CHAPTER 404
Monuments and Tombstones
* * *: "I'm going to my grandma's house tonight to celebrate the 16th. Chapter 2: Brothers, don't wait, let's watch it together tomorrow."
The news that Tantu had been killed and that Xia Fei had single-handedly destroyed the entire border guard base spread like wildfire throughout the insectoid territory, especially when Xia Fei had stuck Tantu's head high up on a lightning rod and raised his middle finger. This action had piqued everyone's curiosity.
Very quickly, there were scholars who studied human history who claimed that this action represented an extreme insult to the insectoids, which was equivalent to the insect language's squawking.
The moment this message came out, the entire insectoid race, especially the Sacred Warriors of the insectoid race, were enraged!
In the insect language, this was the most insulting language to the enemy. Even the best translation chip would have a hard time deciphering this kind of obscure slang. This was because this simple word contained too many meanings, and it was by no means as simple as cursing.
In the eyes of the insectoids, being insulted with this word was a very serious matter. In the human language, falling into the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reincarnated. Multiplied by a thousand, it was more or less equivalent to the true meaning of "Gacha Dibang".
Under normal circumstances, if an insectoid did not kill the other party's entire family after being insulted by this, they would be despised by the entire tribe. This person would not have the right to live in the tribe in the future and would have no choice but to leave their homeland overnight.
In short, being scolded was a very serious matter. The only solution was for one of the two sides to be annihilated. There was no other way to alleviate the situation.
Xia Fei had no idea that his gesture had been exaggerated to such an extent by those so-called human researchers. They were doing this to help the humans attract hatred. The insectoids had a deep hatred for the humans, and this was something that the ruling authorities were very happy to see.
The Holy Warriors were all enraged! Even the poor people could not eat their flesh and pull out their bones!
However, this storm did not end there. The Sacred Warrior Leaderboard was announced the day after Tantu's death. Mengen, Goxan, Kikiger, the Twelve Wings of the Sacred Alliance, and Tantu — a total of sixteen elite warriors who had once ranked in the top one hundred of the Sacred Alliance — were removed from the leaderboard.
Sixteen of the top hundred experts on the Sacred Warrior Leaderboard had been removed from the leaderboard at the same time! This was the first time in more than a thousand years of history! The moment the news came out, it immediately caused a huge shock in the entire insectoid race!
Moreover, the reason for these people to be taken off the list was death!
Sixteen peak experts were all killed in a short period of time! In the insectoid race, which had always respected martial prowess, this was simply unimaginable! Even three of the Golden Tent's Seven Warriors had died! What kind of person had such great power?! To be able to deal such a heavy blow to the entire insectoid warrior world in a mere month?!
Those who were attentive would find some clues from the simple commentary at the end of the article. This passage very vaguely mentioned the intruder in the insectoid territory. Although it did not explicitly say that the intruder had killed all 16 of them, it clearly pointed out that their deaths were closely related to the intruder.
At present, there was only one intruder in the territory, and that was Xia Fei.
The facts could not be any clearer. In a single night, Xia Fei had become the murderer of sixteen top-class Sacred Warriors. There was no need for any mobilization. Fire, drought, and defense against Xia Fei immediately became the top priority of the insectoid race!
To be able to kill sixteen peak warriors in one go, Xia Fei was definitely not weak. Everyone knew this, so the majority of them gathered their old comrades to form a cleanup team and headed to the places Xia Fei had been to before, hoping to find a chance to kill him in one fell swoop.
There were also countless Sacred Warriors issuing challenges to Xia Fei, this intruder in their territory, claiming that they wanted him to see what true battle was.
One of them, a person called Arendaz, was the most aggressive. He had specifically gone to a barren planet not far from where Xia Fei had killed Tantu and set up a stage in a desert. He had erected a tall flagpole with his family's flag on it.
According to Arendaz himself, he disdained the idea of anyone forming a team. He wanted to personally kill Xia Fei and then place his head on the flagpole as a sacrifice to his family's flag.
Arendaz's challenge to Xia Fei could be seen on the insectoid network every day. In his eyes, a single human was nothing to fear. Killing Kikiger, Mengen, and the others had just been lucky. If Xia Fei were to run into him, he would not be so lucky.
The insectoids had always been a lively race, and Arendaz's actions had greatly increased everyone's interest. Originally, many warriors had wanted to go to Arendaz's location to lend him a hand, but alas, Arendaz's arrogance had reached an abnormal level. He had actually declared that anyone who interfered with his mission would be his enemy! He wanted to kill Xia Fei all by himself without any help! He wanted to show just how unparalleled a Sacred Warrior was.
