Ch 10: Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil

Emrys could be seen lying in a deep crate.

Just a few hours ago, they were retreating from the battle when a group of Bonehead Giant Wasps attacked them. As if that was not enough, many other Insectoids started coming after them one after another.

While fleeing for life, Lira was killed in order to save Emrys. This caused Emrys to feel guilt, however, that was not the time for emotions. He knew he had to keep running and let Lira's sacrifice go to waste.

In order to give them more time to escape, Korin decided to stay behind and stop the insectoids for as long as he could. He also sacrificed his life just like that.

Unfortunately, his sacrifice didn't bring enough time for Jerek and Emrys to get back to the jet. Insectoids soon reached them.

Jerek told Emrys to run while he raised two Electromagnetic Rifles and started firing, bombarding the insectoids. Emrys, with a single Electromagnetic Gun in hand, continue running and came near a crater that appeared to be left behind by a war fought in the past.

Without thinking twice, he jumped into the crater and tried to hide his presence as much as he could. Fortunately, he had Echo Sense that could warn him before the enemies could reach him.

Currently, he was trying to hide from the insectoids.

Hiss… Hiss…

Hearing the clear sound of an insect in his ears, Emrys tensed up suddenly and tightly grabbed the electromagnetic rifle. That was his last crutch.

These sounds warned Emrys that Jerek had been killed as well. Only he was left in the Suicide Squad now. It seems, going back alive was no longer an option.

"Fuck this! I probably won't be going back alive. Just come at me! I hope to at least take down one or two insectoids before my death!" Emrys roared as he lay by the edge of the crater and took shots at one of the approaching giant bugs.

Emrys recognized them. They were insectoids best known for having abilities related to space and Ice. They are called Voidfrost Weevils.

Fortunately, the Voidfrost Weevils that surrounded Emrys were bottom-ranked weevils who hadn't awakened even a single ability. Otherwise, Emrys may have perished right at that moment.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Since he knew he couldn't go back alive, Emrys let go of any idea of running away and started firing the electromagnetic rifle. The rifle spewed fire as bullets like a torrent of metal. It shredded a giant bug about ten meters away. The two-meter-tall bug dropped dead, but it did not bring Emrys any joy because, opposite him, hundreds of Voidfrost Weevils were fast approaching. Worse still, a red warning light had already begun flashing on his electromagnetic rifle. That meant he had less than ten shots left in his magazine.

"Shit." Emrys held the rifle tightly. Against such a huge number of giant insectoids, he knew that it was all over.

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Screech!

Suddenly, following a shriek, a Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil rushed toward Emrys. This weevil was different from others. It actually had golden strips all over its body. Its aura was also different and it seems to hold a very high position among Voidfrost Weevils. Emrys was sure of this because when this weevil came out, other weevils gave way for it.

At that moment, Emrys had run dry. His electromagnetic rifle had just fired its last round and could no longer shoot.

Whoosh!

The giant Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil raised its forearm, and that bone-like arthropodal part was as sharp as a razor.

Hiss! Hiss!

The Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil opened its mandibles excitedly, revealing a disgusting green mucus. It was obviously planning to have Emrys for dinner once it was done killing him!

"Puff!!" The Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil's forearm pierced into Emrys's thigh and drew red as it pulled its scything arm out.

"Ahhh!"

Emrys screamed in pain.

Hisss! Hisss!

The Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil licked its forearm that was stained with Emrys's blood. While its' insectoid face could not form any expressions, Emrys could still sense its excitement and glee.

"You want to eat me? Dream on! I'll take you down with me!" Emrys roared. Right then, he had forgotten what fear was, and in his rage, he pulled out an energy hand grenade from around his waist. This was given to him by Jerek when he told him to run previously. At that time, Emrys only thought that it was a ball, but only later did he recognize that it was actually an Energy Hand Granade.

Screech!

The Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil was not without intelligence, and it knew the destructive power of an energy grenade. Thus, the moment Emrys pulled the item out, it shrieked and wanted to kill Emrys before he could prime the grenade.

"Urgh!!!"

Its bone-like forearm stabbed through Emrys's chest, but at the same time, Emrys had removed the grenade's safety and pulled the detonator!

BOOM!

Before the Golden-striped Voidfrost Weevil’s panicked gaze, the energy grenade detonated, and its face was blown clean off since it was close to the blast. Emrys was also mangled by the explosion. The giant bug's golden brain matter flowed out and splashed onto Emrys's injured chest.

The surrounding Voidfrost Weevil simultaneously let out a dolorous wail. They did not expect their prince to perish on a low-risk battlefield like this!

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*Date: The 315th year of the B.E.R (Battle of Endless Races), September 17th.

*Location: Hospital, Sixth Defensive Line of the Battlefield.

"This kid sure is lucky to survive after being mangled like that."

"Yes. That is true. He truly is lucky. Unfortunately, his right hand and left leg are wasted."

"Surviving that explosion itself is already a miracle. What's the loss of an arm and a leg?"

"Yeah. You are right, Dr. Alfred."

"I just hope this kid can be saved. We have to know exactly what happened there. There are clear signs of thousands of Voidfrost Weevils. Even if this kid was able to kill hundreds of weevils with Energy Granade, he should have been swallowed by the rest of those insectoids. But instead of devouring him, they left his body alone and ran away. Something else must have transpired there."

"He can definitely be saved. After all, you are the one running operation on him."

"Heh! Anyway, Yoshir, get me a robo-arm a robo-leg."

"Yes, Dr. Alfred!"