The wealthy and beautiful woman eventually put on the combat bulletproof vest specially made by her "national father".
Wearing clothes during battle is quite difficult, since the enemy insects won't give Fugui'er any time or space to do anything; they'll just keep attacking relentlessly.
But the wealthy and beautiful woman, now back to human form and with her intelligence restored, wouldn't just be like the husky Fugui, only knowing how to mock and jump around aimlessly—
He has a whole space full of national and base weapons!
So a high-concentration smoke grenade bought him time to dodge and put on his clothes. After the smoke cleared, the handsome and wealthy man, who had tied his ponytail back up and was wearing special alloy wire gloves, punched the locust leader who was rushing towards him.
The most terrifying attack of locust leaders lies in their scythe-like mouthparts and barbed limbs.
The mandibles, with their sickle-like claws, can easily bite through wood and even stone, while the barbed limbs, once they launch themselves into the air, resemble a frantic swing of a fencing sword.
These two unique "weapons" made swarms of locusts invincible, but they seemed to lose their effectiveness when faced with a wealthy and beautiful woman—
Gou Fugui's fist, clad in gold silk gloves, collided with the locust leader's mandibles. The ruthless and ferocious locust leader swung its wings behind it, its sharp scythe-like mandibles constantly closing inward, as if trying to crush the fist of this suddenly appearing weak and foolish human.
After acquiring two core fragments, the female locust leader experienced a qualitative leap in the power and speed of her mandibles. Compared to ordinary evolved locusts that could be easily killed while charging into battle, the female locust leader believed she could cripple this human in no time!
It's a shrink valve! It shrinks!
Just wait, the enemy will soon let out a miserable howl!
What good is the protective layer on this human's hands? The locust leader's mandibles can easily crush even stones!
However, this female locust leader, who had developed some rudimentary intelligence due to possessing two core fragments, did not hear the enemy's miserable howl in the next few seconds. While she was trying to figure out why this was happening with her almost non-existent brain, she was once again punched and sent flying!
"Hiss!"
They originally thought they could just bite off that damn human's fist, but the locust leader almost got his mouth ripped off instead.
The pain and the attack enraged and offended it. Since it couldn't bite this damned human to death with its mouth, it would use its lightning-fast and ferocious forelimbs to slice the human into mincemeat and pieces!
It didn't believe that this human's body was as hard as his fist!
Then the female locust leader, which was suspended in the air, suddenly flapped its wings and retreated, then charged forward at an unstoppable speed. As it charged, its two pairs of forelimbs with sharp barbs were also swung around, leaving only afterimages. There is no doubt how much damage it would cause if these forelimbs, which are thicker than a human arm and seem to have natural cleavers, were to strike a person.
The locust leader waited once again for the damned human to scream in panic and flee.
However, something else happened that the little bug couldn't understand at all!
The human who should have screamed and fled didn't run. Instead, he sneered, raised his fist in a boxing stance, and with inexplicable agility and acceleration, punched back the locust's afterimage attacks with the same speed and even greater force!
What kind of frustrating feeling is it when every attack is blocked by the opponent, who can even counterattack faster?
In any case, the locust leader had never suffered such humiliation of being suppressed and beaten since he gained absolute power!
The insect was shocked, it didn't believe it!
The locust leader was determined to continue its attack and avenge itself by killing this human! The locust leader increased its attack speed, but the human opposite it was still able to return all its attacks, and even landed several punches on the locust leader's head.
At first, the locust leader didn't realize that the repeated punches to its head were not a coincidence. But when the fragment was hit more than ten times, it felt the fragment loosen and felt a sharp pain from its head. The locust leader, who was obsessed with the speed of punching the rich mantis shrimp, cried out and tried to retreat, but it was too late.
The instant that another punch swiftly struck the female locust leader's head, Seven-Colored Fortune transformed his fist into a claw. The spikes on his alloy gloves slid down his claw and pierced the locust's head, which was as hard as iron armor. Then, he pried and grabbed upwards with his five fingers together!
As if a crisp cracking sound rang out, amidst the locust leader's angry and painful hiss, the fragment of the world's core, like a ruby shard, fell into the hands of Seven-Colored Wealth.
This was Gou Fugui's first real encounter with the core fragments of this world.
