Chapter 298: Hatching

Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Hatching

"Qiansha, you’re all here."

Qian Yun replied, in a remarkably good mood.

"Yes. Father, what happened to your arm?"

Qiansha suddenly noticed Qian Yun’s left arm was gone and asked in alarm.

"It’s nothing. I lost it during the last fight with that unhatched Blood Breath Beast."

Qian Yun explained casually.

"I’m going to kill that thing!"

Qiansha roared furiously upon hearing this.

"Qiansha, I’ve told you many times. Don’t let your anger make you lose your reason."

Qian Yun immediately admonished him.

"Yes!"

Qiansha replied, suppressing his anger.

Just then, Brubo and Agaka hurried over with their troops.

"So you’re all here!"

Agaka said with a grin.

"Hmph. Weren’t you off digging for treasure? What made you decide to grace us with your presence?"

Qiansha said with a cold snort, looking at Agaka and his men.

"We were just scouting the area. How could we be in the mood to search for anything before the Blood Breath Beast leader is dealt with?"

"You think I’d believe that?"

"That doesn’t matter now. Qian Xing, Lord Qian Yun, could you two tell us what the current situation is?"

Agaka changed the subject with a smile.

Qian Xing spoke to Agaka and his group calmly.

"The Blood Breath Beast, the one called Hilic, seems to be hatching."

"Then what are we waiting for? We need to break open this blood cocoon immediately."

"It’s not that easy to break. The blood cocoon is incredibly tough and has a powerful regenerative ability. That’s why we’re gathering all remaining ammunition to blast it open."

"That’s a shame. We’re out of ammunition too."

Agaka and his men seemed a bit helpless.

They had already been pushed to the point of melee combat while defending the Famons base.

"No matter. We’ve gathered almost enough. We can start the detonation soon."

Qian Xing said coolly.

"That’s good."

Agaka and the others nodded.

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「Dark Crow Secret Base - Transit Hall.」

Long Ming powerfully cut down the obstructing Blood Breath Ants and charged toward Ge Weilang.

Ge Weilang swung its sharp Tactile Blade in a horizontal slash at Long Ming, the blade whistling through the air.

Long Ming dodged the attack by pushing off the ground with the tip of his toes, then brought his blade down on Ge Weilang.

Ge Weilang raised its other Tactile Blade to block.

CRACK~

A crisp clang echoed.

Ge Weilang suddenly erupted with Power, knocking Long Ming away.

Long Ming flipped in mid-air and landed nimbly on the ground.

THUD, THUD~

At that moment, Ge Weilang charged furiously at Long Ming, opening its gaping maw to reveal rows of sharp teeth!

Long Ming’s eyes narrowed. With his left hand, he drew the Annihilator Pistol from his waist. He engaged the full power assist and, aiming at Ge Weilang’s open maw, pulled the trigger! 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

BANG!

The immense recoil sent Long Ming sliding back several meters.

The explosive round shot into Ge Weilang’s mouth.

BOOM~

A massive explosion erupted.

"AWOO~"

Ge Weilang’s mouth was blown open, a great, gory hole blasted through its lower jaw. Its sharp teeth fell out one by one as dark red blood poured out, and it let out an agonized howl.

Long Ming was very satisfied with the Annihilator Pistol’s power, but unfortunately, its ammunition was limited.

He decisively holstered the Annihilator Pistol and charged the wounded Ge Weilang.

Ge Weilang instinctively swung its Tactile Blade at Long Ming.

Long Ming dodged to the side and swung his Dark Blade, cutting into Ge Weilang and dragging it back, revealing the biological tissue within.

Reeling from the pain, Ge Weilang turned to bite Long Ming but instinctively shut its mouth again.

The memory of that last shot was still fresh; another one would have finished it off.

Long Ming seized the moment of Ge Weilang’s hesitation, quickly circling to its side. He leaped onto Ge Weilang’s body, using it as a springboard to perform a double jump and land on its torso.

Sensing the danger, Ge Weilang immediately began to thrash its body.

Long Ming leaped onto Ge Weilang’s head, raised his Dark Blade, and plunged it into the creature’s skull, holding on tightly to stabilize himself.

"AWOO!"

Ge Weilang let out a pained roar and began to charge around wildly.

But Long Ming refused to let go.

He pushed with all his might, driving the Dark Blade inch by inch into Ge Weilang’s head, letting it rampage as it pleased.

BAM~

Ge Weilang lost all reason and slammed into one of the transit hall’s metal support pillars.

The entire metal pillar was severely warped by the impact.

Ge Weilang was instantly stunned and came to a halt.

Long Ming’s pupils contracted. He channeled the full Power of his Dark Beast Armor, gripped the Dark Blade, and violently ripped it backward.

SLICE!

Ge Weilang’s head was sliced open, revealing writhing red biological tissue within. A moment later, a red, tumor-like orb came into view.

Long Ming raised his left hand, extended its sharp claws, and plunged them straight through the red tumor.

CRUNCH!

The sharp claws pierced Ge Weilang’s red tumor.

"AWOO!"

Ge Weilang let out a final death wail and collapsed heavily to the ground.

At this, the remaining Blood Breath Ants scattered in all directions.

Long Ming jumped down from Ge Weilang’s corpse, let out a deep breath, and glanced around.

Three passageways came into view.

After a few seconds of thought, Long Ming headed toward the main, central passage.

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「Ruins of the Royal City - Outside the Blood Cocoon.」

Luo Lie walked up to Qian Yun and the others, reporting in a low voice.

"Sir, everything is ready."

"Prepare for detonation! Everyone, fall back!"

Qian Yun immediately gave the order.

Everyone on site fell back, their eyes all fixed on the blood cocoon ahead.

Next to the blood cocoon was a huge pile of grenades, various artillery shells, and fuel barrels—in short, anything that could burn or explode had been collected.

"Do it!"

Qian Xing raised his hand and waved.

Luo Lie immediately activated the detonator.

BOOM~

An earth-shattering explosion swept out, shaking the very ground.

A giant hole was instantly blasted into the blood cocoon, and cracks spread out from the breach.

The blood cocoon that had enveloped the entire royal palace collapsed with a deafening roar.

"We did it!"

The soldiers cheered with elation.

"Let’s go! Take out that tumor, and we win!"

Qian Yun declared fervently.

"Yes, sir!"

The troops responded, their morale soaring.

Full of confidence, Qian Yun led everyone into the royal palace, fighting their way toward the central plaza.

They soon reached the central plaza and were confronted by the sight of a massive, dark-red tumor standing in the center. The entire thing was constantly writhing, like a beating heart.

Looking at the tumor, everyone instinctively felt an extreme sense of danger and couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath.

Before Qian Yun could give the order to attack...

"AWOO!"

The red tumor suddenly let out a deafening roar. Cracks immediately appeared on its surface, revealing a dazzling red light from within.

"Not good! It’s breaking out of its shell! Move!"

Qian Xing shouted, his face paling.

Everyone’s heart skipped a beat, and they immediately turned and ran.

BOOM～

The entire red tumor violently exploded.

"Ah!"

Soldiers who couldn’t get away in time were instantly impaled by shrapnel.

Immediately after, a terrifying red Blood Breath began to spread.