With several powerful lords leading the way, Ye Chen and his group advanced smoothly. Moreover, the deeper they went, the fewer insects there were, making it easier for them to kill them.
Any insects that could sense the mother insect's corpse had already rushed towards it. There were very few insects left wandering in the starry sky, and they were easily annihilated by the bombardment of the numerous lords' kin.
Soon, a huge fireball appeared in front of Ye Chen and the others. It was the corpse of the insect queen burning. Of course, a large number of insects were also continuously adding to it, using their own bodies as fuel.
"My lord!" Zhulong immediately noticed Ye Chen and the others' arrival and led the phoenixes back to their territory to report.
"Well done! How's the space passage? Have any new Zerg appeared?" Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction and praised.
"Yes, but not many, and we can't be sure if there are other insect queens among them!" Zhulong replied.
“No rush. The Zerg are very territorial. A Zerg queen can theoretically have a very vast territory. Since we’ve already dug our way to this Zerg queen’s home, it must be quite far from the other Zerg queens. Let’s wait a while and see. These Zerg are already enough to keep us busy for now!” Ye Chen nodded and said.
The lords settled down here. Although the insects here were stronger, they were easier to kill than the lower-level insects on the outskirts due to the presence of the insect queen's corpse. They were practically sitting ducks, and everyone was happy to collect points here.
Ye Chen even made the Three-Legged Golden Crow slow down the burning speed of the insect corpse in order to attract more insects to come and die. This resulted in the huge insect corpse not being completely burned for three whole days, which could be considered a disgrace to the True Flame of the Sun.
As time passed, the number of insects around gradually decreased, until finally only a few scattered insects occasionally flew over.
At the same time, their communication with the outside world was restored. Knowing that everything was alright, Ye Chen did not dawdle and directly ordered the Three-Legged Golden Crow to burn the insect mother's corpse to ashes. Then he settled down to guard the outside of the space passage.
The previous appearance of the queen was due to their distance and inability to react in time. Now they are stationed outside the space passage, and they can kill the queen as soon as she appears.
Despite its massive size, the queen beetle is actually quite weak in combat. A demigod-level queen beetle is probably no match for a strong sixth-tier unit. Its tenacious vitality is what allows it to wear down its opponent.
But if it were to actually face a proper seventh-order demigod, the mother insect would only be slaughtered.
Their true strength lies in their endless reproductive capacity. In just a few seconds, they can assemble a massive Zerg army. If they delay any longer, an overwhelming swarm of Zerg will come crashing down, and few can withstand such an impact.
Even firebirds like the three-legged golden crow and the black bird face the risk of being overwhelmed by the sea of insects, let alone others.
As it turned out, Ye Chen's concerns were correct. After the group had been guarding the space passage for more than ten days, the insectoids in the entire star field had been almost wiped out, and large numbers of insects began to emerge from the space passage again.
"As expected, there are other insect queens. We should recall all the low- and mid-level lords!" Ye Chen thought with a slight unease. He sent a message to the low-level lords who were chasing the insectoids outside. There were too many insects here, and the few mid-level lords alone could not kill them all. It required sheer numbers.
The previously dormant spatial passage suddenly saw a large number of insects emerging again, indicating that there were even more insect queens inside. This situation forced him to be on high alert.
Sure enough, in the following days, the number of insect swarms emerging from the space passage increased dramatically every day. Fortunately, Ye Chen blocked the entrance and exit of the space passage in time, preventing them from spreading in all directions. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to block them again, and when the insect queen appeared, it would have been another fierce battle.
The war lasted for nearly a month. Finally, the enormous insect queen emerged from the spatial passage. Upon close observation of this huge white worm, everyone felt a wave of nausea and their scalps tingled.
This is a thick, long, segmented worm with almost no eyes. At the front is an enormous mouthpart with countless serrated teeth inside, from which highly corrosive mucus flows.
At the rear, countless white eggs are expelled, covered with white mucus. Before the mucus dries, various insects crawl out and grow rapidly by feeding on the surrounding mucus.
"Roar~~~" "Chirp~~~" "Caw~~~Caw~~~"
Zhulong, Fengniao, and the three-legged golden crow all rushed out immediately, and countless insectoids that tried to stop them were instantly crushed. The insectoid queen had just stepped out of the space passage and had not yet had time to rule her insectoid race when she was torn in two by the roaring Zhulong and then ignited by the flames of the three-legged golden crow and the phoenix.
The insect queen's enormous body offered no protection whatsoever, and it lacked the massive defensive capabilities of a star beast. It was easily pierced and torn apart by the Candle Dragon, and it completely lost its life amidst the struggle in the flames.
Since the mother insect was killed as soon as it emerged and hadn't had time to hatch a large number of insects, there was no need to leave its corpse to lure monsters this time. In just one or two hours, it was completely burned to ashes, along with the surrounding insects and eggs.
"Sure enough, it's best to kill the Insect Queen as soon as it appears, otherwise it will be too difficult to kill it once it has grown stronger!" Ye Chen sighed as he looked at the Insect Queen's corpse burning in the starry sky.
Compared to the first insect queen, this one was much easier to kill. Even Zhulong didn't have to exert much effort; he simply tore open a wound, and then a large amount of flames sprayed over it, causing it to burn from the inside out.
Having dealt with two insect queens in succession, Ye Chen's days became easier again. He would join the other low-level lords in cleaning up the remaining insectoids in the star field when he had nothing to do, and spend the rest of his time relaxing outside the space passage... waiting for a new insect queen to appear.
Without their mother, the Zerg are like a swarm of headless flies, lacking both numbers and discipline. They're like a group of unloved, misguided little creatures, resentfully taking revenge on society, only to be thoroughly dealt with by a group of police officers...
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