An Yan replied, politely thanked Sun Haolun and Dou Yuehui, then closed the dialog box and cautiously asked Ye Miao, "Then I'll go ask Sun Chen, the one you mentioned earlier, if he needs any help."

"No rush, just wander around first." Ye Miao smiled. "There's a small market in the southwest, you can go check it out first. There's also the territory's grocery store and Zhang Xu's blacksmith shop. You can also get to know Doctor Fang first. If you get injured, you can seek treatment from her."

"Okay, thank you." An Yan carefully noted it down, said goodbye to the several big men in front of him, and turned to leave. After walking a distance, he realized that his palms were wet with nervousness.

He hadn't faced the boss directly for so long since the apocalypse, but today he had come twice. The first time was when he left the Fearless Settlement, and the second time was just now.

According to previous rumors, while the Overnight Rich Settlement's overall combat power was far lower than the Fearless Settlement's, several of its top members were higher-ranking than the Fearless Settlement's leaders. However, after two rounds of conversation, An Yan felt that these high-ranking leaders were much easier to get along with than those in the Fearless Settlement.

But Sun Haolun was right. One must be cautious. In the apocalypse, order has collapsed, and no one can be trusted. Furthermore, there is an old grudge between the two settlements. As a newcomer, he always ought to be cautious.

While An Yan was thinking to himself, he had already entered the small market.

It was two or three in the afternoon. Most players were out hunting monsters and gathering items. There were not many customers in the market. The stall owners were chatting leisurely. Various goods were placed in front of them. The aroma of food wafted in the air, making An Yan suddenly hungry.

Marshmallows, fried chicken wings, strawberry cream cake... These things were not uncommon in the past, but after the end of the world, An Yan never ate them again.

But looking at the gold coins in his backpack, he could only force himself to look away from the various snacks.

The Fearless Settlement's rules were harsh, and members who voluntarily withdrew were already facing a near-death experience. If they dared to leave with their equipment, they would be hunted endlessly. Therefore, when he left the Fearless Settlement, he had handed over almost all of his valuables. Now, besides a few bottles of potions, he only had a little over 500 gold coins left, 300 of which Ye Miao had just given him.

The cruelty of the end of the world was enough to make even a child realize that money shouldn't be wasted. An Yan simply walked around and was about to leave, but someone called out, "An Yan? Are you An Yan?"

An Yan turned around and found that he had never seen the person calling him.

He Kailai stood behind the wooden table of the stall and smiled, raising his hand to greet him: "Come here. My name is He Kailai. I usually set up a stall here, but I also help prepare the low-priced meals for the territory. The boss just told me you were coming and asked me to take care of you, but I don't know how to do anything else. I'll treat you to a meal."

An Yan couldn't help but feel embarrassed: "No... no need!"

"Come on, don't be so polite." He Kailai came out from behind the stall and dragged An Yan over without saying a word, but did not return to his stall. He just picked up a serving of Kung Pao Chicken, a serving of twice-cooked pork, and a bowl of rice when passing by the wooden table, and then dragged An Yan to the RV next to him.

Hu Hao and Miao Lin were preparing food for dinner when they turned around and saw: "Oh, that's Xiao An, right?"

He Kailai: "Yes."

"Sit down, sit down quickly." The couple said enthusiastically. He Kailai pulled An Yan to sit down. As soon as the two dishes and the rice were set, the couple brought over a few more side dishes and snacks.

An Yan was at a loss: "It's too much... I can't eat it all."

Miao Lin: "If you can't finish it, put it in your backpack. Anyway, game food won't get cold or spoil, so just eat it within the shelf life!"

Miao Lin's tone was sincere and eager, as if she was afraid that An Yan would think badly of them.

In reality, they were genuinely afraid that An Yan would think badly of them. On one hand, it was out of a simple concern for a child, as adults, they felt that An Yan's sudden loss of both his parents was pitiful and they wanted to offer him some warmth. On the other hand, when Ye Miao asked them for help, he not only explained An Yan's family situation but also subtly told them that An Yan might be a crucial factor in bringing down the Fearless Settlement.

He Kailai, Hu Hao, and Miao Lin were all old members who joined the shelter when it was first established. They knew every grudge between the Fearless Settlement and the Get Rich Overnight Settlement. When they heard that they could defeat the Fearless Settlement, the three of them thought to themselves: This is my duty!

