Before long, the head fell into silence. Ji Heng stabbed it again, a sharp scream followed. This time it was really dead. Points +10.
"Isnât it a bit cruel?"
"Didnât expect gentle and handsome Ji Er to abuse corpses."
"Donât make jokes, okay? We have to touch on this topic every time."
"Some people, empty stomach but still act. If you donât finish off an Insect Man, youâre the one who will die."
"Iâm just surprised Ji Heng would act so unsophisticated. Which good daughter would dare marry him?"
"Not your business. Even if he canât get married, his familyâs wealth is enough for him to live lavishly for half his life."
"No matter how much wealth, spiritual satisfaction is better."
"So marrying a wife guarantees spiritual satisfaction? Marrying someone like you, worse than an amoebaâforget spiritual satisfaction, youâd become mentally ill."
"Who are you? I was just saying, no need to react so strongly. Are you a mama fan by any chance?"
"Hilarious, not a mama fan; itâs Ji Hengâs mom."
"My sonâs marriage is his choice. Iâm not rushing."
So, thereâs a real mom in Ji Hengâs livestream?
"My dear mom, Iâm your future daughter-in-law trying to marry your son. Please give me a chance."
"Oh dear, a gossip-loving mom clashes with the real mom."
In Ji Hengâs livestream, the most anxious person is his mom.
Interfering in front of someoneâs mom, as an overwhelmingly loving mother, Jiâs mom would roast you until you doubt your life.
The key is that sheâs clear-headed, just hard to control her desire for control.
This kind of mom will forever side with her son.
Especially since so many excellent beauties among Vegetable Farmers couldnât sway Ji Hengâs emotions, Jiâs mother believes Ji Hengâs standards must be high.
No one should pin labels on Ji Er.
The real mom gets down and dirty and brings village acquaintances into the fray, directly attacking with audio, leaving haters speechless and helpless. Conversations from gossipy aunties are the most deadly.
"Saying our nephew canât get marriedâhave you married someone? Acting all high and mighty, even the ones you marry arenât worthy."
"I know the haterâs avatar. I met him; heâs from Capital Starâs XX Street, the son born of Old Chenâs limping wife. I think heâs around seventy now, a bachelor who previously wanted to buy a wife from a remote star."
The insight of gossipy aunties is on a different wavelength than normal people. They know twisted relatives and can share gossip that ordinary people couldnât even sniff outâso interesting.
Ten minutes later, the Insect Men in the passage all melted, turning into charred things.
The corpses are still piled up inside and need to be cleared.
The cleaning troops shoveled, pushing out a bunch of soft slumps.
The top issued an order requiring players to scrape and confirm if the Insect Men are dead, ensuring all are finished off.
The players prefer battle, but they canât disobey the orders from above.
Boringly prodding the "dirty stuff," occasionally earning a point.
The progress was quite slow.
Just after shoveling for about five minutes, they encountered a wall.
Not exactly a wall, more like a hard shell that crumbled upon tapping, leaving a layer of dust.
"Whatâs this?"
The cleaning troopsâ mecha backed off slightly, sensing unknown dangers from the unidentified object.
Others backed away, leaving one mecha to continue tapping with tools.
The wall shattered, and the cleaners immediately dropped their shovels and fled.
A large number of Greed emerged, proving the presence of top-tier Insect Men with countermeasures.
The players were eager, "Can we fully engage now?"
Points, all points.
Only Ji Heng persisted in rummaging through the garbage pile...
Behind Greed, many Coward Bug soldiers surged forth again.
Time for the Mecha Masters, split among a few each, cooperating with support weaponry from ships to kill them. Coward Bug soldiers are easier to kill, while the outlet size is limited; rear Mecha Masters barely grab a chance.
All were finished off by old-timers eager to grab achievements.
Ji Hengâs move of staying still was wise. Around him, many Insect Men carcasses, even if partially turned to charcoal, still contain some meat scraps.
