Not only did the flying insects occupy the sky and the ground, but the airport building was also filled with flying insects. Compared to the black carpet-like beetles outside, the situation inside the building was much better. Inside the building, there were more than 20 evolvers monitoring the cloud of insects. They were Tie Zhongyuan's subordinates. Strangely, none of Wan Qiang's subordinates were Russian evolvers. All the Russians had been transformed into beefy men, and their minds were filled with nothing but killing and food. The rest of the ordinary people were mostly professional soldiers. On the other hand, there were quite a number of evolvers among the Mongolians. Some of them were from the Gold Wolf Flag, and some belonged to the Snow Wolf Flag. They recognized Zhang Xiaoqiang quite a bit, and many of them respected Zhang Xiaoqiang more than the others.
Walking in the corridors of the building, many ghost-like evolvers suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang and nodded at him. Zhang Xiaoqiang also nodded back. On the walls and corridors under their feet, there were many beetles crawling. They were the size of a palm and looked very scary. However, Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that as long as one did not provoke them, they would not attack humans. Li Yuehan was following behind Zhang Xiaoqiang. Li Yuehan had suggested that the Americans form a team to cooperate with Zhang Xiaoqiang to complete the mission. However, he did not expect that there would only be a dozen evolvers who had been captured by the Japanese. They were all saved by Zhang Xiaoqiang, and they recognized Zhang Xiaoqiang more than the others. They could be considered Americans' supporters. Other than the Americans, there were five British people who happened to be members of the Hunter Team, and they were evolvers led by Jima.
In this way, Zhang Xiao Qiang had returned to the Pusan colony. The evolvers behind him were all on good terms with him. However, the Russians who were also on good terms with him were nowhere to be seen, including Tie Zhongyuan's assistant, Darhachi.
"Pass down the order. No one is allowed to disturb these beetles. Don't be afraid. As long as you don't step on them or hurt them, you will be fine …" In the dark stairwell, the number of beetles suddenly increased. The group of beetles looked like a small hill that made people's hair stand on end. Zhang Xiao Qiang could hear the breathing of the people behind him getting heavier. He could not help but remind Li Yuehan again to be careful. Three days was enough for Zhang Xiao Qiang to have a certain level of understanding of the beetles, so he was not afraid. The evolvers who were attacked a few days ago were all attacked because the beetles bumped into them.
"Got … got it, Zhang Xiaoqiang."
Li Yuehan swallowed hard, tiptoed, and carefully looked for a gap between the beetles to step on. Zhang Xiaoqiang walked at the front. Unlike the American evolvers, who were covered in silver armor, he was wearing snake scale armor and a fully enclosed pilot's helmet. Many beetles climbed up his trousers, almost scaring the evolvers behind him. However, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not seem to notice them. He walked firmly down the stairs, regardless of the beetles climbing or falling from his body.
Strangely, even if these frightened beetles fell from Zhang Xiaoqiang's body, they would not fly up to attack. At most, they would turn over and crawl in another direction. With Zhang Xiaoqiang taking the lead, the pressure on the others lessened a lot. They followed Zhang Xiaoqiang more firmly. The British people were able to move freely among the beetles. Their bodies were extremely fast and as light as a feather. It was as if they were masters of Qinggong. They swept past the beetles quickly, but they did not startle the beetles at all.
Very soon, Zhang Xiaoqiang arrived at the hall. The hall was also covered with black beetles. In the middle of the beetles, there were rotting corpses. They were the survivors or the armed men who did not retreat in time. The surrounding walls were filled with bullet holes, and under the broken skin were holes that looked like the bottom of a cornbread. The fist-sized holes made the dusty walls look like they were covered with pockmarks. Zhang Xiaoqiang stopped when he saw the corpses. The floor in front of him was covered with beetles. Only the corpses that had been bitten did not have any beetles around them. Zhang Xiaoqiang was deep in thought. It was only when the evolvers behind him coughed and reminded him that he came back to his senses.
There were not only beetles on the ground, there were carcasses of other beetles as well, all of them shot to pieces. There were no other beetles around the carcasses as well. Seeing this, Zhang Xiao Qiang obtained a new piece of information. These beetles were not dirty, and other than being vegetarian, they liked to be clean. With this in mind, Zhang Xiao Qiang began to walk forward, causing the person behind him to exclaim in shock. He turned back to look at Ji Ma, whose face was pale. Ji Ma did not look at him, instead, he stared at where Zhang Xiao Qiang was standing. It was filled with beetles, and there were layers upon layers of them, about 7-8 cm tall. Just a small area had a dozen of them.
Zhang Xiao Qiang knew a thing or two about insects. He remembered that when he was working for someone, he had delivered scorpions to a restaurant. The scorpions were kept alive in their pockets and looked scary when they crawled around in a pile. In fact, they could be scooped up with their bare hands. Of course, they had to be soft and gentle. That way, the scorpions would not sting. The beetles in front of him had thick skin and rough flesh, so there was no need to worry. Zhang Xiao Qiang pushed the pile of beetles aside with his right foot, revealing an empty space. Then, he walked while pushing the beetles. His speed was not slow at all, and he dislocated the jaws of the evolvers behind him.
