NOVPUBThe powerful tentacles twisted off its limbs and spine, tormenting it to death, taking up to sixty to seventy percent of its life as the half-dead body was wrapped in bug quality, gradually forming an oversized reformed bug nest.
Su Han believed the most useful method was to reform into a Third-order Bug Race unit.
This would save the time and resources he needed for breeding while providing a vanguard officer for the potential appearance of more in the swarm.
An hour passed, the Mother Worm consumed the monster’s flesh completely, transforming the bug quality into five nests, two large bug nests, and three regular ones.
One large bug nest was used for transforming the Giant Mountain Corpse, while the other was for breeding the Tunnel Giant Worm.
The Tunnel Giant Worm was a Third-order unit and, being incredibly large, consumed no small amount of resources, therefore the breeding time was significant.
However, its utility was significant too, and breeding it in advance also served as preparation for the future.
The remaining three bug nests naturally bred the Bug Race’s sapper bugs, scorpion bugs, and knife bugs.
With the Mother Worm’s bug quality significantly depleted now, more monster flesh was needed to keep the snowball rolling, naturally requiring an army.
After Su Han finished everything, it was nearing nightfall, and he did not explore the surrounding environment by night.
Leaving the Mother Worm in an open space inside the factory, he took an Ancient Tree Crystal and walked through the various factory buildings, looking for a place to spend the night.
Along the route inside, dark bloodstains were nearly covering every corner of the entire factory.
The bloodstains had dried, and the exaggerated scale of splattering unmistakably showed that a brutal fight had erupted here in the past.
Among the scattered bones, it wasn’t hard to find many that were human skeletons, which were not twisted as the monsters’ were.
Moving further into the factory, a rustling noise came from a corner, and a monster’s shadow lunged at Su Han.
But just as it moved, suddenly a purple claw lashed out from behind him, slicing the monster into two halves on the spot.
A pale-purple monster apparition emerged behind Su Han, precisely resembling the Lurking Claw Beast he had encountered earlier.
Having arrived in Huiyuan City, he naturally had no qualms about melding with the spiritual energy of other monsters, enjoying it not just through the Mother Worm but also personally.
The monster slain, the vast expanse of the factory entered his vision, with many production lines and large machines placed on the open ground.
Su Han frowned slightly, "Quite a bit of damage."
It was clear that many devices had suffered damage, including scratch marks and bloodstains.
The factory being occupied by monsters, it naturally couldn’t avoid undergoing battles, leading to the current state of affairs.
Su Han couldn’t discern what type of factory it was, only vaguely understood that it seemed to be a mechanical enterprise specialized in making certain unique parts.
He merely walked around the premises, found no survivors, lit a fire inside the factory, and started cooking canned food, preparing to manage through the night.
As Su Han’s strength continuously grew, purely from an energy supply perspective, he was already able to extract more spiritual energy from the surrounding environment, going long periods without eating food or other things was entirely feasible.
However, for Su Han, eating was a habit as a human, and he also enjoyed the sensations that good food offered.
A night went by, and when Su Han woke up again, the factory’s interior brood chambers had already birthed the second batch of bugs.
Twenty sapper bugs, five scorpion bugs, and five knife bugs—the numbers weren’t too many, but that was indeed due to the limited number of bug nests.
Though a bug nest contained multiple bug sacs capable of hatching even more bugs, the base number was too low and lacking in bug quality and energy, naturally the speed was lacking as well.
Su Han stepped out near the bug nests, the bug swarm hissing as they approached, and Su Han simply glanced at them, then gave orders through the Mother Worm, "Go out and explore, search for resources, then expand the bug nests."
With the simple order given, the thirty bugs moved out very swiftly, soon splitting into two squads moving towards other factory areas in the industrial park, and quickly vanished beyond the broken factory gates.
"The fog has thinned a bit."
Su Han watched the direction in which the bugs disappeared, frowning slightly, the fog in his view remained thick like a cotton blanket, preventing vision of further objects.
Yet compared to the previous days, it had indeed lightened.
Su Han was not surprised, as it had been nearly one or two months since the last fog tide.
