Chapter 22: Are you ready to die when the pirates come?

Damien Miller was waving the tail hook frantically in the workshop box. He threw objects around angrily. The female soldier standing by the door said nothing, as silent as a clay statue.

It's terrible! Everything here is terrible! From the cheap food to the rough sheets, everything is unbearable for the bugs!

When his eyes fell on the silent female insect in the corner, Damien suddenly felt even more wronged. He had given up such a comfortable life to run out and play with him, but this wooden insect...

Suddenly, the train jolted violently, and Damien's head ached. His desire to destroy something became even stronger.

[Train GZ673 is about to enter a wormhole. Please return to a safe area as soon as possible and do not stay near the windows! Repeat, G...]

And this is the worst train ever!

Damien was aroused to rebel, and he walked straight towards the protective layer.

The male insect turned his back to the window, gave a wicked smile towards the door, then closed his eyes and fell backwards.

"Your Mightiness!"

The female soldier's eyes were bloodshot and she ran forward desperately, but the unhealed wound on her back caused her to run half a second slower than usual.

See, female insects are just so timid—Damien felt a little secretly delighted. As expected...

However, at this moment, the deafening roar of the laser cannon shattered the protective layer, and a pair of claws like iron pincers grabbed Damien's neck:

"Look what I found? A noble male insect!"

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[…In summary, as long as the host's Dragon Aotian Index reaches Level B, or 75%, the system will help you evolve three times, completely becoming a high-level male insect that can turn the tide and cover the sky with one hand!]

[030 will give you the greatest freedom within a 'reasonable' range, so now you understand what the mission is? ]

This is the experience 030 learned from the last mission. The host is not a machine with rigid settings. Giving full play to subjective initiative will bring unexpected gains.

Gu Zheyue lay on the table bored. He poked the soft cap of the jellyfish beside him:

"No, 030, why don't you just tell me who the enemy is? If I choose, I'll kill all the male insects..."

Oh—the system thought indifferently, adding that this antisocial element is an exception. Adhering to his own good professional ethics, he still asked gently and patiently:

[030 May I know, host, why do you have this idea? ]

"Because they can do bad things that I can't do," Gu Zheyue wrinkled her nose and said angrily, "It's annoying, isn't it?"

The system's non-existent head is almost bald: [What on earth are you——]

"Shh-"

Gu Zheyue suddenly sat up straight, a strange light blooming in his dull eyes. The jellyfish tattoo on his neck gleamed brightly, and a spiritual image as vast as the ocean filled the entire carriage. "It seems someone, ah, bug, is coming."

The next second, the air seemed to be torn apart, and the sharp sound of explosions and metal cutting accompanied by screams rang out one after another. Several brutal figures fell from the sky, approaching as rapidly as a swarm of locusts, turning wherever they passed into purgatory.

At the same time, the deafening alarm finally sounded on train GZ673:

[Pirates are coming! Pirates are coming! All police—]

The sharp broadcasting sound came to an abrupt end. A half-insect pirate used his claws to brutally destroy the area. The swarm of insects in the carriage instantly fell into chaos, and screams of terror rang out one after another.

The female insect's single eye flashed with cruelty, and its tall figure almost touched the ceiling of the train. Its rough voice was as harsh as the friction of metal:

"Are you guys—prepared to die?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air seemed to freeze, and the aura of fear and death spread instantly, and a battle was imminent. The female insects in Gu Zheyue's compartment let out shrill screams and rushed forward to fight like moths to a flame, but facing this ferocious space pirate was like an egg against a stone.

The armor of ordinary female insects was like fragile tissue paper in front of the killing machine. Amid the chaotic buzzing sound, all kinds of flying limbs and flesh were scattered in the air. The whole train seemed to have become a large slaughterhouse, and the bloodthirsty pirates were killing people at will.

The few remaining old and young sub-females had already huddled together in fear from the terrifying tearing sounds and shrill wailing, desperately waiting for death to come, as if they would be called back into the arms of the insect god at the next moment.

This one-sided massacre quickly ended. Seeing his weak fellows cowering in the corner, the one-eyed pirate grew increasingly furious. He scanned the area with his crimson eyes and shouted, "There's not a single one of you who can fight! You bastards!"

Fuck, this boring job is assigned to me. After I kill that male insect, I guess there won’t be even a bone left...

Suddenly, an interesting idea came to the female insect's mind, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The one-eyed pirate held up the appendage he had just torn off from some poor creature. The torso was still twitching, and blood was dripping down, splashing onto the ground to form a pool of light yellow lake with a fishy smell.

He pointed his bloody appendages directly at the group of prey that were already trembling with fear, and his voice was filled with malice and cruelty:

"Bad bugs, let's have some fun. If anyone dares to take my attack, I might show mercy and let you go - but if no bugs stand up, we will all die together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion broke out among the survivors. The sub-females widened their eyes and looked at the unknown and horrifying fragments on his body in horror. A strange and anxious atmosphere gradually spread among the insect swarm like a plague.

