Laws of the Insect Hive

On this extraordinary black Beetle, System not only felt a suppressed aura, but also felt another special aura.

This special aura made System's [Shadow Avatar] want to lean over and gather next to the huge beetle.

"It turns out that it seems that it is not the effect of the [insect cluster] that has disappeared, but all the insects in the vicinity are attracted by this beetle with a higher rank."

Because of the interference of the main consciousness, System [Shadow Avatar] gradually became sober.

In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, System had no plans to communicate with this extraordinary rank insect beast, and just used the ability of [Exploration Analysis] to watch this insect beast.

This worm beast has a combat strength of 600-1100, and it is estimated that its strength is not particularly strong among the extraordinary ranks.

Following the Beetle to fly for a while, System slowed down his speed and was gradually left behind by the insects flying in the sky.

System, who had slowed down, began to communicate with the surrounding bugs using the ability of [Teleportation].

He found that these worms were angry and excited, and they wanted to tear apart things in the distance.

Although there will be a certain response to System's spiritual information, the response is very weak, and he will basically ignore his spiritual information.

System tested three beetles, two flies, and one wasp in a row, and the results were all similar.

System also tested some creatures crawling on the ground, and found little effect.

He also found some extremely low-intelligence, earthworm-like worms, which also began to slowly wriggle in the direction the worms were traveling.

...

Because of the test conducted by System, too much time was delayed.

Half an hour later, when System arrived at the destination in the direction of the inspiration, the battle of the bugs was over...

On the ground was a nearly ten-meter-long black dragon corpse. System didn't know if it was a real dragon or a sub-dragon similar to a flying dragon.

Beside the dragon's corpse, there are more than a dozen extraordinary rank insects and beasts eating the dragon's corpse, and some ordinary insects will also pour into the dragon's corpse to devour the flesh and blood of the dragon's corpse.

The relationship between the bugs is not very harmonious, and it often happens that the bugs fight with each other.

And these fights also represent the death of the insects. When the insects are injured and bleed out of the fight, they will stimulate other insects around them and attack them in groups.

Of course, if the individual strength is stronger and some insects are injured, such as the insect beast in the magic rank, ordinary insects will not attack it.

As far as the line of sight can be seen, perhaps because of the siege of the dragon, there are many corpses of insects scattered on the ground, and these corpses are also swallowed by other insects.

Even some bugs that were wounded and not dead were attacked by other bugs and quickly turned into real corpses.

The bugs that were fighting side by side just a moment ago will become food for other bugs after being injured and useless.

But beyond the icy side of these bugs, there is something special.

After the bugs have had their fill, some bugs of the same race will mate, and some female bugs with eggs will start laying eggs in different places.

These egg-laying bugs will not be attacked, and the laid eggs will not be used as food by other bugs, and even other bugs will deliberately avoid these eggs when they see them.

Seeing this scene, System controlled [Shadow Avatar] to land and came to a place where the female beetle had just laid eggs.

System found that his [Shadow Avatar] inexplicably developed a desire to protect these worm eggs, as if these worm eggs were his descendants.

Perhaps this is what the title "Insect Scourge" hides.

After picking up the worm eggs he was holding with his tentacles and looking at it for a while, System put the worm eggs back into the soil.

Based on these observations, System could roughly infer the idea of ​​the "Zerg Master" Ulysses and the future development direction of the "Insect Scourge".

Ulysses commanded insects, including insects, to attack all but insects, intending to exterminate all other species.

Meanwhile, Ulysses will not stop the cannibalism of the bugs.

Perhaps Ulysses knew the secret of the evolution of insect life over countless years, and wanted to filter out the insect races that were not suitable for the "Insect Scourge" through this method of survival of the fittest.

The "Insect Disaster Army"'s practice of not destroying the eggs will undoubtedly speed up the process of selecting suitable insect races, and it will also make it easier for some powerful insects to be born.

"But what's the point of destroying everything else like this, leaving only bugs? Is it just to become stronger?"

System murmured softly, he couldn't agree with the idea of ​​"Zerg Master" Ulysses.

...

Just as System was thinking, another extraordinary rank insect beast passed through the riotous insect swarm and moved to the vicinity of the dragon corpse and began to eat the dragon corpse.

Most of these extraordinary rank insects were the beetles with two giant pincers on their heads that System had seen before, as well as several giant red spiders, and two black bee-like insects.

And System felt very familiar with this extraordinary step worm beast that moved over. It was a centipede worm with a body length of nearly 20 meters.

System felt that this extraordinary centipede beast was very similar to the centipede demon he had seen in the Warren Plain of the main plane. System even felt a little weaker on this centipede. devilish breath.

"Is it a centipede demon? But why has it become an extraordinary rank, and has not been transformed into a worm demon, and the emotions generated are still violent, but not so crazy."

System controlled [Shadow Incarnation] to fly into the sky again, over the dense insects on the ground, and observed the centipede insect beast in the extraordinary rank.

While observing, System suddenly remembered a lot of information about the Druids of the swarm that Ying had told him.

It has been decades since the grasshopper beast shadow became a magical rank. Ever since he possessed wisdom, the shadow has been constantly collecting information. During this period, the shadow even learned the words of the abyss.

According to the information in the film, pure worms are extremely rare and difficult to be born. His master Festantine has studied for many years, but he has only created two extraordinary rank worms.

It is precisely because it is difficult to manufacture pure insects and beasts of the extraordinary rank, the insects and beasts that Festtaining has mainly studied in recent years are basically concentrated in the mortal and magical ranks.

Even under the catalysis of the swarm druids, the birth of powerful insect beasts is extremely difficult.

How was the "Zerg Master" born?

And why does the swarm Druid, who has the ability to control the swarm, have no warning and precaution before the attack of the "Insect Master"?

Is it...

"Unknown worm, you look a little puzzled."

Just as System controlled [Shadow Avatar] to hover in mid-air and kept thinking, a mental fluctuation suddenly appeared in [Shadow Avatar]'s mind.

At the same time, the blood of System’s body, which had returned to the Crystal Throne, trembled slightly, and his [intuition] once again felt uneasy…