Last Totem Novel - Chapter 374
Chapter 374 Beetle
As he left the Howling Cave, the Black Pig King drove a patched-up cruise bike contentedly. Although Kiefer had been soaking in women all day, his mechanical skills were not bad. Listening to the smooth sound of the engine, Tie Zha almost suggested that the car should be changed.
When the night came, the Black Pig King saw that he was interested and offered to exchange. Tie Zha happily agreed. He had almost no hobbies, and his only interest was in motorcycles. After trying for a while, he stopped the car and ate the dinner cooked by the Black Pig King.
During that time, Tie Zha asked how the Black Pig King had improved its evolutionary power, because they were both traditional and insecticized compound evolutionaries, and the way they had been enhanced should be the same. The Black Pig King said that absorbing the nuclei of mutated creatures would increase the evolution rate, but after absorbing it to a certain extent, it would be useless.
Hearing this, Tie Zha suddenly understood. Why had his evolution suddenly increased on the raft of the Ice Ocean, and why had he been able to increase it by absorbing the nucleus of the Abyss Hegemon? All of this pointed to the mysterious “Radium 2315”. After realizing this, he immediately communicated with the black pig. After some discussion, the two of them quickly determined that it was radium 2315, not high-purity psionic energy, that increased their evolution.
But in fact, scientists have repeatedly verified that radium 2315 is formed from high-purity psionic energy, and its internal structure is similar to the difference between charcoal and diamonds. At present, psionic energy can be roughly divided into four forms: invisible, starry sand, liquid, and aggregated. Low-level psionic energy is usually invisible, like some kind of bioelectric energy; Psionic energy above rank eight was in the form of star sand; The psionic energy refined from spirit stones was liquid. As for the psionic energy in the aggregated form, a small amount of it existed in the nuclei of mutated creatures.
After discussing the problem of the traditional evolver, the two of them began to talk about the ability to insecticide. The Black Pig King possessed three basic abilities and two rare abilities, namely, Ant Formation Muscle, Beetle Endurance, Insect Formation Regeneration, and Longicorn Coleoptera and Cocklebug Shell. Upon hearing his abilities, Tie Zha couldn’t help but ask questions. According to the old blind corpse transporter, basic-level insecticidal abilities greatly changed gene chains. Absorbing two or more basic abilities at the same time could easily cause gene chains to be flocculated, causing the body of the insecticidal person to collapse completely.
The Black Pig King spread out his hands and helplessly said, “I didn’t understand before. When I saw the right one, I absorbed it. As a result, my body became fatter and fatter. When I realized the problem, it was already too late …”
“Are there any other abnormalities?” Tie Zha asked.
“Apart from being fat, it doesn’t seem to have any other disadvantages.” The Black Pig King said with uncertainty.
Then, in order to cooperate in future battles, Tie Zha briefly introduced his abilities. However, he had concealed the life of the worm and the gland of the male ant. After all, these two abilities had nothing to do with battle, but were the abilities that the worm transformers dreamed of. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he chose to skip it.
“Why are you so messy?” The Black Pig King couldn’t help but say. In his opinion, apart from basic abilities, rare abilities should be able to gain from each other. For example, the elytra of his longicorn increased the hardness of the shell, while the latter in turn increased the toughness of the former.
Tie Zha only smiled at the Black Pig King’s evaluation, but didn’t explain anything. Their fighting methods were different. Judging from their contacts these past few days, the Black Pig King was more inclined to use brute force to solve problems. He liked to hide in the shadows and sneak attack. Only when he had a great advantage or had no other choice would he choose to fight head-on.
After resting for a night, the two of them continued forward. Half a day later, they gradually entered the high radiation zone. The surrounding black moss grew denser and denser, and the accompanying fungi grew more and more numerous. In the afternoon sun, the air was filled with tiny white particles. These were spores produced by fungi and contained certain toxins. Both Tie Zha and the Black Pig King were wrapped in wet towels to prevent them from sucking in their lungs.
