Chapter 71: Found You!

"Oh, I almost forgot!" After emptying a clip, Zhou Yuan remembered to change his title.

"Bug Exterminator": Soul points gained from killing Arachnis bugs increased by 20%, speed +3.

All set! After switching from "Berserker," his strength, jumping, and self-healing stats all decreased by 1 point, leaving only a 2-point increase in speed. Not a big issue though, as his base attributes remained strong, thanks to the injection of the super soldier serum.

One minute later, the bug swarm was pushed back by a barrage of machine gun fire. The team relentlessly advanced toward the hive point.

The hive point was massive, spanning at least five hundred square meters with a height of nearly twenty meters. About thirty-odd wormholes were dug out on the mountainside.

Due to the invasion of the hunter squad, nearby bugs had gathered and were emerging from these wormholes, attempting to reclaim the hive point.

"Eliminate them all!" Bark remained unfazed, merely gesturing lightly. In comparison to open ground, this enclosed underground nest was the most favorable terrain for mobile infantry. It was absurd, but both humans and bugs were better at fighting on each other's territory.

"Sir, the Laser Bird has infiltrated the underground caves and is now searching for the mission target." While clearing out the bugs, Zhou Yuan received the report from the Laser Bird. It had found additional wormholes and entered the hive through one of them.

Zhou Yuan was in a good mood. He couldn't respond to the Laser Bird right now, but it didn't matter. He had already instructed it on what to do yesterday.

Two minutes later, all the bugs at the hive point were eliminated.

"Falcon, inform the temporary command center that the mission target may be in our vicinity."

"Puff, use the Sonic Wave Detector to measure the terrain; we need to continue moving underground."

"Teams six and seven, stay behind and guard this hive. If necessary, blow up a few wormholes to lighten the defense pressure."

Bark swiftly issued commands and then, based on the terrain feedback, led the last four squads into a steeply sloping wormhole.

... ...

For the next ten minutes, the team kept descending. The deeper they went into the hive, the more bugs they encountered. Initially, they only encountered soldier bugs, but later they even came across sand armor bugs and tank armor bugs. Fortunately, the team was large and had strong firepower. With rifles, machine guns, and grenades taking turns, along with the advantageous terrain, there were no casualties.

However, after passing through about a dozen wormholes and bypassing two or three hive points, they still hadn't caught the brain bug, not even a glimpse of it.

"Mayday, Mayday!"

"This is the Sonic Wave unit. We've discovered a new type of bug in West Zone Five, moving toward West Zone Six. Nearby units, intercept immediately!"

"Finally, we've been cornered by bugs in West Zone Five. We need support!"

Suddenly, a message came through the earpiece.

This message was a mixed bag. The good part was that the Sonic Wave unit had found the brain bug and even transmitted its specific location. The bad part was that they had been targeted by bugs.

"They are using a wide-range emergency communication channel, which requires activating the small communication window carried by the communication soldiers. The wireless radio signal of the communication window is very strong, even for the small ones, and this will attract all the insects in the vicinity.

Normally, the small communication window is only used during evacuations to contact transport aircraft or to ask the aircraft to relay messages to the command center. This shows just how dire the situation is for the Sonic Wave Unit.

"Chief, this is Sector Nine, directly ahead of Sector Six!" Upon receiving the message, the team immediately heard the voice of the guide, who was the team's route specialist.

"Sector Nine?" Buck became excited and quickly ordered, "Teams Six and Seven, evacuate from the insect nest and rendezvous with Teams Eight, Nine, and Ten. Rush to Sector Five at full speed to support the Sonic Wave Unit."

"The rest of the squads, follow me. We're going to intercept that blasted fatso. Guide the way!"

"Yes, sir!" The team's morale instantly skyrocketed as they followed Buck into another wormhole.

With highly intelligent insects, possibly even a general of the insect race, who wouldn't want to capture them? The Hunter Unit was sure to claim the credit!

"Brain Bug, I'm coming for you!"

"These evil earthlings actually want to dissect you. I cannot let them succeed!" Zhou Yuan silently cheered on the Brain Bug, charging ahead as always.

He wanted to be the first to see the Brain Bug.

He couldn't kill the Brain Bug, but the Laser Bird could. The Laser Bird was connected to his combat network, able to receive communication channels and observe his position at all times.

As a 'weapon' he had obtained with soul points, when the Laser Bird killed insects, the soul points would fall to him.

"Wait a minute!"

As he thought about it, Zhou Yuan suddenly had a bright idea.

That's right...

The system didn't have restrictions on obtaining soul points in this regard, so why not get more 'weapons'?

"Ammunition is a problem, but this is a good idea."

"When I have money, I can consider getting some Blood Bulls or something similar, to earn soul points just by my presence."

... ...

Ten minutes later, the team arrived at Sector Six and stopped at a hive point.

"We're almost there!"

Zhou Yuan leaned against a wormhole entrance, waiting for the guide's results from the sound wave detector.

He was already certain that the Brain Bug was nearby.

In the ten minutes since, several groups of soldier insects had found the team. Their numbers weren't too large, but they were extremely tenacious.

Even knowing they were doomed, they still fought.

Clearly, they were stalling for time for the Brain Bug to escape.

Having been hit by a strategic nuclear bomb yesterday and now being targeted by so many special operations units today, the Brain Bug's bodyguards were already overwhelmed and could only use their lives to protect the Brain Bug.

Of course, there were definitely more soldier insects on Pluto.

But you can't quench your thirst from far away water!

"Sir, I've found the target. It's about to pass by the cave on your right."

"It has a lot of guards, blocking all attack paths. I can't assassinate it for the time being."

Lost in thought, Zhou Yuan was startled and quickly turned around, looking toward the wormhole on his right.

This wormhole was about a hundred meters deep, with many soldier insect corpses inside.

Looking past the insect corpses, he saw a large group of insects passing through the end of the wormhole, heading toward the left side of the insect nest area.

The Brain Bug was among them.

The Brain Bug was being carried by a large group of sand armor insects, its fat body trembling.

At such a close distance, the Brain Bug and its escort must have noticed the team in the hive point.

But the Brain Bug was too busy running away to dare to come cause trouble.

"Target spotted!"

"Follow me!"

Zhou Yuan bellowed, without any hesitation, charging into the wormhole with the big pineapple in hand.