In fact, Lan Mu was still doubtful about Wu Zongxin's explanation.
Why did everyone die and he was the only one who survived?
If the Insectoid Cerebrum went into hibernation soon after the enchantment, then he could definitely protect his companions.
He said that he would disguise himself as an Insectoid and share the corpses with the Insectoids. Even if it was possible, with the Insectoids' eating speed, more than a hundred corpses would be gone very quickly.
How could they really store corpses? Even if they wanted to store corpses, they should store energy after eating them. The Insectoids definitely had this ability and would not leave the corpses to rot.
For a moment, Lan Mu looked at Wu Zongxin in silence. This person was full of lies and had been lying to him.
What made Lan Mu terrified was that if eating the corpses of their companions was a lie, then using such a lie that normal people would not be able to accept, what was the crueler truth that he was trying to hide?
Lan Mu vaguely guessed, but he did not say anything.
"Ga ga ga …"
Louder crawling sounds could be heard. The Insectoids were back.
First of all, their bodies had become bigger. They were no longer the big ants from before. Each of them looked like a large cat.
They also grew many aggressive organs and strong exoskeletons, such as antennae that could penetrate rocks, limbs that were as sharp as razors, and super dense black exoskeletons.
They moved quickly and launched a fierce attack at Lan Mu as soon as they came out of the ground.
"Finally sending out more powerful combat Insectoids?"
Lan Mu held a spear in one hand and a sword in the other. Crimson energy bullets blasted the Insectoids away, and he swung his sword to kill them.
After a tough battle, Lan Mu was surprised to find that the Insectoids had begun to adapt to his crimson energy.
This demonic energy was originally very harmful to the Insectoids, but now the effect was far less. Other than the Insectoids that were directly hit by the slash, the Insectoids that should have been killed by the AOE attack were not affected. They could still turn around and continue to attack.
"What? So fast! It's only been an hour! "
The strength of this transformation was the half-demon's energy. Although there was not much sword energy, the AOE attack was enough for him to deal with the sea of Insectoids.
Without any AoE damage, Lan Mu would have a hard time dealing with them, even with his high hand speed.
Dante was very strong, and one slash was enough to break open the insect's tight shell. The dead insect was like a dry lump of iron, and only a little corrosive body fluid flowed out symbolically.
"The number of Demonic Orbs contributed by these dead insects is extremely small. They are clearly stronger, so why are there fewer Demonic Orbs? Could it be that the insects have developed antibodies to the crimson energy, and only monsters killed by the crimson energy will drop Demonic Orbs? So, the weaker the effect of the energy, the fewer Demonic Orbs there will be? "
The corpses of these insects were either quickly devoured by the insects behind them or swept away by the tentacles that rose from the ground.
Lan Mu frowned. The insectoids must be collecting these corpses to produce more insectoids.
If the production losses were low enough, he would have to face an endless supply of insects!
"The previous small insects were not collected, or they were found to be useless after collecting a little, so they were abandoned … Because of the existence of the Demonic Orbs, the bodies of the dead monsters are empty, and most of the nutrients are converted into magic and absorbed by Dante's Physique. The remaining lumps are of little significance to the insectoids.
"In other words, Dante's Physique originally restrained the insectoids. At the very least, the characteristic of absorbing magic directly abolished the insectoids' recycling mechanism. This is a situation that the insectoids are more worried about than a powerful enemy, so they chose to prioritize evolving the characteristic of resisting the crimson energy's corrosion.
"That's too abnormal. Isn't this adaptation invincible?"
However, after more than ten minutes of hard fighting, Lan Mu had only killed about two hundred large insects when the swarm suddenly began to retreat and burrow back into the ground.
"Eh? They're not continuing? Probing? Or giving up? "
Lan Mu thought about it and suddenly laughed.
He understood that the insectoids were lacking in manpower, and their favorite tactic of using a sea of insects could not be used in the barrier.
Also, it was obvious that it was very difficult for the insectoids to produce insects that could resist the crimson energy. So far, Lan Mu had only seen about five hundred of them, and he had killed more than two hundred of them. The rest had run away.
In this barren and almost non-existent barrier, the insectoids would have to pay a great price to evolve a physique that could deal with Lan Mu.
"Fortunately, there are anomalies like the barrier, and they're intercepted on the moon. Otherwise, if the insectoids took root in human society, it would be a terrible disaster. The biological resources of human society can provide abundant nourishment for the insectoids, and it would be an evolutionary feast. "
Although the insectoids had adapted to the crimson energy, they could not cook without rice. Was Dante's strength so easy to adapt to? Each of the large insects just now must have been extremely expensive to produce. The insectoids could not afford to fight.
