The end of the world: mountain and sea disasters.

Chapter 226: Ground Veins Movement
The Jiao Chong clone was killed by Yu Ke.

Instead of taking the opportunity to rush into the ruins, its main body immediately recalled the soul-eating insects.

This made Yu Ke begin to suspect that Jiao Chong had other plans. It seemed to know that Fang Xuanhe was in charge inside the ruins!
You have to know that Fang Xuanhe's presence in the ruins doesn't mean he can't participate in the battle, it's just that sealing the beast tide has a higher priority.

If Jiao Chong did not have a way to quickly break the seal and chose to force his way in, he would inevitably be attacked from both sides by Yu Ke and Fang Xuanhe.

How could it be a small blessing to be greeted one after another by some of the strongest men in the Beijing-Hangzhou area?
However, the reality was that Jiao Chong chose to evacuate without hesitation.

The information captured by the ability to fill in the gaps allowed Yu Ke to discover that the insect demon was just a clone, and then he thought of another possibility.

The clone of the arrogant insect that broke into the camp through the underground tunnel was most likely just a test by its original body.

Through the raid of the clone, the original body not only found out the general situation in the camp, but also distracted the guards.

If the clone could be used to mobilize Yu Ke and Fang Xuanhe, the main body would have a chance to break in.

If you can't do it, just abandon the clone and retreat to minimize the losses. As for those insects and beasts, they are nothing more than cannon fodder that can be consumed at will. With the existence of Zhong Ling's dirty blood, there is no need to go back to the border area. There are plenty of ferocious beasts in the mountains.

The meteor shower has not yet reached the earth, so it still has plenty of time to prepare for the second round of offensive, and even use the insect-beast army to besiege the camp to attract human attention while secretly making other plans.
Yu Ke, who noticed something unusual, made a quick decision, looked back at Ye Yingtong, and pointed at the tent behind her.
"Protect non-combatants. I'll deal with other matters when I get back."

Yu Ke guessed that Ye Yingtong's abnormal behavior was most likely related to the Red Ghost Mask, and the latter's performance just now was enough to prove that she was on the side of the Disaster Prevention Bureau, so he was not in a hurry to know the specific situation.

With his eyes locked on the soul-eating insect that was flying towards the outskirts of the camp, Yu Ke chose to chase after it!
The defensive deployment and personnel allocation in the camp had all been learned by the arrogant insects after the previous offensive and defensive battle. Allowing the soul-eating insects to retreat calmly was tantamount to letting a tiger return to the mountain. When they come back again, the situation will only become worse.

"Ansai Li, I'm going to leave the camp temporarily to track down the monster that controls the insect swarm. If there is any emergency in the camp, please let me know at any time."

The camp’s defense is still relatively solid at the moment, and Yu Ke stays here just to serve as a mascot on the sentry tower to boost morale.

The clone of the arrogant insect does not seem to be something that can be created in a short period of time, otherwise there would be no need for the arrogant insect to retreat.

"Understood. Go ahead."

There is no doubt about Ansai's trust in Yu Ke.

Relying on the forest spirit's control over the surrounding natural environment and its own super perception, even if there is a thick gray fog that interferes with the vision, Yu Ke can still lock onto the soul-eating insect and leap out of the psychic barrier.

Yu Ke, firing at full speed, gave the insect beast no chance to stop him.

The dragon-headed warrior wielded a large sword surrounded by purple flames to cut open the road, stepped on the branches to reach the top of the tree, and after breaking free from the siege, he quickly put it away, and hid himself in the fog to avoid exposing his whereabouts.

Just at this moment, Fang Xuanhe sent a communication request. Yu Ke stared at the soul-eating insect and answered the call while running forward.

Originally, I thought Fang Xuanhe was sensing the battle outside the ruins and asking about the situation. However, before Yu Ke even opened his mouth to speak, he heard the former say in a rather anxious tone,

"The ground veins connected to the seal array inside the ruins have changed. Something is eroding the ground veins. It is very likely the body of the soul-devouring insect that was found in the cave."

The arrogant insect has seized some of the divine power of the mountain god, so it is not difficult for it to influence the earth veins.

Because the clone failed to attack the camp, Jiao Chong wanted to indirectly destroy the seal inside the ruins by eroding the earth veins from the outside?
Previous speculation about the reason for the Soul Devouring Insects' withdrawal was confirmed.

Yu Ke was more and more certain that the attack on the camp was just one of the plans of the arrogant insect. This creature, which had seized the divine power, was probably planning to take advantage of the meteor disaster tonight to make a big fuss and completely realize some ulterior conspiracy. "I am tracking down the soul-devouring insect's body and maintaining the stability of the seal. Wait for my news. If there is an accident in the camp, you may need to help take care of it before I rush back."

While speaking, Yu Ke was also asking Sen Ling in his mind.

The situation outside the camp is chaotic at this stage, and the gray fog covering the mountains greatly affects the vision. Yu Ke himself has no means to check the veins of the mountains and can only rely on the forest spirits to explore.

Fortunately, the forest spirit was very capable in this area and quickly gave the answer.

"Tracking the Soul Devouring Bugs, there is a point in the direction they are flying where the ground veins are fluctuating abnormally."

"Could it be the Pride Bug's true form?"

Yu Ke asked in a deep voice as he galloped high in the forest shrouded in gray fog.

"I can't be sure. I need to get closer."

After all, the mountains are not Mirror Lake Forest, and the existence of proud insects forces forest spirits to be careful.

Since it can erode the power of the Zhongshan God, it is even more so for the forest spirits in a weak state.

Going deeper into the fog, the vision in all directions was compressed again and again. Even Yu Ke felt a lot of pressure. After all, the other party was able to influence the veins of the mountains and existed at the same time as the God of Zhongshan.

Although it has also been sealed for a thousand years, after acquiring the divine power, it is probably at a similar level as the forest spirit.

The beast in the black copper vein forced Yu Ke to reveal all his cards, and the arrogant insect would only be more powerful than it.

"Fifty meters ahead, pay attention!"

The forest spirit sent another reminder. Yu Ke, who had just jumped into the air, immediately slowed down. He noticed the soul-eating insects that began to dive and then fell to the ground. During this process, Yu Ke could vaguely see the outline of a huge black shadow heading into the woods.

Could that be a proud insect?

Confused, Yu Ke tried his best to restrain his breath and got closer, until he saw with his own eyes the soul-eating worm drill into the huge black shadow.

Yu Ke clenched the Leviathan Axe in his hand, intending to launch an attack immediately and kill the monster in front of him that came from nowhere. He hoped to confirm its identity by checking for loopholes.

But when Yu Ke approached to within ten meters of the monster, he was surprised to find that the latter had no reaction to his arrival.

No matter how confident Yu Ke was in his ability to conceal his aura, he didn't think that Jiao Chong would allow him to get within ten meters of him and leave without knowing it.

In other words, the guy in front of him is definitely not a spoiled brat!

So what's the significance of it appearing here?
The insect beasts coming from the border area are all besieging the camp. What's so special about this guy that the proud insects could place it here, and the soul-eating insects could move in?
"Sen Ling, is this the point where the ground veins fluctuate abnormally?"

Recalling Fang Xuanhe's previous reminder, Yu Ke did not rush into battle, but instead confirmed the situation with Sen Ling.

"It is the source of the fluctuations in the earth veins."

Yu Ke couldn't help but frown at Sen Ling's response. It turned out that it wasn't the arrogant insects that affected the earth veins?
(End of this chapter)