Chapter 398 The ninth level insect king in front
"Go further and you'll find the nest of these vine bugs."
"Not only are there countless vine bugs, but deep down in the nest, there's also a bug king at the ninth level of the Mahayana stage."
After Nan Ran finished speaking, everyone's faces turned pale.
"You said that's the nest of the vine worms up ahead. Is that the nest of the vine worms?"
"yes!"
"We've clearly already made it out. As long as we keep going, we'll definitely be able to get out of the sea of insects, right?"
"I think you just can't stand seeing us doing well, so you're just spouting scaremongering here."
Each accusation was louder than the last, as if it could bring back peace of mind.
But although they said it, no one dared to take a step out of the safe area with Nanran as the center.
"If you think I'm exaggerating, that I'm deliberately trying to harm you, that I've given you hope and then left you despair, you can just leave now."
"I will definitely not stop it."
"Perhaps if you leave me, you will find a way to survive!"
Everyone fell silent immediately.
Walk?
leave?
They are not fools. Someone was bitten just now. They must have been kicked in the brain by a donkey to leave at this time.
It’s not that some people have tried releasing a few wild pigeons to see if they would fly away.
If the pigeon can fly out, it means they still have a chance to use flying monsters to leave this hellish place.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed.
Fortunately, the person who wanted to use flying monsters to leave here carefully picked two wild pigeons and released them.
Otherwise, by now, I'm afraid they would have been wiped out!
because--
When the wild pigeon first flew out, there was no problem and it even circled in the sky for a long time.
Just when everyone was about to have hope, the wild pigeons that had been flying for a long time without getting out of the sea of insects were soon wrapped up into a ball by those disgusting insects in mid-air and pulled back to the ground.
Perhaps, as long as we fly fast enough and get out of the range surrounded by the sea of insects, there is still hope of leaving this hellhole.
But--
Where is the edge of the sea of insects?
No one knows at all!
The entire Changming County, including the areas nearby, has been occupied by these insects.
I can’t escape, I really can’t escape!
"It's really a ghost!"
How did these bugs appear?
"Even if a tide of beasts gathers, it will take some time, and there will be some movement, right?"
But it’s only been a short time since they returned to Changming County!
At this moment, they even regretted that they should have left Changming County immediately!
Even if you have to wait for the sect's response, you can just find a safer place and set up a defensive barrier.
But no matter how much I regret now, it’s useless!
Knowing it in advance is priceless.
"There must be a traitor! Otherwise, how could these bugs appear so quietly? Could it be that the people we've seen in Changming County these days aren't human at all, but puppets possessed by those bugs?"
This person was just talking casually.
Unexpectedly, his words gave Nan Ran an idea.
"It doesn't seem impossible."
Who says that the people they see these days are necessarily human?
"How is it possible..."
Although these disgusting bugs seemed to be numerous, they were simply not something they could resist.
But in fact, the strength level of each insect is not very high.
This kind of thing simply doesn't have the ability to transform.
How could he disguise himself in Changming County and talk fluently to normal people?
especially--
"Even if it's someone else, it's possible that their bodies have been taken over by these bugs and they're just puppets carrying these bugs."
"What about the person who connected with us?"
"Where are those who sent distress signals to the Sword Sect and the Beast Taming Sect?"
"It can't be that way, right?"
If we say that these people are in cahoots with those bugs, or that these bugs were created by them, then things might be more reasonable.
But in this way, those who tricked them into killing them become even more hateful.
"Brother, haven't you heard of the parasitic monster?"
Nan Ran suddenly thought of this when he heard the previous person say that the people in Changming County were most likely puppets whose bodies were occupied by those insects.
Of course, she hadn't thought of it before, mostly because she didn't seem to have seen too many records about parasitic monsters in the Beastmaster Sect's library.
Even every outer disciple needs to master the basic knowledge - the Illustrated Book of All Beasts.
There is no information about parasitic monsters here.
The reactions of the people in the Beast Taming Sect also verified Nan Ran's thoughts.
The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, at least those from the outer and inner sects, are basically unaware of parasitic monsters.
"A parasitic monster?"
"What is this thing? There is such a monster?"
The others also looked at Nan Ran with curiosity and confusion.
"I don't know how to explain it, but it's basically able to parasitize the bodies of humans or other monsters, manipulating their thoughts, behaviors, and other abilities."
"And the infected person or monster will never die."
"Parasitic monsters can live symbiotically with them within their bodies."
"Slowly absorb the blood, flesh, cultivation, essence, etc. in his body."
"It was that senior brother's words just now that reminded me, making me doubt whether those who contacted us before and gave us a lot of wrong information were really the same people?"
"Could it be that they are actually being controlled by the parasitic monster?"
"Sending help to the Sword Sect and the Beast Taming Sect to trick us elite disciples here, is that what those parasitic monsters achieved by manipulating their hosts?"
Nan Ran's words were like a stone thrown into the water, instantly causing a thousand waves.
"How could such a terrifying monster exist in this world?"
“Unheard of, unseen.”
"Isn't that a bit too exaggerated? If such a powerful monster really existed in the world, how could we have never even heard of it?"
"yes……"
"And controlling the host's thoughts and influencing their behavior... sounds a bit too unbelievable."
"Maybe you're thinking too much?"
Everyone doubted Nan Ran's statement.
But some people think that it is not impossible.
"Let's take a step back. Even if what you say is true, and it's very possible that there are demonic beasts we haven't heard of or understood yet... But even if those parasitic demonic beasts can influence the thoughts, cognition, and behavior of their hosts, can they also steal memories?"
