Chapter 15
Celt placed the little creature on the bed provided by the military and saw a faint blue light shimmering on the male insect's arm.
In the absence of war, the marshal was accustomed to sleeping in complete darkness. Celt had no sense of not being able to violate the privacy of other insects. He reached out and shut down the little male insect's quantum computer. A flash of blue light appeared for a moment, and the space was completely plunged into darkness.
The 3S-level female insect has exceptional eyesight; it can see the page that the young male insect just searched in just a moment.
Love Manual - Picking Up Your Heart After get off work
—A worm in one's heart?
The next morning, Hill was too exhausted from the previous night's ordeal and woke up to find that he had already missed the Marshal's work hours, and there was no insect beside him.
The male insect was annoyed for a moment, then immediately found the quantum computer.
Turn on the computer to confirm the shutdown time.
Manually shut down at 1:14 AM!
The marshal saw it!
Hill pulled the blanket over his face, couldn't help but take a deep breath of the Marshal's lingering pheromones, and rolled around on the bed.
The marshal's chilling, bloodthirsty aura made his heart pound.
The marshal cannot simply feel that he is merely fulfilling his duties as a lover and a dutiful lord; he must know that he is doing these things because he loves them, not for the star coins. Therefore, it is necessary to subtly reveal these intentions at appropriate times.
A little bit of effort can better promote the progress of the relationship. Of course, all of this is after realizing that the marshal does care about him.
What will the marshal think? Will he want to reciprocate my feelings?
It's okay if I don't like it for now, they probably won't send me away, right?
Hill spent the long day in unease, and when evening finally came and he could be with the Marshal, he received news that Ticas had fallen.
This wait lasted for ten days.
"Ticas has been under our control for over half a year. It contains exploitable star minerals and is also the main food source for star beasts. Recently, due to the star beasts' breeding season and food shortage, they have gone on a rampage, plundering the planet. The front lines have suffered heavy losses, and the defenses have been retreating again and again. They are about to break through to a normal inhabited planet."
"The Marshal has always been ruthless in commanding troops. He won't return until all the star beasts are wiped out. It's normal for it to take a while."
Bright offered a casual word of comfort to his friend.
"Instead of worrying about the Marshal, you should worry about the poor Star Beasts. The higher the rank of the female warriors, the more ferocious they become. I was terrified when I watched the Marshal's fighting style with him. The Star Beasts were completely torn into pieces..."
Bright was terrified just thinking about it, and couldn't help but touch his arm. The female insect next to him immediately brought him a coat.
"But the Marshal's rigidity is quite serious. The military keeps publicizing that the Marshal is invincible, but I really feel that the Marshal's condition is not very good..."
The little male insect on the other end of the video call frowned slightly, his green eyes shrouded in a mist of sorrow.
Bright was about to say something with a smile when he suddenly sat up straight and his smile faded: "Hill, we've received news from the capital planet that the situation on Ticas is not optimistic."
Bright's fingers flew across the screen: "It's said that a star beast suddenly went into a frenzy, attracting hundreds of other star beasts from the vicinity. They've already blocked all the shipping lanes on Ticas Star."
"Where is the Marshal?" Hill suddenly stood up.
Star Beasts are enormous and feed on rare minerals and insectoids. Legend has it that in ancient times, the insectoids and star beasts were the same race, but became mortal enemies because they chose different evolutionary paths.
One piece of evidence supporting this legend is that the female star beast's fq period usually triggers the female insect's fq period, leading to mental rage and chaos.
The marshal's mental strength was already on a dangerous tightrope; he was just a little bit short of pushing off before he plunged into the abyss.
Bright shook his head: "No news—"
"Hill, calm down—" The handsome male insect figure opposite had already disappeared.
——
"Pheromone concentration is increasing, S-level, double S-level!"
beep beep—
A piercing alarm suddenly went off.
"According to the experiment, it should take three stars to reach the double S level, so what's going on?"
"It can't be suppressed, and injections can't hold it in! It'll be classified as a 3S level very soon!"
"The concentration is too high; it cannot be diluted with medicine alone."
