Chapter 158 A Glimmer of Hope

At this moment! They were still suffering this torment. Although they would return to their previous appearance after the life feedback, no longer aged, everyone, including Qing Cang, looked haggard.

Everyone’s eyes were dull, as if they were mentally impaired. They seemed to have lost their ability to think, only mechanically repeating: "Go to hell, you bastard!" and: "Come on, continue!" These curses and provocations were all they seemed to remember.

It was at this moment that Li Chenzhou and the others arrived at the outskirts of the Devourer stronghold.

Upon arriving nearby, Li Chenzhou looked at the tracker he had requested from Dugu Tianfeng and breathed a sigh of relief, as it showed that Qing Cang was still in this stronghold and had not been transferred!

Of course, Li Chenzhou didn’t know about the life detection device inside the Devourer stronghold, but he hadn’t planned to sneak in like Qing Cang and the others anyway.

Li Chenzhou had come to eliminate this Devourer stronghold, so he would attack head-on. Even if he knew about the life detection device, he wouldn't care!

The Devourer's stronghold didn't occupy a large area, only about a hundred meters in diameter. It was a huge sphere, like a giant beehive. The outer shell looked strange, like the carapace of some creature – this was the Devourer's life metal!

The Devourer's fighters, warships, and all metal equipment, including stun guns, were made of this life metal.

For them, this metal could not only be shaped at will, but it was also quite sturdy. Most importantly, they could completely recycle this material without wasting any of it.

If this stronghold was no longer needed, the Devourers would dismantle the entire stronghold and take everything with them. At the next location, they could use the stronghold's materials to build a completely new one.

Of course, the name "stronghold" was given by humans, just like the cage fighter. The Devourers called this beehive-like structure a "sub-nest" because its shape was identical to their mother nest, only much smaller!

The true Devourer mother nest was like a large planet, capable of moving freely in the universe, like a super-powerful spaceship!

Moreover, the sub-nest had the advantage that both its external and internal structure could be changed at will, with just a thought from a Devourer with the appropriate authority.

Therefore, the sub-nest had no entrances or exits. Every Devourer had the authority to open an entrance or exit at any location.

Previously, Qing Cang and the others had entered the sub-nest by ambushing nearby for a long time. After seeing a Devourer come out, they immediately killed it, and then entered the sub-nest before the exit closed. Unfortunately, they were discovered after entering, and then…

Li Chenzhou had never seen a sub-nest before. Looking at the huge sphere with a diameter of one hundred meters, he couldn't help but frown.

Logically speaking, the Devourers seemed to be humanoid life forms. In his opinion, humanoid life forms shouldn't have such different aesthetics, right? How could these guys be willing to live in such an airtight ball?

There weren't even any windows, and the outer shell was all bumpy, like a toad's skin. It looked a little disgusting!

Driving the war chariot in front of the sub-nest, Li Chenzhou once again confirmed the location of Qing Cang and the others on the tracker. Then, he appeared outside the chariot. At the same time, a halo appeared in front of the chariot – a Star Destroyer Cannon!

Li Chenzhou didn't see an entrance, nor did he plan to look for one. This wasn't Base Number Three, so he could destroy things at will. In that case, wouldn't it be enough to just blast a hole with the Star Destroyer Cannon?

The moment the Star Destroyer Cannon appeared, it began to charge. At this time, the Devourers inside had already discovered the arrival of Li Chenzhou and the others.

Because no one had ever attacked the sub-nest before, there were no defenses here. Only after Qing Cang and the others had come, did the Devourers slightly increase their vigilance, placing a few sentries outside the sub-nest to monitor the surroundings at all times.

However, because Li Chenzhou's side only had one war chariot, from the outside, this chariot could only carry seven or eight people at most, about the same size as Qing Cang's group last time.

Therefore, the Devourer who saw this chariot didn't pay attention. He casually called two squads, preparing to send them out to capture all the humans in this chariot.

But then, the halo that appeared at the front of the chariot shocked the Devourer instantly. Of course, he recognized the Star Destroyer Cannon, and the moment he saw it, he knew something was wrong.

The sub-nest was not the mother nest and had basically no defensive capabilities. Ordinary light beam cannons could blast open its outer shell, let alone a Star Destroyer Cannon.

But this type of small light beam cannon had a very fast energy gathering speed. Moving the mother nest to avoid it at this time was definitely too late!

So, the Devourer gritted his teeth and issued the highest level of intrusion alert!

Although there was only a small war chariot, a chariot with a Star Destroyer Cannon was definitely not simple. Although the power of a small Star Destroyer Cannon would be reduced accordingly, being able to create such a small Star Destroyer Cannon and mount it on a war chariot already demonstrated the other party's technology.

This was definitely not technology belonging to the Duoluo World!!!

Therefore, even if he felt that there wouldn't be many people attacking this time, only a few, this Devourer sentry directly issued the highest alert. The number of people was not important; what was important was that these people might be from other worlds!

Worlds that could connect to each other were all Devourer farms and were naturally under the control of the Devourers. Therefore, the Devourers knew that no world had the technology to create this type of small Star Destroyer Cannon.

So, the appearance of this war chariot either meant that the Devourers' world had information they didn't have, or that a world that was not their farm had connected to their farm world!

Regardless of the situation, it was unacceptable to the Devourers. Their farms naturally had to be completely under their control. Once there were signs of things getting out of control, they had to be eliminated immediately!

Hearing the alarm, all the Devourers were stunned. They naturally knew what this alarm meant, but having been in the Duoluo World for so long, they had never heard the alarm ring, not even the lowest level.

Even when Qing Cang and the others invaded the sub-nest, the Devourers didn't use the alarm; they simply mobilized a team to capture them because, in their eyes, these people posed no threat to them at all!

The Devourers who were interrogating Qing Cang and the others also heard the alarm. They all looked puzzled and looked at each other. Then, they all turned and left, ignoring Qing Cang and the others.

This was the highest alert. Any Devourer who heard the alarm had to immediately assemble at their battle stations.

And Qing Cang and the others, who were being interrogated and had fallen into a stupor, almost like walking corpses, suddenly had a glimmer of light in their eyes after hearing the alarm…