Cataclysm King

Chapter 408 A Lot of Void Materials
Ji Xun looked at the enlightenment prompt that the difficulty of the plot had been raised to level A, and a hint of amusement appeared on his face.

Now it seems that the top leaders of Thunderhammer came here just for the difficulty of this plot.

After all, if you want to get the clue of the jar, you must pass the level with high difficulty.

Although Ji Xun and Old Man Xu did not follow the main force, they are now located deep in the insect nest.

In the perception, subtle and dense fluctuations of breath suddenly appeared in the depths of the surrounding caves.

And deep in the cave, the already fierce sound of gunfire suddenly became even more intense.

"The main force of the army and the main force of the insects have already started a fight."

Ji Xun murmured.

This must also be the plan of the Thunder Corps' top brass, using the main force to attract firepower.

I think the other team should be going to complete the A-level mission.

Both he and Old Man Xu have glands that can smear insects on their bodies, so they are not in danger for the time being.

However, because he had left the team, Ji Xun's current points were far from enough to leave the space.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun asked: "Senior, what are your plans now? This space is related to the Outer God 'Mysterious Worm Queen Karakta'. I plan to go and see that queen worm."

Old Man Xu pursed his lips and muttered unconfidently, "I was captured. I'll be satisfied if I can get out alive."

With his cowardly character, he certainly wasn't willing to take any risks. But after hearing the second half of Ji Xun's words, a hint of hesitation seemed to appear in his old eyes.

Ji Xun was already very familiar with the old man's character. It was true that he was afraid of death, but it was also true that there was cause and effect in the world.

He smiled noncommittally and asked jokingly, "Do you have enough points?"

Old man Xu drooped his face and said, "Not enough."

Ji Xun certainly knew that it was not enough.

Although he didn't know what level the old man was as determined by his spatial consciousness, this guy had been slacking off the whole time in order not to attract hatred, and had not killed many bugs at all.

Of course I can’t get out.

Ji Xun continued, "Then come with me, senior, and I'll help you earn some points?"

Old Man Xu has a very special aura around him, and you cannot have any ill will towards him, otherwise you will be implicated in some unspeakable misfortune.

But Ji Xun had no ill intentions.

He knew that this old man would not die, and he vaguely guessed that the secrets involved in this guy might be directly related to the Outer Gods.

Old Man Xu was indeed looking for a stone tablet, but the three stone tablets that Ji Xun knew about were all key to the gods.

[Forbidden Ruins Stele], [Spelled Pottery Jar], and Old Man Xu himself seem to be involved in some causal relationship.

These are what Ji Xun thinks are the “unsolved mysteries” of this world.

Even more mysterious than Emperor Lanlingster.

Before Old Man Xu went to the big account, his fighting ability was weak. He probably knew that he was not good at killing insects, so he agreed.

In this way, the two continued to dive deeper into the insect nest.

The noise of fighting in the cave became louder and louder.

However, because there was a large force that tied down almost all the insects in the nest, Ji Xun and his companions did not encounter any danger.

With the brigadier general controlling the God Hunter armor and a hundred elite mechanical warriors, this reconnaissance team will not be wiped out so easily.

It is because of this that Ji Xun feels that there is a chance to trigger a hidden plot with a higher difficulty.

Experience has shown that deep exploration of the plot will yield unexpected results.

For example, the "Third Holy Grail War: Battle of Ironforge" where Ji Xun had been before.

Normally, the difficulty of that different dimension is such that it is impossible to produce a royal treasure like the [Sismak Holy Grail].

But the fact is, Ji Xun and his friends finally got the Holy Grail by triggering a hidden plot that was not part of the main storyline.

This "Horror Worm Cave" is related to the battle that destroyed the Holy Crown City three thousand years ago, which involves not only the Outer God "Mysterious Worm Queen Karakta" but also many top powerhouses and secrets.

