"This is a miracle from the [Armed]!"
Mechanical components instantly clung to Jiang Ran's arm, forming a cannon! Laplace felt an intense sense of crisis locking onto him. He instantly severed the pipes connected to his body, broke through the earthen wall, and leaped into another tunnel!
The biggest difference between miracles and talents is that talents cannot kill important characters in the plot, but miracles can!
Jiang Ran did not fire the cannon. Instead, he immediately turned around and aimed it at the cave entrance. The cannon muzzle transformed into a flamethrower, blocking all the insects that wanted to rush into the cave!
Killing a near-god level monster would be too taxing for Jiang Ran. He couldn't guarantee that the other insects wouldn't stop moving after killing Laplace, or that they would become even more frenzied. If it was the latter, then this choice was obviously not worthwhile!
"We need to leave this cave and get to a more open area!"
"let me!"
Alice punched upwards, creating a large hole, and she didn't stop, continuing to punch upwards while using the silk threads to connect her feet for support, thus creating an upward passage!
"Hold on tight, Gwen!"
A mechanical flight backpack appeared behind Jiang Ran. Gwen grabbed Jiang Ran's hand, and the two quickly flew into the air. Jiang Ran deactivated the jetpack and grabbed Alice with his other hand. But the threads alone couldn't support her flight!
The three of them finally escaped the cave and came into the air. Jiang Ran changed the flight backpack to a foot pedal type, so that he could free his hands and let Gwen and Alice stand on the platform.
A swarm of green insects surrounded Alice, whose eyes narrowed. Invisible threads enveloped them from all directions, and any insects that got within a certain range of them were shredded to pieces!
This is the terrifying combat power of the [Near God] level! Perhaps quantity is meaningless to beings of this level. Just as the giant spider said, decades ago Alice fought her way into the Insect Forest alone and escaped unscathed. Her strength has not diminished in the slightest!
However, decades ago, Laplace himself did not take action, and at that time he did not intend to rely on his daughter's divine power, so he must have held back quite a bit in the battle.
Jiang Ran's mind raced. The current situation was extremely tense. The two sides had already started fighting. This was a battle between two [Near God] level beings. In previous dungeons, having even one [Near God] level being extraordinary was rare. It was hard to see a battle of this level!
No matter how difficult the world of supernatural tales is, there will always be a way to pass through it. There must be some secrets in the Insect Forest that have not yet been discovered. Jiang Ran has not yet seen the last letter, nor has he obtained a way to the Lost City.
There must still be a last bit of value left in Laplace that hasn't been fully exploited. Although both of them are near-god level, Alice has truly received the blessings of "gods," while Laplace is just a clumsy imitator.
"Alice, use this!"
Jiang Ran handed the kettle to Alice, which contained her specially made herbal soup, perfect for dealing with these insects!
"Yeah, we were having so much fun that I almost forgot about this!"
Alice took the kettle, and countless threads grew out of it. These threads were no longer transparent, but pure black!
The silk threads extended infinitely outwards, scattering all the ordinary insects around, leaving only a few giant insects and Laplace!
"Alice couldn't have discovered it on short notice!" Laplace gritted her teeth. "Adventurer, it was you! You told her something beforehand! Didn't you?! You hindered my glorious evolution!"
"Oh, not at all, I just told her you're her father—" Jiang Ran looked down, "and incidentally, that you might not be trustworthy!"
"Why! I entrusted you to bring her here, yet you betrayed me. Although you will perish in the plan, I will have your name engraved on a monument. Isn't that better?!"
"Damn it! You old bastard!" Gwen pointed angrily at Laplace, "You don't even know his name, and you're still carving a monument for him!"
“Little Gwen, you need to be a little more ladylike and stop swearing all the time. Even though what you said is true, we should still be more subtle, right? Hahaha!” Jiang Ran smiled slightly. “You asked me to bring Alice over, and I did. So what I want to do next is none of your business!”
"You have to pay me for helping you find someone. If you don't, I'll come and get it myself!"
These giant insects are neither particularly strong nor weak in combat. Only the giant spider is at the [King of Devils] level, while the rest are merely [Elite].
"Alice, you just focus on dealing with Lapres! You don't need to protect me. I can handle these bugs without any problem!"
"Okay! Big brother, be careful!"
Alice dashed out like an arrow, while a giant flying ant below seized the opportunity and attacked Jiang Ran!
"What, you think we're easy to bully?!"
Gwen swung her scissors, and the flying ant immediately sensed danger and dodged to the side! He was only an [Elite] level, and he couldn't withstand a single snip from Gwen's scissors!
"Damn it! I can't chase this guy in the air!"
“Who says there’s no way?” Jiang Ran put his hand on Gwen’s shoulder. “This is a miracle from the [Armed]!”
With the power jet backpack attached to Gwen's body, Gwen smiled maliciously and flashed in front of the flying ant in the next moment!
"How is this possible?! So fast!"
"If you guys hadn't gone into any of that bio-engineering and had just focused on developing technology, maybe you could be wearing this thing by now—but oh well, bye-bye!"
A blue light streaked through the air, splitting the flying ant in two!
With one near-god, one [mysterious king], and Jiang Ran, a god-level support, just the three of them challenged the entire Insect Forest!
As the silk thread slid across, the giant spider was torn to pieces. Alice instantly rushed in front of Laplace and punched him into the ground!
"Alice! You're my daughter! You can't kill me! I want more! I want more—"
The black carapace was shattered, and Lapres' chest was completely pierced through. He looked at Alice with disbelief, who had a sickly smile on her face.
"It's okay, Dad, I'll forgive you. Even if you abandoned me before, even if you still want to use me, it's okay. As long as I turn you into a doll, we can be together forever, right?"
"No--"
The king of the insect forest finally stopped breathing at this moment.
With his body already on the verge of collapse and his life nearing its end, Laplace naturally had no chance of defeating Alice.
In the end, he was nothing more than a loser.
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