[Lightning strikes at the opening ceremony.]

[The screen was filled with bugs from the very first moment of the broadcast?]

What's going on here?

"I was careless today; I didn't leave sooner."

[The Other Shore Starlight Cat gifted the streamer 10 roses—Go for it, big shot! If you win, I'll crossdress!]

The insects had already surrounded Zhang Fan from behind.

Swoosh—

A rocket flew overhead.

"Target spotted. Begin dressing."

The MK10 anti-insect mech flew around the scene with the booster propelling it, dropping a row of small high-explosive bombs like a bomber.

Boom boom boom!

The high-explosive bomb blasted away the surrounding insects, clearing a space. The booster was jettisoned, and the mech landed in front of Zhang Fan, its back armor separating.

Zhang Fan jumped into the mecha, his back bulged, and his full armor tightened.

Clang!

The two swords, melted and drawn, were infused with crystal energy.

"Let's continue grilling insects today!"

With his right hand, Zhang Fan cleaved one of the insects in two from its face to its tail with his sword. With his left hand, he thrust his molten sword through the insect's chest and out its back, impaling the two insects that lunged at him.

Slaying insects with a single strike of the molten sword was a simple matter for Zhang Fan. He kept a close eye on the location of the three four-star male cockroaches, especially the one with a missing corner, which was his primary focus.

Three four-star male cockroaches stood on the left, center, and right, watching from afar and directing the insects to their deaths one after another.

It was happening again. Zhang Fan was getting annoyed. This was the disgusting thing about the insect swarm: using cannon fodder to consume the energy of the crystals, and only when they ran out of energy would the leader personally take to the field.

The insect's tactics are simple, yet effective.

"Xiaofeng, come and meet me."

"receive. "

In its defensive mode, the "giant beetle" moved slowly toward Zhang Fan's location.

Zhang Fan fought and retreated, not daring to linger. Until he found the Queen Cockroach, all fighting was meaningless.

Swish! Swish!

Swoosh—

After Zhang Fan slashed down the two insects, he activated the mecha's leg thrusters and jumped onto a relatively steep small cliff nearby.

"Xiao Feng, sniper kit."

"Ejected."

Swoosh—

The rocket booster carried the heavy sniper rifle designed for mechs into the sky. Guided by infrared rays, the sniper attachments docked with the back of the mech, and the two-meter-long 30mm heavy sniper rifle was mounted on the mech's shoulder.

Zhang Fan took aim, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

"I told you to hide!"

Bang!

call out--

A 30mm tungsten-core armor-piercing bullet streaked across the night sky, leaving a straight white line. Several cockroaches blocking the line were pierced one after another, and finally the bullet pierced the body of a four-star male cockroach hiding behind it.

puff.

The four-star male cockroach collapsed limply, its body nearly destroyed by a 30mm tungsten-core armor-piercing round.

"Not this one."

After Zhang Fan clearly saw the insect's appearance through the sight, he immediately turned the gun around and aimed at another four-star male cockroach.

Bang!

The four-star male cockroach seemed to realize the danger and tried to escape, but one of its hind legs was broken off by a tungsten-core armor-piercing bullet, and green sap flowed all over the ground.

Squeak squeak squeak—

The injured four-star male cockroach lay prostrate on the ground, surrounded by insects crawling all over it.

"Pah! Let me see how thick your worm flesh is!"

Eject the spent cartridge, load the round, aim, and pull the trigger.

Bang!

Retract and reload, aim and fire.

Bang!

Again!

Bang!

Every bullet Zhang Fan fired hit the center of the swarm of insects. After one magazine was emptied, the center of the swarm had turned into a tunnel running from front to back, as seen through the scope.

rustling sound—

The insects below had already climbed up the cliff. Zhang Fan folded the sniper rifle back onto his back, took out the molten twin swords again, cut down the insects in front of him, and with the help of the leg boosters, jumped off the cliff and leaped toward the swarm of insects on the distant hill.

"It's not that either."

Zhang Fan kicked away the pile of insects. The four-star male cockroach in the center had been pierced from both the front and back by multiple tungsten-core bullets, and its body was split into several pieces.

Zhang Fan looked around, but could not see the figure with "a missing corner".

Oh shit!

Zhang Fan discovered that this "missing corner" cockroach was particularly cunning; compared to it, the two four-star male cockroaches that had been killed seemed to be in a completely different league.

