Chapter 44 Horace Descends on Noah

Merlin is a subordinate insect endowed with exclusive energy by Lord Horace, and is extremely sensitive to aura.

The moment he arrived on Noah's Star, he sensed three terrifying and powerful energies belonging to other lords.

But what terrified him most was the faint aura mixed in with these energies.

This aura—

As if realizing something, his insect body trembled incessantly.

It wasn't out of fear, but out of excitement and exhilaration.

This can soothe the scent of the insect core—

This could instantly soothe all his chaotic and uneasy feelings—

Such power, yet seemingly capable of encompassing the aura of all insects—

Only the King!

It is the king!

At this moment, his insect brain contained nothing but the King.

He could no longer recall the lord who was still searching for the Firestone on Firecloud Star.

He could no longer care about the three powerful auras of lords around him.

Merlin stood blankly on the land of Noah, his vertical pupils staring ahead with a mixture of fervor and timidity.

He was afraid.

His fear of this faint royal aura was merely a delusion born of his confusion.

He had high hopes.

Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, he simply couldn't resist the king's attraction to him.

For every insect, the king is everything.

They would gladly give up their insect lives just to see him.

At this moment, Fidelock, Savile, and Isaiah in the insect hive all sensed the unfamiliar energy fluctuations on Noah's Star.

Fiedlock's face darkened instantly.

He could sense Horace's energy aura emanating from the strange insect that had broken in.

It is a vassal insect of Horace!

He glared menacingly at Savile, who was standing not far away.

Is this all the ability you have to govern this territory?!

How come they didn't even know that Horace's vassal insects had come here?!

But he didn't have time to settle scores with Saviel. He tore through space and appeared in front of Merlin in an instant.

Saville and Isaiah followed closely behind him, appearing together with him in the storm on Noah's planet.

They must drive this worm off Noah's Planet before the King notices.

They certainly wouldn't kill him on Noah's Planet.

But what happens outside of Noah's Planet is none of their business.

Merlin had just recovered from the euphoria of the King possibly being on this planet when his insect body was tightly bound by three terrifying energies.

In an instant, this energy corroded his skin, and drops of insect blood fell from his body onto the ground of Noah's Star.

But he seemed oblivious to the pain; his vertical pupils held only feverish excitement.

All three lords are here!

The only being capable of allowing the three lords to coexist peacefully is the King!

Wang Zhen is here!!

Merlin struggled desperately, even if it meant dying from the energy of the three lords, he still wanted to see the king one last time.

"king--"

The moment he opened his mouth, black energy tightened around it, rendering him unable to utter a sound.

Just as Fiedlock and his insects were trying to get rid of the dying insect off Noah's Star, they suddenly heard footsteps behind them.

The three Lord Bugs stiffened and almost simultaneously released the energy binding the Merlin Bug.

Merlin, without support, collapsed to the ground instantly due to his severe injuries.

Feeling the increasingly comforting aura surrounding him, he struggled to lift his head and look at the figure walking towards him step by step:

He is the king—

He finally met the king.

More than a century of chaos, unease, pain, and despair were completely dispelled in that instant.

Ai Ying looked at the heavily injured and dying insect in front of her, frowned, and glanced at the insects, including Fedlock, who had attacked.

She first used her Gu magic to heal the insect's wounds until they were almost healed, then turned to look at the three lord insects standing helplessly in place.

This time, she didn't soften her stance because of their expressions.

She said coldly:

Why did you take action?

Seeing the unprecedented coldness on the king's face, the three insects were so panicked that their cores dared not even twitch.

what to do?

Wang Sheng and the others were furious!

As the insect most obedient to the king, Fidelock dared not refuse to answer the king's question.

His dark purple eyes were filled with the fear of being abandoned by the king, and he explained cautiously:

"Intruder".

“This insect is an intruder, so Fiedlock wants to expel it from Noah.”

Upon hearing Fedorok's words, Ai Ying suddenly understood.

For all lord insects, foreign insects are invaders.

The Lord Bugs will drive out any species that invade their territory.

Even after learning the reason, she did not easily forgive the three insects for their actions.

She glanced indifferently at Fidellock, Savile, and Isaiah, her voice detached:

“You think this is your territory.”

"So you recklessly drive away the other insects?"

The three insects suddenly knelt down.

If the king hadn't ordered them not to harm themselves, they would have even considered digging out their insect cores to appease the king's anger.

They were so panicked that their insect brains were completely unable to think.

Ai Ying could sense the despair and fear within their insect cores, the fear of being abandoned by her, but she suppressed her soft heart and asked again:

“Tell me, what are you calling ‘intruders’?”

The three insects bowed their heads deeply:

"It's... an insect."

Yes, although this insect is a vassal of Horace.

But all the insects belong to the king.

