Chapter 29 Chapter 29 There are snakes in this chapter, and the snakes may...
The area ahead was an unknown area that they had never explored before. Angus did not have the confidence to ensure the safety of the male insects in an unknown area and facing unknown difficulties.
After learning that the male insect had recovered his memory, Angus decided to take the male insect back to the Reda, lead a small team, bring sufficient weapons and ammunition, and then explore the place that Gal insisted on going.
"Yun, Bai, you will be responsible for clearing the way. If you encounter any danger, send out signal flares to notify the team behind you."
"Aiden, your mission is to protect His Highness Gal's safety. If you encounter danger, I hope you can turn back quickly and bring His Highness back to the Reda safely."
"Everyone else, stay alert on the road. The ammunition in the arsenal is limited. Use the cold weapons at hand as much as possible within your ability."
Angus personally selected a team of seven people. Except for Yun and Bo, who were his former adjutants, the other five were not orc warriors.
He arranged the division of labor in the team according to each person's strengths. It was the simplest decision to let Aiden, a high-level insect, be responsible for the safety of the male insects. After all, no warrior on the battleship would have a stronger desire to protect the male insects than the female insects.
He dared to guarantee that if the team encountered an accident and could not return, the female insect would definitely send the male insects to a safe area.
"Angus, why don't you come to protect me?" In terms of strength, Angus is the strongest fighter on the entire Reda.
"I'm the commander. I must ensure the safety of all the soldiers, not just your safety. Your Highness Gal, Aiden will protect you." No matter how the two get along in private, in front of outsiders, Angus calls Gal "Your Highness" or "Lord".
"Amo will also protect your highness."
The little robot stared with its round eyes, raised its little mechanical hand and saluted Gal.
Amo is the origin of the Reda. This little robot has many functions hidden in it that even Angus cannot figure out. In short, bringing it along will be of great help in this mission.
"Everyone, put on your protection and move forward."
As Angus gave the order, the warriors holding laser guns surrounded Gal riding a mechanical warhorse and walked into the depths of the forest leading to the cliff.
The quiet nature should be a place with birds singing and flowers blooming, where people can relax infinitely away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
But this is no longer the Earth of thousands of years ago. It has experienced countless disasters and has long become a planet full of unsafe factors.
"Hiss, the stuff that comes out of this thing is so disgusting. Why does it smell like rotten meat?"
"These creatures don't seem to have any fear. Look, their eyes are all gray."
Ever since they left the cleared safe zone, various creatures have been constantly attacking them. Fortunately, these creatures have no sense of cooperation and just keep rushing towards them, so it is not difficult to deal with them.
According to the location shown on the map, the further the team went in, the more creatures jumped out from the trees behind and rushed towards them with their bloody mouths wide open.
Maybe it was because there was no light in the deep forest, but the number of irradiated primitive creatures attacking them was increasing. In the beginning, they would only encounter one after walking a few hundred meters, but now they would encounter one every three or two steps.
The blood of these radiated creatures splashed onto the sleeves of the warriors, leaving them with an extremely unpleasant stench of decaying corpses.
"What the hell are these things?" The red-haired soldier casually kicked the corpse with its head chopped off at his feet.
"They are just low-level alien beasts from a low-level planet. Who cares what they are? Let's go. His Highness is waiting for us."
The higher they went, the steeper the terrain became. The mechanical warhorse could no longer move forward, so Gal had to climb the mountain using his own legs.
Climbing a small hill was no problem for the alien members of the team, but for Gal, whose physique was closer to that of an adult human, it was a slightly difficult challenge.
At first, his thighs felt numb and his calves were sore, but Gal gritted his teeth and persevered, continuing to move forward with the team whose pace did not slow down at all.
When they climbed halfway up the mountain, the group of alien warriors around them were struggling to deal with the monsters rushing towards them, but they were still as energetic and with clear eyes as when they first set out.
Only Gal had reached the limit of his physical strength. He squatted on the ground with his knees supported, "Grr, cough cough cough, gh..."
Like the terrible condition he was in after the 1,000-meter physical education test in high school, coughing until he vomited, and a faint smell of blood kept rising up in his throat.
With the contractual connection, the male insect's discomfort was promptly transmitted to Angus at the front of the team.
"Rest where you are." The blond beastman gave orders to the team through the communicator on his chest.
The male insect's physical condition was too weak. Gal sat on the ground and rested for a long time, still breathing heavily and his heart was pounding.
Then he looked at the soldiers standing around him. Each of them had a calm expression and was not beating his heart. They were holding their weapons and looking around seriously.
It was impossible to tell that they had just climbed a hill, and it was even harder to imagine that they had to fight the monsters that attacked them all the way.
