dark moon

Chapter 232 The Shadow of the Insect Swarm

The woman in military uniform on the side said something, she should be reporting the reason why the image disappeared, but Shuer waved his hand and interrupted her report. It was nothing more than the consequences of the destruction of the observer. What he really cared about was, It's the last thing seen in the image.

"Empty jellyfish?" Shuer was not asking a question, he was just talking to himself.

The so-called empty jellyfish is a native creature of Parvatiga. It is transparent and floats in the sky all year round. It survives by eating birds that have fallen into the trap. When there is a lack of food at high altitude, it will occasionally descend to low altitude.Except for the winged people and some legendary and powerful people, almost no one has seen this creature. Among most races, the empty jellyfish is only a legendary existence.

The last thing floating in the image is very similar to the empty jellyfish in the illustrated book. Its huge body is floating in the air, with dozens of tentacles hanging down and twisting randomly. It moves at a slow and leisurely speed. Except that it is not transparent, everything is as described. The empty jellyfish is exactly the same.

Of course, with such a slow speed and being so conspicuous, it is unlikely to be used as a combat force. The key is the few bugs on the ground that have never been seen before.

It has a long tail trailing behind it, and its body is upright like the sea monsters among the sea elves. Its broad upper body, its two forelimbs turned into two mantis-like scythes, and its long mouthparts protruded from the ferocious head. Look at the mouthparts. The shape is not for sucking, but for spraying, and it uses a method of reducing the diameter of the liquid column to spray at high pressure.The last scene I saw just now was a stream of liquid spitting out from the mouthparts of these insects.

Long-range attacks and flying creatures are the two most troublesome types. If they had joined the battle a few hours ago, the number of people who could survive to the fortress would have been reduced by at least two-thirds.The two types of bugs are very threatening, but it's a pity that we can't see their battle scenes.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see." Shuer sighed, "Go back and tell them too, it's time to decide what to do next."

"What are you worried about? Is there any problem?" Moria was a little confused. "The war between bugs and cave-dwelling spiders should be a good thing for us."

"A good thing? Ha, the problem is very serious." Shuer shook his head, "Go back first, let's talk about it when everyone is here."

Returning to the living area, as soon as I entered, I met three ordinary mercenaries guarding the entrance. Although the safety here should not be a problem, the mercenary instinct still made Mia arrange guards. A lack of vigilance is always better than an overly vigilant one. The damage is greater.

Say hello and walk inside. There is no one in the restaurant. Even in the entertainment room, only high-level mercenaries are still gathering together. Mia must have arranged for the others to rest in the bedroom.Although this whole day was quite impactful to ordinary people, the excessive fatigue should allow them to have a good sleep, but the high-level mercenaries were not so relaxed. Even if the four of them were bored, they could not do anything. Knowing the rules of the chessboard, no one went to rest first.

"Where's Miredi?" He looked around and found no sign of the necromancer. "Oh, let's go to the medical room."

"Well, we went to deal with the injured. It should be almost over in 10 minutes." Mia nodded and said, "Look, we're back."

"Looking for me? What's the problem?"

"Arrange the mission for tomorrow." Shuer pondered for a moment, "It is temporarily expected to rest in the fortress for three days. During these three days, except for those who have missions, everyone else should try not to excessively consume their physical strength. After three days, they must be in the best condition. .”

"Saf, your task is to draw the detailed range of the projection area and the location of the exits. Remember, it is the location of all exits, and also calculate all the specific data that can be calculated."

"me……"

"This is not a discussion, it is an order." Xiuer said with a serious face and a very firm attitude, "I know you are afraid of making another miscalculation, but the task must be completed. Whether you check it ten times or a hundred times, this I don’t care, I want to see the sketch before tomorrow night, and within three days, I want to get the results of the mission.”

"Yes." The female swordsman nodded aggrievedly.

"Friesen, Yuri, you two are responsible for the security of the fortress to prevent bugs from infiltrating. Yuri, you should mainly pay attention to the enemies in the air. There are already floating bugs. It is not ruled out that more types of flying bugs will appear." Bug, so pay attention."

"Understood." The two of them had no objections, but Mia glanced at Shuer strangely, but didn't say anything in the end.

"Mia, Duck, tomorrow you two go to the location 33 degrees south-west, twenty kilometers away. It is a battlefield now. Your mission is to get a few different types of animals while trying not to be discovered by the bugs. Bring back the corpses of bugs. You don’t need the three kinds that are in the fortress. No, you can also bring some. In short, you can bring back as many as you can. I think there is something wrong with these bugs. In addition, if possible, bring some bacteria. When the blanket comes back, that thing is not normal."