All the territories belong to the king.

How dare they call the insects that came to Noah's Planet intruders?!

After seeing that they had realized their mistake, Ai Ying turned to look at the insect whose injuries she had healed, who was staring blankly at her.

Her voice softened considerably:

Are you feeling better?

Upon hearing Wang's gentle question, Merlin felt as if he were floating in mid-air, his insect core filled with warmth and happiness.

He replied blankly:

"alright."

Merlin has now fully recovered.

Now he is ready to die for the king at any time, and he can offer the king the restored insect core at any time.

But the king did not want anything from him.

Wang simply smiled at him and told him to get some rest.

Merlin's ability clearly distinguishes between reality and illusion.

He had countless times allowed himself to immerse himself in the illusions that followed the appearance of the king.

But this time, he felt that the reality he was in was a hundred or a thousand times better than his fantasies.

This is his king—

The newborn king.

How incredibly lucky he must have been to meet such a king.

After Ai Ying realized that Merlin's injuries had healed, she looked up at the other lower insects in the storm.

But……

She blinked in confusion:

Are there significantly more insects than a few days ago?

She finally confirmed this when she saw a bug with many scars on its shell.

She explained why her mental energy was significantly depleted when she used 'healing' on all the insects these two times.

She thought that the healing effect on the insects had decreased after using the 'healing' too much.

She was originally considering whether to find another lord insect to form a contract with in order to improve her Gu technique.

Thank goodness.

It's not that her abilities have diminished, it's that there are more insects on the planet.

Ai Ying looked at the nests on Noah's Planet, which were now far too small for the insects to live in, and finally turned to look at the three lord insects:

"Since you know you were wrong..."

"These next few days you will be punished by having to guide insects that don't have a nest to build their own."

Seeing the three insects instantly raise their heads, their eyes sparkling as they looked at her, she added casually:

"I don't need disobedient insects around me."

"If there's a next time, you can leave on your own."

Fidelock, Savile, and Isaiah felt as if their insect cores had been pierced by a sharp blade, and the pain made them want to curl up.

Even if the king wanted to kill them now, nothing would be more despairing and terrifying for them than the king not wanting them.

They must never leave the king!

They absolutely cannot make the same mistake again!!

They will absolutely never attack other insects again!

In the storm, the insects of Planet Jel gazed in the direction of their king, their eyes filled with barely suppressed longing.

He truly is a king!!

They were still caught up in the excitement of seeing the king when they heard his words.

Can they... also have a nest now?

Have they... also been acknowledged by the king?!

The unexpected surprise unleashed tremendous energy within them.

They hissed as they ran toward the more powerful storm:

Hiss—They must find the most beautiful and best wind crystal for the king!

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On Fire Cloud Star.

Horace slowly emerged from a distorted sea of ​​fire, holding a firestone that shimmered with iridescent light.

This rare gem, which only appears once every hundred years, required a considerable amount of energy for him, even as one of the most powerful insectoids in the galaxy, to obtain.

He casually brushed the dust off his clothes with his fire breath, then glanced at the firestone in his hand, his expression arrogant:

This fire-colored stone is barely passable.

He carefully placed the barely acceptable firestone into the folded space.

This folded space, whose purpose is unknown, already contains countless rare and precious gems and energy blocks.

Horace looked at the treasures, and for some unknown reason, the satisfaction in his dark red pupils turned into irritation and a hint of barely perceptible grievance.

Soon, with a cold expression, he closed the folding space.

He looked up at the desolate planet before him, devoid of even a single insect, and finally found a reason for his restlessness.

With a wave of his hand, a burst of fire pulverized the nearby lava into dust.

A bunch of useless insects!

If we can't find any good treasures, then so be it!

There isn't even a trace of an insect now!

You're so useless!

Horace pursed his lips, his dark red pupils seeming to burn with flames:

Even if he didn't tell him, didn't that subordinate insect know to stay here and report the situation to him?

Report on what has happened in the territory.

Report if there's any news about her.

Even if he didn't want to know, his subordinates still had to report!

Horace flicked his hand and, expressionless, used energy to connect with his subordinates.

On Noah's Ark.

Merlin is huffing and puffing as he builds his own nest.

He wore a dreamy smile as he refined the feather iron.

He would occasionally chuckle, and the insect nucleus seemed to be dancing with excitement.

Oh my god!

He met the king today!

The king personally healed his wounds!

The king even designed a nest for him!

How can he be so happy?!

Therefore, when Merlin sensed the lord contacting him through the insect web, his hand hesitated for a moment.

Now all his injuries have healed, and with the protection of the king's aura, he has the ability to actively cut off communication with the lord.

He hesitated for less than a second before cutting off the communication.

Lord Isaiah had warned him never to let the lord know what he was doing.

