Chapter 713 - 342: The Mysterious Insect Imperial (Part 2)
As for Theo? It’s hard to say whether he’s lucky or unlucky. He’s been injured less often than Su Jiameng, but each time is very serious, the worst being a special Clay Ore infection carried by the Insect Race, leaving him hovering between life and death several times, even once stopping his heartbeat and breath completely! Fortunately, in the end, he pulled through, not only narrowly dodging death but also awakening telekinesis.
The Jialanluo Clan was originally a terrifying race with inherent advantages, evident from Theo’s fewer injuries compared to Su Jiameng. In terms of group battles, they are almost unrivaled. Now that Theo has awakened telekinesis, it’s like gaining another advantage, with his strength soaring rapidly, soon becoming the second strongest in the team, and a major force in battle output!
Over several years, they’ve almost scoured all possible locations of that elusive Insect Imperial, killing all Insect Races they have the ability to fight, hoping to lure out that elusive Insect Imperial.
However, unfortunately, their luck isn’t great, and they still haven’t completed the mission until now.
Time after time of exploration, and time after time of disappointment, Su Jiameng’s inner repressed negative emotions have accumulated to an extremely terrifying level. It’s like a long-repressed volcano that, once it erupts, will cause unimaginably terrible consequences!
Especially recently, no one in the team dared to say a word to her because an indescribable oppressive aura enveloped her, like a balloon stretched to its limits, their words like a tiny needle threatening to burst it.
"Next up is the last planet. Hopefully, we can truly harvest something." Liang Xiaonuo brushed her now ear-length short hair, with dangerous glints flashing in her eyes, "Otherwise... we’ll pay an extremely terrifying price!"
"According to Theo’s reaction, there’s a faintly active strong life force on that planet, which might be our target." Lu Anchen wore a simple attire, with an eyepatch covering his right eye, different in color from his other eye.
Unlike the slightly delicate features of years ago, his facial lines are now much more rugged and sharp, exuding a rough and dangerous appeal. If thrown into society, many people might not recognize him as that delicate, dashing young noble, appearing more like a carefree and bold forest ranger, even his voice has grown rougher.
"Let’s hope it is, and not leave disappointed again... dealing with those ugly creatures every day makes me doubt my aesthetic judgment." Liang Xiaonuo placed her hand on the Cross Saber at her waist, "Facing these things, even a sow seems more beautiful than Diao Chan."
The warship they are currently using is a second-hand purchase from the Plane Store, with almost no interior decoration, so plain that it’s unbearable to look at.
But there are only five of them in Su Jiameng’s team, with a small activity space, having endured even more basic environments, this seems a trivial matter. Moreover, such a warship is affordable; despite being worn, it’s still good for cosmic navigation.
Don’t think of this warship merely as a second-hand item, its functional operations are excellent, with tear-through-wormhole ability being extremely remarkable, the space jump technology is mature, coupled with Su Jiameng possessing a Nascent Stone of immense energy, the five of them rely on this warship to travel almost throughout the entire Dark West Corner Star Domain, leaving piles of Insect Race corpses in their wake, and amassing numerous Clay Ores.
However, these gains haven’t eased Su Jiameng’s increasingly anxious mood, she’d rather lose everything, just for a chance to go home!
But reality is brutally harsh, pressing her to the extent that she can hardly breathe. During space travel, there’s rarely a sense of time, and Su Jiameng’s AI keeps time according to the last plane’s cosmic time. So she knows how long she’s been away, currently...
Xiao Xi and Xiao Feng should be around eleven years old by now, right? Has Su Mo and Changxi been taking good care of them? Have their studies been interrupted by the Insect Race? If they’re still in school, they should have graduated from the Elementary Department and entered the Intermediate Department for more studies, right?
Su Jiameng is quite adept at controlling her emotions, yet no matter how skilled, there’s always a limit to endurance. Over five years without even encountering the first mission’s target, she alone knows how she’s feeling inside.
At this rate, does she have to wait another ten or twenty years before hoping to return to her children’s side?
By that time, they will have grown up, will they still remember her as their mother? Raising a hand to gently touch her face, the body belongs to this plane’s Su Jiameng, but the strong influence of the soul is gradually shaping her appearance to that of the former Major General Su, making her look significantly different from the real Su Jiameng. She fears her children won’t recognize her if she shows up with this face.
Time flows slowly, as the warship officially enters the atmosphere of the planet!
The Dark West Corner Star Domain was once the central star system of a prosperous star system in the Human Alliance. The Insect Race loves energy, so places densely populated by them were mostly prime planets suitable for human habitation. Not long after entering the atmosphere, the five of them will maneuver the mega-caliber energy cannon equipped on the warship to bombard the ground, clearing out a relatively safer area before letting the warship land safely.
"I have to say, the energy cannon is really useful, but not durable." The storm created by the cannon’s bombardment lingers, with the residual energy rambling through the air, the group wearing thick clothes, donning specially made sandstorm-proof capes, and wind goggles on their faces, "It consumes a lot of energy and isn’t effective against the more formidable Insect Races, only useful for sweeping away these small fry." (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)