However, as insecticides, their ability to resist harsh environments and harmful substances far exceeded that of other humans. Even if they inhaled scattered spores for a long time, they would not be fatal. But ordinary humans were different. Once they inhaled too much, spores would take root and germinate in their lungs. Finally, they would break out of their bodies, and their deaths would be terrifying.
Not long after entering the high-radiation zone, Tie Zha saw two corpses covered in purple fluffy fungi. According to the Black Pig King, this type of fungus is called “Corpse-eating Fungus”. It usually grows on the corpses of humans or animals and can be eaten.
“Edible?” Tie Zha couldn’t help but ask.
“Yes, the soup is very sweet.” As he spoke, the Black Pig King revealed an intoxicated expression, as if he had fallen into a wonderful memory.
“Uh” Tie Zha was speechless for a moment. Eating this kind of food was akin to eating people indirectly.
“Buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz …”
At this moment, a dense buzzing sound came from far to near, forming an overwhelming momentum in just a few seconds. The Black Pig King hurriedly shouted, “Not good! It’s the Cemetery Bee, get down!” With that, he threw himself forward, hugged his head, and lay on the ground.
Seeing this, Tie Zha immediately removed the canvas tent from the back seat of the motorcycle and wrapped his body under a large rock at the side.
“Buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz … buzz …”
In an instant, the air around him started to flow rapidly. A loud weng cry came from all directions. It felt like he was in the midst of countless industrial electric fans with full horsepower, causing people to not dare to move at all.
After several tens of seconds, it was as if the rain had cleared the sky, and all the movements around them had disappeared. Tie Zha slowly lifted the canvas and saw the Black Pig King lying motionlessly on the ground, like a small human-shaped hill. He looked around for a while, and after confirming that there was no danger, he stood up and walked to the Black Pig King’s side.
As soon as he approached, the latter suddenly jumped up, and before he could speak, he turned around and smashed his fist onto the ground.
“I told you to stab me, I told you to stab me!” As he scolded, a palm-sized cemetery bee was smashed into pieces and squeezed into the soil.
After this small episode, the two of them drove their motorcycles southward. Towards evening, they encountered a swarm of mutated beetles. They are the size of calves, and their mouths and forelimbs are sharp enough to hide in bacteria to feed on. After being disturbed by the roar of the engine, they spread out their grey coleoptiles, flapped their membranous wings, and aggressively pounced towards the intruders.
“Da da da da da da da da …” The Black Pig King picked up the drum-type heavy machine gun tied to the back seat and swept the shuttle bullet over.
In an instant, the high-temperature warhead rubbed against the air and whistled towards them, causing the swarm of beetles to splatter with juice.
“Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” Tie Zha also pulled out the Merrill Lynch revolver and shot at the beetle that was charging at the front.
In the blink of an eye, a large beetle that broke through the firepower line rushed over. Tie Zha’s pupils instantly shrank. He turned around and slashed with his saber! With a soft “chi” sound, the thick body of the insect split into two and flew with inertia for a while before landing behind him.
“Die!” At the same time, the Black Pig King let out an explosive shout, his entire body emitting a red light as he punched towards the big beetle that was flying towards him. With a muffled sound like a sandbag breaking, the beetle paused in the air for a moment, then flew backwards like a cannonball, knocking over a group of companions that followed.
“Ji!”
In the midst of the intense battle, a sharp and long cry suddenly sounded from behind the swarm of insects. The sound was very similar to the sound of a train flute. It was so penetrating that it stabbed into one’s eardrums. A huge figure appeared behind the swarm. The figure’s body was like a large truck that had been enlarged by several times. Its head was small and agile. It was covered in fur and carapace. Its mouth was opened and closed, and it was flowing with viscous liquid. Its sharp teeth were even more shocking.
It had eight knuckles on its chest, like a curved spear, and under its chest were six thick knuckles, supporting its bulging body. Two pairs of thick elytra wings covered the back of the worm, like a reinforced armored vehicle.
