The End of the World: I am the Blood Monster Princess (GL) - Chapter 43

In this world, Su Mu deeply fears a certain creature from the bottom of his heart.

Creatures with many legs.

If he had encountered a centipede before the apocalypse, Su Mu might have forced a smile and crushed it underfoot.

But now it’s not possible!

Seeing the two-meter-long centipede, thicker than a python, lunging at him, Su Mu quickly darted behind Chen Mo.

The Eye of the Bl00d Clan displays information about the centipede.

Race: Insectoid (Centipede)

“Psionic Strength: Level 3”

“Mo Mo… help… help!”

Although the centipede was only level 3, Su Mu didn’t have the slightest courage to face it.

Don’t even mention fighting; just looking at the centipede’s fangs and hundreds of legs makes Su Mu tremble all over.

“Are you afraid of this thing?”

Chen Mo couldn’t help but laugh.

Although deep down, Chen Mo is also somewhat afraid of bugs, it’s not to the extent that Su Mu is.

Two flying knives attacked from both sides of the centipede, slicing it into three pieces.

“Alright, it’s nothing.”

“Let’s go.”

Chen Mo comforted.

“Still… still moving!”

Su Mu pointed at the centipede’s still writhing body, not daring to take a single step forward.

“Alright, alright.”

Chen Mo sighed lightly, and with each throw of the flying knife, he chopped the centipede into minced meat.

After the centipede completely lost its original form, Su Mu finally mustered the courage to step out from behind Chen Mo.

“Is it really that scary?”

Chen Mo frowned as he looked at Su Mu; her face was pale, and her cold sweat had already soaked her clothes.

“Childhood trauma, childhood trauma.”

Su Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his complexion gradually returned to normal.

When she was a child, Su Mu went camping in the mountains with her family. She was restless in her sleep and somehow managed to open the tent flap.

Coincidentally, that day, it had just rained in the mountains, the humidity had increased significantly, and many insects had emerged from the ground.

Early in the morning, Su Mu felt an itch on her face. Groggily opening her eyes, she found a centipede crawling right on the tip of her nose.

The harvestman didn’t bite Su Mu, but it was trying to crawl into her nostrils.

According to his brother Su Ming’s recollection, Su Mu’s cries at the time even scared birds perched hundreds of meters away to fly off.

After this, Su Mu might dare to put a snake on his arm and play with it or perhaps confront a big yellow dog with a stick.

But when she sees these many-legged bugs, she will find a way to hide far away.

“Oh, I see.”

“Come on, I’ll carry you over.”

Chen Mo nodded, signaling Su Mu to jump back onto his shoulder.

“Momo is the best!”

Su Mu hung the necklace back around Chen Mo’s neck.

For Su Mu, stepping on the centipede’s corpse was a huge test.

Suddenly, the crown of the pine tree began to writhe again.

Those centipedes and millipedes clinging to the tree trunk were all startled awake by the recent battle!

Swish swish swish!

The flying knife hovered and, under Chen Meling’s guidance, sliced through the air.

Although those bugs looked disgusting with their gnashing mandibles and writhing limbs, most of them were only level 2 or 3, with combat strength roughly on par with mutant rats.

Chen Mo, like chopping vegetables, instantly annihilated those things.

“Mo Mo, impressive!”

Su Mu’s eyes were practically sparkling with stars as she looked at Chen Mo with the gaze of someone admiring a great hero.

“Hurry up and go.”

Chen Mo carried Su Mu on his back and quickly headed towards the city, increasingly sensing that something was off.

I’ve been out so many times before, but I’ve never seen mutated bugs.

Why did these bugs suddenly appear on the fallen pine tree on the road?

No matter what, this place is not suitable for staying long.

Chen Mo is unaware.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, like humans and animals, some of the insectoids also underwent physical mutations due to the influence of the Outer Gods.

But the mutation speed of the insects is very slow, they are small, and a certain type of organism has a natural aversion to the insects.

Most of the insectoids had only just evolved to level 1 and were wiped out by nearby high-level mutant beasts before they even had a chance to show their strength.

The surviving Zerg had to hide in underground caves to avoid the onslaught of the mutated cats and dogs.

The continuous heavy rain poured down, carrying corpses and plant debris into the underground passages and caves.

This provides enough water and food for the Zerg resting underground.

The most outrageous thing about the Zerg is their reproductive ability.

Food and water sources are abundant; in just two weeks, the number of mutated insects has already increased by dozens of times compared to the initial count!

While the heavy rain was still falling, the Zerg had already broken through the surface.

But due to the heavy rain, which interferes with their senses, they are not very aggressive, at most preying on nearby zombies and slow-moving mutated beasts.

Now, the wind has stopped, and the rain has cleared.

It’s time to counterattack on the ground!

Although the Zerg army has not yet breached the surface, even the scattered bugs are a terrifying presence.

The road for Su Mu and Chen Mo to enter the city was not smooth.

All the way, either a centipede would scuttle out from the sewer, or a spider would jump down from the nearby tree.

After being ambushed by three centipedes once again, Su Mu really couldn’t take it anymore.

Although they were less than a street away from the mall, Su Mu insisted on heading back home.

“I remember when I first met you, weren’t you still eating butterflies in the bathroom?”

“Why are you so afraid of bugs now?”

Chen Mo had never seen Su Mu so scared before and couldn’t help but laugh.

“A butterfly is a butterfly!”

“Can a centipede have compared to a butterfly?! And it’s that that that… such a huge centipede!”

“Besides, where would I even eat?!”

Su Mu started to complain loudly.

“Alright, alright, let’s go home.”

“Little Su Mu, don’t be afraid.”

Chen Mo playfully patted Su Mu’s head, planning to take her back to school.

Suddenly, a chilling clatter echoed, sending shivers down Su Mu’s spine.

Many giant centipedes emerged one after another from the sewer behind them, blocking the path back to the base for the two.

Race: Insectoid (Millipede)

“Psionic Strength: Level 4”

Before the two could react, the swarm of level 4 centipedes was already charging toward them, their countless legs—enough to make Su Mu’s skin crawl—writhing as they closed in rapidly.

Facing the swarm at his own level, Chen Mo still found it somewhat troublesome.

Unlike ordinary mutated beasts, most of the bugs are covered with a layer of hard exoskeleton on their surface.

After awakening their psychic abilities, the Zerg’s defense is inherently much stronger than that of other mutated beasts of the same level.

The advantage of a psychic is that they can quickly eliminate minions, but their single-target attack power is relatively weak.

After several rounds of flying knife attacks, the centipede at the front was killed, but the centipede at the back immediately took its place.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Mo pulled Su Mu and ran in the opposite direction.

Although the centipede’s speed on the ground is not slow, it is still slightly inferior compared to Chen Mo and Su Mu, who have the assistance of spiritual abilities.

At this speed, the two of them can easily shake off those disgusting bugs.

Suddenly, Su Mu, who was running ahead, stood frozen in place, trembling all over.

“Su Mu, what’s wrong?”

Chen Mo asked in confusion.

“Na na na…!”

Following Su Mu’s trembling finger, he looked ahead, and a pile of thick rubber hoses intertwined on the ground began to wriggle.

That’s not a wire at all; it’s a super huge centipede!

Race: Insectoid (Centipede)

“Psionic Strength: Level 5”

While the Eye of the Bl00d Clan displayed the information, the centipede had already lunged at the two.

This time, not only Su Mu, but even Chen Mo was scared out of his wits.

I saw with my own eyes a centipede thicker than a telephone pole, with legs as thick as garden hoses, and five or six meters long?!

What kind of nightmare scene is this!