42: Chapter 42 Thanks for the Gift

Wild Rhino Plunderers.

In the smoke-filled private room, the Wild Rhino leader, "Brother Lei," sat with his legs crossed, a cheap cigar dangling from his mouth as he boredly scrolled through the handheld device in front of him.

The light screen displayed the target information sent by the Fangxin Loan company.

"An area of 700,000 square meters, C-Rank rating, suspected to have advanced defensive structures..."

Brother Lei sneered, exhaling a thick ring of smoke and casually flicking the ash onto the glass coffee table in front of him.

"They need us to step in for just this? Truly more money than brains."

A lackey nearby leaned in, his face covered in smiles.

"Brother Lei, we've really hit the jackpot this time."

Brother Lei snorted, swiping his finger across the light screen a couple of times.

Just then, the employer's liaison, Xiao Liu, sent a text message.

Xiao Liu: [Brother Lei, the opponent has some strength; they wiped out the Black Rat Squad before. It's best if you send Transcendental Believers over just to be safe.]

Seeing this message, the fat on Brother Lei's face jiggled as he held down the voice message button to reply.

"Are you teaching me how to do my job?"

"Can a third-rate piece of garbage Goblin squad like the Black Rat Squad compare to our Wild Rhino? Any of the Sapiens soldiers under my command could kick them around like a ball!"

After the message was sent, the other side was quiet for a few seconds before Xiao Liu sent a line of text.

Xiao Liu: [No, no, Brother Lei, you misunderstand. You are the professionals, we'll leave it entirely to your arrangement.]

Brother Lei snorted coldly and tossed the handheld device onto the sofa.

"A C-Rank Divine Kingdom, so what if they have defensive structures given by their elders?"

He turned to his lackey and gave the order.

"Send a twenty-man elite squad to test the waters. Also, equip them with five Burrowing Rats."

The lackey froze for a moment.

"Brother Lei, do we not need a Transcendental Believer to hold the line?"

Brother Lei slapped the back of the lackey's head.

"Hold what line? Do you think resources grow on trees? Since the opponent has defensive structures, can't we just avoid the surface?"

"Have the Burrowing Rats dig tunnels underground and let them slip through, bypassing the surface defenses completely to dismantle them from the inside."

"This kind of job can be done with our eyes closed. Go get it done!"

The lackey received the order and withdrew.

Brother Lei leaned back on the sofa, comfortably changing his posture, ready to wait for the good news.

...

Gu Han's Divine Kingdom.

A spatial rift silently tore open, and twenty fully armed Sapiens soldiers filed out.

The leading captain was burly and held a battle-axe. He looked around, coughing from the harsh climate blowing in his face.

To the left was a raging sandstorm, and to the right was ice and snow.

"What kind of ghostly place is this? Why is the terrain so bizarre?"

Someone in the team complained.

The captain waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"Forget the terrain. The Divine Lord said there would be advanced defensive structures here. We're all going underground!"

With a wave of his hand, five massive Burrowing Rats with extremely developed front claws were released.

At Tie Tou's command, the five Burrowing Rats immediately began digging into the ground, quickly excavating a spacious underground tunnel.

The twenty Sapiens soldiers lit torches and followed closely behind the Burrowing Rats, heading deep underground.

The team traveled underground for a full half hour.

Suddenly, the foremost Burrowing Rat stopped and let out a squeaking sound.

"Did they dig through?"

The captain looked delighted and quickened his pace.

Indeed, a huge cavern appeared ahead, with a faint light filtering through.

He extinguished his torch, drew his battle-axe, and made a gesture to signal his team members to prepare for battle.

The twenty elite soldiers held their breath, silently slipping out of the tunnel and stepping into this underground space.

However, when they clearly saw the scene before them, everyone froze on the spot.

This was not the Divine Kingdom Core area at all.

This was a subterranean labyrinth nest so massive it was suffocating.

Glowing ores hung on the surrounding walls, illuminating the entire nest brightly.

Under the reflection of the light, tens of thousands of Black-Armored Ant-men stopped their work, turning their heads in unison to stare intently at these uninvited guests.

The group felt their scalps tingle.

"Cap... Captain..." a soldier's voice trembled as he pointed at several humanoid Ant-men, "They... they are humans—no, they are Ant-men!"

The captain's palm holding the battle-axe was drenched in cold sweat.

This number was at least tens of thousands!

Just then, the crowd of Ant-men slowly parted to form a path.

A middle-aged Disabled Wise-man, draped in animal skins, was carried out, surrounded by a group of tall Black-Armored Ant-men.

The Disabled Wise-man looked at these intruders, a fanatical light erupting in his eyes.

He shouted in stiff, halting language.

"God's... instructions... capture... alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire underground nest instantly boiled with excitement.

Countless Black-Armored Ant-men surged forward like a tide.

"Form a formation! Defend!"

The captain roared frantically, swinging his battle-axe to cleave down a Black-Armored Ant-Man charging at the front.

But it was completely useless.

The number of Ant-men was simply too great, a complete crushing force of pure strength and sheer numbers.

Just five minutes later, the battle was over.

The five Burrowing Rats were dismembered on the spot, becoming food for the Ant-men.

While the captain and his nineteen team members were all tied up tightly with vines by the Black-Armored Ant-men.

The Disabled Wise-man nodded in satisfaction, directing the Ant-men to carry the captives over to the altar.

...

The real world.

Gu Han had just finished taking a shower and walked over to his desk, drying his hair.

He sank his consciousness into his Divine Kingdom, planning to check on today's production of White-Feathered Six-Winged Beasts, only to see twenty shirtless, burly men kneeling neatly on the altar square.

This group of people had their hands and feet bound with vines, their mouths stuffed with unknown animal skins. They were struggling frantically with faces full of terror, with their armor and weapons piled up beside them.

The Disabled Wise-man was leading a group of Ant-men, devoutly bowing down toward the sky.

"Great... God!"

Gu Han carefully scrutinized these twenty burly men.

Each of them was muscular and full of vigor, making them highly premium Sapiens soldiers.

The only ones who could enter his Divine Kingdom were those from Fangxin Loan.

"Good grief, what kind of debt collection company is this? This is practically a warm-hearted charity. Thanks for the gift."

He was just worrying that the Disabled Wise-man was getting too old, fearing that the genetic stock wouldn't keep up.

He didn't expect the other party to deliver twenty elite Sapiens soldiers, and they were all male without exception!

This physical quality made them the perfect Reproduction tools.

Gu Han quickly activated the skill [Forced Breeding], arranging an uninterrupted Reproduction package for them with the Queen Ants.

In this situation where he was unsure if the opponent had disconnected from the Divine Kingdom, it was best to squeeze them dry to death to prevent them from exposing the secrets of the Divine Kingdom after being recalled.