What's more, while helping others and doing good deeds, he was also able to defeat the Fearless Settlement? This is like Qin Shi Huang eating peppercorns - winning is numb!

So An Yan ate and drank his fill under the care of the three chefs, and even had some left over to take away.

When getting out of the RV, An Yan felt that he had been overwhelmed by the sugar-coated bullets and could no longer hold his guard.

He then went to meet Zhang Xu and Fang Shuqin, and ran into Zhu Yihua at Fang Shuqin's place. Zhu Yihua heard that he was a minor who had joined the settlement alone. Although she didn't know what had happened, she guessed it must be the common misfortunes of the end of the world, with families torn apart and people torn apart. She casually took out a few bottles of potion and stuffed them into his hands, asking him to take good care of himself.

That night, An Yan slept in a shabby convertible, looking at the things in his backpack with mixed feelings.

On the first day of joining the Get Rich Overnight Settlement, he did nothing, but the supplies in his backpack doubled.

In the red brick house, Chu Cheng finished his meal and sent a message to Yi Hang asking where he was going to swipe monsters tomorrow. Less than three minutes later, Yi Hang knocked on the door. Chu Cheng opened it, and Yi Hang immediately asked, "What? Are you giving up on pursuing Ye Miao already?"

Chu Cheng raised his eyebrows: "I haven't given up, but I just don't know what to do."

Yi Hang was speechless: "Where there is a will, there is a way!"

"This isn't a competition." Chu Cheng turned around and calmly sat down on a wooden chair in the living room. "There's a fine line between persistence and stalking. I'm going to continue without any scruples. Are you sure she won't think I'm harassing her?"

"...Not really." Yi Hang felt a little weak, but he walked in anyway and continued to persuade, "You guys are just going nowhere now. Think about Bu Nan from the provincial team. He pursued you relentlessly for three years. Even though it didn't work out in the end, did you feel harassed?"

"That's the difference between men and women. We men face far fewer dangers from the opposite sex than women do, so of course we don't feel harassed." Chu Cheng sneered. "Besides, I don't feel harassed. Bu Nan persevered for three years but still couldn't impress me. What makes you think I can impress Ye Miao with this trick?"

"This situation is different." Yi Hang said earnestly, "You were a bit of a fool back then, obsessed with winning the championship... I'm not saying it's wrong to want to win the championship, I mean, Ye Miao doesn't have that kind of obsession now."

Chu Cheng: "Why doesn't she have it? She only wants to develop her territory."

"..." Yi Hang was completely speechless. After holding it in for a long time, he shook his head and walked out. "You are destined to be alone. It's your fate. Whatever happens to you. I'm leaving."

Chu Cheng: "Where are we going to spawn monsters tomorrow?"

"It's not decided yet. If you come, I'll do as you say." Yi Hang said casually and walked out.

Chu Cheng responded, and the door was closed. He sat there in silence for a while, and suddenly an idea came to his mind and he thought of some solutions.

To be fair, Bu Nan is a very good person. The reason they didn't get together was largely because the timing was wrong - when Bu Nan wanted to pursue love, he only wanted to win the championship.

Now the situation is reversed, he wants to pursue Ye Miao, but Ye Miao only wants to develop his territory.

What if he helped her develop her territory?

No matter how bad the result of fighting side by side is, it won't push her further away, right?

In the living room of another red brick house two rooms away, Fang Shuqin and Fang Yuming sat opposite each other at the dining table. Although there were various dishes on the table, the atmosphere in the air was not relaxed.

For twenty years, the relationship between mother and son has been both close and distant. The closeness is natural between family members, while the distance stems from Fang Shuqin, a doctor by training, being extremely wary of her son becoming a mama's boy as a single mother, so she consciously maintains distance.

After Fang Yuming turned 16, this alienation reached an extreme, yet not unpleasant, level. At that time, Fang Yuming had just started living on campus and rarely went home except during holidays. Even when he did, Fang Shuqin, a doctor at a top-tier hospital, was likely working overtime and unlikely to rush back for him.

Whenever he had something to do, he only needed to make a phone call, and the mother and son would sit down at the table and have a long chat in peace.

So to put it the other way around - when they sit down at the table and have a long chat in a friendly manner, there must be something going on.

Fang Yuming didn't know how to start, and the silence stretched on for a long time. Finally, Fang Shuqin couldn't hold it in any longer, picked up a piece of food for him, and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Hmm..." Fang Yuming was silent for a while, then uttered four words, "Emotional problems."

