Chapter 441: 441

Beetles flooded out of the river and became crazier at the scent of humans .

Within two seconds, the body of that poor individual Practitioner was covered by bugs . The rustle of their shells was clearly audible in the underground cavern, making people’s flesh creep!

Panic spread through the individual Practitioners as the experts urged them to kill the bugs .

Those insects were far too frightening and a single bite spelled death . Despite their fit bodies, those bugs could easily inject poison into that Class D expert’s ankle and numb his lower leg .

Under such conditions, who could guarantee his own safety? There were just too many bugs!

Those nearest to the river had to take the initiative to protect themselves through any means possible . A flame shot out from a fire-type Metahuman’s mouth, illuminating the entire space, whose boundary blurred into the darkness .

They were neither at the source, nor the mouth of the river .

Insects were commonly believed to be scared of fire . However, this primal instinct of animals did not seem to be applicable to these beetles . Usually, on Earth, even ants would speed up and escape when touched by fire . Unlike them, these bugs were pouncing onto humans fearlessly!

Some beetles curled up in the high heat of flames, but that acted as no deterrence for another wave, stepping into the breach from behind . There was no end to them .

Before that Metahuman could react, his entire body was already wrapped in a blanket of bugs . His heartbreaking howling accentuated the gruesomeness of the surroundings .

As the Australian leader raised his hand, the atmosphere around him seemed to have twisted, instantly crushing all beetles on the ground . Yet, another wave was already on the move!

Horrified by the sight, everyone started to retreat as they fended off the bugs with all their strength . Furious, the leaders of the big organizations roared, “Go on and kill those bloody bugs!”

But their words were not as powerful as people’s fear of the bugs . While Practitioners might be able to bargain for a life with humans, the insects in front of them were savage beasts that would attack them indiscriminately!

The exit that they had painstakingly found turned out to be an impasse!

Meanwhile, Lu Shu pulled a beetle into his Seal of Lands by its leg in secret and wrap it in his divine water . Yet, almost instantly, the corrosion halted without any increase to the size of the water . Even the active golden snake swam away from the bug, as though it was too dirty to be touched .

Lu Shu was disappointed . If the divine water could feed on those bugs, he would happily claim possession of the entire river…

But, what a pity, knowing that the river could possibly lead them to the relic, yet they were forced back to the tunnels?

Furthermore, where could they go to besides back to the palace? But that was not connected to anywhere else either .

In the meantime, the leaders were racking their brains for any solutions!

The only viable way now was to break through the encirclement by leaving the slower individual Practitioners behind as human shields . In that case, they would be safe!

Not only that, they could then proceed on with their remains exploration without worries, as long as they stayed clear of the riverside!

Within seconds a silent consensus had been achieved . The Class B expert whispered, “Break through!”

On his cue, all of them ran out through the crowd of individual Practitioners . Just when the latter was happy for their willingness to fend off the bugs, they soon saw through their evil plan!

The Class B expert split a road among the throng of bugs through changing atmospheric pressure . They were actually breaking through in such a straightforward manner!

In spite of their advantage in numbers, the bugs were not gifted with speed . Thus, they would never be caught by these beetles again!

Just when the Australian Practitioners were ready to embrace their new-found hope, the Class B expert was suddenly caught by the wrist…

Lu Shu asked curiously, “Where are you going?”

In his struggle, the Class B realized that the person’s strength was definitely not one of a rookies! As a matter of fact, in the peak of Class C, Lu Shu was almost as strong as Class B’s!

The man chided, “… Let go of me!”

Then, half of his sleeve was torn with a hiss…

“From Arago Kingsley’s distress, +666!”

Before Lu Shu could reply, he felt the depression of air around him . Arago actually intended to kill without any prior warnings!

Yet, at this moment, a louder rustle came from upstream . It sounded like rolling waves!

Everyone turned to see Li Yixiao, wrapped up in his tiger sign, running wildly, followed by a large crowd of Practitioners . Behind them was a wave of bugs, sweeping across the entire area…

A Practitioner shouted in English, “Li Yixiao! You are anti-human!”

“Li Yixiao! You must be charged after we get out of the remains!”

Unable to understand their complaints, Li Yixiao only concentrated on running closely beside the river, triggering even more beetles along the way!

On the other side, the sight reminded those downstream of the fearful scene of thousands of gargoyles chasing behind Li Yixiao…

“Run! Go downstream! We will all die if we don’t run fast enough!”

Both the pros and individual Practitioners freaked out . In comparison to the incoming bug wave, the few beetles in front of them amounted to nothing at all . Sometimes, courage could only be spurred in times of urgency . Thus, all of a sudden, everyone quickly united together and cleared all the bugs in their proximity…

Usually, people were unwilling to unleash their full strength if there were other possible solutions . This was especially so in a big group where many tended to depend on others to figure a way out .

With hundreds of Practitioners gathered here, it did not make sense if they could not fend off those black beetles . Humanity’s true potential could only be seen at this impasse!

But it was none of Li Yixiao’s concern . How much potential people had was none of his business .

He was only interested in pushing everyone into this impasse…