Academic gathering with Lich colleagues

Mr. Horror was still trembling. He reached out of the metal box, then quickly withdrew his hand.

“My student, I am well aware of the destructive power of railguns, but why fire a professor? Can't we use a normal shell? What about landing? Would stasis provide us with protection?”

Mr. Bold adjusted his hat and smiled.

"What the leader of Apocalypse means is probably..."

"Just launch, landing is up to each individual."

The apprentices of the Advanced Magic Research Society respectfully watched as their professors crawled into the launcher pipes, one after another. Except for Mr. Horror, who was being shoved into the pipes by his own apprentice amidst his groans.

"I'm going to die!!! I'm definitely going to die!!! How dare you!! Save me!!!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Mr. Bold smiled and pushed it in even harder. "Have fun on the battlefield, Teacher Horror."

The apprentices generally had great confidence in their mentors, but Mr. Horror's heart-wrenching screams still made some students feel uneasy.

The new Death Star VI asked worriedly, "What if the professors all die during launch, burned to ashes by the heat from friction with the high-speed airflow..."

Mr. Bold, who had quickly moved away from the launch pad, came over and high-fived Mr. Nameless in celebration. The latter replied casually, "Then congratulations on our promotion to become new professors of various schools of thought in the Advanced Magic Research Society. I think the possibility is quite high."

The laser is adjusting its final parameters and entering the launch countdown.

The space inside the railgun was spacious enough that the professors, separated by the stasis field, watched the spherical energy accumulating at the end, chatting and laughing. Death Star II casually kicked the Electron, who bumped into another professor and apologized.

"Gravity, what's that in your hand?"

Mr. Gravity, standing in the corner, smiled and proudly took out his hundred-sided die to show his friend.

“This is a gift from my apprentice, Wuming. He said that his metaphysical research has been successfully completed, and this is the embodiment of good fortune peeled off from a certain chosen one. It can bless our research work to go smoothly.”

"Wow! Gong..."

"1! Launch!!!"

The launch pad floor suddenly sank, and with a loud bang, everything inside the railgun was emptied, the pipelines ruptured, and the overflowing current indiscriminately attacked everyone on site.

"The launcher has gone berserk! Everyone run!!!"

The laser instantly transformed into electric light and sprinted away.

Nameless stood still, calmly facing the surging current, his confidence inspiring Death Star VI beside him.

The nameless man said calmly, "It seems I'm doomed."

A pipe in front of him suddenly snapped, and the opposing current changed direction, obliterating Death Star VI next to Nameless into dust.

"That was terrifying." Mr. Bold appeared beside Mr. Nameless with a smile. Beside him, several clusters of plasma sparking with electricity could be faintly heard screaming.

"It's terrible, this experiment accident cost me several 'friends'."

The nameless man looked at the ashes beside him and said, "Me too."

Leaving aside the flustered apprentices, the professors had already begun their journey, cutting through the air, flying rapidly within their independent magic clusters, dutifully completing the mission of launching the projectiles. While some cheered or screamed, most of the advanced magic research professors remained silent; the current situation was still within the plan, and the results of hundreds of simulations offered nothing new. Piercing through the clouds, the acceleration and burning air blurred the surrounding visibility; it was time to prepare for landing, contracting the force so as not to affect the surrounding magic clusters.

The professors of the Advanced Magic Research Society bombarded the Zerg battlefield.

The static force field unfolds normally.

The mantis came into view.

"Advanced Magic Research Society research activity, commence."

Annihilation!!!

Maintaining the static force field, Mr. Stasis could feel the intense vibrations on the other side. He sighed, lifted his toes and lightly touched the ground, greeting the Mantis.

"Hello, enemies of Andrei."

"Don't worry, although I come from a violent gang, I... have always maintained my principles. I don't act impulsively, and I calmly and methodically pursue my academic research. Well, I prefer to use gentler methods to avoid injury or death. If you can cooperate, I will freeze your time at the moment when your bodies are most comfortable and natural."