Ji Xun didn't want to just come to find an insect nest and take some normal rewards and leave.

He wanted to see what the battle that would bring down the Talen Dynasty would be like.

Moreover, for Ji Xun, the risks are controllable in the different-dimensional space.

No matter how difficult the plot is, it will only be evaluated according to the level of the participants.

According to the rules of the different-dimensional space and past experience, Ji Xun estimated that there were only two level 6 card masters in his adventure team. Even in the most difficult S+ story, the final boss was probably only level 7.

You can definitely give it a try.

The most important thing is that Old Man Xu will not die, and Ivan can get out by himself. As for himself, of course he will do whatever is exciting.

He doesn't have any psychological burden at all.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Ji Xun led Old Man Xu and the other man deeper into the cave.

The werewolf's keen sense of smell allowed him to roughly identify the routes in the air that might lead to the queen's nest.

From the intelligence he had obtained previously and the direction of the current battle, Ji Xun had already figured out in his mind several insect nest routes that the Thunder Corps might be hiding.

"The queen insect is very intelligent, so she must know that the human adventurers' tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west is to find it."

As Ji Xun walked, he thought again in his mind and finally came to a conclusion: "So, no matter how you hide, as long as you get close to the insect nest, you will be discovered."

Thinking of this, his speed increased.

Even if the queen knew the situation, the two-man team would be the least noticeable one.

Ji Xun has to find the queen insect before the other two teams are wiped out.

The difficulty of this alien space has never been to find the location of the queen.

But the goal is to survive the swarm attack.

Just as expected, when Ji Xun led Old Man Xu another four or five hundred meters underground, there were suddenly frequent noises in the tunnel.

And from the breath I sensed, those bugs were much stronger than before.

When Ji Xun saw this, he was not surprised at all. Instead, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

The queen insect discovered them and sent guards from the nest, which meant they had found the right path.

In the blink of an eye, countless [Blade Mantises] swarmed out from all directions of the tunnel.

When Old Man Xu next to him saw this scene, he was so frightened that his face twitched and he pretended to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead.

Ji Xun smiled and carried him on his shoulders, saying, "Senior, I'm going to charge!"

Old Man Xu exclaimed in bewilderment: "What?"

Ji Xun didn't say anything more, but his eyes became stern, and dozens of sharp daggers suddenly flew around his body.

The sharp daggers split from these [Moon Wheels] are much more effective than bullets in penetrating armor, and can easily penetrate the armor of [Iron Beetles].

Dozens of flying knives formed a blade field around his body, and Ji Xun plunged into the insect tide.

A cold light flashed, and before the massive number of insects could get close to Ji Xun, the sharp flying knife easily penetrated their vital points.

Head, abdomen, heart, mouthparts.
Before entering the other-dimensional space, Ji Xun had completely memorized the properties and weaknesses of various insect monsters that had appeared in the mercenary union's intelligence.

Without even making any noise, it harvested a large number of insects silently.

Enlightenment was like a bursting dam tide, flooding the screen.

"Successfully killed 'Elite Blade Mantis', points +10"

"Successfully killed the 'Blastoth', points +25"

"Successfully killed the 'Strong Exploding Bug', points +155"

"Successfully killed 'D-rank disaster Iron Beetle Commander', points +1000"

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The bugs here are much stronger than before, with stronger species and threats, and higher points.

But still crispy.

Those insects that might require dozens of bullets to kill, under Ji Xun's flying knives, every blow hit the vital points accurately.

The space in the tunnel was limited, and Ji Xun was actively charging, so the number of insects he could come into contact with per unit time was only a few hundred.

The flying knife can kill a series of insects instantly with a single penetration, without giving the insects any chance to touch it, so there is no threat to speak of.

Although it was not as grand as the previous mechanics killing monsters, with corpses everywhere.

But telekinetic flying knives have one absolute advantage over firearms, which is that they consume very little energy.

