Chapter 24 She finally found the insectoid race's belief that she...
The moment Fiedlock's wrist was grabbed by Ai Ying, his entire insect froze, and the black energy that had gathered in his hand instantly dissipated on the spot.
Only one thought remained in his mind:
The king... touched him!
It wasn't the simple, cautionary touch that was fleeting and easily broken; it was a gentle...caress.
Feeling the warmth of the King surrounding his wrist, the core of the Fiedlock insect throbbed violently, and all hearing and sight were completely deprived.
Only the tactile sensation on the wrist remained, clearly transmitted to the insect's brain.
His entire body froze uncontrollably, and he had completely lost the ability to move.
Immediately, he forced himself to relax, and the terrifying aura surrounding his body instantly became docile and harmless.
The black energy on his wrist had lost all its offensive power, limply coiling around the king's hand.
He wanted to make sure Wang felt comfortable touching him, so that Wang wouldn't feel uncomfortable.
Feeling the king caressing his wrist, Fedorok's ears turned red, but his body remained motionless.
He greedily wanted this moment to last a little longer, and even longer.
When Alicia, who was not far away, saw the black energy gathering in Fidelock's hand, her heart sank.
As an S-rank powerhouse, she understood better than others just how terrifying this energy truly was.
It's powerful enough to destroy the entire shopping mall, or even the entire planet Anfiso.
Feeling the energy solidify more and more, Alicia was filled with despair:
Is she going to die here?!
She didn't want to die!
Even if she were to die, she should die on the battlefield, not here!
Her sense of responsibility as a military academy student made her think more deeply, even as she faced life and death:
With such immense energy, after killing her, wouldn't it also destroy everything around her?
Will the people living around the mall still be able to survive?
What will happen to the people living normal lives on the planet? Will they also be affected, or even... lose their lives?!
Alicia forced herself to suppress the extreme fear in her heart, and used all her strength to gather her mental power:
This is her battlefield.
Even if it means death, she wants to use her death to prevent more casualties.
Just as she was preparing to temporarily enhance her abilities by burning her life force in an attempt to delay the actions of the person in front of her.
She suddenly saw the frail girl she had almost knocked over, and reached out to grab the killer's wrist:
don't want--
Her eyes widened suddenly, and her throat trembled uncontrollably:
It’s over!
Before she could even utter the words "Danger, run!", she saw the extremely dangerous figure suddenly stop what it was doing.
The terrifying black energy in his hand also dissipated instantly.
The surroundings were as calm as ever, with no trace of danger or murderous intent.
It was as if everything that had just happened was her illusion.
Alicia, who had narrowly escaped death, stood there blankly:
it's over?
She survived?!
What exactly happened?
Her mind was racing with chaotic thoughts:
She had just seen the girl grasp the wrist of that being, and she was about to warn her of the danger—
Oh, right, that girl!
Alicia looked up and saw the figure who was enough to threaten the safety of the entire planet Anfiso, letting the girl hold his wrist.
His expression was docile, and there was no trace of danger in his aura, just like an ordinary human being strolling around a shopping mall.
Seemingly to make it easier for the girl to hold his hand, he secretly moved his hand down a little.
He bowed his head in submission, and no one could see his expression, but they could sense that he had no intention of attacking, and even that his aura had become soft and harmless. They could also see the tips of his red ears.
The girl's hand was unharmed; the dangerous black energy swirled intimately around it.
A danger that could have caused the planet to sink was thus dissipated in a single gesture by the girl.
Alicia stared in shock at the scene, unable to process what it meant.
Ai Ying didn't notice her gaze.
Her gaze lingered briefly on Fedorok's bright red ear tips before casually glancing around at the surroundings.
After confirming that Fedrock's riot had not yet begun and that she had been stopped, she withdrew her unharmed hand:
fortunately.
Her status as queen still held a certain deterrent effect on the Zerg lords.
Even though she didn't do anything else a king should do besides bloodletting to appease the insectoids, he didn't have much doubt.
Ai Ying slowly exhaled.
She glanced at Fiedlock indifferently, her voice icy:
"I've said it before, I like the liveliness here."
"Are you trying to destroy something I like?"
Before Fedorock could recover from the sensation of the king touching him, he heard the king's condemnation of his disappointment.
His dark purple pupils contracted instantly, and his body, capable of destroying planets, now showed a hint of helplessness:
He disappointed Wang.
Black energy suddenly gathered in front of his insect core, and in the next second, it would penetrate his insect core.
Ai Ying's heart skipped a beat as she watched him harm himself, and she abruptly commanded:
"Stop."
She was relieved when she saw Fedorok stop moving.
She turned around, concealing her expression from him, and said with an air of controlling desire:
"Your body, your insect core, everything about you belongs to me."
"You are not allowed to punish yourself without my permission."