An insect took a trembling step forward, flapped its wings twice, and before it could utter a word, its abdomen was pierced by the appendages, leaving a shockingly large hole.

The executioner pulled out his internal organs, took a bite, and spat it out with disgust. He casually shook the sticky liquid off his hands, glanced around with his single eye, and said leisurely, "Next—one—."

The remaining insects were all pale and trembling like sieves. They all clearly realized that this demon was treating them as toys and was going to tease and eat them one by one.

"No more? Then I can choose for myself--!" The space pirate grinned and approached a fragile larva.

According to the routine, it is time for Long Aotian to make a grand appearance!

The system thought with resentment, but when it looked at its weak, pitiful, and helpless host, it could only helplessly swallow back its passion.

Forget it, the host's mental tentacles cannot be exposed, so I'd better save my own life first...

"stop!"

A righteous shout suddenly exploded in the air, and a blue sub-female bravely rushed out.

[Ah——!] The system is about to crash.

The one-eyed pirate caught a glimpse of the sub-female creature in front of him, whose figure was not even as high as his chest. A look of extreme disappointment suddenly appeared on his face. He sneered disdainfully, "Where did this little bug come from?"

"I'm not young anymore, I'm already an adult." Gu Zheyue raised his head and answered very seriously.

The female insect was stunned for a moment, then burst into a deafening laugh. His laughter was so exaggerated that his wings trembled, his knees bent, and his whole body almost doubled over.

Gu Zheyue looked at his strange behavior and was a little puzzled: "Are you scared?"

Hearing this, the pirate's laughter stopped abruptly, and the female insect slowly stood up inch by inch as if someone had pressed the pause button.

The one-eyed man could only feel a surge of inexplicable excitement in his body; he had been successfully enraged. His crimson compound eye fiercely stared at Gu Zheyue's handsome face, his gaze filled with cruelty and murderous intent.

"Inferior bug—"

The pirate shook off the debris on his body, and his armor crackled, like countless pieces of metal rubbing and colliding with each other. He took a sudden step forward, his ferocious expression concealing a twisted and insane desire.

"Get ready to meet the Insect God. Your female father will love you dearly!"

Love? 030, Is this female insect the target of the strategy? Gu Zheyue's eyes revealed a hint of doubt, and he quietly asked in his mind.

[It doesn’t have to be!] The system roared in a decisive tone.

The oppressive female insect came rushing forward like a giant cannonball. Its speed was extremely fast and its strength was terrifying. Wherever it went, it was like a hurricane, as if it could crush everything around it.

In front of this giant killing weapon, Gu Zheyue's fragile spiritual tentacles looked so vulnerable. The little jellyfish seemed to be frightened and floated there motionlessly. If the female insect came any closer, it would be torn into jelly fragments in an instant by the sharp blade.

The system's heart tightened after seeing this scene. Oh no - the host had just left the White Tower and arrived in another world. How could he deal with such a monster!

There was no time to hide anything at this moment. 030 quickly warned: [Host! Quickly attack with your mental power!]

At the same time, He finally saw Gu Zheyue's expression clearly. It was a shy and happy smile. The guide asked softly, "Is it okay?"

"Then, Sea Wasp—Piercing."

Before he finished speaking, the weak jellyfish suddenly burst out with a bewitching fluorescent light, and countless spiritual tentacles spread out from Gu Zheyue's body at a rapid speed, interweaving into an impenetrable net, tightly wrapping around the female insect that took the initiative to run towards him.

They nimbly shuttled through the dark gaps in the insect armor like fish swimming into the abyss. Their nematocysts began to attack frantically, continuously injecting neurotoxins that destroyed muscle cells. Every drop of toxin was like the scythe of the god of death, containing deadly power.

Bang——

With a dull thud, the huge body of the female insect fell down like a collapsing mountain, without any resistance in just a few seconds.

The pirate was terrified. He could clearly feel his heart beating strangely in his chest, as if it were being pulled by an invisible hand. He opened his mouth as wide as he could, but his throat seemed to be choked by something, and no sound came out.

Gu Zheyue stood quietly at the center of the storm, looking down at the twisted expression of the female insect at his feet with a look of pity. His chest had been just an inch away from being pressed against by the blade, but this man didn't care at all.

He slowly squatted down, and gently stroked the pirate's gradually dilating pupils with his slender fingers. There was an indescribable tranquility and detachment in the female insect's distracted eyes.

"Lost Lambs, Rest in Peace..."

This holy voice was gentle yet filled with a strange magic: "Death will bring you complete salvation and purification..."

The last scene that the tyrannical one-eyed creature captured was an extremely gentle blue ocean—surging waves, splashing spray, and dreamy tides surging from all directions, embracing him tightly and then completely drowning him.

In the tolerant embrace of the sea, the sinful soul seemed to be purified, and the cruelty and hideousness of the past disappeared at this moment.

At the last moment of his life, the one-eyed man smiled peacefully, as if he had found the long-lost tranquility at the end of his soul, or perhaps he had touched the other side of liberation.

He is dead.