Chapter 3, excluded.

Due to a recent insect attack, the signal here is unstable and we cannot make contact. We need to move forward for a while.

"Shut up, you scoundrel!" A small stone was thrown over, hitting him in the face, which made the young man realize that there was a second person here. He abruptly turned his head and saw a woman sitting on a rock, wrapped in a luxurious fox fur coat. Her face was pale, devoid of any color, appearing as fragile and brittle as glass. However, her eyes were a deep, icy black, evoking a chilling sensation that penetrated to the bone

Wait!

As Ge Canglan looked ahead, he saw a silver-white flying ship resembling a typical sports car rapidly approaching.

Ge Canglan merely looked coldly at this scene, her brows not even twitching. One could fear that even if this person were to die before her eyes, she would only regard them with indifference. Unable to deal with even a mere insect, it would be better for them to just die, so as not to be an eyesore.

Tian Ya glared at the figure ahead, gritting his teeth in anger. He kicked the stone where she had just been sitting, only to feel a sharp pain in his toes, causing him to gasp in surprise. He hopped a few times while holding his foot, feeling frustrated as he picked up the hoverboard from the ground and followed after her

"Is the communicator there?" Ge Canglan interrupted the annoyed youth who had been ignored

Look at those corpses on the ground... Well, he might also be...

Tian Ya's expression was grim

"Who are you, woman?" Tian Ya said with disgust, rubbing his hands vigorously on his pants, looking at Ge Canglan with some dissatisfaction.

Ge Canglan did not even glance at the young man, her gaze sweeping around. The night seemed to have reached the darkest hour before dawn, and Ge Canglan felt her body temperature dropping. Even wrapped in such a thick fox fur coat, she could not feel warmth. If this continued for a while longer, she would freeze to death.

Asked in a cold and flat voice, Tianya instinctively touched his pocket and replied, "Um, here it is"

The imposing presence of this female tyrant was completely beyond what the young Tianya could withstand. Gritting his teeth in anger, his whole body trembled, yet the other party remained cold and indifferent. Finally, he silently initiated contact; he was a soldier and would not stoop to the level of an arrogant and uncultured civilian.

"Hey! What kind of look is that?!" Tian Ya was on high alert for the insects on the corpses, but happened to catch a glimpse of Ge Canglan's cold, glinting expression under the moonlight. Instantly enraged, he thought, these are all imperial subjects who have fought valiantly for the people, and what kind of look does she show? Disdain? Contempt?

Is it usable

Hey! Clearly, he is the man, he is the soldier, so why do you act like you are the boss?! Does this guy even know who he is?!

"Hurry up." Another small stone was impatiently thrown over.

Suddenly noticing something, Tianya's originally angry gaze abruptly turned towards Ge Canglan, transforming into disbelief and shock—those insects did not attack her?!

Observing these scenes, she could probably guess some things without needing others to explain. In her view, it is utterly pathetic that as a human being, one is threatened to such an extent by creatures like insects

Ge Canglan glanced at Tianya, who was lowering his head and fiddling with the communicator at hetushucom.com. He coughed a few times into a handkerchief, stood up, and walked forward, saying, "Keep up."

Hello

The song of the vast waves seemed to go unnoticed, as I saw a large stone, stepped over a corpse, and walked over to sit down and rest. My gaze fell upon several locusts that were clearly gnawing at the flesh on the bones, and my dark eyes narrowed slightly.

"Your Highness, Tianya!" A voice echoed from afar

Nod

Only when the last insect was crushed under Tianya's feet did he finally catch his breath, his face and neck drenched in hot sweat and blood. He looked at Ge Canglan, feeling a surge of anger; this woman actually stood by and did nothing! Even as a soldier, he did not expect a woman to come to his aid, but her indifferent gaze was truly unbearable. He had stayed here for her, you know?! Otherwise, he would have returned with the main force long ago!

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah! So disgusting, so disgusting! Ah ah ah ah ah!" Two hours later, the effects of the bee venom came on quickly and faded just as fast. When the young man woke up, he found something seemingly stuck to his face. Reaching out to touch it, he saw a flattened, greenish, oversized locust, its insides oozing out from being stepped on. Instantly, he was overwhelmed with a tingling sensation on his scalp, feeling so nauseated that he could not control his shivering, bouncing, and screaming.

The path ahead is continuously rugged and uneven with stones, devoid of any grass or trees. Under the cold moonlight, one can see the remains of some insects on the ground, as well as bones that are left bloodied after being gnawed upon. The air is thick with a sweet, bloody stench that is repulsive.

Ge Canglan cast a cold glance at him, noticing that many of the insects still on the corpse, upon hearing Tianya's shout, seemed to have realized that there were still living people here. They all raised their heads and then, with a flap of their wings, flew towards Tianya in unison

She can no longer stay in the same place; she needs high-calorie food and hot water

The contact person is coming over

Oh... wait!

The D-level threat insects possess a formidable biting force. At this moment, more than a dozen of them are attacking Tianya. Tianya draws the knife from his waist, slashing and stomping. In such dense and close-range attacks, firearms and ammunition are rendered useless; only the knife can barely be of some use. However, despite this, Tianya's face and neck are still covered in blood from the bites.

Tian Ya paused, gripping the communicator tightly, furrowing his brow as he glared at Ge Canglan, "Hey! You..." Is there no sense of politeness! On what grounds do you command him!

Since five hundred years ago, on this side of the Eastern Continent, the mutated and evolved insects, after consuming all the edible animals, began to target humans, treating them as food, sparing not even the corpses, let alone the living. Whenever the insects see a human, they are bound to attack and feed. But now, this woman...

Ge Canglan turned back to look at the time-space spaceship stuck between the enormous gaps. This was an important object for her return to the Empire, something she ought to protect. However, unforeseen circumstances were beyond her control, and her physical condition did not allow her to stay here any longer. Fortunately, Bei Ruo had a locator connected to the spaceship, so wherever the spaceship ultimately landed, it would always be found.

Tian Ya's heart skipped a beat, startled by the sudden realization that this person was the very reason he was still here. How rude it was to treat a lifesaver in such a manner