It sounded like the heavy buzzing of a swarm of millions of bees. Strangely enough, it was the queen ant's voice. It was a distant voice that sounded like the friction between two foreign objects. It did not resonate with any known human emotion. "Do you know? You have already spent twelve minutes. You must have attracted a lot of attention along the way, right? "
Lin Sanjiu stared fixedly at the giant ant face in front of her. She was mesmerized by the insect's body, the buzzing that sounded like a swarm of bees, and the heavy earthy smell. Even though she knew that this was not the time for her to be in a daze, she could only stare blankly at the queen ant. Her hands and feet felt cold.
Bohemia was in the same situation. Her instinctive repulsion and disgust toward the giant insect clashed with her rationality, and she had to fight it. As a result, she was "paralyzed" along with the ant.
What finally triggered Lin Sanjiu's reaction was not the ant queen's "Give them to me".
From the corner of her eyes, she saw a black shadow swooping toward them like an eagle. Lin Sanjiu shuddered, and her body came to life again. She rammed her shoulder into Bohemia and pushed her out of the path of the black shadow's attack.
Then, with a series of clicking sounds, Lin Sanjiu's right hand was completely covered by the metal gauntlet. When the gauntlet fell from the air, it drew a dazzling line of light in the sunlight and sank into the face of the black shadow.
When Lin Sanjiu was serious, her speed was much faster than a normal posthuman's. The force she exerted was enough to shatter a person's facial bones. However, to her surprise, the gauntlet softened and sank into the face like a flatbread. The force of the gauntlet had dissipated by more than half.
"What, what's going on?" Bohemia gasped. "He —"
When the gauntlet left the face, the black shadow staggered two steps back. His nose, mouth, and forehead, which had softened, slowly popped out from the sunken point. He had regained the appearance of the man with the crooked mouth. After Lin Sanjiu's attack, he was not injured at all. However, his face was flushed red from the impact.
"You … how dare you?" He gritted his teeth and stared at the two of them. He slowly tilted his head, as if he wanted to lower his snake-like neck over his shoulders. "… How dare you?"
"Give them to me," the ant queen repeated without any change in expression.
Even without looking, just by listening, the two of them could hear the sound of footsteps coming from all over the forest. Just like what Puppeteer had said, when the "big" was around, the "small" would appear endlessly. As the leaves and branches swayed, countless shadows emerged from the shadows. There were humans of different heights and there were also ants with round bellies. It seemed like there were always more shadows joining the encirclement. The two of them had their backs pressed tightly against each other. They both knew that they were about to face a tough battle.
"Can you tell who is a posthuman?" Lin Sanjiu lowered her voice and asked from her shoulder.
"God knows," Bohemia's warm back was pressed against Lin Sanjiu's shoulder. Her voice was slightly trembling, "Didn't these people have brain surgery? Who knows what the consequences of those operations will be! "
"… Is she afraid?"
Just as this thought surfaced in Lin Sanjiu's mind, Bohemia's next words extinguished it. "Ever since my Potential Growth Value recovered, I feel really good. I just haven't had the chance to try it out!"
Her voice was still trembling, but this time, Lin Sanjiu could hear it clearly. It was the trembling of a person who was trying hard to suppress her excitement.
Lin Sanjiu had almost forgotten that when Bohemia was at her peak, she was very unscrupulous, willful, and domineering. Now that she saw a bunch of ants and a bunch of half-baked posthuman weaker than her, how could she hold back her excitement? It was rare that Bohemia could hold back her anger and be a small fry for so long.
"Mom …"
Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to warn her not to underestimate the enemy, a voice came from the forest, "Do you want them alive?"
"Of course," the queen seemed to be not used to human language. It sounded strangely awkward, "After the surgery, we need them to bring another man here."
"Isn't the surgery only for people infected by spores?"
At this moment, even if Lin Sanjiu wanted to ask, no one would answer her. The man behind her suddenly whistled, and almost all the people hiding in the forest moved.
"If you haven't taken a bath, get lost!"
Following Bohemia's shout, streaks of silver light emerged from the ground under their feet. They moved like snakes and lightning bolts, spreading out in all directions. Those who failed to dodge the silver light in time were struck by a series of electric sparks as soon as their feet touched the silver light. It was as if they were struck by a real lightning bolt.
However, these people were as agile as posthumans. Some of them were even more agile than a posthuman. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling apprehensive. Most of the people who managed to dodge the silver light rushed toward Lin Sanjiu and Lin Sanjiu. They swarmed toward Lin Sanjiu and Lin Sanjiu and surrounded them.
