Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 1140: Needle Bird change

Gan Lan hated herself.

She wanted to perform in front of Ye Zhongming.

She had a cold personality but was warm inside. She was decisive and knew when to go all out. Her strength made it easy for her to become a leader. Most of Nalan Battle Squad matters were decided by her. Mei Na was more introverted and wasn’t as thick-skinned as Gan Lan. She was willing to let her good friend do what she was good at, to lead and develop the squad.

But it didn’t mean that she wasn’t determined. She was far more persistent than Mei Na.

In front of the big factions, she wasn’t willing to admit failure, much less before a guy who looked down on her but gave her many benefits.

Thus, she made a mistake.

This mistake wasn’t huge outside. She was unfamiliar with the equipment and slightly unaccustomed to it.

This wouldn’t affect much outside, and experienced evolved could avoid it, as long as you wore it and tried it out or found a mutated lifeform to familiarise yourself with it.

Although Gan Lan had a few minutes to familiarise, it was still too short. One could say that it was a little rushed.

Thus, she made a slight mistake and didn’t control her steps and muscles to keep her balance. She made some sounds when landing.
The holes in the ice corridor were like sound-controlled lights triggered by noise. Gan Lan’s mistake was enough to make the holes fire.

Ye Zhongming and Gan Lan were caught off guard.

If they had entered while the mist was active, they might not be so hurried as that was the worst situation. But to suddenly face the mist, even Ye Zhongming was not well-prepared. After all, he thought that he could exit the corridor safely.

The mist covered the ice corridor, and many bugs surged toward their favorite food- heat.

Even with Ye Zhongming’s defense, such an attack forced him to use Scorching Flame Technique to defend against.

Gan Lan was in an even worse state. Apart from the first time she faced this attack when she entered, she had never been trapped in the middle portion of the corridor. During that time, numerous bugs covered places she couldn’t defend herself from, and she felt her temperature dropping. In the next moment, she might get frozen.

She was only a few meters from the entrance then and ran back. Now, she was in the middle where the mist was the thickest.

Fortunately, her new armor provided enough protection. Not only did it cover her neck, but it also protected the back of her arms well. Along with the gloves and mask she prepared, not as many ice bugs could touch her.

She activated Flame Blowing instinctively, and a ball of flames fired from the armor. The red flames and the mist reacted, causing steam to evaporate. But before they could scatter, it met the outside temperature, and they froze into ice blocks. They were pushed to the side by the mist and shattered with a crisp sound after they hit the walls.

The two of them reacted. Ye Zhongming would pull Gan Lan away if they got past the initial discomfort.

But things didn’t happen as Ye Zhongming expected.

He understood the strength of the mist and ice bugs but couldn’t understand their unique points in such a short time.

For example, the camouflage ability.

When the mist fired, Ye Zhongming’s aura was covered.

In that instance, the Needle Birds waiting at the entrance lost connection with their master.

They charged into the mist instinctively.

Needle Birds were lifeforms from the Secret Realm and were cold-resistant, but the temperature here was too low. There were numerous ice bugs while they were modified lifeforms in a lab.

No one knew if they could adapt to this place. Even Ye Zhongming just wanted them to train up; he didn’t expect them to charge into the thick of things so directly.

The moment the Needle Birds entered, they were the target of the ice bugs. There were millions of these small monsters. They previously charged at Ye Zhongming but used fire element skills, which were their natural counter.

But now that there was another heat source, they were delighted and charged.

A weird scene appeared. As there were too many ice bugs, although the Needle Birds were much bigger, they weren’t huge. Under such a situation, they were covered in a layer of ice bugs that got thicker and thicker and then turned into a few giant balls.

One couldn’t deny that the Needle Birds were strong. Especially after Liu Zhenghong modified them, they might not have been the most successful gene experiment in Cloud Peak, but they were one of the top ones. After all, apart from their genes not being stable, they were pretty much perfect.

But the ice bugs were special. Their temperature was as cold as the coldest place in the Secret Realm during winter. After entering, they were trapped there.

The ice mist not only cut off Ye Zhongming’s connection but also blocked theirs. So when Ye Zhongming brought Gan Lan through the corridor and reached the other side, the Needle Birds were completely trapped at the third of the corridor.

They were covered and formed a few ice bug balls.

The Needle Birds didn’t give up and continued to struggle to try to break free. But they didn’t have much space. It was as if they were in a swamp. Even if their wings, beak, and poison were strong and could kill tens of thousands of bugs, these bugs were endless.

Very quickly, the Needle Birds couldn’t move, and the ice bugs suppressed them. Even if they didn’t want to accept it, it was useless. These ice bugs trapped them.

There were too many of them, and they tried to break the Needle Bird’s skin to get the heat. However, the surface area was limited, and only a few bugs could get the heat. Under such a situation, the other ice bugs didn’t give up.

At the start, they just wanted to push other bugs aside. They didn’t have strong limbs but had strong mouths. They tried to bite other bugs feasting before them. Their sharp mouths broke the bodies of allies. One or two bites were enough to kill a bug.

Such a situation happened the moment they covered the Needle Birds. When the Needle Birds stopped struggling, it exploded and became a fight for food. In a few seconds, the number of dead ice bugs from each other was more than those the Needle Birds killed.

The bugs at the front weren’t willing to see that happen. They fought back. They released their mouths, and the ice bugs beside them took over their spots. The Ice bug that let go immediately attacked the person who attacked it to try to take back its spot.