Even if it's just that she's soft-hearted.
The current Fedorok has not harmed her, nor has he harmed anyone thanks to her intervention.
Fiedlock couldn't describe the strange feeling he was experiencing within the insect core at that moment:
He could sense that the king's voice contained more than just a command.
He stared blankly at the king's back in front of him.
The king's favoritism;
The King's Warmth;
The king's...love and protection.
This is a luxury that no insect has ever received in nearly a thousand years.
This is something that even the Zerg's genes cannot explain; it is a hope that no Zerg dares to even dream of.
The awe he felt for the king gradually transformed into a closer, more loyal focus.
Such a king.
For him, it was like a miracle.
Ai Ying was unaware of what the insect behind her was thinking. She had already completed all her plans for the day, and there was no point in staying here any longer.
She said lazily:
I'm tired.
Upon hearing the king's voice, Fedorok suddenly snapped back to reality.
He approached the king, and with a flash of black energy, the man and the insect vanished from their spot.
Alicia looked at the empty shopping mall and finally had the ability to breathe deeply.
She was breathing heavily, the scene from just now replaying in her mind.
She was considered to have above-average talent at the Joint Military Academy.
Therefore, she will be more acute in her perception of danger.
And you can better appreciate how terrifying that being was.
Yet such a powerful being obeyed so readily by a small, seemingly untalented human, appearing to be genuinely submissive and loyal.
This goes against the nature of all species.
Alicia took a deep breath; her heart was still pounding.
She had to report this terrifying existence to the school.
Fortunately.
She turned around and walked quickly forward:
The dangerous beast now has a master to control it.
*
Ai Ying returned to the manor and went straight to her bedroom without saying much to Fedorok.
The day's events had been too dramatic for her, and she just wanted to be alone to calm all her emotions.
Feeling the abundant energy in the bedroom seeping into her pores, she limply lay back down on the bed.
The physical strength I expended today was replenished by the surrounding energy in just a few minutes.
She lay in bed and sighed softly:
Twenty-seven seconds.
Fiedlock found her in just twenty-seven seconds.
This is truly a time of despair. Is this the power of the Zerg Overlord?
It far surpasses those lower and higher Zerg.
At that moment, she suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the insects on Planet Carlo.
Although they are fierce and terrifying, they are all very well-behaved.
Even if she wanted to leave in a starship, they wouldn't doubt her or hesitate; they would only do their best to carry out her orders.
She was so obedient that she even wished they could be a little smarter.
I wonder how they are doing now.
Is the injury you sustained that day any better now?
Have you learned to take good care of yourself?
With a faint trace of longing in her heart, Ai Ying fell into a deep sleep surrounded by energy.
Where is this...?
When Ai Ying regained consciousness, she suddenly found herself on a strange planet.
The sky over this planet is a dull gray.
There are no endless mountain ranges like those on Carlo Star here, only a vast expanse of land.
A powerful storm swept across every corner of the planet, leaving it barren and desolate.
On the edge of the storm, a few insects could be seen stubbornly standing there.
Fortunately, their shells were tough enough to allow them to stand firm in the storm without suffering too much damage.
The largest insect looked worriedly at its newly formed pincers, which had been marked by the storm.
Keo hissed in the storm:
"What should we do? What should we do?"
"So ugly, so ugly, so ugly—"
He didn't take good care of himself, and Wang will definitely be disappointed in him.
The insects next to Keo seemed to be much smarter than him.
He hissed in disgust as he replied:
Why are you shouting so early!
"This trace will disappear in a few seconds."
He also needs to find the wind crystals in the storm for the king, and temper his own shell in the storm to make himself stronger.
There was no time to listen to Ke'ao's incessant hissing.
Just then, a gust of wind swept past his carapace with a hissing sound.
His calm was instantly replaced by terror:
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
"What do I do?! What do I do?!"
"So ugly, so ugly, so ugly, so ugly!!"
Wang will definitely think he's useless, unable to even take care of himself!
Ai Ying watched them jumping around, looking much more lively and stronger than they had been on Carlo Star, and her gaze softened unconsciously.
It's good that they're alright.
Seeing that no insects noticed her presence, she turned around and looked into the deepest part of the storm.
That's where the storm is strongest, and it's also the center of the planet.
Looking at the unfamiliar yet familiar insect standing in the storm, Ai Ying blinked hesitantly.
That's... Villa.
That day was too chaotic. She was almost killed by the higher insectoids, and then the insectoid lord suddenly descended and recognized her as his queen.
Therefore, she was unable to spare the energy to observe the condition of the other insects at that time.
She only vaguely remembered that when Bilia faced the higher insectoids, he seemed to eventually turn into something similar to them.
Apart from his vertical pupils and the insect markings on his body, he had become indistinguishable from a human.
