Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands

Chapter 203: Chapter 203: The Prophecy Witnessed

Seeing that Qing Zelin had indeed recovered.

Bai Yan even sensed the surrounding Star Stone energy continuously converging onto Qing Zelin.

Qing Zelin’s strength was skyrocketing at an alarming pace.

Only then did Bai Yan feel assured enough to administer the remaining potions to the others.

The Insect Brain’s attention remained fixed on Qing Zelin, who was still advancing his Superpower Level.

Sure enough, when Qing Zelin’s superpower reached the 12 Stars level, a black mist rose from underground, sweeping him up as it prepared to leave.

The Insect Brain shouted loudly, [Stop it now!]

Bai Yan turned her head upon hearing the shout, only to see the black mist carrying Qing Zelin already ascending into midair.

At that moment, a crimson-eyed Intelligent Worm in the sky turned its gaze, and several beams of laser pierced through the black mist, instantly scattering it into smoke and dust.

Qing Zelin plummeted from high altitude, caught mid-fall by the four-meter-tall cockroach’s antennae, which cradled him gently to the ground.

Seeing the black mist retreat, the Insect Brain hissed and laughed gleefully.

The lingering discomfort brought on by repeated phantom sensations.

Had kept it vigilant and suspicious.

This time, with the Intelligent Worm monitoring the entire Mist Continent,

it naturally caught sight of the Terminal’s location. noveldrama

Prior monitoring had only observed the Terminal consuming Beastman Star Stones.

Who would have thought that through the Intelligent Worm’s surveillance, the Insect Brain would discover that the hateful Terminal was actually licking and savoring its phantom projections?

Upon learning this, the nauseated Insect Brain wished to lead the Insect Clan’s army directly to the Terminal’s base on Cloud Island.

However, the Terminal withdrew the defenses of the Mist Continent and concentrated all of them on Cloud Island.

Given the Insect Clan’s current level of control over the Mist Continent, it couldn’t yet contend with the Terminal in such a short time.

But knowing now that the Terminal feeds on Beastman Star Stones, the Insect Clan had found a clear target.

Since the Terminal eats Beastman Star Stones,

then they would first devour all Beastmen.

The Insect Clan—an all-out assault begins!

Xiao Jinsheng had just incinerated another patch of cockroaches when an explosion suddenly erupted from the neighboring area.

Peng Qin, armed with a rocket launcher, was bombarding a Human-shaped Spider.

Its lower half consisted of eight spider legs,

each leg bristling with spines, with joints as sharp as blades.

Its upper half was a humanlike form encased in chitin.

A four-sectioned mouthpiece opened wide, spitting out sticky webs that clung to the ground, corroding everything they touched.

Peng Qin had blasted it three times, but had only managed to slow its approach.

"What the hell is this creature?" Xiong Yan Yu gritted his teeth, wielding a massive axe as he charged, "Five-Star Superpower, yet harder to kill than Seven-Star Mutant Beasts."

"It’s a Human-shaped Spider; its weakness is in its abdomen." A piece of kelp suddenly floated by Xiong Yan Yu, offering this reminder.

Nearly startled into swinging his axe at the kelp, Xiong Yan Yu managed to hold back just in time. When the Human-shaped Spider was overturned by a powerful gust of wind, he raised his axe high and charged, splitting open its lower abdomen.

The abdomen burst, spilling a flood of green mucus. The Human-faced Spider spewed one final thread of web before falling silent.

"Kelp!" After finishing off the spider, Xiong Yan Yu stormed toward Caicai with his axe in hand.

"You ungrateful bear!" Caicai shouted in outrage. "I just saved your life!"

"Who knows if you’re part of the Insect Clan!" Xiong Yan Yu chased relentlessly behind him.

"Alright, that kelp belongs to Xiao Jinsheng’s group." Peng Qin, noticing Xiao Jinsheng and her party approaching from next door, kicked Xiong Yan Yu aside.

Though she, too, was curious as to how a piece of kelp could speak,

the arrival of the Insect Clan had stretched her capacity for disbelief.

At the very least, the kelp hadn’t been wrong.

If it hadn’t pointed out the Human-shaped Spider’s weakness, she might have run out of ammunition without being able to deal with it.

