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Chapter 587 Orbital Bombing! (Seeking monthly votes)
Ant-Man...has he already built his own city?
Sanjay was shocked.

In the process of [Genesis], Xu Meng did indeed lead the audience across the wasteland.

The enormous ant nest also flashed by in the frame.

But at that time, the ant nest was just a raised hill.

Even if someone analyzes the press conference video frame by frame later, all they can see is a large number of ant-men busily carrying out infrastructure construction on the hill.

So it turned into a magnificent city so quickly?

He looked at the catwoman in front of him in disbelief, only to find that she was looking at him with a dangerous gaze.

He couldn't help but ask, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably, "You're going to eat my mother?"

“What? No, of course not.” Catwoman quickly shook her head.

Before Sanjay could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the catwoman add, "You smell a bit disgusting."

"???"

Sanjay suspects he has been subjected to racial discrimination!
But the next second, three cold lights tore through his vision.

Three bloody wounds appeared on his face.

Then a sharp pain shot through my foot, and I lost my balance, only to be pulled down by the catwoman.

Then it landed face down and began to speed across the ground!
"NO~~~~~cough cough cough!"

Sanjay cried out, but soon his mouth was full of dust and dirt, and he coughed violently, choking on it.

……

……

Two minutes later, the main group of pursuing players arrived at the foot of the tree.

The first thing you see is that magnificent stone city.

It wasn't until a second glance that I noticed Sanjay being dragged along by the catwoman at incredible speed.

"What...what's going on? Ant-Man's city??"

"No wonder there haven't been any ants along the way... Have they all evolved?"

"Wait, is Ant-Man's infrastructure this amazing too?"

"Ants already have incredibly strong infrastructure, right? Now that they've evolved into Ant-Man, it's only natural that they'd become even stronger."

"Building a city in half a month... What kind of logic is that!"

"Stop talking nonsense, what do we do now?"

……

Everyone was talking about it.

The painful memories of being wiped out by an ant swarm while searching for the spaceship and being wiped out while searching for Catwoman are still fresh in my mind.

After communicating with the band leaders in the conductor's group, EDM Edison made a decision:
"Let's recruit more people!"

Today's prison break was organized by a large group of people.

Along the way, more and more random players joined the team, and the team size was constantly expanding.

These people are really wasting their talents by hunting down a Sanjay.

With a few more main forces added, we can definitely challenge this Ant-Man city.

"The key factor in our previous annihilation was not the evolved Ant-Men, but the ubiquitous ant colony."

"The sheer number of ants overwhelmed our human wave tactics."

"But if they all turn into Ant-Man, there can't be an endless number of them, right?"

Even if we can't kill them all, we can still tear down their homes!

After a final pep talk, Edison pulled Yanluo into the team and handed over command on the spot.

"Next, command is transferred to Yama."

The plan to sentence Sanjay to life imprisonment has always been carried out by Edison, who is adept at it.

But commanding a "war" is beyond his capabilities.

We still need to call in a seasoned commander.

Yama didn't stand on ceremony with him and readily took over command, immediately launching a full-scale mobilization.

Various livestreamers started recruiting viewers.

In fact, they didn't need to waste words. After deciding to attack Ant-Man City, a massive number of viewers had already taken action and headed straight to the front line.

After so many days of cat-and-mouse chases and killings of Sanjay, many players have gone from being furious to just watching with amusement.

The enthusiasm for the hunt has been steadily decreasing, and people have moved on to watching others hunt by live streaming.

Siege warfare, however, is a different story!
Even without the heroic sniper's shouts, the viewers in the live stream got excited:
"Go go go! Attack the city! Attack the city!"

"Take Ant-Man City and capture Kitty Girl alive!"

"How can I allow someone else to snore beside my bed? Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Wait a minute, I need to bring the automatic sniper grenade launcher I bought at the auction and have some fun."

……

Many people on the scene also returned to the city to replenish their ammunition and supplies.

—Chasing down wanted criminals in the city doesn't require many firearms, but the more battles outside the city, the better!

In just half an hour, a dense crowd of players gathered around the small tree, stretching as far as the eye could see from the hilltop.

