Chapter 159 A "Guest" from Another Region
It rained all day in Hua'an City, sometimes a downpour, sometimes a light drizzle, shrouding the entire city in mist and rain.
When Rong Yi woke up, he saw that the fire was still burning, continuing to provide heat for the two of them.
She wanted to continue resting, but a pleasant mechanical voice echoed in her mind: "[Detection function passively activated. Please observe the situation and choose whether to disable it.]"
Rong Yi: "?"
She sat up, and a three-dimensional image appeared before her eyes, showing white dots disappearing, blue dots moving, and numerous red dots.
Rong Yi abruptly threw open the sleeping bag. "Wei Yanqing! There are ferocious insects!"
Wei Yanqing immediately opened his eyes and stood up. Without Rong Yi needing to explain, he had already used his spiritual power, but he couldn't detect anything within a limited distance. "How far away is it?"
"Less than five kilometers."
The two put on their shoes and walked outside, where two mountain bikes appeared in front of the door.
“Riding this is convenient and fast,” Wei Yanqing said.
Rong Yi straddled the motorcycle, got on, turned the handlebars, and sped away.
The border was breached much faster than expected, in such a short time.
After riding less than two kilometers, Wei Yanqing sensed the approaching ferocious insects, as well as the natives and players.
The two men braked suddenly, put the car away, and took out their weapons.
Before long, a convoy of cars came into view, fleeing. The savage insects were still some distance away, but some of them were lagging behind.
Wei Yanqing put his arm around Rong Yi's waist and carried him up to the treetop.
The vehicles below had luggage on their roofs, likely belonging to border personnel fleeing for their lives, or those coming from neighboring countries. Behind them were a considerable number of players.
They waited until the entire convoy had almost left before getting off.
Wei Yanqing: "There are quite a lot of ferocious insects, and the player team is slowly retreating."
They retrieved the car and continued on their way. The convoy they encountered was scattered, and every driver wore a look of fear on their face.
The tire treads kicked up dirt from the ground, the brakes came suddenly, the rear of the car lifted high, Rong Yi calmly sat back down, and the rear of the car landed.
Several people in front hurriedly retreated, occasionally throwing things behind them. A few seconds later, an explosion was heard.
The others also saw them. "Hey! Can you help me out?"
After the explosion, dozens of ferocious insects quickly attacked.
One of the players stopped, raised one arm, and the soil behind her rose up, rolling the thrown bombs together and enveloping them. After doing all this, she turned around and caught up with the group.
Rong Yi watched as the soil changed from soft to hard.
boom--
The violent explosion overturned the pursuing ferocious insects, and the shockwave nearly knocked over Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing's car.
Rong Yi felt chunks of mud hit him, but thankfully he covered his face with his hands.
She lowered her hand, and the explosion was extremely powerful. The players who were trying to escape were all lying face down on the ground, while a small number of the dozens of ferocious insects were blown into pieces, and most of them were stunned by the shock.
The talent for controlling the earth reminded her of the indigenous superhumans in the Civilization Recreation instance.
The recovered ferocious insect, seeing the players lying on the ground, opened its mouthparts wide.
The player closest to the sound turned around and saw the sharp teeth of the ferocious insects, and his heart clenched.
The player's pupils constricted as the ferocious insect leaped towards them, its mouthparts barely visible, revealing the tiny, floating buds of flesh.
Suddenly, a red light flashed, and the black blade sliced across the junction of the savage insect's head and neck with its body. The obese body, no longer under the control of its brain, fell straight to the ground, its claws still flailing wildly, while its head, being light enough, fell beside the player's legs with the force of inertia.
The mouthparts opened and closed, trying to bite his leg, but the player snapped out of his daze and quickly kicked his legs to retreat.
Immediately afterwards, a pale red crystal flew out of the head of the ferocious insect. He looked in the direction of the crystal and found that dozens of insect crystals had flown into a man's hand.
It was one of the couple they encountered as they retreated.
The girl with brownish-red hair looked at them and asked, "That's all?"
What do you mean "just these"? These have given them a hard time chasing them. The carapace of the ferocious insects is very difficult to break through. Only third or fourth-tier bullets have some effect. They can use knife-like weapons, but who can fight them one-on-one?
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The neighboring country was overrun by savage insects. Various weapons were deployed, but the insects were not killed many times, while many people were injured.
As panic intensified, some soldiers chose to desert their posts and flee with their families.
They managed to buy themselves a chance to survive, but the others weren't so lucky.
"So, that side is about to fall too?" Rong Yi looked at the several rather disheveled players in front of him.
They were still covered in the dust left on their faces when they heard Rong Yi's words, and nodded dejectedly.
“We came from there. Part of the border was washed away. When we left, there were still troops guarding the area. Some ferocious insects chased after us. We don’t know what it’s like there.”
Rong Yi saw several hundred red dots. These people who were fleeing for their lives split up and ran away, and the ferocious insects also split up to chase after them.
Wei Yanqing sat upright in his chair, poking at the firewood in the fire with a twig. "There's been no movement so far, so it should be blocked for now."
The country they landed in is one of the world's superpowers, with a military force far exceeding that of its neighboring countries.
Even bombarding them with cannonballs alone could temporarily hold off the ferocious insects' attack.
Secondly, there are many players nearby, who will naturally lend a hand to the troops.
“We can definitely stop them. Pei Jiang is nearby. We saw him when we crossed the border.”
Pei Jiang?
Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing exchanged a glance; clearly, neither of them had heard of this name before.
The opposing players also realized this.
"You don't know Pei Jiang?" The girl who spoke was the player who had buried the bomb in the ground.
Rong Yi: "There are so many players in Obsidian City, it's normal not to recognize them."
However, the opposing players remained silent.
The girl who had spoken earlier spoke up again, "Your name is Rong Yi?" Her eyes then turned to Wei Yanqing, "His name is Wei Yanqing?"
Before they could respond, the girl continued to brush the dust off her clothes. "No wonder you don't recognize us. We can tell which players are outstanding by watching the comments, and of course we've seen your names too."
The bullet comments also have this auxiliary function.
After wiping her face clean, the girl remembered something and said to them, "Although you are quite strong, I suggest you retreat as soon as possible. This place will soon become Pei Jiang's harvest area."
Rong Yi looked at Wei Yanqing with a puzzled expression, then asked sincerely, "Why is it his? There's something marking the area."
How come she'd never seen it before? In Obsidian City, she almost never bought items from the dungeon system shop, but she would often browse through it to see what unusual things were there.
"Of course not. It's just that I heard their team has more than 200 people, and there are definitely other strong players in places like the border where you can retreat at any time. There are only two of you, so you can't fight against a large team."
"Yes, although the border is dangerous, there are also many insect crystals, which can block the offensive on the front line and leave a safe area."
The other players started talking all at once, making it clear to Rong Yi why they were saying those things.
She never imagined that the player community was so complex. This reminded her of the first time she met Wei Yanqing, when he said that the in-game store was his hunting ground.
(End of this chapter)
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