69novels Chapter 171 Catwoman's Encounter with Kate
Chapter 171 Catwoman's Encounter with Kate
Chapter 171 Catwoman's Encounter with Kate (Part 2)
Even when the limbs that are still alive are scattered, they are still moving, which shows that the chimera ant has a very strong ability to survive.
This action did not deter the other chimera ants; instead, it propelled them forward in droves.
Originally, perhaps only a portion of the chimera ants gathered around, but now, after the unexpected incident, all the remaining chimera ants that hadn't left yet came together.
There seem to be two choices before us. First: kill all the Chimera ants outside.
Second: Do nothing and let the chimera ants continue to surround you. Maybe after a while, they'll get tired of it and leave on their own?
Su Wu lazily looked at the ugly-looking ants outside and chuckled at her own thoughts.
"Looks like we need to find another place." He glanced at the scene outside. The blood of the chimera ants wasn't all red; there were other colors, yellow and green. Even with the tent in place to prevent the blood from spilling in, it still looked a bit disgusting.
Leaving the airship here is clearly not a good idea.
He raised his hand and pulled down the tent. When the chimera ants outside discovered that the invisible wall had disappeared, their first reaction was to retreat in unison.
It wasn't until they saw the figure reappear along with the vanished wall that they all realized what had happened—
It is a human being.
And each of them is a human being of rare quality.
As more and more people consumed it, the chimera ants began to categorize the quality of this food source into different grades.
For the elderly—it has little nutritional value, but they can barely eat it.
For children—the texture is tender, but they don't feel full.
Young adults – not as tender as children, but full of energy, chewy, and large in size.
Above these three rare items are humans who seem to possess special abilities.
The energy that these humans can provide is several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary humans.
"These chimera ants are so underdeveloped; they're neither human-like nor beastly enough..."
They were only half-baked, after all, most of them were just cannon fodder, not even as good as the spider and ant that were killed at the beginning.
They are not smart enough and have no ability to judge strength.
Intelligent humans would have turned and run long ago, and even instinctively sharp beasts would slowly retreat when faced with a powerful enemy.
When these chimera ants saw the group, they swarmed towards them like ravenous ants.
Boku immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow, which accurately struck the monster's body, killing it with a single shot.
He did this partly to demonstrate his abilities and prove that he wasn't as incompetent as he seemed.
When his arrows hit a monster but caused no damage, he gritted his teeth and fired a few more arrows.
Not only did they fail to kill their opponent, they also thoroughly enraged them, drawing a great deal of hatred.
Seeing that the monster seemed to ignore everyone else and was only coming for him, Pokkuru's heart couldn't help but jump.
His abilities are so limited that he can't even inflict a wound on his opponent?!
A huge, spear-shaped block of ice, gleaming with a cold light, fell from above and pierced through the monster's body in an instant.
The tip enters from the top and emerges from the tail.
"Know your own strength. You should go and clear out the small fry." The blond youth who casually created the ice spear didn't even look at him and coldly ordered.
Suddenly realizing that his strength was only enough to clear out the grunts, Paku had no time to be discouraged and gripped his bow tightly again.
Su Wu didn't make a move, but the minions had already been wiped out. The white tiger monster even stirred up a hurricane that blew the corpses of the chimera ants far away.
They weren't left in the way.
However, the bloodstains remained in place, emitting a foul stench, even stronger than that of human blood.
Before long, it will probably attract other ants.
"Ants at the squad leader level already seem stronger than ordinary human ability users," the brother and sister, who had been pretending not to exist throughout the battle, said.
They are always observing.
They had observed both the strong and the ordinary human beings.
So I was just observing the battle between humans and ants.
It neither helped humans fight off ants nor stood behind humans to launch a sneak attack.
Judging from what we just saw, if there were a few more ants, humanity would lose, provided, of course, that the white-haired human doesn't intervene.
If the other side makes a move, sending more of these ant-like attackers won't help.
The strongest human and the king of the Chimera Ants are destined to clash.
This battle will determine which side emerges victorious.
So...
Amy and Alice both looked at the seemingly bored white-haired boy beside them.
