Star Forge Titan

Chapter 39: Cat Mountain and Cat Sea

As the former giant driver, the old ass in the game, and the mainstay in stopping the skeleton frenzy.

The current Prince of Elrond, the northern barbarian who destroyed the Apocalypse-level colossus, the winner of the Lind Youth Magic Car Competition, the duelist who performed the skull-snatching ceremony with the great demon, the brave man who wielded the blade against the evil god, and the winner of the wrestling with the dragon.

Alvin once thought that he could say with confidence that there was nothing he had not seen in the entire world of Palladia.

But when the giant rock-encased 'spider' explodes...

Oh my God, I've never seen anything like this!

A large group of furry, soft, round cat-worms burst out like flowers scattered by fairies.

Although they were dizzy for a while, they did not give up the rescue operation!

This group of cute, soft-looking little monsters with a slightly subtly lowered sanity value gathered together, pushing and shoving each other, showing a way of moving that is unimaginable to those who have never seen it.

The cat-worms with six hind legs and two front legs first curled up their bodies, and their already round bodies immediately turned into a solid, 100% high-purity ball without a drop of water added, and then they just... rolled!

The rolling cat-and-cat bugs were like a thick, shaggy carpet that moved on its own, howling and pouncing on Alvin in an ups and downs (verb) manner.

I have to emphasize again that I have never seen such a situation!

Almost in an instant, Alvin was engulfed by the furry tsunami composed of the cat-cat bugs that were screaming "Awoo Laowu".

The equally stunned members of the adventure team only saw that the last expression left by the black-haired boy was surprise mixed with a smile that was difficult to conceal, or should I say surprise.

After successfully "knocking down" a powerful enemy, the cats and bugs at the top of the fur tsunami either stood up and used their front paws to continuously slap their chests (or stomachs, as these chubby guys couldn't easily see the dividing line between the chest and abdomen), or raised their heads and let out bursts of cat-like roars.

In short, it is very arrogant, extremely arrogant.

The cat-worm pressed on the lower layer keeps pulling its companion standing above its head, but when it flips over, it will show the same behavior.

Even the pure white cat-worm that was so scared that it retreated into the cocoon it had woven came over to join in the fun. It swung its fleshy short limbs, rolled and crawled to the top of the Cat Mountain, and then put on the arrogant attitude of a kitten who had achieved success.

"Newcomer, are you still alive?"

Lilim stammered, but her hands involuntarily rubbed her fingers together as she reached out to the furry ocean.

Just ask yourself, which macho man can resist the temptation of petting a cat, let alone a girl.

"Don't go too far, little ones."

Suddenly, a helpless but obviously smiling voice came from below the sea of ​​cats and bugs.

Then, a sea of ​​furry cat-bugs began to rise.

The cat and cat bug, who had just been standing on top showing off his power, immediately showed a panic expression.

then……

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He held the pure white cat bug he first saw in his hands, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly, trying hard not to reveal an auntie smile that would extremely destroy his macho image.

But his high-speed cat-stroking action still exposed his identity as a cat slave.

To be honest, if I hadn't stopped the automatic operation of the 'Virtual Scale Steel Armor' in time.

These little guys who rushed forward without thinking would definitely be twisted into a ball of cat stuffing that had to be mosaiced or rainbow-colored before being shown to adult children by the invisible scales vibrating at high speed and the invisible steel armor that expanded and searched with their breathing.

By then, it would really be...

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"Damn it, I want to pet the cat too."

Seeing that Evan was unharmed, Lilith couldn't help but scream and dived into the pile of cats and insects. In an instant, the halfling's petite body was almost submerged in the sea of ​​cats up to her waist.

Ah this...

Captain Andre was about to say something, but when he saw Lilim happily hugging a bunch of catworms, he could only slap his forehead helplessly.

In fact, even the orcs and half-elves are ready to make a move.

"It's really rare to see magical creatures that have formed a complete population and can even reproduce naturally." Kalani said with emotion.