"The marshal has begun to transform into an insect—"
"Marshal's pheromones have begun to leak! It's exceeded predictions! Expand the evacuation area! Hurry!"
One sound after another rang in Dick's ears, and even though she was a battle-hardened female soldier, her back was still soaked with sweat.
The marshal is stronger than expected, and the backlash is also greater, greatly increasing the chance of failure. How should we deal with this? At this time, we should seek help from the Second Prince. The Second Prince is currently the only S-rank King Insect, but His Highness is too far away, and the danger level is too high. His Highness may not come.
Excluding the Second Prince, only the male insect named Hill remains, but his rank is too low.
What if it fails? No, it won't happen—
"Dick." A cold voice rang in Dick's ear, and the first-level access call was connected.
"marshal!"
The Marshal is still conscious! He remained lucid at the very beginning of the insect transformation! Just hearing the Marshal's voice put Dick's heart, which had been pounding in his chest, to rest.
"A message has been sent to the capital planet, but His Highness the Second Prince has not yet replied."
"No need to wait any longer, arrange for the male insects to enter Ticas." In the dark underground, cold cages on all sides and alloy plates three meters thick slowly rose up, forming a huge cage.
“Yes.” Dick instinctively accepted the order, then quickly arranged for a small fast ship on the personal terminal in front of him: “I will arrange for Lord Hill to arrive as soon as possible.”
"No."
I was just one centimeter away from pressing the confirmation button.
"Activate the backup plan," the marshal's voice was as cold and rational as ever, as if nothing could shake it. "His rank is too low; he's useless."
As an alternative, a B+ level male insect rescued from the underground city and in a state of chaos is currently being cared for inside the warship; and—
In fact, before the underground city was destroyed, the marshal captured that male sage insect. It was a rare A-grade male insect, and it was currently placed in a closed space without spiritual power. It could be taken out at any time if needed.
Dick originally thought that after obtaining a higher-level and controllable male insect, the marshal would choose to consume the pheromones of the sage male insect, but the marshal ultimately chose the lower-level male insect, Hill.
At this point, Hill, who had a certain compatibility with the Marshal's pheromones, would have been a better fit, but the Marshal ultimately decided on the male sage worm.
Is it because male sage larvae are of a higher grade and have a greater success rate, or is it because the mortality rate is too high?
Therefore, Marshal—
No, these are not things you need to think about.
Dick's thoughts wandered for a moment, then he immediately replied, "Yes."
The cold cage closed in from all sides, and shackles as thick as an arm extended outwards. His bronze skin began to turn black and hard, and huge, black bone wings slowly unfurled, creating an abnormal sense of distortion.
He will lose his mind within two minutes, he will completely transform into an insect after half a star, and he will end any life that comes near him after three stars.
Whether he can wake up or not will depend entirely on fate.
Celtic slowly closed his eyes, letting himself sink into the boundless darkness.
The voices from the other side disappeared, followed by a long silence, and then the piercing sound of an alarm.
Didi—Pheromone concentration at level 3S! About to get out of control!
Dick immediately began making arrangements on the quantum computer, thawing the male sage worms, injecting them with a rapid awakening agent and a mental energy suppressant, preparing a potent antidote, and ensuring that a small warship escort was arranged.
"Beep beep—" A strange, ordinary communication device rang.
"hang up."
“Dick, I think you should take a look,” Gust suggested after a moment’s hesitation.
Dick frowned, then became irritated. What was there left to pay attention to at this point?
The call connected, and behind the door stood a handsome male insect with emerald green eyes, his brows slightly furrowed. Before Dick could hang up, he spoke first: "I saw His Highness the Second Prince's reply."
Guster entered a scene that showed the time was three minutes earlier. It was outside a luxury manor on the capital planet, where military personnel were pleading with the Second Prince for help.
Marshal Celtic's fame spread far and wide, attracting countless female insects who idolized him.
"Does Your Highness have anything to say about your fiancé, Marshal Celt, being trapped on Ticas? The military has prepared the fastest warship, LK62. Will you be heading to Ticas?"