"Changming County is not an unknown little city. In fact, due to its geographical location, although this city may not be very large, it has developed very well."
"It can even be said that we have some say in the Supreme Alliance."
"In this case, there must be many people who know them!"
"If it's true, as you say, that these people are controlled by parasitic monsters, then wouldn't their behavior, speech style, and even cognitive memory reveal their true identity?"
"Why didn't anyone notice?"
This question was instantly recognized by many people.
In fact, they had never heard of the so-called parasitic monster.
Then we can only analyze it based on some common sense.
They think this matter is extremely unreasonable.
But Nan Ran said—
"Brother, are you over-complicating things?"
"It's complicated?" The person who raised the question was puzzled.
He looked at Nan Ran in confusion, as if waiting for her to clarify.
"That is—why would a parasitic monster want to know, or rather, steal the memories of its host?"
"Don't you need it?" The man was even more confused.
He frowned. "But if I don't know this person's personality, habits, way of speaking, and even some of the details of their interactions with others, wouldn't people notice something's wrong?"
When everyone heard this, some of them nodded one after another.
yes!
If you don't know enough about the host you are parasitizing, how can you make it integrate into the relationships with the people around it without being noticed?
"Of course not!"
Nan Ran analyzed the situation carefully with them: "My brothers believe that if someone wants to be controlled by the host without being discovered by those around him, he has actually changed his core. He needs to understand everything about the host's past, including his personality, habits, and way of speaking."
“But in fact, there is no need for that.”
"You might as well think carefully about this. What is the purpose of this parasitic monster parasitizing this person?"
"Is it to completely occupy this body and live in his place?"
"It's not—"
Nan Ran's words made everyone ponder.
After a long while, they finally said with a sigh, "Isn't it?"
If not, then what are the points of these things parasitizing so hard?
"Of course—I can't say it's completely wrong."
"But, the main purpose is definitely not that."
Nanran briefly explained to them the survival rules of parasites.
"For example, an obligate parasite must completely rely on the host it parasitizes for survival."
"But if it's a facultative parasite, it can live both as a parasite and independently."
"Different parasites have different needs and ways of survival, and their purposes for finding a host are also different."
"What I said before was probably just a guess."
It is speculated that the vine worm is most likely a parasitic monster.
But it is not very similar to evil fleece.
"For this kind of parasitic monster, manipulating the host's behavior is actually very simple. All it needs to do is influence the host's mind, causing it to do whatever it wants to achieve its goals, or getting as close as possible to achieving them, until it finally achieves its goal and can abandon the host."
Therefore, there is no need to be so complicated, such as stealing memories or mastering habits, personality, and speaking patterns.
No one would doubt the identity of the parasitic host.
Because from the beginning to the end, the host being parasitized is still himself.
It's just that his mind has been eroded and controlled.
"The parasitic monster only needs to convince the host to accept or believe that the instructions issued by the parasitic monster are the only truth, what he needs to pursue his whole life, and what he needs to do."
"That's enough."
It was as if the few people had just listened to a class on the Book of Heaven, and their minds were a little confused.
"You've been going around in circles. My head is starting to hurt."
Finally, someone became impatient and didn't want to listen anymore.
"Let's just state the conclusion. Is there any way to conquer this thing?"
"Don't worry about what it is or what it wants to do. Our most urgent task right now is not to discuss these things, but how to survive."
If people are eaten by bugs, nothing else matters.
They're going to turn to ashes anyway.
"I've discovered before that these vine bugs' defense against gold is slightly weaker."
"But I'm not sure if so many vine insects gathered together can still be restrained by the gold element."
If possible, they could actually try to fight their way out.
Even if you can’t, it’s okay to try.
Maybe, I can accumulate some experience and directly kill the insect king in the vine insect nest who is in the ninth level of the Mahayana period and has reached the great perfection state?
"Metallic?"
After hearing this, everyone pondered for a moment.
"Since we're all waiting to die here anyway, why not give it a try? Whether it succeeds or not, there's always a result."
I can't move forward, nor can I go back to my previous position and wait for death again. There is no other direction to escape, so I might as well try more.
What if one of these methods really works?
They are all action-oriented people.
If you say you will do it immediately, you will start doing it immediately.
boom!
After several golden attacks came down in succession, the effect was short-lived, and a small piece of open space was torn out in the sea of insects.
"It works! It works! It works! The metallic attribute really works on them!"
"Quick! Quick! Everyone, as long as you have mastered the gold attribute, move quickly. Everyone concentrate and attack together!"
"I just don't believe it. Is it possible that we can't tear a hole open today?"
result--
It really can't be torn apart.
At the beginning, being able to briefly carve out a piece of open space from the sea of insects did make everyone happy and gave them hope of survival.
But soon, that familiar feeling of despair came back.
They could indeed tear a gap through the sea of insects, but it was useless.
In just half a breath, the torn gap healed again.
It all seemed like a futile effort.
"Are we really going to be trapped here and die?"
After all, you can't move forward, and you can't move backward either. You can only waste time here. What's the difference between that and waiting to die?
"I've heard that monsters like these aren't very intelligent or high-level, but they gather in groups and are completely under the control of their king beasts. Their king beasts don't actually have very strong attack capabilities, but they can breed monsters with strong combat power to protect themselves and their tribe."
So, is there such a possibility?
Is it possible that the Insect King who is at the ninth level of the Great Perfection Stage of the Mahayana Period deep in the insect nest is also vulnerable?
If so—
They might as well take the risk.
What if it is a chance of survival?
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