Between the opponent and the Chimera Ant King, who is stronger?
Or is it that there is an even stronger being among humanity?
"Are you the strongest human?" So the non-human bravely asked directly.
This question is difficult to answer immediately.
I always feel that those who bear the title of "strongest" don't have a good ending.
Am I the strongest?
Su Wu asked herself the question, and then she found the answer.
He's not the strongest, he's the strongest plus, just like how the Apple N and Apple N Plus are different.
Immediately, he answered with remarkable ease, "I'm not."
"How strong is the strongest human?" Aimei asked curiously.
"I've never played it, so I don't know. You guys can give it a try." Su Wu said calmly.
"We're not good at fighting," the two non-humans said in unison.
They had never fought with anyone, not even their fellow villagers back in their hometown.
Hunting and eating do not count as fighting.
"..." Su Wu glanced at them twice, but didn't say anything.
Not good at fighting? Oh right, Nanika inside Alluka isn't good at it either. Does that stop her from killing people?
They're truly incompetent. How come these two are still allowed to stay by the Queen's side? Their initial plan was to capture the Queen and take her back. Is the Queen some kind of kind-hearted monster? Why are they being allowed to live like this?
Only a fool would believe they can't fight.
"We need to leave NGL..." Pokkuru suddenly spoke up.
He had been silent for some time, but now he has finally made a decision.
"There were actually several teams with us, and I just saw them all being arrested."
The monsters that kidnapped their companions were far too powerful for him and Peng Si to handle alone; if they went to rescue them, they would only be throwing their lives away.
"We need to leave NGL, contact the Hunter Association, and report the situation here," Pokkuru said.
They entered NGL through legitimate means, which means they didn't have any electronic devices.
Only by leaving NGL can one use communication devices to contact the Hunter Association.
"Ah, it's okay if you don't tell us." Su Wu waved her hand uninterestedly.
If you want to leave, just leave. What's the point of telling him this?
"Thank you for your help, good luck, goodbye." With that last sentence, Pokkuru and Pons ran towards the border of NGL.
You might encounter those monsters again along the way, or even die unexpectedly halfway through.
But someone has to spread the word.
There's no way to rely on those powerful individuals who turn a blind eye to the captured humans; they have to rely on themselves.
"There are no monsters on this road, it's safe." The bees that Peng Si released were scouting the route, searching for a relatively safe path for them.
This also increased the possibility of them passing on the message.
"We think we have a phone..." Su Wu suddenly realized after they left that, as illegal immigrants, they had brought everything with them.
However, he never considered things from the perspective of those two people, so he subconsciously ignored the fact that he had communication devices.
"Well, it's not a big problem," he said casually.
Since they've already gone to find a way to send a message, there's probably no need for him to do anything more.
Just as Pokkuru and Pons were preparing to flee NGL territory, another group of people appeared at the border.
After completing the immigration checks, only three people remained who could enter NGL.
"According to the investigation and analysis, this is the most likely place to find that kind of creature..." the silver-haired man said in a low voice.
Their large biological survey team recently obtained a portion of the chimera ant skeleton. Through investigation and analysis, they determined the most likely location for the ant to appear—NGL.
So they rushed here without stopping.
Although only three people were able to enter due to strict entry requirements, it wasn't a big problem.
After entering the country, Kate and her two teammates split up and went in different directions.
Kate's circle has a range of about 45 meters, and he has been driving it ever since he entered the country.
From day to night.
His stamina allowed him to withstand such exertion, and he even seemed to have energy left over, which speaks volumes about his strength.
Just as their investigation team concluded, the Chimera Ants had indeed arrived here, and it seemed... they had been developing for some time.
The army sent by NGL was completely wiped out by the Chimera Ants, and the human soldiers all became food for the ants.
The ants piled up the bones left after eating everything, treating them as spoils, and prepared to carry them back to their nest on their return journey.
Kate looked at the soldiers' uniforms and weapons lying on the ground, then at the pile of bones, and couldn't help but sigh.
He was late.
There's no point in being sad right now; what he should do is continue with his plans.
He followed the ants, trying to figure out where their nest was.
