YM778.TV Chapter 194: Beetle
The skin of the boar looked grey like some metal, but strange crevices were formed all over its body, which were filled with a bright red-colored lava.
It looked quite similar to a wild boar from Earth, except for the long horns present on its head that looked as if they would spit out lava. With each step, it left a burning footprint on the ground.
Lucian was actually hoping to see these boars, but it seemed much bigger than he expected.
"Hah, looks like it has been starving for quite a long time; this boar has already lost its mind." Lucian just stared at the approaching creature, not making any moves.
[With the increase in the number of these insects, most of the species here have gone extinct, which destroyed the food chain of this planet, and now the boars barely have anything to eat.]
Lucian only glanced at the message before focusing his gaze back at the volcano boar; it had already arrived around a dozen meters away from him.
"Let us see how you dare against those small insects." Lucian mumbled, then he flapped his wings, pushing himself back.
Moving as fast as he could, Lucian hid himself behind one of the trees, keeping enough distance from it and pushing the grass away.
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BANG
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The boar struck the tree with its head, breaking it easily. Even such tall and strong trees were no match for the giant boar, but in the next instant, a black liquid like substance came out of the tree and moved towards the boar.
Except it wasn\'t liquid; countless insects crawled towards the boar\'s skin, and instantly they began to devour its metal like skin.
Despite being in a crazy state, the boar knew instinctively when it was in danger. A strong fire burst out of its body and consumed it entirely, turning even the air around it hot.
The insects all trembled when they were subjected to this special fire, and it seemed like a liquid that was being vibrated, and soon the number of insects began to decrease as they kept popping.
Lucian kept retreating backward while observing the scene. The boar was indeed the natural enemy of these insects. Its skin was extremely hard, making it difficult for the insects to chew, and then there was that fire.
"Let\'s see how much our little friend can handle, and Zero, haven\'t you found anything yet?" Lucian asked. Even while moving back, he was making sure not to hit any trees.
The boar didn\'t stop its chase for a second as it roared and rushed toward him, breaking one tree after another.
[These are called Metal sting beetles; it\'s almost impossible to kill them.
Even after their birth, they remain connected with their mother, even though there is no visible connection between them.
It can eat almost everything, except for this ground, which was already devoured by the first generation of these nettles and turned into waste.
This boar\'s fire is one of their biggest weaknesses, or if they have nothing to eat, they would die on their own.
But at this place, except for this land, they could literally eat anything except for their mother, of course. And right now, the queen beetle is almost a few thousand kilometers away from your current location.
You\'ll have to go there to kill her; that\'s the only way. I\'ll try to find more details about the queen, but for now, you should start moving toward the south.]
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
The boar was destroying trees after trees, and countless insects kept crawling onto its body, trying to eat its flesh, but the fire would immediately start burning them.
Lucian was mostly relying on Velm to move around, but if he remained in this situation for long, then Velm would run out of stamina, and then he would be left without anything to protect him.
"Damn, so right now I am in the wors- in a really bad situation. I believe the queen won\'t be simple as well. Experience more content on m v|l e\'-NovelBin.net
Sigh, once we go back, I am going to throw you inside a washing machine for an entire week."
Lucian cursed his luck and Zero and decided to go toward the queen\'s location after the boar died.
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ROAAAAAAAARRRRRRR
A thundering roar resounded. Even though the towering creature looked so majestic, it had greatly weakened after not eating for so long, driving it mad with hunger.
And now, not only was it using so much stamina, it also had to constantly use the fire to kill the countless insects that kept trying to devour its flesh.
"The fire is getting weak. I guess it won\'t be able to hold on much longer. Velm, it\'s time." Lucian stopped moving backward and stood in place, waiting for the beast to get close.
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Each of the boar\'s steps shook the forest, as it trampled over the grass and broke the trees off.
Almost its entire body was covered by the beetle insects, making it look black.
The fire was constantly burning the insects, but it was no use as more insects kept climbing onto its body, eating away at its skin.
Lucian\'s right hand was missing, decreasing his battle prowess several times, but thankfully, he still had Velm.
Seeing that its target had finally stopped moving, the boar released another thunderous roar and charged forward with an even higher speed.
The beast would die if it didn\'t eat anything for a little more time.
Lucian raised his left hand forward and waited patiently. If he didn\'t use this chance, then eventually the boar would just become the food of the insects. He had to succeed.
Just as the volcano boar got in range of 5 meters, Lucian could even feel the temperature of the air increase, but because of the suit of Velm, he wasn\'t affected.
In the next instant, two tentacles flew out from his left arm at lightning speed, heading straight toward the head of the boar, which was hell bent on getting a bite of Lucian\'s flesh.
In its crazy state, the boar had forgotten everything, only focusing on its hunt, so it paid no attention to the tentacles, leaving its defenses to deal with it.
But instead of hitting its head or any other part, the pointy tentacles headed straight toward the bloodshot eyes of the boar.
They plunged into its eyeballs without any difficulty and moved forward without being any hindrance.
They tore through its flesh and organs, destroying it internally without any mercy.
The beast died the moment its brain was devoured by Velm, but its body was still moving at such an incredible speed, so using his wings, Lucian jumped up and avoided it.
Velm ran freely inside the body of the creature, devouring its blood and flesh, even faster than these insects.
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