Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1546: Queen Bee

In Demoic Ring City, a fleet was rushed into the air. The shape of the first ship was far different from the slender shape commonly seen on Baltic airships. On this ship, one could see masts that were like spikes. They were like ferocious beasts flying in the sky. Anyone with some experience would know that it was the ship of the number one general, Devlin.

After receiving the report that Cape City had been attacked, Devlin immediately gathered an army and set off. The troops stationed in Demoic Ring City were limited, and even if she didn't hurry, she could only mobilize around ten thousand troops. No matter how many, they would have to recruit from other camps.

After Devlin's ship flew into the air, several behemoth-like transport ships also set sail, followed by a hundred or so frigates that served as air escorts. These frigates formed a fleet and broke through the sky under the dense night sky.

In the command hall of the ship, Devlin had put on her thick and ferocious armor, sat on a high seat, and placed her hands on the steel-spiked handrails on both sides. She raised her voice and asked, "What's the situation in Cape City now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of images appeared on the screen of the command hall. From these images, it was not difficult to see that the entire Cape City had almost turned into ruins, filled with flames and thick smoke. The gigantic insects were moving slowly in the city. Their target was basically the city's energy base station. These insects were absorbing the energy of the city. It seemed that they were not simply eating, but converting. After passing through their bodies, the energy is transformed into crystals and excreted from their bodies before being transported away by other insects.

The most eye-catching thing in the city was the mountain-sized honeycomb, which was placed in the center of the city. The buildings around the honeycomb had been knocked down, and the swarm of insects had cleared an empty space. Surrounding him was a strange circle of things, like pools with bubbling liquids. The giant bees would bring over the bodies of the Balts one after another and throw them into the pool. The corpses quickly sank, and it was unknown what the corpses would turn into in the end, but Devlin definitely wouldn't be a good thing. At this time, a group of crystalline insects arrived near the honeycomb. The bottom layers of the honeycomb were opened to allow the insects to enter.

At this moment, a few giant bees flew up from the ground and rushed straight towards the camera. A moment later, the scene disappeared. It seemed that the robot used for reconnaissance had been discovered and destroyed by the giant bee.

"General, it doesn't look like a wild bug."

Imperial General Ledo frowned.

Devlin mumbled. The special life forms on Agares determined that the same species had very different appearances. Every species of bug like this has almost the same shape, which is normal on other planets, but it can't exist on Agares. Moreover, the division of labor between the insects was clear. They worked together seamlessly, and it was not something that those beasts and insects on Agares had the instinct to do. These insects were more like biological weapons. If they were weapons, then there would be a leader who coordinated their actions.

General Saber Demon looked at the huge hive.

More than an hour later, Devlin, who was sitting in the command hall, could already see the flames and smoke rising from Cape City through the tall porthole. Under the light of the fire, the honeycomb was even more conspicuous. It was already the tallest building in Cape City, and even if one wanted to deliberately ignore it, it would still be difficult to do so.

Devlin stood up and said, "Take care of the bugs. I need to go inside."

Ledo agreed loudly.

Sensing that Devlin's army was coming, the swarm of bees circling over the city began to move in the direction of the fleet. From afar, it looked like a thick cloud that was rolling over. The warships escorting the fleet formed a formation to welcome them. Devlin's seating ships also opened all the air harbor exits. One by one, the warships flew out from the seating ships and joined the combat formations in front of them to fight the bees.

The ship activated its shield, and all weapons platforms were in operation. A moment later, the fleet and the swarm met in the air, and fireballs immediately filled the sky. The general's ship fired at full power, spreading the cannon fire all over the swarm, especially the main cannon of the ship, firing at a constant speed of five seconds. Every time the main cannon was fired, it would open a path in the dense swarm of bees that was several kilometers long.

The fleet did not intend to entangle themselves with the swarm of bees. Under the cover of the seated ship's firepower, the fleet had already advanced to the sky above Cape City. At this time, the transport ship began to descend, opening the hatches from the bottom of the ship, and then the cylindrical emergency landing capsules continued to be thrown down. As the landing capsules approached the ground, they spat out lightning from the bottom to cushion themselves. As soon as they landed on the ground, the hatch doors opened and squads of Shadow Army soldiers charged out from within.

In the blink of an eye, the battle between the sky and the ground began. The army led by Devlin was powerful, and their equipment was not comparable to the garrison in Cape City. After the soldiers were released, an axle war chariot was also thrown from the transport ship to the ground. They provided cover for the ground troops and could also be used as temporary masks when needed. The last few imperial generals also joined the battle, and a powerful aura immediately rose in the city.

While the battle was going on, a few combat airships flew out of the air harbor passageways of the seating ships, heading towards the beehive. These flying ships immediately attracted the attention of the swarm of insects. A swarm of bees tried to intercept them, but they were pierced through by the fierce cannon fire of the flying ships. At this moment, the grid-shaped passage of the beehive opened, and a few swarms of bees flew out from within, launching an even fiercer offensive towards the flying ship.