We followed along, passing through the forest at night, only to find a scene of utter devastation, as if ravaged by a storm.
Messy grass, leaning trees and tree fragments, footprints, and potholes.
In the center of the largest pit, the outline of a face can be vaguely discerned.
A battle once took place in this forest, and these marks are remnants of that battle.
The only ones in NGL with this kind of power are the Chimera Ants. One of them is probably a member of the Chimera Ants, while the other party fighting the Chimera Ants is probably a human.
It's just unclear which side won.
The facial contours in that pit looked quite human.
As he was thinking this, he suddenly stopped.
There's a strangely enormous creature ahead, radiating an extremely malevolent aura...
His strength was worlds apart from that of the few Chimera Ants he was tracking.
That's the real monster.
Run! We have to run!
Kate immediately turned and ran.
"Human... a strong one?" The figure with short, white, wavy hair had crimson pupils that contracted as it charged out like a maddened beast, leaving only a shockwave in its wake.
Don't run away, don't run away, human.
Come play with me too!
It just so happens that the previous human couldn't be found, so this human should be in the same situation.
"Hmph hmph hmph—" she laughed uncontrollably as she chased after him.
The echoes reverberated through the forest at night, making her laughter sound even more eerie.
Closely following behind him was a complete monster.
If you relax, your opponent will catch up and bite your throat.
The road ahead, whether the outcome is life or death, is hell.
Kate caught a glimpse of the monster behind her out of the corner of her eye, and a series of thoughts flashed through her mind.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the monster's figure disappear from the spot behind him. He quickly mustered his strength and lifted his foot to leave the spot. The next second, the monster's figure appeared where he had been standing, seemingly showing its sharp fingernails with some regret.
If he hadn't dodged in time, those fingernails would probably have landed on him.
We cannot slack off for a moment; we must keep running.
"Run! Run! Being chased means certain death!"
"How about we try our luck and draw a weapon?"
A clown-like creature appeared beside him, spouting numbers and chattering incessantly.
Kate's face remained expressionless, but the numbers the clown was talking about began to jump, eventually stopping at one number.
A long scythe appeared in his hand, and the instant he took the scythe, he raised it to block the monster's attack.
"Let me see how strong I am now, human powerhouse. Can you make me even stronger?" Neferpitou asked with great interest, his eagerness evident.
In her battle with that human, she awakened a special and useful ability, so...
What useful things could she possibly learn from fighting this human?
……
Several kilometers away from the battle zone between Neferpitou and Kate, Su Wu and her group were camping.
The airship was also moved to this area.
Although it was quite close to the rocky area where the ant nest was located, Su Wu firmly believed in the principle of "the darkest place is under the lamp".
Firstly, there is the existence of a tent; secondly, those ants usually hunt in places where humans gather.
Leaving the airship there would actually make it easier to be discovered. Who knows, one day, the ants might catch someone and head back to their nest, only to crash into the airship halfway there, and that scenario might happen again.
As for the vicinity of their lair? No one will come near it.
Thirdly, Su Wu felt that living too far from the ants would make it seem like she was afraid of them, which was why she was avoiding them.
It would be so embarrassing to tell anyone.
"That cat-like ant is fighting with people again..." The white-haired boy gazed at the deep, dark forest, his pale blue eyes gleaming in the moonlight.
The battle wasn't too big, but it wasn't small either.
Those with some skill can probably detect this level.
The person who fought with the other side had a somewhat familiar energy level.
Su Wu traced the source of the familiar feeling of that energy back to her memories; it was Kate, whom she had met in the Monster Forest of the Ezhen Continent.
Oh, the other party seems to be a professional in conducting large-scale biological surveys. Chimera ants... they should be considered large creatures, right?
Although some chimera ants look similar to humans and aren't too unsightly, most of them are actually quite ugly in all shapes and sizes.
In the field of biology, it certainly has the potential to be the subject of investigation and research.
I feel that the queen should be the one most worthy of study. The fact that the ants born from what she ate are exactly what that food is a very special talent.
If the research yields results, it might even allow us to edit and optimize human genes.
Yes, in his original world, this was illegal.
(End of this chapter)