41: Chapter 41 The Mystery and Power of the Insect Queen!

Lin Yuan looked at the swarm of insects rushing toward him like a tide, then looked at the Broodmother deep within the insect wave.

He bit the tip of his tongue, using the sharp pain to force himself to stay conscious.

The excruciating pain on his tongue made his consciousness a bit clearer, and the control of the mental fluctuations weakened slightly.

Through his distorted vision, Lin Yuan stared fixedly at the car-sized Queen Ant.

Its body emitted a purple-black glow, and there was a basketball-sized glowing organ on its abdomen that was constantly releasing mental fluctuations!

"That is its mental core..."

A cold light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

He knew there were two choices now.

One, escape immediately to save his life.

Two, test the Broodmother's strength to understand the enemy's true combat power.

If he chose the first, they could survive.

But the next time they encountered an enemy of this level, it would still be an unknown.

If he chose the second...

The risk was immense, but at least he would know just how strong this thing was.

Lin Yuan made his decision in just 0.1 seconds.

Test it!

He suddenly grabbed a huge rock from the ground, weighing at least two hundred jin!

"Hah!"

His 330 Constitution exploded with full force!

"Boom—!!!"

The boulder flew out like a cannonball!

It left a blur in the air!

The speed was extreme!

Even an ordinary F-rank Evolved Beast would be smashed into pulp by this strike!

But the next second—

The Broodmother moved.

It just waved its forelimb lightly.

The sharp limb joint slashed through the air.

"Shh—"

The boulder was instantly sliced into pieces!

Like tofu!

Gravel splattered everywhere, and dust filled the air!

Lin Yuan's pupils constricted!

"This... what kind of power is this?!"

He was shocked to the extreme.

That was a two-hundred-jin boulder; thrown with his 330 Constitution, its power was comparable to heavy artillery!

Yet the Broodmother had neutralized it with just a casual wave of its forelimb!

And...

Lin Yuan noticed the Broodmother's gaze.

In those compound eyes, a strange light and the intelligence of a higher life form flickered.

That was not the gaze of a beast.

It was...

The gaze of a predator watching its prey.

Full of playfulness and cruelty.

"Damn it..."

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth.

Just then—

"Hum—!!!"

An even more terrifying mental fluctuation erupted!

At least three times stronger than before!

"Ah!!!"

Lin Yuan felt like his brain was being pierced by thousands of steel needles at the same time!

Excruciating pain!

The scene before him began to twist violently!

The world was spinning!

The colors were deforming!

He even saw hallucinations—countless ants swarming from all directions, crawling all over his body, gnawing on his flesh!

"No... that's not right... this is a hallucination!"

Lin Yuan bit his lip, using even more intense pain to stay conscious!

Blood flowed down.

His body began to spiral out of control, his legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground!

"This Broodmother is so smart! How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!"

Lin Yuan roared in his heart.

This kind of oppression was something he had never experienced before!

Even with his 330 Constitution, he was like an ant in front of the Broodmother!

He had absolutely no power to fight back!

The gap in Constitution was too great!

This Broodmother's strength had reached an unbelievable level!

"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"

The Broodmother let out a low hiss.

And then...

It started crawling toward Lin Yuan!

With every step, the ground shook!

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

As if there were an earthquake!

The insect swarm also began to surge, surrounding them from all directions!

"Brother Lin Yuan..."

Ye Qingyue lay on the ground, weakly stretching out her hand.

Ye Qingxue gritted her teeth, wanting to stand up, but the mental fluctuations were too strong, and she couldn't focus her consciousness at all.

Lin Yuan looked at the approaching Broodmother, a flash of determination in his eyes.

He couldn't hesitate any longer!

With his current strength, it was impossible to defeat this monster!

Forcing a fight would only lead to death!

"Must... escape!"

Lin Yuan suddenly turned around, grabbing both sisters, one in each hand!

"Hold on tight!"

He growled.

And then—

"Boom—!!!"

His 330 Constitution exploded with full force!

His legs pushed off with great force, creating two deep pits in the ground!

He sprinted outward like a cannonball!

The speed was extreme!

Plowing two deep furrows in the snow!

The two sisters held Lin Yuan tightly, their faces pale.

They could feel the terrifying power radiating from Lin Yuan, as well as the determination to never look back.

This man, who was always strong and calm...

Would actually run away?

That Broodmother...

Just how terrifying was it?

"Hum—!!!"

The Broodmother was chasing crazily from behind!

Its speed was even faster than Lin Yuan had imagined!

Its massive body crawled across the ground at high speed, like an out-of-control tank!

"Thud, thud, thud, thud—"

The ground shook more and more violently!

Lin Yuan could clearly feel the terrifying aura behind him approaching rapidly!

"Hum—!!!"

Mental fluctuations struck wave after wave!

Lin Yuan felt his consciousness beginning to blur, and the scene before him becoming increasingly distorted!

