Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

With a hint of wariness, the six entered Xingxuan and then proceeded to the Minshan Insect Bridge.

Passing through the star vortex, you arrive at the familiar metallic base lobby.

The layout of the bases established by the Candlelight Army is basically the same, but of course, the more newly built the base, the more optimized its functionality in all aspects.

Looking around, Wang Yi's expression changed slightly. The once smooth and clean walls now bore several marks that looked like they had been slashed by sharp blades, and the door was twisted and deformed, as if something had violently smashed it open from the outside.

The others also noticed this, and gained a basic understanding of this gold-devouring locust they had never met before.

It is indeed rare for a monster to be able to directly attack a military base.

"This is the work of that high-level Gold-Eating Locust." At this moment, the burly man in the Candlelight Army uniform, who was squatting about ten meters to the left of Xingxuan smoking, stood up and said, "Fortunately, most of the people at the base had been evacuated at that time, so the personnel losses after sneaking in were not significant."

The burly man threw his cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out, then grinned at Wang Yi and his group of six, and gave them a military salute.

"Wen Shanhai of the Candlelight Army thanks everyone for their righteous support."

Beside Wen Shanhai stood two young men, their faces solemn, who then saluted and said:

"Yue Wencheng of the Candlelight Army thanks everyone for their righteous support."

"Yellow Crow of the Candlelight Army thanks everyone for their righteous support."

These three were the top squad leaders dispatched by the Candlelight Army to deal with the high-level Gold-Eating Locusts.

As for their team members, they were on guard duty outside the base.

After all, the rest of the Candlelight Army had already withdrawn from the base, so someone was always needed to keep watch to prevent monsters from sneaking up and attacking.

The three captains were originally with their teammates, but they had calculated the arrival time of the others and came specifically to pick up the reinforcements.

Wang Yi and Huang Ya exchanged a glance and nodded silently in greeting. Neither of them expected to run into the other here.

"Enough with the small talk, let's not waste time." Although Hu Jin was the second youngest of the six, his demeanor was anything but: "I'm Hu Jin. Are any of you three graduates of Shanghai University?"

Wen Shanhai and Huang Ya looked at Hu Jin with some confusion, wondering what he meant.

Yue Wencheng said, "That's me."

He did have some impression of Hu Jin. Although the kid was young, he was the principal's grandson and had been the campus bully of Shanghai University since he was a child. When he graduated, Hu Jin had just started high school.

"Okay, senior, let's go together." Hu Jin took the initiative and was the first to complete the selection of the cooperative team.

In the Candlelight Army's plan, three squads of top-tier mid-level mages from the Candlelight Army, along with three external reconnaissance squads, were divided into three groups to search for and hunt down high-level Gold-Eating Locusts.

After all, the Gold-Eating Locust has no fixed territory, and there is no real-time communication method inside the interdimensional passage. Even if the external reconnaissance team discovers the Gold-Eating Locust, returns to the base to gather troops, and then goes back, the Gold-Eating Locust will probably have already disappeared to who knows where.

Therefore, the external reconnaissance team needs a squad of Candlelight Army members to accompany them. Once they discover the Gold-Eating Locust, they can take action immediately. Even if they can't kill it, they can at least hold off the monster, giving other teams time to get reinforcements.

Meng Lixin, who was on Hu Jin's team, had a dull personality and showed no intention of taking control of the team, so he didn't express any opinion on the team that Hu Jin had chosen to cooperate with.

Yue Wencheng nodded to Hu Jin, then said to his two comrades beside him, "Then I'll go with Hu Jin, and this gentleman..."

Yue Wencheng looked at the other person next to Hu Jin.

"Senior Meng Lixin just graduated from North China University of Technology and is now a teacher there," Hu Jin introduced.

"Hu Jin, Meng Lixin, and I will take the same route," Yue Wencheng continued, turning to Wen Shanhai and Huang Ya. "Shanhai, Huang Ya, you two will follow the other two teams."

Wen Shanhai and Huang Ya nodded to each other, then turned their gazes to the other four people, letting them choose as they pleased.

To find the Gold-Eating Locust in the Minshan Insect Bridge, the reconnaissance of external aid is crucial. Moreover, since the external aid members are not soldiers of the Candlelight Army, the three captains have a high degree of respect for them.

"Junior Sister Dai Lan, Junior Brother Wang Yi, you two choose first," Yu Xing said modestly.

Dai Lan gave Wang Yi a look, signaling him to make the decision. Wang Yi didn't refuse. After thanking Yu Xing, he turned to Huang Ya and said, "Brother Huang, let's go together."

Wang Yi was naturally familiar with the members of the Yellow Crow Squad. If there were acquaintances, he would definitely choose them, as they were easier to talk to in all aspects.

After Huang Ya was chosen, Yu Xing said to Wen Shan Hai, who was the last one left, "Brother Wen, please take good care of me."

Wen Shanhai laughed heartily: "Sure, let's go meet my team members and get to know each other first."

The six men and the three captains left the hall together, passing through the base and arriving outside.

The base was damaged and collapsed in various ways, and there were even dark bloodstains that had not been cleaned up. It was clear that the Candlelight Army had suffered casualties in the attack of the Gold-Eating Locusts.

The Minshan base is built on a mountaintop. The long corridor where the exit is located had already completely collapsed under the attack of the gold-devouring locusts due to the thinness of the mountain. Now there is only a passage that looks like it was just cleared recently.

There was a large hole in the side wall of the corridor, through which wind was whistling. Upon closer inspection, the hole led to a cliff, likely caused by the Gold-Eating Locusts when they left.

After reuniting with the team members who were on guard, the three teams took out the secret map of the Minshan Insect Bridge given to them by Li Dianwei and each chose a route that had been planned in advance to set off.

The members of Huang Ya's team were also somewhat surprised to see Wang Yi. They never expected that the novice mage who had once entered Lingnan Sand Bridge to train with trepidation would now be entering Minshan Insect Bridge as an outside helper, preparing to fight a high-level magical beast with them.

All of this transformation took only one year.

"Brother Zuo, Sister Ding, Brother Tan." Wang Yi greeted the three acquaintances first, then opened the virtual world, took out the extra maps and distributed them to the group, pointing out the routes.

"We'll search for the Gold-Eating Locust within this area. Since Senior Dai Lan and I both possess reconnaissance magic, our team's reconnaissance efficiency is actually twice that of other teams."

"The Gold-Eating Locust also hunts and eats, so it is unlikely to be active in areas with fewer magical beasts on the outskirts. It is now the king of the Minshan Insect Bridge, and all magical beasts are its food. So I plan to go directly to the deepest part of the Minshan Insect Bridge and, according to the Gold-Eating Locust's habits, start from the places where it often appears and search outwards."

"Any problems?" Wang Yi asked, looking around.

Thanks to Jiang Yue's careful training, both overt and covert, Wang Yi has become quite adept at formulating tactics and leading a squad, making the question quite natural for him.

"I'm fine," Dai Lan said softly.

She had already adjusted her mindset and no longer regarded this junior, who was three years younger than her, as an ordinary high school student.

Huang Ya naturally had no objections: "Do as you wish."

Wang Yi easily gained control of the entire team.