Dragon Gate Swordsman

Chapter 108 Demonic insects appear, the end of Yumen

Walking on the streets of Longmen, little Adele's eyes seemed to be sparkling with stars and full of curiosity.

Compared with Leitania, this place is like two different worlds... Subject to the rules set by the Tower, Leitania's buildings and street layout all follow the same set of rules. Most civilians also follow the footsteps of the nobles, studying Originium craftsmanship and music theory, and the nobles' pursuit of aesthetics both guides them and constrains them.

In short, Leitania is a place where the whole country is pursuing order and refinement.

But Longmen is completely different...

The principle of openness that Governor Wei Yanwu has always adhered to has made this mobile city present an extremely free yet somewhat chaotic appearance.

For example, not far from the Guards Command Building, you can see teenagers' street graffiti; when you feel annoyed by the noisy and chaotic Kowloon Street, you can find a quiet high-end restaurant in a commercial building; when ordinary housewives try aristocratic beauty and skin care services, big bosses with a net worth of hundreds of millions may also be drinking in a private bar.

Of course, Adele couldn't have seen all this with her own eyes, but Lin Yuxia was already used to it...

As for why the two of them got together, the blame should be put on Shi Huaiya, who was "gradually starting to swell up."

There is no doubt that the description in quotation marks is Lin Yuxia’s original words.

Professor Katia Naumann didn't actually want to come to Longmen... He was a professor of Originium Arts at Leithania William University, and when he was not at work he had to deal with his own volcanic geology research projects, so he didn't have much free time.

But I still have to give some face to my old friend Boat Faber's invitation.

According to him, someone in Longmen has invested in a large-scale project specifically targeting the infected, and it is related to various geological minerals.

This aroused some interest in Katia: studying volcanoes is inseparable from the observation of soil of various minerals, and only their internal details can accurately describe the past of the volcano.

The peculiar situation of being limited to "infected" also concerned him a lot. You know, due to the strong advocacy of the research and development of Originium technology, Leitania is one of the few places on this land that does not exclude and even "welcomes" the infected to some extent.

Of course, at least that's what it looks like on the surface...

It was his wife Magna's suggestion to bring his thirteen-year-old daughter to Longmen... For future scholars, it's never a bad thing to go out and see the world. Besides, the atmosphere in Leitania is always very... stereotyped. If Adele wants to travel in the future, it is also necessary for her to understand the customs and practices of other places.

So, when Katia and Shi Huaiya, who was temporarily in charge of the ore processing plant, began to discuss the feasibility and development direction of the project from an academic perspective, little Adele was entrusted to Lin Yuxia.

This gave the underworld lady a headache: Professor Neumann, are you so generous?

But no matter what, she couldn't just sit there and do nothing since she had been "tricked" by Shi Huaiya, so she had to be little Adele's temporary babysitter and tour guide this afternoon!

Fortunately, the girl came from an academic family. At a young age, she showed a huge difference from other naughty kids. She was well-behaved, curious and well-educated, which saved Lin Yuxia a lot of trouble.

"You mean that even the trees on the streets of Leitania have to be trimmed to look exactly the same?"

"Well... because that's the tower's rule."

Then they are really boring... Lin Yuxia complained bitterly in her heart.

It was at least easier to accompany the little girl shopping and introduce her to the life and culture of Longmen than to strike a balance between the underworld gangs. So even though she was somewhat unhappy with Shi Huaiya's "conscription" behavior, Lin Yuxia liked little Adele very much and heard a lot about Letania from her.

Professor Katia's wife, Magna, Adele's mother, has a career and main work similar to that of Muirseth of Rhine Life, both of which belong to the field of ecological environment.

Both of them are high-level intellectuals and are more or less dogmatic... Their guidance of their daughter in academics is impeccable, but Adele lacks common sense and social awareness, even for her age.

In this regard, Lin Yuxia is almost the exact opposite.

"Come to think of it, Adele, you speak Yan Guo very well."

"Ah... is that so? I... I've attended a few interest-based extracurricular classes before, and I thought they were far inferior..."

“How many extracurricular classes?”

Lin Yuxia was dumbfounded and almost spilled the drink in her hand onto the table.

It was in vain that she once boasted of her natural intelligence. As a result, there was Shi Huaiya who studied casually on her own, and then there was Chongxiao who mastered basic Victorian language after a few days of cramming, and now there is Adele who learned Yan Mandarin through extracurricular classes out of interest.

This was probably what the saying goes: "Comparing yourself to others will make you angry..." So she decided to change the subject again and asked Adele about the interesting things she had seen during her travels.