Um?

Fang Shuqin's eyes lit up, and her usually serious face revealed an irrepressible curiosity: "Who is it? From our village? Or did we meet him outside?"

Fang Yuming said honestly: "We are from the settlement."

Fang Shuqin began to quickly screen them in her mind. As a priest in the territory, she had met almost all the members, but... there were quite a few girls around Fang Yuming's age.

The speculation was invalid, so Fang Shuqin asked directly: "Who is it? Tell me a name!"

Fang Yuming pronounced the word: "Ye Miao."

Fang Shuqin: “…”

Three seconds later, Fang Shuqin: "Huh?"

Fang Yuming raised his eyes and looked at his mother.

Fang Shuqin took a deep breath, her smile a little awkward: "Well... you're my son, so logically I shouldn't discourage you from being single, but in this matter, I feel..."

Fang Yuming: "You think there's little hope?"

Fang Shuqin pondered for a moment and then asked, "Do you think there's much hope?"

That night, the hive evolved again. The spitting worms, biting worms, and sandworms completed their metamorphosis once again. Compared to their original small versions, their bodies had almost doubled in size. The spitting worms and biting worms had become nearly a person's height. The part of the sandworm that was exposed above the ground had become fatter and more venomous.

At 7:30 in the morning, the first member of the settlement to leave his room was about to head to the grocery store to wait for breakfast when he suddenly felt a figure moving outside the barrier. He looked closely and his scalp tingled: "The insect swarm is coming!!!"

The settlement suddenly became chaotic.

By this time, most members had already woken up, but hadn't left the house yet. Hearing the shouts, everyone rushed out, and immediately saw hundreds of biting insects frantically attacking outside the barrier on the east side of the territory.

According to the game settings, the barrier will only lose 1 health point each time it is attacked, but the number of opponents is large, and each attack from each insect will reduce 1 point, which is enough to reduce hundreds of points every two or three seconds.

Ye Miao frowned, striding towards the place where he was attacked. Chu Cheng said softly, "Be careful." Just as he was about to follow, he saw Ye Miao suddenly start running, then leap up as he approached the wall, using the force to step onto the wall, and then climb over the wall with one hand. As he landed, his right arm smashed into his left wrist.

"boom--"

The alloy wristband's [Wind Shock Repel] skill was triggered, and the swarm of insects that were frantically attacking the barrier were instantly repelled 3 meters. Although the blood loss was not much, a circular safe zone was formed.

Ye Miao landed steadily in the center of the circle. The next second, the sound of the sword blade coming out of the scabbard was heard, and the [Shadowless Sword] skill was immediately released.

The territory wall had a defensive effect and could also block outsiders' sight. However, members within the territory could directly see what was happening outside the wall by zooming in. For a moment, the new members all held their breath nervously, while the old members were calm and composed, waiting for Ye Miao to return.

After a shadow, the swarm of insects turned into corpses all over the ground and disappeared without a trace after two or three seconds.

Ye Miao sheathed his sword, not bothering to pick up the fallen items. He quickly returned to his territory and announced, "From today on, no one is allowed to go out. Non-combat players continue to produce, and combat players prepare to fight the insect swarm within the barrier."

After he finished speaking, the players had different expressions.

Most of the old members unconditionally supported Ye Miao, but the new members had different opinions. Some felt that this approach would maximize the safety of the members, while others felt that Ye Miao was too paranoid, saying that it was just a wave of bugs and there was no need to trap everyone in the territory.

"After all, this is a territory with poor combat power. I'm afraid of a wave of monsters coming."

"Exactly. How long will they be kept like this? What if there aren't enough supplies? Won't they starve to death?"

Whispers drifted into Ye Miao's ears on the wind. Ye Miao glanced at them and said indifferently without explaining, "As the owner of the territory, I can guarantee the supply of materials for the territory. If anyone does not want to stay in the territory, they can come and go freely. But let me make it clear first, if you encounter danger outside, the territory will not send anyone out to rescue you."

This statement made most of the unwilling players give up their opposition, but there were also a few brave players who secretly decided to go out and kill monsters as usual.

Chu Cheng pondered for a moment, then turned around and walked into the reception hall to announce the demand.

[Chu Cheng] The combat team is recruiting members of all professions to garrison the south side of the territory.

