I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 506 - 506 505.Steel Body_1

Chapter 506: 505.Steel Body_1 Chapter 506: 505.Steel Body_1 The gale winds and torrential rain in the distance were like a nightmare, and Shuangxin could only speed up her escape.

Soon, she saw the Future City ahead, but at the same time, the raging sandstorm appeared.

The speed of the sandstorm had long surpassed human limits, and the violent vortex, extending for more than a dozen kilometers, devoured Future City. The terrifying storm even altered the landscape, carving out a ravine-like passage that led straight to the city.

Shuangxin hesitated, with a sandstorm ahead and a storm behind, they couldn’t find Lu Ban or save the robots.

They couldn’t do anything.

Rustle rustle.

At that moment, outside the storm, a hair-raising sound came from the horizon.

“It’s a swarm of bugs!”

The Singer was the first to spot the writhing creatures.

The bug swarm surged toward them as if chasing the storm, gathering rapidly, and Shuangxin wasn’t sure if it was just one swarm, but she quickly realized they were already surrounded.

A palpitation came from behind, and Shuangxin felt an unexplained panic. She turned her head and looked toward the industrial park ruins amidst the lightning and thunder.

“We can’t run anymore, there are too many bugs, too many.”

Moment had never seen such a spectacle, his voice trembling as if completely overwhelmed by fear.

Yes, who could remain calm under the siege of these nightmarish bugs?

Moreover, this was an unprecedented situation.

In a moment, the bug swarm blotted out the sky.

Ahead, the sandstorm seemed to slowly pass by Future City, and one could vaguely see the solar panels on the houses completely overturned, exposing the pockmarked rooftops.

Shuangxin felt her heart drop, a sense of despair rising.

“Only Future City is momentarily free of bugs, we can only leave from there.”

The Singer said with difficulty.

It was possible that the bug swarm would pursue the three of them to Future City, thereby devouring all of the robots there.

But if they stayed here, the three of them would certainly end up as food for the bugs.

“Their energy harvesting equipment is broken, they won’t be able to sustain for long, they will all eventually stop working!”

The Singer persuaded.

All these reasons were excuses to allow them to flee Future City with a clear conscience, leading the disaster to that city of robots.

In the face of such a disaster, no one dared to say they didn’t feel a bit of fear.

Fear leads to flight, and flight gives birth to evil thoughts.

Of course, from the Singer’s perspective, those robots were merely acquaintances, they served humans of the old era, not himself. In such a case, Future City, destined for destruction, was not worth risking their lives to protect.

Shuangxin hesitated.

What the Singer said made sense.

There was no need for them to sever their path of escape for the sake of lifeless robots.

With this thought, Shuangxin gritted her teeth and urged the camel bugs toward Future City.

The bug swarm quickly covered the hills and dyed the desert black.

The swarms, coming from different Queen Bugs, blanketed the sky and surged into the storm.

Among them, some bugs spotted Shuangxin and the others.

Soon, within the flood of the bug swarm, a small group headed toward Shuangxin and her companions.

Under this cover of bugs, the chances of slipping unnoticed from their sight were as impossible as scaling the heavens, being discovered was only a matter of time.

Shuangxin urged the camel bug to quicken its pace, heading toward the not-yet-fully-escaped Future City still enveloped by the sandstorm.

Behind them, the number of bugs grew more and more numerous; looking back, they could no longer see any traces of the torrential rain—just a dark mass of bugs.

And this was merely a small fraction of the enormous swarm descending on the ruins of the industrial park.

The Singer raised her voice, singing loudly, her clear sound echoing across the wasteland. Some bugs within the swarm slowed for a moment, but soon, even more surged forward.

In the face of a natural disaster, even superhuman abilities were of no help.

The bugs continued to approach the trio, soon threatening to engulf them.

Black claws, wriggling tentacles, numerous eyes—the distorted creatures of another world were inches away.

Shuangxin clenched her fists tightly; she swung at the bug closest to her, and the scorpion-like creature instantly froze and dropped back, but its place was filled immediately by more of its kind.

A cloud of despair settled in the hearts of the three.

That huge, twisted, terrifying bug extended its claw toward the camel bug.

The next moment, a shadow collided with the bug.

The two became entangled, knocking several other bugs away in the high-speed collision, which generated a force beyond the limit. Some bugs were crushed by their peers that followed, their fluids splattering everywhere.

“?”

Shuangxin couldn’t believe what she saw, but immediately afterward, more figures charged toward the bugs. The vast flood of the swarm was indeed slowed down.

She turned her head to look forward.

There was the noodle-maker from the noodle shop, who had worked diligently and received praise from customers.

The tailor from the clothing store, who could determine sizes at a glance and had precise, delicate cutting skills.

The pianist who played melodies next to the piano in the commercial square every quiet evening, bringing solace to people’s hearts.

The gardener who trimmed the plants neatly and cleaned the streets every morning.

Those robots she had seen, had not seen, recognized, and did not recognize were now rushing at top speed toward the bugs, forming a steel Great Wall.

Bang—

A robot wielding a rolling pin smashed a bug’s head, splattering its juices, which fell onto the robot’s face.

Creak—

The gardening robot with big scissors decapitated a bug, turned around, stabbed another one with the scissors, spun it, and flung it away.

These robots stood behind Shuangxin and her companions, standing between them and the oceanic swarm of bugs.

But it was far from enough.

Dozens of bugs enveloped a robot, pressing it to the ground, devouring its steel body. Accompanied by circuits thoroughly corroded, the robot struggled for a moment, then lay still, rapidly consumed to nothingness.

Against such overwhelming numbers, even bodies of steel could not hold out.

But why?

Shuangxin was confused and perplexed.

Weren’t these robots supposed to stay in Future City waiting for their return?

With the solar panels already destroyed by the sandstorm, such rash action was tantamount to suicide.

Any human in this situation would not possibly step forward to stem the tide of bugs.

These robots had no reason to do this; they just had to stay in Future City. With some luck, they could avoid the swarm and enjoy a quiet end before their power completely ran out.

Why?

Shuangxin strained her eyes into the distance; she saw a girl standing atop the tallest structure in Future City.