But then Zard started yelling from the edge of the cliff: "The rules of Forbidden Land 008 are: no tears, body fat cannot exceed 30%, no walking with the same gait, and no pretending to be stupid..."
Zard's words echoed through the abyss as they spread.
From the depths of that abyss, a dense rustling sound suddenly arose, as if tens of thousands of insects were crawling on the cliff face, their carapaces rubbing together.
These insects, who would never normally step out of the abyss, were all pulled out by Zard under the influence of the rules!
Qing Chen looked at Zard and found that the other man's legs were trembling. He asked in surprise, "Are you scared? You actually have something to be scared of?"
Zard stammered, "This is way too much..."
Qing Chen was both amused and exasperated. You actually have something you're afraid of!
"Run!" Qingchen turned and ran towards the entrance of Cave No. 7. Zard followed closely behind, and behind them, a dense swarm of insects, like a black tide, buried all the cave entrances behind them.
The black insect was extremely eerie; its carapace was covered with human faces, as if the souls of those who died in forbidden lands were imprisoned on the backs of these insects.
The two ran at top speed. Zard shouted the rules as he ran, both scared and excited. He was afraid of the number of bugs, but also afraid that they would not follow.
He muttered, "Can't crawl on all fours, can't... can't what again? Steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised salted duck, soy sauce chicken and cured meat, preserved pork belly..."
Outside the cave, the field battalion was bringing in quick-drying foam to seal the cave entrance. They planned to block the entrance completely before sending troops to the fire pit.
But just as two soldiers climbed back to the cave entrance, they saw someone rushing out, roaring, "Get out of the way!"
With a loud crash, the three men collided head-on. The Chen soldiers outside the cave saw the soldier who had just entered the cave being sent flying backward as if he had been hit by a train!
The battalion commander took a closer look and realized that the person who hit the person was the one they were chasing. Why did he run out on his own?
"Open fire! Kill him!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, countless black, human-faced insects poured out of the cave.
The battalion commander's scalp tingled. What the hell was this thing?!
They chased after Zard, ignoring everyone else.
However, after landing, Zard covered his head with his arms, then circled around for a long time. After all the man-faced worms had crawled out of the cave, he actually turned a corner and crawled back into the cave!
The tidal wave of human-faced insects followed him, trying to rush back.
As a result, once Zard went inside, he immediately manipulated the mountain to turn into gravel, effectively sealing off the cave!
battalion commander:"?"
Outside the cave, only the human-faced insects and the field camp remained...
The human-faced insects swarmed at the entrance of the hole, desperately trying to burrow inside, but the sand wall constructed by the A-level earth elemental awakener was something they couldn't possibly penetrate...
Gradually, the human-faced worm stopped crawling.
They slowly turned around and looked at the Chen family's army group not far away...
Chen's troops: "..."
In an instant, the vast swarm of black, human-faced insects rushed towards Chen's troops. The commander roared into the communications channel, "Support! Requesting support! My troops are under attack by unidentified insect creatures!"
Inside the cave, the elder of the fire pit stared blankly at Qing Chen: "You've really figured out how to play this forbidden place..."
Qing Chen suddenly said, "I've seen the human-faced worms in the files. They were creatures used by the Fireseed Company to guard its research bases, and they had special genes programmed into them. So... below that cliff is one of Fireseed Company's secret bases?!"
The Fireseed Company was the predecessor of the Fireseed Military Academy and the Forbidden Tribunal.
Qing Chen became interested.
Chapter 731, The Path to Godhood
Outside the cave, tens of thousands of human-faced insects surrounded the Chen Clan's field camp. They could easily tear flesh apart with their sharp mouthparts. The Chen Clan soldiers never understood why they would encounter such an insect swarm in this place until their deaths.
The human-faced bug came to hunt down Zard.
The Chen soldiers were also there to hunt down Zard.
What about Zard?
Zard is missing!
In the end, the human-faced insects and Chen's soldiers ended up killing each other.
In just five minutes, a field battalion of five hundred men was completely devoured by the human-faced worms, and then they collided with the reinforcements, finding a new target...
Right now, the human-faced insect's home has been robbed. It kills people and wild animals alike. This thing is extremely rageous and there is no creature it will not kill.
The Fireseed Corporation originally developed it as a weapon, and now this biological weapon from a thousand years ago has been brought to light again.
But most importantly, with this thing rampaging in Forbidden Land No. 008, the Chen family simply cannot feel safe exploring Forbidden Land.
They must be cleaned up.
On the Class A airship, Chen Yu was continuing to sketch the fire god Zhurong at the table. After sketching the lines, he had to add color. He had to soak the powder made from ground rubies in his own blood for three days before washing away the bloodstains and mixing the powder with cinnabar to use as pigment.
This is just one of the colors.
Therefore, Chen family painters would take a month to complete a single painting.
At this moment, the holographic image inside the Class A airship turned on: "Boss, human-faced worms have suddenly appeared in the Forbidden Land. They came out of the cave where Qing Chen and the others were hiding."
Chen Yu hadn't intended to continue giving orders, but upon hearing the words "human-faced worm," he looked up and asked, "Are you sure it's a human-faced worm?"
“Confirmed,” the officer zoomed in on the photo. “It matches the historical records perfectly, so we suspect there’s a secret base that the Fireseed Company overlooked in the underground cavern.”