The team members who had been working with him for a long time immediately understood what the announcement meant. Yi Hang and Shen Ruhuan, who had the highest rank except him, looked at each other and walked into the hall.

[Yihang] The combat team is recruiting members of all professions to garrison the east side of the territory.

[Chen Ruhuan] The combat team is recruiting members of all professions to garrison the west side of the territory.

The remaining territory's northern edge, nestled against a cliff, provided natural protection, preventing the Zerg from attacking from the north. As long as the three combat teams were established, the territory would be reasonably protected.

Therefore, in the next twenty minutes, the reception hall was like a talent exchange market, and combat players signed up enthusiastically to join the team.

The three of them worked in perfect harmony, striving to keep their teams equally matched in size and class balance. In the end, each of them had a team of more than a dozen capable of both ranged and melee combat.

Chen Qibin walked over to Chu Cheng, crossed his arms and whispered, "I'm going with Yi Hang, and Li Chenqi will go to Shen Ruhuan's side. As for you..." He looked at him with a look that said, "I don't think much of you." "Whether you can get the boss to join your side depends on your ability. Come on!"

"..." Chu Cheng looked at him expressionlessly, while Chen Qibin and Yi Hang slipped away with their arms around each other, grinning playfully.

Chu Cheng smiled silently and did not go to look for Ye Miao. He led the team out of the reception hall without distraction and headed straight for the south side of the territory.

When the Zerg swarm reaches the "Large" stage but has not yet reached the "Giant" stage, it will actively attack, but the frequency of its attacks is not too frequent. So after the three teams were ready, there was a long period of idleness, and the members each ate breakfast.

The players setting up stalls in the small market were also busy. Seeing that the combat players were ready to fight the enemy at any time, everyone was very creative. They immediately put on their backpacks and went to the three borders to start selling goods. Their business was very good.

The pharmacists were also selling medicine, but their arrangement was more sophisticated, dividing all the medicines into three equal parts to avoid a team running out of medicine due to having nothing to sell at the final destination.

At this point, everyone's thinking is similar: making money is one thing, but defending the territory is the only way to make money more sustainable. So if they can make the resources of the three teams more evenly distributed, they will do their best.

But those players who didn't take the Zerg attack seriously had a different view. After breakfast, a five-man team walked towards the gate in full view of everyone.

The gate to the territory was located on the south side and was currently being guarded by Chu Cheng. Seeing the group leave with such arrogance, even with a hint of contempt for the other players in their eyes, Chu Cheng had no intention of trying to dissuade them and just followed them out.

After leaving, a young mage in the team felt a little guilty: "That Chu Cheng...he used to be an Olympic champion. If nothing else, he must be a max-level archer. Now even he's hiding in the territory and won't leave. Is the insect nest really that dangerous?"

"Tsk, wimp." The team leader was a middle-aged male soldier with a face that had seen a lot of things in life, and he did have a heart that claimed to know everything.

Hearing the mage's words, he glanced back at the territory with a mocking look, and said in a rhythmic voice, "Don't be fooled by his championship halo. These people are only good in their professional fields because they have been practicing sports all the time, but it doesn't mean they have any real skills! Now they refuse to come out, which is perfect. All the monsters near the territory are ours. In a few days, when the territory's supplies are low and we are the only ones with stock, we can resell them at a high price and even the boss won't be able to stop us!"

As he said this, he walked towards the pine forest not far away.

Everyone knew there was a bug nest in the orchard. Although he scoffed at the cowardice of the people in the territory, he didn't intend to provoke the bug nest and would just go to the safe pine forest to spawn monsters.

Fifteen minutes later, the team entered the pine forest. There were many different monsters in the pine forest, from low-level ones like rabbits and deer to high-level ones like red foxes, monitor lizards, and mutant pythons, but they were all within the team's control.

The team quickly and easily obtained a lot of drops, even picking up a piece of purple equipment. Going deeper, they unexpectedly encountered a stone monster leader.

The stone monster leader is just a small boss. Although it is called a "leader", it is actually only in its thirties and is weaker than many high-level monsters.

"The vines are entangled!"

"Ice Attack!"

"Thrust!"

The team members rushed forward, vying with each other to use their skills. The stone monster leader died in less than half a minute, and the equipment dropped. Immediately afterwards, the distribution prompt popped up from the system.

The team members looked at the system message with ease and were about to close the message window when the priest suddenly felt a chill on his forehead, as if something had splashed on it.

