The Soldier Ant's black pupils swiveled, its antennae lightly trembled towards the sky.
The thin wings on its back immediately burst forth with powerful strength, flapping at an incredibly fast speed, flickering frequently in mid-air as it moved, dodging the attack in the blink of an eye.
Lisa's purple flame spray was actually unable to keep up with the movement speed of this pitch-black Soldier Ant for a moment?
It seemed that, while this Soldier Ant wasn't strong in terms of attack methods, it was an extremely troublesome opponent in terms of speed.
Just this speed alone made it very difficult for firearms to hit it under normal circumstances, let alone penetrate its armor.
A simple pistol would likely struggle to cause damage; at least continuous bullets from submachine guns and assault rifles would be needed to hit it.
"Whoosh—!!!"
A sharp, whistling sound rang out again.
The Soldier Ant, having bypassed the purple flame spray, instantly arrived in front of Lisa, its flickering figure appearing on her back.
Ferocious glints emerged in its black pupils, its sharp, serrated mandibles vibrated wildly, and its slender, hard, barbed limbs lunged fiercely towards Lisa's neck.
Just like the Ant-ified Alfred before, was it planning to engage in close-quarters combat?
Then this choice was a huge mistake.
If it were an unarmed ordinary person, they might have no way against such an armored, fast insect monster, but Lisa… she could finish off this creature in an instant, as long as she had the chance to touch it.
Therefore, choosing close-quarters combat was a huge mistake—!
"Clang—!!!"
Seeing the pitch-black Soldier Ant about to use its sharp serrations and barbs to lunge at her neck, Lisa clenched her hand, immediately extinguishing the purple flames.
Her left hand fiercely drew out the snow-white slender blade from her waist; only a flash of white light was seen, and with just one sharp slash, the hard white slender blade instantly severed the pitch-black Soldier Ant's hard, segmented neck.
Of course, it wasn't that this weapon was incredibly sharp, but rather that Lisa's arm strength was simply too immense.
With just one strike, "Splat…!"
The pitch-black Soldier Ant's head was forcibly smashed off and fell to the ground, its sudden attack losing control in an instant, causing it to violently collapse onto the ground.
Undoubtedly, the sneak attack failed…
But at this moment, the enormous Alexia in the distance showed no sign of resentment or anger; on the contrary, she wore a sneer.
She didn't regret the sacrifice of this Soldier Ant, because while Lisa was busy dealing with her Soldier Ant's sneak attack, she had already fully gestated and produced more pitch-black Soldier Ants.
Seven or eight pitch-black fleshy tumors spewed out from Alexia's reproductive organ, rolling onto the ground.
These several Soldier Ant tumors, like before, rapidly evolved upon contact with air, immediately transforming into their complete forms.
Looking at the seven or eight strong, pitch-black Soldier Ants hovering around her, Alexia's face showed a triumphant expression, and she spoke faintly: "…"
"You can defend against one Soldier Ant, but what if there are eight? How will you defend then…?!"
At this moment, Alexia had already smelled the opportunity for her comeback.
She firmly believed that she would not be defeated like this; she still had a chance to turn the tide!
"Buzz buzz buzz…"
"Hiss hiss hiss…"
The next second, the pitch-black Soldier Ants surrounding Alexia rapidly flapped and vibrated their wings, invading towards Lisa's direction at an extremely fast speed.
Each Soldier Ant's black pupils were filled with murderous intent, and the ant acid in their abdomens was constantly wriggling, ready to be ejected.
It was the same attack method as before: first spewing corrosive ant acid, then close-quarters sneak attack.
Although simple… it was very effective.
And Lisa was already prepared to counterattack.
Although she didn't have eight limbs, she had dozens of Plaga parasite tentacles.
Don't underestimate her strength; mere flying insects and ants were not enough to completely defeat her.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh…"
Her back suddenly burst open, and arm-thick Plaga parasite tentacles rapidly shot out, around twenty or so, all attacking towards the pitch-black Soldier Ants.
Twenty against eight, Lisa didn't believe she couldn't catch these annoying flies.
All twenty-plus Plaga parasite tentacles flew into the air, haphazardly beginning their anti-air combat plan, just like frogs in a field sticking out their tongues to frantically eliminate mosquitoes.
The Plaga parasite tentacles rapidly shot and attacked the pitch-black Soldier Ants in mid-air.
However, Lisa had also slightly underestimated the troublesome nature of these pitch-black Soldier Ants.
