However, given Li Qing's habit, since he was already there, he was bound to go in and take a look, especially since he had no hope of a smooth trip anyway.
Besides, what if this is also the only way to the nest where the Queen Insect resides?
With that thought in mind, Li Qing made a gesture, indicating that everyone should follow behind him and that he would lead the way.
As Li Qing slowly stepped into the darkness, he noticed that more and more insects were escaping from inside. These insects seemed to be really afraid of fire, and they were frantically swarming out.
As Li Qing walked in, he kept a close eye on the ground. These insects were the little darlings of the queen insect, and he tried his best to avoid stepping on them, otherwise he might attract a fierce attack from the insects.
As soon as he entered the darkness, Li Qing immediately saw a large, grayish-white insect, dirty and covered in mud, crawling towards him.
This insect is similar to the white insect that Li Qing saw when he was a child digging to plant trees. They are both molluscs, except that they are larger. The most distinctive feature of this insect is its extremely strong vitality. Some of them can even retain some vitality after their bodies are broken in two.
Li Qing didn't want to get involved with it, so he stretched the torch forward.
Just then, several more torches appeared behind Li Qing.
The remaining three followed them in.
This means that there are now four torches threatening the giant worm at the same time.
The giant worm instinctively felt a sense of fear. It stopped in its tracks and shrank its body, as if wary of the four people.
At the same time, four torches illuminated the entire cave, revealing its interior and confirming Li Qing's conjecture. This was indeed the place where these insects cared for the mother insect queen's offspring. Their children were scattered all around the cave, some newly born and green, just like the ones the four had seen by the pond, and others slightly larger, but still only about the size of normal insects, appearing insignificant compared to the giant insect responsible for caring for them.
There were other giant insects in the cave, also responsible for taking care of the queen insect's eggs. After the four showed hostility towards them, they swarmed towards them.
"There are eight of them. That's quite a lot."
Atuna's voice trembled with nervousness.
Even though they have the upper hand now, who knows if these giant insects will suddenly launch an attack at any moment.
"It doesn't matter."
Li Qingdao.
"See that exit ahead? We just need to go in there."
Looking in the direction Li Qinghua was looking, Atuna saw a cave entrance that was far away from them.
"Then we..."
“That’s all, everything’s fine. Just follow me,” Li Qing said softly. “Also, be very careful not to hurt these insects.”
Atuna trembled all over at those words.
He had never seen so many giant insects before!
"Behave yourself!" Flame's voice hardened. "Don't embarrass the Black Wind Tribe!"
"I understand."
Atu Na shuddered.
Hey, this woman, she's clearly terrified herself, yet she still has the nerve to criticize others.
By the firelight, Li Qing saw that Lie Yan's face was pale, and he found it somewhat amusing—but at this moment, Lie Yan was no different from a normal person, so it seemed that the energy emanating from here that could heal the human body was indeed very magical.
"Stop talking, let's go."
Li Qing waved and led the way forward.
These giant insects, which had "rushed to the scene," retreated cautiously upon discovering the torches approaching them.
They were even more afraid of fire than Li Qing had imagined; for every step the four of them took forward, these giant insects would retreat a distance.
Even so, these giant insects remained very loyal, circling the cave and trying to buy time for the larvae to escape from them.
Throughout their journey, the four remained cautious and careful, avoiding harming any of the insects. In return, the giant insects showed no particular hostility; instead, they were quite "cooperative," actively making way for the four.
The sudden appearance of some unfamiliar outsiders, who possessed something the giant insects dreaded, was perfectly normal. After all, this was their home, and they were terrified of their home being invaded. As long as these outsiders didn't show excessive hostility and treated themselves as "guests," the giant insects wouldn't attack them.
Li Qing had seen through this long ago, which is why he had the remaining three do it.
The four of them moved slowly, and the whole process was thrilling but safe. Soon, they were only halfway to the cave entrance.
By this time, the larvae in the cave had all escaped, leaving only Li Qing and the other three, along with the giant insects, in the cave. Li Qing's tense heart gradually relaxed.
These giant insects look ferocious, but as long as we use both soft and hard tactics, we will definitely be able to pass through the cave smoothly.
"I wonder how much longer it will take to reach the Queen Insect's lair. There should be many more giant insects ahead; I wonder when that will be..."
Just then, Li Qing suddenly noticed that someone in the group behind him seemed to have stopped.
My heart, which had just relaxed, tightened again.
Li Qing swallowed hard and looked back.
"Tsk... This is really terrible."
Seeing this scene, Li Qing couldn't help but curse inwardly.
Behind him, a giant insect was almost face-to-face with Lieyan, displaying its ugly appearance to him.
Flame looked utterly helpless, his eyes darting back and forth between the three people around him, hoping to get their help.
"Could it be that this giant insect thought we weren't a threat because we hadn't harmed their offspring along the way, and therefore chose one that looked easy to bully to test our strength?" Li Qing thought to himself, "Damn it, I didn't even think of that!"
This scene really made Li Qing nervous. He saw that Lie Yan's hands, which were holding the torch, were trembling. He knew very well that Lie Yan must be terrified. But at this moment, he really couldn't help Lie Yan.
Once they make their move, all their previous efforts will be in vain. Li Qing was quite certain that as long as he showed hostility before the giant insects could "bite" him, the eight giant insects would definitely launch a group attack on them.
"We can only watch the flames now."
Li Qing was extremely nervous at this moment, but all he could do was pray that Lie Yan wouldn't act rashly, otherwise all their previous efforts would be in vain.
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