He bit down hard on the tip of his tongue, using the sharp pain to stay conscious!

One hundred meters!

Two hundred meters!

Five hundred meters!

The insect swarm was in hot pursuit!

A few Evolved Ants even jumped up and crawled onto Lin Yuan's back!

"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"

Their mouthparts bit toward Lin Yuan's skin!

"Get off!"

Lin Yuan crushed them with one hand, green body fluid splattering everywhere!

But his speed slowed down slightly because of this—

The Broodmother was even closer to him!

Lin Yuan could clearly feel the terrifying aura behind him!

And the strange seven-colored glow emitted from the Broodmother's abdomen!

That is?!

Lin Yuan was shocked.

Is that a seven-colored snowflake inside the Broodmother?!

And looking at the intensity of that light, it was completely different from what Lin Yuan had in his hand right now!

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth.

But now was not the time to be greedy.

His life was more important!

He continued to sprint wildly!

Eight hundred meters!

One thousand meters!

Finally, the purple snow mist began to fade!

The mental fluctuations also began to weaken!

Lin Yuan felt the pressure lessen a lot.

But he didn't stop and kept running!

He ran another kilometer!

Only after confirming they had completely left the purple snow mist area did Lin Yuan dare to stop.

He looked back.

The Broodmother stopped at the edge of the purple snow mist.

Those compound eyes stared fixedly at him.

As if saying: Next time, you won't be able to escape.

Then, it slowly turned around and disappeared into the mist.

Lin Yuan panted heavily and put the two sisters down.

The two sisters had already passed out.

Lin Yuan immediately took E-grade water from his system space and fed each of them a bottle.

A few minutes later.

The two sisters slowly woke up.

"Brother Lin Yuan..." Ye Qingyue said weakly, fear still in her eyes.

"Did... did we escape?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

"We escaped."

He looked at the area in the distance, still shrouded in the purple snow mist, his eyes solemn.

That Broodmother... was too strong.

So strong that even he, with a Constitution breaking 330, could only choose to run away.

This was the first time since the Apocalypse that he had felt such an intense threat of death!

If they hadn't escaped in time...

They would likely have all died there.

Gnawed into skeletons by the insect swarm.

"Brother Lin Yuan... that monster... it's so terrifying..."

Ye Qingyue said, trembling.

Ye Qingxue's face was also pale.

Although they had been unconscious, they could still feel that terrifying aura.

Lin Yuan was silent for a few seconds.

"That is a Broodmother. With my current strength, I am absolutely no match for it."

"But... one day, I will come back and kill it."

His eyes became incredibly firm.

There was something seven-colored and glowing inside the Broodmother, and Lin Yuan was very curious; he wanted to know what that thing was.

That was something he had to obtain.

But not now.

He was still too weak right now.

Lin Yuan's cold sweat streamed down.

It seemed he had underestimated this Apocalypse too much.

After this lesson, he also became more cautious.

"Rest a while, then we'll continue."

Lin Yuan said calmly.

The two sisters nodded.

They looked at Lin Yuan's back, and a huge sense of security welled up in their hearts.

Although they had encountered such a terrifying monster.

Lin Yuan had still managed to lead them to safety.

This man...

Was truly too strong.

In this Apocalypse, only by following him could they survive.

Both sisters developed a strong sense of dependence on Lin Yuan.

In a situation like just now, Lin Yuan could have easily escaped by himself.

But he had taken them, the two burdens, with him...

The two sisters looked at each other, and for the first time, they felt completely submissive to Lin Yuan, body and soul!

This man was worth their devotion!

...

Ten minutes later.

The three continued to move forward.

But this time, Lin Yuan changed the route.

No longer heading directly to his parents' villa.

Instead, he took a detour.

Avoiding that purple snow mist area.

Ye Qingxue looked at Lin Yuan and asked softly: "Lin Yuan, our home... can we still go there?"

Her voice was full of despair.

They wanted to go back to confirm their father's situation.

Although the text message said their father was already dead.

But they wanted to confirm it with their own eyes.

They wanted to give their father a decent funeral.

They wanted to take away some of their parents' belongings as a memento.

Lin Yuan looked at the purple snow mist area in the distance and was silent for a few seconds.

"Yes. But we must take a detour."

He calculated in his heart.

Detouring around the purple snow mist area would mean walking at least ten more kilometers.

And the road conditions were unknown; they might encounter other dangers.

But the two sisters had already come this far.

It was impossible to just give up like this.

And...

Lin Yuan also needed to go there to scavenge for supplies.

A high-end villa area would surely have many good things.

"We'll take a detour."

Lin Yuan said, "Follow me closely."

The two sisters nodded, hope reigniting in their eyes.

"Thank you, Lin Yuan..." Ye Qingxue said, tears flashing in her eyes.

Lin Yuan did not answer.

He just started walking, heading in a new direction.

The three began to skirt along the edge of the purple snow mist area.

Carefully avoiding all Evolved Beasts along the way.