They truly could dodge the Plaga parasite tentacles' attacks; even with twenty-plus of them, they moved with ease, frequently flickering in mid-air, gradually approaching Lisa's direction.
Indeed, in martial arts, only the unbreakable and the fastest prevail…
Seeing these pitch-black Soldier Ants about to approach her, Lisa was already preparing to spray purple flames.
But at this moment, unexpected outsiders slowly infiltrated the frozen chamber Laboratory where the great battle was taking place.
Their figures were stealthy and sneaky, one red and one blue, both wearing pig-nosed gas masks.
The two, one in front and one behind, each carried a large emitter device on their shoulders, with a blue and white color scheme, covered in technological patterns, as if it were a unique design only found on extraterrestrial weapons.
And this was the Linear Particle Emitter from the Gene Research Laboratory, also known as an electromagnetic railgun.
Of course, calling it an electromagnetic cannon would be more suitable, as it was a single-person model and hadn't reached the massive caliber of a railgun.
The two people carrying this powerful weapon were Claire and Steve, who had escaped from the Gene Research Laboratory.
Following Alexander's instructions in the video, they successfully learned how to operate this weapon and had fully charged it using cables.
Then, they independently disconnected the cables and carried out the electromagnetic cannon.
The pig-nosed gas masks on their faces were also found by them in the Gene Research Laboratory; although the style was a bit old, it would do as long as it worked.
"Thump thump thump…"
At this moment, they were quietly sneaking into the frozen chamber Laboratory, intending to use this weapon to end Alexia's final ambition.
After all, in the video of their father, Alexander, it was absolutely certain that this electromagnetic cannon weapon was enough to destroy the ambition of the genius girl Alexia—!
But the premise was that the two of them had to hit precisely.
After all, the charged electromagnetic cannon only had one chance to be used.
If they missed, they would not only have no extra time to recharge, but it would also make Alexia vigilant and cause her to escape…
"Hey, Claire, are you sure your aim is good?"
"Sorry, I don't mean to belittle you, although you're a little bit older than me, but… I think it's better to let me use such a cool weapon.
My chemistry with it is extraordinary; I can feel its call to me, hey, I'm serious, let me fire this shot, I'll hit the target accurately!"
The two of them carried the electromagnetic cannon, and because it was a bit heavy, one needed to hold the muzzle and the other the body to fire it.
Therefore, Steve, this young hothead, felt a bit dissatisfied about the firing rights.
He didn't want to waste this precious firing opportunity.
So he was trying his best to secure the firing rights, even though he had hardly touched firearms a few times, and his pistol accuracy was terrible.
But this didn't affect his love for the electromagnetic cannon.
This thing was like a Gundam; no young man… no, no man could refuse it—!
However, unfortunately, he was facing Claire.
This strongest female university student was very serious and meticulous about everything, so she completely ignored Steve's plea because she knew there was only one chance and it couldn't be wasted.
Moreover, Steve's marksmanship was indeed terrible in her eyes, not even as good as hers.
She had at least received guidance from her brother, Chris.
Therefore, Claire did not give the firing rights to Steve, but instead began to adjust the muzzle on her own.
Her eyes were fixed on the scope that popped up on the electromagnetic cannon, the crosshairs already locked onto Alexia's massive, bloated body.
The distance between them was less than a few hundred meters.
"Stop talking nonsense, Steve,"
"There's only one chance, and this isn't a game.
I won't let you waste it.
If you really want to play, after everything is over, you can take it to the Laboratory and shoot around; no one will stop you."
"But now… remember the searchlight on the watchtower I hit with a pistol on that prison island? My marksmanship is at least a little better than yours."
Her eyes fixed on Alexia through the scope, Claire replied faintly to Steve, who was busy holding the muzzle in front, and then placed her finger on the firing trigger.
Without any hesitation, in the next second, Claire fiercely pulled the firing trigger.
"Buzz buzz buzz…"
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle…!!!"
The moment the trigger was pulled, a large amount of white electric current suddenly gathered at the electromagnetic cannon's muzzle, crackling like silver snakes dancing wildly.
A ball of white light converged at the front, and Steve, who was helping to hold the muzzle, could even feel the electromagnetic cannon vibrating violently, as if some terrifying power was about to erupt.
"Fire—!"
With a delicate shout, the electromagnetic cannon's high-pressure beam, now fully charged, suddenly shot out.
The daylight-bright beam, carrying powerful electromagnetism, flew out at high speed.