The second prince, Sirius, had pure blond hair, was handsome and dashing, and had a hint of ambiguous red marks on his neck. Upon hearing this, he rested his chin on his hand and slightly curled the corners of his mouth: "Good luck to him?"
Then came the buzzing of the aircraft, and the Male Insect Protection Association arrived. No insect could force the male insects, especially the royal male insects, to do anything, including answering questions about their fiancés.
Dick was unsurprised by the video; although he was waiting for news, he already knew there wouldn't be any other outcome.
This is the male insect.
Even though the marshal had risked his life for the entire empire, no male insect would respect him or appreciate his sacrifices.
The male insects of the empire are always like this: arrogant, conceited, brutal, and ruthless.
Dick thought coldly.
Then he heard a voice say, "I want to go."
Dick looked up abruptly, seemingly unable to believe what he had just heard.
There is a male insect outside.
The little male insect outside the door pursed his lips, his face pale, except for his clear and determined eyes.
"I want to go to Ticas."
Dick's finger hovered in mid-air for the second time; the quest button for the male sage insect was just one centimeter away from being successfully sent.
Ticas is a huge green planet, with tall ferns blocking the way, but they grow sparsely, as if following some rule, with a huge green plant only growing every five meters.
Scattered on the ground were strange diamonds that shimmered with blue or purple light, interspersed with the roars of star beasts.
A layer of gray mist floated on the ground, but it wasn't mist; it was the Marshal's overflowing power.
"Have you made up your mind? The Marshal's pheromone diffusion zone is just one meter ahead. Anyone who enters will be forcibly f-q."
Dick didn't know what the point of asking that question was. Since he had chosen to disobey the marshal's orders and bring the male insect over, there was no going back.
Any insect that knows about this will be destroyed, and even if the marshal ultimately fails, this male insect will not be spared in order to protect the remaining insects.
Well, it's fine to bring it over to make use of its remaining value, but I just want to confirm it one more time. Dick looked at the frozen compartments inside the ship behind him.
There lay the male sage beetle, and if Hill failed, he would immediately send in a second male.
Hill nodded and stepped into the floating, cold gray mist.
This is a battlefield filled with the smoke of gunpowder. The embers of slaughter emanate from the center of the battlefield. The powerful pressure and the pungent smell of blood intertwine, making the insect feel unprecedented pressure with every step it takes.
This place is feared by other insects, but it holds a deadly attraction for Hill.
Every inch of mist seemed to tightly envelop him, embracing him and urging him forward until he reached the core.
The above-ground building is a small research institute with three floors. Some of the sophisticated instruments have been moved away, while the rest are fixed in place and remotely controlled by researchers.
The monitor had burst due to excessive pressure, and the machines that were still running also showed signs of damage.
The 3S-class female insect is the strongest military female in the empire in a century. Its overflowing power can even damage alloys, let alone the fragile flesh and blood of male insects.
The marshal was not on the ground, but trapped underground.
Hill entered the password on the mechanical door, and moments later the heavy alloy door, weighing several tons, opened, revealing a staircase spiraling down entirely from high-density metal.
The pheromones were so strong they were almost choking.
Hill descended the steps. There was no sound or light here; the silence was frightening to the insects. When the female insects went berserk, any noise could provoke them.
The marshal spent three whole days in this time and space where he was forgotten and abandoned by the world.
As Hill's footsteps echoed, lights slowly came on one by one.
Deep underground, in the almost endless darkness, a scarlet eye shone brightly.
It was a completely beastly eye; the enormous pupil of the monster in the darkness reflected the small male insect above.
He was exquisitely handsome, with a youthful purity and clarity. His eyes were emerald green, and perhaps because the darkness was so deep, a hint of clear blue shone through them, making him mysterious and noble.
He walked down from the height step by step, and with each step a light was turned on, like a bright star in the infinite universe falling into a dark swamp.
Falling into the monster's clutches.
Author's Note:
Guess what Little Hill's first words to the Marshal were? [doge emoji]
Little love-struck [droopy-eared rabbit head]
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