For such a long cycle of time, the peak of psychic fluctuations had already passed, so moving from high to low tide didn’t make much difference now.
His eyes slightly shifted, the Floating Pagoda Black Armor materialized on his body, and then he glanced at the Mother Worm before stepping boldly into the fog. Read exclusive content at freewebnovel
The Mother Worm was in the midst of constructing the Worm Nest Territory, an activity ill-suited for its massive frame, thus not well-suited for exploration itself.
Thus, Su Han decided to take a solo tour.
He didn’t summon the Insectoid Titan or the Blood-Erosion Alligator Dragon, walking amongst the fog, the Ancient Tree Crystal in his hand became a beacon attracting monsters.
Continuously, monsters attacked, but the spectral image of the Lurking Claw Beast emerged on Su Han’s skin, and energy converged into a slender, sharp energy scimitar.
As soon as a monster approached, it was sliced in half, followed by the appearance of the Spirit Melding Vortex that forcibly drew the monster’s body into it, turning it into spiritual energy to replenish Su Han’s body.
His physical strength increased bit by bit, and the innate desire for battle hidden in his bones was also being released. 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
Evolution itself is a process of violent metamorphosis. As humans re-evolve, the blood-thirsty and combative desires hidden deep within from tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years ago will gradually awaken.
Many people quickly transformed from ordinary people into warriors, not just because of being Contractors, but also due to such instincts.
Su Han was no exception, becoming more fierce against the monsters’ attacks, which led to an increase in the monsters he killed.
"There are many factories, but according to the route Old Gan gave, the Second Automobile Factory should be about 1000 meters north of the park."
Su Han pondered this as he walked towards Huiyuan City’s Second Automobile Factory, seemingly more focused on exploring this place than others.
Old Gan and Yan Meiyu’s parents were both in Huiyuan City, something that everyone had mentioned back in the Happiness Community.
Initially, they lacked the ability and confidence for inter-city travel. Later, as the fog tides and monsters increased, more matters piled up, delaying them further in time.
After reaching the Third Order, Gan Xinglei and Yan Meiyu indeed possessed the capability to travel to Huiyuan City, but several months had passed, and no one could guarantee their parents were still alive, not to mention that the Tree Domain was always in desperate need of manpower.
Both had tacitly avoided troubling Su Han, but this time, when they knew Su Han was heading to Huiyuan City, they couldn’t help themselves.
Su Han also remembered this matter and asked Bai Qilan to take the information with him, which would be convenient to check on their situation en route.
The parents of Old Gan and Yan Meiyu were employees of the Second Automobile Factory, long-established state enterprise members.
Their marriage had been half through dating and half through matchmaking, quite closely related in a sense.
Su Han had just arrived at the outskirts of the Second Automobile Factory when he heard the roars of monsters from within the fog.
His eyes slightly shifted, and he quickly moved, vaulting over the broken surrounding wall to enter the Second Automobile Factory.
The Second Automobile Factory was large and among the top factories, but it had also been breached now.
Listening to the monsters’ roaring, Su Han thought, "Inside the factory."
He quickly approached, quietly retracting the Ancient Tree Crystal. As he drew closer, he could already hear human voices.
And it wasn’t just one person.
"Quick, control with the grappling hook."
"Angel Envoy, go forward and hold it down."
...
Commands of battle came, as they stealthily approached through the fog. When the view became clear, a group of about 13 Contractors was seen hunting two second-grade monsters about a hundred meters away.
One was a Second-order Low Grade Lurking Claw Beast and the other was a Second-order Superior Clawed Giant.
The stern-faced leader commanded his subordinates to attack, and a crossbow with iron chains had already pierced through a monster’s body, firmly snagged into its bones.
The monster struggled desperately, but in the hunting squad, four large Angel Envoys had already pulled the chains tight, making a clattering noise.
At this moment, others were controlling Angel Envoys to attack, striking at the Lurking Claw Beast and Clawed Giant, steadily weakening their resistance.
Su Han’s eyebrows slightly raised. This team was well-organized and even dared to come out hunting.
