142: crazy

“The scent is coming from that direction.”

Eveleth sniffed, immediately pinpointing the source of the meaty aroma, then raised her hand to point.

Seeing Eveleth determine the direction, Li An, who had been a bit dejected from not encountering any Martian Xenomorphs, nodded in agreement.

“Then let’s go take a look.”

“It’s not like we’ve encountered any Martian Xenomorphs anyway.”

With his words, Li An led the way towards the direction of the scent.

“Wait for me!”

Eveleth, seeing Li An set off, quickly called out and followed him.

Soon, at Li An and Eveleth’s speed, they arrived in a new area in just over ten minutes.

Upon entering the edge of this area, a terrifying heatwave first swept over them, hitting their faces and turning their cheeks crimson.

“What happened?!”

As the heatwave struck her face, Eveleth immediately saw the scene within this area and let out a piercing shriek.

The area she had just entered contrasted sharply with the area behind her; if the area behind her was a normal biological activity zone, then the area before her was hell. Charred corpses were scattered everywhere, a truly hellish scene.

At the same time, Li An also recognized the identity of these charred corpses; they were, indeed, the Martian Xenomorphs he and Eveleth had been searching for for so long.

Li An’s face showed a thoughtful expression, and he immediately turned to Eveleth and said,

“Let’s go, let’s go look ahead.”

“Judging by the commotion, it seems it’s not over yet.”

As he spoke, waves of heart-palpitating energy fluctuations emanated from the center of the area ahead. Li An naturally felt this energy. He took a step, grabbed Eveleth’s shoulder, and sprinted towards the central area.

Li An was also very curious, what exactly happened in this area?

These Martian Xenomorphs were clearly killed by explosives, but he didn’t recall any explosives in the Martian Xenomorph world that could directly kill them. Could it be because of her?

Moving at high speed, Li An glanced at Eveleth with a hint of doubt. He hadn’t forgotten that Mars now had not only Martian Xenomorphs but also the pursuers who had crossed realms to hunt Eveleth.

“These Martian Xenomorphs look like they were killed by explosives.”

“Do you think they might be…?”

At this moment, Eveleth, being carried by Li An at high speed, squinted her eyes, enduring the strong headwind, and shouted loudly at Li An.

Hearing this, Li An didn’t even turn his head, simply saying,

“We’ll know if we go look.”

Li An, however, had an indifferent attitude. He had just thought of something: he could seemingly help Eveleth grow while also completing his main quest.

The current main quest wasn’t difficult; in fact, it could be considered simple. He only needed to kill or devour a minimum of one thousand Martian Xenomorphs that reached level 20 to submit the quest.

But Li An was clearly not satisfied with just that. One thousand Martian Xenomorphs was not his target limit.

Now, seeing so many Martian Xenomorph corpses at the edge of the area, an idea sparked in his mind, but he still needed to first see how many Martian Xenomorphs remained in this area before making a decision.

Rumble!

As Li An rapidly approached the center of this area, the battle between the people of the Myriad Realms and the Martian Xenomorphs had entered a white-hot stage.

As time passed, every now and then, a Martian Xenomorph would lay eggs and successfully hatch, becoming a One-Star Xenomorph.

Martian Xenomorphs that reached the strength of a One-Star Xenomorph gained the ability to directly contend with the people of the Myriad Realms, but it was only a confrontation. Once the opponents used external forces or other means, even a One-Star Xenomorph could only struggle to survive, completely unable to counterattack.

But even so, relying on their numerical advantage, the Martian Xenomorphs, with the help of time, slowly managed to reverse their decline.

As a type of Zerg, Martian Xenomorphs possessed considerable intelligence, even capable of mimicking human speech, but their most prominent feature was their physique. They possessed terrifying strength, incredible speed, and superior reaction time—this was their greatest advantage.

Without the appearance of the people of the Myriad Realms, the power of the Martian Xenomorphs would naturally be undisputed, but with the emergence of beings from a higher dimension beyond the Martian Xenomorph world, their power seemed somewhat insufficient. While they could still fight, they could only do so by sacrificing lives, piling them up until the Martian Xenomorphs evolved into One-Star, or even higher-star, Zerg.

Only then could they reverse the situation in their battles with the people of the Myriad Realms, and even turn defeat into victory!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Throughout the chaotic battlefield, large numbers of Martian Xenomorphs were constantly dying. Even though a wave had already been blown up, the reproductive ability of the Zerg was renowned throughout the Myriad Realms. The number of Zerg that had died was merely one percent of the entire Martian Xenomorph population, so no one paid attention to their life or Death.

Furthermore, many Martian Xenomorphs that died at this moment would lay eggs directly after Death, awaiting the moment of their hatching and rebirth.

“Kill!”

“Kill these Zerg!”

“It’s all money, it’s all money!”

“Even the lowest-grade Zerg materials, as long as there’s a large quantity, can still make you rich.”

At this moment, these pursuers who had crossed realms were mad. They were shocked by the sheer number of Martian Xenomorphs before them and were ecstatic. Zerg materials were extremely popular in the Myriad Realms; although their price was low, their large quantity was their advantage.

“Watch the scale, something seems off.”

“Just now, the power of some Zerg grew stronger again, but I clearly remember killing some of them already.”

Although there were still some smart people in the Myriad Realms, in the face of profit, the advice of a few seemed out of place. Therefore, no one paid attention to the warnings of the minority; instead, they harvested Martian Xenomorphs even more frantically.

At this point, the number of Martian Xenomorphs on the field reached at least one hundred thousand, while the people from the Myriad Realms numbered only a few hundred or a thousand. However, even with such a huge disparity, the people of the Myriad Realms temporarily suppressed the Martian Xenomorphs’ attacks. Attack scrolls and energy tools were recklessly thrown out by the people of the Myriad Realms, then detonated within the piles of Martian Xenomorphs.

And once a Martian Xenomorph was hit by an activated tool, the terrifying energy impact generated instantly would tear apart the affected Martian Xenomorph, turning it into chunks of flesh and blood that ultimately fell onto the surface.