Abyss Summoner-Chapter 331 - 324: Marauding Centipede

Chen Feng’s face looked a bit grim.

His guess was correct; the disaster that just occurred was not only an earthquake but a premeditated, planned invasion war.

And as the mastermind behind this war, it was the insects that had been hiding for a while!

Recently, the number of insects near Qiaodong decreased mysteriously. Just when most people naively thought the monsters were repelled and good times were coming, this sudden invasion undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water on them.

Now, these insects’ activity range is not just Qiaodong; even the Economic Development Zone has been encroached upon.

With the kind of Drilling Insect, it won’t take long for an underground passage running north to south to be completed, and the insects rely on such passages to reach every corner of the city.

Along the way, some broken bodies can be seen from time to time.

Near the Economic Development Zone, there is still a lot of work, and usually, this time is the peak hour for work, with more than three hundred Natives lingering around, busy with daily repairs.

Most of the dead were Natives, with some overseers and professionals mixed in.

The sight was quite tragic.

The insects have special mouthparts, indicating that dying in their mouths is clearly not a pleasant affair.

Most insects have petal-shaped mouthparts, and when they see prey, they use their mouths to envelop the enemy, slowly devouring them. They enjoy the look of fear and trembling in their prey.

A strong Native lay on the ground, everything below the chest devoured, leaving just the upper body, bloodied and lying there. Even at the last moment, he had not died immediately. The will to survive had him crawl a distance before taking his last breath.

This relatively complete body was better than some, who were torn apart by two or more insects, like a broken doll, innards, bones, and skin scattered, unrecognizable as a human.

The disaster struck so suddenly.

These Natives, not long ago, might have been dreaming of becoming true residents of Order, fantasizing about one day owning a house of their own. But soon, the dream shattered, leaving them as incomplete corpses, a misery beyond words.

——Flame Ball!

Chen Feng extended his fingers, a bright red fireball hitting a Highly Poisonous Ladybug. Under the high temperature, the insect exploded on the spot, its Insect Armor and blood splattering onto the ground.

Unforgivable.

Though these Natives were merely disposable slaves in Chen Feng’s eyes, they were his private property.

He could beat and kill them, but that doesn’t mean others have the same right.

These guys must pay!

With Chen Feng’s current spell-casting ability, it’s nearly impossible for mortals to exempt themselves from his inflicted damage.

With just a few casual taps, the surrounding insects died miserably. The Flame Ball can expand up to about a meter and can self-detonate during bombardment. Unless they’re mutated insects, the ordinary ones have no defense capability.

This isn’t a hunting activity but a battle for life and death. Infected by Chen Feng, the surrounding Warriors also began a counterattack.

Bullets pierced the insects’ bodies one by one, green blood staining the ground. Almost instantly, a foul stench enveloped the surroundings.

The Skeleton Warriors attacked without any formation. Being undead, they cared nothing about being ambushed in reckless attacks. Their fighting style was simple: hundreds or dozens of Skeleton Warriors would surround an insect, brandishing blades. Just in seconds, the insect was stabbed tens of times, making survival difficult.

Quickly advance!

Besides leaving some Warriors to guard the city, Chen Feng deployed a total of fifteen hundred Warriors, fifty-two professionals, and a thousand Undead Creatures with the Dark Legion.

Skeleton Warriors, Zombies, Corpse Demons, Bony Corpse Demons, in addition to this, a terrifying Undead caught Chen Feng’s attention.

Shrinking One.

It was a creature only the size of an infant, looked just like a dead baby, yet its wrinkled skin and dullness surpassed that of an elderly man. This was a grotesque product created by the Undead Mage and Mr. Fang.

It was an evil existence combining human and insect, possibly with some other monstrous blood.

Just one glance filled one with an indescribable irritation.

If one had to describe this feeling, seeing it reminded Chen Feng of the first mutation, the Inferior Demon that gained a human face.

At that time, the Inferior Demon had no wisdom. Its expressions were nothing but chaotic memories and instincts.

And this Shrinking One is exactly the same, whether in appearance, aura, or bizarre abilities, it seemed like an abstract painting adorned with a madness of artistic flair.

The Shrinking One floated in mid-air, a Silver Hook Ladybug spotted it, the insect’s body mutated, and a silver hooked tail emerged, which gave it its name. At this point, it rushed straight towards the opponent. As per its attack method, it would hook its prey’s neck and slowly torment it to death.

But this time, its plan was evidently doomed to fail.

The Shrinking One looked at the enemy ahead, the corners of its mouth slightly opened, and then, two dark-colored tentacles emerged. These tentacles were entirely formed of energy and had astonishing entangling power.