Yama, no longer waiting, waved his hand:
"set off!"

So one after another, off-road vehicles and motorcycles roared toward the anthill.

To maximize troop transport efficiency, not only were the truck beds of the off-road vehicles crammed with players, but the roofs and sides of the vehicles were also covered with people.

Even motorcycles should learn from India's advanced experience; one motorcycle can carry six people!

The only problem is that if there's even the slightest bump or scrape on the road, the car will overturn on the spot and roll around on the ground.

However, these were all minor incidents.

Half an hour later, a dark mass of infantrymen arrived at the city gates.

To the surprise of many, a large group of Ant-Men were also standing outside this majestic stone city!

They didn't even give them time to assemble; they charged straight up as soon as the infantry arrived!

The battle breaks out instantly!

The players were caught off guard.

Yama made a swift decision: "Everyone! Fire at will!"

Bullets rained down on the Ant-Man army, and grenades and grenades exploded among the charging Ant-Man soldiers.

The battle went straight to its climax right from the start!
Without a doubt, after evolving into a humanoid arthropod, Ant-Man's fighting power far surpasses that of his predecessors.

In the past, when players activated their flamethrowers, they could kill a large number of ants, leaving the entire battlefield smelling burnt.

In just a few seconds, it can kill thousands of ants.

But now, the strength of these Ant-Men has been increased dramatically.

Bullets only cause minor injuries, and they ignore the mid-range impact of grenades and grenades, daring to charge even into the flames of a flamethrower.

Some Ant-Man warriors were set ablaze with fuel, their bodies nearly roasted, yet they continued to charge, dragging the players down with them in their deaths.

His individual combat ability surpasses that of most ordinary players.

But the course of the battle unfolded exactly as Electro Edison had predicted—

The main force of players is rapidly gaining an advantage!
In terms of individual combat power, there is never a shortage of "elite units" among players whose combat power far exceeds that of ordinary players.

As long as the Ant-Man soldiers are contained, the support firepower from the surrounding players can overwhelm the opponent.

After losing their overwhelming numerical advantage, the Ant-Man army has no chance of defeating the player!
The ant-man army below the city was almost completely crushed!

The army then continued its advance without stopping.

Ant-Man seemed very confident in his army, as the tall, heavy stone gate was completely open.

The player army fearlessly stormed into the city.

After entering the city, the pressure suddenly increased.

The limited width of the streets within the city affected the use of sheer numbers in manpower tactics.

The newly introduced Ant-Man is also significantly stronger, which has caused considerable trouble for the player army's advance.

But it only causes trouble and cannot reverse the situation.

Players are still arriving in droves, and those who died are returning to provide support immediately.

With virtually unlimited support, even if 10 or 20 players traded for one Ant-Man, it would still be a profitable deal!

An hour and a half later, the main force broke through the outer perimeter and rushed into the inner city.

The entire Ant-Man city is built on a small hill.

The further into the inner city you go, the higher the terrain becomes, and the smaller the area gets.

The number of Ant-Men here has decreased further, and their bodies are no longer simply human-shaped.

Instead, various strange evolutionary directions began to emerge—

Their facial features and body proportions became more human-like, and the arthropod characteristics remaining from ants were transformed into equipment such as breastplates, shoulder armor, arm armor, and even shields.

In addition, some units exhibit characteristics of other organisms—

Some of them have porcupine quills that can be fired from their backs.

Some of them have rhinoceros horns on their heads.

It has a mantis-like bone knife growing from its forearm.

Some even grow bone wings, enabling them to fly short distances.

……

Their combat power has undoubtedly surged once again!
It's even reached the point where it can instantly kill players.

The valiant sniper was caught off guard and instantly killed by the Mantis Ant-Man's wide-range spinning slash!

There are countless players like him. Almost every minute, some players are accidentally killed on the spot and have to return to town to respawn.

This siege has now reached a point where players are facing a truly grueling battle for the first time.

But no one was discouraged.

No one thought they would lose.

At most, it just feels a bit more tiring and takes more time.