"Also, don't bring back the large army of bugs when you come back. Mia, be prepared to teleport. Duck, your speed is too fast for the bugs to keep up with you. Make sure you get rid of the bugs before coming back. It should be fine." Um, no problem."

"Miridi, I need you to study the bugs. The clearer you can about their habits and characteristics, the better. You also need the mental aspects. Use the ones in the fortress first. When Mia and the others bring back the corpses, there will be more samples. Now. Moria, you can move around freely tomorrow. After they bring back the creep, you will be responsible for studying the characteristics of the creep."

"That's basically it. Tomorrow's tasks are not heavy. I'll give everyone an adaptation period, so there should be no problem."

Shuer looked around for a week. The task was indeed not heavy. Even if Mia and Dak needed to leave the fortress, the insects alone were not strong enough to pose a threat to the gold-level powerhouses. Without ordinary people dragging them down, they would There is no danger in going out.So everyone shrugged indifferently, except Moria, who was staring straight at him with a half-smiling expression.

"Oh." He maintained an unmoved posture for a few seconds, but Lin Jing's eyes were equally unmoved, and his smile became even thicker.Xiuer sighed, rubbed his forehead due to a headache, and said uncomfortably, "Okay, the task arrangement is over. Now let's explain what we just saw."

"Hehe." Moria finally let out a suppressed laugh with a bit of pride. Although she didn't know why, Saff felt that she was also happy, as if something solid had been broken.

He recounted everything he saw in the three-dimensional effect. Although several strange bugs surprised the high-level mercenaries, especially the huge beetle, which was a serious threat, the situation was not beyond everyone's tolerance. As for the scope of his abilities, no one could understand why Xiure looked like he was facing a formidable enemy since he saw the image.

"What are you worried about?" Mia asked the same question as Moria.

"You and Moria are both experienced shadow chasers. I guess Mility should be similar to you." After hesitating for a while, Xiuer finally gave up and decided not to make any reservations this time. Some things, You may not be able to give it a try, "Let me ask you, there are no intelligent creatures in projections from other worlds. This should be common sense."

"Are you worried about this?" Miridi suddenly let out a short exclamation, but in response to everyone's probing gazes, she shook her head and said, "You tell me first, I will explain later."

"Indeed, except for a few very special circumstances, there will be no intelligent creatures." Mia confirmed Shuer's idea, "Why, do you think there are intelligent creatures here?"

"You have also seen the bug swarm in the video just now, let's recall the behavior of the bugs in the past few hours." Xiuer tapped his thigh and explained softly, "When we first encountered bugs, the bugs had already surrounded It’s beside us, so we can’t see it, but if you look closely at the distance, you can find that the swarms are coming towards us from several directions.”

"Yes, I saw it too, six or seven directions."

"The question is, how did they come?"

"Of course it's like a tidal wave, otherwise how can we say it's coming." Mia's face changed before she finished speaking, and she couldn't even maintain her indifferent expression, "Sure enough, there is a problem, they have become orderly. .”

"Look, you also discovered it." Xiure said with a wry smile, "The initial insect tide was a disorderly swarm, covering the mountains and plains. Most of the insects were huddled together, regardless of their combat power or forward speed. They all have a great impact. But as for the bugs in the impact, they know how to line up. Although the width of the team is relatively large, they also know how to avoid each other. Although they occasionally bump into each other and almost fight, but because It’s not the norm, so it’s easy to notice.”

"I noticed in the images that they converged on the plain from multiple directions. They no longer swarmed up, but maintained a formation, just like they were united in one place and marching towards the target. So, I think this It is by no means a coincidence that not only order has emerged in the swarm, but also a commander who can make the swarms in different positions observe order together. Five hours, a total of five hours before and after, all the swarms have produced such a large Changes, saying that their commander has no wisdom, do you dare to believe it?"

Of course not.

Except for Yuri and Friesen, who did not go to the control room, everyone had seen the changes in the insect swarm with their own eyes. No one had considered it in the direction of a commander before, but once Shuuer explained it, all the doubts were explained. up.

"There is a second question. More and more types of bugs are appearing." Before everyone could recover from the news, Xiuer continued to ask a second question, "Why did they go there so early?" Already?"

"Not to mention those flying creatures and long-range attack bugs, just count the huge beetle. It is of course very difficult to use it to attack us or the mutant spider mother, but the bugs don't know. They haven't even tried it until We only showed up after we and the spider mother evacuated safely, why?"

"Because a new queen was born." Militi's voice was very soft and helpless, "She was born with our help."

(End of this chapter)