Which is easier to acquire, the feast or the mecha within the metallic blob? Obviously the thoroughly dead ones.
The Insect Men voluntarily rushed at Ji Heng.
Ji Heng drew his knife, lightly sliding the mecha footâs anti-gravity, pushing the recently finished off Insect Man behind him, knife tip piercing the charging Insect Man.
While Coward Bug soldiersâ appearances vary, their tentacles are easy to recognizeâall similar.
Speed and response greatly lag behind Greed.
Yet, their abilities reach heights ordinary people canât achieve.
Ji Heng picked up an Insect Man, mech hand grabbed all its tentacles and tied a knot.
A flick turns out to be quite forceful, swinging the Coward Bug soldier towards the incoming Insect Man.
The captured Coward Bug soldier struggled tenaciously, to no avail; inertia restrained it, rendering all actions futile.
Becomes a paddle, "Splat."
Coward Bug soldier collides with Coward Bug soldier, survival hinges on whose fate is tougher.
Even if tough, it doesnât matter. Ji Heng can finish off; knife edge spreading insect guts three meters around.
Using Coward Bug soldiers like whips without worrying about wearâresources are all around.
Big Demon sees this scene: "???"
So characteristic of Vegetable Farmersâthought Ji Heng was cautious, turns out heâs a charming oddball.
Ji Hengâs skill rivals Major level officers, with unique capabilities essential for breakthroughs.
Saves ammo whenever possible; resourceful on-site.
A Hedgehog-like Insect Man quietly feasting on corpses,
Ji Heng immediately interrupts its meal, swinging the Coward Bug soldier heâs using as a whip hard at the back of Hedgehog Insect Man.
Greedâs stinger canât retract, its end laced with toxinsâcoward poor thing.
Its resistance to poison perhaps zero, turning entirely purple from toxins.
Shiny Buddy slightly tilts its head, cutely stating, "Master, youâre awesome for realizing you can use this Greed to keep killing the Insect Men."
Ji Heng: "..." this pua came unexpectedly, "What have you learned recently?"
"Nothing much. Iâve been playing with the Big Boss in the New World lately."
The Big Boss is Smart 01.
Ji Heng chokedâno wonder! Smart 01 is like a virus, highly contagious.
His obedient Shiny Buddy!
Frustrated Ji Heng swiftly chopped off all of Hedgehog Insect Manâs tentacles, stabbed Insect Slaughter into its body, restricting movement, continuously hanging Coward Bug soldiers on its back.
Coward Bug soldiers do fight back, biting Insect Men upon dying.
Hedgehog Insect Man seems a bit intelligent too, fears being bitten, keeps secreting toxins.
Flung dead Coward Bug soldiers attract more brainless ones charging in.
Professional, assembly line Insect Man extermination.
Some soldiers observe Ji Hengâs actions, admiringly lending a hand, making his assembly line more efficient.
"Fellow gone wicked, so bad."
"Ji Er, tell me, what inspired you?"
"Laughing till I cry, hahahaha, how does a Vegetable Farmer keep humor in such a serious atmosphere?"
"Impressive, whimsical thinking."
"Eyes see, seem simple, speaking nailed it. Hands: Nonsense, try doing it, youâd die already."
"Alright, this is good."
Greed secretes toxins demanding energy; soon Ji Heng exhausts its supply under such assembly line conditions.
It resisted fiercely, stinger extending swiftly, attempting to pierce the mecha hand.
Quite straightforwardly, Ji Heng killed it.
"Such a pity, if only it were perpetual motion."
"Perpetual motion Insect Men, wouldnât it be forced labor? Capitalists would never let go of such workforce."
"Wonder where Insect Men came from, but I reckon initially humans considered using them for work. Alas, Insect Men are either brainless or overly clever, with formidable strength."
"Seriously, did you really think about it?"
Five thousand focused on exterminating bugs, after their numbers decreaseâthey had fought for almost three hours.