177: You guys are really nice people.

While the Huanglong Sect continued to plot for the City Guardian Monument, Qin Shilei and Zhang Xiaoli were surrounded by a multitude of Scythe Beetles.

"Qin Ge, could that silver Scythe Beetle be a more powerful insect?" Zhang Xiaoli asked, while casting an Oak Shield over both of them.

At this moment, a thousand to two thousand Scythe Beetles were slowly encircling them, among which were more than ten silver Scythe Beetles.

"I'll go try it, be careful," Qin Shilei said, rushing towards one of the silver Scythe Beetles with his Blood Soul.

Afterimages flashed, and the ordinary green beetles along the way were all cut down by a single sword.

"Hiss!"

When the silver beetle saw Qin Shilei move, it also transformed into a flash of lightning and charged over.

Sparks flew.

The blood-red Blood Soul and the opponent's silver forelimbs clashed dozens of times in an instant, erupting countless sparks.

"It's actually an Other World beast of the Silver Realm," Qin Shilei thought in surprise.

Moreover, its entire carapace defense was astonishing, and its speed and reaction ability were only slightly weaker than his.

With more than ten silver beetles of such strength appearing here, how could he not be surprised?

Currently, there are only five experts in the Silver Realm on the leaderboard.

Qin Shilei is Silver Three-star, An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli are both Silver One-star, and Caesar the Great and Steve also successfully advanced to the Silver Realm yesterday.

The silver beetle's two sharp forelimbs suddenly flashed with silver light, emitting two scythe-like energy waves that rapidly struck Qin Shilei.

The Blood Soul in Qin Shilei's hand also shimmered with silver light, and a sword qi followed, striking the energy waves.

After shattering the two energy waves with one strike, there was still enough power to strike the beetle's forelimb, leaving a one-inch deep sword mark on it.

Instant Step!

Qin Shilei's speed increased by three points, and he swiftly struck dozens of times around the beetle, each strike landing on the beetle's joints.

In less than ten seconds, he dismembered all six of the beetle's limbs.

Then, with another fierce strike, he brought his sword down on the beetle's neck.

The silver beetle could only watch helplessly as Qin Shilei struck its head off with three consecutive sword strikes.

At this time, seven or eight of the silver beetles were already moving their four limbs quickly to surround him.

The remaining beetles surrounded Zhang Xiaoli.

Countless vibrant flowers and emerald green leaves continuously floated around Zhang Xiaoli, slicing one beetle after another into pieces.

Teleport!

Qin Shilei flashed to Zhang Xiaoli's side, put his arm around her, and then teleported away from the original spot.

Before leaving, he threw more than ten high-energy bombs around him.

Although those bombs failed to kill the beetles, they caused dirt to fly everywhere.

The dust caused by the explosion obscured the sky and sun, completely concealing Qin Shilei's departing figure.

By the time the dust dispersed, Qin Shilei and Xiaoli had already appeared hundreds of meters away, far from the beetle's encirclement.

Qin Shilei released Zhang Xiaoli and reminded her, "Those silver beetles possess the strength of the Silver Realm, and their attack power is astonishing. Be careful not to let them get close if you encounter them alone."

Zhang Xiaoli frowned, "These Other World creatures are so powerful. If they appear in our human settlements, how can we resist them?"

Qin Shilei's brows furrowed slightly, "The only good news right now is that no flying beetles have been discovered yet."

He paused, then continued, "This Hou Chengzhu definitely has ill intentions. If I didn't have the Instant Step technique, I might have been completely surrounded by those beetles if I wasn't careful. Once more beetles are attracted during a fight, even the strongest person would only end up exhausted and dead."

Zhang Xiaoli said worriedly, "How about we go back? Maybe there aren't any mutated corn here."

Rumble!

Suddenly, the roar of a helicopter came from the distant sky.

Just as Qin Shilei and Xiaoli thought these two helicopters were just flying by, they discovered that the two helicopters were circling back and forth over the cornfield.

Zhang Xiaoli guessed, "Qin Ge, do you think they're also looking for mutated corn?"

Qin Shilei nodded, "Very likely, let's catch up to them."

The two helicopters seemed to have confirmed their direction and flew straight towards the northeast corner of the cornfield.

Qin Shilei and Xiaoli also quickly rushed towards that direction from the ground.

As for the beetles they encountered on the way, they avoided them if possible, and if not, Qin Shilei quickly dealt with them.

"Qin Ge, they're about to land."

The helicopter lowered a rope ladder, and more than ten people quickly slid down the rope ladder to the ground.

By the time Qin Shilei and Xiaoli arrived nearby, everyone had already landed, and the helicopters flew away in two different directions.

As Qin Shilei got closer to where those people landed, he felt the surrounding spiritual energy become increasingly dense.

He immediately had a hunch that the mutated corn they had been looking for was probably not far ahead.

He pushed aside the corn stalks, which were taller than a human head, and emerged.

What appeared before Qin Shilei was a cornfield ravaged by beetles.

This cornfield was seven or eight acres in size, but not a single corn stalk was still standing.

At this moment, the more than ten men and women who had just landed were surrounded by dozens of beetles, struggling to resist them.

"Boss, these bugs are incredibly strong, I'm afraid we can't hold them off," Zeng Deyuan said worriedly.

"The helicopters have already lured away most of the bugs, let's finish this quickly," Han Hongyu said, turning to someone beside him, "Xiao Liu, quickly find out if there's any ripe mutated corn."

"Okay, Boss," the one called Xiao Liu immediately bent down and began searching among the surrounding corn stalks.

The rest of the group drew their weapons and met the approaching Scythe Beetles.

Zhang Xiaoli, who had just stepped into this cornfield, stopped and asked, "Qin Ge, should we help?"

Qin Shilei shook his head, "Those people are all experts of the Bronze Realm, let's observe first."

"Okay," Zhang Xiaoli replied, then also bent down to examine the fallen corn seedlings on the ground.

A moment later, she said excitedly, "These corn seedlings are rich in wood elements; they must be mutated corn."

After speaking, she quickly searched for mature corn seeds in the surroundings.

The arrival of Qin Shilei and Zhang Xiaoli also attracted the attention of Han Hongyu's group.

"Boss, are those two also here to find mutated corn?" Zeng Deyuan asked, splitting a beetle in half with his axe.

"They might be from the Huanglong Sect. Everyone, pay attention. Once they find ripe mutated corn, snatch it."

Han Hongyu speared a beetle and sent it flying.

"Damn guys, taking advantage of us attracting the beetles here to pick up a bargain."

Zeng Deyuan blocked the beetle's scythe-like forelimb with his blade again and said fiercely.

"Let's move towards them and let the beetles wipe them out."

Han Hongyu's eyes darted around, and he commanded, "Liu Dong, you also search for ripe mutated corn with Xiao Liu."

After speaking, they resisted the beetles' attacks while moving closer to Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei watched Han Hongyu and his group slowly approaching, and suddenly smiled, "Hello, are you here to help us deal with these beetles behind us?"

"You're really good people, so I'll leave it to you."

After speaking, he pulled Zhang Xiaoli and circled to the other side of the cornfield.

Just then, forty or fifty Scythe Beetles suddenly emerged from the spot where Qin Shilei had just been standing.

These beetles were clearly attracted by the sound Qin Shilei and Xiaoli had made when they ran over earlier.

Han Hongyu and his group's expressions immediately changed drastically.

They were already struggling to cope with the dozens of beetles they had. Now, with these additional forty or fifty Scythe Beetles, casualties would likely occur very soon.