"These Insect Clan monsters are even more disgusting and troublesome than Fog Corpses." Peng Qin remarked with worry, "If this is an invasion, there must be far more than the ones we’ve seen so far."

"There are only two families here, and the previous insect eggs have already been cleaned up, so fewer enemies appeared." Xiao Jinsheng reminded her, "But in densely populated towns, it will be a true catastrophe."

"The absence of poisonous fog in Mist East gave us a brief chance to breathe in this Apocalypse World." Peng Qin said, heavy with sorrow. "But now that the Insect Clan has arrived, it seems the world truly offers no path for survival."

"Looks like we’ll have to retreat into the Space." Peng Qin recalled the Terminal Space lottery she’d once drawn. She could take her Beast Husbands inside.

Small as it was, it allowed for evasion.

The Insect Clan invading the Mist Continent—it’s unlikely they could invade the Terminal Space as well.

"Terminal Space isn’t necessarily safe," Xiao Jinsheng subtly reminded her.

If the Realm weren’t so small, she would have stayed within it indefinitely.

For the past three days, she’d been solely focused on upgrading her superpower and Spiritual Power.

Now that she was strong enough, her next step was to gather more materials to expand the Realm’s boundaries.

At least having the Realm provided her one last place of refuge in this world.

"Mist East was once safe, but now the entire Mist Continent is a danger zone." Xiao Jinsheng sighed.

"Actually... there’s one potential safe location." Huaiqing suddenly spoke.

All eyes turned toward him simultaneously.

Xiao Jinsheng’s group knew Huaiqing possessed a Prophecy Superpower.

Peng Qin, too, learned of it through their previous encounter when Xiao Jinsheng spoke of the Insect Clan, which prompted Huaiqing to confirm it.

"What did you see?" Xiao Jinsheng asked curiously.

"In my prophecy, I saw that the Insect Clan fears the poisonous fog in Mist West." Huaiqing answered.

"So retreating to Mist West might temporarily help us evade the Insect Clan."

"But we fear the poisonous fog in Mist West too," Peng Qin’s Beast Husband, Shi Hetuo, interjected.

"Unless we obtain Resistance Bracelets from the Terminal Missions." Xiong Yan Yu stated seriously. "But ever since the Terminal changed its rules, the tasks have shifted to digging out insect eggs and planting trees. These tasks don’t require Resistance Bracelets."

In other words, the rule changes meant they had no way of acquiring Resistance Bracelets now.

"The trees the Terminal wants us to plant are Purification Trees that can clear the poisonous fog." Xiao Jinsheng reminded them.

Then she glanced at Huaiqing, uncertain, "Should we retreat to Mist West first?"

Hearing this, Huaiqing’s darkened gaze pondered.

The dreary skies blurred the distinction between day and night.

Above the Mist Continent, the Intelligent Worms of the Insect Clan ruled supreme.

They blocked sunlight, cutting off all light that could have reached the Mist Continent.

Because of this, no one could discern Huaiqing’s expression clearly.

But his relaxed tone carried through as he explained, "If the prophecy holds true, Mist West should be a safe haven for us."

Saying this, he lifted his head and gazed at the dim red sky.

The fingers of his hand at his side rubbed lightly together.

If the prophecy holds true...

Then the outcome should stay consistent, just like his earlier visions of Chen Yunji and Xuan Jiu.

Perhaps... the final result can still be altered.

Or perhaps, the prophecy will remain unchanged.

"I can still claim a Star Map tree-planting mission!" Peng Qin’s voice rang out in excitement, breaking the silence. She said, "Should I claim it now and take the Terminal’s Purification Trees to Mist West?"

As for the Terminal’s tree-planting tasks,

what difference did it make where they planted the trees?

Planting them in the West or the East—it was the same.

The only downside was that tasks planted outside the designated area wouldn’t count toward completing the mission, nor yield any rewards.

"I plan to head into Mist West." Xiao Jinsheng nodded, glancing at the trees growing on the four mountains in the Terminal Space. "I accepted a large-scale Star Map planting mission before and still have many unplanted Purification Trees."

"Didn’t we plant several acres before? Those are Purification Trees, right? Should we dig them out and take them?" Xiong Yan Yu suggested.

Silence hung in the air as everyone’s gaze fell on his simple and honest face.