283: The Insect King's Plot

Upon learning that the Worm King had appeared in the city, Qin Shilei rushed over immediately.

However, by the time he arrived, the Worm King had long since departed, leaving nothing but a ground full of corpses and a dark, gaping hole.

Soon after, he saw a message on the chat channel about the Worm King appearing in the west of the city.

Qin Shilei once again rushed over without stopping, but was ultimately a step too slow.

The Worm King had already finished killing and left.

An Qian said fiercely, "This Worm King is too cunning; it's clearly avoiding us."

Qin Shilei frowned and said, "This Worm King will probably create another tunnel next, allowing the worms outside to rush into the city."

He couldn't believe that the Worm King, which was almost dead, could appear in the city and kill people so quickly.

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhiyuan and the others who had just arrived immediately changed their expressions, and a bad feeling arose in their hearts.

Tan Anguo frowned, worried, "If this Worm King can really create tunnels freely beneath Beian City, I'm afraid our Beian City won't be far from falling."

"There's no need to be so pessimistic," Qin Shilei said. "That Worm King has already suffered severe injuries, so it probably can't create too many tunnels, and the tunnels won't be too far from the city wall.

As long as it dares to appear before me, I will surely make it headless."

Although Qin Shilei spoke with confidence, Wen Zhiyuan and the others were all heavy-hearted.

Tan Anguo even proactively requested, "Mr. Qin, could I trouble you to help keep an eye on the area near the city wall? Otherwise, if that Worm King appears, none of us are its match."

"Alright," Qin Shilei agreed readily, without taking the opportunity to make demands.

With a city wall stretching a hundred kilometers, Qin Shilei couldn't possibly cover every single spot. He simply chose a section of the city wall in the middle, resting and staying vigilant in a nearby tall building.

In the room opposite his, there were also several Evolutionaries arranged by Tan Anguo.

Those Evolutionaries were specifically monitoring the chat channel; once someone issued a warning there, they would immediately knock on Qin Shilei's door to inform him of the Worm King's location.

Indeed, it was just as Qin Shilei had guessed.

At midnight, hundreds of tunnel exits suddenly appeared dozens of meters from the city wall.

These exits were not far apart, but they were more than twenty kilometers from where Qin Shilei was temporarily staying.

Countless worms swarmed out; as soon as they emerged from the tunnels, they immediately scattered, frantically attacking all living beings within their sight.

By the time the people in the city discovered the worm invasion, forty to fifty thousand worms had already rushed into the city, and this number was still continuously increasing.

"Buzz!"

A huge warning sound continuously echoed throughout the city.

Countless Evolutionaries awoke from their sleep, put on their gear, and rushed towards the city wall.

Evolutionaries near the tunnel exits had already begun to engage in battle with the worms.

Fortunately, Qin Shilei had warned that the tunnel exits created by the Worm King should not be far from the city wall, so a large number of powerful Evolutionaries were already stationed nearby.

In the face of the worms' offensive, the Evolutionaries could temporarily resist.

Thump, thump, thump!

Rapid knocking sounds rang out.

As soon as Qin Shilei opened the door, he saw a person holding a map, pointing to a spot and saying,

"Mr. Qin, this is the area where the worms appeared."

Qin Shilei took the map, identified the direction, and, carrying An Qian, used Thunder Escape to rush towards that location.

In less than three minutes, the two arrived above the area where the worms had appeared.

Screams, hissing sounds, and the sounds of various abilities continuously came up from below.

By the bright moonlight, they saw a dense mass of worms on the ground, but no trace of the Worm King was found.

"Let's search separately. Once you find the Worm King, wait for me to arrive before doing anything."

After Qin Shilei finished speaking, he flew east along the city wall, observing the worm swarm below as he flew.

An Qian also unfurled her Phoenix Wings and flew west.

The two surveyed the entire area where the worms had appeared but found no trace of the Worm King.

The battle below was in a stalemate.

The worms could not break through the human defense line and advance further.

Nor could the humans completely annihilate the worms and thoroughly seal the tunnel exits.

Every second, countless worms and humans died.

Humans continuously arrived from afar, but worms also continuously entered the city through the tunnels.

The battle was exceptionally fierce, and the smell of blood was so strong it was almost suffocating.

"Let's help clear these worms first, then search for that Worm King."

Qin Shilei had An Qian go down first to help kill worms, while he flew out of the city.

Arriving outside the city, he summoned King Kong and Little Strong. "Little Strong, guide King Kong and destroy the tunnels created by the worms for me."

Then he instructed King Kong, "Don't go berserk, destroy the tunnels as quickly as possible, otherwise I won't let you out next time."

After Qin Shilei finished speaking, he returned to the city.

He didn't directly charge into the worm swarm to join the general melee; instead, he hovered above the worm swarm, looking down intently.

Suddenly, a Claw Beast appeared in his line of sight.

He saw that the Claw Beast was faster than the surrounding worms, and at that moment, it tore open the neck of a Silver Realm One-Star Evolutionary with one claw.

Qin Shilei's mind stirred, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards that Claw Beast.

A silver light flashed, and that Silver Realm Seven-Star Claw Beast had already been split in half by a sharp sword qi.

Qin Shilei flew back into the air, searching for and slaying Silver Realm worms among them.

At this time, the number of humans on the battlefield still had an advantage, but in terms of individual strength, the worms had the advantage.

The Silver Realm worms were not only numerous but also incredibly destructive; once they erupted among the crowd, they would cause enormous casualties.

Therefore, Qin Shilei chose to fly in mid-air, identifying and beheading the Silver Realm worms.

If he encountered a dense swarm of worms, he would also unleash Devouring Thunder, summoning thousands of heavenly lightning bolts to blast the worm swarm into ashes.

Outside the city, King Kong cut off the worms' entry points, while inside the city, Qin Shilei and An Qian led numerous Evolutionaries in a slaughter of the worms.

Half an hour later, all the worms that had entered the city were finally annihilated, and all the tunnels were also destroyed.

When Qin Shilei returned outside the city, he found several wounds on King Kong's body, with crimson blood continuously dripping onto the ground.

Fortunately, these wounds were not deep and would heal on their own after some rest.

"Damn worms! Watch me slaughter them and avenge you."

Qin Shilei had not paid attention to the situation outside the city and had not expected King Kong to be injured.

"Roar!"

King Kong, however, excitedly slapped his chest, indicating that he was perfectly fine and even very excited.

"You're truly a battle maniac. Go back to the pet space for now."

Qin Shilei waved his hand and recalled King Kong and Little Strong again.

Although the worms in the city had been cleared, a mournful atmosphere spread across the battlefield.

On the battlefield, besides the corpses of worms, there were also countless human corpses.

In this single battle, at least forty to fifty thousand Evolutionaries died.

"This is probably the Worm King's scheme."

An Qian said with a furrowed brow, "It only digs tunnels to let ordinary worms rush into the city, while it hides in the dark.

If this happens a few more times, the Evolutionaries in the city might not be killed off by the worms, but they'll be scared away."

Qin Shilei nodded in agreement, "Precisely. As long as this Worm King is not eliminated, Beian City will not have peace."

The leaders of Beian City's major powers had clearly thought of this problem. Not long after the battle ended, they hastily sent people to invite Qin Shilei and An Qian to discuss countermeasures.