"Halloween?"
When Xia heard the voice, she was more confused than surprised.
Halloween is a festival in the Kingdom of Night. Legend has it that on that day, the living and the dead will meet, and people will have the opportunity to see the deceased. Of course, the dead cannot be resurrected, and even among the wizards of the Kingdom of Night, no one can refute this iron rule.
The holiday soon evolved into a day for family gatherings, where people would carve pumpkins into lanterns and hang them at their doorsteps to welcome the spirits of their deceased family members, and pumpkins became the symbol of Halloween.
Why does this insect queen know about Halloween?
Is it the effect of the pumpkin just now?
However, before Xia had any more time to be confused, she heard another voice.
“Halloween.”
The sound came from a bug near the entrance to the hall.
The ugly, hideous, and scary insect actually uttered unclear, human-like sounds from its mouth.
“Halloween.”
Another insect made a sound, and this sound was contagious like a virus and quickly spread.
“Halloween.” “Halloween.” “Halloween.”
Halloween songs with different accents and sounds came one after another. For a moment, the whole hall became a sea of Halloween.
"Do these bugs share thoughts with the bug queen?"
Xia reacted quickly.
It is obvious that the current Queen Insect is controlled by Lu Ban by some unknown means, and it is connected to these other insects in some way. Therefore, when the Queen Insect is affected, these insects will be affected in the same way!
She understood that this might be her only chance in her life, and immediately condensed a spell in her palm.
Mystra's Void Blast is a lethal spell from a great wizard in the Grey Tower. It can create a small area of explosion and is extremely powerful. Its only drawback is that the ballistic speed is too slow. Under normal circumstances, anyone who is not a fool can dodge it. Therefore, this spell is also regarded by many people as one of the spells that looks powerful but is actually useless.
And this spell is what Xia is best at.
To her, there is no weakest spell, only the weakest magician.
As long as it is used properly, even this Void Explosion Technique can have miraculous effects!
Just as Xia was about to throw the invisible meatball in her hand, a voice suddenly came from beside her.
“Halloween.”
The one who spoke was a wilderness hunter who came in with the giant arm.
His expression was numb, like a puppet's. His half-open mouth trembled slightly as he uttered those three words that made one's scalp tingle.
“Halloween.”
Another survivor then spoke, his eyes were dull, like a lifeless bag.
Giant Wrist was a little surprised. He looked at the wild hunters who had just escaped from the swarm of insects with him, and saw the word "Halloween" coming out of their mouths.
Jiu Meng immediately became alert. After a brief shock, anyone could see an obvious fact: these people... were not humans, but insects.
They are bugs controlled by the Queen of Bugs!
They disguised themselves as humans and followed him all the time!
Yan Xin immediately lit the torch in his hand, the crystal in his hand shone, and a ball of flame came to his palm.
“Halloween.”
Another survivor made this creepy sound, following the chorus of the insects, echoing in the huge space.
"this……"
Iron Fist found it incredible that he could call out each of these people's names, backgrounds, abilities, as well as hobbies, likes and dislikes.
But these things suddenly became unreal.
“Halloween.”
The last survivor also shouted, shattering Iron Fist's fantasy.
"Hey, you guys...what the hell are you guys?"
Giant Wrist's hands had begun to swell up, and he distanced himself from Iron Fist and the others, staring warily at the Wasteland Hunters who were reviewing Halloween.
"we are……"
Tiequan wanted to explain, but the words he was about to say got stuck in his throat.
He wanted to say that he set out to search for the remains of the saint for the prosperity of his city-state, that he had a virtuous wife and a lovely daughter, that he had fought with several powerful insects in the wilderness and finally survived, that his ancestors had created a brilliant civilization, and that he, as a descendant, wanted to recreate this glory.
However, everything was shattered by a sound.
“Halloween.”
Beside him, Wumian made a wooden voice.
The half crystallized face had no expression, like a corpse, just repeating the same words.
“Halloween.” “Halloween.” “Halloween.”
The entrance to the hall was also covered with such words.
Tiequan struggled to stand up and stretched out his hand towards Xia and others.
He opened his mouth, wanting to ask for help, wanting to explain, wanting to overturn everything.
However, when thousands of words came to my lips, only one sentence condensed.
“Halloween.”
Tie Quan's expression became dull, rigid, and numb, and this sound came out of his mouth.
Even Lu Ban was a little surprised.
I didn't expect that this team of wilderness hunters were all disguised as insects.
Even they themselves don't know that they are bugs and they do the same things as humans.
Lu Ban didn't know whether there really was a wasteland hunter named Iron Fist behind these insects.
"We must leave here quickly."
Lu Ban said.
Xia didn't wait for Lu Ban to say the next word before she threw out the Void Explosion Technique in her hand.
Invisible magic floated towards the Queen of Insects.
Lu Ban saw Yan Xin controlling the flames at the same time, burning the wilderness hunters around him who were repeating Halloween.
From a position that Lu Ban could not see, an invisible spell hit the Queen of Insects.
Bang——
In just a moment, the queen insect's head turned into a hole.
“Halloween!”
The swarm of insects was in an uproar in an instant.
The insects began to fight each other and attack any living creature they could see.
Jiu Meng's eyes shone with the light of gems, causing the surrounding insects to fall asleep. The giant arm pushed away the insects blocking the way and opened up a path.
"One more."
Lu Ban said.
Xia came to Lu Ban, raised her hand and fired another Void Explosion at the Queen of Insects.
Bang——
That huge body, with its huge and bloated belly, suddenly exploded, revealing the sarcophagus underneath.
The giant arm pushed open the sarcophagus.
In the sarcophagus, there lay a skeleton.
The bones had long since decayed, leaving only a dark grey and broken skeleton, and the crown on the head was dull and colorless.
Even if they were once dressed in gorgeous clothes, they are now just piles of bones.
A saint is nothing more than that.
Lu Ban saw that there was a light blue crystal on the skeleton's chest.
He picked up the crystal.
[Obtained Item: Saint Remains]
[Quest requirements: Obtain 1/1 of the treasure of the Nameless City]
In the field of vision, the corpses of the insects formed the cold and indifferent words of the system.
“Is this the remains of the saint?”
Without much time to think, he climbed directly onto the chains that bound the Queen Insect.
These chains are cold and heavy, and seem to be made of a special metal, making them difficult to destroy.
Lu Ban walked at the end, and when Yan Xin used flames to burn away the insects blocking the cave entrance, they finally saw the sky again.
Bang——
The giant arm lifted a piece of building debris and pressed it directly against the entrance of the cave, temporarily curbing the momentum of the insects pouring out.
"We have to leave as soon as possible."
Yanxin pointed in the direction of the camel. They were now in a corner of the city, which seemed to be the location where the swarm launched the attack.
Lu Ban and Xia Ya looked at each other. In fact, at this point, their mission had been completed.
As long as you choose to return, you can leave the foreign land and return to your original world.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Ban was trying to find a reason to get away.
But suddenly, a voice came to his ears.
“…Halloween.”
Jiu Meng's expression became dull, and under the bright starlight, he blurted out.