She wiped it subconsciously, and when she looked closely, she saw a trace of green liquid on her hand.

It's venom.

The priest didn't take it seriously because there are many monsters in the game that can spray poison.

However, the next second, the priest turned around, and a chill instantly ran from the soles of his feet to his scalp!

——Behind her was a large pool of venom. It was obvious that the monster wanted to spray her but its range was not enough, so only a drop splashed on her face.

And further away, a white, wriggling insect body emerged from the flat ground. It was a giant sandworm.

A little further away, dozens of spitting insects and biting insects as tall as a person were approaching stealthily. Listening carefully, one could faintly hear a rustling sound.

“Run!!!” The pastor shouted heartbreakingly. The team members looked back at the same time and immediately ran for their lives.

But then, the biting insects noticed that their prey was frightened and immediately sped up and pounced on them.

The spitting insect did not rush to pursue, but aimed at the target and sprayed out a mouthful of thick venom.

"Ah—" The priest was overwhelmed by the venom, unable to move. Before she could even cry out "Help," countless biting insects pounced on her with bared fangs and claws. Before the system could make her body disappear, she had been torn to pieces without a trace.

Then the melee mage, ranged mage, and archers all died one after another, leaving only the middle-aged warrior who was the captain. He relied on his thick blood to withstand the venom twice and continued to flee breathlessly.

However, the blood loss caused by the venom is continuous, and the deceleration is also very obvious. The warrior clearly feels that he is running slower and slower.

About three minutes later, he was hit by venom again, and his running speed had dropped to the point where he could barely walk. As he gasped for breath, a tentacle reached over his shoulder...

The warrior trembled all over and turned around stiffly. A large biting insect was facing him, and every detail of its mouth was clearly visible.

With a "grunt," the warrior's eyes widened as he revealed the bite. He seemed to smell the scent of his own blood. His last thought was: If only he could stay in the territory.

Get rich overnight.

In half a day, they faced a total of four waves of attacks from three directions, and all the victories were easy. The members also had enough time to rest and did not feel that the Zerg was that difficult to fight.

Ye Miao did not come out to fight again for a while, but carefully counted the inventory of medicines, equipment and food in the warehouse, and finally came to the conclusion: Well, if this round is still only fifteen days, then they have enough supplies.

To be honest, as long as it doesn't last more than two months, you should be able to endure it.

On the farmland, Sun Chen led the team to farm in an orderly manner. As usual, they took a two-hour break at noon and continued working in the afternoon.

In the evening, most of the team members completed Sun Chen's tasks, received their wages, and went back to rest, but An Yan was still busy.

An Yan's planting skills were not bad. Sun Chen estimated his working speed and felt something was wrong. He walked over and called out to him, "Hey, Xiao An, how many times have you done this?"

An Yan raised his head and wiped the sweat off his face: "The fifth time."

“…”

Sun Chen’s inner thoughts: You’re a little off the mark, kid.

Before, he, Su Xinran and Lu Weiwei would just take care of the farmland once a day and then go out to pick the fruits. Later, when the insect nest arrived, for everyone's safety, they stopped going out to pick the fruits and instead began to take care of the farmland repeatedly every day to shorten the farming period.

However, according to the system settings, farmland work progressed fastest only during the first round of each day, with the cost-effectiveness decreasing as time went on. Therefore, Sun Chen assigned the team members to complete three rounds of tasks like watering and pest control; any more than that was unnecessary.

Seeing An Yan working on his fifth attempt, Sun Chen advised with a complicated expression, "The further you go, the lower your efficiency will be, so I don't encourage you to work endlessly... Go eat and rest, everyone else is going home."

An Yan said seriously, "Let me finish this."

Sun Chen: "It's okay. The system will update the progress tomorrow. There's no need to be so meticulous..."

"Oh..." An Yan responded softly, but his expression was hesitant. Sun Chen looked at him: "What's wrong? What's on your mind? Tell me."

"No." An Yan whispered, hesitating for a while, then cautiously looked up and asked Sun Chen, "Do you think I am okay in the team?"

Sun Chen: “?”

An Yan: "If there's anything I didn't do well, just tell me and I'll try my best to correct it!"

"..." Sun Chen took a deep breath, secretly cursing the Fearless Settlement for their inhumanity. He put on a fake smile and pulled An Yan towards the market. "Why do you have so many worries at such a young age? Come on, I'll treat you to some skewers!"

