MTLNOVEL Chapter 246 Battle... Erupts!
In an awkward silence, the Undying Giant Turtle opened its gaping maw and bellowed, "Listen up, even Mr. Turtle has fallen for their deceitful tricks!"
"Once you let them in, you're all dead."
The crowd was already terrified, with everyone being extra cautious and intently watching the monitors.
Then, Mr. Turtle, feeling somewhat embarrassed, quietly comforted the Conch: "My sister, actually I was fooling them... how could I ever think of eating you? You're like a fresh, tender cabbage that should be growing on the ground, admired by everyone."
The Conch's cheeks turned pink and she huffily mimicked the words of the Undying Giant Turtle, "Offer me her leg to eat too."
Lu Yuan also came over and complimented, "Mr. Turtle, save some meat for me, I'm quite hungry."
The Conch gave him a cold look, somewhat indignant.
The Undying Giant Turtle felt very guilty from their words and walked away with a proud and mighty stride.
"I'm going to eat all these monsters!"
...
The sun was setting, night was about to fall, and the report of the Worm King's reconnaissance came through the walkie-talkie.
"The population in the city is rapidly gathering, heading in the direction of Sky City." Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire
"Preliminary estimates exceed one hundred thousand!"
"They plan to launch a total attack after dusk."
Nightfall wasn't far off...
Lu Yuan was inspecting the 1450 insect eggs.
These eggs, originally about to hatch and in a dormant state, began to wiggle again with a "thump thump," "thump thump" after being taken out of the flower buds.
Lu Yuan, thinking they weren't hatching quickly enough, moved the Tree of Life next to the eggs, continuously channeling Life Essence through its vines.
The aura emanating from these eggs grew increasingly fierce.
The voices in the headset kept reaching Lu Yuan's ears.
"We've organized into three shifts for all-around surveillance."
"The arrangement in the sewers is orderly; some side manhole covers have been forcibly sealed with concrete, leaving only a few main passages..."
"The logistics system is still running normally, the food reserves are ample, and we can hold out for quite some time in the shelters."
"A few workers with Craftsmanship are urgently making helmets and Resin smoke bombs... but in our hastily prepared state, we can't expect too much."
These protective helmets were forged out of Black Iron, coated with a layer of Sealing Resin, though without special Engravings, the shielding effect can only be said to be ordinary...
But having them is still better than nothing.
Lu Yuan let out a light sigh, trying to keep himself calm.
This was considered the first major crisis of the 18 human civilizations, a large-scale war, bound to have many omissions.
They were not lacking in communication capabilities, but the walkie-talkies obtained from the Rize Civilization made the channels seem a bit chaotic.
Some instructions had to be given to the officers by Lu Yuan, and others sent directly to the soldiers below; some of the details were hard to improve on in such a short time.
There also weren't enough weapons, whether firearms or melee weapons, or even devices for mental protection.
"This is the fear of insufficient firepower, if I had ten thousand nuclear bombs, what would I have to fear sitting here," Lu Yuan mused internally.
He turned a Life Fruit into energy, his eyes emitting a red glow as he used the "Control" ability.
The few Life Fruits accumulated by the Tree of Life over the years were thus completely expended.
Thankfully, after spending a great deal, he had successfully controlled the 1450 creatures.
He felt a telepathic connection with these insect eggs.
It was because of their existence that Lu Yuan had the capital to fight.
"I command! Those that are almost hatched, you can come out now!"
"Human civilization needs more warriors!"
With eyes aglow with red light, Lu Yuan issued the order.
The eggs shook more violently, like pupating silkworms, and the Life Essence output of the Tree of Life suddenly increased once more.
Lu Yuan was grateful that he had saved 2000 units of Life Essence; otherwise, he truly would have been a good cook without rice.
The insect eggs had slowly ceased their movements after consuming about 400 units of Essence, each showing signs of rigidity—a sign of forthcoming hatching.
"I have a big question," said Old Cat, who was directing construction in the sewers, suddenly having a thought, and spoke into the headset, "If every 'Painted skin' has the ability for a Spiritual attack, aren't there too many of them? It doesn't quite make sense."
"Can everybody possibly have the 'Spirit Word' ability?"
"Otherwise, wouldn't 'Spirit Word' become as common as dirt? Seal a few 'Spirit Words,' and we could use them ourselves."
With that said, Lu Yuan began to hesitate as well.
Only "Shape Skill" and "Qi Skill" can be passed down through inheritance, whether by the Meida or the Green Grass Civilization, that's what's believed.
Like in the Insect Tide calamity, almost every insect has some abilities, which come from inheritance and mutation.
The "Divine Skill" on the other hand, cannot be inherited, which is also the main reason the "Worm King" is so precious.
But the fact that each of these human skin monsters has a Divine Skill makes it very strange.
"Has that captured guy woken up yet?" Lu Yuan made up his mind and immediately communicated with several "Sealing" ability users through the headset.
He planned to forcibly extract the "Spirit Word" from the creature's Soul.
This task obviously couldn't be left to the Conch, even though her sealing techniques were more sophisticated, such brutally cruel acts were best not done by her.
"Captain Lu, we're monitoring it all the time! It hasn't woken up yet!"
A few minutes later, a shout came through the headset: "Captain Lu, that 'Painted skin' might not have a soul!"