Chapter 362: Li Yu Suspected of Being a Bug-Thief

"Beep, beep, beep!"

"Warning! Warning!"

"Invader signal detected, please everyone proceed to the shelter."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, get up, go to the shelter."

"Damn it, what kind of space pirates or interdimensional bandits are they this time?"

"Everyone start praying, let's hope it's not that group of Blood God believers; it would be best if it were the Dark Eldar, maybe we could have some fun before we die."

"I'd rather it be the Blood God's believers than those things under the 【Loving Father】; getting touched by their plague is worse than death."

"It's a pity it won't be the believers of the Wicked God; those rotten meat monsters are snobbish and only invade the Upper City District, never coming to our Lower City District. It's really disgusting."

Although they were all cursing, it didn't stop every worker from getting up nimbly, rushing out of the dormitory, and heading to the nearest shelter.

Li Yu was also mixed in among them.

At this time, the "instinct control" gifted by the Demon Star Command had ended, and he had already integrated into the labor team very naturally and without any flaws; at least he had become familiar with several workers around him.

The crowd ran out of the collective dormitory and soon saw the true faces of the invaders.

No one in the Lower City District could ignore them, because the commotion was truly huge.

Above the firmament, dozens of purple-black dimensional rifts suddenly cracked open. Ferocious and horrifying warplanes resembling bats flew out. In the cockpit, there were actually "Rat-men" laughing wildly. They kept throwing poison gas bombs downward; once they exploded, the humans in that area would die instantly.

The ground was not spared either; building after building collapsed, and dark machines embedded with giant drills burrowed out, quickly releasing disgusting mystic entities that looked like giant monks.

They were several meters tall, their bodies covered in green blisters, pus splashing everywhere, spines bent like bows, and their tails dragging rotten tumors.

They were all wearing tattered armor, with fleas the size of fists scurrying in the gaps.

What was even more horrifying was that they were all holding a bronze incense burner in their hands, from which streams of miserable green smoke continuously surged out, about to fill half of the Lower City District in the blink of an eye.

Such a scene, even if it appeared in "Wanfu City," would still cause panic.

Let alone here, where the Dragon Nest Empire's control over transcendent power was extremely strict. Except for the army belonging to the Empire and mechanical police, mortals were not allowed to master any transcendent power.

Facing such a scene, they could only hide in the shelter like crazy.

On the contrary, the large number of gangs in the Lower City District were small and medium-sized transcendent organizations, with upper echelons all being things like transcendents, psychics, and modifiers.

Of course, facing the invasion before them, these gangs had no other way besides hiding.

Li Yu ran with the panicked crowd, but his gaze did not miss sweeping over these scenes.

One day of bottom-tier labor life!

Was not in vain.

What kind of invasions would a colony planet suffer?

Relevant contingency plans and alarms were all written on the factory notice wall as common knowledge.

Li Yu only needed to look and compare.

"The invaders this time are Rat-men."

"As expected of one of the filthiest races in the Boundless Spirit Realm, whether it's their weapons or themselves, they are all attached with plague and poison."

"Those mystic entities that look like 'monks' are actually called 【Plague-Incense Monks】."

"Their combat power is fierce, and they can spread the plague to the maximum extent."

"Once humans are touched by it, they will surely die."

When these thoughts flashed through Li Yu's mind, his eyes also reflected the extremely tragic scenes everywhere in the Lower City District.

Ordinary humans, no matter how fast their hands and feet were, how could they compete with the speed of the plague cloud spreading?

Tragic death!

Was inevitable!

Everywhere he looked, there were people wailing miserably.

Twisted, rotten human bodies filled the streets and alleys of the Lower City District in a very short time.

Li Yu weighed the combat power in his mind, subconsciously wanting to act and save them.

"This is a fully-staffed Rat-man vanguard team, most likely belonging to the 【Plague Clan】 among the Rat-men."

"With my current means, if I act, I can wipe them all out in a short time."

"It's just that it's inevitable that I will expose myself; it's extremely difficult to do it silently..."

He was pondering this.

But in his mind, he recalled an extremely cold warning note that the Demon Star Command had previously attached under one of the main missions, 【Survival Anchor Point】.

"Due to certain reasons, worlds within the reach of the Chaos Gods' tentacles, including Dragon Nest Star, will be hostile to all Command holders."

"Once the Command holder's identity is leaked, it is very likely that you will be targeted."

