Time is about to enter the spring of February, and the love between boys and girls has begun to sprout like tender grass on the ground after the snow has melted. And in this throbbing atmosphere, even if the alliance failed to achieve a decisive victory in the naval battle in the winter, it did not affect the expectations of the people for the new year. Everything in the world seems to be so prosperous that people can't help but want to sigh at the beauty of life.

Except for the members of the Coalition Intelligence Department's field team led by the Golden Shadow.

Since Hannah's failed attempt to kidnap Imrith in Mangla, the days of Dark and their spending all day traveling around with public money have come to an end. It's not that the royal family of the Birea Empire was so angry at the attack that they had to step up their pursuit of Hannah - in fact, none of the guys surnamed Harris came out to speak out - but General Fell, the head of the Praetorian Guard in Mangla City, rushed to the Alliance headquarters in a rage to put pressure on him.

In view of the fact that the target of this almost captivity was the precious sister of Alicia, who was in fact the supreme power in the Western Continent, although she was unaware of it, and feared that the enemy's actions would become more and more rampant, the alliance leaders strictly ordered the personnel of the Field Service Team of the Ministry of Intelligence to eliminate all the forces hidden in the Western Continent of the Dark Empire as soon as possible.

The above is the reason why Xiao Dark and they will go to the end of January before the snow has completely melted to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to deliberately run to this ghost place where birds don't lay eggs.

The Padshuurdes Wasteland is located at the junction of the orc steppes of the Tanzanian Empire. It stands to reason that this place should not be so desolate, but it is true: no crops can be grown on the dry loess. Even enough water is not enough for the plants, as if the land is dead.

Of course, this is just a metaphor, the surface of the earth that has actually been cursed by the dark magic and died is inky black. From a distance, it looks like a charred corpse. Not only is the ground yellow, but it is also home to cacti – and it is the simple food chain based on the cactus that prevents it from becoming a dead place.

Scholars of the Tanzanian Empire initially thought that the reason for this desolation was that there might be some kind of mineral buried underground, which hindered the growth of plants, and only the most tenacious cacti were unaffected. The first emperors, who were very interested in this, immediately sent men to set up camps in the wasteland and began to explore for mines, hoping to improve the empire's economy with this mineral.

But in reality, what they found in the end was not a rare mineral, but a nest of bugs.

So then there was a tragic drama of human beings uniting to fight against countless cruel and bloodthirsty man-eating ants by various means, trying to survive the death, but in the end they were all eaten by tragically, and no one has visited this wasteland since then, right? There is nothing wrong with this guess under normal circumstances, but in reality it is only half right.

Humans have indeed been gnawed away, but it is not the overwhelming man-eating ants that have chewed them off. Rather, the most common of them are the adult-sized Sagron Zerg - yes, the curious crawlers of the Smurfs who live in the World Tree and live on the surrounding pumice rocks.

No way, since it is prospecting, it must be dug a pit. This group of miserable miners accidentally dug through the Zerg's nest. Naturally, it annoyed people.

Before Alyssia showed off a close-up of these fangs and claws on the crystal screen in front of the people of the whole continent. No one knows what they are or how they grow. Moreover, the Sagron tribe in the wasteland is very different from the distant relatives in the World Tree in terms of aggressiveness, they just silently cling to their old nest and never try to expand their territory. Seeing that these seemingly ferocious bugs did not pose a threat to nearby cities, the Tanzanian Empire did not bother and provoke them anymore.

However, there are always some people in this world who are not afraid of death and want to make a lot of money by fighting for their lives, so they form teams in groups of three or five, and then hunt the lower individuals of Sagron on the periphery of the hive. All sorts of things from the slain bugs are all of the best materials, and each one is expensive due to the scarcity of the pieces.

Although most of them did not make it back. But the fortune-making of those lucky ones irritates others all the time, and more and more adventurers, mercenaries, nobles and even armies are heading to the wasteland to dig a pot of gold. The Sagron Zerg reacted quickly as well—they reinforced a large number of lower individuals. In the hope that after inflicting greater losses on humanity, the other side will be able to retreat on its own.

The increase in the quality of the body of an insect that can be killed as a variety of materials has led to an increase in the price of the animal, which in turn has further stimulated the desire of humans. Just as this bloody hunt was about to get out of control, everything was suddenly over.

It's not that a terrifying boss can't help but show up and kill the world in all directions, but those low-level individuals who are the objects of human hunting have become a massive amount of shoddy cannon fodder overnight. Due to their large numbers, it becomes more difficult to kill them, and the damage is greater, and the benefits obtained from killing them are greatly reduced, directly putting humans in a serious dilemma of making ends meet.

This also led the bricks, who predicted that the bugs would continue to strengthen and increase their value even more, smashing glasses all over the floor.

