Chapter 146: Vermicular Splitting (Part 4)
The underground palace shook more and more violently, with gravel and soil falling like raindrops.
The two researchers held their heads in horror, and the scalpels in their hands fell to the ground with a clang.
"What's going on? What happened outside?"
"Quick! Go notify the guards!"
Before they could finish their words, the cracks above their heads suddenly widened!
The underground palace with full defense was forcibly opened with a huge gap from the outside by a powerful insect energy!
Dazzling sunlight mixed with dust poured down from the gap. A figure descended from the gap against the light.
Her long white hair danced in the air, and behind her, a pair of magnificent butterfly wings spread out, each scale gleaming with cold murderous intent. The air seemed to be sucked out of her instantly, and a suffocating pressure enveloped the entire space.
Yes, thank you.
He is here.
His gaze pierced through the dense smoke and dust, and immediately fixed on a figure.
The brother who was once as bright as a summer rose, with curved eyes when smiling, and would gently ruffle his hair.
At this moment, he was lying in a pool of muddy blood like a pool of rotten meat.
Her once waist-length hair was now tangled in bloody wisps, and her once-beautiful face was now completely pale. Where her legs once stood was a giant insect tail.
The worm's tail was tattered, covered with hideous wounds from being cut by a sharp blade. And his bulging abdomen, under the tattered clothes, looked shocking.
"elder brother……"
An almost inaudible whisper escaped from Xie Mian's throat, with a slight tremor.
Time seems to stand still at this moment.
The next second, the still picture was completely torn apart!
"boom!"
The terrifying insect energy fluctuations exploded with Xie Mian as the center, sweeping across the entire underground palace!
The two researchers didn't even have time to scream before their bodies were torn into pieces in an instant, without even a trace of blood left.
Xie Mian's figure disappeared from the spot.
He appeared beside Lin Heng, half-knelt down, and his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, trembling violently. He wanted to touch but didn't dare to.
"Brother, I'm late."
His voice was choked, and every word seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.
“No… no…”
Lin Heng opened his eyes with great effort, and the familiar and anxious face was reflected in his blurry vision. He pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to give him a comforting smile, but it only hurt the wound on his face.
"Don't talk." Xie Mian leaned over and wanted to pick him up. "I'll take you away. Let's leave this damn place now."
"Yeah." Lin Heng nodded with all his strength.
Just as Xie Mian's arm passed through his back, trying to pick him up—
“Aa ...
A shrill scream suddenly came out of Lin Heng's mouth!
It was an indescribable pain! It was as if my entire body, every inch of flesh and blood, every cell, was being torn apart by an invisible force!
"puff--"
A large amount of blood spurted out of his mouth, splashing all over Xie Mian.
Xie Mian froze in place, his entire body aghast. He stared at his brother, who was barely breathing, in his arms, unable to comprehend what had happened.
"How could...how could this happen?"
At this moment, there was a noisy sound of footsteps and roars coming from the entrance of the underground palace.
"Who are you? How dare you break into the underground palace of Xuanwu Base!"
"Catch him!"
A dozen insect followers in combat uniforms rushed in. When they saw the torn roof of the underground palace and the disappeared researchers, they immediately set their sights on Xie Mian.
All kinds of insects can be used instantly, and they attack Xie Mian like an overwhelming force!
Xie Mian slowly raised his head.
That face, so beautiful it seemed unreal, was now expressionless, only deadly stillness. He carefully laid Lin Heng flat again, his movements unusually gentle.
Then he stood up.
A silver-white long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.
"It's so noisy."
Two cold words fell, and Jingyan took action.
All the insect followers instantly found themselves unable to make any sound. Their attacks disappeared without a trace when they came within three meters of Xie Mian.
Panic spread among them.
Thanks for the manual work.
His figure was still standing in the same place, but his long sword turned into a silver lightning and shuttled through the crowd.
Every flash, the sound of flesh being cut.
No screams, no shouts.
Only figures fell silently, and blood stained the ground red.
In less than thirty seconds, all the dozen or so insect followers who rushed in had fallen to the ground. Some were cut in half, and some had their hearts pierced.
Without exception, all the dead people had the insect stones in their bodies crushed to pieces.
The strong smell of blood stimulated Lin Heng's nerves.
"Mianmian..." he called weakly.
Xie Mian knelt on the ground, looking at the wounds on Lin Heng's body with heartache.
"Brother, tell me, what's going on? Why can't I touch you?" Xie Mian's voice was suppressed and broken.
Lin Heng looked at his brother, tears finally streaming down his face uncontrollably.
"I might not be able to leave..."
"This underground palace... I built it with my own insect energy. My flesh and blood, my strength, perhaps they have become one with this place..."
He smiled bitterly, sighed, and gently soothed the baby in his belly with one hand.
"And... and those who ate my flesh... My insect energy flows through their bodies. I am like a giant mother body, and they parasitize me, using their 'thoughts' to imprison me and won't let me leave."
Xie Mian's body shook, and he looked at his brother in his arms, feeling extremely heartbroken.