"Wu Zong, let me ask you. Why were the insectoids so weak when I first came here? As weak as ants? "Lan Mu asked.
Wu Zong said, "Didn't you think of it? Because of the lack of resources, even the insectoids' main brain has chosen to sleep, and all the insects have undergone degeneration. By eliminating unnecessary organs and functions, the insectoids can maintain the minimum requirements for survival. "
He continued, "Before the barrier appeared, the insectoids were extremely powerful. Although Lop Nur was a desert, it was enough for the insectoids to produce an army, and their individual strength was also extremely strong. However, if they maintained this strength, the daily consumption would be astonishing. In order to survive, degeneration is also a means of survival. "
This was a race that could bend and stretch, and they had the characteristic of adapting to all environments in the universe.
They could evolve organs that could digest minerals, and they could create biological mining vehicles like worker bugs.
However, rocks could not provide them with all the elements they needed, and there were always some things that could only be provided by living things. Thus, they were also the destroyers of living things, an extremely aggressive race.
…
The next morning was the last day of Dante's form.
It was not a peaceful night. The insectoids seemed to have given up on frontal attacks and switched to various sneak attacks.
What attacked them were tiny parasites. In the few hours before dawn, the two had been attacked seventeen times by parasites.
There were spore-type parasites, slug-type parasites, and even some organisms that were smaller than pores.
When the microbial-like symbiotic organisms burrowed into his body, the azure energy finally erupted, cleansing his body in an instant and wiping out all the alien parasites.
The azure energy was a bit like the holy light of angels. In addition, Lan Mu did not use it to attack the insectoids, so the insectoids did not adapt to it, and their various parasitic plans failed.
As for Wu Zong, Lan Mu did not save him.
He did not realize that he was being parasitized, and he was still in a state where he could live as long as he could.
The sun shone through the barrier, and the heat inside the barrier continued to rise.
Feeling the unusual increase in heat, Lan Mu realized that in the sealed barrier, because only people could enter and not exit, the heat could not escape, and it would only get hotter and hotter!
Not only that, but the air pressure would also increase, and everything would be suffocated in the barrier. Logically speaking, this place should have become a hellish place long ago.
Just as Lan Mu was wondering why this place had not become a melting pot after more than a month, suddenly, the ground began to fill with water.
Suddenly, the ground seemed to be seeping water, and many colonies of bacteria emerged. Large areas of biological tissue formed a carpet that covered the ground, greedily absorbing the sunlight.
All kinds of rays, radiation, and heat were absorbed, and the rising temperature was stopped.
Even at noon, not only did the barrier not get hotter, it actually dropped a lot.
The insectoids were absorbing solar energy, and they really ate everything!
"Hmph!" Looking at the carpet of fungi that floated up under his feet, Lan Mu directly used the crimson energy to destroy the unknown organism that was corroding his shoes.
Crimson energy resistance was expensive to produce, and Lan Mu did not believe that the insectoid brain would equip every insectoid with this kind of resistance.
"If I kill the insectoid brain, this entire insectoid tribe should die, right? At the very least, they'll be paralyzed. After all, all insectoids' consciousness comes from the insectoid brain. "
Lan Mu wanted to kill the insectoid brain immediately, but Lan Mu was not 100% sure that he could do it now that the crimson energy had been adapted.
"Today is the last day of my Dante form. Should I just grab a few insectoids and leave, or should I take a look at the insectoid brain and grab the most important one?"
After a moment of hesitation, the tyrannical demonic energy in his body helped him make the decision. The crimson energy urged Lan Mu to do what he wanted to do!
There would never be a place that Dante feared. Not only was his combat instinct ingrained in his bones, he was also unruly and courageous.
While the Demonic Energy Orb that he had obtained through fighting strengthened him, it also made Lan Mu even more battle-hungry!
"Tsk, a bunch of poor insectoids."
Lan Mu smiled and walked toward a cave with Rebellion on his shoulder.
Wu Zong anxiously said, "You're crazy! Do you want to go to the insectoid nest? "
"What? You want to follow me? "Lan Mu asked.
"I …" Wu Zong naturally did not dare follow him. Going to the insectoid nest would be suicide.
"Hehe." Lan Mu jumped into the insectoid nest without hesitation.
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