An Yan stumbled as he was dragged along: "No need..."

"Why not? The hardest-working members of the team should have benefits. It's not too much to take us to a restaurant, right?" Sun Chen said in a resounding voice.

An Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, not because of the benefits, but because of the phrase "the hardest working person in the team."

With this recognition, he shouldn't have to worry about being driven away for the time being.

Sun Chen took An Yan to the skewers stall and ordered dozens of skewers with great enthusiasm, including both meat and vegetables. Although he ate some himself, he was determined to let An Yan pack up all the leftovers.

This kid has been mistreated by the Fearless Settlement's PUA. Now that he's joined Get Rich Overnight, everyone has an obligation to help him slowly return to normal life!

As the night deepened, Chu Cheng, Yi Hang, and Shen Ruhuan drank some physical strength medicine and planned to continue on duty. They also left some team members behind, and the rest went back to sleep.

But potions were precious, and without knowing whether the swarm would attack at night, no one wanted to waste them. So, aside from the three of them, the other members of the team who stayed behind to guard the area didn't drink the potions immediately, instead slumbering by the campfire, planning to refill their potions if they were attacked.

As Ye Miao walked through the night to the gate, the sound of sleeping breathing beside the campfire could be heard. Chu Cheng was strolling idly when he saw her approaching: "Want to go out?"

Ye Miao paused: "Well, go out and take a look."

Chu Cheng concentrated: "What's the plan?"

Ye Miao looked at him twice and thought it would be good to have someone else accompany him, so he said, "Let's talk while we walk."

Chu Cheng understood and followed her out, bow and arrow on his back. To make his explanation sound reasonable, Ye Miao carefully prepared his thoughts before saying, "The team that stubbornly went out today hasn't returned."

"Yes." Chu Cheng nodded, "I didn't even receive a call for help. It seems..."

Ye Miao continued, "They are stupid, but I don't think they are completely stupid. I guess they definitely didn't go to the orchard where the insect nest appeared before. Since they were still killed, there are probably two possibilities."

Chu Cheng pondered for a moment, then said, "Either they encountered a swarm of insects out hunting, or a new insect nest appeared somewhere nearby."

"Yes." Ye Miao nodded in approval. "So I want to go out at night to see where the new insect nest is. Most monsters sleep at night, and the insect swarm may be the same. That night is relatively safe. If we can really find a new insect nest, we will know ourselves and the enemy, and it will be easier to deal with it in the future."

She spoke with reason and evidence, as if everything was just a guess based on subtle details and would not arouse any suspicion.

But in fact, the reason why she had this "speculation" was only because she had played it once and was familiar with the evolution of the hive.

As for the reason for going out, it wasn't just to find out the location of the new insect nest. But she couldn't tell Chu Cheng the fundamental reason, because she couldn't explain it.

In the hazy night, the two men carefully surveyed the area and soon discovered a nest of insects in the pine forest. The insects were still awake, and sandworms around the nest poked their heads out and squirmed. The two men could only observe it from afar, but they could still tell that this nest was much larger than the one they had previously discovered in the orchard.

Ye Miao fixed his gaze on the sandworms and silently controlled the system to open the panel. The information on the nearest one was displayed as follows:

【Name: Giant Sandworm】

【Quality: Purple】

[Level: 67]

[Health: 10000, Mana: 7000]

[Attack: 4100, Agility: 1000, Defense: 2200]

[Skill: Advanced Poison Spray]

[Other descriptions: Afraid of fire skills. Using fire skills will cause critical hits, weakening effects, etc., the probability depends on the level.]

Sure enough, it has been upgraded to a giant size.

Ye Miao took a deep breath.

Thinking about the small bugs he saw a few days ago that were only level 10 or so, Ye Miao couldn't help but tease that the monster upgrades really didn't follow the basic rules.

Then, she saw another sandworm farther away displayed as:

【Name：Large Sandworm】

【Quality: Purple】

Level: 52

[Health: 8000, Mana: 5600]

[Attack: 3300, Agility: 800, Defense: 2000]

[Skill: Advanced Poison Spray]

[Other descriptions: Afraid of fire skills. Using fire skills will cause critical hits, weakening effects, etc., the probability depends on the level.]

The large and giant ones appeared at the same time, so as she expected, now is the time when the swarm of insects is gradually completing its evolution.