“It’s well worth studying.”

"Yeah, that's right."

The orc Gaoshan nodded in agreement, which made the half-elf wizard look at him with a little surprise.

Whenever I talk about magic, doesn't this guy yawn like a magic insulator?

How come he still picked up the conversation today? It was really surprising.

Then he heard the orc continue:

“It’s fat and looks delicious.

???

So that's what you're talking about.

"Cats are so cute! How can you eat cats!?!"

Lilim immediately screamed and hugged a blue-haired cat-bug tightly in her arms.

The cat that was being held immediately started struggling while meowing "meow meow".

"Uh, well, it just looks familiar to me. It's a bit like the small livestock we used to raise for meat in our tribe when we were little."

The orc Gaoshan scratched his scalp and smiled awkwardly.

"But those guys are much more ferocious than these little creatures in front of us. One of my little brothers almost had his finger bitten off."

"Hehehe╯^╰"

Lilim looked at Gaoshan suspiciously, as if she was worried that he would grab a catworm and eat it raw without any sauce in the next second.

Just when the atmosphere became completely unlike a dungeon adventure, a sharp howl suddenly came from the distance.

It wasn't the soft and cute "meow meow" sound of cats and insects, but a sharp and piercing sound, like the scratching of nails on glass.

The moment they heard the sound, all the cats and insects fell into extreme panic.

They screamed in terror and huddled together, spinning silk to create a huge cocoon to wrap up all their companions, and continued to increase the thickness of the cocoon.

The two cat-bugs picked up by Alvin and Lilim also struggled to run over.

The blue one burrowed into the cocoon, while the silly white one didn't react fast enough and was isolated outside the cocoon.

Although it was meowing anxiously, it could only circle around the cocoon and could not get in. It looked like it was about to cry.

The cats and bugs behaved as if they had encountered their natural enemies.

"Something is wrong." Andre said in a deep voice:

"Indeed, I seemed to hear something approaching. Perhaps it was attracted by the noise just now."

Ivan listened attentively to the noise coming from the other end of the stone corridor.

Ding ding ding, the sound sounded like something sharp continuously hitting the stone ground, making a series of crisp sounds.

From time to time, there were a few more piercing sounds caused by sharp objects rubbing against the ground.

Nodding to each other, the members of the adventure team realized that the situation had changed and immediately prepared to engage the enemy.

Compared to the previous little cat-like accidents that were more like farces in nature, what is happening now is obviously in line with how an exploration of ruins or dungeons should unfold.

Soon, the thing that made the sound appeared in front of everyone.

In stark contrast to the cute cats and bugs, the looks of those guys make you gasp.

Because they are so ugly and ferocious!

Chapter 40: Parasitic Monster

The body of Herbert, the king of sandworms, is more than a kilometer long.

For ordinary people, walking into such a huge body is like being in an extremely wide and long tunnel.

In contrast, many wild animals can harbor various types of parasites.

Although Herbert, the King of Sandworms, is called a sandworm, his huge body is also home to parasitic creatures that are unimaginable to outsiders.

And, perhaps because of the host's enormous size, these parasites are much larger than the fleas found on ordinary wild animals...

Well, actually, it's a lot bigger.

When Alvin saw the monster attracted by the sound, he immediately thought of these things.

It has to be said that after the transformation of the secret ritual, the speed at which his imagination opens and his mind wanders has also reached a level beyond that of ordinary people.

However, what is even more shocking is the hideous appearance of those monsters.

As we all know, most parasites look weird, as if they were just randomly grown and used. Or maybe the person who created them was just a funny guy from the Chaos faction.

In short, the monster in front of me is ugly.

No, the word "ugly" alone is not enough to describe its appearance.

It is ugly and hideous, and has the disgusting elements unique to insects. Its size is hundreds of times larger than that of ordinary insects.

Think about it, if a cockroach is magnified 100 times and appears in front of you, wouldn’t it be terrifying!?!

