Chapter 93: Split Second

The explosion roared continuously, and the mutated ice vegetable generated a shockwave that slammed down massive swaths of ice locusts.

The blast power of the mutated ice vegetable wasn't very great, barely able to harm powerful transcendent beings, but it was more than enough to deal with these ice locusts.

The vast majority of ice locusts could not withstand the shockwave generated by the explosion!

Hot on their heels came the holly brute bull and the frost hound, which released freezing air to create an extreme cold zone around themselves, freezing massive swaths of ice locusts.

Like two sharp knives, they cut straight into the ice locusts' "formation"! Immediately, Chen Mo also entered the fray.

He did not employ any ice spirit energy, merely releasing his lordly pressure, then rushed into the swarm.

Lordly pressure can instantly purge ice locusts within a hundred‑meter radius, making it an absolute no‑go zone for them!

Any ice locust that enters this area is instantly ground into powder by the powerful field.

A "locust rain" began to fall from the sky.

The number of ice locusts was enormous; although many perished in massive numbers under the Ice Lion Legion's assault, a considerable number still closed in on the Ice Lion Legion.

Yet their offensive power was still far too weak.

Facing this super transcendent army, they could not even breach its defenses.

Chen Mo unleashed sonic speed, reaping them in massive swaths.

Soon, behind the black, oppressive mass of ice locusts, he spotted an abnormally gigantic ice locust.

【Ice Locust King】

It turned out to be a giant locust that had brushed against the lordly barrier.

At this moment it was devouring several medium‑level transcendent ice locusts nearby while swooping away in the opposite direction of the Ice Lion Legion!

It wants to run!

Unlike ordinary fearless ice locusts, the Ice Locust King has already begun to awaken sentient intelligence, knowing how to seek fortune and avoid disaster.

It realized it was nowhere near a match for this Ice Lion King! Staying here any longer would endanger its life! ——————————————

Some underground shelter.

In the dim light, a group of gaunt, skeletal people huddled in a corner.

Behind the heavy iron doors stood—or lay—hundreds of survivors, among them dozens of awakened ones.

These survivors watched the outside scene through observation mirrors, unable to help but feel a bit hopeless.

One day ago, a swarm of ice‑loving locusts arrived in the city and began devouring everything.

Food, living beings, even grass roots were consumed.

These ice‑eating locusts were individually weak—ordinary people with blades could kill them—but their numbers were overwhelming, never ceasing! A black, oppressive wave surged forward, turning many creatures instantly into skeletal frames! Once surrounded, there was no way out but death.

"Lu Anka, the outside is completely covered by a tide of insects, we can't get out, what do we do?"

One burly awakened man asked a short‑haired woman anxiously.

"There's nothing we can do but wait for the swarm to recede; leaving now is a dead end. We've been rationing these days, and the food here will last us a little over a week."

The short‑haired woman known as Lu Anka said calmly:

"In a week, the swarm will inevitably disperse, and then we can go out to gather food."

"Insect King! The Insect King is coming!"

At that moment, the observer shouted in surprise.

Among the countless ice locusts, a massive ice locust silhouette emerged, its wingspan exceeding five meters, looking like a terrifying alien creature.

Upon hearing this, everyone held their breath, daring not to make a sound.

The shelter's iron doors can block ordinary ice locust bites, but they cannot stop the Ice Locust King.

Once discovered, they're finished.

Fortunately, the Ice Locust King did not linger; the buzzing roar overhead soon faded away.

"Huh~"

Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"That was too dangerous; good thing we weren't discovered."

"After the ice locusts leave, we'll relocate immediately!" "But... where can we go?"

Huddled in the corner, a middle‑aged man with tangled, dirty hair and a gaunt frame spoke.

Since the resurgence of spiritual energy, the entire African continent seems to have no clean land left.

Everywhere there are demonic beasts, blood and death, piles of corpses as tall as mountains. He had fled from other cities to Alusha, thinking it would be safe.

But within just a week, Alusha was overtaken by the ice locust swarm.

Facing a tide of ice locusts like a flood, the dozens of awakened ones in the city had no capacity to resist at all.

As for firearms and other heat weapons, they were utterly ineffective! "Everyone, don't be afraid; it's said that where the Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm descends, there's a town called Sunset Town. Its people are protected by the Ice Lion King and can obtain food simply by working a bit each day."

At that moment, Lu Anka spoke gently to everyone in the shelter.

Two weeks ago, before the internet was completely cut off, she had seen a post on a forum.

The poster appeared to be a resident of Sunset Town; his post detailed how Sunset Town transformed from ruins occupied by transcendent creatures into a 'paradise beyond the world.'

The Ice Lion King, leading the Ice Lion Legion with overwhelming force, swept away the transcendent rat demons and reestablished order; as long as one works, food is provided!

He also posted many photos of Sunset Town's past and present.

The authenticity was high.

"Lu Anka, does such a place really exist?"

In the crowd, a woman who had lost a finger asked, her eyes betraying a hint of yearning.

"There will be, once the locust tide recedes! We'll set out!"

Lu Anka said firmly.

Even though she still harbored some doubts, to encourage others she had to masquerade as resolute.

She knew.

In the apocalypse, the most precious thing is hope.

If even hope is gone, they will quickly become walking corpses.

"Captain, it seems all the ice locusts in the city are gathering toward the city gate!"

At that moment, a short observer responsible for watching the outside situation suddenly exclaimed in delight.

"Are they leaving? It's strange—they haven't completely devoured this city, yet they're just leaving like this?"

Lu Anka was somewhat puzzled.

According to her knowledge, ice locust swarms are extremely greedy.

They won't leave until they've thoroughly devoured all food in a place; places ice locusts have passed through leave not even a scrap behind!

She came to the front of the observation mirror.

"Hum—"

At that moment, the ice locust king swooped over their heads again.

It seemed like a intuition; Lu Anka felt the ice locust king's flight posture was slightly panicked, as if it were fleeing!

In fact, the ice locust king was indeed fleeing!

And it was fleeing with all its might!

However, just as the ice locust king thought it was about to escape,

the next second, a storm suddenly arose around it, frost surged wildly, and countless ice blades came to shred it!

After Chen Mo advanced to mid-level lord, the maximum release distance of his ice storm had already reached beyond a kilometer.

At the same time, Lu Anka in the underground shelter also witnessed an unforgettable scene—

Centering on the ice locust king, turbulent cold winds suddenly rose, frost and gale formed a gigantic ice storm over a hundred meters in diameter! The ice storm rapidly contracted, sweeping toward the ice locust king at its center!

In the high-speed spinning ice storm, the ice locust king that she could hardly defeat in her eyes, together with the insects within a hundred meters of it, were completely ground to dust by the ice storm! Instantly.

(End of chapter)