[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned-":3,"chapter-apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-241":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: Resources Consumed by Women Returned Ten Thousandfold",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596214,845,"Chapter 241: Underestimated Him","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-241",241,"\u003Cp>\"Die, bugs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Superpower User soared through the low sky, wielding a flamethrower aimed at the swarm below!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gun barrel spewed fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Engulfing clumps of insects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bugs screamed miserably!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was thick with the stench of burning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the raging flames!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long-legged spider leaped out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And bit the man’s face fiercely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man wailed incoherently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a burning fire dragon, he crashed to the ground, instantly submerged by the insect swarm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Then let’s perish together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Superpower User ignited all the fuel on his body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky lit up with flames!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another robust Superpower User!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smashed and crushed the encroaching insects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his hands were getting numb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bugs kept increasing in numbers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a growing sense of despair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Witnessing this scene!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander’s eyes were blazing with fury, he pounded the table hard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was helpless—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a chaotic human-insect battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large-scale weapon like the Spiritual Energy Cannon can’t be easily deployed, to avoid friendly fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the insects were overwhelming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though most of them were just D-Class and C-Class!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were endless, attacking from every direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just a matter of time before the base is overrun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wei employed her Stealth Killing Ability, moving rapidly like a phantom under the night!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with her exquisite sword technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a short time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continuously killed several B-Class poisonous insects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this brought little relief to the collapsing battle situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was an assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her explosive power was formidable, but her endurance was less than ideal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially unsuited for such prolonged, high-intensity frontal combat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already feeling tired!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the insect swarm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crawled out a giant centipede—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at least ten meters long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a glossy black shell, akin to steel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its countless slender legs beneath, as sharp as blades!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crawled across the concrete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving deep marks in its wake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the Insect King!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander exclaimed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king of all insects, dubbed as Poisonous Insect King!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A++ Level?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me crush it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A special agent driving a tank rumbled into view!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a raging metal beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushing many small insects along the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People on the path hurriedly dodged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tank approached the Poisonous Insect King!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see the Insect King open its maw, spewing a splash of green liquid onto the tank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making a sizzling sound, white smoke rising straight up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Insect King bit on the tank’s door, tearing it off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver was exposed, instinctively screaming in terror!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Insect King’s pincers clamped down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splitting him in half!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped in shock—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a tank got shredded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s the point of fighting?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wei’s heart sank:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s hopeless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just an A-Class Superpower User!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her exceptional stealth killing abilities, she might barely slay an A+ Level Fierce Beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against an A++ Level Fierce Beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood no chance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All at once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of retreat welled up within her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she promised Lin Lang, if danger arose, to prioritize saving her own life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the perfect moment to escape!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to use her Shadow Kill Ability, blend into the night, and flee far away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leng Wei!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wei paused, instinctively turning toward the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Bing rushing over, he said to her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can’t hold the base anymore! You should go first, no need to die here with us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wei remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Bing handed over the backpack she was carrying to him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inside is the method for refining the Top-Grade Spirit Battle Pill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please take it to Lin Lang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him figure out a way to refine this elixir and save humanity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t let the researchers’ hard work all go to waste!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been holding their ground here without retreating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely to protect this newly completed elixir recipe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This recipe that could save the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, upon hearing this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wei frowned slightly and couldn’t help but say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Top-Grade Spirit Battle Pills, Lin Lang already has many.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Bing couldn’t help but be stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she heard Leng Wei calmly say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Lang had already refined the Top-Grade Spirit Battle Pill a while ago, and many at that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Bing’s eyes widened in disbelief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this elixir recipe was just confirmed by our researchers not long ago...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wei said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Lang’s elixirs are self-made... He’s really talented.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just Spirit Battle Pills, Lin Lang has also refined other elixirs, and the people of Xingfu District have consumed a lot of them already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Lang is too busy to refine elixirs; otherwise, he probably would have already refined Immortal Pills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Xu Bing heard Leng Wei speak so many words in one breath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the content she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left Xu Bing utterly confused!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt her worldview was shaken—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang himself refined the Top-Grade Spirit Battle Pills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how is this possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The many researchers at the base! Worked tirelessly, sacrificing sleep and rest for months, to produce this elixir recipe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin Lang had already figured it out beforehand?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really is a genius in alchemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is his talent even greater than the combined effort of these highly educated researchers?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, the Poisonous Insect King let out a skyward roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issuing an ear-piercing screech!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it fiercely crawled towards the command room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beast! Taste my axe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hong descended from the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wielding a large axe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiercely striking down upon the Poisonous Insect King!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gale-force wind swept in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A metallic sound echoed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poisonous Insect King was hit by the gale, but only slightly turned its head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hong’s expression changed slightly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A++ Level fierce beasts are a tier above A+ Level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are no longer something he can contend with!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prior battles had already drained too much of his Spiritual Qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wei said to Xu Bing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll get you out of here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can join Lin Lang; there’s no need to die here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A momentary flicker of desire appeared on Xu Bing’s face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then her gaze deepened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I must fight alongside my team members!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a pity we underestimated Lin Lang’s impact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Had we collaborated with him sooner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps we really could have saved the world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hong had reached the end of the road!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poisonous Insect King opened its massive maw, devouring him whole, not even leaving bones behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was thick with the scent of blood and despair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but exclaim!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hong was the guardian of the base!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he was dead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, who could save them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All members of the Martial Arts Squad, follow me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Bing gritted her teeth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading the members of the Martial Arts Squad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all charged together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attacks couldn’t harm the Poisonous Insect King’s steel-like body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander! We’ll hold it off, you break through!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Bing shouted loudly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her voice was soon drowned out by the chaos of battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poisonous Insect King twisted its body, flinging away the surrounding enemies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it opened its bloodthirsty maw wide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heading straight for Xu Bing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Bing didn’t have time to dodge, and she was about to become the Poisonous Insect King’s next prey!\u003C\u002Fp>",1299,"2026-05-30T17:16:31.515Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","9e8d3cf12d5ab56860f72c0bcbfa2477b9a1a29aa46ee9f47bbbe6b5ed78cbb6","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-242","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-240",264,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--cover.jpg"]