#1973 - The Swarm

The swarm of insects seemed to be pouring out endlessly from the shallow cracks that opened up in the ground. Some of these insects looked like spiders, some like centipedes, some like centipedes, some like centipedes, cockroaches or ant lions, and there were many more insects that could not be identified at all.

It was dark and looked like an ugly fountain constantly gushing out from the ground, making people's scalps numb.

Even Alyssa, who was still far away, found that a large amount of water was emerging from the ground.

Everyone silently exclaimed "Fuck!" and quickly put their masks back on.

Even though they were just some ordinary bugs, no one wanted to have close contact with them.

The swarm of insects immediately discovered the living things around them. Even with the protective clothing blocking them, everyone could still feel the subtle vibrations of the insects crawling on their bodies.

The swarm is attacking all living people.

A locust-like creature was lying on Alyssa’s mask. Although it had no way to deal with the mask, it still opened its mouth in a complicated manner and tried to bite through it.

The only one that the swarm of insects dared not approach was Xista. Apart from him, even Benben was crawling with insects.

In addition to the priesthoods of murder, stealth, poison and assassin, the Lord of Centipedes also has another priesthood of swarm.

Although the damage this thing causes to the protective clothing is minimal, the psychological damage is another matter.

Alyssa immediately slapped the locust down. Her first reaction was that she must have been discovered, and then she called on everyone to open fire.

But when she looked back, the group of cultists who had just been lying on the ground licking some sticky liquid had now been completely covered by the swarm of insects. Only vague human figures could be seen on the ground, like the outline of someone hiding under a carpet.

In just a few seconds, part of the swarm dispersed, and Alyssa saw only white bones left on the ground. Every bit of muscle tissue and blood was devoured by the greedy swarm of insects.

But these cultists did not utter a single scream. They were even happy to be eaten by the swarm of insects. Some of them even lay on the ground on purpose.

This scene made the few people who were captured like sacrifices scream, but their screams were immediately drowned out by the swarm of insects, and there was no possibility of escape at all.

It is indeed a cult ritual, and every time it is the san value who is having a party!

"Magic Flame Thrower! Quick, burn a path for us!"

Taking into account the possibility of collapse and blocking of passages inside the planet fortress, Alyssa chose to bring a magic flame thrower that could be used as a plasma cutter from the beginning.

This decision is extremely correct.

Bugs are just bugs after all. The soldier carrying the magic flame thrower turned the valve, and the next moment, red flames spit out long tongues of fire.

These insects seemed to be oily, or perhaps they were too full, so they caught fire easily when the flames touched them.

Of course, once the magic flame thrower is used, it can no longer be hidden.

The cultists who were not yet completely dead discovered them and immediately rushed towards Alyssa with expressions as if their entire family had been killed.

Even though some of these people had their legs or limbs eaten by the insect swarm, and even their faces had rotted away, revealing their pink flesh, they were still running towards Alyssa.

"Free fire, we retreat to the hallway we just came in!"

Alyssa pulled out the plasma gun, and with the sound of intense electric current, she instantly opened two trenches in the swarm.

Then the third shot hit the cultist who was rushing to the front. A big hole was immediately opened in the latter's stomach. He immediately lay down and was almost instantly submerged by the swarm of insects.

For the time being, everyone was too busy to care about the bugs crawling on their bodies, as they would be fine with the protective clothing. However, the cultists looked like fucking zombies, rushing forward under the laser beams. This scene brought an even stronger sense of psychological oppression.

No matter what, don't let these lunatics get close to you.

Sophia quickly pulled out a piece of clay-like dynamite, inserted the detonator, and then threw it into the swarm of insects.

The next moment, the shock wave of the explosion instantly knocked down the approaching cultists, and also caused the swarm of insects crawling on the ground like a terrifying carpet to scatter. At that moment, it seemed as if the entire carpet was blown away, and was flying towards him.

Everyone shouted "Fuck" and retreated while fighting.

These bugs won't get close to Sista, so it, which was originally at the end of the team, now cooperates with the magic flame thrower to clear the way.

The cultists who had just rushed over with their last breath and intended to take Alyssa and the others with them were still unable to get close. After all, everyone on Alyssa's side was equipped with energy weapons, and if nothing else, they had plenty of energy batteries.

What's more, the cultists were bitten by the swarm of insects as they rushed over, and after a few seconds, none of the cultists could stand up.

But the swarm was not affected.

Even after being bombed by Sophia, the swarm of insects still showed no signs of decreasing. In this situation, Sanafia's brute force was ineffective. Even if she stepped on the ground and made a clanging sound, the swarm of insects would still swarm up.

And I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Alyssa always feels that as the cultists fall, these bugs begin to become more weird.

They seemed to be shrouded in a layer of red and black aura, and could not be seen clearly in the fog. Even if one looked closely at a single insect, it was almost undetectable. But when faced with a swarm of insects that covered everything in sight, the feeling of evil was extremely obvious.

It was at this time that Li Chengxi suddenly said:

"Which of you has my holy symbol?"

"I have a tattoo on the back of my hand..."

"Tattoos are not allowed. Besides, do you dare to take your hands out in this situation?"

Alyssa thought so too and turned back and shouted:

"Sophia, do you have the holy emblem with you?"

Sophia actually brought it. Upon hearing this, she immediately took out from her waist bag the wooden holy emblem that Li Chengxi had given to her and An Yun when they were thrown into prison.

Oddly enough, the moment the holy emblem was taken out, the movement of the swarm of insects paused for a moment. The swarm of insects that surrounded them from all directions, trying to devour Alyssa and the others, seemed to be afraid of something.

Even some bugs that were lying on Sophia's protective suit and trying to bite her jumped off quickly, which was more effective than pesticides.

"Hold up my holy symbol."

I don’t know what Li Chengxi did, but when Sophia raised the holy emblem, it was like there was an invisible protective shield covering everyone.

The swarm of insects that were clearly holding on tightly stopped about five steps away from the crowd, as if they had hit an invisible wall and could not get through no matter what they did.

Or rather, it's more like not daring to come.

"Retreat now!"

Alyssa also knew that the opportunity was not to be missed, so she quickly told everyone to run away.

The swarm of insects could not get close due to the holy emblem, but they did not leave either. They always kept a distance of five steps and chased closely.

Everyone retreated all the way back to the entrance of the hall. At this time, the swarm of insects chasing behind them suddenly seemed to have received some instructions and burrowed back into the ground, and were no longer seen.

Only the bones of the cultists were left on the ground, and even organic matter such as clothes had been eaten clean.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they had material for tonight's nightmare...