bloodnovel Chapter 189 - 128: Lightspeed Leveling, Like a War God
Chapter 189 - 128: Lightspeed Leveling, Like a War God
A one-hit kill!
After that, Lin Ye’s figure flashed once more, and he reappeared beside an abandoned subway car nearby.
"Get out of the way!"
Lin Ye roared.
The few people nearest the subway entrance instinctively dodged aside, clearing a path.
Lin Ye’s eyes focused, and the Qi and Blood boiling like molten lava in his body surged into his right leg!
He launched a flying kick, slamming it into the end of the car!
BANG—!
A deafening bang erupted!
The entire steel car, weighing tens of tons, was sent nearly airborne by Lin Ye’s kick. It landed with a piercing screech of scraping metal, perfectly sealing the subway tunnel entrance!
BOOM!
The car collided with the wall, sending rubble flying and dust billowing.
The few Martial Artists who had been struggling to fight back watched this scene, dumbfounded, their movements freezing.
Their eyes were filled with indescribable shock and horror.
’He kicked a subway car airborne?’
’What terrifying power!’
But they quickly snapped out of it and rushed forward, scrambling to move surrounding rubble and metal frames to completely seal the gaps between the car and the wall.
They were temporarily safe.
The group collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, as if they had just survived a disaster.
"Th-Thank you for saving us!" The middle-aged man in the lead was the first to stand, cupping his fists toward Lin Ye in thanks, his voice filled with awe.
"We are from the Cyan Blade Association. My name is Zhou Tong. We were under the guild master’s orders to enter the city and notify other Hunters of the coming insect swarm. I didn’t expect... that this swarm would come so quickly, and be able to fly long distances..."
He pointed to the rescued youth and said with lingering fear, "His name is Chan Jiale, the youngest member of our team. If it weren’t for you, he..."
The young man named Chan Jiale had already treated his own wounds. His face was youthful, and he looked to be about the same age as Lin Ye. He was now staring at Lin Ye with immense gratitude.
"Thank you! Really, thank you! Once we get out of here alive, I’ll definitely have my older brother repay you properly!"
Lin Ye just nodded faintly and didn’t speak.
His attention wasn’t on their gratitude.
SCRITCH SCRITCH SCRITCH...
A dense, skin-crawling scratching sound gradually came from all directions.
The relief they felt a moment ago vanished, and their hearts leaped back into their throats!
They were on a subway platform.
And there was never just one entrance!
From the depths of the bottomless railway tunnels and the transfer areas, countless black beetles came crawling like a tide from all directions!
On the walls, the ceiling, the tracks... as far as the eye could see, there was only a surging mass of black!
HISS HISS HISS!
Sensing the aura of living creatures, they let out excited hisses and their speed suddenly increased!
At the same time, the group discovered in horror that the subway car they had just used to block the entrance was being devoured at a visible rate!
A grating sound that set their teeth on edge came from the car’s surface. Holes appeared on the hard alloy shell and were rapidly expanding!
These beetles were monsters that lived by devouring metal!
Using steel to block them was no different from serving them an appetizer!
That car could hold out for half a minute at most!
The path ahead was blocked, the escape route was cut off, and enemies were on all sides!
They were completely surrounded!
Looking around, the number of Iron-Eating Beetles gathered in this underground space was well over ten thousand!
"It’s over..."
The color drained from Zhou Tong’s face, leaving only ashen despair.
"We’re... going to die here..."
Another female Martial Artist collapsed to the ground, letting out a choked sob of despair.
Chan Jiale also tightened his grip on the short blade in his hand, his face filled with bitter resentment.
Despair spread through their hearts like a plague.
In the midst of this dead, silent despair, a figure stepped forward.
With his spear in hand, he slowly walked in front of the group, standing alone to face the endless insect tide surging from all directions!
Seeing Lin Ye’s actions, Zhou Tong and the others were stunned.
’What is he trying to do?’
’Does he really think he can fight tens of thousands of Iron-Eating Beetles by himself?’
’That’s impossible!’
However, in the next second, a scene that would be seared into their minds for the rest of their lives—one that would shatter their entire worldview—unfolded.
Those originally ferocious, violent, and fearless Iron-Eating Beetles, the moment they came within ten meters of Lin Ye, seemed to hit an invisible wall!
The bloodthirsty, ferocious light in their eyes instantly vanished!
In its place was a fear and trembling that stemmed from their primal instincts!
It was as if they weren’t facing a human, but some kind of terrifying natural predator!
The difference in numbers became meaningless at this moment.
Just by standing there, the invisible aura emanating from Lin Ye carved out an absolutely safe domain with a twenty-meter diameter in the midst of this terrifying black tide of insects!
The beetles in the front were shoved toward Lin Ye by their own kind from behind, who didn’t understand what was happening.
They let out terrified hisses, desperately trying to retreat, but were pushed forward against their will.
This bizarre scene left Zhou Tong and the others completely stupefied.
Their minds went blank.
Lin Ye, however, had expected this all along.
’These Iron-Eating Beetles, while their numbers are despairingly vast, their individual levels aren’t actually that high.’
’The vast majority are between Level 16 and Level 18, and the strongest elite individuals are no more than Level 19.’
’And I’m Level 24.’
’Under the effect of the [Suppression] mechanic, the pressure from a level difference of more than five is absolute!’
’These bugs don’t have even a sliver of courage to attack me!’
’To me, this overwhelming tide of insects is no dead end!’
’On top of that, this environment limits the number of beetles that can attack us at any one time.’
’In a short period, a few hundred beetles at most could get close.’
’This means I won’t get buried alive by a huge mass of beetles that has no will to fight.’
The Star-Piercing Spear in Lin Ye’s hand blurred into a series of indistinct black afterimages.
With one thrust of the spear, several beetles at the very front were skewered like shish kebabs.
With a flick of his wrist, Lin Ye swept the spear’s shaft horizontally.
Five or six beetles were sliced in half by the sharp Gun Blade, their dark green bodily fluids splattering everywhere.
System notifications for gaining large amounts of EXP constantly rang out.
A thrill of delight went through Lin Ye.
’This place looks terrifying, but it’s actually an incredibly efficient paradise for grinding levels!’
...
A scene that could only be described as a miracle unfolded.
One man, one spear, weaving and dodging through the endless tide of insects.
The ten meters around him was an absolute vacuum.
Any beetle that stepped into this domain would instantly lose all ability to resist. Like lambs to the slaughter, they were effortlessly reaped by that elusive spear with an efficiency that was almost artistic.
Several with a single thrust.
A huge swathe with a single sweep.
Lin Ye’s figure left afterimages in his wake as he moved through the swarm. Wherever he passed, the corpses of insects piled up like mountains.
He wasn’t making a desperate last stand; he was committing a slaughter!
Huddled in the rear, Chan Jiale and the others’ minds had completely shut down.
Their eyes held nothing but endless awe and worship. That spear-wielding figure was like a War God!