Chapter 62 The King Arrived Before Death...
Alfred looked at the king expectantly.
He must seize every opportunity to get close to the king and climb onto the king's bed!
However, he also knew that having just spent a day with the king, there was no way the king would allow him to enter the king's bedroom.
So he leaned against the wall, his hand weakly supporting his heaving chest muscles, and said cautiously:
"Alfred was too greedy."
His grey-brown pupils held a hint of fragility; he leaned his head against the wall, employing a strategy of retreat as a means of advance.
"king……"
"Can Alfred rest here?"
"Outside your bedroom..."
"It would be enough if I could just sense a trace of your presence."
He blinked, his expression gentle, yet his inner core was brimming with ambition:
He can sleep outside the king's bedroom door tonight.
Tomorrow I can sleep in the king's bedroom!
I'll be able to sleep under the king's bed the day after tomorrow!
I'll be able to sleep in the king's bed the day after tomorrow!
That means there are only three days left until he gets slept with by the king!
Ai Ying had no idea about the 'ambition' in the brain of the Alfred worm.
She looked at him, weakly leaning against the wall, and remained silent for a moment.
As a Gu Master, she could clearly sense the current state of the contracted Gu worms.
If Alfred were healthy, he could punch through the wall behind him.
No, it should be that one punch could shatter all the walls in her bedroom.
She looked at his 'vulnerable' expression, then glanced at his strong, honey-colored muscles, and hesitated to speak.
Although she respected each insect's individual preferences, Alfred's way of attracting her attention and his daily attire...
The difference between her and the few lord insects that had always been by her side was simply too great.
She might need a few more days to get used to it.
In the few seconds that Wang remained silent, the expressions of the other lord insects changed several times.
When they first heard Alfred's outrageous request, all the insects wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face so that he would never be able to make that fake, disgusting insect expression again.
Even Norman, who had been sitting in the corner, had a hint of coldness in his lake-green eyes.
Even after hearing that Alfred only wished to sleep outside the King's bedroom door, the anger in the other insects' eyes lessened somewhat, but their clenched fists still showed no sign of loosening.
Horace was so angry that the ornaments he wore on his head kept shaking and making a clattering sound.
Isaiah's insect brain was working wildly, and before the king could reply to Alfred, he rushed to his side.
He pulled hard on Alfred, but couldn't budge him.
He gritted his teeth and condemned in the worm's brain:
With such strength, how dare he pretend to be weak in front of the king?!
What an audacious and wicked insect that dares to deceive the king!
Isaiah, with the king's face, pulled him hard several times.
With each pull, he would adjust his posture, trying to make sure that Wang could see from every angle just how strong Alfred was and how healthy he was.
Ai Ying sighed helplessly as she watched Alfred clinging to the wall, determined not to get up.
She said softly:
"Alfred".
"Since you're afraid of sleeping alone like an insect, then..."
She glanced at Isaiah, who was still clinging to Alfred, and offered a straightforward solution:
"Then you can sleep with Isaiah tonight."
"If you're still scared tomorrow, sleep with Fiedlock..."
"And so on, until you are no longer afraid of sleeping with a single insect."
At this point, Ai Ying glanced at the six lord insects one by one and said expressionlessly:
"Now, do you have any other questions?"
The moment the king spoke, Isaiah abruptly released Alfred's arm.
He repeatedly rubbed his hands with his own energy, his amber pupils contracting incessantly as if shocked by the king's words.
Sleeping with Alfred?!
This is absolutely the most disgusting thing in the world!
Alfred, who was standing to the side, could no longer maintain the weak expression on his face. He finally straightened up, his gray-brown eyes filled with astonishment and resistance.
He just wants to sleep with the king!
He didn't want to sleep with this disgusting bug next to him!
But no insect would disobey the king's command.
In the end, the two insects pinched their noses and entered the same room.
The other insects dared not say anything more, fearing that the king would arrange for them to sleep with Alfred next.
All the insects quietly and obediently returned to their rooms.
Fiedlock initially loathed Alfred's actions.
But after returning to his room, he remembered what Alfred had said earlier, and a strange emotion suddenly surged within the insect core.
if……
If he could sleep with the king...
If he could be seen naked by the king...
If the king could devour his flesh piece by piece, leaving marks on his body...
Fiedlock's insect core jumped up uncontrollably.
He had never dared to think of it before.
But now...
For the first time, he had his own selfish desires and wants beyond loyalty.
Fiedlock wasn't the only one with selfish motives.
The insect nest was unusually quiet that night.
*
Ai Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief after returning to her bedroom.
She lay sprawled on the soft nest bed, her breath tinged with a hint of helplessness.
Although Alfred's outfit... is actually quite good-looking.
