tree, densely draped over the cave walls.

The mine in front of us was astonishingly large, at least several kilometers in diameter, with clusters of crystals extending from the rock walls, providing a dim light to the entire cave.

Most of the ropes were empty, but some still held the shriveled corpses.

It's not hard to deduce from the scene before us how magnificent this place must have been during its heyday.

Thousands of insects dangled themselves from the rock face with ropes, wielding pickaxes to collect the ore and place it in their baskets.

The walkway along the cave wall was also full of insects. They piled the collected ore into the minecarts, and then used pulleys to fish the ore up until it was delivered to the conveyor belt.

"Amazing!"

Awoo picked up its essential camera for showing off and snapped a series of photos, feeling like it had added another scene to its game.

"But how do we get down?"

It tentatively flew to the edge of the walkway and found that the nails driven into the cave wall were already somewhat rotten.

Li Xia walked to the edge of the cave and looked down. The faint light provided by the crystal clusters on the rock wall became weaker and weaker as he went down, like twinkling starlight. His gaze could reach several thousand meters.

It really is an insect; it's quite good at digging!
Li Xia recalled Old Os's words, it seemed that this place was abandoned because they dug too deep and unearthed something.

If it's only a few thousand meters deep, there certainly won't be anything unusual, because even on Earth in my previous life, there were mines that were several thousand meters deep, and those were considered 'shallow'.

So the insects dug at least tens of thousands of meters?

Li Xia stared at the bottomless, dark, enormous cavern, as if gazing into an abyss. He could feel a faint malice spreading up from underground, as if it were also staring at him.

The three children were still discussing in hushed tones when Li Xia's body floated up gently and landed directly in the center of the cave.

"Boss?"

The three children stared at Li Xia in astonishment, wondering why Li Xia, who had been so cautious in the passage, had chosen to rush straight ahead instead of taking a safer approach.

But no matter what Li Xia does, they will always follow him steadfastly.

"Let's charge straight down!"

Li Xia said calmly that he had been cautious in the passage earlier because he was afraid that he would use too much force and cause the passage to collapse.

Now that the giant crater, with a diameter of several thousand meters and a bottomless depth, is large enough to withstand some of the force, there is no need to be overly cautious.

"Wow, so brave!" Xiao Long was stunned at first, then excitedly followed, while Hei Tan simply jumped onto Xiao Tian's back.

"brush!"

Suddenly, a pair of extremely magnificent wings of light unfurled behind Li Xia. The divine kingdom extravagantly bestowed dazzling brilliance upon its wings, thus proclaiming its holiness and majesty.

This device, which was originally intended for decoration, functioned like a powerful flashlight inside the cave, instantly dispelling the darkness within.

No, it's still not bright enough!

The true qi suddenly surged, and the light wings behind him emitted a bright halo that spread outwards.

'Buzz!'
Every few seconds, a huge halo would burst forth from Li Xia's body, illuminating everything around him in perfect detail.

With a swift movement, he descended towards the center of the cave at a leisurely pace.

Wherever it goes, darkness retreats, as if it were daytime.

The intense light seemed to have angered some being beneath the cave, and a muffled roar faintly echoed from underground.

Then darkness surged, and the familiar buzzing sound rang out again.

Amidst a low, rumbling sound, countless dark figures suddenly burst forth. Compared to the insects in the previous passage, these insects had exceptionally long and slender bodies, with transparent, dragonfly-like wings flapping to provide them with the power to fly.

The insect held long, slender, needle-like bony spikes in its hands, and with a hissing sound, its thin limbs lashed out like whips.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Thin, pale bone spikes, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, shot towards Li Xia like dense raindrops.

Before they even reached him, they seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall, either bouncing high off or shattering into pieces and scattering everywhere.

Exquisite divine armor slowly emerged on the body, the barrier between man and god acting like the strongest shield, firmly blocking wave after wave of bone spikes from the outside.

Once the bone spurs subsided, without any further instructions, the three little ones, who already had an exceptionally good understanding, immediately rushed out from behind Li Xia.

With a series of sharp claw strikes, thin streams of water flew downwards like arrows, easily piercing the insect's membrane wings.

Black Charcoal, on the other hand, simply transformed into an element, turning his body into dazzling lightning. Endless flashes of electric light appeared, and a ball of azure radiance bounced through the Zerg.

Upon reaching the center of the swarm, the black charcoal material once again solidified into a body.

"Zi La"

Faint sparks of electricity appeared around his body, followed by an endless surge of electric light that drew out an extremely dazzling electric grid in the cave.

The aroma of roasting mingled with the rising smoke, and the swarm of insects seemed to freeze for a moment before plummeting into the darkness below.

Xiaotian, on the other hand, was much more straightforward. It simply opened its mouth wide, and a dark vortex formed in front of it, crashing through the swarm of insects like a bulldozer.

The insects that were touched had no ability to resist and were swallowed up by the dark vortex, just like Pac-Man, leaving a clean passage wherever he went.

After swallowing about a hundred, Xiaotian closed his mouth, chewed, and his eyes lit up as he looked at the large insects with great surprise.

"Wow wow wow!"

Aowu and Heitan, who were having a great time fighting, stopped abruptly and stared in shock at their little brother.

Even Li Xia cast a surprised glance at Xiaotian.

Xiaotian: Woof woof woof woof!
(Seriously, these bugs are incredibly delicious, they taste like chicken, and they're so crunchy!)

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