Squeak squeak squeak—

Zhang Fan could hear the sound, but he couldn't see where the "missing corner" was, and more and more insects were appearing around him.

We're way too close to the insects' nest here; it's going to never end. We can't keep wasting time with them.

The "giant beetle" was slowly approaching from a distance.

After Zhang Fan jumped away, the small mountain of insects was immediately covered with other insects, which gnawed on the corpses of the dead insects.

When Zhang Fan retreated to the spot where he had killed the first four-star male cockroach, he discovered that its corpse was gone.

The efficiency of insects is just too high, isn't it?

Zhang Fan had originally planned to take the crystal from the four-star male cockroach before retreating, but now he had made a wasted trip.

Click.

Just as Zhang Fan was about to jump, a scythe emerged from the ground and pierced through the booster of the mecha's leg.

Zhang Fan was shocked and chopped off the part of the sickle that was sticking out with his sword. He took several steps back and knelt on one knee.

rustling sound—

The sand in front of them rose up, and a four-star male cockroach shook off the sand covering its body and emerged from the ground.

Is it missing a corner?

Zhang Fan gripped the molten sword tightly. The scythe had destroyed the booster on the mecha's right leg, preventing him from jumping away.

The four-star male cockroach, "Missing a Corner," stood half-standing opposite him, holding its only remaining scythe, with the head of a dead four-star male cockroach still in its mouthparts.

Click! Click! Click!

"Missing a Corner" was still chewing on the head of the dead four-star male cockroach, and soon swallowed the rest.

It turns out that it was the one that ate all the dead four-star male cockroaches. Why would it do that?

Zhang Fan's question was soon answered.

After "Missing a Corner" devoured the four-star male cockroach, its body began to swell at a visible speed, and its outer shell began to peel off.

Zhang Fan stared blankly as "Missing a Piece" slowly grew in front of him, becoming taller and taller. Its broken sickle-like claws grew back, and it even gained a pair of sickle-like hands.

The head, which was missing a corner, was also swelling, and the injured horn was gradually peeling off, leaving the new head intact.

Five crystals appeared on her forehead.

Five-star male cockroach?

Wow!

Zhang Fan was stunned.

Does this temporary evolution during battle mean that the character "missing a piece" is actually the main character?

So, does this mean that "missing a corner" was the peak state of a four-star male cockroach before, and it leveled up in the battle with itself?

Zhang Fan felt a headache coming on, so he swung his molten twin swords and slashed down fiercely.

Clang!

The two molten swords were blocked by a pair of scythes, while the other pair of scythes chopped down towards Zhang Fan's neck.

With his twin swords already clamped between his legs, Zhang Fan had no choice but to abandon them and retreat quickly, simultaneously resting the sniper rifle on his shoulder again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Zhang Fan fired decisively.

However, the distance was too close, and the five-star male cockroach easily avoided the gun barrel and pounced towards Zhang Fan.

Whoosh!

With a swift swing of its scythe, the barrel of the 30mm heavy sniper rifle was severed, leaving a clean cut.

this……

This time, Zhang Fan was truly dumbfounded.

Bang!

Zhang Fan was knocked to the ground, his body pinned beneath a five-star male cockroach.

Beep beep beep—

Not again?

The warning light on the crystal reactor on my chest started flashing again; there were only three minutes of energy left.

Whoosh!

The five-star male cockroach's scythe slashed across Zhang Fan's chest, and the warning light on the crystal reactor immediately went out.

Okay, now there aren't even three minutes left.

After the mecha lost power, Zhang Fan could only collapse helplessly to the ground.

Squeak squeak squeak—

Click! Click! Click!

The five-star male cockroach used its four scythes to hold Zhang Fan's body in place, then used its mandibles to tear at the mecha on his body.

Damn it!

It was something that could have been solved with a single cut, but the other party insisted on slowly biting it with their mouthparts.

Zhang Fan watched helplessly as the Five-Star Male Cockroach dismantled the mecha piece by piece, like taking apart Lego bricks.

He desperately wanted to resist, but the mech's limbs were pinned to the ground by scythes, and he couldn't move an inch.

Not again?

Do we have to do this again?

Unfortunately, no one will come to rescue me this time...

Click.

The outer helmet of the mecha had been peeled off, and only a layer of glass separated Zhang Fan's face from the insect's mouthparts.

Zhang Fan closed his eyes, not wanting to see the ugly face of the insect in front of him anymore...

"Roar!"

A beast's roar echoed through the valley.