At this moment, the corridor where the adventure team is located is definitely not narrow, but the ferocious monsters rushing towards them occupy more than two-thirds of the passage.

This is a terrifying insect beast that is completely different from the cat-worm in appearance and size. It is about three meters tall and about five meters long.

The insect beast was running, its head brushing against the top of the corridor, and its body almost filled the entire horizontal distance of the corridor. With its continuous howling and astonishing advancing speed, it was like a medium-sized truck accelerating at full speed. It could be said to be a huge and intimidating creature.

In terms of structure, the insect beast has six sharp blade-like feet, the ends of which are as sharp as spears, and the middle part has a row of sharp spines that can easily tear the flesh of living things.

Furthermore, the two frontmost legs of the insect beast were different. Their front ends gradually contracted and compressed into a flat, sickle-like shape, similar to the feeding limbs of a mantis, allowing them to perform both piercing and slashing attacks.

The insect beast's body was close to the ground with its center of gravity very low, and there was a terrifying mouth in the front that took up one-third of its body.

The mouthparts are long and narrow like a crocodile, and can grow very large. The edges are covered with sharp triangular protrusions, which look a bit like the fangs of a carnivore, but there are insect chelicerae structures in the position similar to the "corners of the mouth", making the whole "mouth" look like a four-fingered claw that is longer at the top and bottom and shorter at the left and right.

Its body was covered with tiger-like black and yellow stripes, which were the bright warning colors of a wasp, making this monster, which looked like both a beast and an insect, look even more dangerous.

The hard shell covered with the above-mentioned patterns wraps around the monster's entire body, giving it an extremely comprehensive defense like a knight in full armor.

Considering the thickness and weight of the carapace, if its hardness is equal to that of steel, then the insect beast would even be better at defense than the latter.

At just one glance, the adventurers realized how tricky this monster was.

The opponent's entire body structure is almost specialized for combat. It is completely a biological weapon that came into the world because of war.

Moreover, the most difficult part is not their combat-specialized body structure, but their number.

The squeaking and howling insect beasts appeared vague in the darkness, and their ferocious figures occupied most of the corridor. Two of them rushed to the front, but signs of further reinforcements could be seen behind them.

Seeing this scene, the members of the tracker team turned pale.

Although they are extraordinary people, they can destroy ordinary soldiers whose number is ten times their own.

However, facing this ferocious insect beast of astonishing size, it would take a lot of effort to kill it even if they attacked together.

What's more, there is not just one insect beast appearing now, but more than a dozen of them, and there is no guarantee that there will not be more later.

"Fight and retreat at the same time. They are very fast and we can't get rid of them easily." Andre made a quick judgment.

"Oh..." Lilith frowned, but didn't say anything more.

Although she also liked those cute cats and bugs, she was not a novice adventurer after all, so she made more rational judgments when faced with a serious situation.

However, those poor little guys will most likely be eaten by the monsters as lunch.

It's really pitiful...

Lilim was still feeling sorry for the cat-bugs hiding in their cocoons, but the first hideous-looking bug was already within attacking distance.

Andre, the middle-aged warrior who had already drawn his sword and prepared himself, roared. He stood at the front of the team, raised the round shield in his hand and accurately blocked the sickle leg of the insect beast that was slashing from the left.

But what Andre didn't expect was that the honest and reliable solid metal round shield in his hand, which had accompanied him for many years, was easily cut in half by the parasitic beast's slightly curved flat sickle legs, like a children's toy made of clay, when facing the seemingly inconspicuous insect limbs.

Just as Andre was about to be split in two, a strong hand suddenly grabbed his collar from behind.

At the critical moment, Alvin pulled the middle-aged soldier back less than half a meter.

This short distance of less than half a meter allowed Andre to avoid the tragic end of becoming "Andre Crack".

The middle-aged warrior gasped for breath and couldn't help but blurt out a [desert curse], then he clenched the sword in his hand and prepared to face the next attack.