I am an insect

Suddenly she saw a figure flash by, and Ji Ye was thrown sideways. She was startled, but then she saw that there was another person where Ji Ye had just been standing. It was the skinny man with a weasel, who was wearing sunglasses even in the middle of the night, which made him look inexplicably strange.

It was he who suddenly attacked, not only with ridiculously fast speed but also with astonishing strength, sending Ji Ye flying with a single impact.

The man in sunglasses ducked and pounced on Ji Ye, who had fallen. His movements resembled those of a running cheetah, so fast that Lin Ya was dazzled. She felt a chill in her heart, knowing that if this man in sunglasses attacked her, she would be powerless to resist.

Ji Ye fell to the ground and knew something was wrong. He rolled on the ground, and a claw appeared, grabbing the concrete floor of the platform and leaving four shallow white marks. It was only a few centimeters away from grabbing Ji Ye.

"So fast..." Ji Ye's mind raced. He rolled twice in quick succession, and the pair of black hooks in his hands swept across the ground. With a soft "clang," a claw caught on the black hooks, and the sunglasses-wearing man who was pouncing on him paused and stopped.

Taking advantage of the situation, Ji Ye flipped himself up, staring intently at the man in sunglasses, a solemn expression on his face.

Originally, he was only wary of Tian Cang, but he never expected that this strange man in sunglasses with a weasel, who looked thin and unremarkable, would be so skilled. He was much stronger than those wearing white hats. In terms of pure speed, he was no less than Tian Cang.

"Not simple..." The man in sunglasses flicked the claw that had appeared on his hand, which was about ten centimeters long. He stared at Ji Ye, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity, and slowly said, "In just a few days, an adult insect that has just emerged from its pupa has actually grown into a sub-stage... You have shattered our conventional understanding of adult insect evolution..."

"Your work has very high research value; it's worth taking you back for thorough study..."

As the man in sunglasses spoke, he raised his left hand, and four snow-white claws quickly extended from the back of his left hand. Now, four snow-white claws had grown on the backs of both of his hands.

The weasel perched on his shoulder, its dark eyes fixed on Ji Ye, and it stretched out a small paw, seemingly threatening Ji Ye.

Upon seeing this, Ji Ye understood that the first stage of adult insects is the initial state, and the next stage after breaking through the initial state is the sub-state.

The fact that the man in sunglasses in front of me could grow claws on both hands meant that he, like me, had reached the sub-state.

It seems that the mark of a substate is that it is an extension of having two kinds of mental entities.

Lin Ya also retreated to Ji Ye's side, looking around nervously.

Of the ten men and women wearing white hats, four were dead, one was injured, and five remained who were still capable of fighting. Adding the short-haired beauty and the man in sunglasses, they now had seven opponents.

The man in sunglasses made a move and intercepted Ji Ye, which greatly boosted the confidence of the remaining short-haired beauty and the five men and women in white hats. They slowly surrounded him again.

"You can have that woman. I'll deal with Ji Ye myself." The man in sunglasses showed great interest in Ji Ye and continued, enunciating each word clearly, "He's grown too fast; it's truly rare. Tonight, we absolutely cannot let him escape here alive."

"That damned Tian Cang, why did he mess up at the crucial moment? Has he not dealt with that teacher yet?" The man in sunglasses had just said this when he suddenly saw someone rush out of the stairwell, it was Xiao Ying.

At this moment, the little eagle was pale. As soon as he rushed onto the platform, two men in white hats attacked him.

Ji Ye also made his move at the same moment.

"Kill—" the man in sunglasses shouted. He was incredibly fast. In a flash, he circled around to Ji Ye's side, his claws out, one grabbing his throat and the other his groin. The speed was lightning fast; even with Lin Ya's skill level, she couldn't see it clearly.

Ji Ye understood that his opponent had a speed advantage, and almost the instant the man in sunglasses moved, he clashed his pair of black hooks together.

With a "hum," the black hook struck, creating a resonance. A peculiar vibration spread outwards, affecting the consciousness of everyone within it, including the man in sunglasses.

As soon as he approached Ji Ye, he felt a buzzing sound in his mind, and the speed of his claw attack slowed down.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ji Ye dodged the sunglasses-wearing man's attacks while swinging his hook towards the man's chest and abdomen.

With a soft "clang," a claw appeared and clamped down on the hook he was swinging.

Although the sunglasses-wearing man's speed was slowed down by the "resonance," he was still able to intercept his attack. Ji Ye was shocked by the sunglasses-wearing man's speed.

His right hook was gripped by the other's claws, and his left hook followed closely behind. Suddenly, the hook tightened and was gripped again by the other's other claws.

Ji Ye stomped his foot, exerted all his strength, and pushed out a pair of black hooks with a sudden burst.

The man in sunglasses pushed his claws forward, and the two forces clashed head-on. The man in sunglasses fell into the wind and was pushed back by Ji Ye, losing his balance. Ji Ye swung the hook with all his might, and a black light flashed. The four snow-white claws on the man in sunglasses' right hand were instantly severed.

Ji Ye raised his left hand, the hook in his left hand about to strike, when suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He was kicked by the other party, and he stumbled back with a groan. When he turned around, he saw Lin Ya and Xiao Ying being attacked by two men and women in white hats.

Little Eagle was quite strong; a talon resembling an eagle appeared on his right hand. While grabbing an insect segment that his opponent had flung out, he shouted loudly, "Tian Cang has been killed by the teacher! The teacher is cleaning up the people below! Our people are coming to reinforce us immediately—"

Upon hearing his words, everyone was taken aback, including the man and woman in white hats who had attacked him and Lin Ya. They were all shocked, their faces showing horror, and they looked up at him.

While everyone was still stunned, the little eagle suddenly leaped several meters, then took another step and reached the edge of the platform, before jumping off.

The news that Tiancang had been killed by his teacher was too shocking. Not to mention the men and women in white hats, even the thin man wearing sunglasses was shaken and instinctively stopped.

Seeing the little eagle leap down, these people suddenly realized they were lying. Immediately, three men and women in white hats shouted angrily and followed suit, leaping down as well.

Lin Ya reacted quickly as well. When she saw the little eagle suddenly rush towards the edge of the platform, she understood what was happening and immediately rushed out, also wanting to take this opportunity to escape.

Ji Ye did not run away. Instead, in the instant the man in sunglasses was shocked, he suddenly clashed the two hooks together and activated "Resonance" again. Under the "Resonance", a layer of dark light appeared on the surface of the two black hooks. Then he swung the hooks out.

Just as the man in sunglasses raised his left hand, blood splattered out with a hiss, and his left hand, along with half of his left arm, flew off.