"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely take you away."
Since the people here won't let him leave, he will kill them all and destroy the underground palace!
Gently wiped the blood and dirt off my brother's face.
At this moment, a more frequent sound of footsteps came from outside the underground palace.
The footsteps came from far away and finally stopped at the entrance of the underground palace.
A large group of fully armed insect followers surrounded the gap tightly. The powerful insect energy they exuded was far beyond what the guards had just experienced.
The crowd parted, and a tall, handsome man stepped out. He was dressed in a well-cut black combat uniform, and his demeanor was gentle and elegant, but at this moment, a layer of frost covered his face.
It was Fu Ze.
His eyes immediately fell on the corpses on the ground, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
These people are the elite of the Xuanwu base, but now they are thrown here like garbage.
A surge of anger rushed to his head.
"Thank you!"
He shouted sharply, his eyes like knives.
Fu Ze's voice was cold. He took a step forward, and a teeth-grinding sound of bones rubbing against each other came from his spine. Thirty sections of dark red biological armor began to emerge from behind him, revealing a murderous aura.
He was about to attack, but at this moment, Xie Mian slightly turned his body to protect Lin Heng behind him.
It was this moment that allowed Fu Ze to look past Xie Mian and clearly see the person lying on the ground.
I saw that pale face, the huge, broken tail, the bulging abdomen, the blood and mud all over its body...
All of Fu Ze's actions came to an abrupt stop at this moment.
The raging rage on his face faded away in an instant, replaced by a blankness, and beneath that blankness, a flash of immense pain that almost tore him apart.
But he quickly suppressed this emotion.
He couldn't show it.
Before he completely controlled the entire base, he couldn't let anyone see that he still cared about Ah Heng.
Fu Ze's face returned to its cold and hard expression.
He seemed not to have noticed Lin Heng's miserable condition, and just turned his cold gaze back to Xie Mian.
"Capture him alive. Remember, he must be alive."
First, he couldn't kill Xie Mian, because if he did, Ah Heng would be angry; second, Xie Mian's healing insect ability was of great value to the entire base.
The surrounding insect followers responded in unison, and various insect energies were ready to go.
"Mianmian, go! Go!"
When Lin Heng heard Fu Ze's words, his heart felt like it was being gripped by an ice-cold hand. He couldn't let Miemian be locked up as well. He couldn't let him become the fish on the chopping board of those people!
"I won't leave!" Xie Mian's voice was as cold as ice, "I won't leave you here alone!"
The huge butterfly wings fully unfolded behind him.
He was ready. Even if he had to raze the entire Xuanwu base to the ground, he would take his brother away!
"No need to worry!" Lin Heng cried out in a mournful voice, "Leave first."
"Brother, those people are no match for me. Don't worry, I can do it!"
After hearing Xie Mian's words, Lin Heng still shook his head firmly. He thought Fu Ze would let him go because of their past friendship, but he didn't expect Fu Ze to bring so many high-level insect followers with him.
Menmen is very powerful, but with so many high-level insect followers, a round-the-clock battle is enough to wear Menmen out.
What's more, Fu Ze has always wanted to use Minmin's healing insect power.
Forcing himself to suppress the hatred surging in his chest, Xie Mian couldn't bear to look at his brother. The next second, the huge butterfly wings flapped suddenly, and the whole person turned into a stream of light, rising into the sky from the gap at the top of the underground palace and disappearing into the horizon.
He left.
Inside the underground palace, deathly silence returned.
Fu Ze waved his hand and ordered his men: "All of you step back. I'll handle this. No one is allowed to approach."
"But, Mr. Fu..."
"Back off!" Fu Ze's voice was cold.
The insect followers didn't dare to say anything more and left the underground palace one after another.
Soon, only Fu Ze and Lin Heng were left.
He walked up to Lin Heng and looked down at him.
He tried hard to maintain his cold and indifferent expression, but when his eyes fell on the bloody insect tail, his clenched fists revealed the surging emotions in his heart.
"You're such a useless thing," he said, his voice filled with calculated contempt. "You've gotten yourself into this mess, and who do you expect to save you?"
Lin Heng closed his eyes and was too lazy to even give him a response.
Fu Ze squatted down and roughly pinched Lin Heng's chin, as if he wanted to say something. But the moment he got closer, he couldn't help but slow down his movements.
He took out a pill from his arms, quickly stuffed it into Lin Heng's palm, and then used his palm to close his fingers one by one.
He moved quickly, as if he was afraid of being discovered.
He leaned close to Lin Heng's ear and whispered quickly in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"I will soon be able to take control of the entire base, just wait for me."
After saying that, he immediately stood up and strode away, not daring to look at Lin Heng again.
Lin Heng slowly opened his eyes only after the footsteps completely disappeared.
He opened his palm and looked at the priceless healing pill in his palm.
A soft, mocking laugh escaped his cracked lips.
He raised his hand, then slowly released it.
The pill fell into the blood and mud beneath him and soon disappeared from sight.
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