"Ahhh, Your Highness vomited, ahhhh, Your Highness is in pain..."
The little robot Amo circled around Gal, and its weird noises were so loud that Angus forced it to mute mode.
"The sun will set in about two hours. We are not familiar with this area, and the danger will increase exponentially after dark. Your Highness, you can only rest for another five minutes." As the team leader, Angus had to consider ensuring the safety of all team members.
In mission mode, Angus is as cold as a robot. The safety of the team members and the success of the mission all depend on whether he can make the right decisions.
There are dangers everywhere on this planet, and Angus cannot let his guard down. After all, a small mistake on his part could lead to extremely serious consequences.
"How dare you! How can a subordinate speak so rudely to His Highness?"
It is the nature of female insects to protect male insects. The female insect Aiden was furious when she saw that her noble highness was treated so lightly by the orcs.
"I am the commander of this team. Any member of this team must obey my orders if they want to survive." Angus chuckled and looked the female insect up and down.
"This is not your orcs' lair. The lord of the earth is our male insect highness. Without the authorization of his highness, how could you have your current position?"
The orcs and the female insects are two of the three overlords of the universe. They have been fighting for countless days and nights, and neither of them is willing to submit to the other.
Aiden was originally dissatisfied with the beastman who accompanied His Highness through the metamorphosis period. At this moment, emotions of jealousy and unwillingness mixed together, and the situation became even more excessive.
"Everyone please speak less." Gal stood up with his hands on his knees and stood between the two of them.
"Aiden, didn't you bring energy supplements? Give them to me." Gal made up an excuse.
Upon hearing that the male insect needed it, the female insect Aiden immediately took out the blue medicine that he had carried with him from his inner pocket and said, "I have three more here. Feel free to contact me if you need them."
How can an orc whose brain is filled with muscles take care of the noble male prince? Look, it is the females who understand Prince Gal the best.
"I've rested enough, let's keep going." They had already climbed halfway up the mountain and were getting closer and closer to the target cliff.
After drinking the energy supplement, Gal no longer felt tired on the road, and the team moved forward at twice the speed without considering his physical strength.
After wading through muddy silt and crossing dangerous rocky slopes, this makeshift team finally reached the edge of the cliff an hour later.
However, things are not that simple.
"Why do these oval-shaped things look so much like the eggs of some animal?"
What Gal wanted to say was that this was simply a giant snake egg, but his current identity was a noble male insect that only lived on the insect home planet, and seeing the snake egg conflicted with his personality.
"Snake eggs," Angus replied.
Connected to the path that leads to the cliff is a bush full of oval white-gray domes.
They were elongated ovals, some with shells covered in clear mucus, and looked exactly like the snake eggs that Gal had seen in the reptile house when he was a human child.
No, there is still a big difference.
After all, the little snakes kept in glass boxes are limited in size and cannot lay eggs that are taller than a person.
Some of the snake eggs still have mucus on them, indicating that the mother snake had just laid eggs and should still be nearby.
It is hard to imagine how big the female snake would have to be to lay these giant eggs.
"Keep in formation, be careful, and go around these snake eggs. No matter what happens, you must not break these eggs." Angus turned around and emphasized to the team members, especially Gal.
The most ferocious are mother beasts with cubs, and mutated giant snakes are no exception.
The most common monster seen near the Reda was the basilisk. Angus had guessed that there must be a female snake in the area where they were that could lay giant snake eggs.
Unexpectedly, they encountered the basilisk's lair in front of the cliff.
The dense branches in the bushes blocked everyone's view. The team members used detectors to scan the road ahead and only moved forward after confirming that there were no snake eggs.
Occasionally, when you come across snake eggs piled together, you have to clear a new path and take a detour.
It took Gal and his companions almost half an hour to walk the short one-kilometer distance.
The sky gradually darkened, the temperature in the mountains also dropped, and the cold wind blew, turning the silver-haired female insect's cheeks red.
Time is running out for them.
Fortunately, they had already passed the area with the most snake eggs, so the rest of the journey would not take too much time.
Just as Gal and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"Swoosh, whoosh, whoosh." Three wooden arrows flew past their heads.
"Everyone, protect His Highness, and be careful to defend!" Even Amo went into defense mode, with the robot's hands transformed into a shield, blocking the male insect.
Three wooden arrows flew past, but no more wooden arrows followed. Could this be a mechanism left behind by some intelligent creatures?
"Bai, take His Highness to the cave in front, and the others, cover the rear." Angus shouted.
The situation was critical, and he didn't care whether the loud noise would attract the giant female snake nearby.
The opponent's target was not them, nor the male insects, but the densely packed snake eggs behind them.
“Click…click…”
The snake eggs that were hit made a cracking sound.