The valiant sniper thinks so too.

So after being resurrected in the city, he wasn't in a hurry.

After replenishing ammunition, they even went to have a coffee and rest for a while. Only after gathering a full load of people did they board the support player's troop transport and head out of the city to the front lines again. Along the way, they chatted with other players in the truck bed.
"We can kill other Ant-Men without a second thought, but it seems a bit of a waste to kill Catgirl."

"But this woman is a ruthless killer, she couldn't possibly be captured, could she?"

"It's a pity the interracial massage parlor hasn't been built yet, otherwise we could kidnap her and make her a shop assistant."

"Hmm, I almost forgot about this place if you hadn't mentioned it. Zhu Meng deserves to die!"

"Dreaming deserves to die a thousand deaths!!"

……

The group of people laughed and joked, and soon arrived back beneath Ant-Man's city.

But now a bunch of people have gathered here, talking noisily about something.

The valiant sniper jumped out of the truck bed and was immediately dumbfounded—

Those two magnificent and heavy stone city gates were actually closed!
A large group of people were stuck outside and couldn't get in.

Enraged, some people fired shots at the gate and even set off explosives.

But no matter how hard they tried, the heavy stone door remained unresponsive.

The fallen rubble was still a long way from breaching the door.

"Holy crap!" The valiant sniper immediately realized that something was terribly wrong.

"Closing the door to beat the dog?"

Near the top of the city, in the inner city, the players in the midst of their fierce battle realized something was wrong.

If they turned around, they would see that the city gates had been closed, blocking not only any reinforcements but also their retreat.

That heavy stone door, which looks more than a meter thick, is incredibly difficult to open from the outside once it's locked!
That is to say-

There's no backup!
Now, every player left in the city who dies is one less!
Once everyone realized this, the pressure on them increased dramatically!
Even more terrifying is:
When they finally reached the foot of the high platform in the very center of the city, a new opponent appeared!

Not only does it feature Neferpitou, the catwoman everyone is already familiar with, but it also includes two other boss-level opponents who look almost exactly like humans—

Only a pair of tentacles remained. The blond man, dressed in a white shirt like a stage actor and wearing a cloak, was named Oyapuf.

And a furious man, bare-chested, with extremely muscular physique and skin that had turned dark red: Tuyubi.

These three characters are clearly not on the same level as the other Ant-Men!
Their appearance immediately puts immense pressure on players in battle!
Everyone is already very aware of how powerful Nefitbit is.

She moves so fast that she leaves almost a blur. When she attacks you, if you are even a fraction of a second too slow, your throat will be ripped open in an instant!

Shayapuf, this opponent will continuously emit a large amount of fine reflective powder.

These powders are dispersed throughout the air, and players who come into contact with them will quickly be hypnotized and fall unconscious.

The most formidable is Tu Yubi.

This muscular man doesn't have any special skills, he's just incredibly strong physically!

A single punch can create a large crater in a hard stone surface.

Every player hit head-on by him will be instantly sent flying!

Even the player with the strongest known physical attributes—the Hammer King Li Liangcai of "Five Dragons Body Refinement"—was sent flying by a single punch while fully armed!
Upon seeing this, everyone immediately realized:

This is an opponent you can only fight by moving around and engaging in close combat; you are completely outmatched in a head-on confrontation.

These three boss-level opponents charged into the battle, and their killing efficiency was astonishing.

The number of players in the city is decreasing rapidly at a visible rate.

Yanluo frantically manipulated the situation, finally managing to mobilize multiple experts to restrain the three bosses and barely stabilize the collapsing battle line.

Then they saw yet another Ant-Man, dragging the half-dead Sanjay, slowly appear at the edge of the platform.

Someone instinctively fired a shot.

Ant-Man, who still retained many inhuman features and seemed less advanced than the previous three bosses, suddenly raised his right hand.

"Ding!"

The bullets aimed at him were deflected with pinpoint accuracy.

But this bullet did serve its purpose—

At the same time, a grand, magnificent, and exhilarating background music rang in everyone's ears!

A red glow appeared above the head of this newly introduced Ant-Man.

