The flying mantis in front of him had taken the energy of about a hundred and sixty thousand insects to create.
For the resource-poor insectoids, this was the last of their strength.
Only the heavens knew how thick its armor was. Lan Mu's greatsword seemed to be slashing at a metal robot insect, seemingly unable to cause any damage to it.
On the other hand, Lan Mu was cut by the flying mantis' swift scythe, leaving dozens of wounds on his body in just a few seconds.
Lan Mu did not even frown as his wounds healed quickly.
If it were just physical attacks, no matter how sharp the blade was, it would be useless. Unless Lan Mu was blasted to bits, his demonic body would quickly heal itself.
What made Lan Mu sad was that the insectoid cerebrum's Mentality was constantly pestering him. If not for the demonization that had strangely increased Lan Mu's willpower, his brain would probably have fallen into chaos and his soul would have been pierced by the Mentality.
Even so, this greatly affected his battle, causing him to lose his cool and unable to focus on the battle.
'Calm down … I shouldn't attack its armor. I should cut off its scythe-like forelimbs first!'
Relying on his immortal body, Lan Mu forcefully endured a few cuts before slashing diagonally with Rebellion, cutting off one of the flying mantis's scythes with all his strength.
The sharp forelimb was cut off, leaving a smooth section on its thick forearm.
However, dozens of holes appeared on its forearm, turning it into a projectile weapon after its weapon was cut off.
Countless metal bones shot out like rain, stabbing into Lan Mu's chest.
Muscles slowly squeezed out the metal bones. Lan Mu stepped on the air several times before landing on the flying mantis's back, stabbing Rebellion into its body.
The flying mantis flapped its wings in the air, trying to throw Lan Mu off, but Lan Mu held on tightly, pushing his greatsword in inch by inch.
'Hmm? It's transforming? '
Lan Mu quickly discovered that the flying mantis's body structure had undergone a drastic change. The bones and organs in its body had shifted, and in the blink of an eye, there was an empty space in its chest. It was as if it was born that way.
With a hole in his chest, Lan Mu's sword naturally missed. The flying mantis took the opportunity to fly away, shaking off Lan Mu.
"How slippery …"
Lan Mu was expressionless. The insect in front of him could modify itself according to the battle situation at any time.
For example, after cutting off the scythe earlier, he could turn his forelimbs into long-range weapons. If the sword pierced into the body, then he might as well let the body grow a hollow ring, and there would be no physical body for him to stab. He was always able to shift his shortcomings in battle and turn the tables around.
If you use magic attacks, I'll produce antibodies. If you use physical attacks, I'll transform to deal with them. As long as their strength wasn't overwhelming, the Zerg could restrain both Warriors and Mages of the same level. The insectoid cerebrum itself was a Psychic Master. It was truly a perfect and terrifying race.
However, Lan Mu wasn't upset. Although his soul was in pain and the insectoid cerebrum was urgently trying to kill Lan Mu mentally, his mind was too firm after demonification. Under the stimulation of the psychic attack, Lan Mu became even wilder!
Moreover, Lan Mu gradually discovered that the insectoid cerebrum's Psychic Power seemed to be decreasing. The Psychic Power that was offset by Lan Mu's resistance didn't recover.
This also allowed Lan Mu to last longer as the battle progressed.
The two fought fiercely for more than three minutes. Lan Mu's Psychic Power was in a semi-chaotic state. In theory, his Psychic Defense had already been broken and he was unconscious.
However, he was still fighting, and the more he fought, the braver he became. It was as if he didn't need to be rational and relied on his body's instincts to become stronger.
This was a kind of unconscious battle. In other words, he was fighting in his sleep. The insectoid cerebrum was a little depressed. 'How can you still beat me when you're unconscious?'
In a short three minutes, the large insectoid was no longer in the form of a flying insect. It was pressed to the ground by the demonic person and was now a perfectly round super defensive shell. It was getting smaller and smaller.
The insectoid cerebrum was at its wit's end. Its Psychic Power wasn't enough to kill Lan Mu. Being able to stun him was already very good.
Due to the severe lack of resources, its body's adaptability had reached its limit. It couldn't continue fighting.
In order to not be killed, it began to degenerate its offensive abilities. It kept shrinking and increasing the strength of its shell. It also used the last of its energy to evolve a hidden ability.
"Boom!"
Lan Mu smashed the insectoid's' tortoise shell 'in his half-asleep state. However, before he could take another step, the insectoid disappeared.
Therefore, Lan Mu suddenly stopped in place and slept standing up.
His consciousness was still in a coma.
The insectoid didn't disappear into thin air. Instead, it became invisible. It was a very advanced optical invisibility.