But it was still too advanced for her.
She closed her eyes, trying to clear her mind of useless thoughts and focus on the important matter at hand.
Including the initial one, Vilia, she has now contracted a total of seven insects.
She could sense that her Gu magic had become powerful enough to cover nearly half of the Zerg territory.
As the number of contracted insects increased, she could also feel a faint sense of limitation.
In this interstellar world, she cannot contract with the Zerg without limit.
At most, she could contract one more Lord Insect, which would be the limit of her Gu techniques.
This is like the limitations imposed on the Zerg King in the interstellar world.
Thinking of this, Ai Ying silently opened her eyes.
There are a total of seven Zerg Overlords, but only six are currently around her.
Recalling the agonizing existence of all the lord insects before she made their contracts, she blinked gently:
She is strong enough now.
Rather than waiting for the Lord Bug to come to her in pain, she decided to have the bug bring the seventh Lord Bug to her side directly.
I wonder what the seventh lord insect will be like.
Meanwhile, on a distant planet.
"My lord, the king has appeared!!"
The sound of the insects was louder and faster than ever before.
He couldn't contain the excitement and anticipation in his eyes, and the way he waved his hands was twice as fast as before.
Jeffrey quietly watched the excited vassals in front of him.
His dark blue hair hung silently down his back, and his light blue pupils were empty, as if he had no interest in anything.
Three minutes later.
Jeffrey's pupils suddenly dilated, and his voice seemed to be sped up, almost as fast as a normal insect's speech:
"The king has appeared!!"
Perhaps his desire for the king surpassed his instincts.
Jeffrey, who previously needed three hours to react, realized what the subordinate insect had just said in just three minutes.
Although the insect's answer was much faster than his, it was still more than half a beat slower.
He nodded slowly but firmly:
"Yes, my lord, the king has indeed appeared!"
Another three minutes of silence followed.
After realizing what was happening, Jeffrey quickly gave the order:
"Starship!"
Three minutes later, the insect finally received the specific instructions.
"Board the starship and go find the King!!"
Although Jeffrey has the highest defense in the galaxy, he is much slower than other Zerg.
In addition, in order to eliminate his anxiety when the king was not around, he had been constantly weakening his reaction ability. Now, it might take him five or six hours to respond to a single sentence from a subordinate insect.
In his current state, going to find the king is far less stable and faster than traveling by starship.
Upon hearing his command, the insect, for the first time without hesitation, shouted with all its might:
"yes!"
*
the next day.
As Ai Ying pondered the matter of the seventh Lord Insect, she casually walked out of the bedroom.
With yesterday's preparations, she felt that her ability to cope should be much higher.
Then, she met the insects who had made the most of their strengths.
Fiedlock now had an obsidian pendant she had casually given him.
The simple earrings added a touch of nobility to his otherwise quiet demeanor.
Feeling her gaze upon him, his thick eyelashes trembled slightly, but he never looked away from her.
He will always look at her with devotion and focus.
Ai Ying gently raised the corners of her lips at him, then quickly glanced at the other insects of 'Extremely Beautiful'.
Savile's long silver hair was simply and loosely braided with a few braids, and below the braids hung a dark blue gemstone the same color as his eyes.
Isaiah was dressed no differently than yesterday, except that she wore a bracelet woven from amber-colored plant leaves on her wrist, which emitted the fragrance of her favorite plant.
Horace finally realized that more jewels didn't necessarily make something more beautiful.
His dark purple hair was tied up with a headband, revealing his delicate face and collarbone.
The scales that meander down her profile to her collarbone shimmered with a captivating luster.
Norman wore a lake-green gemstone on his forehead.
He felt the king's gaze, his light-colored eyelashes trembling slightly with shyness, but he still gave the king a faint smile.
Ai Ying saw that Norman had become much more confident, and a smile appeared in her eyes.
She took a deep breath and made sure she was fully prepared before daring to look at Alfred.
She still had a naked upper body and a cool lower body.
However, yesterday's body painting was replaced with metal decorations that were pressed tightly against his skin. She could even see the dents left after the metal tips accidentally pierced his skin.
The metal armband on his arm gave him a more mature and sexy look than before.
It's...it's pretty good.
Ai Ying kept comforting herself:
The insects' elaborate dressing up did her no harm.
They became pleasing to the eye, and looking at them would improve her mood considerably.
As for Alfred—
She'll get used to it eventually!
Today, her body wasn't stiff at all, and her gaze lingered on him for so long.
She'll definitely get used to it in a few days!
Ai Ying glanced at all the insects, then calmly walked forward while giving the order:
"Have your subordinate insects find the seventh lord insect as soon as possible."
“If he’s willing, bring him to see me.”
