Chapter 610: Scarlet Hunt
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
Countless insects crawled out from beneath the black-robed man.
Not only that, but the robe itself was also covered in all kinds of bugs.
These bugs were about the size of rice grains.
They swarmed densely over the black robe.
Just one look at them was enough to make anyone's skin crawl.
Accompanied by a "hehehe" cackle, the bugs formed patches of insect clouds around the black-robed man.
If any director saw this guy's current appearance, they would definitely think he was the perfect villain archetype.
Put him in a TV show or movie, and he wouldn't even need BGM to set the mood.
This was the Insect Breeder, a man covered in bugs.
Using his own body as a nest to raise these little darlings.
Maybe only they themselves found these little darlings cute.
And on the other side...
A hundred meters away from Little Bug, Lin Qingge wore an expression of utter revulsion, as did the rebellious teenager beside her.
Even though they were teammates, and even related by blood.
Lin Qingge and Crow still couldn't stand it.
Even if this wasn't the first time they'd seen such a sight.
"You two..."
The Insect Breeder cackled, trying to speak to them.
"Don't come near us!"
Lin Qingge and Crow shouted in unison.
Little Bug had a look of utter despair on his face.
He had just wanted to say, "Don't worry, you two, my little darlings won't hurt you."
But he never expected them to react so strongly.
Kind of heartbreaking!
Really!
"Um, Second Brother, just... just say what you want to say!"
"You know, I'm a girl, so I get scared too!"
"Just try to understand!"
Even though she was one of the few Sequence 4s in the entire base, the fear of bugs was still hardwired into Lin Qingge's DNA.
Little Bug's words caught in his throat, but he still said, "Big Sister, Third Brother..."
According to Little Bug, these bugs had an extraordinary intuition for Anomaly Energy.
Whether buried underground or hidden in the shadows, nothing could escape their detection.
With these bugs around, there was no need to worry about being ambushed by anomalies.
Even the best-hidden anomalies would be sniffed out by these bugs.
Because these bugs fed on Anomaly Energy.
Usually, the Insect Breeder would use secret techniques to generate Anomaly Energy to feed them.
Before arriving at Xi City, Little Bug hadn't fed these bugs for three days.
They were already starving mad.
Now, the moment these bugs detected an anomaly, they would swarm and devour it without hesitation.
Of course, raising these bugs had cost the Insect Breeder no small effort.
Moreover, the Insect Breeder carried far more than just these few types of bugs.
At the same time.
A strange sight appeared on the forehead hidden beneath the black robe.
Several small bumps, like little buns, suddenly bulged out.
The entire forehead was covered in these bumps.
Tiny, packed tightly together.
Soon, another skin-crawling scene unfolded.
From those bumps emerged white, fat little worms.
These worms looked like silkworms raised in snow-cream containers as a child.
These fat little silkworms crawled out from the forehead, half of their bodies still buried in the Insect Breeder's flesh, while the other half raised their upper bodies like cobras.
From the outside, it looked as if the Insect Breeder had grown "horns" on his forehead.
But these "horns" were actually made up of those white, fat worms.
These worms raised their heads, sniffing around, as if sensing something or issuing a warning.
Some of them even let out a "hiss~" sound.
As for the Insect Breeder himself, he acted as if nothing was wrong, a smug expression on his face.
He turned around...
And found that Big Sister and Third Brother had retreated to over two hundred meters away.
Earlier, they had only been a hundred meters away.
Seriously, was he really that repulsive to them?
They were still family, weren't they?
Is this how you treat family?
"You guys..."
"Um, Second Brother, Third Brother and I have things to do, you go on ahead, you go on ahead!"
Lin Qingge couldn't even bring herself to look at the Insect Breeder.
Even the rebellious teen, Crow, wore an expression of "You're the big brother, you go first."
At that moment, the rebellious teen had completely forgotten what the word "rebellious" even meant.
...
A few teenagers were panting heavily, surrounding a bizarre-looking figure in a bloodstained nightgown.
Clearly, the person in front of them, wearing a nightgown covered in blood, with fresh blood still dripping from inside the nightgown, and a three-meter-long neck twisting like a snake topped with a creepy head...
This was obviously an anomaly!
These teens sported lip rings and nose rings, their hair dyed in a rainbow of colors, with one being bald.
All of them looked battered.
This team was the Skeleton Convoy.
The Skeleton Convoy consisted of many Sequence 1 Superhumans, all of whom were quite young.
To have lasted this long in battle was already commendable.
Even though the anomaly before them was only a low-level one, perhaps slightly stronger than the average low-level anomaly.
On the outer edge of the combat circle, a short-haired girl with black lipstick stood.
She raised her hands as if drawing a bow.
At that moment, something emerged from her wrist—fresh flesh and blood.
This flesh and blood rapidly formed a massive bow in her hands.
It was somewhat similar to the Titan Sequence's Flesh and Blood Armament.
But this wasn't an ability; it was clearly a Wonder.
The surface of the great bow was covered in red scales.
The blood-and-flesh bow quickly took shape, the bowstring forming as well.
An arrow made of flesh and blood was also taking shape, seemingly alive, the entire shaft pulsing slightly as if breathing.
"Three!"
"Two!"
The anomaly glanced toward the girl, then let out a terrified shriek.
It sensed a fatal danger and wanted to flee.
Flee like mad.
Its three-meter-long neck and head flailed like a child's kite.
The anomaly dropped to all fours, charging desperately, trying to escape this place.
"One!"
The arrow was loosed!
The next second, the arrow made of flesh and blood pierced straight through the anomaly's head.
The arrow was like a greedy mosquito, madly absorbing some substance from the anomaly.
Bow name: Scarlet Hunt.
Sequence name: Hunter!
...
"Yezi, you're the captain now. What do we do?"
Dantai Bie pointed at the words on the banner: "There Are Living People Here!"