After the invisible insectoid lost its target, Lan Mu stopped moving.
Therefore, it slowly approached Lan Mu, wanting to seize the opportunity to take over his body.
However, as soon as it moved, Lan Mu moved. With his eyes closed, he swung his sword and directly sent the insectoid flying.
This wasn't the end. As if it had been planned, he followed up with a series of combos.
The insectoid, which had degenerated all its abilities except for defense and invisibility, could only be beaten up by Lan Mu in midair.
Every slash, every spear, and even every punch was just right. It was always able to cause damage to the insectoid without driving it away.
The control of strength made it impossible for the insectoid to come down from the sky.
Wu Zong awkwardly climbed out of the sand pile and saw Lan Mu madly dancing in the air, mixed with a few shots from time to time.
However, he couldn't see what Lan Mu was hitting.
After watching for a full five minutes, he finally saw the insectoid's corpse fall to the ground. It had been cut into pieces by Lan Mu. The Demonic Orb formed from the energy in the remains entered Lan Mu's body.
"Dead … Dead?"
Wu Zong watched in disbelief as Lan Mu killed the last insectoid, completely exterminating the insectoids in the barrier.
"But what can we do about it? Looking at him, he's clearly out of food. The insectoids have used up all the resources in the barrier. All that's left is the most basic carbon. There's no way I can survive. "
Wu Zong smiled bitterly. Just as he was about to walk over, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his spine. He wanted to scratch it, but found that the pain came and went quickly. There was nothing wrong.
"What's going on?" Wu Zong used his mental power to scan himself, but found that there was a place in his spine that mental power couldn't reach. It seemed to be blocked.
"Isn't this the insectoid cerebrum's ability …"
Wu Zong felt that something was wrong. He had fought the insectoid cerebrum before the barrier descended. At that time, the insectoids were still very weak. When the insectoids began to grow stronger, the barrier descended.
Therefore, he was familiar with the insectoid cerebrum's control of mental power. If he hadn't lost contact with the Moon Overlord and the insectoid cerebrum had fallen into a deep sleep, he probably wouldn't have survived.
"I'm not being parasitized, am I …"
Wu Zong smiled bitterly. He knew that he was going to die.
The insectoids' parasitic ability was very powerful. They could enter the bodies of living creatures and absorb their spinal cord and brain, obtaining their genetic data and memory data.
This meant that the insectoids could also learn human knowledge. They could understand the language of all intelligent creatures through parasitism.
Lan Mu tried his best, but he still couldn't really kill the insectoids. This was an extremely stubborn race. No matter how strong they were, if they were faced with a survival crisis, they would choose to live as the weakest parasites or larvae. They had no sense of shame. As long as they could live, they wouldn't hesitate to turn into worms.
The appearance of the Demonic Orb at the end meant that the insectoids had chosen to degenerate the scarlet energy antibodies in exchange for enough energy to save the insectoid cerebrum's body and escape. They had given up on that body and the recyclable resources inside.
Their genes were super complex. As long as they were alive, even if they slept for thousands of years, they would still be able to rise again.
However, if they couldn't get out of the barrier, this insectoid race would probably not be able to rise again. Being trapped in a place with almost no resources, the insectoids had no other choice.
…
After an unknown number of hours, Lan Mu regained consciousness.
He immediately looked around and found that his mental power was no longer obstructed. Clearly, the insectoid cerebrum's barrier had disappeared.
He had also turned back into a white-haired human. There wasn't much magic left in his body, and his Demonic Form had automatically been removed.
"I was shaken by mental power?"
Lan Mu had always shaken others before. This time, he was shaken by someone, although the other party was an insectoid.
"What's the situation now?"
Lan Mu looked around and found Wu Zong sitting on the ground. He didn't know what he was thinking.
He walked over and asked, "Did you see my battle with the insectoids?"
Wu Zong nodded and said, "I saw. You killed the last insectoid."
Lan Mu nodded. He was surprised that he had won. In the last battle, he was almost driven by his body's instincts and almost died.
This body was strong. While powerful combat skills were integrated into his bones, some unstable emotions were also integrated into his bones.
"The battle with the insectoids is really troublesome. After the battle, there's nothing left. What's left is just a little bit of nutrition that's turned into magic."
However, he immediately thought to himself, Wait, the last insectoid? Was it really the last one? If the insectoid cerebrum couldn't be completely destroyed, this insectoid race wouldn't be considered destroyed.
He didn't forget his original purpose, which was to catch a few insectoids and bring them back for research.
Although he had destroyed the insectoids, he didn't feel at ease. This was because the insectoids had left a deep impression on him. This was just a branch that lacked resources.
"No, this isn't the last insectoid."
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