There is no time to reload, and no worries about running out of ammunition.

The bugs are so crispy!
Ji Xun's proficiency in telekinetic flying knives has now reached a level that can threaten high-level card masters.

What’s more, some bugs have defenses almost the same as those of ordinary humans?
For him, this level of flying knife control is just like controlling a character in a game to kill monsters. Apart from consuming a little mental energy, there is almost no consumption.

Even if he occasionally encountered some small BOSSes, Ji Xun's combat power was extremely strong and he could easily kill them in an instant.

It poses absolutely no threat.

At this moment, his brain was like a high-speed computer. Wherever he looked, insects were dying in large numbers like wheat being harvested.

The flying knives looked like they were flying at a rapid speed, but in reality they were more like dozens of invisible mental tentacles.

As soon as he thought of it, the flying knife arrived in an instant.

The multi-tasking observation ability of "Qian Ji Gui Shen Men" combined with the deduction of "I am the world" is as accurate as a scanner.

As long as it is within Ji Xun's field of vision and perception, nothing will be missed.

Ji Xun rushed forward like this.

The flying knives cleared the way, leaving countless insect corpses in the corridor.

The speed at which he advanced was even faster than the speed at which the insects surrounded him.

Before the encirclement was formed, Ji Xun carried Old Man Xu and rushed into the depths of the underground cave towards the tunnel worms which had the most high-level worms.

A large group of insects were chasing him from behind. Occasionally, in order to gain points, Ji Xun would even throw a few high-explosive bombs behind him.

Insects are not humans. Their intelligence is not enough to allow them to hide their presence or use complex tactics to surround and kill their targets.

At least these low-level ones are completely devoid of any intelligence.

Only worm tactics.

In this way, Ji Xun led insects that were tens of thousands times more numerous than himself and strolled through the dungeons.

It looks thrilling, but in fact the journey was smooth!
This was also the reason why Ji Xun left the main group before.

Although the large force has strong firepower, it is also clumsy. Once blocked by bugs, the team will be dragged down and can only wait to be surrounded by more and more bugs.

He can kill and run by himself, the bugs can't catch up at all, and it's actually safer.

Of course, this tactic is only suitable for people like Ji Xun who have the fighting power to break through the insect siege alone.

Integral 15554
Integral 32223
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As we walked along, our points kept increasing.

Unconsciously, Ji Xun found that his 100,000 points were almost completed. Killing insects felt like playing Candy Crush, and he liked this feeling.

Now that the points have been reached, theoretically speaking, Ji Xun can choose to leave the other-dimensional space.

But he did not stop, but continued to rush deeper into the cave.

The direction of charge that Ji Xun chose was the route he calculated to be most likely to lead to the queen insect's nest.

Although I took a few wrong steps, I quickly corrected them by observing the insects' reactions.

Ji Xun was certain that he would go right to identify the passage where the insects had the strongest defenses.

The insect queen is still dealing with the other two teams, so the probability of such a misjudgment is extremely low.

At a certain moment, the tunnels around suddenly became wider.

This is obviously a movement channel for large Zerg.

Enlightenment appeared immediately: "You have entered the 'Mother Insect Lair', covered by a high-level divine barrier. You cannot settle the escape space within the barrier."

If you continue like this, you won't be able to settle and leave the space.

Ji Xun looked unsurprised.

If it was so easy for human scouts to expose the location of the queen bee, then this [Evil Omen Queen Malgit] would have been destroyed by the top card masters of Holy Crown City long ago.

Ji Xun sniffed the air to identify the direction, and without any hesitation, he rushed towards the depths of the dungeon again.

at the same time.

On the other side, the battle on the main team's side continued.

A group of human adventurers was trapped in a huge dungeon by bugs.

The corridors on all sides were filled with insects, and there was nowhere to escape.

The swarm's attack was a tactical encirclement and killing. It would be more accurate to say that they were driven here rather than escaping.