He should have evolved into a higher Zerg by now.
Faced with the approaching storm, he stretched out his hand, covered with a layer of brown carapace, and calmly grasped the eye of the storm.
He withdrew his hand, and a wind crystal the size of an insect core appeared in his palm.
Villa looked at the wind crystal in his hand, his vertical pupils filled with disdain:
How could such lowly stones be worthy of their king?
He casually tossed the wind crystal into the folded space, where it continued to lie dormant and wait amidst the howling storm.
He will become stronger through the tempering of the storm.
Powerful enough to remain by the king's side.
Villa let the wind blades whiz past him.
only--
During this time, he had already learned some basic facts about the higher Zerg.
For some reason, he felt that he was much stronger now than when he first became a high-level insectoid.
Even if he had been tempered in the storm, it shouldn't have had such a noticeable effect.
Is it because of... the king?
He reached out and slowly placed his hand over the area in front of the insect core.
As he moved, a dark red insect pattern appeared on the skin in front of the insect core.
Ai Ying stared at the insect pattern and froze on the spot.
That is—
The contract mark after a Gu Master successfully contracts with a Gu worm!
The shock she felt made her lose her balance, and her consciousness gradually faded.
At that moment, Villa looked up as if he had sensed something, only to see a gray sky.
Is it just my imagination?
Just a moment ago, it seemed as if a breeze, carrying the aura of a king, swept past him:
So warm.
In the distance, Keo was carefully repairing the cracks on his body that had been torn by the storm.
He earnestly described the king's appearance to a lowly insect from his native planet:
"Wang Piaoliang!"
"Wang Wenrou!"
"The king will praise us for doing well and will also give us food!"
"The king will use his own blood to save us!"
The native insect shook its confused and restless brain, its gaze towards the insect beside it filled with a hint of pity:
"Such a young insect."
"How could they have gone mad too?"
In the bedroom.
Ai Ying suddenly opened her eyes.
In the darkness, her chest heaved.
Was it a dream?
She sat up, and the gems on the ceiling of the bedroom lit up one by one with her movement.
In the gentle light, Ai Ying slowly tightened her grip on the soft blanket beneath her.
She already has the answer:
That wasn't a dream.
She covered her eyes with one hand, concealing all the emotions within them.
So that's how it is.
Everything that happened on Planet Carlo has now been answered.
The king of the Zerg has been missing for three hundred years.
All the insects have probably forgotten how the king felt.
They only knew that the king could appease them and command them.
But they had no idea what a true king should be like.
The Zerg should share some similarities with modern Gu worms.
Therefore, when she unconsciously used her Gu Master abilities, she was mistaken for a queen by those inferior insects.
The blood of a Gu master can soothe Gu worms;
The Gu Master's will can also control Gu worms.
Therefore, her blood can soothe the Zerg, and her blood can save severely wounded Zerg.
What she saw in her dream was due to her empathy with the Gu worm.
Unconsciously, she, as a Gu Master, made a contract with Bilia as her Gu worm.
Therefore, she can see the scene around him through the energy around him.
Bilia's evolution was largely the result of the combined effects of the Gu worm contract, her blood, and her desire to survive from the higher insectoid race.
Ai Ying lowered her hand from her eyes and turned to look in the direction of the door.
All of this was just her speculation.
Although she was 90% certain, she still needed one last layer of verification.
She rolled out of bed, walked step by step to the door, and pushed it open.
Outside the door, gems glittered, but all was silent.
Fiedlock is not here.
In the past, she only needed to call his name and he would appear in front of her immediately.
Ai Ying stared intently at everything in front of her.
What if she tried a different approach?
In modern times, she never successfully formed a contract with a Gu worm because of its rejection.
But she was the one with the best theoretical knowledge among all the Gu Masters.
Gu masters feed their Gu worms with fresh blood. Lower-level Gu masters control the Gu worms with their voices, while higher-level Gu masters add the aid of willpower to the voice.
In the modern world, willpower is elusive and intangible, but in the interstellar world, it has a name known to everyone—spiritual power.
She closed her eyes, and the Gu techniques and spiritual power in her mind slowly merged, then spread outwards from her center:
Resonance.
This is a basic ability of a Gu Master.
She can sense the presence of Gu worms in the surrounding environment, and at the same time, she can let the Gu worms know her location.
This is a gentle call.
Her Gu technique, fused with her spiritual power, ignored everything around her and probed directly in one direction.
*
In the empty, dark room of the manor.
The dark energy enveloped the room completely, preventing any breath from passing through the energy barrier.
Fiedlock accepted the nine-fold space that had been found by his subordinates.
This folded space is the largest space pocket in interstellar space, capable of holding three top-tier starships at the same time.
However, the Nine-Fold Space cannot be transmitted through the black hole he tore open; it can only be escorted by the insect himself.