Then the red light quickly stretched to the right!
The players below the stage watched in shock as the health bar above the BOSS's head grew longer and longer!
The BOSS is less than 1.6 meters tall, but his huge health bar stretches out to be seven or eight meters long!
What's even more outrageous is that after this health bar was pulled to its limit, a second health bar actually appeared below it!
It's still getting longer and longer!

"Fuck!"

"Wardfa!"

"What the hell?!"

"Are you cheating?!"

……

Below the platform, gasps of surprise erupted.

Finally, the BOSS, with three thick and long health bars, coldly looked down at the players below.

His blood-red name slowly appeared above the health bar:
[Meruem]
(King Ant - The Light That Illuminates Everything) (Extraordinary Life) (Extremely Lethal) —
When the BOSS scanned the entire room, his intense aura and the threat of death swept across the entire area like a hurricane.

Yama didn't know how Zhu Meng was able to do it.

But at that moment, the hairs on his body stood on end, and he felt a chill seeping out from between his bones.

The battlefield even fell silent for a moment.

All that could be heard was the grand background music.

It took a while before things became lively again:

"Fuck!"

"This is still a chicken feather!"

"Hit? Hit your mother's ass!"

"Who designed this? Shouldn't the bosses come one by one? Why are four of them coming at once???"

"Damn, could it be that this boss was originally scheduled for last, but was drawn out by that bullet?"

"……grass!"

……

Players are complaining like crazy.

Everyone felt that there was no way to win.

But some people didn't believe in such superstitions and suddenly fired a grenade.

The King Ant raised his left hand expressionlessly, shielding the half-dead Sanjay in front of him.

Sanjay: "?"

The grenade hit Sanjay squarely in the face.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion occurred one meter in front of the Ant King.

"It hit?!" The launcher was overjoyed.

"Serves you right! Serves you right for being so arrogant!"

"Experience the power of technology!"

The other three bosses simultaneously disengaged from combat and quickly ran towards the high platform to protect their king.

But when the smoke cleared, the ant king only had some marks from the gunpowder on his face.

The health bar only dropped by a very small amount.

The ant king dropped the corpse in his hand.

With a blank expression, he replied, "Is this the power of technology?"

"That's all."

Below the platform, the remaining players were speechless.

That's a howitzer!

Even the strongest player can dodge it, rather than trying to withstand it with their bare hands!
The fact that the King Ant could withstand grenades at such close range with almost no injury means that his body is stronger than reinforced concrete!
Morale inevitably declined.

Even Commander Yanluo realized that the situation was hopeless.

With a sigh, one must admit defeat and return to the city to regroup.

But at that moment, the BOSS on the high platform frowned and looked at the distant sky.

What is he looking at?

Yama subconsciously turned around and looked over as well.

He then realized that from the highest point of the anthill, he could see the even more magnificent technological metropolis in the distance.

But at that moment, a star was twinkling in the sky above that giant city.

'what is that? ’

The doubt had barely formed in my mind when a straight, blinding white light shone down from the starlight, instantly reaching the sprawling metropolis on the ground.

The next second, endless energy erupted from the white light!
The entire vine will, no, will turn the entire world into black and white.

In absolute silence, a magnificent mushroom cloud slowly rose from the city.

Seconds later, a visible circular shockwave swept across the wasteland.

Rocks flew everywhere, trees were uprooted, and players on their way were blown into the sky like ants...

finally--

The shockwave swept across the anthill.

Everyone was blown away by the strong wind and involuntarily crashed into the rock wall.

Yama was also firmly pressed under the high platform, unable to move.

Once the impact subsided, almost no one could still stand below the platform—neither the players nor Ant-Man.

Only the ant king remained standing, but the rock beneath his feet had shattered, with cracks extending more than ten meters away.

His face no longer held a relaxed expression, and his tone was full of solemnity.

He looked at Yama and said, "I take back what I said before."

"The technology is indeed very advanced."

"I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such power."

Yama:???
I'm glad you're willing to admit that the technology is very advanced.

But that's not our strength at all!!

(End of this chapter)