206: Chapter 26 Thin Metal Sheets

Ye Qingqing was able to confirm that these insects would not devour metal.

However, the number of insects was so vast that Ye Qingqing couldn't guarantee how long these Metal Shields would hold.

But for now, holding out for even a moment longer was worth it.

Until she could think of a better way.

Deng Jiayu's eyes flickered with worry: "Qingqing, this won't work in the long run. Even if these insects don't eat metal, if there are enough of them, these Metal Shields won't be able to withstand the pressure."

As soon as Deng Jiayu finished speaking, Ye Qingqing felt the Metal Shields reaching a state where they were about to be crushed downward.

Huo Cunsheng muttered a complaint at that moment: "Old Deng, how is your jinxing mouth still so powerful at your age!"

Deng Jiayu glared fiercely at Huo Cunsheng: "If you say another word, believe it or not, I'll have Qingqing throw you right out!"

Huo Cunsheng glanced at Deng Jiayu and silently shut his mouth, but in his heart, he thought, 'It's only because my precious grandson isn't here. If my precious grandson were here, no one would bully me...'

But Huo Cunsheng was just daydreaming; even if Huo Sixian were really there, Deng Jiayu would still say the same thing.

Ye Qingqing's Superpower moved rapidly in her hands, sealing the gaps where the insects were about to break through.

But this was ultimately treating the symptoms rather than the cause. As more metal was piled on, it would eventually collapse under the weight.

Just as Ye Qingqing was at her wit's end, she suddenly heard Huo Sixian's voice.

"Qingqing!"

Huo Sixian's tone was clearly filled with anxiety.

Soon, Ye Qingqing felt the surrounding metal grow scorching hot.

Huo Sixian's Fire-type Ability directly incinerated all the insects outside the metal sphere Ye Qingqing had manifested.

He then opened an escape passage in the vicinity, his voice urgent: "Go, quickly!"

Ye Qingqing retracted her Superpower, and the sphere formed by the Metal Shields instantly scattered across the ground.

The four people and one dog followed Huo Sixian all the way out.

They were currently on the rooftop of Ye Qingqing's house.

There was nowhere else to go in the surroundings.

Therefore, a helicopter had come to pick up Ye Qingqing and the others.

The elderly group, including Huo Cunsheng and Deng Jiayu, moved very slowly.

Huo Sixian was responsible for clearing the path ahead.

Ah Huang was responsible for exterminating the insects chasing from behind. The ground was littered with insect corpses.

These insects weren't afraid of fire at all; even if those in front died, those behind were completely undeterred and continued to crawl forward.

Ye Qingqing saw the Rope Ladder lowered from the helicopter, then looked at Deng Jiayu and the others.

She figured this would take some time.

Deng Jiayu, Pei Siyuan, and Huo Cunsheng also looked distressed.

They knew they weren't as capable as they used to be, but in this situation, they had to keep up the pace.

Deng Jiayu was the first to go up.

Deng Jiayu was anxious and wanted to climb faster, but her legs were not agile enough; after climbing for a long time, she had only moved up a tiny bit.

Seeing this, Ye Qingqing immediately encouraged her: "Grandma, don't be nervous, just climb up slowly."

"We can hold on down here."

Even though that's what Ye Qingqing said,

the speed at which she released her Metal Ability was not slow at all.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Qingqing's space couldn't store Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan alone—

they could only enter when Ye Qingqing entered as well—

Ye Qingqing would have put the two elders into the space long ago.

They wouldn't be stuck in such a dangerous place now.

Deng Jiayu's palms were sweating, but she could only try her best to climb upward.

Once there was enough room for a second person, Ye Qingqing hurried the next person to go up.

However, Pei Siyuan and Huo Cunsheng began to decline and defer to each other.

Seeing this, Ye Qingqing directly sent Huo Cunsheng up.

"Grandpa Huo, hold on tight."

After Ye Qingqing spoke, Huo Cunsheng was already on the Rope Ladder.

Huo Cunsheng looked down and sighed in his heart.

He was no longer young.

When he was young, never mind this Rope Ladder,

he could even scale a cliff.

But now...

While Huo Cunsheng was lost in thought, Deng Jiayu, who was above him, slipped and lost her balance, nearly falling off.

Deng Jiayu's upper body had already fallen outside the Rope Ladder.

Seeing this, Huo Cunsheng didn't hesitate for a second.

He reached out and grabbed Deng Jiayu's collar.

However, Huo Cunsheng was old after all, an elderly man who usually needed a cane to walk.

His Physical Strength was not what it used to be.

Even though Huo Cunsheng had caught Deng Jiayu's collar,

he was still struggling to hold on. An exclamation escaped Deng Jiayu's mouth, and her heart was pounding rapidly.

At that moment, the Metal Ability in Ye Qingqing's hands suddenly erupted.

A Metal Chain wrapped around Deng Jiayu's waist,

forcibly pulling her back.

Ye Qingqing looked at the three old folks before her, planning how to get them up.

The helicopter couldn't fly too low.

But there was still a certain distance from the Rope Ladder to the helicopter cabin.

Standing on the roof, Ye Qingqing saw people fleeing in panic around the nearby small Villas.

The base was filled with wails of agony.

In her heart, she had a rough estimate of the losses the base would suffer this time.

She turned to look at Huo Sixian: "Can you hold on by yourself?"

Huo Sixian continued to eliminate the surrounding Black Worms: "I came here alone just now."

Hearing this, Ye Qingqing no longer had any reservations.

She directly brought Ah Huang into her space.

Ah Huang had just been about to breathe out a blast of fire.

He suddenly found himself in the space.

Ah Huang was forced to swallow the ball of fire back down into his throat.

Ah Huang's inner monologue: 'That was close! I almost spat the fire out. So close, otherwise Ye Qingqing would have beaten me to death.'

Once Ah Huang entered the space, it naturally wasn't as easy for Huo Sixian alone.

The Fire-type Ability released from Huo Sixian's hands was so intense it almost sparked a ring of flames.

Seeing this, Ye Qingqing didn't dawdle anymore.

Her Metal Ability manifested two more Metal Chains, which she used to tie up Pei Siyuan and Huo Cunsheng respectively.

As for herself, Ye Qingqing placed several extremely thin Metal Sheets on the Rope Ladder.

They barely adhered to the Rope Ladder.

Before going up, Ye Qingqing glanced at Pei Siyuan: "Grandpa, once I'm up, you climb up quickly."

Pei Siyuan nodded, knowing he couldn't hold Ye Qingqing back at a time like this.

Ye Qingqing took a deep breath and climbed onto the Metal Sheets in a few steps.

Every time Ye Qingqing climbed onto a Metal Sheet, one would disappear behind her.

Then another would condense above.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye.

However, during this process, a large amount of cold sweat broke out on Ye Qingqing's forehead.

Too much metal couldn't be placed on the Rope Ladder, otherwise the helicopter's center of gravity would become unstable and easily shift.

So Ye Qingqing's speed was very fast.

So fast that before Deng Jiayu could even find her footing, Ye Qingqing had already reached the helicopter cabin.