If it weren't for this, he would never have allowed any insect to set foot on the manor.
Before Fiedlock, three subordinates knelt respectfully on one knee.
Lords are subordinates, and are a higher level of Zerg than the High Zerg.
They were chosen by the lord and granted the lord's unique power, making them powerful enough to awe the entire region.
But before the lord, they were still as insignificant as a speck of dust.
They knew that after delivering the item to the Nine-Fold Space, they had to leave as soon as possible.
Otherwise, they might anger the lord at any time and have their insect core dug out by the enraged lord.
but--
No insect can resist the allure of the word 'king'.
In the past, all the servants did every day to find the king and prepare the best gifts for him.
This is the lord's request.
This is something that all insects have been striving for for the past three hundred years, and have never stopped doing.
But since some time ago, the lord's orders have changed.
The lord still demanded that they find treasures to offer to the king.
But these treasures became more tangible.
What's even stranger is the place where the lord is now.
A planet for humans.
A lord who would never have cared about, at most only annexed and destroyed, a human planet.
In the entire galaxy, what could possibly make the Zerg overlord go against his nature and do something he doesn't like?
Each subordinate already harbored a vague suspicion.
Fiedlock's dark purple pupils swept across each of his lingering subordinates without any emotion.
In the past, he would have taken their insect lives without hesitation.
He doesn't need disobedient subordinates.
Perhaps it was because of the king's comforting words during this time that his insect brain calmed down a lot.
Before taking action against the three insects, he surprisingly gave them a chance to live:
"roll."
All three subordinates sensed the murderous intent in Fedorock's tone.
A lord's leniency will only be granted once at most.
If they don't want to die, they'd better leave this place, leave Amphiso.
However, the insects still did not move.
The words, 'The king might be here,' froze them in place.
No insect can ignore the instinct to seek the king.
Even when faced with the threat to their lives, even if they might die on the way they are searching, no insect will back down.
They...want to see the king.
They didn't want to give up, even if there was only the slightest chance.
Seeing their refusal to leave, Fedlock's dark purple pupils were filled with rage and murderous intent, and black energy instantly strangled the three insects.
A disobedient insect, an insect that dares to covet the king—
They're all going to die.
The sound of internal organs being crushed by the black energy rang clearly in the ears of each subordinate.
Archie's worm blood kept oozing from his mouth, and his throat, from which he spoke, was covered in cracks.
He looked at Fedorock, his voice hoarse with insect sounds:
"king--"
"My lord, the king is here, isn't that right..."
Before he could finish speaking, a black energy pierced through his throat.
This black energy is a power that the lord possessed from the moment of his birth.
Each lord possesses different powers, but even among all lords, Fidelock's black energy is exceptionally terrifying.
It can tear through space and penetrate everything.
Archie could no longer make a sound, and his life was slipping away at a visible speed.
The energy bestowed upon him by the lord was gradually emerging from his body.
Even as he faced imminent death, there was no regret in his eyes, only an urgent desire to know news of the king.
king--
Where is the king...?
Could he see the king one last time before he dies?
Fiedlock's cold gaze swept over each unrepentant insect, and with a wave of his hand, three black blades were about to pierce through the cores of all the subordinate insects:
He would not allow any insects to disturb the king and his journey.
Only the king and him.
Just as the sharp blade pierced the subordinate skin, a gentle call resounded through the tight energy barrier, echoing in the ears of every insect.
Like a gentle breeze, it easily dispelled all the unease and chaos in the insect's brain.
After a three-hundred-year wait, they received a response that exceeded their expectations.
As Archie lay dying, he struggled to look in one direction:
It is the king!!
The king is summoning him!!
He felt it!
The king is right there!
The other two subordinates also frantically tried to break free from the shackles of the black energy:
They're going to find the King!
They must answer the King's call!
Sensing the kingly aura in the air, Fidellock abruptly stopped in his tracks.
The energy he had before piercing the vassal core also dissipated silently:
The king learned of their existence.
He couldn't kill them.
He turned around, and the energy wrapped around his subordinates flung them away violently.
Then he instantly left the sealed room, the black energy preventing any of his subordinates from leaving.
After leaving the room, Fedlock used energy to cleanse his body of all insect blood and the scent of other insects.
His expression also became docile and obedient.
He gazed at the presence before him, which shone even brighter and warmer under the glow of countless jewels, and knelt on one knee before her, bowing his head in reverence:
"king."
He will obey all the king's commands.
Even if it's the king... who wants to see those few subordinates.
In the dark room, the oppressive power of the black energy on its subordinates intensified.
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Author's Note: Mwah to all my darlings who watered my plants with nutrient solution! Sending you all a big heart! [red heart]
Today, the red envelopes will be distributed in sequence!
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