The sight of more bugs swarming in brought a wave of despair to the crowd.
Some people had already secretly jumped off the defense line and fled into the distance.
If not for An Qian's fiery figure still moving around the defense line, most people would have turned and run.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a loud eagle cry echoed from afar.
Then, a huge eagle flew towards them like lightning.
"Brother Qin is here, you are saved," Zhang Xiaoli's tense expression relaxed, and she said with a smile.
"In this situation, even if City Lord Qin comes, it's probably no use," Han Hongyu said pessimistically.
In his heart, An Qian, the top-ranked golden realm master, couldn't stop these bugs. What could Qin Shilei, only in the silver realm, do to resolve this desperate situation?
Zhang Xiaoli didn't speak, her eyes gazing dreamily at the figure descending from the sky.
Qin Shilei, who had just jumped off Xiao Qiang's back, waved his hand, and a beetle glowing with golden light appeared beside him.
"Roar!"
As the golden beetle roared, all the bugs at the scene immediately stopped.
Even the bugs standing in front of the survivors, about to be struck by swords, dared not move, allowing the blades to hack at them.
"King of Beetles?" Han Hongyu asked in shock, "Brother Qin actually has a beetle king that can control bugs?"
"Exactly," Zhang Xiaoli said proudly, "It's precisely because Brother Qin has a golden beetle that I said you are saved."
She paused and then said, "Stop standing there like fools. Quickly have your people kill the bugs in front of them and then retreat. I don't know if another golden beetle will appear here."
"Alright," Han Hongyu shivered, and immediately shouted, "Quickly kill the bugs and prepare to retreat."
Qin Shilei, while having the golden beetle command the bugs to retreat, slayed the surrounding bugs with all his might.
Now that these bugs were controlled by his pet, they were like targets. What better time to kill them than now?
Half an hour later, all the survivors from Longhua City had withdrawn from the city and formed a long convoy retreating towards Hope City.
Only Qin Shilei, An Qian, and Zhang Xiaoli remained on the scene, still slaughtering bugs.
An Qian looked at the motionless bugs in front of her and sighed, "I've never killed monsters this easily. I regret not bringing out the golden beetle earlier."
Zhang Xiaoli suggested, "Brother Qin, why not let the golden beetle stay on Blue Star to help us level up from now on?"
Qin Shilei smiled and said, "Okay, from now on, we'll bring out the golden beetle once every two days. That way, we won't have to worry about any accidents from the Bug Valley."
Just then, the surrounding bugs suddenly became restless.
"Brother Qin, look, there's another golden beetle coming," Zhang Xiaoli pointed into the distance, saying in surprise.
"Roar!"
Qin Shilei's golden beetle roared again, controlling the bugs within a few dozen meters.
As for those further away, it was powerless.
After all, these bugs were not of its kind.
Qin Shilei frowned and said, "I knew it wouldn't be that simple."
He paused and then added, "Let's retreat for now. After everyone has recovered their energy, we'll come back to deal with this golden beetle and see if we can help you capture one too."
As they were speaking, that golden beetle, along with dozens of silver beetles, charged towards them menacingly.
"Let's go."
Qin Shilei first recalled his own golden beetle, then summoned Xiao Qiang and flew into the air.
"Let's harass this golden beetle in the vicinity first, so it doesn't chase after Han Hongyu and the others."
The three of them each rode their pets and flew in the air, then unleashed ranged attacks on the golden beetle below.
To guard against the golden beetle's counterattack, all three flew to a height of two to three hundred meters.
Therefore, both Blazing Star and Giant Wood Bomb were easily dodged by the golden beetle.
The Silver Dragon emitted by Qin Shilei's short bow was also broken by the golden beetle's special ability.
Although they couldn't harm the golden beetle, they did manage to tie it down.
After three to four hours, the golden beetle, agitated by Qin Shilei and the others, retreated and hid in a cave.
"Let's go too," Qin Shilei called out and was the first to fly back towards Hope City.
When they returned to Hope City, the survivors from Longhua City had just entered the outer city of Hope City.
Zhang Cheng and Kong Zhendong were responsible for settling these survivors.
With the assistance of the Four Great Legions and the Rock Battle Group, there was no chaos among the survivors.
Kong Zhendong walked up to Qin Shilei and smiled, "Nephew, you have excellent skills. You've added hundreds of thousands of people to Hope City without anyone noticing."
Qin Shilei's face was covered in black lines, and he explained, "After Han Hongyu finds a suitable place, these people will leave with him."
"Heh heh," Kong Zhendong chuckled, "Leave? Within two hundred kilometers of Hope City, where else is suitable to build a city? What will he use to build it? If Han Hongyu proposes to leave Hope City, there probably won't even be one-tenth of the people willing to leave with him."
"Nephew, let's discuss how to arrange this new force joining Hope City as soon as possible."
"We'll talk about that later," Qin Shilei said indifferently.
Although Qin Shilei indeed had no intention of keeping the people of Longhua City, Han Hongyu's face was so gloomy at this moment that it could almost drip water.
Zeng Deyuan frowned and said, "City Lord, when they first entered Hope City, many people expressed their desire to settle down in Hope City."
Han Hongyu asked in a deep voice, "Do many of our City Guards also have this idea?"
"This..." Zeng Deyuan cursed, "These are a bunch of ungrateful wretches! The City Lord has always treated them well. As soon as they arrived, they said they wanted to stay here forever."
"Bang!"
Han Hongyu kicked the table in front of him, sending it crashing against the opposite wall.
Although he was angry, he was helpless in this situation.
In this apocalypse, who wouldn't want to stay in a place protected by high city walls?
The residents of Longhua City, having just experienced a life-and-death crisis, felt this particularly deeply.
Regardless of Han Hongyu's various plans.
After Qin Shilei and the others recovered their energy, they flew to the outskirts of Longhua City again.
As they flew, they discussed tactics. "Xiaoli, you use your control skills in the air."
"An Qian, I'll swap weapons with you temporarily. Just like last time, I'll control, and you'll be the main attacker."
"It's just that there's no combat barrier this time, so we'll have to rely on my golden beetle to contain the bugs."
"After the golden beetle is crippled, Xiaoli, see if you can successfully contract it."
Soon, the three found the wandering golden beetle in the wilderness.
Qin Shilei waved his hand and released his pet, Xiao Jin.
Then, with a teleportation, he appeared behind the golden beetle and thrust with all his might.
The spell-breaking effect took effect, and the Sky Phoenix Sword pierced the golden beetle's body.
Struck by the divine power of paralysis, the golden beetle temporarily became a willing target.