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Chapter 804: The Sun Secret Realm (Part 5)
Chapter 804: The Sun Secret Realm (Part 5)
The insectoid swarm's lair, the "Bug Nest," is not built on the surface but hidden underground. Before the insectoids launched their attack, they dug out a massive lair spanning hundreds of square kilometers, making it easy to defend and hard to assault.
To avoid smoke and flooding, the Bug nest is surrounded by countless tunnels, at least a thousand, densely packed like a beehive. However, not all these tunnels lead directly to the nest's core.
Apart from a few main military tunnels and secondary supply routes, many of these tunnels are actually traps or dead ends. If the little blue people split their forces and enter these tunnels, they would either find themselves in dead ends or fall into gas-filled traps, causing significant trouble.
...
Xiao Tian, the Skrull named Gary, and the black, rhinocerosaurus-like high-tier beast had arrived at the entrance of one of the tunnels.
This tunnel was neither a trap, a dead end, nor a main military route. Instead, it was an abandoned tunnel that had once been used and was now forgotten.
The precise location of this abandoned tunnel's entrance was extracted from several insectoid squad leaders whom Xiao Tian and her companions had captured and interrogated.
This abandoned tunnel would neither have insectoid troops passing through nor lead directly to the nest's depths, making it the best infiltration path they could find.
Xiao Tian stood at the tunnel's entrance, looking down. The tunnel was about as wide as a water vat, dark and straight, leading deep into the earth, resembling a giant ant hole. Even without claustrophobia, the sight made her feel uneasy.
Xiao Tian took a deep breath and turned to Gary and the high-tier beast behind her. "This is it. Thank you for bringing me here!"
"You're welcome," Gary replied with a smile. "While the Skrulls and your Blue Star humans are enemies, our goal in the secret realm is to survive and leave. I sincerely hope you succeed!"
The high-tier beast nodded its massive head. "He said what I wanted to say. Good luck, little human! My great-grandchildren are older than you, and they could use a fraction of your spirit!"
"Then I'll be off. I'll see you two again if I can!"
Xiao Tian waved goodbye to the Skrull and the beast, then stepped into the pitch-black tunnel.
After Xiao Tian entered, Gary and the high-tier beast didn't linger. They moved a large rock to cover the tunnel's entrance (to prevent the insectoids, with their keen sense of smell, from finding it through any accidental leaks of their scent) and returned to their troops.
...
The tunnel remained pitch-black, with no light and no air circulation. But at Xiao Tian's level of power, light was no longer necessary. She could sense her surroundings through touch.
After walking about three to four thousand steps, Xiao Tian finally emerged from the long underground corridor into a larger underground chamber.
This chamber was roughly 200 to 300 square meters in size, littered with old, discarded equipment and food scraps. There was also a ventilation shaft leading to the surface.
From the situation, it seemed that this chamber had once been guarded by insectoid troops, but now that the troops had been redeployed, the lair had been abandoned.
Xiao Tian didn't stop but continued forward.
Beyond the chamber, the path remained narrow and winding, snaking through the earth.
After an unknown number of "S" bends and about 10,000 steps, the path opened up, and Xiao Tian found herself in an even larger underground chamber.
This underground cavern spans several thousand square meters, filled with numerous insectoids moving about.
Due to the poor ventilation, the air is thick with the bioluminescent powder and dust from the insectoids. The stench is particularly pungent, reminiscent of a countryside pit used for pickling vegetables.
The smell nearly made Little Tian's stomach churn, almost causing her to vomit. As a young girl from a wealthy family, pampered with luxurious attire and fine food, she had never been to such a revolting place before.
But she had come this far, and no matter how nauseating it was, she had to push through. Her resolve was unwavering; she had to use her strength to bring Qianbei Bu Zui out of the secret realm alive. Even if the path ahead was a pit of pickled vegetables, she would walk through it without hesitation.
...
Little Tian held her breath and stepped forward, pulling out a golden cloak from her inventory and activating it.
This cloak came from the Evolution game, named the Plaguebearer Tock's Stealth Cloak.
Plaguebearer Tock's Stealth Cloak (Golden)
- Remaining Uses: 10
- Effect: Activates a Stealth state for 5 minutes after a 2-second delay.
- While in Stealth, any damage received will force you out of the state, as will any attack or spell cast.
- When Stealth ends, your attack speed increases by 30% for 10 seconds.
- Note: "Hehe, it's mine, I licked it — Tock."
...
Little Tian's class is an Archer, and the greatest drawback of the Archer class is the lack of stealth and invisibility. However, in the Skrewar system, such abilities are particularly crucial.
To compensate for this weakness, she took Su Yu's advice and completed a hidden quest from Tock to obtain this item.
Tock's cloak can be used 10 times, each lasting 5 minutes. This means she can move freely through the insectoid nest for 50 minutes.
She had to find Qianbei Bu Zui within these 50 minutes! With this in mind, she quickened her pace.
...
After traversing the underground cavern, Little Tian reached the core of the insectoid nest.
The nest's lord had already left with its elite forces, making the core area somewhat empty, though still teeming with insectoids.
The air in the core area was equally pungent.
Even with her breath held and air circulating internally, she could feel the stench through her pores, making her skin crawl.
But the stench wasn't entirely useless.
Little Tian thought: If Qianbei Bu Zui were really in the nest, he wouldn't be able to tolerate this stench. If she were in his position, she would likely seek a less stenchy, better-ventilated area.
The same logic applied to other Skrewar and high-tier magical beasts; no one would enjoy such a pungent environment.
Perhaps she could find Qianbei Bu Zui using the "ventilation" clue!
With this in mind, she immediately began her search, moving toward the better-ventilated areas in the core of the nest.
In the underground, good ventilation required a high density of air vents.
Little Tian headed toward the densest cluster of vents.
Just as she entered the "Craftsman's Quarters" of the nest, she finally found what she was looking for!
(End of Chapter)
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