Chapter 394: Black Beetles

“Whirr…”

Something triggered it, and the stone carvings on the walls came to life, charging towards the group.

Unlike the sacred beetles they had encountered before.

This time, the activated sacred beetles were no longer golden yellow all over, but rather a brownish-black, like writhing black charcoal.

They moved very quickly, and their numbers were terrifying, instantly forming a black tide.

“Retreat quickly!”

“Open fire!”

“…”

“Puff!”

The team was equipped with rapid-cooling firearms, and at this moment, someone pulled the trigger, spraying out clumps of white mist.

The white mist was a special material that could quickly freeze anything it encountered.

Previously, the activated sacred beetles encountered by the miners were re-frozen and returned to a petrified state by it.

Now?

“Crack, crack…”

Cracks appeared on the surface of the frozen crystals, and in the horrified eyes of the others, countless beetles broke out of the ice.

These black beetles were not afraid of low temperatures.

“Ah!”

“Help!”

Screams rang out.

The members of the mine’s security team holding firearms were covered by the black beetles, and their screams abruptly stopped.

Barrow’s eyesight was far superior to ordinary people, so he saw everything very clearly.

The black beetles swung their sharp forelimbs and their saw-toothed jaws, biting off chunks of flesh and blood.

Even the metal firearms and the highly resilient protective suits were useless against that terrifying bite force, easily torn to shreds.

In just a few breaths, the figures engulfed by the black beetles were completely devoured.

“Bang!”

“Bang, bang!”

Some people frantically pulled the triggers, and the bullets landed on the beetles, sending out sparks, at most knocking back one or two.

And there were more than a hundred, a thousand of them in the field!

“Swish!”

Several black beetles suddenly leaped off the ground, their speed faster than bullets, instantly piercing through the bodies of the guards.

“Buzz…”

After landing, the black beetles vibrated slightly, and a pair of wings as thin as cicada wings extended from their backs.

“They can fly!”

“Run!”

“Ah…”

These black beetles were so strong that they could withstand bullets, incredibly fast, and could fly, coupled with their terrifying numbers and their unbelievable bite force.

Even Barrow, as a supernatural being, turned pale at this scene.

Run!

A group of people threw down the things in their hands, turned around, and frantically rushed back the way they came.

“Where’s the door?”

“We took the wrong way!”

“There’s a small path here, hurry!”

A group of people were chased by the black beetles and fled in panic, not noticing that the surrounding reliefs were undergoing some changes.

One by one, the stone carvings depicting terrifying scenes were revealed after the black beetles left.

The carvings,

Twisted!

Chaotic!

Evil!

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“Swish!”

A longsword appeared in Barrow’s hand at some point, the slender blade not like a weapon of the battlefield, but more like a decorative ornament.

But as he swung the longsword in his hand, a chilling sword aura surged out, actually cutting a path through the encirclement of the black beetles.

All he did was defend himself.

He glanced back and saw that his companions were almost completely engulfed by the black beetles.

“Damn it!”

As a qualified Night Watchman, Barrow had seen many of his companions die in the past two years.

At this moment, he roared and rationally chose to retreat violently.

…………

“Monica!”

“Blaze!”

In the chaos, a man and a woman tightly held hands, running wildly in the direction where there were fewer black beetles.

“No!”

Monica was not an ordinary person, after all, and was the first to notice something was wrong:

“This isn’t the way we came.”

“Hurry.” Blaze pulled her, urgently saying:

“There’s no choice now.”

Monica frowned, glanced back at the swarming black beetles, and helplessly continued to run.

“Huff…huff…”

Blaze was not a young man in his teens, after all, and his body, in his thirties, had already begun to decline.

After such a wild run, he was already panting, his throat burning, and his body trembling uncontrollably.

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“Heh…”

He glanced at Monica beside him, whose face was as calm as ever, and shook his head with some envy:

“I didn’t expect your physique to be so good?”

“I exercise and work out regularly.” Monica looked around:

“Where is this?”

“I don’t know.” Blaze propped himself up, took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the flashlight, and looked around:

“Fortunately, those black beetles didn’t chase us, at least we don’t have to worry about safety.”

Monica gently shook her head, but didn’t say much, just groped for a path and continued forward.

“Does the phone have a signal?”

“No.”

“We need to find a way to send out a message.”

“Yes.”

“…”

Silence fell in the field.

The two hadn’t been alone together for a long time, or rather, not since they broke up ‘peacefully’.

Now, in an unfamiliar environment, in a confined space, the atmosphere began to become strange.

“Monica.”

Blaze opened his mouth:

“If we can’t get out…”

“We will.” Monica groped the stone wall, not turning her head back as she said:

“We will definitely be able to get out.”

“I hope so.” Blaze shrugged, leaning against the stone wall as he said:

“Why haven’t you found a boyfriend these past few years?”

“Now is not the time to talk about this.” Monica turned around, looking at him with a serious face:

“We need to find a way out.”

“Some words, if I don’t say them now, I’m afraid there won’t be another chance.” Blaze said:

“We’re five hundred meters underground, there’s a dead end ahead, and those black beetles behind us.”

“Monica…”

“We’re going to die, we’re going to die!”

?

Monica opened her mouth, and sighed helplessly:

“Don’t be so discouraged, there may still be a chance.”

“A chance?” Blaze shrugged:

“You’ve never given me a chance…”

“Careful!”

Before his voice faded, his expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously rushed forward, wanting to stand in front of Monica.

“Ding…”

A crisp sound of impact rang out.

A black beetle flew out of the darkness, like an arrow released from a bow, charging towards Monica.

Then,

A slender finger appeared in front of the black beetle, and with a gentle flick, it was sent flying.

The beetle that even bullets couldn’t pierce was actually flicked into pieces by that slender finger.

?

Blaze watched this scene with his own eyes, and his forward-rushing body froze in place, his eyes filled with confusion.

A hallucination?

“Let’s go.”

Monica sighed:

“Let’s find a way out.”

“You…” Blaze’s expression was stunned:

“How did you do that?”

“Swish!”

“Puff, puff!”

Countless black lines shot out, and they were actually black beetles ambushing in the darkness.

“Careful!”

Monica’s expression changed drastically.

She wasn’t worried about herself, but she knew that every black line coming at them could take Blaze’s life.

“Swish!”

A cloud of blood mist emerged.

Dozens of palm-sized bats rushed out from it, meeting the incoming black beetles.

Along with a burst of crackling sounds, a pale-faced Monica appeared, pulling Blaze as they ran wildly.

“Hurry!”

“Boom!”

“Blood!” From the depths of the darkness, a low roar sounded:

“What blood is this? It can actually affect the restrictions those old things set up.”

“Haha…”

“Mine!”

“It’s mine now!”