He can't make a mistake, or he'll be kicked off Noah's Planet!

As for the lord—

Merlin vigorously refined the feather iron in his hand:

Please wait a moment, sir. I will definitely reply to you after I have built the insect hive and settled down on Noah's Star!

Horace felt the communication being unilaterally cut off, and laughed in exasperation.

His fiery, twisted energy spread out, incinerating everything around him.

The next instant, his body vanished from the spot.

Merlin's energy comes from him, and finding him would be a piece of cake for him.

Are you here?

Horace looked at the dilapidated and backward planet, narrowed his eyes, and his dark red pupils were full of murderous intent.

The moment he arrived on Noah's Planet.

Fidelock, Savile, and Isaiah all sensed his presence.

Now is the time for the king to rest.

They subtly sealed off the aura of all the kings on the planet, then instantly appeared in front of Horace, preventing him from taking another step forward.

Horace looked at the three insects, a thoughtful glint in his dark red eyes:

All insects prefer to fight alone, and the lord insect is no exception.

Why are these three Lord Bugs together here?

Isaiah narrowed his eyes and, without a second thought, interrupted Horace's thoughts with a provocation:

"What, isn't this the kind of insect that's determined to live a good life even as a worm?"

"But why do you look like you're about to die?"

"Tsk tsk."

His long, amber hair swayed gently in the air, his gaze filled with mockery.

"What a mess."

A burst of fire instantly struck Isaiah.

Firelight flickered in Horace's eyes:

Isaiah.

You deserve to die!

Isaiah struck at the part of his heart he least wanted to admit, and in an instant, his worm core ignited with rage.

He was too lazy to think about why these three insects had all appeared there; he just wanted to roast Isaiah to vent his anger.

That's utter nonsense!

When did he ever say he wanted to live like an insect?!

Horace clenched his fists:

Besides, how he chooses to live is none of Isaiah's business!

Isaiah waved his hand, using the wind to block the fire in front of him.

A sly glint flashed in his amber eyes:

This time, he was attacked by an insect.

If he was just protecting himself... then it doesn't count as fighting, right?

However, Isaiah clearly understood the principle that the law does not punish the masses.

Even if there is a reason for the incident, someone else should share the responsibility.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Fiedlock and Savile, who were standing not far away:

"This is the insect that attacked Noah's Planet first."

He casually extended Horace's attack on him to the entire planet Noah, and then asked righteously:

Shouldn't we work together to protect this planet?

Under the king's watchful gaze, the planet gradually transformed into what it is today.

As he dodged Horace's fiery energy, he uttered a series of sharp, incisive words:

"Do you really want Horace to stay here any longer?"

Wang should wake up from his deep sleep soon.

By then, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only watch as Horace continued to stay by the king's side and capture his attention.

Fiedlock was the first to react, and a black energy shot towards Horace:

He was just protecting Noah's Planet...

It does not count as disobeying the king's orders.

Saville was also positioned to be attacked at any time.

Horace looked at the three insects, gripped the long whip formed from fire breath in his hand, and lashed it out fiercely:

"Oh."

Only the weak form groups.

Isaiah dodged the whip and calmly mocked:

"It is not as good as Lord Horace, who is determined to live like an insect, and who would not even follow the king."

Horace's energy suddenly intensified several times, and his eyes were filled with killing intent.

Fiedlock used his energy to bind his fire whip. As a bug that had been fully restored to health by the King's Contract, he had enough energy to kill the bug in front of him.

But……

Even though Horace struck first, Fidelock, remembering the king's orders, dared not actually do anything to him.

The other two insects had the same idea.

They just wanted to expel Horace from Noah as soon as possible.

Savile used energy to surround himself, preventing their movements from being detected.

Just then, Horace flicked out a burst of fire from his fire whip.

The fire breath, carrying energy capable of incinerating everything, melted Savile's energy barrier and fell straight towards a newly built nest.

Before the nest, the low-level insect Archie looked at the terrifying fire breath. Although terrified, he still immediately stood in front of the nest.

His antennae stood firmly upright:

This is the nest that the king designed for him. Even if he dies, the nest must not be damaged!

Fiedlock watched the scene below without the slightest fluctuation in his gaze.

For him, the life or death of each insect was irrelevant.

But……

Looking at the nest behind the insect, he waved his hand, using his energy to dissolve the fire breath:

Insects can cause trouble.

But the nest designed by the king must not be destroyed.

Archie kept his eyes tightly closed and waited for a long time, but the pain did not appear.

He cautiously opened his eyes:

Huh?

there is none left?

Everything in mid-air was obscured by Savile's energy, and no insect could see what was happening.

All that could be felt was the terrifying energy that occasionally burst forth from mid-air.

These insects can sense it, and so can the fireflies.