The Caprini are considered to be growing faster than other races. Therefore, even though Adele is not yet fourteen years old, she has already followed her parents on two field trips to special landforms.

Of course, whether Adele wanted to go herself or she didn't want her parents, who were obsessed with scientific research, to be away from her for a long time, only she herself knew.

But in general, the knowledge accumulation and good education brought by being born into a family of high-level intellectuals, and being born in Leitania, a country that attaches great importance to and promotes Originium skills, have made the girl's future success inevitable.

Lin Yuxia had to admit that even if it was just chatting with this kind of person, its significance far exceeded bickering with Shi Huaiya... Uh, that guy shouldn't be planning this, right?

"Is there anything that left a deep impression on me? Well...I actually had one."

"Can you please tell me?"

"There's nothing inconvenient about this!"

Adele smiled at Lin Yuxia, and her cuteness reached its maximum.

At her age, she is far from being described as charming and bright, but she is definitely cute.

"That's right. Last time, I went to the Tridot Rift with my parents to collect volcanic ash samples, and we found a really big piece."

As the girl spoke, she opened her arms and gestured.

But this didn't seem to be enough to express what was in her mind, so she looked around and then pointed to a three-story building not far away... It seemed to be a cafe.

"As big as that."

"Well, if it is a single entity, then such a large stone is indeed rare."

“It’s not a stone!”

Adele shook her head. "Dad said it was a fossil. It looked like it was originally a bone fragment or something."

A piece of bone fossil as big as a three-story building?

Lin Yuxia felt that this was a bit exaggerated, but considering that there have always been legends of giant beasts on this land, it is not impossible.

“It’s really an impressive thing.”

"Yes, and Dad also said that the fossil is at least tens of thousands of years old."

……

When the huge figure began to flap its wings that almost covered the sky and blew away all the dust and dirt that were shaken into the sky, the terrifying true appearance finally appeared in the sight of Chongxiao and Ling.

Just the part of its body that was exposed above the ground was already hundreds of meters high, and the swaying carapaces on both sides made it look like a centipede that had been magnified countless times, with wings covered with bone spurs extending from its back.

The monster's head was covered with angular shells, and its ferocious mouthparts, which were no different from those of insects, opened and closed, as if it was chewing something... and the four limbs on the long body below the head were completely different in size and shell color from the others, and were structured like a mantis' sickle.

But considering its size, one cut of the knife would probably be enough to cut a piece of land in the mobile city into pieces.

A strong sense of decay emanated from the monster's entire body, and dense biological spores were released as it moved, flying towards the distant Yumen in the strong wind.

"Not good! Chongxiao, you must stop those parasites."

Seeing with one's own eyes the scout being parasitized by spores and then quickly transformed into a half-human, half-insect monster, it was impossible for Yumen to accept such a scene.

However, Chongxiao was in a dilemma at this moment... It was easy to stop the biological spore group by using a large-scale attack, but if he really did that, it would be like saying to this big guy, "Look here, thief!"

Ling had no time to care about these things. He thought that Chongxiao was too exhausted to fight again, so he raised Wen Meng again.

The green energy quickly surged out and gathered into countless starlight in the air, then soared into the sky and rushed straight into the spore cloud.

The next moment, brilliant light burst out with countless violent roars, sweeping up the space around the giant monster...

This move has a nice name: Dimming stars and pearly light. Unfortunately, given the current situation, I really don’t have the energy to introduce it to Chongxiao.

Just as Chongxiao had expected, this move directly attracted the attention of the giant monster... It slowly lowered its head, which was as big as a castle. The three pairs of giant eyes on its hideous mouth did not blink, revealing a kind of cold and dead silence.

"Humph!"

Leng suddenly snorted coldly, and slammed Wen Meng in his hand into the ground!

Without warning, a dazzling light flashed from the rapidly rotating clouds in the sky, and soon after, a pillar of light containing terrifying power fell from the sky. Wherever it passed, it seemed that even the space itself was ignited, showing signs of blur and distortion.

This shocking scene contained the power of heaven and earth, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a space-based energy cannon launched from low-Earth orbit.

The setting sun melts gold, and the dusk clouds merge together.

A move that could destroy an entire plot of land with a single strike showed that Ling was truly furious.

Chongxiao was a little dumbfounded... He finally understood what it meant for Sui Yi to use all his strength, and at the same time, he felt a little sympathy for the former Simu Tai...

No wonder you're so wary.

The beam of light accurately hit the giant monster's head, but this city-level attack failed to cause any substantial damage.