Helping and getting beaten up? No one could accept such a thing, so those warriors who had wanted to team up with Arendaz to deal with Xia Fei gave up on the idea and went to team up with others.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that while Arendaz was challenging Xia Fei on the surface, he was actually using Xia Fei's fame to raise his own. As for that flagpole, it was a monument he had erected for himself.
The symbolic significance of challenging Xia Fei, who had killed sixteen peak Sacred Warriors, could not be underestimated. For a time, Arendaz's fame was limitless, and stories of his heroic deeds spread everywhere.
The people concluded that Xia Fei was definitely a despicable person who only dared to launch sneak attacks when others were unprepared. There was no way Xia Fei would have the courage to accept such a formal challenge.
The people expressed great enthusiasm for Arendaz's crazy behavior, and he would also report on the status of his challenge every hour on the internet.
On the first day, Xia Fei did not appear, and Arendaz scolded Xia Fei for being a coward who only dared to engage in shady dealings and did not dare to face a true warrior head-on. The insectoids all left comments, praising Arendaz's bravery while spitting on Xia Fei for being as timid as a mouse.
On the second day, Xia Fei still did not appear, and Arendaz gleefully declared that Xia Fei's head was already in his hands. He even got someone to increase the height of that flagpole, saying that for every day that the coward Xia Fei did not appear, the height of the flagpole would increase by one meter.
Actually, Arendaz could be considered one of the smartest insectoids out there. He had predicted that he would attract the attention of the military the moment he opened his mouth to challenge Xia Fei. Many warships would gather around him in an attempt to capture Xia Fei in one fell swoop.
Under such circumstances, even a fool would not actually accept the challenge, which was why Arendaz was basically doing a risk-free deal. He was not worried about his safety, and he was also able to raise his reputation to a large extent.
Things really went as he had predicted. The moment he issued the challenge, the Golden Tent's order arrived, and several fleets stealthily made their way to the ring that Arendaz had set up, concealing themselves and waiting for Xia Fei to appear so that they could defeat him in one fell swoop.
Arendaz was even more fearless when he learned of the military's movements, using everything he had to scold and ridicule Xia Fei, making himself look like a hero.
Rings and sparring were things that the people loved the most, and more and more people began to cheer for Arendaz, believing that what he had done had helped the insectoids regain some of their dignity.
There was only Arendaz and a flagpole in the desert, but he was surrounded by elites from his family. When it came to fear death, Arendaz was actually more afraid than anyone else, but he understood the principle of seeking riches amidst danger.
Was he really going to have a battle to the death with Xia Fei? Arendaz never had such thoughts. The smarter a person was, the more they treasured their life, and this law applied even to the insectoids.
Two bustling days passed, and on the third day, when the people turned on their computers to see what Arendaz was up to, they suddenly realized that his message had not been updated for more than three hours. Could something really have happened to him?
The insectoids waited anxiously. They did not believe that their hero had fallen, and they did not believe that Xia Fei, who was alone in the insectoid territory, would actually dare to accept the challenge.
Six hours after Arendaz stopped updating his message, a video suddenly appeared on the insectoid network. In the video, Xia Fei used October Flying Snow to cut off Arendaz's head, then leaped high into the air and stuck the head on the flagpole that he had set up himself.
This monument that he had used to fish for fame and glory had ended up becoming his own tombstone. Not only did the people not expect this, even Arendaz himself had not expected this to happen.
Xia Fei's movements were so light and so clean. From killing Arendaz, to sticking his head on the flagpole, and finally giving him the middle finger before he left, everything was done in one smooth motion, without any sloppiness.
Everyone was dumbfounded. It turned out that the insectoid hero who had challenged Xia Fei was so weak. When Xia Fei's October Flying Snow cut off Arendaz's throat, the video clearly showed the warm liquid dripping from his crotch.
Throughout the entire process, Xia Fei did not show any emotional fluctuations. His eyes were as calm as water, and his expression was as cold as ice. It was as if he had just arrived here quietly, killed the person who had challenged him with such great fanfare, and then left, as if he had just completed a job that he was supposed to do.
The cruel reality made the insectoids sigh. None of them could believe that the hero they had supported had died just like that. In just two days, the people did not even have the time to cheer for him a few more times before the vigorous challenge came to an end, ending with the insectoid hero having his head cut off and leaving a trail of urine on his crotch.
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The Golden Tent.
The expensive gold-threaded cedar table in front of Uti had once again met with misfortune. Every time Uti was enraged, this table would become his punching bag. It was just that in recent times, this table had been suffering from misfortune more and more frequently.
"What a disgrace! What is the army doing?! They just watched as that human warrior killed Arendaz and left, not even reacting! "
"Do you think it's Arendaz who has lost face? Actually, this is a disgrace to the entire insectoid race! "Uti roared in anger." Men! Summon High Priest Ryun! Tell him that I have something to discuss with him! "
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