The moment he touched the core fragment, he could clearly feel the powerful, life-giving energy emanating from his palm, a force that he couldn't help but crave.
The locust leader began attacking the Seven-Colored Fortune almost frantically, its target clear and unwavering—
It is Gou Fugui's palm.
At this moment, the locust leader seemed to care about nothing but the fragment of the world's core in his hand; everything he did was to seize that powerful life force.
Of course, Seven-Colored Wealth wouldn't let the locust leader reclaim the core fragment. He retreated at top speed, running around the giant tree that could be used as cover, and also managed to retaliate against the locust leader several times when it went berserk.
In a very short time, the clever and wealthy beauty came up with the idea of using the core fragment as bait. Then the locust leader discovered that this shameless human had put his treasure into a box with a chain that appeared out of nowhere and hung the box on his back!
This meant that if the locust leader wanted to reclaim the core fragment, he would have to get behind the wealthy beauty. However, with the added advantage of the mantis shrimp bloodline, the wealthy beauty's reaction speed and punching speed were top-notch. Before the locust leader could even get behind him, he had already taken several punches.
The scalpers and perverts watching: Ah... why does it feel like they're playing with gemstones?
In particular, the scalpers seemed to feel the urge to stimulate the bulls with red cloth.
But the locust leader, caught in the middle, was oblivious to the underhanded schemes; all it wanted was to quickly reclaim its treasure! That power was itss, and could only be itss!!
However, a battle fought without thinking will ultimately end in defeat.
While the locust leader was obsessed with pursuing the fragment of the world's core in the metal box hanging on the back of the wealthy and beautiful woman, the Seven-Colored Wealth, who had already targeted its chest many times, finally made a lightning strike once again!
This time, his fist did not strike the world fragment on his chest directly, but instead attacked the area around the fragment almost continuously. Before the locust leader felt danger and excruciating pain, the final punch pierced through the locust leader's steel-like leather armor, which had undergone two major evolutions. Finally, he pulled his finger down!
The second fragment of the world's core was also peeled off from the female locust leader.
The moment the fragment was torn away, the female locust leader let out a roar of immense pain and fury. Her cry seemed to vibrate the air and travel extremely far, even drawing the attention of the large swarms of evolved locusts that had already left. They changed direction and flew back towards this place!
"Awoo?!"
"Moo!!"
What have you done, you foolish human?! Why have the locusts returned?!
The Wolf King and the Bull Demon King, who were fighting anxiously and neither of them had the upper hand, felt their fur standing on end as they were sent flying back by the army.
If those locust swarms were to fly back and devour the locusts indiscriminately, wouldn't they be attacked from both sides?!
Xie Tianlang, however, was not flustered at all because he had been glancing at the area out of the corner of his eye from time to time and knew that his Yuanyuan had successfully defeated the locust leader that had ambushed him and seized the core fragment from its body. Instead, he felt particularly proud.
As expected, the heart-shaped circle he chose is truly worthy of his affections!
So what if the battle is a little difficult? As long as we fight for the core of the world fragment, this situation will inevitably arise sooner or later.
However, Xie Tianlang and the Wolf King Bull Demon King were not caught in a frenzied pincer attack by the locust leader and the locust army. As the locust army rushed over in a frenzy upon hearing the leader's call, the rich and beautiful woman with long, colorful hair took a deep breath and gripped the hollowed-out alloy metal box containing the fragments of the world's core tightly.
Then, he threw the hollowed-out metal box with all his might at the locust army!
The locust army was intelligent enough to scatter and avoid the attack of the metal box at the first moment, but when the hollow metal box flew around them, the entire locust army paused for a moment!
In the blink of an eye, the army of locusts, which had been avoiding the hollow metal box, suddenly emitted a small but sharp buzzing sound and rushed towards the hollow metal box like madmen!
If other companions block their path, these frenzied locusts, eager to evolve into leaders, will mercilessly smash through or even tear apart their former companions.
Thus, the locust army, which had been feared and seemed like a doomsday weapon just twenty minutes before, crumbled instantly because of a single core fragment.
Gou Fugui stood there, watching the swarm of locusts that had been squeezed into a dark brown mountain due to their fighting and struggle. He silently grinned and then gave a self-deprecating laugh.
The way these locusts fought over the core fragment is strikingly similar to how people in human society vie for fame and fortune.