The Zerg's method of extracting wages from the bottom of the kettle finally cut off the idea of human gold panning, and the wasteland was once again peaceful again. In the years that followed, the Sagrons who lived here became the go-to objects for some of the arrogant strongmen, nobles, and military children to hone their skills, so that they could occasionally be seen in the moor.

For example, in front of the golden shadow, this handsome blonde handsome guy who is obviously full of smiles as bright as the sun, but still makes the girl can't help but want to hit the bridge of the other party's nose and punch him hard.

"What are you going to do to her, a perverted beast?" Xiao alluded to the sneering black girl with white cherry blossom hair on her head who was cooking food by the campfire, and yelled at the handsome guy in front of her, "Anyway, what are your intentions in bringing people to this wilderness!?"

"Ah, don't talk to me like a big bad guy who specializes in deceiving young girls. Locklip struck a myriad of shiny little stars around his body, wiping the ends of his hair and swinging his poss. "I just want to take her on a romantic trip. ”

"Ah, yes. Xiao Dian said lightly, and pointed to Mikoto Misaka and other girls who were happily calculating addition and subtraction with the nine succubi demons next to him, and looked at Locklip with puzzled eyes, "In this case, this trip should only be between you and Zuotian." What are you bringing so many light bulbs for? Sure enough, your friends came with you because they didn't feel comfortable with you, right?"

His Royal Highness the Prince, who was still graceful and elegant and dashing in the last second, immediately rolled to the ground with a handful of snot and tears under the embarrassed gaze of the elites of the field team.

After the Battle of Wailing Bay, Locklip told Alicia that he would send Sister Cannon and the others back and left with them, and the little queen did not doubt this. But who would have thought that this guy was just planning to take the girl, and maybe he was planning to do something to the underage tears - fortunately, Mai Trin saw through Locklip's plan to close the plane passage and leave the tears alone after he and the others left Zollivan, and it was not surprising that he would be poked by Xiao Dark.

After a while, as if nothing had happened just now, Locklip stood up in his usual shining posture and gently patted the dust off his clothes, and smiled: "We are here because of tears, she has been fascinated by a certain future human war giant cockroaches and alien Predators recommended to her by little Ellie, saying that she wants to see those strange bugs up close. What about you guys. What did you come here for?"

Noticing that Locklip had directly said the name of the black straight girl just now, the golden shadow couldn't help but glance slightly at the girl who was busy preparing the meal not far away: "We have received information that Hannah and the remnants of her defeated soldiers are likely to be hiding in this wasteland. ”

"I see. Then you really need to pay more attention. Locklip nodded and agreed, "Anyway, don't you remind me to leave immediately? I'm also the elder brother of the Queen of the Birea Empire, can I give a little face?"

"No, I don't have to. Anyway, there is no such thing as a guy who can kidnap Satian right under your nose in this world. ”

Locklip was choked half to death on the spot, and then returned to his original expression and smiled: "Well." Let's not mention that yet. It's rare to meet acquaintances in this kind of place. Let's have lunch together. ”

The Golden Shadow nodded silently, turning to signal his subordinates to settle the group.

At this time, Fran, who had been dizzy by three girls with addition and subtraction, finally couldn't stand the painful arithmetic torture anymore, and escaped from the small circle, walked to the side of the tears, looked at the neatly arranged grill on the bonfire, tilted her head and asked, "Na, can I taste a piece?"

"Ah, of course. Tears said as he took out a piece of beef with a stainless steel tong, put it on the plate, and handed it to the succubus's hand, "Be careful." ”

Seeing this, Locklip immediately stroked his left chest with his right hand, skimmed his head, and said with a grief-stricken face: "Oh no, tears, how can you do this? ”

A strand of blonde hair, as nimble as the tentacles of the evil eye, suddenly poked past Locklip's side. Rolled up a bunch of vegetables and slapped it directly on the handsome guy's handsome cheek.

Then it was not Locklip's scream, but Fran's loud praise that echoed throughout the sky: "It's so delicious——!! I wouldn't be surprised if the bugs that live here come to eat me." ”

"Ahaha. You're exaggerating. Tears smiled and continued to be busy, "Everyone wait a while, and you will be able to eat it in a while." ”

"That, tears. Won't you help me put an ice cube on it?" Locklip gestured to his flushed cheeks, "Even if you don't want to help, at least don't ignore me." ”

After sighing helplessly, Hei Changzhi finally looked at Locklip and said, "Your whole person is so bright that you are about to blind other people's eyes, how can you want people to look at you?

"I'm sorry, just like little Ellie's black belly trait, this is the only one that can never be changed!"

"I know you're going to say that, but please, don't put on a proud face, hey!"

