Chapter 10 She—is calling upon the Zerg!! ...
All the insects stared intently at the direction of the cave, their vertical pupils shrinking into thin lines.
The chaos, distortion, and madness that had always existed in the worm's brain completely disappeared.
In the whole world, all they could see was that dark cave, and all they could feel was the faint breeze inside.
That warm and pure comfort made all the insects unwilling to move, and reluctant to move at all.
Just before the wind arrived, Villa, one of the insects, witnessed the scene on the monitor where the small human was pushed into the cave.
Before he could even get angry, he felt a gentle breeze.
He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction the wind was coming from.
It's that cave!
It's that cave that humans entered!!
Strange, strange, strange—
Villa's antennae trembled incessantly, its chaotic insect brain struggling to think:
Why is she everywhere?!
Why is she always there when the wind blows?!
Why why why—
Just as he seemed to be about to guess the answer, the wind stopped.
The moment the wind stopped, all the insects, no longer hesitant, surged toward the cave like madmen.
The hissing sound echoed continuously in the mine:
"wind!!"
"It's the wind!!"
Villa snapped back to reality, suppressing the faint anticipation rising in his insect brain, and ran towards the cave at top speed.
As he entered the cave, his vertical pupils scanned every corner, his antennae probing with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation:
It's not here, it's not there, it's nowhere—
That skinny human isn't here!
Villa's gaze finally settled on the only human in the cave.
Seeing Larry trembling, he kept opening and closing his pincers:
Disgusting and ugly humans!
The hair isn't as attractive as that skinny human's, the neck isn't as attractive as that skinny human's, and the arms aren't as attractive as that skinny human's—
Nowhere is she as attractive as that skinny human!
But--
The entire worm of Villa remained rooted to the spot, its antennae drooping limply.
That skinny human isn't here.
Not at the starting point of the wind.
Was he... wrong?
Villa's vertical pupils gradually turned red:
The despair of his anticipated birth being shattered caused his worm brain to once again show signs of spiraling out of control.
*
Three minutes ago.
Inside the cave.
No one noticed the reassuring spiritual energy emanating from Ai Ying as she chiseled the stone.
Charlotte and Larry are bound by shackles and forced to work hard to carve stone.
Even with the three of them being extremely careful, the mental energy they used while chiseling the stone exceeded their expectations.
Charlotte felt the subtle tremors within the cave, and her movements abruptly stopped:
If this continues, it will be very dangerous inside the cave.
If it were just her and Ai Ying, they could communicate with each other and most likely find a way for the two of them to coexist in the cave, and also give each other the motivation to persevere.
But there were other people here, and one of them was someone who harbored ill intentions towards them.
Charlotte glanced in Larry's direction and frowned slightly when she saw his ferocious, suppressed anger.
She turned her head to look deeper into the cave:
Only three people entered the cave this time. If they could disperse to other caves, the spiritual energy generated after they dispersed should not be enough to resonate with the Carlo Stone.
There are connecting points between the caves. Although this connecting point is a bit small, she and Ai Ying can still get through it.
They only need to move lightly and use their mental energy to chisel the stone wall as lightly as possible before the shackles remind them, which is enough for them to travel long distances.
After arriving at the new cave, go to the area near the cave exit to chisel the rocks.
If they can hold on until the end of today, they can get out alive!
Another chisel sound rang out, very softly, yet still echoing faintly in the cave.
We can't wait any longer.
Charlotte tugged at the sleeve of the person next to her and pointed to the depths of the cave.
Upon seeing her actions, Ai Ying instantly snapped out of her chaotic thoughts.
Without hesitation, she took Charlotte's hand and let her lead her step by step into the deeper part of the world.
From the moment Charlotte entered the cave, she knew that Charlotte was someone she could trust completely.
He is a friend she can entrust her back to.
She walked forward in silence:
But this time...
Because of her carelessness, Charlotte ended up in such a dangerous place.
Ai Ying lowered her head, her eyes filled with regret.