Crazy, ruthless, and reckless.
It is evident that most life forms in this world are unable to escape their instinctive desires.
A small metal box containing the core of the world was enough to deal with the raging locust army. Only then did Gou Fugui turn his attention to the battle between Xie Tianlang, the Wolf King, and the Bull Demon King.
It seemed that the three giant locust leaders were also attracted by that core fragment. Although they were still fighting Xie Tianlang and the other two, they would always subconsciously fly in that direction.
This lack of focus somewhat affected the combat effectiveness of the three locust leaders, but only Xie Tianlang's group truly saw a change in the battle situation.
In the instant the locust leader was distracted, Xie Langlang, who had grown twice its size in just a few days, pounced and bit the locust leader's head hard.
Even if the current locust leader is the size of a strong human man, its head still can't fit Xie Langlang's mouth.
The locust leader, realizing what was happening, thought the half-grown wolf cub was going to bite off its head. Although it was confident in its own evolution, its species and nature made it instinctively choose to back down under such an attack.
But with that one retreat, the half-grown wolf cub used its sharp fangs to bite off the core fragment on the locust leader's forehead, and then turned and ran away amidst the locust leader's furious howl!
Meanwhile, the wealthy and beautiful woman, who had been waiting in the wings and had been waiting for the right moment, suddenly appeared from the side with her fist raised. Like a storm of fists, she smashed her fists into the chest of the locust leader, whose chest was still covered in fragments. With the final blow, the wealthy and beautiful woman also put the core fragment of the locust leader's chest into her pocket.
At this point, two of the battles between the four locust leaders had ended.
When the scales begin to tip, everything is settled.
Six minutes later, the Wolf King and the Bull Demon King also ended their battle with the help of Xie Tianlang and the Rich Beauty.
It wasn't that the Wolf King and the Bull Demon King were weak; it was just that, faced with the temptation of the core fragments, it wasn't just the locust leader who was tempted. The Wolf King and the Bull Demon King, each possessing a fragment within them, also felt the vitality and power that they couldn't resist.
When the battle ended, the Wolf King and the Bull Demon King were still staring intently at the core fragment in the hands of the wealthy beauty.
They did not attack, but it was clear that the wolves and cattle that were surrounding Gou Fugui had no intention of letting him leave.
"Moo! Moo moo moo moo!"
I knew you mixed-breed puppy were no good, but I never imagined you were actually a human! Humans are getting more and more cunning; they'd even transform into dogs to infiltrate the animal kingdom!
But that's not the point! The point is to surrender your life and strength! Otherwise, the old bull will still gore you to death with its horn and then lead the herd to trample you into a meat patty!
The wolf king didn't waste as much time as the bull demon king. He simply stared at the rich and beautiful woman with a scrutinizing gaze for a long time, and then looked at the wolf cub, who seemed to have grown half a size larger, with the same scrutinizing gaze.
Perhaps at this point we can reluctantly call this wolf cub a wolf.
But is this wolf really a wolf?
The wolf king narrowed his eyes.
"Snoring."
What conspiracy is humanity plotting?
Did this human and this wolf join the wolf pack from the very beginning because they wanted to steal its red stone?
The wolf king took a step forward and met Gou Fugui's gaze with its cold eyes.
Gou Fugui actually understood the wolf king's meaning clearly from those eyes—
Merits and demerits cancel each other out.
Leave the fragments behind and let them go.
But the wealthy beauty twitched the corner of her mouth.
Leaving now would have prevented them from achieving their goal of joining the wolf pack.
Moreover, there are more important things to figure out right now than the ownership of the fragments.
Otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease even if he left.
So the handsome young man with his uneven ponytail grinned and sat down on the ground, surrounded by wolves.
Xie Langlang had already walked up to him and stood between the young man and the pack of wolves and cattle.
The wealthy beauty reached out and grabbed Xie Langlang's tail, pulling it backward before starting to stroke the stiff wolf.
"I know you all yearn to become stronger, but even the greatest power requires a body that can withstand it and the life to use it, right?"
"Stop staring at me with those wide-open bull's and wolf's eyes! Look at those four locust leaders over there! You haven't all forgotten what they look like, have you?"
The Wolf King and the Bull Demon King looked in the direction the young man was pointing, and only then did they see the corpses of the four locust leaders lying on the ground.