In the bedroom, Ai Ying opened her eyes.

Sensing the commotion outside, she rubbed her eyes helplessly and got out of bed.

When she doesn't have the ability to control the Zerg, she gets terrified in this situation and tries to stay as far away as possible.

But when she became powerful, she only felt a headache when she encountered the Zerg again.

She sighed and walked out of the insect hive.

Outside the insect nest.

Horace, through Saville's tight security, finally sensed the strange yet familiar aura on Noah's planet that sent shivers down his spine.

This aura—

His worm brain was momentarily unable to think, and he could only instinctively fling out the fire whip in his hand.

At this moment, Phidik, Saville, and Isaiah also sensed that the king was approaching in this direction.

The three insects didn't look at each other, but as if they had planned it together, they all stopped their attacking actions in unison.

Fidelock stopped fighting because he was obedient; he knew the king didn't like seeing him fight, so he stopped obediently when the king appeared.

Saville dared not disobey the king's command.

In the fight just now, he didn't actually attack Horace; he was just a support.

As the insect least favored by the king, he cannot afford to make mistakes.

Only if he is obedient and sensible enough can he stay by the king's side.

Isaiah was trying to elicit sympathy.

Seeing Horace about to swing his fiery whip at him, he not only didn't dodge, but secretly met it head-on with his body.

As long as he is injured, Wang will definitely not care about him provoking trouble with words.

Moreover, since the king witnessed Horace injuring him, he would definitely harbor resentment towards Horace.

Even if Horace ends up staying with the king, so what?

Wang definitely wouldn't like a bug that's so belligerent and hurts other bugs!

Ai Ying watched as a fiery whip hurtled towards the three Lord Insects in mid-air, while the three Lord Insects stood obediently in place, unaware of the danger. Her heart tightened.

Without hesitation, she unleashed her Gu technique of 'control', taking control of the fire whip in mid-air.

It also brought the movements of the strange lord insect under control.

In fact, even without Ai Ying's control, Horace no longer had any intention to attack.

He stood there blankly, staring at the figure that appeared before him.

At this point, even if an insect stabs him, he won't react at all.

On this vast planet, nothing but that figure could attract his attention.

At this moment, the worm's numb core, which had been numb with pain, suddenly began to throb again.

In Horace's dark red eyes, there was a kind of attachment that he himself was unaware of:

He is the king—

He is the king!

He truly is a king!!

Ai Ying looked at this lord insect, which attacked other insects as soon as it arrived on Noah Star, and did not treat it as gently as it had treated the other insects.

She adopted a regal air, her voice serious:

Why did you hurt the other insects just now?

Before Horace could recover from the excitement of meeting the king, he heard the king's angry question.

He shuddered in pain from his worm core, but outwardly remained nonchalant.

He landed silently on the ground of Noah Star from mid-air, not giving the figure in front of him a chance to look up at him.

He didn't explain that the three insects had attacked him together.

There was no explanation for the fact that the injuries he sustained from overdrawing his energy were much more severe than those of the three insects in front of him, which were completely unharmed.

Horace pursed his lips, suppressing the bitterness and resentment in his heart, and proudly raised his head:

He doesn't care about any of that!

It's just that the king misunderstood me, isn't it?

He doesn't care!

He looked at the gloomy sky, and closed his eyes as if somewhat uncomfortable:

What kind of lousy planet is this? The sky is so blinding!

During those two seconds of Horace's silence, Fiedlock narrowed his eyes in displeasure:

How dare this insect ignore the king's question?

Recalling Horace's remarks about "not needing a king," the anger within Fidelock's insect core surged even more fiercely.

With a wave of his hand, black energy surged towards Horace.

He knew the king didn't like seeing him attack other insects.

Therefore, he used very little energy, at most just enough to make him take a few steps back and give him a warning.

Horace's energy had already been completely depleted in the fight with the three insects.

While he was still immersed in the questioning Wang had just given him, a surge of energy suddenly rushed towards him.

Before he could even react, he was violently shoved to the ground by the energy.

Skin that has just emerged from polar lava and regenerated cannot withstand even the slightest friction.

Horace lay half-reclined on the ground, supporting himself with one hand, half of a scale on the side of his face missing.

His arms, thighs, and sides were covered in deep scratches from the rough ground.

Drops of pale red insect blood dripped down his body and onto the ground.

At this moment, he became the only one of the four lord insects to be truly injured.

The injuries look severe, it's heartbreaking.

The three lord insects not far away—Fidlock, Savile, and Isaiah—looked healthier and more energetic than the last.

In comparison, Horace's injury became all the more noticeable.

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Author's Note: Fiedlock: He's faking an accident!!!

To all my precious babies who received mines and nutrient solutions, I love you so much, so so so much, mwah!!

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