"Forever and ever."

The swarm of insects charged forward, their joints flexing, transmitting the driving force of their bodily fluids to the blade, and the moment it was over.

Standing motionless in the center of the barrier, watching the mantis demon frozen in mid-air, its body leaning forward in a running posture, its arm blades extended, he remained stunned for a long time.

"Yes, it's very aesthetically pleasing."

“My foolish apprentice has banished himself outside of time; perhaps I can find a way to bring him back by using your bodies.”

How much longer will the others take?

"Waiting can be very long."

……

The mantises within the other barrier had completed their encirclement. Unharmed from the bombardment, they looked at the huddled figure in the center of the barrier, exchanging pheromones with their companions, a sense of confusion lingering over their questions.

The fragments of the metal box had melted, and Mr. Horror lay on his side on the ground, naked, huddled in a sorry state, and sobbing.

"They saw me..."

"They noticed me..."

No longer bothered by Mr. Horror's ravings, the mantis slicing Mr. Horror to pieces with its cleavers, completely crushing his skull into dust.

The mantises breathed a sigh of relief and exchanged glances, discussing how to break through the surrounding barriers.

A sound came from within the insect swarm network.

The image of that hunched and lewd lich appeared in the mantid swarm network.

"There's no escaping now, they've seen me..."

The eerie lich instilled fear in the mantis, and the queen's horrified voice was twisted with despair.

"What did you bring back?! It can't be deleted!!"

Mr. Horror cried even louder in the swarm network.

"It's over...it's all over..."

"They're here..."

Chapter 843 Demon

“Our president is a very responsible person who is easily influenced by social relationships, and I fully understand and respect him…”

Electric snakes, emerging from beneath the earth's crust, twisted and passed through the form of a mantis demon, which immediately shone brightly. Its body trembled, causing the fragments to disintegrate further, like the broken shells of a newborn bird.

"Our work is noble and arduous. Everything we see in the experiments is so extraordinary that, over time, the worldview and values ​​we spent time cultivating in our lives have been impacted to varying degrees. Those of us in this line of work are somewhat abnormal. My colleagues are all considered crazy by ordinary people, but I have maintained a clear-headed and benevolent way of thinking..."

Reaching out to touch the mantises frozen in place by the magnetic field, the lich, due to his simulated superconductor, felt a short circuit upon contact, and the high-voltage current melted the insects. The lich sighed and blew away the rising dust cloud.

"We harbor no ill will toward the swarm that serves the evil god, and even the ruler of that chaotic, dark planet will not change our unwavering neutrality..."

Another pitiful creature turned to ashes in the Thunderous Purgatory.

“Life is beautiful, a miracle of nature. I think the reason you mantises are hated by us is because there are too many of you. It’s not good for a single species to exceed the limit, so when I eliminated most of you, I genuinely intended to preserve biodiversity. Yes, you two are the superior species I chose to board Noah’s Ark…”

Electromagnetic chuckled as it returned to its drawn territory—a quarter-circle of a few square meters. Here, the soil remained undisturbed, unlike elsewhere where ripples of magnetic field lines had appeared. Within this boundary, two mantid huddled together, occasionally flashing and trembling, but their bodies did not shatter. These two mantid had evolved electromagnetic resistance, but unfortunately, their neurobioelectric currents had been disrupted by the electromagnetic interference, preventing them from uploading their evolutionary genes to the swarm network.

"Don't be afraid, I've preserved your ability to think normally, because I'm going to show you our Advanced Magic Research Society's great research plan."

"My part is as follows."

"Weakening the evil god and turning the mantis race into an endangered species are just side effects. My goal is to launch a sufficient amount of material into the outer atmosphere above 1,000 kilometers to provide my colleagues with stellar materials for their research projects. Stasis deliberately created a gap in the upper layers of the barrier. Theoretically, you could escape this stasis barrier by flying to that altitude, but you are bound by conventional thinking, I guess."

