Chapter 177: Did You Really Think I Only Had Stats?

Among the piled mountains of insect corpses, Li Ang casually flicked away the stinking fluid clinging to his hands.

Beside him, Ma Kusi and Mo Di showed signs of fatigue, while Danika had already entered the small alchemical workshop to recover her strength.

After all, even mowing grass for too long wears you out, let alone how much stronger the insect swarm had become compared to the beginning—now and then, a Level Two insect would emerge.

This was both good news and bad news.

The good news was that the insect swarm's New Star could no longer sit idle and was preparing to go all-in for a final battle.

The bad news was that after the surge in strength, Ma Kusi and the others were struggling to hold on.

Unlike Li Ang, who possessed Reverse Birth: Three Layers, they suffered real injuries when hurt.

Especially Mo Di—he was utterly fragile; if not for the strong defensive nature of his ability, he would have been torn apart by the swarm long ago.

Even so, Li Ang couldn't help sighing inwardly:

'My techniques are still too limited.'

It's fun being a numbers monster, but if his abilities were more diverse, things would be far easier right now.

But there was nothing to be done—he'd only been in this world for a short time, and his journey had barely experienced two phases.

Making it this far was already the result of cheating plus his boldness and meticulousness.

At that moment, Ma Kusi beside him suddenly spoke with a hint of confusion: "Have you noticed the insect swarm's assault seems to have slowed?"

At his words, Li Ang and Mo Di immediately frowned.

As Ma Kusi said, the insect swarm's attack had indeed stalled.

"Something's off."

Mo Di narrowed his eyes slightly, scanning the insect swarm that lingered without advancing.

No sooner had he spoken than a massive insect, resembling a small mountain, appeared in their line of sight.

Gazing at the metallic veins on the unknown insect's colossal body, Ma Kusi muttered in stunned disbelief: "That's…"

"What?"

Even with the police chief's experience, this was the first time he'd seen an insect of this type.

"It's Balandu."

Li Ang, watching the figure atop the giant insect, answered Ma Kusi's question.

But upon noticing the figure's lower body had fully fused with the giant insect's head, he thought inwardly: 'Where did this Shouhe come from?'

At Li Ang's reminder, Ma Kusi also noticed the figure on the insect's head.

The police chief's face first showed shock, then dawning realization, and finally a grim expression: "No wonder that old bastard has been hiding all these years."

Balandu wouldn't show himself looking like this.

Meanwhile, Mo Di's expression was icy cold.

The criminal responsible for all this had finally appeared—this meant the case of 66th Frontier City embezzling federal assets was nearing its end.

As for the final outcome…

That depends on whether they can survive.

At that moment, Mo Di suddenly noticed Li Ang now held a long spear in his hand.

A long spear identical to the one in the hands of that terrifying alchemical creature.

He froze in surprise.