Chapter 337: Lend a helping hand

Standing below the cave entrance, he looked up at the opening leading to the surface, then scanned his surroundings, but found no trace of those monsters.

The only clue was the soil on the ground directly below the cave entrance, which might have been brought down by the Sixteen Type; Liang Yu hadn’t even noticed it.

The leader squatted down, gently pushing aside the soil with his hands, trying to find more useful things.

He then placed the soil in his palm and sniffed it closely; although there was a strange smell, it didn’t have the stench of those Underground Monsters.

This made him breathe a sigh of relief; at least he had received good news: those Underground Monsters had not yet entered their territory.

He then spoke to the two young, strong men from his tribe standing beside him.

“I’ll go back and have the craftsmen bring materials to build a defensive fortification here.”

“But during this time, I’ll have to trouble you to guard this place.”

Just then, a slight tremor came from not far away, causing the group to instinctively stand up alertly, gripping their weapons tightly.

As the sound approached, everyone instinctively held their breath, listening carefully to the movements around them.

As the target drew closer, the tremors grew stronger, accompanied by a muffled roar; a giant claw extended from behind a large tree and pressed down, felling the tall tree onto the ground.

These Indigenous people of the Underground World couldn’t help but take a deep breath as they looked at the Humanoid Bug in front of them; although they often fought with Underground Monsters, this was the first time they had encountered such a strange creature.

The Indigenous people’s leader whispered,

“Prepare for battle.”

“Try to avoid direct confrontation as much as possible; we have more people, so use the same tactics we use against monsters.”

Listening to the leader’s words, everyone stood ready for battle.

The Humanoid Bug slowly emerged; though not as exaggerated as the Underground Monsters, it was still two meters tall, covered in green fur, and its shell was as hard as iron.

Its compound eyes glowed faintly as it looked at the Indigenous people who had taken up defensive stances.

Suddenly, the Humanoid Bug lunged at an Indigenous person to its left, immediately pinning him to the ground.

The Indigenous man pinned beneath the Humanoid Bug struggled to support himself with an iron-tipped spear in his hands, then turned to the others and shouted loudly,

“Quick, take this chance to attack its vital points!”

Meanwhile, Liang Yu, observing the scene through the Sixteen Type from above, couldn’t help but look favorably upon these Indigenous people; his first thought wasn’t for others to save him, but to quickly kill this Humanoid Bug.

Seizing this opportunity, the leader was the first to charge forward, swinging the iron-tipped spear in his hand and thrusting it towards its leg joint.

The spearhead collided with the bug’s shell, sparking, but only leaving a white mark.

A young man nearby picked up a large saber, took a running jump, and leaped high, bringing it down on its thick arm.

However, the saber only left an indentation on the arm, and the rebound force caused the man’s tiger’s mouth to crack, with bright red blood flowing out.

The Humanoid Bug backhanded him, sending the young man flying several meters away, where he fell to the ground.

The other few also picked up their iron-tipped spears and thrust them at various vital points on the Humanoid Bug’s body.

But they overlooked one thing: the method these Indigenous people used to determine vital points was based on the human body; although the Humanoid Bug looked like a human, it was not truly human.

These supposed vital points were basically ineffective against the Humanoid Bug; they couldn’t even pierce its skin.

The only thing that made it dodge was one person’s thrust towards its eye, which was indeed a vital point, but the Humanoid Bug dodged it and then grabbed the Indigenous person beneath it, using him as a weapon; after a sweeping motion, it casually tossed the Indigenous person in its hand onto the ground.

Everyone fell, including the leader; each person sustained injuries of varying degrees, and the situation instantly became critical, as the Indigenous people realized this enemy was harder to deal with than they had imagined.

At this moment, Liang Yu, seeing the urgent situation from above, no longer intended to hide; in his opinion, these Indigenous people of the Underground World still had value, and he couldn’t let them all die here; saving them would also earn him their gratitude and goodwill, which was very worthwhile.

As the Humanoid Bug approached the Indigenous people on the ground, Liang Yu made his move.

He manipulated the Sixteen Type to fire multiple laser beams at the Humanoid Bug’s back, targeting its wing area.

The lasers accurately struck the Humanoid Bug’s back; although they didn’t cause a fatal injury, they did damage its wings.

The ambushed Humanoid Bug felt the pain in its back and roared furiously at the culprit, the Sixteen Type.

Immediately, the Humanoid Bug abandoned the Indigenous people beneath it, turned, and roared as it lunged towards the direction of the Sixteen Type.

After Liang Yu controlled the Sixteen Type to dodge, he handed its control authority to the system, then put on his armor and instantly moved to the Underground World according to the coordinates provided by the Sixteen Type.

He understood that one Sixteen Type could not eliminate this Humanoid Bug, and he also needed to gain the goodwill of the Indigenous people, so he had no choice but to enter the fray himself.

After arriving in the Underground World, Liang Yu was on site, invisible, watching the Sixteen Type bait the Humanoid Bug along with these Indigenous people.

After being played twice, the Humanoid Bug finally realized something was wrong and decisively gave up attacking the Sixteen Type, shifting its target to the Indigenous people who had already stood up and were ready for battle.

Just as the Humanoid Bug was moving quickly and charging towards the Indigenous people, for some reason, it chose to pass along the path in front of Liang Yu.

Then, Liang Yu seized the opportunity and, with a precise kick, sent the Humanoid Bug, which was charging towards the Indigenous people, flying to the side.

This kick was very heavy. With the enhancement of his armor, Liang Yu clearly saw several cracks appear in the opponent’s carapace after this kick.

This sudden turn of events startled the Indigenous people; they didn’t understand whether this newly appeared figure was friend or foe, and everyone watched Liang Yu with great vigilance.

It wasn’t until the Sixteen Type came to Liang Yu’s side that their attitude towards Liang Yu improved somewhat, though for some reason, Liang Yu felt that one of the young men among the Indigenous people harbored a great deal of malice towards him.

Liang Yu found this somewhat inexplicable, but there was no time to deal with this Indigenous person now; a green light rushed over, and the hexagonal plates of Liang Yu’s armor automatically flew out, blocking the Humanoid Bug in front of him.

Liang Yu looked back at the malicious young man, seeing that he had been restrained by the leader’s men.

Only then did he refocus his attention on the Humanoid Bug, which he saw shaking its body and letting out an even angrier roar, as if it intended to fight him to the death.