The Silver Hook Ladybug was suddenly entangled, and in an instant, those tentacles kept rolling, beginning to absorb the opponent’s lifeforce. As the insect, which was not weak in power, saw its lifeforce slipping away, its body began to wither, and within just a dozen seconds, it became a dry corpse, lying on the ground.

Terrifying.

Chen Feng blinked, who could have imagined that the opponent possessed such a brutal ability.

It was similar to some Dark Touch tricks, but this was an ability from black magic. Clearly, during the creation process, the Undead Mage even endowed the opponent with some magic attacks.

Madman!

Created such a monster and even taught it black magic. Aren’t they afraid it will grow stronger and become uncontrollable?

Chen Feng felt somewhat helpless; perhaps this is the difference between madmen and normal people, especially those madmen with abilities and aspirations. For example, the Undead Mage and Mr. Fang, who knows, letting them continue researching, what kind of form this Shrinking One might evolve into in front of their eyes.

Perhaps...

It’s time to warn them.

In the previous life, Chen Feng had experienced too many such events. With the mutations in power and environment, people’s hearts generally began to go mad. Later on, some research societies emerged, inadvertently creating countless bloodshed.

Necromancy Society, Skeleton Cave, Dark Bible;

These are all well-known research organizations, gathering people who are mostly madmen like Mr. Fang. The Necromancy Society, as the name implies, is a group of corpse-researching maniacs, and their favorite pastime is to assemble monsters by combining different types of corpses and then wielding their abilities to revive them.

It’s safe to say, many monsters created by this society are highly creative, pointing towards a dark organization.

Among them, the Dark Bible stands out as an extremist among dark organizations, worshiping the devil and claiming to be disciples of the devil. Members of this organization enjoy gaining power from unknown dimensions through blood sacrifices.

Human nature’s good and evil are ruthlessly ravaged before the devil, collapsing, then frantically shrinking, and magnified under the spread of blood.

It’s no exaggeration to say, if a city like the Economic Development Zone suddenly gained two or three such organizations, it wouldn’t take long before it completely collapsed.

Human nature is inherently evil.

Chen Feng is not arrogant enough to entirely control people’s thoughts. The Church of Misfortune is an exception; after all, as long as one is normal, few would choose to ruin their appearance and live like an ascetic monk. In contrast, those organizations are different; they’re like Pandora’s Box, those madmen excel at awakening people’s darkest negative emotions.

And this, too, is why Chen Feng is so worried. He does not wish to see this group of madmen appear in his city; one Mr. Fang is enough, but a group of Mr. Fangs would likely make even Chen Feng feel overwhelmed.

However, as long as such things are monitored and controlled, it will be fine. After all, Mr. Fang is still under his control, and the Undead Mage is his Summoned Beast and cannot betray him.

Currently, the most important thing is how to get through this crisis.

At this moment, the team belonging to Order felt like a meat grinder. The insects before them didn’t even have the chance to resist; they were killed one by one, and some Bronze Tier insects didn’t even have the chance to strike, merely shot dead, falling to the ground.

This undoubtedly boosted the warriors’ morale.

"Rumble!"

An indistinct roaring sound came from ahead, growing louder and heavier, accompanied by intense shaking!

An earthquake?

No!

If it were an earthquake, it would cause severe shaking around us. But this time, only a roar is coming from ahead. Clearly, some powerful insects are hidden within.

Having dealt with the enemies in front of them, the warriors looked forward with worry, knowing that an insect capable of causing such a commotion couldn’t be an easy adversary.

Before long, from the crevice of the earth, emerged an enormous lantern-like iron-shelled head, hideous and terrifying, covered with sharp venomous hairs and green bumps, possessing frighteningly massive pincers and teeth!

Looking closely...

It was indeed a centipede head!

It drilled out of the earth’s crevice and suddenly in a swift, imperceptible motion, diving toward the nearest Corpse Demon!

This Corpse Demon, with only simple instincts, automatically identified the centipede as an enemy upon seeing it, raising its weapon, and hacking toward the centipede’s head.

However, the huge centipede didn’t give it any chance to attack; it darted quickly, pouncing on the Corpse Demon, and its nearly half-meter long steel pincers shaved off half of the Corpse Demon’s head, then the entire centipede body coiled around the Corpse Demon’s corpse, frantically wriggling its dense insect legs, like small knives, slicing the Corpse Demon’s flesh!

"Ah!"

The surrounding warriors gasped, clearly realizing that this insect was of a completely different caliber than the ones they had killed before.

One caliber?

Certainly not.

This is a lifeform surpassing the Blood Nether Centipede, a plundering centipede stepping into the Silver Tier!