Charlotte caught a glimpse of her remorseful expression out of the corner of her eye and gently scratched her palm:
"Actually, there is one advantage to being in a cave."
Ai Ying looked up in confusion: "What benefits?"
"The Zerg hate the environment in caves, so they won't appear here." Charlotte shrugged, her voice soft but lighthearted.
"Think about those strange actions of the Zerg just now, they might go crazy at any time."
Knowing that the Zerg would not appear, she spoke more casually: "Coming to the cave might have helped us avoid a Zerg uprising."
Ai Ying knew she was being comforted, so she forced a smile and pretended to be relaxed, saying:
"Yeah, I don't know what's gotten into the Zerg lately, they're acting so strangely."
The two walked lightly, yet quickly.
In the time it takes to say just a few words, they have already arrived at another cave.
Charlotte listened to Ai Ying's words, and before the punishment of being shackled, she gently tapped the rock wall with her mental energy, then nodded thoughtfully:
"really."
"The Zerg's recent behavior is indeed very strange."
First, for reasons unknown, they surrounded the mine, and then a riot broke out.
She had thought that the Zerg would not return to the area around the mines for a while after the Zerg uprising, but she was surprised to see them again the next day.
Thinking of this, she frowned slightly:
"When the Zerg riots, they act without restraint and will kill everything around them, including their own kind."
"Therefore, Zerg rarely travel in pairs, and it is rare for two Zerg to appear at the same time."
"But now..."
Ai Ying also looked puzzled: "Don't they like to travel in groups?"
"But these dozens of Zerg have been appearing in the mine for several days now."
"Is someone forcing them?"
Charlotte gently shook her head:
"Who can drive the Zerg, who are so insane they're capable of self-harm at any moment, to their doom?"
Upon hearing this, Ai Ying glanced at the well-insulated cave and teased softly:
"Isn't there still their king?"
Charlotte frowned, then relaxed her brow, realizing that the Zerg couldn't possibly be here, and said with certainty:
"The Zerg king is unlikely to appear."
This is a consensus reached by all species in the interstellar space after a century of testing.
Ai Ying understood the hidden meaning in her words, and her voice carried a hint of doubt:
"So if their king were still alive and ordered them to stay in one place for a long time, they would obey?"
"But their king probably doesn't have time to supervise them, so won't they slack off?"
“Of course not.” Charlotte knew that the caves were well soundproofed, so she answered Ai Ying’s question carefully. “They would not disobey any of the king’s orders, not even a casual remark from him.”
"Even if the Zerg king ordered the Zerg to die, they would die without hesitation."
"I even felt it was a great honor."
Seeing Ai Ying's shocked expression, she paused for a moment and continued, "Submission to the king is a mark etched into the genes and bloodline of all Zerg."
"The king's existence is a form of reassurance for them."
"No matter what, they will obey the king's orders regardless of the consequences."
Ai Ying listened to her story and slowly exhaled:
"if……"
Before she could voice her question, she saw a faint light appear around them as they used their mental energy.
The faint light from the karos stone, resonating with spiritual energy, illuminated the surrounding cave.
A bad feeling suddenly rose in Ai Ying's heart.
The next instant, the cave they were in collapsed.
In another cave.
The Zerg are frantically searching for the origin of the wind.
As time went on, their insect brains became increasingly chaotic and insane.
The damp and dark environment inside the cave reminded them of the scene of being born from an egg.
The pain and anxiety that accompanied them from the moment they were born caused their vertical pupils to gradually revert back to their original compound eyes.
They continued their relentless search, frantically striking every crevice in the cave, hoping to find the presence of wind.
They were completely unaware that other caves had collapsed.
Until a voice, seemingly from the depths of one's blood, resounded from the soul.
All the insects suddenly stopped.
How can I describe this sound?
It's not the comfort and reassurance of a gentle breeze.
It was a voice etched deep within their insect cores that made their blood boil and gave them renewed hope for the future.
she--
They are being called upon!
A note from the author:
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Ai Ying: Help! Help! Help!!
Zerg: The King is calling us—
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