Amid the terrifying roar that erupted again, only a few pieces of shell fragments fell from hundreds of meters high, and the giant monster just shook its head and quickly looked at the "ant" that dared to attack it.

"Uh... Ling? I think it's best for us to..."

Before he could finish his words, a gray energy burst out from the giant monster's mouthparts and bombarded the two people's location.

Chongxiao said nothing, and instantly used his spiritual energy to strengthen his body. At the same time, he grabbed Ling and turned around and ran!

If the speed difference wasn't so huge, Barry Allen and Pietro Maximoff would have to give a thumbs up to this smooth and flowing action that combines escaping, saving people and taking advantage at the same time.

Of course, in this emergency situation, Ling would never be like the little girl in the Eastern animation who was still entangled in where she was touched...

The breath of the giant monster did not cause a violent explosion, but all the sand and gravel hit by it were stained with the color of death, and then turned into corroded dust. The only few thorny plants showed how terrible this power that decayed everything was.

Even if he was hit by this kind of force... Ling was really not sure.

And Chongxiao's speed...

How could he be proficient in so many types of Originium skills?

"Any ideas? I don't think we can solve this thing just by the two of us!"

"That can't affect Yumen either."

Ling said it with absolute certainty.

She couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if this terrifying existence, which even the Sui clan at full strength found difficult to confront head-on, were to go up against the Yumen border guards and the people of the martial arts world.

But what Chongxiao said was right. It would be difficult for him and himself to hold on alone.

If Sister Xi was here... No! This place is more than an hour away from Yumen. Zuo Xuanliao, who is on high alert, may be able to detect any movement, but it is likely that Sister Xi is in the painting world...

"Roar!!!"

Seeing that the Breath of Decay was always one step slower, the giant monster seemed a little angry, and the limbs all over its body and the long whiskers on its head began to tremble.

At the same time, the wings behind it spread out and flapped hard towards the ground!

A sandstorm that was as big as a natural disaster took shape. A terrifying sand wall nearly a hundred meters high rose into the air and rushed towards Chongxiao who was running for his life.

Have you ever taken lessons from High Priest Imhotep?

Chongxiao was so angry that he didn't even know how he could say such a thing.

Fortunately, Ling, who was carried on his shoulders, still had some strength left...

The wind blows fiercely, and a Great Wall is built across the desert!

As if receiving some kind of order, on the sand dune that Chongxiao had just run past, the strong wind swept up countless yellow sands, which quickly condensed into a continuous thick wall, colliding head-on with the sandstorm summoned by the monster.

The roaring storms collided with each other, and the flying sand and gravel collided violently. Although the dynamics and colors were similar, they still showed the majestic momentum of the two armies confronting each other... But if you look closely, you will find that in the face of the more terrifying sandstorm waves, the summoned city walls seem to be a little "incapable".

Finally, after the giant monster let out a roar that shook the heavens and earth and flapped its wings once again, Ling's defense suddenly collapsed.

A super storm covering an area of ​​several kilometers has taken shape, and its terrifying power is no less than the common natural disasters in the desert.

However, under the impact of this storm with an astonishing speed, Chongxiao was unable to escape after all... The huge wave coming from behind directly rolled him and Ling into the air, and then disappeared in the vast sand and dust.

It took several minutes before the natural disaster caused by the giant monster was finally over.

With it as the center, the ground within a radius of more than ten kilometers was covered with sand and dust. Although the ground could not be seen clearly, one could fully imagine the diffuse traces left by the storm.

It is no exaggeration to say that any mobile city that appears here will suffer a devastating blow.

The giant monster's head slowly turned, and its six eyes scanned the ground covered with sand and dust. Then it raised its eyes a little and looked towards Yumen in the distance... The majestic fortress was now just a faint black dot on the desert horizon.

Then, it lowered its body, spread its wings and stuck itself on the sand. Countless limbs on its sides also exerted force and began to move forward like a centipede. Its movements seemed slow, but it had moved away from this area in an instant.

Obviously, even the pair of wings that could easily cause natural disasters could not carry its terrifyingly huge body.

But just then...

"Puff! Cough! Pfft!"

On the flattened ground, a figure suddenly broke out of the sand and coughed several times.

Then he quickly turned around and used his psychic power to dig a big hole...inside was Ling, who was protected by his psychic shield.

However, her condition became worse at this time. She felt exhausted and it was even difficult for her to stand up on her own.

Seeing this, Chongxiao naturally jumped down and supported Ling.

"Are you... okay?"

"This matter is not important, but that giant beast..."