All six lord insects knelt on one knee, their voices pious:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Three hours later, outside the insect nest.
Upon hearing the report from the subordinate insects, Fiedlock instinctively looked in the direction of the king in the insect hive.
In the past few days, the age of the stars in the Gray Cloud Galaxy has reached the limit that the galaxy can withstand.
The planets in the galaxy are now exploding and destroying themselves one after another.
The impending destruction of the Gray Cloud Galaxy was a consensus that all interstellar species had known for a long time.
Every species has members who have made mistakes or whose bodies are damaged and rendered useless.
The planets in the Gray Cloud Galaxy are the final resting place for those people.
They will be there, awaiting their predetermined destruction.
Including the Zerg.
Although the Zerg have powerful self-healing abilities, there are still some Zerg whose cores are not fully developed and whose bodies are damaged after birth.
These insects are physically weak and have no way of finding gifts for the king, let alone resisting other rioting insects.
So it was thrown into the Gray Cloud Galaxy.
This has been the case for hundreds of years.
Fiedlock looked toward the insect hive, the obsidian near his ear flashing a dark light.
The Gray Cloud Galaxy is some distance from the Zerg territory, and in addition, within the brains of many Zerg, the Zerg in the Gray Cloud Galaxy are no different from dead Zerg.
So no one thought of reporting this to the king.
In the past, he wouldn't have bothered the king with such a trivial matter.
But now...
Fiedlock watched the lowly insects playing happily on Merton Star and reached out to cover the insect core.
He withdrew his gaze and strode towards the insect hive.
*
In the gray cloud galaxy.
The dark flames, accompanied by a tremendous explosion, resounded throughout the entire galaxy.
This is already the seventh planet to explode in the galaxy.
Feeling the trembling earth beneath his feet, a member of the Feathered Beast Clan, abandoned by his parents and clan leader because his wings were weak and unable to develop after birth, made a tough decision, took out the savings he had painstakingly accumulated over decades, and boarded a black-hearted starship whose destination he did not know.
He glanced at the palm-sized wings behind him and forcefully wiped the tears from his face:
No matter what, he has to survive first!
Like him, many other species of people also tried every possible way to escape.
Many of them are the weakest and most inferior beings in their own species, left to fend for themselves on this planet.
Even when they appealed to their own kind for help, only a few scattered species responded.
They have to figure it out themselves.
Some species boarded dilapidated starships so small they could be destroyed in a galactic explosion at any moment.
Some species handed over all their star coins to the nobles of their tribe, and finally boarded an escape starship before the planet exploded.
Other species are anxiously awaiting the next starship to visit their planet.
...
Several Dark Beasts, who had committed grave offenses and were exiled here, gritted their teeth and boarded a heavily guarded starship.
They knew that any starship willing to take in a ferocious dark beast race like them could only be an entity even more ruthless than themselves.
But they had no other choice.
A sinful beast took a deep breath and looked out into the universe through the starship's dim energy window.
He gazed at the exploding planets in the Gray Cloud Galaxy, patted the beast beside him on the shoulder, unsure whether to comfort it or himself:
"It doesn't matter where I go, it won't be any worse than here."
"It's good enough that we're alive."
The beast beside him wiped the blood from its face:
"That's right."
"At least we're all still alive."
He glanced at the planet not far away, a hint of mockery in his eyes:
"It's better than those Zerg who are about to die but are still foolishly staying there looking for gifts for their king."
"Everyone says the Zerg are powerful, but I think they're just stupid."
"They're crippled to such a wretched state, yet they're still only thinking about their king."
"ridiculous."
The other beast curled its lip:
"Everyone says the Zerg have a new, gentle and tolerant Queen. What good is she?"
"No matter what kind of person a leader pretends to be, they will never care about useless trash."
After making comparisons, they all felt that the current situation was not unacceptable.
As they waited with grim faces for the starship's final destination, they suddenly sensed a terrifying aura so powerful it made them tremble.
Then, several massive starships passed by their starship.
The starship was heading in the same direction as the Gray Cloud system they were desperately trying to escape.
"This aura..."
The other beast suppressed its urge to tremble and gritted its teeth, saying:
"It's the Zerg."
Such a luxurious starship, such a terrifying aura—
These Zerg are definitely of a very high level.
It could even be a legendary Zerg overlord.
But……
Based on their understanding of the Zerg, powerful Zerg overlords can tear spatial rifts with their bodies alone, making starships completely unnecessary.
So, what about the insects in the starship...?
As if struck by a thought, one of the beasts shook its head vigorously:
How is that possible?!
The other beast's voice was filled with fear, yet also tinged with a hint of confusion:
"What are the Zerg doing in the Gray Cloud system?"