At this moment, including the NPCs, there are less than twenty people alive in the team of two hundred.

The difficulty of the plot was suddenly pulled up to A -level, and some [Void Mantis] with the ability to master the void suddenly appeared in the insects.

This is probably the guard of the queen's nest.

A monster that had never appeared in previous intelligence.

Their sickles can easily break through battle mechas. Card masters below level six are almost always killed with one strike, resulting in severe casualties.

The surviving adventurers in the team were already in despair.

Enlightenment reminds you that there is a forbidden barrier here and no one can leave.

The NPC mechanical warriors, who were the main force in the battle, also showed signs of running out of ammunition.

There were gradually gaps in the fire network, and more and more insects were swarming in like moths to a flame.

It was completely impossible for the adventurers to break out.

He struggled to hold on, only to be forced to wait for death in despair.

However, at this moment, something strange happened.

At a certain moment, something seemed to happen and those Void Mantises suddenly disappeared!

As if they had some more important mission, they flashed towards the void deep in the cave.

This also made everyone understand that there must be humans threatening the queen insect in the nest, so these insects rushed back to rescue them at all costs.

This relieved everyone's stress, but they were also very confused.

"what's the situation?"

"Could it be that the masters from Holy Crown City have arrived?"

"That's not right. The message hasn't been sent out yet. How can there be reinforcements?"

"Maybe Lance and the others triggered the hidden plot?"

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Not only were the few survivors in the main army confused, but even the elite squad on the other side, who were also being chased by bugs and had no where to go, didn't understand either.

They were the ones who discovered the insect nest, and they were also the ones who triggered the A-level plot just now.

After being triggered, he was chased everywhere by this group of [Void Mantises].

After causing such a disaster, they finally understood why no one had been able to bring the information out alive in the previous attempts.

These queen guards have void abilities and can pass through walls easily, making it impossible to escape.

Just when they were about to be wiped out, the mantises that were chasing them disappeared?
And on the other side, a minute ago.

Ji Xun knew that he was about to encounter the final BOSS of this different dimension, so he rushed all the way.

But at a certain moment, a dark crack suddenly appeared in the void.

It's right behind my back, less than a foot away.

Spatial fluctuations are very special, and this high-level law is difficult for people to perceive.

Under normal circumstances, even a sixth- or seventh-level card master would find it extremely difficult to detect a space crack suddenly opening behind him.

By the time a blade-like insect arm was discovered sticking out from the crack in the void, the distance was already enough to pose a fatal threat to even high-level card masters.

Unfortunately, I met Ji Xun.

After obtaining the precious treasure [Space Rune Stone], his understanding of the laws of space has skyrocketed.

Although he has not yet learned all the magical space spells, his extremely high affinity for space allows him to be in space like a fish in water.

He could clearly feel any slight movement in the water waves.

After Ji Xun entered the queen insect's nest, he had already been on guard against all kinds of strange high-level insects that would emerge.

The hair stood up instantly.

Almost at the first moment of sensing it, Ji Xun's speed suddenly increased several times, and he opened up the distance in an instant.

At the same time, three flying knives stabbed towards the crack in the void.

"Bah! Bah! Bah!"

Hearing three sounds of blade penetration, Ji Xun turned his head and glanced, and saw a half-human-high blue-gold mantis with three blood holes pierced by the flying knife, and some yellow-green plasma was spurting out.

"A fourth-level [Void Mantis]?"

Since it could give him such a strong premonition of death, Ji Xun originally thought it must be a powerful insect of around level seven.

However, he never expected that it was the Void Zerg?
No matter what he thought, Ji Xun did not give the insect any chance to escape into the void. He controlled the flying knife again and killed it on the spot.

He stopped, walked over, and looked at the head that was broken open by the flying knife. There was a dark purple crystal core glowing inside.

"Hey, a fourth-level void magic crystal?"

