binnovel Chapter 580
Chapter 580
The insect nest tunnels are fraught with danger; the monstrous insects are ferocious and difficult to withstand.
After struggling through the poisonous swamp, before they could even catch their breath, a tunnel filled with huge honeycomb-like structures appeared before them.
Before they even stepped into the tunnel, they heard a buzzing sound coming from inside, as if countless bees were flying around.
"This sound is a bit off, everyone be careful."
Zhang Qilin gripped the black gold ancient sword tightly with vigilance.
The group cautiously entered the tunnel, where the walls and ceiling were covered with densely packed beehives, each about the size of a fist.
Suddenly, a strange insect emerged from the hive. Its body was black, its carapace was hard, and its mouthparts were sharp, making it look extremely ferocious.
Before anyone could react, even more strange insects poured out of the hive, surging towards them like a tide.
These strange insects were so numerous that they instantly overwhelmed everyone.
The fat man shouted in terror:
"How can we possibly defeat so many bugs!"
He quickly raised his gun and fired at the strange insects, but the bullets only made "bang bang" sounds when they hit the insects' shells and could not penetrate their defenses.
Xie Xiaohua also drew her weapon and engaged in a fierce battle with the strange insect.
He was agile, his blade flashing, and he killed many strange insects in a short time.
However, there were simply too many strange insects, and he gradually felt overwhelmed.
While dodging the attacks of the strange insects, Wu Tianzhen pondered a countermeasure.
He saw some dry branches nearby, and an idea struck him. He quickly picked up the branches, lit them with a lighter, and tried to drive away the strange insects with fire.
However, these strange insects seemed unfazed by the flames, and they continued to frantically attack the group.
Just when everyone was in dire straits, the fat man suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He remembered that he still had a small amount of explosives left in his backpack.
"Everyone, get out of the way! I have an idea!"
The fat man shouted, quickly took out the explosives, lit the fuse, and then threw the explosives towards the top of the tunnel.
With a deafening roar, the rocks at the top of the tunnel were blasted apart by explosives, and a large number of rocks fell down, instantly blocking the insect swarm's path.
The strange insects were buried under the rocks, emitting screams of agony.
"Come on!"
Zhang Qilin seized the opportunity and shouted loudly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the group rushed through the gaps between the rocks and ran forward as fast as they could.
The strange insects chased after them desperately, but because the passage was blocked, they were unable to catch up with the group for the time being.
The group ran a long way until they could no longer hear the strange insects before stopping.
They collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, their faces etched with exhaustion and terror.
"This was really close; I almost died here."
The fat man said with lingering fear.
After checking their injuries, everyone discovered that many of them had deep wounds from being bitten, and blood was flowing freely.
Although the toxicity was not strong, the pain from the wounds was still unbearable for them.
"Everyone, please treat your wounds first. We can't stay here for too long; we need to leave quickly."
Zhang Haoqiang, suppressing his exhaustion, said.
Everyone took out their own medicine and gave the wound a simple bandage.
They then stood up and continued moving in the direction indicated by the map.
They knew that more dangers awaited them ahead, but they did not back down because they held a firm belief in their hearts: to uncover the most core secrets of the Kunlun Mountains.
The group had barely escaped the insect hive tunnel when they were shocked by the sight before them.
The path indicated on the map actually involves traversing an active underground lava field.
A massive lava lake stretched out before them, bubbling and churning. The scorching heat distorted the air, and lava spewed out intermittently, making it resemble a hellish furnace that could erupt at any moment.