Those who reincarnate must die.

"What are you still standing there for?"

Standing atop the corpse of the Purple-Gold War Insect, Zhang Lang turned to look at Feng Xi and the Reincarnators:

"Hurry up and get to the city wall to support the others. I'll hold this breach!"

Feng Xi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and immediately spurred his horse away, but still couldn't help looking back a couple of times. As for the other reincarnators, they also noticed that Liu Xingwei's heavy shield seemed to be failing, and several insects rushed up, so they hurriedly went back to provide support.

As for Zhang Lang, he could only stand at the gap to deter the insects.

This is the city wall's biggest weakness. If he leaves, hundreds or thousands of insects will rush up, making it impossible to defend!

However, ordinary insects dared not approach, but the purple-gold war insects were not frightened!

Perhaps due to their higher intelligence, they were able to overcome their instinctive fear. Soon, several more purple-gold war insects rushed out of the swarm and attacked Zhang Lang!

Zhang Lang had to admit that these insect monsters were indeed powerful! Xu told him that killing one would earn him a reward of about 120 points, with a maximum of 20 kills!

It's important to know that for the same number of reward points, monsters are often stronger than reincarnators. This is because reincarnators are rarer and therefore more valuable, and also because they have more diverse methods and know the rules of the altar, making them more difficult to deal with!

However, in a direct confrontation, this monster, worth over a hundred points, might be even stronger than a Reincarnator worth two or three hundred points!

Zhang Lang's strike just now, though it cleaved the monster in two, also damaged the blade! It seems this greatsword really won't last six days…

Even an iron bar would be enough to take down these monsters!

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After more than an hour of fighting, as the sun set, the swarm of insects finally retreated slowly...

Over the past two days, the reincarnators have learned some background information. The insects' activity seems to be related to sunlight; they are unusually active during the day and usually retreat at night. However, just in case, the city remains on high alert at night, fearing a potential nocturnal attack by these insects…

As the insect swarm receded, Feng Xi immediately led his men to the breach, only to find Zhang Lang standing on the slope, leaning on his buttocks, the blade riddled with chips and nicks. Beneath his feet lay the mangled corpses of the purple-gold war insects…

Because the limbs were scattered haphazardly, it was impossible to tell how many were killed...

As for the reincarnators on the city wall, their numbers have been greatly reduced due to the fierce attack of the insects today...

It's important to understand that the Purple-Gold War Insects weren't just appearing on the slopes; these powerful insect monsters were swarming up the city walls from all sides. The soldiers were overwhelmed, and Feng Xi couldn't provide timely assistance. The Reincarnators were struggling to survive, and many of the elderly and weak were killed by the insects. Aside from the six veterans, only seven newcomers remained…

Thirty-six people, and it's only the second day? Thirteen are already dead...

Oh right, if we include Zhang Lang, there should be fourteen people left.

If we hadn't held out until evening, when the insects retreated, there probably wouldn't have been even fourteen left.

It seems the purpose of the altar is quite clear. Without some special method, relying solely on the Reincarnators to rush in and fight hand-to-hand will absolutely not be enough to stop the swarm's attack and survive for six days!

Even with Zhang Lang, it won't work!

Inside the barracks, the reincarnators looked at each other in bewilderment. The newcomers were plunged into deep despair, while the veterans were also at their wits' end, unsure of how to get through this mission... Suddenly, Yue Xinyi stood up, walked out of the barracks, and activated the communication function of the altar badge.

"Hello, it's me..."

"I apologize for what I did before... But now, in order to complete the mission, I hope we can work together and come up with a solution..."

"You can't do it alone! No matter how powerful you are, you can't withstand a million-strong Zerg army!"

"This mission cannot be accomplished by mere bravery! You need our strength..."

A moment later, Yue Xinyi returned to the barracks. Ye Peng asked curiously, "Xinyi, who did you call?"

"Who else could it be?" Fang Tianhua was both annoyed and amused. "Besides that hunter, aren't all the people in this room who have badges and can communicate?"

Ye Peng realized he'd asked a silly question, smiled a little embarrassedly, and turned to look at Le Xinyi: "Hey? You didn't actually like that guy, did you?"

Le Xinyi frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Although he's a bit grumpy, he's still tall and imposing..." Ye Peng shook his head. "It's just that his origins are unknown; he might not even be from the main world. I'm afraid my aunt won't approve..."

"Don't worry about it!" Le Xinyi glared at him irritably.

"Xinyi did the right thing!" Fang Tianhua affirmed. "No matter who he is, since he's on the same altar as us, he must also want to complete the main quest. Right now, both his bravery and his official position are exactly what we urgently need to complete the mission!"

"Similarly, he also needs the wisdom of all of us!"

Soon, Zhang Lang arrived at the barracks.

The number of people decreased from about thirty to a dozen, making the barracks seem much emptier. As Zhang Lang entered, everyone immediately made way for him, instinctively keeping their distance.

"Quite a few people are missing..." Zhang Lang's gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on Le Xinyi: "What would you like to talk about?"

"Let me introduce you to a few friends!" Yue Xinyi stepped forward with a smile and pointed to Luo Zhonghua in the crowd.

The architect survived today's battle, but his arm was scratched by the insects' claws and is now wrapped in a white cloth, sitting against the wall.

"He is an architect, possessing architectural knowledge far ahead of his time!"

Le Xinyi glanced at Zhang Lang and emphasized:

"With his help, the collapsed city wall could be repaired much faster! But his abilities are not being utilized, and his voice doesn't reach the ears of those in higher positions!"

Zhang Lang nodded; he remembered everything he had said during his self-introduction at the altar.

"And this one!" Le Xinyi pointed to a man in his forties with a burly build: "This is Zhao Baocheng, an exceptionally talented mechanical engineer. He's skilled at drawing blueprints and can optimize and improve city defense equipment!"

"And this one!" Le Xinyi pointed to a woman in her late thirties: "Her name is Yuan Lili, she's a biology professor. If we can get our hands on some insect carcasses for dissection, maybe we can find out these guys' weaknesses..."

"And him!" Le Xinyi pointed to a young man wearing glasses: "Wang Chufeng, a master's student at Yizhou University of Technology, specializing in materials mechanics. He should be of some help in weapon forging..."

Besides these four, the remaining three are Sun Ye, who is good at archery; Su Mingda, a professional salesman with excellent eloquence; and Lin Yiming, a high school student, who is the boy that Zhang Lang rescued from the dark monster.

This kid looks timid and cowardly, but he seems quite agile; he survived the melee on the city wall.

"Besides them, the rest of us senior members each have our own specialties!"

Le Xinyi returned to Zhang Lang and looked up at him:

"This mission involves facing millions of terrifying insect monsters. The bravery of one or two people is simply not enough to turn the tide of the battle. To complete the mission, we will definitely need to rely on our greatest advantage... intelligence!"

"I understand!" Zhang Lang nodded. "Wait here!" After saying that, he turned and left the barracks.

Le Xinyi was stunned. She hadn't even had a chance to utter the long speech she had prepared in her mind. This hunter was really decisive!

But when they chased after him again, Zhang Lang was nowhere to be seen...

After a while, a messenger came to the barracks and said that Marshal Meng wanted everyone to go to the fortress for questioning.

So fast! Everyone knew it was Zhang Lang's doing, so they followed the messenger toward the fortress.

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