Chapter 147: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Anime Style? Chapter 62

Then

"Sssss!"

A terrifying hissing sound suddenly erupted within Outpost City 66.

Several enormous, worm-like creatures burst forth from the ground.

It was at this moment that Li Ang finally understood what had caused the earlier tremors.

Each insect swarm attack had been a diversion for these subterranean worms.

'So how did the insects breach the outpost last time? Surely the city guard didn't leave themselves defenseless after one setback?'

Before Li Ang could ponder further, the nearest worm lunged straight toward his position.

Though the worms ruthlessly destroyed everything in their path,

Li Ang couldn't help but think

that the giant worm seemed to be charging directly at him.

Having finally found a place to settle, Li Ang certainly wasn't going to stand by and watch the insects destroy his home.

"Tsk."

Amid the screams of the surrounding outpost citizens, Li Ang pushed off the ground and appeared before the worm in the next instant.

Gazing at the spiral mouthparts bristling with fangs, he took a deep breath and immediately began communing with the fire elements around him.

Boom—!

The next moment, a high-temperature shockwave ripped the worm's entire head into shreds.

After losing nearly half its body, the worm gradually halted its charge.

These burrowing worms were weaker than Li Ang had expected—merely intimidating in appearance.

Of course, that was only true for Li Ang, who had reached the Second Level; ordinary First Level cultivators would have been powerless against them.

'So these worms are specially adapted for burrowing?'

Li Ang silently mused.

Meanwhile, the surrounding crowd slowly recovered from their fear.

People looked at one another, realizing that the figure standing before the giant worm's corpse was an immensely powerful ally.

But Li Ang had no interest in what the residents were thinking—he sensed a faintly familiar aura emanating from the worm's corpse.

He stepped forward, smeared some of the foul-smelling fluid on the ground onto his fingers, and activated 【Basic Structural Science】.

【Unknown Worm Fluid: A fluid replicated by some entity based on Dragon Blood, capable of drastically mutating the worm's physique.】

???

What dragon blood worm?

Li Ang was beginning to lose his composure.

The insects outside Outpost City 66 were pulling far too many tricks.

'So the worm was drawn to me because I'm a dragon?'

Li Ang speculated about what had just occurred.

As he thought this, another series of fine vibrations rippled through the ground.

Immediately, countless insects poured out from the hole the worm had dug.

Seeing this, Li Ang frowned slightly.

Though he possessed Jun Yan, he had no good solution for this situation.

Jun Yan excelled in explosive power but lacked endurance.

'If only I had the Word of Power: Judgment.'

Jun Yan demanded too much precision—Li Ang hoped his next awakening would grant a more dominant Word of Power.

True, these insects couldn't harm him, but eliminating them all in the short term was unrealistic.

"Tsk."

'I'll need to find some area-of-effect attack methods soon.'

Aside from Jun Yan, Li Ang's current abilities were mostly single-target or self-buffing.

For example, Gungnir—clearly, this guaranteed-hit spear was useless against a swarm like this.

Of course, if the swarm's mastermind were right before him, that would be another matter.

As Li Ang thought, he dispatched the insects approaching him—he had realized he'd become a magnet in the eyes of the swarm.

Slowly, the corpses of insects piled up around him, yet the swarm's assault showed no sign of abating.

Then, just then, a whistling missile slammed into the swarm pouring from the hole.

Boom—!

Amid a towering fireball, more than half the insects at the hole were killed or wounded.

Then, under Li Ang's gaze, a squad of mechanical soldiers marched orderly to the hole's edge and began setting up a defense line.

In less than a minute, several grotesquely designed machine guns were mounted and began unleashing relentless fire.

Bang bang bang—!

Amid the deafening gunfire, a mechanical soldier stepped before Li Ang and spoke in a mechanical electronic voice: "You're Li Ang, right?"

"I am Vito Blanc, governor of Outpost City 66."

Hearing this, Li Ang was startled—he had never met this governor before.

Before he could respond, Blanc continued: "I thank you for everything you've done for the outpost. I'm sorry I can't meet you in person today."

Li Ang then realized the mechanical soldier before him was not the governor's true body.

He had originally thought the man had pursued some mechanical ascension path.

Just as Li Ang was about to say something, a piercing shriek suddenly rang out from midair, and a red figure then slammed into the ground not far from Li Ang and the other person like a cannonball.

It was Ma Kusi. The director of the Security Bureau pulled his own legs out of the ground in a rather sorry state, muttering, "Never using this kind of entrance again."

Saying so, he walked over to stand in front of Li Ang.

However, when Ma Kusi saw Brand's mechanical soldier, he slightly furrowed his brow: "City Lord? What are you doing here?"

Hearing this, the mechanical soldier controlled by Brand first let out an emotionless laugh from its mouth, then said: "I'm not so old that I can't notice such a huge commotion in the city. It's not just here — I've also dispatched mechanical soldiers to other places."

And Li Ang, who had been standing to one side listening to their exchange, saw his gaze flicker involuntarily.

Something's off!

One more chapter coming right up.