"Probably wanted to witness the spectacular explosion of a galaxy," a beast that had been resting with its eyes half-closed finally opened them, its face expressionless.
"After all, such a large-scale galactic explosion doesn't happen once every few hundred years."
"It's not a big deal if some species are curious and want to take a look."
The beast beside him still looked puzzled.
"But haven't the Zerg never been interested in these kinds of things?"
Every species knows that the Zerg care about nothing except their king.
And why did we suddenly end up here because of a planetary explosion?
The beast lazily closed its eyes again, its voice mocking:
"What else could it be?"
"Could it be that some superior insect suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to save those useless insects?"
Without even thinking, the beast retorted, "How could that be?!"
Even other species would not be able to save those weaker members of their own kind.
Not to mention the Zerg!
The Zerg, who always pursue strength and will only give everything for the Queen, would never waste their energy saving those useless, worthless Zerg.
The insects in the Gray Cloud Galaxy thought the same thing.
As inferior insects, even more useless than lower insects, they have long been accustomed to being ignored and abandoned.
As Zerg, the core of each of their Zerglings is underdeveloped and suffers fatal damage.
The wounds on their cores mean they lack the powerful healing abilities of other Zerg, and their carapaces and pincers are much weaker than those of lower-level Zerg of the same rank.
They simply cannot survive on a planet with harsh conditions like other insects, and find gifts for the king.
They could only await death on this doomed planet, in the unease and despair of having no king.
An insect carefully used its only remaining pincer to grasp the glass marble inside.
He didn't know that this was just the worst kind of discarded glass made by humans; all he knew was that it was the brightest and most beautiful stone he had found in the garbage dump.
At that moment, the explosions of the surrounding planets caused his planet to tremble violently.
But there was still no fear in his vertical pupils; he just stared intently at the glass ball in the pliers.
No insects would be afraid of dying.
To die while searching for a gift for the king is a kind of happiness.
Even though he knew his gift... was terrible.
They are not worthy to appear before the king.
He was useless, with only one pincer left, and did not deserve to appear before the king.
but……
He looked at the glass ball in his pincers, recalling the news he had heard some time ago, and his antennae twitched slightly:
"Hiss—The King has appeared."
"Hiss—I'm so happy!"
He was already very happy to know the news of the king's birth before he died.
The tiny insect beside him, only half the size of his body, nodded vigorously.
"Hiss—that's right!"
As they rummaged through the garbage heap for treasures, they could vaguely hear conversations from other species that were dumping their trash.
They said, 'A king has been born.'
They said, 'The king is exceptionally gentle and kind to every single insect.'
They said, 'The king will treat the wounds on many insects.'
They also said, 'The king built many, many fun machines for the lower insects.'
The tiny insect couldn't even maintain vertical pupils; its round pupils were full of curiosity.
I wonder what that fun machine looks like?
Is it really that interesting?
Is it more interesting than finding a beautiful stone in a garbage dump that can be offered to the king?
However, he knew that someone as useless as him was not worthy of playing with those interesting machines.
He had no chance of ever seeing the king.
They are already very happy here, just to occasionally hear news of kings from other species.
But now, the planet is about to be destroyed.
They would soon never hear from the king again.
The tiny insect couldn't withstand the planet's shaking and crashed heavily to the ground.
He climbed for a long time, but the insect pincers' weak strength was simply not enough to support his body.
He lay prone on the ground, his pincers resting on his head, and whispered:
"Hiss—I wish I could see the king."
"Hiss—how happy I would be to see the king before I die."
The insect, having lost one of its pincers, tightened its grip on the glass marble and said in a vicious voice:
"Hiss—Wang Cai would never come to such a terrible place."
"Hiss—The King should reside in the most beautiful and luxurious Zerg hive in the galaxy!"
They shouldn't be here!
They shouldn't be on such a desolate and dangerous planet.
Although he also wanted to see the king, but... but it doesn't matter!
The king is the most important!
The tiny insect, upon hearing his words, lay on the ground and nodded vigorously.
"Hiss—you're right!" He also realized that his previous thoughts were really too much.
The explosions from the surrounding planets grew louder and louder.
All the insects on the planet knew that their planet would soon be destroyed.
Many insects have already quietly closed their eyes.
The insect with only one pincer and the small insect beside him fell silent.
Just when all the insects thought death was imminent, a powerful yet gentle aura that made all the insects want to cry enveloped the entire planet.
This aura completely isolates all explosions, chaos, and danger.
In that instant, all the insects felt only peace and tranquility:
Yes... it is the king.
It is the king!
The king's aura arrived before death itself, reaching them.
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Author's Note: My dearest little angels, mwah mwah mwah~~
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