It's also at this time that the swarm will spread out new nests in large numbers. The one in the pine forest before me is probably just the normal refresh when it upgrades from medium to large. Now that the large has been upgraded to giant, there are definitely more nests being added.

Ye Miao breathed a sigh of relief, hid behind a tree, opened his backpack, took out a small doll and placed it on the ground.

A second later, the doll suddenly grew bigger, scaring Chu Cheng.

Xiaomei: "It's a pleasure to serve you, Miss Ye."

"...A blind box NPC?" Chu Cheng was surprised. "Can you put an activated NPC in your bag?"

Ye Miao: "Just before I left the house, I discovered that high-quality NPCs can be carried in my bag, which saves me some energy."

Chu Cheng: "..."

Ye Miao was afraid of disturbing the nearby sandworms, so he retreated cautiously: "Let's go and have a look somewhere else."

"Yeah." Chu Cheng also stepped back as he said. The two continued to move forward and soon stepped into a large bush. The bush was pitch black under the night sky and nothing could be seen. In order to avoid running into the swarm of insects, Ye Miao had to slow down.

Suddenly, Chu Cheng heard a slight rustling sound.

Agility in the game affects hearing. Archers are a profession with maximum agility, and can accurately capture subtle sounds nearly 100 meters away in quiet conditions.

But Ye Miao, a warrior, didn't hear the sound. Chu Cheng held his breath and listened again, then stretched out his hand to stop her: "Stop."

Ye Miao stopped and looked at Chu Cheng's expression and guessed what was going on.

She squinted her eyes and looked around. After a while, she finally made out that the bushes about seventy or eighty meters away were shaking slightly.

"Let's be careful." Ye Miao lowered his voice, and the two of them approached more cautiously.

With about ten meters to go, the image finally cleared. A large pit, roughly three meters long, had been dug into the bushes, and countless biting insects were busy inside.

Chu Cheng held his breath: "What are they doing?"

"Building a new nest!" Ye Miao drew his sword, his eyes sharp, "Xiao Mei, use your skills."

"Red Fire!" Xiaomei immediately cast a spell, and more than a dozen fireballs fell from the sky and hit the swarm of insects!

Fire attacks happened to be the insect swarm's weakness. The shells of the biting insects and the spitting insects were flammable. Flames suddenly sprang up, and the insects screamed and rushed around, angrily looking for the enemy who attacked them.

Ye Miao said nothing but "go ahead" to Xiaomei, then rushed towards the swarm of insects with two swords in hand.

Chu Cheng also joined the battle, drawing his bow and shooting arrows, each feather arrow accurately piercing the insect's body.

"Shadowless Sword!" Ye Miao continued to cast skills, causing the Biting Worms to lose a lot of health. However, the giant Biting Worms had thick health and could not be killed in one blow. When she stopped, they roared and attacked her.

"Ye Miao!" Chu Cheng's heart sank, and he quickly stepped forward while shooting arrows continuously.

Ye Miao did not panic. When a dozen biting insects approached her so close that their tentacles could touch her, she raised her fist and smashed it to the ground: "Hit hard!"

Chu Cheng watched as a biting insect sank straight at her head, but at the critical moment, the ground suddenly cracked outward from her. Countless biting insects were forced back simultaneously. The one that was about to bite, being closest, took the full 300% damage of the heavy attack. It screamed and was instantly destroyed, turning into dust and disappearing in the wind.

The flames all around had not yet gone out. It was clearly a brutal fight, but at this moment the red and orange halos seemed to have become a special effect, intentionally highlighting the people fighting.

Chu Cheng had to admit that although he was used to seeing large-scale fighting scenes, he was still stunned for a moment at this moment.

At the same time, Ye Miao walked indifferently towards the side of the circular pit. The edge of the circular pit was also the edge where her skill was cast. Because the skill effect decreased with distance, the biting insects at the edge only received 30% damage.

Ye Miao stopped in front of a biting insect that was still struggling, and pierced it with his sword.

The biting insects died instantly.

Then she walked leisurely to the next one.

The author has something to say:

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Um… I believe you can get 20,000 by tomorrow, but if you do, I'll take a break! I'll continue paying off my debt in a couple of days! I'm tired!!!

Tomorrow is Saturday Tomorrow is Saturday!!!

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Thank you all for letting me stay for three consecutive days (……)

Everyone spent a lot of money during these three days!

I will give red envelopes to all the comments on this chapter before the next chapter comes out, muah