Those who reincarnate must die.

On the fifth day, Zhang Lang, still carrying his broadsword, went up to the city wall and continued to wait for the insects to attack.

After the battles of the previous two days, Feng Xi had already assigned him to a separate team.

Although he was still under Feng Xi's command, his mobility and combat strength were far superior to those of other knights. Following the main force would be a waste of resources; it would be better for him to guard a region on his own and provide support to other areas.

However, at this moment, he was still standing with Feng Xi, gazing at the northern horizon.

"They're here!"

Zhang Lang's ears are better than anyone else's! Feng Xi no longer questioned him. Before the scouts who went out to investigate returned, he ordered the horns to be sounded, and the soldiers immediately climbed the city wall to prepare for battle.

Sure enough, smoke signals soon rose in the distance—a signal of the approaching insect swarm! The smoke was red, indicating that the scouts knew they wouldn't be returning, and there was no need to keep the baskets for them...

"Those who dare to leave the city are the bravest of the brave!"

The city walls were on high alert, but the soldiers were less tense than before. Thanks to the power of gunpowder weapons, the insects were no longer invincible monsters in their eyes.

The same routine as the previous two days: a large swarm of insects rushed into the range of the catapults, and with the command, a large number of bombs were launched and fell towards the insect swarm.

Just then, a row of huge golden beetles stepped out from the swarm, striding proudly to block the small insect monsters.

Using the elytra of the golden beetles as a barrier? We tried that a couple of days ago, but while those tough elytra could stop boulders, they couldn't stop bombs. When gunpowder weapons first appeared, the swarm tried the golden beetle defense once and then gave up, relying solely on mantis monsters for charges. Why are they bringing out these giantest insects again this time?

"It's no use, they'll just get blown up!" The soldiers anticipated the sight of the golden beetles being torn apart by blood and gore.

However, what's strange is that this time, the golden beetles did not spread their wings. Instead, they raised their heads, opened their mouths, and faced the air!

When the bomb was less than 100 meters away from them, a spark suddenly flashed above the mouthparts of these giant golden-armored insects. At the same time, their abdomens twitched, and a stream of flammable gas gushed out of their mouths. It was instantly ignited by the spark, forming a thick tongue of fire that shot into the air!

The term "flames" is relative to the enormous size of the golden beetles. To humans, it was practically a massive cloud of fire! One golden beetle might be manageable, but hundreds lined up in a row, all spewing flames at once, instantly created a raging inferno that filled half the sky with fire, and the bombs were naturally swallowed up in an instant!

"Boom? Boom boom boom..."

A bomb filled with gunpowder fell into a fire? The consequences were predictable. Most of the bombs detonated before they even hit the ground, turning into fireworks bursting in the air. The impact on the insects was merely a shockwave that could barely knock them over.

The bombing attempt failed?! This is the first time this has happened since the invention of gunpowder weapons!

"Continue bombing!" The messenger panicked and shouted the order.

The second volley of bombs was fired, but just like the first, they were intercepted mid-air by the golden beetles' flames. While not every bomb was intercepted, the reduced firepower was insufficient to stop the insects' advance. Large numbers of mantis monsters surged through the barrage of fire towards the city walls, interspersed with a few purple-gold insect monsters. This was the first time the swarm had deployed so many high-level insects since experiencing gunpowder weaponry!

"How could this be?" Ye Peng's eyes widened in surprise. "This is different from the effect of the previous two days! These insects actually..."

"They've found a way to deal with it!" Shang Xue said through gritted teeth.

"Brother Fang is right? The mission world isn't that simple? These monsters can't be judged by the standards of ordinary creatures; they can learn... No, wait!"

Suddenly remembering something, Shang Xue grabbed a soldier next to her and asked, "Have we ever encountered fire-breathing insects before?"

The soldier, clearly not quite understanding, nodded instinctively and replied, "Yes, we've had them before, but they were all small insects. This is the first time I've seen a golden beetle breathe fire..."

Shang Xue frowned: "These insects aren't learning; they've evolved, implanting the abilities of other insects into the golden beetles!"

"Evolution?" Ye Peng exclaimed in disbelief, "How is that possible? They've evolved in just two days? Biological evolution is caused by the randomness of gene mutations during heredity. For a gene mutation to occur, there must first be a generational change. Could it be that the insects have gone through several generations in just two days?"

"Don't try to apply our old scientific theories to this!" Fang Tianhua had already set up his crossbow: "Since the facts are right in front of us, there's no point in questioning them, just keep firing! Quick, light my firecrackers!"

Ye Peng hurriedly asked for a torch, and seeing the insect swarm getting closer and closer, he lit the fuse of Fang Tianhua's explosive crossbow.

Fang Tianhua had already adjusted the angle and fired the crossbow bolt with a whoosh. The burning fuse streaked through the air in a flash of fire, and luckily, the spear-like bolt struck a purple-gold war insect squarely, exploding with a deafening roar!

"Good, another Purple Gold Insect taken down!" Fang Tianhua exclaimed excitedly, and picked up another explosive arrow and nocked it.

"No, it's not dead yet!" Ye Peng suddenly pointed outside the city wall. Fang Tianhua looked in that direction and saw that the purple insect monster had burst out of the smoke from where he had just shot and continued to charge towards the city wall!

"Impossible!" Fang Tianhua knew perfectly well that the power of this large crossbow bolt was comparable to that of a rocket launcher. At such close range, the Purple Gold Insect Monster would be crippled even if it didn't die. How could it so easily break through the explosion?

Wait... no, it's not just the Purple Gold Insect Monster, quite a few of the Mantis Monsters that were near it just now also rushed out!

When the smoke cleared, Fang Tianhua discovered that only a few mantis monsters within a few meters of the center of the explosion had been killed, their bodies torn to pieces. Those further away, hit by shrapnel, seemed to have suffered no serious injuries and were still lively and energetic!

This is not right. A crossbow bolt is over ten feet long, like a spear. The shaft can be tied with ten or so pounds of gunpowder, which is mixed with caltrops and scrap iron. Usually when it explodes, no mantis monster within a range of ten meters is spared. Even if they are hit by shrapnel, they will be seriously injured and fall to the ground. What happened this time?

Without thinking too much, Fang Tianhua aimed again, lit the fuse, and fired. With a loud bang, the explosive arrow exploded once more in the swarm of insects. Just like last time, only a few insects near the epicenter died. Those further away were at most thrown over, rolled over, got up, and continued charging forward!

"Aren't these bugs going to explode?" Ye Peng was so frightened that he took two steps back and grabbed a long spear.

Indeed, they were no longer afraid. However, something went wrong, and the gunpowder weapons became much less effective against these insects. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of insects rushed to the foot of the city wall and climbed up it like madmen.

The soldiers dared not use gunpowder at the base of the city wall, so they picked up logs and stones and threw them down. The archers also switched to ordinary arrows and shot at the insect monsters at the corner of the wall.

At this moment, the reincarnators noticed a strange phenomenon!

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