Full-Time Public Enemy

"Disappeared without a trace..." Xulong muttered. He had carefully searched the surroundings but found no hidden passages or cracks.

Chen Gu had witnessed the formation of the giant egg creature, so he naturally understood better, guessing in his heart, Has it completely turned into a mature body?

Or perhaps it has reverted to the state of an iron wire worm and disintegrated?

But... why would it be here?

Chen Gu cautiously entered this underground temple ruin. For the first time, he truly felt that he was getting close to the "truth."

"Did you guys hear any noises?" Xulong suddenly spoke up, then he tilted his head to listen and pointed ahead with his finger.

In the darkness ahead of the corridor, there indeed seemed to be some kind of sound coming through.

"RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE..."

Chen Gu heard it too. Xulong and the others were anxiously looking in that direction, wanting to go over to check. However, the continuous setbacks they had experienced before had instilled fear in them about this place, and they hesitated, not daring to go forward.

Chen Gu nodded lightly. "Follow me."

The group slowed down and cautiously moved forward. The searchlights on the Mecha barely pierced the darkness, not extending far. After dozens of meters, this passageway came to an end.

This was a very ancient cave, completely different from the other places, with no traces of human processing.

The cave wasn't enormous compared to the underground halls they had encountered before; it could be described as modest, only about ten meters high and seven to eight meters wide.

The ground of the cave and the stone walls all around were covered in a black, sticky substance. The rustling sound they heard was this viscous substance sliding off the walls of the cave.

The sound was produced because the mucus was mixed with a lot of tissues from the Insect Race.

Chen Gu recognized it at first glance: it was the remains of the iron wire worm!

Chen Gu inhaled sharply. Judging by the amount of this sticky material, the entire giant egg creature was here!

Such a formidable giant egg creature, which even Chen Gu would avoid clashing with, had perished silently in this ordinary-looking cave.

In the cave, there appeared to be no danger. The only thing that attracted attention was a boulder taller than a person located towards the back middle of the cave. The side facing everyone was slightly smooth, and it was inscribed with incomprehensible symbols, seemingly written with some pigment.

It might be some kind of writing—this could be the only part in the whole cave that had a "human touch."

The entire cave was covered in that sticky black substance, except for that one boulder which was clean and unstained.

Just as everyone stood there feeling alarmed and puzzled, suddenly, from somewhere, came a terrible and angry roar!

This roar pierced through layers of rock, sounding thick and powerful. Yet, one could feel that the being emitting it was not only angry but also somewhat helpless.

Chen Gu, feeling a sense of enlightenment, blurted out, "It's the Insect Queen!"

The Insect Queen should be nearby, not too far away. It had set up a whole conspiracy to obtain a giant egg creature, yet it perished here.

The giant egg creature had come all this way with a clear goal—meaning the Insect Queen's purpose was very clear: this cave.

It wanted to obtain something inside the cave, yet even the powerful giant egg creature had failed.

Chen Gu stared at the giant rock, at those symbols he couldn't understand at all. Could it be that the Empress wanted this?

But after looking at it a few more times, Chen Gu inadvertently became engrossed in them, not even realizing it himself.

The symbols before Chen Gu's eyes slowly began to wriggle as if they were coming to life! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Chen Gu, who hadn't been tainted even when facing the statue of the god, was now unwittingly falling into this dangerous state.

If nothing unexpected occurred, Chen Gu was likely to undergo a transformation right here. But at that moment, the unexpected happened.

BOOM—

An overwhelmingly powerful aura erupted from behind Chen Gu. This power instantly crushed any thoughts of resistance, subjugating everyone irresistibly.

In the entire Star Sea, even a typical Ninth Power Level being wouldn't possess such a formidable aura.

As this aura emerged, the Insect Queen, which had previously been roaring and hiding somewhere, suddenly concealed its presence, perhaps fleeing swiftly.

But it had no chance. The sound of something breaking approached, growing closer and closer. It soon reached the cave. Fine cracks rapidly spread on one side of the stone wall. Then, the cracks expanded, and with a loud explosion, the rock shattered. A huge figure was dragged out of the burst opening by some force.

BOOM—

The massive figure landed on the ground, sliding across the sticky substance for quite a distance before slamming heavily against the opposite stone wall.

Xulong and the other professional mercenaries opened their mouths in shock as they stared at the figure. It was enormous, ferocious, with an abdomen disproportionately huge relative to the rest of its body.

The [Beast God Seal] Mercenary Group had fought against the Insect Race for many years, with countless encounters, but they had never seen a real Insect Queen.

However, at this moment, upon their first sight, Xulong and his companions didn't hesitate to confirm, "The Insect Queen!"

The Empress failed to escape, caught in mid-air by that terrifying existence and dragged all the way here, smashing through all the obstructing rock formations.