"Only when the survival time exceeds ten days can the Demon Star Command use the detailed coordinates of the Command holder to establish an anchor point, thereby reaching the point where as long as the Command holder has the thought, they can immediately return to the real world."

"So, it's not difficult to eliminate these plague Rat-men, but I'm afraid that once I'm exposed, it will lead to even more unfavorable events."

"For example, in order to eliminate me, the Dragon Nest colonial army, instructed by the Evil God, first uses a time-space confinement device to trap me to death, and then lets the Dragon Nest fleet hanging outside the planet directly fire a 【Planet-Annihilation Cannon】 at the Lower City District."

When his thoughts reached this point, Li Yu couldn't help but fall into hesitation.

Fortunately, the Dragon Nest army arrived soon.

The next moment!

A fierce battle that also caught Li Yu's attention happened quickly and ended quickly.

The winner was somewhat unexpected.

It was the human side.

The seemingly ferocious and tyrannical Rat-men were actually wiped out cleanly by a Dragon Nest army composed entirely of humans.

Besides those conventional mechanical weapons and chainswords.

What truly attracted Li Yu's gaze were mechanical warriors that were several meters tall, even taller than those "Plague-Incense Monks."

Whether it was defense, speed, power, attack, or other means.

These mechanical warriors were far superior to those Rat-men, and they were attached with some kind of blessing halo, completely immune to the pollution of the plague. Amidst the trembling of the earth, they broke into the Rat-man army and hacked and slashed all the Rat-men, including those Plague-Incense Monks, to the ground.

Their movements and means.

Reminded Li Yu of "Hongdou" when he was in the Wan-Gui Frozen Plain.

When she entered the mechanical warrior state, her performance was similar.

Fearless, peerless.

It was just that no one could see what the pilots of the mechs looked like. Through those cold machines, one could only see pairs of eyes that seemed to have completely eliminated emotions. Inside, there was only killing intent, fighting intent, and absolute cold rationality.

Perfect warriors!

Li Yu reached a conclusion in his heart.

At the same time, his gaze looked at those mechanical warriors and directly perceived their essence:

"Hm? The human bodies under the mechs are also abnormal; they have all undergone major modifications, and their height exceeds 2.5 meters."

"The various functions of the body are equivalent to Sequence 8 or Sequence 7 cultivators, combined with various black technologies and weapons, their combat power is indeed considerable."

"Emotions have almost all been erased!"

"Pain sensation has been lowered, while other senses have been strengthened."

"The price seems to be lifespan; they are all short-lived species."

"These are the 【Dragon Nest Soldiers】 that the bottom-tier poor of the Dragon Nest love and hate."

"They love them because they are the backbone of the Dragon Nest Third Empire protecting the lives of civilians. After most disasters and invasions occur, as long as they appear, they can all be solved."

"As for hate?"

"The reason is very simple: they are mechanically warriors and war machines bred directionally. Except for a small number of commanders who possess self-awareness or higher-level transcendent individuals, although most Dragon Nest Soldiers will protect civilians, in essence, they protect them as Imperial property, not as humans themselves."

"If the mission issued by the superiors conflicts with the lives of the civilians, then the Dragon Nest Soldiers will act against them without hesitation."

"The helpless thing is that all Dragon Nest Soldiers are manufactured from 'ordinary people'."

"Of course, they have to undergo a series of inhuman and cruel breeding processes. Those who can survive are all the best among humans."

"After it ends, in essence, they can no longer be considered ordinary humans."

With this group of Dragon Nest warriors entering the battlefield, this sudden invasion was quickly eliminated.

Even the plague cloud that filled half of the Lower City District was quickly absorbed by black technology.

Li Yu was happy not to have to act, hiding in the panicked and fearful crowd, his gaze sweeping, trying his best to probe relevant information.

Although he was now a 【True Person of Food-Bait】, a powerhouse at the Sequence 4 level.

He still did not underestimate the enemy.

One must know that the difficulty of this Mystic Domain was still Nightmare-level.

Clearly, the Demon Star Command believed that even a cultivator at the Sequence 4 level, if not careful, could easily die here.

Entering a Mystic Domain with a "planet" as a geographical unit.

This was not the first time for Li Yu.

On that desperate planet ravaged by the Modifier race last time, Li Yu and Hongdou, this pair of master and servant, had a bountiful harvest.