Devlin was on the airship in the middle. She was personally piloting the warship, firing artillery into the dense swarm of bees ahead. Under the cover of the surrounding winged planes, she rushed out of the swarm. However, it was dark before her eyes. It turned out to be the giant energy-absorbing insect that shot up from the ground and opened its mouth to bite at her flying ship. Devlin pushed the joystick to its limit. The flying ship accelerated past, but was still bitten by the giant bug to the stern. The flying ship was bitten in half. The tail exploded in the giant insect's mouth, and thick smoke and flames sprayed out from the insect's mouth. The first part was thrown out with a whirl. Devlin used an emergency escape device to eject from the driver's seat. She immediately flew into the air and dozens of giant bees immediately pounced towards her. Devlin sneered and unsheathed her saber, revealing an astonishing killing intent in the sky. A few full pitch-black saber arcs flickered, and the giant bees were all dismembered and scattered halfway through the attack.

Devlin raised her saber and landed on the ground.

A tremor came from behind her. Turning around, she saw that the giant bug that had bitten her flying ship had crashed into her like a train. Devlin turned around and raised her saber high. Just as the giant bug was about to collide, she raised her saber and landed. A wave of saber light surged out, splitting the giant bug into two. The giant bug continued to paddle its legs together. Although it had torn apart Devlin's corpse, it still rushed a distance before stopping. Thus, Devlin stood between the two corpses of the insects. At this moment, the blood organs of the insects gushed out of the corpses with all their might. Devlin tapped her toes lightly as she flew through the air. A moment later, the insect blood gushed over the place where she was standing, and wisps of green smoke rose up.

In midair, Devlin locked onto a beehive passageway. He stretched out his hand and struck the atmosphere with his Origin Energy, changing his trajectory and landing on the passageway. The passageway had not been opened yet, but she had turned a blind eye to it. The Black Devil raised it up and slashed, and the outer wall of the tunnel that was comparable to an alloy armor was sliced open by her like this. Devlin rolled into the passageway and when she bounced up again, several giant bees were pouncing towards her. She raised the Black Devil and slashed out two times, turning the bees into flesh and blood. Devlin stood up and stepped on the bee corpse into the depths of the passageway.

Along the way, Devlin killed a few more giant bees and arrived at the end of the passageway. There was a bright light in front of her. She was on guard and walked out with her saber in hand. After leaving, she adapted to the light outside the tunnel and found herself inside the hive. The interior of the beehive was actually hollow. This was a vast space. A deafening sound of wings flapping came from above. She looked up and saw a swarm of bees gathered on the beehive. There were countless swarm of bees, gathering like thick clouds. Just a single glance was enough to cause one's heart to tremble. Suddenly, a ripple swept through the swarm of bees. Then, the swarm began to descend and surge towards Devlin like a clouds pressing down on the ground.

Devlin silently raised the helmet's mask, leaving only her eyes. As a result, her entire body was wrapped in heavy armor. She made a squatting motion and pushed her two long legs hard. She shot obliquely like a cannonball and flew towards the void of the beehive. However, the void was quickly replaced by a swarm of bees. It turned out that she had already drilled into the swarm of bees. Raising his head, he saw a few giant bees pouncing over. Devlin slashed them open with her saber and stepped on the other giant bees' backs. Just like that, she used the giant bee as her foothold and continued to climb up the swarm of bees. The thick clouds in the beehive continued to roll down from the "clouds", and the corpses of giant bees continued to descend from the "clouds". Within the swarm, Devlin's armor was already stained with bee blood. She kept looking at the hive. Behind the swarm, there must be a leader of the swarm. Devlin could feel its emotions, from its pride in the beginning to its hesitation just now, to its fear now. The leader of the insects was scared. The other party had never expected Devlin to be so prickly. It was constantly issuing orders. From the shrinking swarm of bees, it could be seen that it hoped to use the advantage of numbers to stack Devlin to death. Unfortunately, at her level of combat strength, it was no longer an opponent that could be stacked to death with numbers.

The Black Demon Battle Saber suddenly shook, and a sharp howl of the saber sounded from within the beehive. It was like the roar of a Black Demon. A black saber light shot upstream from the swarm, cutting the clouds formed by the swarm into two sides. Countless colossal bees exploded in the saber light, and Devlin saw it after the flying shards of insects.

A huge, bloated bug. It was in the air above the honeycomb. Something like a tree root formed a complex structure in the void of the honeycomb. The fat worm was among these root-shaped things, with three pairs of transparent wings on its back. However, the wings were so small that they looked ridiculous. Its head was exceptionally large, almost as big as its body. On that chubby head, there was a row of eyeballs. At this moment, each eyeball emitted a terrifying light.

"This thing is the Queen Bee?" Devlin whispered. Her gaze was blocked by the closed swarm of bees, but she had already locked onto the queen's position.