When Ji Xun saw this crystal core the size of a fingernail, it was as if he had seen a mountain of gold.

This thing is priceless!
But before Ji Xunduo could feel jealous, his eyes suddenly narrowed and he sensed traces of space cracks in all directions around him.

Ji Xun felt this situation and realized that there were quite a few [Void Mantises]!

He had experienced the difficulty of spatial abilities before, so he would not give these bugs any chance.

With a backhand grip, a pitch-black sword appeared in his hand.

These space cracks blocked all his escape routes, and under normal circumstances he would have been almost certain to die.

Ji Xun has combat experience in dealing with such situations.

He took the [Useless Greatsword] and rushed decisively in one direction.

The indestructible sword forcibly blocked the space crack that could easily cut everything. At the same time, before the insects could completely come out of the crack, more than a dozen flying knives instantly pierced their heads.

It's too fragile. Even a fourth-level Void Mantis has about the same defense as a second-level Card Master.

“Swish, swish, swish”

Having determined the structure of the insect, Ji Xun's flying knife hit it on the head with great precision.

"You killed 'Level 8000 B Disaster - Void Mantis', points +"

"You killed 'Level 8000 B Disaster - Void Mantis', points +"

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Ji Xun easily avoided the siege that would have almost certainly killed any sixth-level card master.

He looked at the mantis corpses on the ground, and when he cut them open with a flying knife, he found a crystal core in each head.

Seeing this, Ji Xun's gaze gradually became hot.

Almost all the previous insect materials were not collected, firstly because there was no time, and secondly because they were not of high value.

But looking at this crystal core, Ji Xun had no intention of letting it go.

There are also the insect's sickle, body, flesh and blood. Anything related to the laws of space is a rare material of extremely high value.

Moreover, this is a disaster-level monster with a very high score.

If you really kill a lot, when calculating the rewards, the probability of drawing a rare card may be surprisingly high.

Ji Xun collected several crystal cores and felt the space cracks around him fluctuating again. At the same time, he also fully understood the difficulties of the different-dimensional space.

The insects guarding the queen's nest are these [Void Mantises].

His previous speculation was not wrong. The upper limit of the difficulty of monsters in this space should be level seven!

Originally, Ji Xun had thought of various ways to deal with the seventh-level monsters. Now, when he saw these mantises, he realized that the difficulty of this space was not as difficult as he had imagined?
Normally, this group of bugs that have mastered spatial abilities are much more threatening than level seven bugs.

Just those few were enough to wipe out all the people participating in this mission, including the brigadier general NPC wearing the hunter god armor.

But by chance, he met Ji Xun, who understood the laws of space!
Although any insect has the ability to kill him instantly, Ji Xun also has the ability to kill them instantly.

Ji Xun didn't think that his methods would lose to a group of insects that had almost no intelligence.

And I also have the "BUG" Ivan!
Thinking of something, he grinned. Low-level insects have no intelligence, but the insect queen does!
Only by killing the insect queen can the threat be completely resolved.

Since the guards of the nest couldn't stop him, Ji Xun's mind became active.

He's going to do something big!
Before the old man Xu on his shoulder could exclaim, "What are you doing, kid?"

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Ji Xun completely ignored these Void Mantises that posed little threat to him, and rushed forward again.

His speed had reached its limit, and with Ivan's secret help, he rushed smoothly into the depths of the nest.

When he saw the giant worm appear in his sight, Ji Xun smiled brightly.

The appearance of enlightenment verified all his guesses.

He touched upon the hidden plot of this different dimension.

"You discovered the 'Evil Omen Queen Malgit', the plot exploration degree +30%, the extra card draw reward +10%; trigger the S hidden plot: hunted queen. Malgit is the vanguard of the Seven Lords of the Scourge, Karakta. Hunting this calamity may trigger a plot of unknown difficulty; at the same time, you will obtain the amazing merit of the Holy Crown City."

(End of this chapter)