But the two could not be simply and crudely compared.

The Modifier race on the desperate planet had long since withdrawn, leaving it empty and desolate, with only some miserable sub-human races remaining.

The later major crisis was also accidentally taken over by Brother Brother Shang Yang.

All Li Yu had to do was solve Brother Brother Shang Yang, which could be said to be picking up a big bargain.

But this Dragon Nest Third Empire!

The situation was incomparably complex.

Not only was the population large, but it was clearly also filled with the minions of the gods, and the human rulers who had already fallen here also mastered many black technology weapons with world-destroying power.

The danger and complexity were increasing exponentially.

Acting rashly was no different from seeking death.

Li Yu's ability to save his life was extraordinary, but he came here not just to save his life; completing the mission was the priority.

Just arrived!

Before collecting enough information and having enough certainty, Li Yu would never easily show his head.

Not to mention anything else, let's finish the ten-day survival mission first.

In the process, he collected all the information he could collect as much as possible.

And so, Li Yu remained that miserable bottom-tier laborer with a face full of exhaustion and covered in wounds, following the crowd that had survived the disaster and was slowly returning to the factory.

His eyes were dull, sweeping in all directions.

At the same time, he didn't forget to learn more from the words of the fellow workers around him.

Although they were all absolute bottom-tier, like slaves, and all short-lived species.

But the human race seemed to be able to maintain a vigorous vitality no matter where they were.

Even if it was reflected in their mouths.

"So unlucky, so disgusting, Rat-men again."

"How many times this year? Why is it always these filthy rats?"

"I'm glad it's Rat-men coming over again; as long as it's not those ferocious clans, Rat-men are always easier to deal with than things like Greenskins and Ogres."

"After tonight, the Lower City District will lose at least tens of thousands of people. If I'm not mistaken, those masters in the Upper City District will give out some 'favors' again."

"Favors? Do you mean forcibly closing all brothels in the city, then massively distributing aphrodisiacs and multi-fetus pills, and even growth hormone drugs, forcibly ripening children into adults?"

"In the next few days, those of us without wives will have to suffer."

"If you don't have a wife, you can register. There is a brain that matches you, ensuring you live a good life with many children and blessings."

"Calling it a favor isn't wrong either. After all, besides those pills, every family can receive an extra portion of nutrient solution according to the head count... if you can give birth to more, and luckily win a prize, you have a better chance of eating some fresh food, which is much better than us poor wretches who can only gnaw on cockroach paste."

"What about the price? You forgot to mention the price you are not willing to pay yourself."

"Pray, if these favors come down and the population recovery speed doesn't keep up, those masters will definitely not be able to help but use those means that require costs, such as... 【Breeding Factory】."

"A set of breeding equipment is not cheap; the masters are reluctant for now."

"Have you heard? A family in the neighboring Iron Donkey shantytown luckily gave birth to a 'psychic.' There might be a chance for the whole shantytown to rise to heaven in the future. It's really enviable."

"You are also dreaming. Out of a thousand candidates, it's likely one Dragon Nest Soldier will be born. Do we have that luck?"

"It's good enough to survive; how dare you fantasize so much... what if some 【Bug-Thieves】 sneak into this Lower City District one day? Neither psychics nor Dragon Nest Soldiers can protect us."

"Speaking of Bug-Thieves!"

"I don't know why those people have such heavy tastes, doing that thing with bugs... is it fun?"

"If a bug disaster really happens, it won't just be the Lower City District that suffers. In order not to let the bug disaster spread, the Empire is even willing to wipe out the Upper City District and even this entire colony planet."

"The thing the Empire lacks the least is people."

"It doesn't lack land either. The latest Imperial war report shows that the Imperial army has invaded a new star system and is exterminating the local indigenous races."

Li Yu didn't say a word, continuously absorbing relevant information.

Although they were all absolute bottom-tier, there were quite a few well-informed people.

There were no secrets, but basic common sense in all aspects was not lacking at all, which was helping Li Yu fill in the gaps and integrate without obstacles.

Just as he saw the situation getting better bit by bit!

Abruptly, a few words discussed by the crowd behind, especially keywords like "Bug-Thieves" and "Bug Disaster."

Suddenly made Li Yu's heart tremble, his brows furrowed, and a very ominous omen about himself arose:

"I will be suspected of being a Bug-Thief?"

ps: Asking for double monthly tickets, thank you.

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