Electromagnetic energy claps its palm, and the world of surging thunder freezes instantly. Floating sand and dust fall, and the two surviving mantises stare in fear at the lich before them. Everyone present senses that an even greater storm is brewing behind the sudden silence.

"Hahahaha! With an unshakeable static force field as the barrel that will not deform, and the powerful magnetic field of this planet beneath our feet as the gunpowder, all I need to do is act as the trigger. Witness the great power of advanced memetic electromagnetism, you little bug!"

"Electromagnetic Deflection - Ascension!"

In the mantis's eyes, the earth's crust exploded. With a surge of lightning, a terrifying monster seemed to emerge from the ground. Earth, rocks, and molten lava collided and burned on the barrier. Behind the electromagnetic wave with its outstretched arms, a towering peak rose from the ground, rapidly ascending and unleashing a destructive storm. The arrogant lich was almost swallowed up by the terrifying power surging from the ground.

The sound, like a planet's scream, lasted for a long time until the darkness dissipated and everything became clear. The mantis found the three of them on a small platform at the edge of the barrier, amidst scorched grass and loose clumps of soil. Electromagnetic was still standing there, behind him a terrifying, bottomless abyss, its perfectly square border leading straight to the reddish ground at its center.

The only discordant element was the lonely corner where the group stood; ah, it had lost its support and collapsed under the force of gravity.

"Hahaha, perfect! I don't offer tickets to Journey to the Center of the Earth." He used a magnetic field to levitate the two mantids and himself, and sensing that the two insects no longer posed a threat, he released the electromagnetic barrier. "I've preserved the flame of your race; for that, you should thank me. Alright, you can now serve as the Adam and Eve of the new world and accelerate your reproduction!"

Having indulged in playing God, Electromagnetic stared smugly at the two mantis demons. He was confident that he had calculated everything perfectly, and that his colleagues would not care about the insects' lives or deaths. If they did care, then he was a more thoughtful and meticulous researcher than others!

One of the mantises began to transform into a queen, but made no move for a long time.

Electromagnetic swing hand.

"I am no longer your enemy. You can ignore me and do whatever you want!"

“But…we are all females…” the newly crowned queen said timidly.

"Huh?" Electromagnetic glared at the two mantis demons, only then realizing his mistake from their identical behavior. "Why can't you reproduce asexually! Is your race really that backward! A race that needs to exchange genetic material to produce individuals is truly trash!!!" Electromagnetic refused to admit his error.

Seeing the enraged Electromagnetic creature that was about to vent its anger, the Mantis quickly found a way out.

“We can connect to the swarm network, where we have our genetic information database and instructions on how to change our properties to cope with difficult environments.”

"Then hurry up and go online!"

"But... your ability is still blocking our network nerves."

Without saying a word, Electromagnetic rushed over and slapped the mantis on the head.

"All right."

The mantid, now unrestrained, began connecting to the swarm network, uploading its fear of Mr. Electromagnetism and its own evolutionary traits, and then...

Electromagnetic watched as the mantis began to sob, but without tears, its blank expression like an empty shell being controlled.

"They're here...they're here..."

"Bone above!" Mr. Electromagnetic yelled and quickly moved away, his body spinning in the air as he looked warily at the memetic entity. He knew the Mantis was finished; his companion was indeed a cold-blooded, ruthless villain.

"You've lived this long and still don't understand the importance of personal privacy. You deserve to be eliminated."

The other mantis didn't hear the electromagnetic's complaints. Although it wasn't connected to the swarm network, its proximity to the meme and its similar body structure had already contaminated it as well.

Mr. Electromagnetism remains a flawless and perfect researcher! It's just that his colleague, the vicious and wicked Mr. Horror, has disrupted his plans.

"Murderer, psychopath, brain worm, demon."

Huffing and puffing, Mr. Electromagnetic waited for the barrier to be lifted. His job was done perfectly, and now it was someone else's turn.