Amidst the crazy howls, the giant beetle charged at them. The swarm of insects in front of them immediately scattered in all directions, making way for their leader.
The Black Pig King frantically pulled the trigger, and the rain of bullets poured out, causing the insect’s body to splatter with sparks, but it did not stop in the slightest.
Seeing that ordinary bullets were useless, Tie Zha immediately removed his Psionic Warrior Rifle, pulled on the bolt, stored his strength, and shouted, “Block it!”
After receiving the order, the Black Pig King immediately threw down the heavy machine gun in his hand, took out two wooden axes from his back, and charged towards the giant beetle.
‘”Swoosh …” The Beetle King suddenly stopped in its tracks. In the blink of an eye, its head shrank inward, and two spear-like legs exploded out.
“Puchi!” In the next second, there were two muffled sounds of piercing into the flesh. Two spears pierced through the boar king’s insect shell and pierced through his body from behind.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”
The intense pain in his chest did not stop the Black Pig King’s footsteps, but instead aroused his savagery. He roared crazily, rushing under the giant beetle in the blink of an eye and smashing into its head. That unstoppable momentum was precisely the glorious ancient martial art that he had just learned in the past few days-Tie Shankai.
In the blink of an eye, there was a cracking sound. The wild boar king fell back, and a few broken limbs appeared on his shoulder.
“Squeak!” The Beetle King let out a painful howl. Under that attack, all six of its small legs were broken. The Beetle King, who had lost his knuckles, was so furious that he opened his mouth and pounced on the humans on the ground.
The Black Pig King immediately rolled over and avoided the giant beetle’s bite. Then, with his round arm, he slashed the beetle’s head with an axe!
Clang! With a loud explosion, the axe struck the carapace and sparks splashed everywhere. Although it didn’t cut into the carapace, it also caused the Beetle King to fall into a daze for a moment.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Black Pig King jumped up from the ground and climbed onto the back of the giant beetle.
When the Beetle King woke up, he noticed something strange on his back and immediately shook his body, wanting to throw it down. At this moment, the Black Pig King, who had just climbed onto the bug’s back, let out a loud roar and swung his axes at the bug’s back with all his might.
“Kacha!” “Kacha!” With two cracking sounds, the two short axes were embedded into the insect shell. With a point of focus, the giant beetle would not be able to throw him off. Immediately after, he grabbed the hilt of the axe and fixed his body. Then, he punched the back of the insect one after another, each time with a teething cracking sound.
“Buzz” Under the intense pain, the Beetle King instinctively flapped its membrane wings and flew away.
Seeing that the target was about to flee, Tie Zha quickly spread out his membrane wings and chased after him with his gun. Helplessly, his ant wing was too slow to catch up with the giant beetle’s flying speed. In the blink of an eye, the distance between them had increased by 50 to 60 meters. Even though the energy storage had been completed, considering that the Black Pig King was still on the back of the worm, he didn’t dare to shoot rashly. He could only aim his gun and search for an opportunity to shoot.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” At the same time, the Black Pig King on the back of the Climbing Bug roared crazily, smashing the bug shell in front of him into pieces, a mess of flesh and blood. In the blink of an eye, the beetle king, who had been knocked unconscious, turned around and flew towards Tie Zha.
It was at this moment that Tie Zha waited. His gaze narrowed as he stably aimed at the giant beetle’s head and pulled the trigger at the instant three points formed a line.
Instantly, a fierce flame burst out from the muzzle of the gun, followed by a “boom!” With a loud explosion, an azure light beam appeared in the sky, causing waves of air ripples to shoot straight at the beetle’s head.
“Squeak …”
The moment the psionic projectiles filled with stardust shot into the beetle’s skull, it let out a final hissing sound. The membrane wings stopped flapping and its huge body fell straight to the ground from the sky. After firing the bullet, Tie Zha immediately put away his membrane wings and dived down. He rushed to the ground before the beetle landed and grabbed the Black Pig King on the back of the beetle.