Chapter 96: 96

What made everyone delighted was not just the explosion in the sky but also the amount of experience points that popped up . This made them even happier .

Although the Suicide Bombeetles were only Level-20 monsters, there were penalties for killing the same monsters in War, resulting in reduced experience points . The experience point from these beetles, however, was double that of the average monster . All of their experience point totals went up a notch when hundreds of the beetle died .

“Sister Rui! Well done!” Mu Zi praised while giving a thumbs up . He then started firing with the assault rifle in his hand .

Nearly 300 beetles had been reduced to 50 after charging through the machine gun assault . What awaited them was an expert Wind Manipulator’s Level-40 Tornado .

The spinning typhoon swallowed everything, including the Suicide Bombeetles . A damage indicator of −300 appeared over their bodies continuously . They exploded into balls of fire after two seconds .

The tornado, now filled with flame and smoke, blended into the fiery sky . The scene was a jaw-dropping visual sensation .

The remaining beetle was unable to battle the elites .

“Good, settled!”

A female player took a leap with the heavy alloy shield and crushed the last Suicide Bombeetle .

A −190 appeared overtop of a brown-skinned girl with an afro . Her ID was “Thorny Rose,” an expert trainer . She massaged her hands and seemed to be very satisfied with her work .

This violent behavior had frightened Chairman Jiao . The regrettable thing was that although the XP gained from these beetles was relatively high, no items were dropped . The system must have designed it that way .

Mu Zi looked at his recon meter and used his detection skill . “There should be no more monsters . ”

“Then let’s go,” said Chairman Qian with a hesitant voice . He was holding his shield .

His comment was cut off by the Crazy Ripper . The sound was coming from approximately 100 meters behind the area where the Suicide Bombeetle had come from! This time, they could vaguely see a cloud flying through the air, and they heard thunder strikes from the black clouds .

“What’s that?”

A doctor named Xiao Xue was shocked . “Big trouble!” she said .

Feng Luo grew tense . He was the only one who could clearly see what that “black cloud” was .

“It’s Suicide Bombeetles!” Mu Zi screamed . His recon meter originally showed nothing but now was filled up with yellow dots .

But unlike last time, the Level-45 recon meter could not even estimate how many beetles there were . It could only estimate that the number was rising—breaking 8,500 and was still going up .

10,000 Suicide Bombeetles! Tens of thousands of normal beetles wouldn’t have been frightening . But this was a horde of monsters . And even if they were just Level-20 monsters, it was still terrifying .

Previously, 300 beetles had been enough to be a threat to them . Now, nearly 10,000 of them would give the players no chance to fight back .

The “black tornado” in the sky was a mirage formed by countless flying beetles, and the thunderous sound was made by thousands of beetles flapping their wings at the same time .

“Are you serious?” Chairman Jiao was flabbergasted after understanding the situation .

The fearless, chubby boss, Mr . Meng, was also at a loss . “Oh crap! We are no match for them!”

Sister Rui did not talk much, but she had already disassembled the rifle and was putting it into her bag . “Let’s run!” she shouted, and she started took off with the remaining pieces still in her hands .

Without hesitation, everyone ran after her .

Feng Luo, however, lingered behind . He wanted to initiate a series of explosions by shooting at the beetles .

Given that these beetles were so densely packed, the act of killing one would cause a chain reaction, and the experience he would gain would be greater than killing with his rifle .

The reason he did pursue this course of action was because he noticed that not all beetle were flying in this direction . Only 10 percent of them were chasing the players . He was worried that by shooting one of them, he would attract the rest of the Suicide Bombeetles, thus digging his own grave then . Therefore, he could only let the idea go .

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They ran quickly, and the beetles’ flying speed was slow . Although the players faced a lot more obstacles on the ground, they managed to enter a broken-down building just as the beetles were catching up . They did not have time to consider whether the old building would be safe .

Boom!

After everyone was inside the building, two Heavy Armor Warriors lifted their alloy shields to block the door, activating the Level-40 Warrior skill “Immovable Mountain . ” However, the door was resounding with the knocking sounds of Suicide Bombeetles trying to break in . The combined noises sounded like a hailstorm . They were lucky that these Suicide Bombeetles did not see their targets and, therefore, did not self-destruct . If they had, the door would have been broken by just a few explosions .

“Be careful…” someone spoke up . “The windows!”

The building seemed like a residential block . Their position should have been near a side door, so there were no large windows . But there were two small, one-meter windows along the side that were large enough for the Suicide Bombeetles to enter .

Crack!

One of the windows shattered into pieces, and five to six Suicide Bombeetles immediately flew inside .

Ratatatatat!

Mu Zi squeezed his assault rifle’s trigger and immediately opened fire, rattling off numerous shots to kill three of the beetles .

Bang! Bang!

Sister Rui dropped the pieces of her assault rifle and swapped to the Golden Desert Eagle . She shot at the remaining three beetles with high precision . At the same time, the flames caused by the explosions blocked the windows . Now, the beetles were unable to enter . The attackers had become the defenders .

Feng Luo quickly shot a flying beetle coming in from another window with his M110 . His shot, coupled with Little Witch’s Fireball and Orange’s Wind Blade, was able to hold off the beetle .

“No! We are unable to hold them off!”

The two Heavy Armored Warriors, along with Chairman Qian and Thorny Rose, were signaling distress . They were both relying on the Immovable Mountain skill to block the door . Once the skill’s duration was depleted, they would not be able to hold back such strong attacks .

“Ah! Mu Zi, quickly! Call for help!” said Chairman Jiao immediately . He had sweated all the way through his headgear . Although it had been only a dozen-meter sprint, it was exhausting for a Manipulator who had never increased his Stamina points . His Stamina was reduced to half .

The efforts were in vain, thought Feng Luo . They must have sustained some damage!

Feng Luo noticed that the entire group of Suicide Bombeetles was organized . They broke into ten different directions to attack the ten teams of players in Nightless City . This way, the beetles could all take care of themselves .

In reality, the whole southern team channel was filled with noises . They could not even hear what each other was saying .

That’s why it is better to rely on yourself rather than others, said Feng Luo in his mind .

“There’s a dungeon here with an alloy door,” said Mr . Meng . “It should be able to hold back the beetles!” He had already scouted the area and reported the good news in the team channel .

But Feng Luo did not care about overruling others . Right away, he gave the order . “Little Witch! Get ready with Firewall . Chairman Qian, Thorny Rose! Move away!”

The two Heavy Armor Warriors synchronized their actions . First, they used “Shield Bash . ” Then they both optimized the skills’ recoil to withdraw swiftly .

When the alloy shields were taken away from the door, the Suicide Bombeetles immediately broke through and rushed into the building . However, a Firewall was unleashed just in time, emerging in the middle of the room to separate the players from the beetles . This line of defense initiated another round of explosive chain reactions and bought the players some time .