The two clans fought until the heavens dimmed and the earth darkened. Many parts of the underground caverns were irreparably damaged. After an unknown amount of time, both clans were finally exhausted. The remaining low-ranking warriors, despite being continuously urged on by their kings, were still timid and fled, desperately seeking any path to escape.

Under Chen Gu's control, the Energy Gathering Piranha King ferociously pounced toward the Energy Gathering Snake Spider King!

With Chen Gu and the Energy Gathering Piranha King attacking together, it was as if Chen Gu had an additional Piranha King clone. How could the Energy Gathering Snake Spider King, whose strength was on par with the Piranha King, withstand this? Not long after, it let out a mournful howl and died on the spot.

Chen Gu also felt a throbbing in his brain, a sign that the "Mind Remote Control" skill had reached its limit.

Learning from his last experience controlling the Skyrocketing Insect, Chen Gu immediately made the Energy Gathering Piranha King ram headfirst into the cave wall.

BOOM!

The entire cave shook, the wall cracked, and fragments of rock burst in all directions.

What astonished Chen Gu, however, was that the head of the Energy Gathering Piranha King was incredibly hard. Astonishingly, it didn't die from the collision.

Seeing that he couldn't hold on much longer, Chen Gu finally made the Energy Gathering Piranha King charge toward the dead body of the Energy Gathering Snake Spider King.

When this creature died, one of its sharp, slender spider legs jutted high upwards. Chen Gu knew where the Piranha King's weak spot was and aimed it at the spider leg.

CRACK—

A truly grating sound rang out as the spider leg pierced deep into the Piranha King's weak spot. Chen Gu's "Mind Remote Control" skill dissipated, and the Piranha King regained its "self," only able to let out one tragic cry. It struggled in its dying throes, dragging the corpse of the Energy Gathering Snake Spider King, stumbling a few steps before finally collapsing dead.

Chen Gu took a breath and sat down with a thump, utterly exhausted.

However, this "hard work" was worth it. Now it's time to reward myself!

Chen Gu's index finger twitched with eagerness, yet he hesitated: Should I consume the Energy Gathering Piranha King first, or the Energy Gathering Snake Spider King?

Ah, such a tough choice.

So, Chen Gu decided not to choose. I want them all; I'll eat them both at once!

He started to work, and under the edge of the Riverwash Sword, he successfully sliced out a certain organ from the inside of the Energy Gathering Piranha King.

It was a substance that looked like a beautiful green gemstone with some bright yellow special pipes wrapped around it. In Chen Gu's eyes, it seemed just like a big lump of jelly.

This thing was the main reason the Piranha King could become a king. It secreted certain substances, allowing the Piranha King to break the size constraints of a regular Energy Gathering Piranha and grow to hundreds of times its size.

And the "delicacy" inside the Energy Gathering Snake Spider King was its six... venom sacs!

Inside, several liters of venom were collected! In Chen Gu's eyes, this was the sweetest beverage. Just by smelling the venom, he couldn't help but be intoxicated by it, subconsciously feeling, These two ingredients are a perfect match—just like red wine and steak from my previous life!

But Great Actor Chen had not completely lost himself. He still retained some sense of reason. This is venom, the venom of an Energy Gathering Mechanical Species king! To drink it would be to court death, wouldn't it?

Yet there was always a voice in his mind continually tempting him: Maybe, just maybe, I could. I'm a professional, and my physique is far different from ordinary people. What is deadly poison to ordinary folks may be nectar and ambrosia to me. Don't believe me? Just take a whiff... isn't it incredibly sweet?

Chen Gu decided to eat the innards first.

Influenced by the memories of Isabella Wu, Chen Gu fashioned cooking utensils, endured hunger, and earnestly began to cook.

More than half an hour later, a delicacy entered his mouth.

The material was indescribable. It was quite chewy upon consumption, reminiscent of eating tough toffee in his past life.

Chewing vigorously, he was surrounded by a tremendous sense of satisfaction, and the stuff was incredibly delicious. Chen Gu felt somewhat light-headed—as if he no longer cared about anything.

Suddenly feeling thirsty, he casually picked up the poison sacs, drained one in a gulp, and found it wonderfully tasty. Like being drunk, he was devoid of any other thoughts; drinking seemed the right thing to do.

By the time he had finished all six poison sacs, he shuddered: What have I done?!

He stood still for a while, waiting for a terrible reaction to occur within his body, but oddly enough, everything was fine; nothing went wrong.

He swayed his head, feeling in peak condition, his spirits soaring. Ignoring everything around him, he strode confidently toward a cave. THUD! He collided with the stone wall, sending rubble flying. Still, Chen Gu didn't realize anything was amiss. He reoriented himself and walked inside.

Behind him, in the vast underground cavern with its complex terrain, the ground was littered with the corpses of Energy Gathering Mechanical Species. The outcome of the battle was almost unbelievable, yet Chen Gu simply walked away.

It was only when he had gone a considerable distance that he suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed with a thud, thinking, Damn it, the poison's hit me...

「...」

The "Gong Gong Mechanical Corps" steadily advanced and indeed discovered an 'Alien Insect Race nest', although this nest was different from the one Nan Minghuo found—it was a traditional underground nest.

Despite its considerable size, it was incapable of spawning large Insect Race creatures, filled only with Claw Insects and Spike-Shooting Insects; even Egg Artillery Insects were rare.

Qiao Dingfang dispatched his "Light Cavalry Fourth Brigade," and within two hours, they had cleared out the nest.

The "Light Cavalry Fourth Brigade" was equipped with light Mechas and the "Nezha-3" Floating Weapon Platforms, each warrior flanked by eight of these hovering weapon units—as Selena once mocked Dora: Your ability is just a floating gun, after all.

Light Mechas, augmented with weapon control AI and coordinated with the "Nezha-3" Floating Weapon Platforms, allowed a single warrior to unleash firepower equivalent to an entire squad of ordinary infantry. This made them the most effective combat units for large-scale extermination of common insect swarms.

As Qiao Dingfang reported to Bai Yunpeng, despite a facade of nonchalance and restraint, anyone could see the smugness in his heart.

After all, his supposedly elite main force had been outmaneuvered by the motley "Chu Xiang Composite Brigade." Did Qiao Dingfang not care about losing face?

Now things were looking up. Nan Minghuo had merely discovered an Alien Insect Race nest, but he had genuinely annihilated one—clearly outranking the other.

In the Central Operations Room, Bai Yunpeng and Nan Zhendong were puzzled. "We've found three nests so far," Bai Yunpeng said. "The Insect Race has committed a somewhat disproportionately large force to this battle area..."

"Could there be something different here?" Nan Zhendong wondered aloud. "Or do they have some greater plan to swallow our entire military force in this battle zone?"

Nan Zhendong then added firmly, "We need to be careful!"

After some thought, Bai Yunpeng went to find Aviloya and asked for help. "I'd like to send out a professional reconnaissance team to thoroughly investigate this zone. Could I ask for Lord Gong Shuxu's support?"

Aviloya had been considering recalling Gong Shuxu; after all, a Sixth Energy Level was not to be taken lightly.

But the battle against the Alien Insect Race was a major event for the entire tribe, and she herself had risen from this conflict. So, after brief consideration, she nodded and said, "Good."

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