However, the huge wolf and ox seemed to see nothing and did not react.
The wealthy beauty twitched the corner of her mouth.
It seems that the intelligence boost from a single core fragment isn't enough.
"All four locust leaders are dead!"
"They died after we removed their core fragments!"
"And before that, they hadn't even suffered any fatal damage! How could they have died after losing the core fragment?!"
“Have you thought about this carefully? These four locusts were not killed by us; they died passively. And the trigger for this passive death was the loss of the core fragment.”
The Wolf King and the Bull Demon King understood the key point this time, but they still didn't understand the rich and beautiful woman's worries.
"Moo!!"
Then just protect the baby! Its baby is inside the cow's belly!
The wolf king hesitated for a moment, then carefully stepped forward and used its nose and eyes to determine the physical condition and death status of the locust leader who possessed two core fragments and one core fragment, respectively. Finally, it seemed to discover something.
Gou Fugui also arrived at this time.
"Did you notice?"
"The bodies of these four locust leaders were unusually shriveled and even aged. Although I cannot determine the age of the locusts, their wings and skin had become quite fragile, which is probably related to the loss of vitality."
"And it is obvious that the locust leader with two core fragments is much older than the locust leader with one core fragment, or that its power and vitality have been more severely drained."
"Don't you understand after hearing all this? When the core fragments leave your bodies, your bodies will quickly collapse and die due to the lack of sufficient vitality! What you gained from it will be lost back just as much!"
Do you still think that power and the fragments of the core are good things? Look at those locust armies over there, still fighting amongst themselves because of the core fragments, completely neglecting our locust army! If they keep fighting like this, they'll eventually wipe themselves out!
The handsome young man's expression suddenly turned somewhat dangerous: "There is an item in our human world."
"It's like this fragment. The person who first obtained it felt incredibly powerful and happy. In his world, he seemed to become an omnipotent hero, possessing everything he wanted."
"But as the desire for and dissatisfaction with that powerful and joyful feeling intensifies, people will pursue more things and use all sorts of methods to obtain those things to make themselves happier and more powerful."
"But do you know what happened to those who ended up with the most items?"
The Wolf King and the Bull Demon King remained silent, as if they couldn't understand what the young man was saying at all.
But Gou Fugui knew they understood; at least the wolf king and the bull-headed leader understood.
So he grinned and gave the final answer:
"Those people are all dead."
He died emaciated, with not a trace of strength or life left in his body.
"Perhaps the core of the world is not such an evil entity, but rather it underwent a mutation after it shattered."
"Or perhaps this is the natural attraction of the core fragments of the world, drawing all life in this world to scramble for and absorb the core fragments, allowing those fragments scattered around the world to gradually be possessed by powerful life forms, and eventually... to condense into a complete core of the world."
"but……"
The handsome young man opened his palm, revealing five core fragments that resembled scarlet gems, dazzlingly bright in the sunlight.
"When the core of the world is condensed, can the last life that condensed all the fragments survive after almost wiping out everything in this world?"
Where will it find more vitality and strength to sustain its enormous body, preventing it from rapidly collapsing and dying due to a lack of vitality and strength?
"How can it be sure that it can preserve the already complete core of the world within its body forever?"
"As far as I know, you all go berserk every time you fuse core fragments. Fusing one or two fragments has already made you lose control, are you sure you can hold out until the end and protect your race if there are more to come?"
"This core fragment is a poison that will accelerate your growth but also your death."
He couldn't even imagine how powerful and terrifying a life form would become if it eventually merged all the fragments.
And what will that great terror do next?
The young man shook his head and took a breath.
"So, I don't recommend that you be the ones who are destined to die or go insane in the end, or do you still want to try?"
The handsome young man looked earnestly and seriously at the Wolf King and the Bull Demon King opposite him, and pushed the core fragment in his palm forward.
However, both the Wolf King and the Bull Demon King, who had previously been determined to obtain the core fragment, tilted their heads back slightly.
"Moo!"
I'm not that stupid! Although I still don't understand many things, I know that if I try to absorb more information, I'll die!
Don't even think about fooling the cow!
Fu Gui'er: "..."
Forget it, whether I understand it or not, as long as I know what's good or bad, that's fine.
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