Those who reincarnate must die.

This was rather abrupt, and the group was taken aback. Finally, Lord Lin stepped forward: "I am the City Lord of Star City..."

Zhang Lang nodded: "I'd like a topographical map of the area... Also, have you investigated how many insect nests and colonies are in this area?"

"Well..." The group exchanged bewildered glances, before Brother Dugu stepped forward and said, "We do have a map of the area... but we really can't investigate the insect nests. We only know that there are three within fifty miles, marked on the map. As for the others, we can only speculate that most of them are built around large cities..."

"Aren't there specific locations for those further away?" Zhang Lang frowned. "The information is too scarce!"

"What do you mean!" The younger sister was displeased upon hearing this.

"We've fought tooth and nail to survive, how could we possibly have the mind to send troops out to scout the insect hive? Where did you even come from? At first, seeing you covered in insect blood, I thought you were a warrior, but it turns out you're just another one who talks big without any real experience!"

Zhang Lang glanced at them, but had no intention of arguing. He understood their predicament.

Just then, the guard returned: "The Eighth Squad happened to be passing by, so I brought them here. They're waiting in the courtyard!"

Brother Dugu nodded and looked at Zhang Lang: "These eight teams are all veterans who retreated from Sunset Fortress to Star City to recuperate from their injuries. They are now the elite of Star City! Take a look, do you recognize any of them?"

Zhang Lang followed his brother Dugu into the courtyard, where a group of fully armed soldiers were indeed standing. Compared to ordinary soldiers, they exuded a more murderous aura, clearly veterans who had crawled out of piles of corpses!

Zhang Lang didn't recognize any of these people, so he shook his head and said, "Like I said, I'm a loner..."

These words immediately aroused suspicion from Lord Lin and the Dugu siblings. The younger sister, Dugu, sneered, "I think you're some deserter who ran back from who-knows-where! How dare you impersonate a martyr of Sunset Fortress!"

"Xiao Lan!" her brother scolded, "It's normal for the 100,000 troops at Sunset Fortress to be unfamiliar with each other, besides..."

Halfway through his nonsense, the veterans from the Eighth Squad suddenly stepped forward excitedly: "Is...is it Lord Hunter?"

Zhang Lang looked at them: "Do you know me?"

"How could we not recognize you!" The veterans from the Eighth Team immediately bowed in reverence.

"We hadn't dared to confirm it yet... It really was you! Back then, we fought to the death against the insects on the city walls. If it weren't for Lord Hunter's timely rescue, we would have perished there and never returned to Jiangnan! Your feat of single-handedly venturing into the insect nest was admired by all the soldiers of Sunset Fortress. Unfortunately, the fortress later fell, and everyone thought you and General Feng had died in the insect nest... We never expected... we never expected... that you were still alive!"

Every time they mentioned Feng Xi, Zhang Lang felt a pang of sadness: "I'm still alive, but Feng Xi... is gone..."

Seeing their reactions, the Dugu siblings were taken aback: "You're that hunter?"

Lord Lin and several advisors standing nearby looked puzzled: "What's 'Hunter'? Is it a nickname?"

Brother Dugu's eyes widened in surprise: "I heard from the survivors of Sunset Fortress that before the fortress fell, there appeared a warrior of immense strength. No one knew his name, only that he called himself the Hunter. He could tear apart the insectoid race with his bare hands and single-handedly slay the Purple-Gold War Insects! He was an unparalleled warrior! But later, in order to defeat the insects, he went alone to the insect hive to assassinate the Insect King, but he never returned!"

After speaking, Brother Dugu stepped forward: "Is it really you?"

Zhang Lang nodded: "What you said, I did indeed do..."

"Fantastic!" Lord Lin was overjoyed to hear that a master had come from the city.

Brother Dugu grasped Zhang Lang's hand tightly: "It's so great that you've come! Let me introduce myself. My name is Dugu Chen, and this is my younger sister, Dugu Lan. She's currently in charge of military affairs in Star City. If you need any equipment or weapons, just let us know. With your help, we have even more confidence in defending Star City!"

But Zhang Lang waved his hand: "I didn't come here to help you defend the city... I want the location of the nearby insect hive! If you don't have one, a map will do, and I'll look for it along the city walls!"

"What are you trying to do?" Dugu Lan frowned. "Are you planning to assassinate the Insect King again? I don't know how you survived last time, but you can't always be so reckless!"

"I succeeded last time!" Zhang Lang looked at the group, "but it was all for naught... so this time, I plan to kill a few more!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. Zhang Lang opened the package in his hand, which was actually a piece of insect skin. After opening it, a cluster of compound eyes and mouthparts connected to the nerve center rolled out, which can be regarded as the head of the insect king!

"Which insect swarms attacked your city today? Will they come back later?" Zhang Lang said calmly. "I need to kill more, so I need intelligence!"

"Go...go!" Lord Lin's hand trembled slightly as he ordered his advisors, "Bring me the map!"

Before long, the map of the entire Jiangdong Road was handed to Zhang Lang.

Jiangdong Circuit, with Xingchen City as its capital, is similar to a provincial-level administrative division. It covers an area of ​​over a thousand li and includes five large cities and seventeen small cities, with countless villages and towns under its jurisdiction, all of which are clearly marked on the map.

Zhang Lang took the map, nodded his thanks, and left.

As he was leaving, he turned back and said, "Star City should be safe for now, but if a large swarm of insects attacks and we can't hold them off, we can launch fireworks as a warning, trying to fire them as high as possible! As long as I see them, I'll get back!"

After saying that, he left the city lord's mansion, leaving everyone in the courtyard completely bewildered.

"We... we're just going to let him go like that?" Lord Lin was still somewhat taken aback. Dugu Lan frowned. "If it really comes down to it, I'll go find him and bring him back! This is just too arrogant!"

But before she could even set off, several soldiers from the Eighth Squad stopped her: "Miss Dugu, don't be impulsive! If you provoke him, you'll die a horrible death!"

"Huh?" Dugu Lan was taken aback. "Isn't he your benefactor?"

"He's our benefactor..." The members of Team Eight nodded. "We will be grateful to the Hunter for saving our lives for the rest of our lives, but at the same time... we are indeed afraid of him... You haven't seen how he kills insects, you can't imagine the intimidation he exudes..."

"He...is he really that amazing?" Dugu Lan frowned. "You're not exaggerating on purpose, are you?"

"Absolutely not!" The members of Team Eight waved their hands, saying, "We're even blaming ourselves for being uncultured and not describing things clearly enough!"

"He is indeed powerful!" Dugu Chen picked up the insect king's head: "At least this head is real! Do you remember two months ago, when the two of us invited seven martial arts masters from Jiangnan to explore the insect nest together? Although most of them perished inside, Jin Zhang Song Wu and I rushed to the deepest part. Although we failed to assassinate the insect king, we saw something... exactly like this!"

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