The group of people exited the door without any mishap and immediately entered a world of darkness. The sky was dark, the ground was dark, the houses were dark, and even the airplanes were dark. Some of the civilian helicopters that were originally white were now covered in insect droppings. It was obvious that the beetles liked to poop in a white environment. Countless beetles flew back and forth in the air, like countless threads intertwining. If one were to stare at these beetles, even standing at the door, one would feel lost. Zhang Xiao Qiang was not the only one who was dazzled. The faster the flying insects were, the slower they appeared in his eyes. His dynamic vision allowed him to see everything. The thick clouds in the sky were surging like boiling water. The countless flying insects had unique perception and identification systems. The densely packed flying insects in the sky seemed complicated, but each of them had their own trajectories. There would not be a moment where they would bump into each other.
Zhang Xiaoqiang could not believe that there was such a creature in the world that could coordinate with millions of people. Then, he saw that although the sky was covered by the flying insects, there were still gaps that could be seen. Through the gaps, he could vaguely see a line of blue sky and a black dot the size of a melon seed. In the next moment, Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes were locked on that black dot...
"Who knows how to operate an anti-air missile?" Zhang Xiaoqiang retracted his gaze and turned to the people behind him. The more than ten evolvers behind him were stiff, and they did not dare to move. Their bodies were crawling with beetles. At a glance, there were at least four or five, and at the most, there were more than ten. These beetles could not be touched, and they were so scared that they almost peed their pants. Li Yuehan was the first to react to Zhang Xiaoqiang's question. He stared at the beetles on his shoulders and said, "We all know how to operate it, but we need the cooperation of the radar, and we need to ensure that the equipment is in good condition..."
In fact, Zhang Xiao Qiang's thinking was too complicated. The anti-air missile launch system wasn't too difficult to operate, nor was it too complicated. When they walked into the semi-enclosed missile base, Li Yuehan and the rest quickly switched on the equipment to capture the target on the screen. After a long time, there was no response from the equipment, causing the operators to be at a loss. They turned to look at Zhang Xiao Qiang, who was also puzzled. However, Li Yuehan suddenly had an idea and said, "Is it a stealth aircraft?"
"It is possible..." Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded in agreement. New Era had used stealth more than once, and the Undertaker was a stealth helicopter, so it did not have a strong reaction on the radar. That was why it could easily pass through the Yangtze River defense line. Just as he was thinking that it was a bit tricky, Li Yuehan let out a sigh of relief and said, "The United States is good at stealth materials, and of course, they are good at anti-stealth radar. We just need to change the method..." Not long after, they saw a blinking dot on the green screen. This dot was the aircraft that Zhang Xiaoqiang had seen in the sky above the airport.
"Target altitude, 37,000 feet..." Li Yuehan translated the operator's report to Zhang Xiaoqiang. When Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded, he whispered, "There is a New Era aircraft at an altitude of 12,000 meters?
Could it be another force?
This is a dangerous place, and New Era should not... "
"It is New Era. They must have suffered from flying insects before, and they know flying insects the best. It seems that the safe altitude is 10,000 meters high..." Zhang Xiaoqiang was sure that the strange aircraft belonged to New Era, and it was probably here to monitor Okinawa. Maybe the moment the flying insects disappeared would be the moment they launched their final attack. Li Yuehan did not refute. 10,000 meters high was enough to freeze any living creature. Even if flying insects could fly up there, they would become ice cubes.
"If we attack now, will we alert them?"
The aircraft was suspended at an altitude of more than 20,000 meters, and it was obvious that the survivors below had been killed. If they acted rashly, they might alert New Era, but Zhang Xiaoqiang did not think so. New Era had made him unhappy, and he did not want to wait to settle the score with them. Even if he could not kill them with a single blow, he wanted to disgust them to death.
The New Era aircraft at an altitude of 10,000 meters could only be regarded as a medium-sized aircraft. It was made of the same type of material as an air frigate, and its medium-sized hull was about the size of an ordinary patrol boat. The aircraft was not on guard, and the surrounding airspace was under their surveillance. The flying insects could not fly up, so it should have been safe. Suddenly, the alarm of being targeted by a missile rang throughout the cabin. While they were still in shock, twelve light spots flashed on the radar at the same time, and they rushed to the front in the blink of an eye. The pilot was not a rookie, and he immediately released the bait and pulled the aircraft up to escape. Unfortunately, the people below were too busy. Twelve missiles worth millions of dollars crisscrossed in the air and hit the shell of the aircraft at the same time...
"Good... hit..." It was not as intuitive as playing a game, and the scene of the explosion could not be seen from the ground. The moment the light spots disappeared, everyone cheered. Zhang Xiaoqiang also let out a long breath and looked up at the unchanged cloud of insects. This was the interest he had received from New Era in advance, right?