Chapter 234

Countless alien insects crawled out of the Gobi Desert; the Sky Ladder, originally aimed at outer space, has now fallen and opened, and ant soldiers in black combat uniforms surge out from inside the Sky Ladder to the outskirts of various Tokyo districts.

The so-called Sky Ladder is not merely a transport vehicle for reaching the space station; beneath it lies ZECT's original headquarters, where all of ZECT's high‑lethality weapons against alien insects are stored, even including the tank and rocket‑launcher defensive unit.

Deployed on the alien insects' battlefield, these weapons are sufficient to suppress their violent onslaught.

Besides, the surviving knights also possess considerable combat strength; with such armament, keeping the alien insects outside the urban area is no problem, and the larvae faced with such concentrated attacks will eventually not hold out, just as they were wiped out a year ago.

They overlooked one detail: these alien insect armies are not only laying eggs outside the city; the real trouble is that countless alien insects also exist inside Tokyo, so even if they build defenses on the outside, attacks from within will consume a large part of their energy.

They are now surrounded on all sides; alien insects have begun mimicking and replacing within the Tokyo Region, so even if they can repel the external alien insects, the residents living inside the urban area have already fallen into danger.

Heavenly Dao Chief shielded Rixia Bu Xi behind him, gripping the Jia Dou Insect Instrument in his palm, watching the alien insects already gathering toward them: 'Find a chance and leave quickly.'

'But you!' Rixia Bu Xi looked at Heavenly Dao Chief desperately trying to block the alien insects' attack, and she made up her mind.

Although she did not know why this stranger had come to her home with that urgent expression, she felt a sense of closeness—not the special feeling she had for Jiang Xia, but the affection that comes from having known someone for a long time.

This was the first time since her parents' passing that she had so keenly sensed interpersonal emotions, as if she could see what Heavenly Dao Chief was thinking in his heart.

When she looked at the alien insects, she felt their minds were completely filled with violence, as if someone had issued an order forcing them, erasing all other emotions.

Before, she only had a vague sense of machinery, but now she could not only sense machines but also perceive human emotions.

Almost simultaneously, Jia Dou completed his transformation, and the alien insects trying to approach were instantly shattered by Heavenly Dao Chief's strikes, the fury visible beneath his mask.

Almost every one of his attacks made the alien insects emit a hissing sound; his intense killing intent burst forth with great power.

The moment his right‑hand grip on the Wuwu Sword crossed with the alien insect, it had already pierced deep into its brain; he wrenched it out and slashed again.

The alien insects' exploding green flames were continuous, but facing hundreds or thousands of them lunging at once, even Heavenly Dao Chief could not completely fend them off.

Rixia Bu Xi had already opened her eyes, a green flame radiated from her body, enveloping her and instantly spreading; the energy was very strong, and the dozen or so Alien Insects around that had not undergone Molting, upon merely lightly touching it, were already turned into explosive flames.

At this moment, the Alien Insects battling the Ant Soldiers in the Tokyo Region almost simultaneously turned their bodies, their demonic faces suddenly becoming even more hideous.

Before this aura burst forth, ah, most Alien Insects were merely following the Alien Insect Queen's orders, breaking through human defenses in an attempt to Mimic all humans; even if their own kind exploded beside them, it would not stop them.

But now they have all been attracted by Rixia Bu Xi; at this moment, an additional task has appeared in their minds: to capture her.

The Alien Insects that had successfully Mimicked also turned back to their original forms; the Alien Insects that had completed Molting spread their insect wings and continually flew toward Rixia Bu Xi's location.

Kagami watched as the Alien Insects collectively turned their heads, instantly pressing the finishing move on the Steel Bucket Haipa Insect Instrument; a piercing Electric Arc instantly concentrated on his foot, and he kicked mid-air, instantly destroying the Alien Insects that had originally surrounded him.

The Haipa Insect Instrument, which had been still in Kagami's hand, finally reacted; a jade-green energy enveloped the Steel Bucket, granting him unimaginable strength, and in an instant Kagami saw Rixia Bu Xi completely covered in green flames.

"Xiao Xi!" Kagami couldn't believe his eyes.

The current Rixia Bu Xi floats in midair, with a pair of wings on her back very similar to those of the person who gave him the Sea Pa Worm; a casual attack from her shatters the surrounding Alien Insects.

Below her appeared the knight very familiar to Kagami, the one who had defeated them and obtained recognition from all the Insect Instruments, Jia Dou.

"Kagami?"

Rixia Bu Xi turned her head to look at the Steel Bucket, swung with one hand, another strike; the jade-green flames swept across the Alien Insects in the sky, turning the swarms into green powder; in an instant the explosive shockwave shattered all the glass along the way, and the originally yellow-brown sky was covered by the jade-green explosion.

The Molting Original Insect plus the power of the Tooth Blood Vampire and the legendary phantom beast gives the current Rixia Bu Xi the strength to crush Alien Insects.

Rixia Bu Xi is now stronger than SanDaoZhengRen, who was transformed into an Original Insect; she can not only withstand the original Hundred Insect Sword head-on, but also possess extreme attack power.

The Heavenly Dao Chief was also greatly surprised looking at the current Rixia Bu Xi, but he had no other thoughts; Xiao Xi is Xiao Xi, no matter what she becomes, she is his sister, and now he is grateful that his sister has gained the power to protect herself.

Rixia Bu Xi eliminated most of the Alien Insects that had surrounded her, but before long the Alien Insects would regroup, and more Molting-complete insects would come to besiege this place.

Rixia Bu Xi slowly descended, while Kagami also rushed over; although Xiao Xi's such power surprised him, he had not forgotten his mission.

"It's a..." Kagami was at a loss for words, not knowing how to describe Jiang Xia's appearance.

There's a weird person who told me to hand this over to the Heavenly Dao Chief.

Kagami handed the Sea Pa Worm in his hand to Rixia Bu Xi; Xiao Xi and that person give the same feeling, so they must know each other.

Feeling the news brought by the mechanical armored beetle in her hand, Rixia Bu Xi slightly tightened her grip and whispered inwardly, "Cheater."

The Sea Pa Worm floated in midair, instantly turning into a stream of light that covered Jia Dou's waist; a halo of light instantly enveloped his body, adding an external layer of armor to every part.

The wings on his back opened, automatically entering overdrive mode; superluminal particle bursts erupted, and the insectoid wings on his back shone as brilliantly as an aurora.

With the power of the Sea Pa Worm, information from different time streams frenziedly surged into the Heavenly Dao Chief's brain at this moment.

He now knows everything.

In silence, the past images merged into his mind, stabilizing for a few seconds; he opened his eyes, and beneath his mask his pupils flickered with a hint of complexity, but instantly returned to calm.

"He needs power now." Rixia Bu Xi looked up at the sky, her gaze as if piercing Earth's bonds, seeing Jiang Xia's current battle.

"If it weren't to save me, he shouldn't have become like this." Rixia Bu Xi's eyes suddenly filled with sorrow.

Wrapping herself in power, she spread her wings behind her and turned into a green streak that shot into outer space, heading for the moon.

Seeing his sister's actions, the Heavenly Dao Chief pressed the Sea Pa Worm at his waist, turned his head, and said to Kagami, "This is now yours to handle."

(End of chapter)