Chen Yu pondered for a few seconds: "The human-faced insects don't leave their territory easily because their mission is to protect it. Why would they suddenly chase after someone who ran away? Has Qing Chen taken this opportunity to infiltrate the Fire Seed Company's secret base?"
"This..." the officer said, bowing his head. "We don't know either."
Chen Yu thought for a moment and said, "We must annihilate all the human-faced insects and cut down trees at the cave entrance to provide a landing site for the airships. The Chen family's transport ship will set sail shortly, and reinforcements will arrive in a day. I need to know what's hidden beneath that cave."
The Fire Seed Company has always been a special entity.
Rumors circulated among various conglomerates that Ren Xiaosu became a god by using the technology of the Fire Seed Company, and that the mysterious Yan Liuyuan also benefited from it.
Upon reaching the realm of demigods, all demigods face the 'calamity' of merging with the will of the world, and everyone wants to take another step forward without dying.
In the field of biotechnology alone, Spark Corporation is even ahead of the current Federation, simply because they have actually 'created' gods.
Even if it was created by chance.
Everyone wants to become the next god, especially Chen Yu, who, after seeing a god for a quarter of an hour, yearns for a higher realm.
The secret base of the Fire Seed may hold the secret to the throne of God.
Chen Yu dialed a number in City 7: "Move the Zhutian Sky Fortress to Forbidden Land 008. Forget about the war in the north. I'm going to find something more important."
The phased array radar of the air fortress covers an area of hundreds of kilometers. No matter how many exits this cave has, as long as Qing Chen returns to the ground, he will definitely be discovered.
Chen Yu is serious this time.
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Return countdown 01:00:00.
"It's like a small knife pulling a butt, it's an eye-opener," the elder thought, listening to the wails and gunshots outside from inside the cave. He felt like he had wasted his life.
They live off the forbidden land of their hearth.
But this was the first time the Grand Elder had ever seen a battle where a bug in the Forbidden Land was exploited so deliberately.
At this moment, Zard shook himself, unleashing hundreds of bullets from his body, and chuckled, "Filigo is alright."
The elder thought to himself, "This is a job that most people can't do. If I were to go and draw the wrath of the human-faced worms, I would have been riddled with bullets as soon as I left the cave."
"Give us back the Fiori!" the long-haired boss said with a stern face. "I still need to pick these for Yi Yi to eat."
Zard chuckled and said, "Our boss said that after this return, the Felicis will be transplanted to Whale Island in our surface world, and once new ones are bred, they will be returned to you. What's that called again... Oh right, surrogacy."
The elder touched his forehead: "Can you use a different adjective? I feel like I've been cheated on."
"Don't dwell on this, Fei Liguo will be returned to you," Qing Chen said curiously as they walked. "A secret base hidden deep within a cave, what kind of important secret would require such a large-scale operation?"
You have to understand that building a secret base in a desolate cave is a very troublesome task, just transporting supplies, building materials, and research and development equipment.
“Let’s go down and take a look. We need to know what’s down there to feel at ease,” Qingchen said. “There are human-faced insects here. The Chen family won’t be able to get through anytime soon. It’s going to be tough for a field brigade to wipe out nearly 100,000 human-faced insects.”
When everyone returned to the safe house, they found Chen Jiazhang and Da Yu wrestling together like children.
Chen Jiazhang pressed one palm against Da Yu's chin, while the other hand gripped Da Yu's hand tightly. He roared, "Today I'll teach you what it means to respect the elderly and care for the young. Call me Fifth Uncle! Don't call me an old man!"
Da Yu grabbed Chen Jiazhang's messy hair and roared, "You dare to be my fifth uncle?! You can't even tell what kind of bastard Chen Chuanzhi is! You've lived such a long life for nothing! If you had just killed Chen Chuanzhi back then, would my mother have been crying her eyes out?"
Qing Chen: "..."
Grand Elder: "..."
Is it that exciting?
Everyone went out and got into a fight, and when you two came back, you were like this?
Qingchen asked curiously, "Weren't you two fine before you left...?"
Da Yu said angrily, "Ask him yourself who my father is. What does it have to do with him? He just has to meddle in other people's business!"
Chen Jiazhang also said angrily, "If your father knew he had a son like you, he would be overjoyed! Shouldn't he tell him?"
Da Yu: "Pah!"
Chen Jiazhang: "Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Qing Chen was completely dumbfounded. These two, who were both A-level experts, were acting like children. Da Yu's arrogant and aloof persona was completely broken!
"Alright, alright, stop fighting," Qingchen and Zard pulled the two apart. "Don't rush into fighting. We've discovered Knight Company's secret base, and we're about to explore it."
Chen Jiazhang was stunned: "When did our Knights start a company?!"
The elder said with great distress, "That's the secret base of the Fire Seed Company."
Qing Chen nodded: "They belong to the knights now."
Grand Elder: "..."
Qingchen glanced at his arm and said, "It's time to return soon. Once we cross over here again, we'll set off immediately. The human-faced worms won't hold up the Chen Clan's army for long. Let's finish our exploration as soon as possible so we can leave this hellish place."
Now is the best opportunity. The guards of the human-faced worms at the secret base have been transferred away, and the place is no longer defended.