310: Chapter 310 Anchor Points Opened, All-Out Attack!

As Lin Xiao sent the ID to Chen Pingan and Liu Bi, he swung the battle axe in his hand.

A Scarab Beetle attempting to pounce on the flying shuttle from the side was cleaved in two by the axe blade, its green body fluids splashing onto the shattered floating bricks, emitting a pungent, acrid stench.

Meanwhile, under Ruan Li's control, the flying shuttle grazed the edge of the ruins, completing an extreme change of direction.

The bottom of the ship slid past, almost brushing against a collapsed overhanging eave.

The buzzing sound of the wind-whirl crystal operating in overload made one's eardrums ache.

The bottom of the ship collided with the ruins, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Fan Sinian was the first to jump down, his shield held in front of him, knocking back two Scarab Beetles that had darted out from the pile of rubble by several meters.

Zhou Jun followed closely behind; as the vines were retracted from the ship's side, they spread out across the ground. Six vines simultaneously coiled around the joints of three insects, and then the remaining vines drilled directly into their mouthparts, mincing their internal organs completely.

Ruan Li vaulted out of the cabin, landing on the ground covered in broken bricks and rubble.

"Durability dropped by 30%!"

She glanced back at the flying shuttle lying on its side in the ruins, her voice tinged with distress.

But her hands didn't stop; she turned to guard behind Fan Sinian and Zhou Jun, providing them with the necessary healing BUFF.

Lin Xiao did not participate in the defense.

He found a relatively flat open space deep within the ruins and took out the teleportation anchor to activate it.

The moment the teleportation anchor hit the ground, its four folding supports unfolded on the gravel, and the dark purple crystal at the top began to pulse at high speed.

A purple light curtain tore open in the air.

The first figure to step out from the light curtain was Chen Pingan.

With his single arm gripping the hilt of his horizontal blade, his gaze had already swept across the entire battlefield before his feet were even steady.

He didn't say a word; he drew his blade and slashed.

A tornado erupted from the blade, carrying bricks and rubble with it, sweeping the oncoming swarm of insects into the high air with irresistible force.

The hissing of the Scarab Beetles and the crisp sound of their elytra colliding in the cyclone could be heard clearly from over a hundred meters away.

Liu Bi followed closely, stepping out of the portal.

The red light on his body was already glowing; he held his machete in hand, the blade reflecting his eyes, which were darkened by the red light.

Behind him, fully armed passengers filed out from the light curtain.

Nearly ninety people, almost filling this open space in the ruins.

When everyone looked up and saw the starry sky of the dome and the massive planetary bodies, they gasped aloud on the spot.

"Holy crap, what is this place? We didn't get teleported into space, did we..."

"Can you have some common sense, kid? If we were really in space, would you still be able to breathe? You wouldn't even be able to hear us talking!"

"Cut the crap, look ahead!"

Amidst the clamor, someone saw the Scarab Beetles filling the sky and immediately shouted a warning.

Everyone turned to look, immediately swallowing the exclamations that had just reached their lips, and raised their weapons to enter combat mode.

These living insects were dozens, if not hundreds, of times larger than the molted shells they had found earlier today.

"This is the capital of the Kingdom of Heze, a palace built above the clouds."

After killing a batch of Scarab Beetles, Lin Xiao retreated to the front of the crowd.

He was in the [Berserk] state, his voice carrying a low, gravelly texture. "We'll discuss the specifics after the battle; let's clear this area first!"

"Leave it to me!"

Liu Bi replied and began to push forward.

The red light on his body became increasingly blinding. As he took a step, he swung his machete forward, and a visible shockwave swept across the ground, cutting the swarm's formation in half from the middle.

Before the scattered swarm could regroup, Chen Pingan's tornado followed closely, sweeping them back into the high air.

However, the scale of the swarm was too large.

The passengers out exploring did not have high combat power, and their equipment was uneven.

Many were still wearing Tier 3 Bio-Armor, and the weapons in their hands were Tier 3 miscellaneous parts bought from stalls or online trades.

Facing mutated Scarab Beetles that were generally level 7 to 8, their attacks struggled to penetrate the chitinous shells, and instead, every head-on collision consumed their equipment durability.

They wouldn't last long at this rate.

Lin Xiao opened the chat channel and sent a private message to Jiang Wanwan.

A few seconds later, an announcement appeared in the chat channel.

It was copy-pasted several times to attract more people's attention.

[07-01 Jiang Wanwan: Passengers, the Astral Express has added a new grinding area: Cloud Palace ruins.]

[...: The Calamity Creatures inside the ruins are generally Scarab Beetles, level 7 to 8, with a difficulty equivalent to elite monsters on floors 5-6 of the Rift Space.]

[...: Killing Scarab Beetles can yield large amounts of stardust, materials for crafting Tier 5 equipment, and even complete pieces of equipment.]

[...: This area is open for the first time. Teleportation fee is 5000 stardust, no time limit for grinding.]

Less than three seconds after the announcement was sent, the chat channel was instantly flooded.

The passengers who had stayed on the Astral Express to grind the Rift were all attracted by the Cloud Palace ruins.

Within minutes, nearly eight hundred people swarmed onto the roof of the train, forming a long line to apply for teleportation rights from Jiang Wanwan and the other three women guarding the teleportation anchor.

Jiang Wanwan entered the anchor serial number sent by Lin Xiao, connecting the portal.

Collecting money, registering, letting them pass...

The first batch of passengers rushed out of the purple light curtain, and upon seeing the starry sky of the dome and the giant planets, they all wore expressions of shock.

But immediately after, the Scarab Beetles filling the sky drew all their attention.

Those dark green body fluids, those chitinous elytra shining with a dull luster, lit up with an alluring halo in the passengers' vision.

These were all flying stardust and precious materials!

There was no need for pre-battle mobilization.

Seven or eight hundred people surged into the Cloud Palace ruins in batches, and the density of the front line increased tenfold within minutes.

The overwhelming offensive of the swarm was thus forcibly halted.

Chen Pingan and Liu Bi held the pressure at the front, while Fang Yuan and Sergei swept back and forth on the flanks.

The passengers in the back rows constantly crossed and changed formations; whether melee or ranged, they all showed off their signature skills, doing their best to kill as many insects as possible.

The battle was quite intense.

The swarm, having lost its advantage, did not retreat; instead, its offensive became even more fierce.

Countless red dots lit up from the surrounding ruins, and the egg sacs lurking deep in the remains of the pavilions began to hatch rapidly.

The newly hatched Scarab Beetles, with their elytra still glistening with moisture, unfolded their hind wings and flew into the high air, joining the torrent of the swarm.

At the same time, that terrifying buzzing sound rang out again.

From the shadows on the back of the palace where the starlight could not reach, a sound wave as low and rumbling as thunder rolled across the battlefield.

The charging swarm paused for a brief moment, then immediately pounced toward the crowd with an even more frenzied posture.

And at the source of this sound wave, that mountain-sized dark red Scarab Beetle rose from the shadows once again.