Strangely enough, Lin Sanjiu still couldn't tell whether they were posthuman or not. None of them used their abilities or Special Items on them. Every attack was a full-on melee. Even the boxing champion could not imagine how powerful the attacks were. They rained down on Lin Sanjiu and Lin Sanjiu like a mini rainstorm. Lin Sanjiu couldn't even hear what Bohemia was yelling, even though her back was against Lin Sanjiu's.
Since they didn't use their abilities or Special Items, it was like giving them a free advantage. When Lin Sanjiu's boots sank into a man's stomach, she quickly summoned her [Tornado Whip] before the people next to her could attack. However, before she could swing her wrist, Mrs. Manas suddenly shouted, "Don't!"
"Don't? Don't use the whip? " Surprised, she hurriedly stopped her movement. In that short moment of blankness, another young girl kicked her leg. The pain almost made her lose her balance. She asked angrily, "Why?"
"Listen to what Bohemia is yelling!"
Lin Sanjiu and Lin Sanjiu were pushed away by the crowd of people who pounced on them, leaving a few steps between them. Lin Sanjiu clenched her left hand into a claw and dug deep into the girl's calf. She pulled the girl to the ground and dragged her to her. Then, she ducked and dodged the girl's punch from the side. Lin Sanjiu then turned her head to look at Bohemia.
Just like Lin Sanjiu, Bohemia was caught in a tough battle of punches and kicks. This was definitely not Bohemia's style. She always liked to torture her enemies from a distance. In a one-versus-many fight, her body was full of weaknesses. Her sleeves were too big, her skirt was too cumbersome, her accessories were clanking, and her long hair was caught by her enemies a few times.
However, this was not the most difficult part. Both of them could easily absorb the attacks from their enemies' faces and shoulders. Their soft, pancake-like bodies were unscathed.
So, why didn't she use her abilities or Special Items?
When Lin Sanjiu pricked up her ears to listen to Bohemia, she soon found the answer to her question.
"Motherf * cker! Did you hear me?" While dodging the attacks, Bohemia yelled, "Are you blind? I told you not to use your abilities or Special Items. Can't you just say something?" Apparently, Bohemia was infuriated when she didn't get a response.
"What's wrong? Why?" Lin Sanjiu reached out and grabbed the girl. As the girl screamed, Lin Sanjiu threw the girl head-on at the other man who was attacking her. This was not the time to show mercy to a girl.
"My Silverbolt, the one just now."
While Bohemia was talking, a man rushed toward her from the side. As Bohemia was trying to defend herself from the other man, she was caught by the waist and fell to the ground.
Lin Sanjiu's metal gauntlets sank into the chest of the other man. Finally, a satisfying sound of bone cracking rang out. Lin Sanjiu took a hit on her back and rushed to Bohemia's side. She pushed the man who was on top of her away.
Bohemia's face was flushed. She coughed a few times before she stood up again.
"... It's gone," Bohemia remembered what she was talking about, "It's gone!"
"What do you mean it's gone?"
"That is the effect of one of my items," With Lin Sanjiu shielding her, Lin Sanjiu had a chance to catch her breath. She even took the time to point at the small silver moon ornament on her cheek, "That's it. But when I tried to use it a second time, I realized that its effect had disappeared. It's gone. It must have been stolen!"
Lin Sanjiu couldn't believe that it had been stolen. Just as the thought flashed across Lin Sanjiu's mind, Bohemia suddenly yelled, "Watch out!"
Her cold fingers fell on Lin Sanjiu's arm and pulled her back. Then, the ground in front of Lin Sanjiu glowed with the same silver light as before.
When Lin Sanjiu was watching them, she thought they were fast. Now that she had become their target, she realized how fast and vicious the silver light was. Fortunately, both Lin Sanjiu and Bohemia reacted quickly. A silver electric current grazed past Lin Sanjiu's boot, and the smell of burnt leather filled the air. Lin Sanjiu's scalp tingled, and she immediately understood what Bohemia meant by "stolen".
The person who had surrounded them had already leaped out of the silver light's range, creating a gap behind them. Both of them were still in a state of shock when they saw the person who had released the silver light.
No, it shouldn't be called a person.
It was an ant that was more than two meters tall. It slowly pulled its tentacles out from the soil under its feet. When it straightened its body, there was a sticky thread of saliva hanging from the edge of its "mouth".
"Its tentacles," Bohemia said anxiously, "My silver electric current touched its tentacles just now —"
Lin Sanjiu interrupted her.
'No, 'she whispered,' not its tentacles... You don't see them clearly. '
Why didn't she notice it earlier? There were two thin rings on the tip of the ant's tentacles. As the rings were also dark in color, and Bohemia was unwilling to look at the insect, she didn't notice it.
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