178: cooperate

Han Hongyu shouted loudly, "Quickly send the signal! We're retreating."

Hearing this, Zeng Deyuan immediately took out a flare from his ring and fired it into the sky.

Whoosh! Bang!

The flare shot out a flame, rapidly ascended, then exploded, emitting colorful light.

Upon seeing the flare, the two helicopters in the distance immediately flew towards them.

"Deyuan, Liu Min, and Pengxi, the four of us will cover the rear; everyone else, climb up quickly!"

When the helicopter arrived above them, Han Hongyu immediately gave a decisive order.

Hearing this, those people immediately climbed up the hanging rope ladder.

As their teammates continuously climbed onto the helicopter, the pressure on Han Hongyu and his group instantly increased exponentially.

They had just forced one Scythe Beetle back when more Scythe Beetles, wielding their sharp forelimbs, slashed down through the gaps.

"Ah!" The young man named Pengxi was careless and had his left arm severed by a Scythe Beetle.

"You all go quickly too!"

Han Hongyu, with a pained expression, pulled out a scroll and quickly tore it open.

Immediately, an extremely cold aura emanated from the torn scroll, rapidly spreading outwards.

Wherever the cold air passed, a layer of ice appeared on the bodies of the Scythe Beetles, freezing them all instantly.

Ice Seal (Red): A powerful offensive scroll that can freeze all living creatures within a thirty-meter radius.

"Go to hell!"

Zeng Deyuan, who had been suppressed, felt greatly relieved seeing most of the Scythe Beetles frozen, and he immediately unleashed several slashes, cutting a few of the frozen Scythe Beetles into shattered pieces.

"Hurry!"

Han Hongyu urged loudly and anxiously.

Because a silver Scythe Beetle appeared in his line of sight, rushing towards them at high speed.

Its astonishing speed made him feel a shiver of fear.

Hearing his boss's anxious voice, Zeng Deyuan was startled, turned, and leaped to grab the rope ladder.

Han Hongyu had also climbed four or five meters up another rope ladder, with Liu Min below him.

"Ah!"

With Liu Min's tragic cry, the rope ladder suddenly swung high to one side.

Han Hongyu looked down, only to find that his subordinate had been knocked to the ground by the silver Scythe Beetle.

The Scythe Beetle was currently pulling its pair of gleaming forelimbs out of Liu Min's chest and abdomen, then turned and pounced on Pengxi, who was on another rope ladder.

Pengxi, with only one hand remaining, had no time to react and followed in Liu Min's footsteps.

"Quick, ascend quickly!"

Han Hongyu shouted hoarsely, while trying to balance his body and quickly climb upwards.

The silver Scythe Beetle leaped for the third time, but returned in vain as the helicopter had already risen high.

"Boss, this silver Scythe Beetle is too strong. Could it be a Silver Realm mutated beast?" Someone asked.

"From its speed, it's very likely a Silver Realm mutated beast," Han Hongyu said with lingering fear.

"Boss, those man and woman weren't dead after all, and they even killed a few Scythe Beetles," someone suddenly said in surprise.

Han Hongyu leaned his head out to look down, only to find thirty to forty Scythe Beetles attacking the two people on the ground.

"They're dead for sure. We can leave by helicopter, but they have no other way than to be eaten by the Scythe Beetles."

Someone next to him suddenly said in disbelief, "Too strong! One sword, one kill! They killed over ten Scythe Beetles in less than ten seconds."

Han Hongyu also showed a look of surprise.

He hadn't expected the two people below to be so incredibly strong.

Although he could also kill those ordinary Scythe Beetles, he couldn't do it so effortlessly.

Once the number of Scythe Beetles increased, he would also have no choice but to retreat.

"No wonder a mere two people dared to come to this cornfield; they indeed have some strength."

Han Hongyu shook his head, "What a pity, no matter how strong they are, they'll die down there."

Because when they flew over earlier, they had already discovered an extremely large number of Scythe Beetles hidden in the cornfield below.

Han Hongyu's subordinates echoed him:

"Boss is right. Can they kill a few Scythe Beetles, but also a few hundred?"

"Besides, there's also the stronger silver Scythe Beetle nearby."

"No matter how strong they are, they will be overwhelmed by countless Scythe Beetles."

As they spoke, Qin Shi Lei below had already killed more than twenty Scythe Beetles.

At this moment, the silver Scythe Beetle, which had been waiting for an opportunity, suddenly launched a fierce attack.

It quietly approached within five meters of Qin Shi Lei, then leaped, pouncing from Qin Shi Lei's back towards Zhang Xiaoli.

Thousand Vine Technique!

Zhang Xiaoli suddenly turned, and tough vines instantly wrapped around the silver Scythe Beetle.

The Scythe Beetle's sharp forelimbs quickly slashed several times, cutting the vines into several pieces that fell to the ground.

Giant Wood Crash!

A half-meter thick energy wood crashed into the Scythe Beetle.

The Scythe Beetle, unsupported in the air, was instantly knocked flying backward.

Zhang Xiaoli used another Thousand Vine Technique to entangle the Scythe Beetle that had been knocked to the ground, and while it couldn't adjust its posture, she instantly bound it like a zongzi.

Flying Flower Picking Leaves!

Sharp flower petals and leaves continuously cut the silver Scythe Beetle, leaving it covered in wounds.

Hiss!

The enraged silver Scythe Beetle instantly unleashed two energy waves, cutting open the vines wrapped around its body.

However, before it could launch another attack, a giant wood had already slammed heavily into its head.

Bang, bang, bang!

Then came three powerful impacts, directly smashing the silver Scythe Beetle into a pulp.

Those three impacts deeply shocked everyone on the helicopter.

"Strong, so strong!"

"I thought she was just a pretty face, but I didn't expect her to decisively kill a silver Scythe Beetle with one move."

"The silver Scythe Beetle's speed was astonishing, yet it couldn't even touch that woman's clothes before being blasted to death on the ground."

"Young Master, facing this series of attacks, could you have escaped unscathed?"

Facing his subordinate's question, Han Hongyu could only shake his head bitterly, "It's very likely I would have ended up like that silver Scythe Beetle."

A subordinate asked, "Young Master, they've killed all the attacking Scythe Beetles. Should we go down and search again?"

Han Hongyu's eyes darted around, then he looked down and shouted loudly, "Friends below, how about we cooperate?"

Qin Shi Lei looked up and asked, "How do you want to cooperate?"

Han Hongyu said, "We will jointly search for mutated corn. Once Scythe Beetles appear, you will be primarily responsible for eliminating them. Once mutated corn is found, you can take my helicopter to leave."

Qin Shi Lei replied readily, "Alright, come down quickly, and immediately have your helicopter leave first, lest it attract a large number of Scythe Beetles again."

Han Hongyu immediately turned and instructed his subordinates, "Deyuan, take a few people to guard the helicopter and hide it nearby. The rest of you, follow me down."

After speaking, he climbed down the rope ladder back to the ground. The helicopter then flew towards a distant village, preparing to land on the rooftops of the houses.

Many hands make light work, and everyone quickly found a complete corn cob on a fallen corn stalk.