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Originally, Golden Shadow had planned to leave with the team as soon as she finished lunch with the creator god who had collapsed the lower limit, but she had apparently forgotten what kind of existence the girl named Saten Tears was in the other party's team. During casual conversation over lunch. She and Fran give a brief and concise explanation of Hannah and her men to the little girls, only to be of great interest to Miss Tears.

Even the curiosity of the other three girls was piqued - everyone was eager to see for themselves what this daring and ruthless girl really looked like.

So Dark finally had to take the hippie-smiling Locklip and the eager quartet and began to move on to the depths of the wasteland.

This would have been a difficult and dangerous task for the members of the Field Service Group. Even if the other party is His Royal Highness the Prince of the Birea Empire, he shouldn't just join in and make trouble, but when the handsome blonde guy took out a large amount of fresh water and food from his spatial ring, and the girl who used the thunder spell showed his level 5 strength, everyone decisively chose to remain silent.

As the team climbed a small hill and looked into the distance, Mai Trito walked up to Xiao Dark, who was looking at the map, looked at the map and asked casually, "Now, I say, do you have any idea where Hannah and the others are hiding?" Or are you going to search this wasteland from beginning to end?"

"They are shadows that will never appear in the light of the world. Xiao Dian put away the map and looked into the distance and frowned slightly, "But in fact, the crowded metropolis is more suitable for hiding their whereabouts, I don't understand why the other party deliberately ran to such a sparsely populated place? ”

"Or is she trying to deliberately lure you to a place like this where it's too late to call for reinforcements to bite back?" Locklip reminded faintly from behind. "You're supposed to be a very annoying bunch for her. ”

"That's right, just like you. "I don't think it's likely." Because it's so desolate. There are not even shrubs, which are not suitable for an ambush at all. So most of them have other agendas, and they have to find each other before they do!"

With a brush, a petite girl with brown hair and two ponytails suddenly appeared next to Mai Tamin out of thin air. Standing still, he reported, "Sister." Something doesn't seem quite right up front. I saw some kind of high-pitched pillar on the ground that seemed to be made of earth with uneven edges, and it was so huge that it was almost as tall as a two-story building. ”

"Kuroko, didn't you get closer and check it closely?" Mikoto asked strangely, "This doesn't look like your style." ”

"Actually, my sister. I saw something near that kind of pillar that Saten always said he wanted to see......"

Hei Changzhi, who was under key protection in the center of the team, immediately ran over with bright eyes, and the early spring next to him couldn't even pull it: "Is it that kind of giant bug, Shirai? What do they look like!?"

After scratching his face slightly embarrassed. The girl turned her gaze to the side and hesitated, "Uh, trust me." Saten. You don't want to see them. ”

"How is that possible, I can't wait to go over and take a closer look!" Tears said excitedly, clenching his fists in both hands.

The golden shadow decisively reached out and struck a knife on the black head: "Be quiet!" According to the information provided by Fuyol and the stupid succubus next to him, there is no doubt that the giant insect that inhabits here is Sagron. It's unclear why they haven't shown aggression before, but historical documents have documented the location of the hives at a much deeper level. Is that kind of pillar a bug post? There's no mention of that in the literature. ”

"Could it be that the bugs have changed somewhat?" Hatsuharu, who finally rushed to the crowd with a pant of breath, interjected, "It's like an ant colony that has been attacked by other creatures and has entered a state of war or something." ”

“...... Is it a good thing Hannah and they did?" Xiao Dian gently pinched his lower lip and muttered, "Anyway, we're here to catch people, not to trouble bugs. Just in case, let's go around the bugs. ”

"Hey, how is that?" Kurocho couldn't help but wail, "Isn't it okay to look at it a little?"

Fran, who had been standing in the distance watching the scenery, suddenly pointed ahead and shouted, "Oh no, Zuotian." The smell of the food you're making really attracts the bugs!"

"I don't think that's the ......case," the black chief couldn't help but sigh for a moment, and then looked in the direction that Fran was pointing, "but it's just enough for me to see." Uh-huh, how does it feel like it's coming straight for us?"

A very bad thought suddenly flashed through the golden shadow's mind, and he waved his arms vigorously and shouted, "Everyone is ready to fight!

"Huh, what? You can't do that! Wait a minute, early spring. We're friends, aren't we? You can't just watch me get caught between these two weird uncles!"

"It's because I'm your friend that I want to make sure you're safe!" Hatsuharu said as he held down the back of his tears and pushed hard, "I'll leave it to Misaka-senpai here, let's not stay in the way, let's go to the rear and take refuge." ”

"NO——! I want to see bugs!"

"Zotian-san, don't make trouble. ”

After the two of them left noisily, Xiao Dian coldly turned his gaze to the dust raised high in the distance and muttered, "Let the horses come." (To be continued......)