The compressed beam was as massive as a stone pillar, surrounded by impact airflow, containing extremely terrifying energy.
Its speed was even more swift than lightning, like a flash, with the white light appearing first and the thunder following.
Alexia couldn't react at all.
The immensely powerful electromagnetic high-pressure beam had already hit her body first; she had barely heard the deafening thunder.
Her massive, flower-bud-like body had been precisely hit by the electromagnetic cannon beam.
A huge amount of thermal energy poured into it, making Alexia thoroughly feel the breath of destruction…
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"Buzz…!!!"
Along with the injection of the electromagnetic high-pressure beam, Alexia's lower body, the huge flower-bud-like form, was rapidly expanding, swelling up like a balloon filled with water.
And it seemed that Alexia's T-Veronica Virus body could no longer withstand the power of the electromagnetic high-pressure beam.
Large amounts of flesh began to writhe and swell, seemingly about to explode immediately.
Seeing this scene, Alexia completely panicked.
Because she simply couldn't reverse the situation; the injected energy was too violent and destructive.
Her flesh and blood body simply couldn't withstand such terrifying damage, almost on the verge of being completely blown to smithereens.
"I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die…!"
"Damn it, am I going to have to flee in that weak form?!"
Feeling her body about to burst and explode, Alexia couldn't help but mutter curses.
She had no idea where Claire and Steve, those two harmless brats, got such a powerful weapon.
Was it from the Antarctica Research Institute? No, then why had she never discovered it?
And what was most terrifying was that Alexia hadn't reacted at all to the explosive speed of this electromagnetic high-pressure beam.
It was as if it were natural lightning; by the time she heard the booming thunder, the attack had already reached her, completely catching her off guard, almost unavoidable.
And at this moment, Alexia was still agonizing over whether to run away, because her T-Veronica Virus still had one last form.
As Alexia, who had inherited the ancient queen ant, she actually possessed the ability to survive by severing parts of her body.
If her Soldier Ant Dependents couldn't resist the invaders' attacks, then as a slow-moving and bulky queen, she had to protect herself.
After all, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be firewood to burn; understanding how to reproduce and survive is the fundamental principle.
The ancient queen ant also understood this truth, and naturally possessed the ability to escape.
As long as the queen, who could breed Soldier Ant dependents, wasn't dead, she could make a comeback at any time.
Even if one nest was destroyed, she had thousands and thousands of other nests.
As long as she, the breeding machine, was still alive, there would be no shortage of nests.
Therefore, feeling her lower body's massive flower-bud-like form about to be destroyed, the helpless Alexia could only finally choose to activate her third form to escape.
She was no longer a match for Lisa.
But it didn't matter… she still had a chance to make a comeback.
Once she reached a densely populated city, relying on the T-Veronica Virus's wide-range toxic mist spray, she would turn thousands of people into her Soldier Ant dependents.
Then she would gain even greater power and truly become a queen of a domain.
Thinking of this, Alexia's mood immediately improved a lot, and she decisively began her escape plan!
"Splat…"
"Buzz buzz buzz…!!!"
Under the astonished gazes of Claire, Steve, and Lisa, Alexia began to transform.
The massive blood-biological flames were retracted by her, and her several pairs of scythe-like segmented limbs fell off.
Her waist violently twisted, instantly separating and detaching from the massive flower-bud-like body below.
Thin, male-ant-like wings immediately grew from where her arms had fallen, a total of three pairs of wings.
As they flapped vigorously, a strong vibration began to be generated within.
Alexia instantly broke free from her restraints, gaining the power of flight and floating into mid-air.
At the same time, due to the separation and detachment of her lower waist, Alexia lost her legs and gained a tail barb similar to a bee's stinger.
This was one of her few attack weapons; she could spray biological flames, corrosive ant acid, or even sting like a bee.
Prey hit would instantly be poisoned and die, or become infected and turn into her Soldier Ant dependents.
Furthermore, Alexia in this state, just like the pitch-black Soldier Ants she spawned, possessed extremely fast movement speed, flickering frequently in mid-air.
In this state, she had extremely strong escape capabilities, but this was also her final form.
Because this state was only for escape.
Alexia, seemingly transformed into a butterfly, gained super-high movement speed and numerous decent attack methods, but she also lost a large amount of defense.
She was typically high-offense, high-speed, and fragile; once hit in vital parts like the head by firearms again, she would be in danger of losing her life.
Therefore, this state was for escaping, not for fighting!