Starworms

"A bunch of sons of bitches! Once I escape, I'll definitely slice you all into a thousand pieces!"

Zhao Li glared at the fleeing crowd, his face instantly twisting in furious rage.

Although he had only recruited this group of people temporarily, he had treated them decently enough. Yet, at this moment, they all chose to betray him...

However, it didn't occur to him that just a moment ago, he had been planning to use their lives to buy himself time.

It could only be said that like boss, like minions...

Boom!

Ah Da fired another energy beam, blasting Zhao Li's left arm to pieces and leaving him severely injured once again.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Zhao Li was covered in blood, looking incredibly miserable.

He knew he had absolutely no chance of winning against this killing machine. He decisively dashed toward the massive hole in the wall and leaped straight down from the high-rise building.

As a mere Mid-level Star Martial Artist, he naturally couldn't fly. But he possessed the Star Skill Swallow Flight Steps, which allowed him to hover in the air temporarily, so he wasn't worried about falling to his death.

Right at that moment,

two black steel wings extended from Ah Da's back, and its body instantly vanished.

When it reappeared, it was already hovering right above Zhao Li.

High-level Star Martial Artists could already fly on their own, and being at the same level, Ah Da naturally had this ability too. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to deal with High-level Star Martial Artists at all.

"You?!"

Zhao Li instantly sensed the terrifying killing intent, and a look of horror surfaced in his eyes.

Above him, Ah Da's hands transformed into two giant black hammers, smashing down viciously toward Zhao Li's head!

Boom!

In a mere instant, Zhao Li plummeted to the ground like a meteor, kicking up a massive cloud of dust. His fate was unknown...

"He's not dead, is he?"

Lu Xiaobai's voice rang out.

His mission was to personally capture the man. If Zhao Li kicked the bucket, he wasn't sure if it would count as completing the task.

"Do not worry, Master."

Ah Da's voice replied. At the same time, its eyes emitted a glowing light that pierced through the dust to look at the ground below.

A message was displayed in its field of vision:

Target Vitality: 5%!

Lu Xiaobai also saw this information and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was just a rough estimate, it at least meant Zhao Li was still alive.

"Huh? What's going on?!"

Just then,

Lu Xiaobai's expression froze, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Zhao Li's vitality was actually rising rapidly, reaching 100% in a short amount of time.

And it didn't stop there.

His vitality continued to surge, eventually hitting 1000%!

"The target has grown stronger!"

Ah Da's eyes continuously scanned the opponent's combat power, finally producing the data.

The opponent's vitality level had shockingly reached level 50, which was the standard of a High-level Star Martial Artist!

At this moment,

the dust completely cleared, revealing a rather large crater on the ground.

At the bottom of the crater, Zhao Li's body had completely recovered, but his head was gone. In its place was a giant black insect head. At the same time, layers of black scales appeared on his skin, making him look incredibly grotesque and bizarre!

"Star Insect Race?!"

Lu Xiaobai's expression shook, and he cried out.

As soon as he said this,

Mayor Liu and the others nearby all had drastic changes in their expressions and hurriedly asked:

"What's going on?!"

"The criminal leader, Zhao Li, is no longer human. He's been parasitized by the Star Insect Race!"

As he spoke, Lu Xiaobai projected the live footage so everyone could see the insect-headed Zhao Li.

"It really is the Star Insect Race, and a combat-specialized Demon Insect at that!"

Mayor Liu Yuanlei's face turned pale. Forcing himself to calm down, he ordered:

"Lao Zhang, notify the Star Suppression Army to come over!"

The Star Suppression Army was stationed on every human-inhabited planet. Every single member was incredibly powerful, and they only dealt with extremely dangerous wanted criminals or the Star Insect Race!

The appearance of the Star Insect Race before them was clearly no longer something the Security Bureau could handle.

"Little Lu, can you beat it?"

A trace of worry appeared in Liu Yuanlei's eyes.

If this Star Insect was allowed to go on a killing spree, the entire Starlight City would probably become a river of blood.

He sighed inwardly. He had thought that a criminal who was a Mid-level Star Martial Artist was already rare enough, but now a Star Insect comparable to a High-level Star Martial Artist had directly popped up!

Could it be that Starlight City really hid some kind of treasure?

Just as Lu Xiaobai was about to speak,

the Star Insect parasitizing Zhao Li let out a ferocious shriek. In the blink of an eye, it arrived right in front of Ah Da!

It suddenly thrust out its scale-covered right palm, a sharp spike growing out from the center of its palm, and struck toward the robot Ah Da's heart!

That was where Ah Da's energy core was located!

The Star Insect Race had been at war with humanity for hundreds of years, so it naturally knew the weak points of these combat machines!

Shk!

With a sharp piercing sound, a gash instantly appeared at the location of Ah Da's heart, faintly revealing the outline of its energy core!

"This is bad!"

Seeing this through the projected footage, Liu Yuanlei's heart sank heavily.

He gritted his teeth and shouted:

"Director Wang, prepare to move out with me!"

Within the Starlight City's Federal Government, only he and the Director of the Security Bureau were Mid-level Star Martial Artists.

With a crisis right in front of them, the two of them had no choice but to step up!

"Uncle Liu, don't panic."

Seeing that the other party was ready to risk his life, Lu Xiaobai felt a touch of emotion in his eyes.

A Mid-level Star Martial Artist facing this Demon Insect would essentially end up dying a tragic death. Daring to step forward at this time undoubtedly meant he was already prepared to sacrifice himself.

"Little Lu, do you still have a way?"

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope rose in Liu Yuanlei's eyes.

After all, unless it was absolutely necessary, no one wanted to throw their lives away...

"Ah Da isn't some standard-issue robot off an assembly line. It was personally crafted by the higher-ups of the Liu family, and its combat power far exceeds that of ordinary High-level Star Martial Artists."

Lu Xiaobai wore a calm smile, then issued a command:

"Ah Da, activate overload mode."

As soon as he spoke,

Ah Da, out on the distant battlefield, instantly had its eyes flash with a scarlet light. Rumbling sounds echoed from within its body, and its already robust frame expanded once again, growing to a massive five meters tall. It looked just like a small giant!

"??"

The Demon Insect stared at Ah Da's transformation, a hint of bewilderment flashing in its swiveling compound eyes.

It couldn't understand why the combat machine in front of it hadn't been scrapped, but had instead grown even stronger...

Boom!

Ah Da's arm transformed into a giant blade and slashed directly at the insect's head, cracking the black scales and causing pale yellow brain matter to burst out. It looked incredibly gruesome!

The Demon Insect could only let out a miserable howl.

Its face twisted in agony. Without any hesitation, transparent wings sprouted from its back, and it turned around, intending to flee into the distance.

Ah Da watched the creature's retreating back but did not give chase. Instead, it opened its giant mouth, terrifying energy surging within!

In an instant,

A terrifying beam of red energy erupted from its mouth, instantly engulfing the demonic bug and causing it to wail incessantly. It was clearly unable to withstand such a fearsome attack!

Ah Da's eyes brimmed with a crimson glow. Only when it saw the creature's vitality drop below five percent did it voluntarily withdraw the energy beam.

After all, it remembered that Lu Xiaobai wanted it kept alive...