The Personal Bodyguard of the Female CEO-Chapter 1730 - 1728: Searching for the Mother Worm
"Underworld Queen!"
The Dragon Group Warrior exclaimed in surprise.
Wang Dadong turned around to see a stranger— a woman.
"An Yu..." Upon seeing the woman, Hao Wentao was stunned for a full minute, then excitedly said, "Welcome back to the team, Underworld Queen!"
The woman walked over to an empty chair and sat down, glancing at Hao Wentao with indifference, "Hao Wentao, I’ve said before, I will never return to the Dragon Group in my lifetime."
As expected of the former Underworld Queen, probably only she in the entire Dragon Group dared to call the Commander in Chief directly by his name.
Of course, there was also Wang Dadong and the God of Fire.
"Then why are you here?" Hao Wentao’s expression slightly changed. An Yu’s demeanor made him, the Commander in Chief, lose face, but he wasn’t angry.
An Yu replied plainly, "To save my country."
"Good, worthy of being a Dragon Group Warrior, living for the nation, and dying as its soul!" Hao Wentao nodded solemnly, the emotions that had surfaced earlier had been completely stowed away.
When facing national security threats, all personal feelings should be set aside.
"The mission this time is critical, success is the only option, failure is not allowed!" The candidates were quickly decided, apart from the God of Fire and An Yu, there were five regular Dragon Group members.
Long Qiuyu and Piao Xue were also involved in the mission.
Although Wang Dadong was reluctant to have them join due to the depletion of his golden blood and its temporary state of non-recovery, if either lady got severely injured, he couldn’t use the golden blood for healing.
Moreover, no one knew how strong the Mother Insect Emperor was, and in the event of battle, he feared he couldn’t protect both ladies thoroughly.
But he couldn’t withstand their persistent pleas.
It’s quite understandable. Wang Dadong didn’t want them to risk their lives, so why would they let him go on a dangerous mission alone?
Wang Dadong immediately set off with the group to find the lair of the Mother Insect Emperor.
Ancient texts recorded the preferred environment of the Mother Insect Emperor, and due to its uniqueness, it was certain to be within the Jiangdu City area.
Moreover, Bai Ling brought Wang Dadong some good news.
That is, the larvae could only survive within a specific range of the Mother Empress Gu, and if exceeded, the larvae would automatically die.
This meant that the Mother Empress Gu wouldn’t break out nationwide, but only in Jiangdu City.
However, Jiangdu City, as a first-tier city in Huaxia, had a population of millions.
Even if the Mother Empress Gu erupted in Jiangdu City, it would undoubtedly be a terrifying catastrophe.
As they were about to board the helicopter, Hao Wentao called out to An Yu.
"What is it?"
An Yu paused, but did not turn back.
"Come back alive!" Hao Wentao said heavily.
An Yu hesitated for a moment, then stepped onto the helicopter.
Hao Wentao sighed gently, turned, and walked into the Dragon Group base gates.
On the helicopter.
"Hey, Little Jinzi, it seems that An Yu and Hao Wentao have quite an unusual relationship, huh." Wang Dadong nudged King Kong with his elbow.
"Of course, I’ve heard..."
"Ahem!"
Just as King Kong started to speak, a cough was heard, and he immediately shut his mouth.
He seemed quite wary of the woman.
It was obvious that An Yu had once been a member of the Dragon Group, but something had happened leading to her departure, and it seemed she had a significant relationship with Hao Wentao.
But looking at King Kong’s behavior, he was clearly afraid to speak further.
Based on Bai Ling’s description of the Mother Insect Emperor, the group pinpointed its approximate location.
In a mining tunnel outside Jiangdu City.
The group aboard the helicopter arrived at the mining mountain about half an hour later.
"This mountain used to be a gold mine, but it was depleted years ago, with over a thousand tunnels of various sizes. We’re short of manpower; if we search each one, it might take us over half a month just to find the Mother Insect Emperor’s location," the God of Fire frowned.
Looking at the vast mountain range spanning several kilometers, everyone put on a helpless face.
"Not necessarily," Wang Dadong squinted his eyes.
"Wang Dadong, you have an idea?" Long Qiuyu glanced over.
Wang Dadong nodded, a mysterious smile on his face, "Now everyone helps me find ant nests, the bigger, the better."
Although the group didn’t understand why Wang Dadong needed to do this, since he was leading this mission, apart from the God of Fire, everyone else had to follow Wang Dadong’s commands.
Thus, a group of elite Dragon Group warriors began scouring the mountain looking for ant nests...
"I found a group of ants!"
"I also found a group of Big Black ants!"
The Dragon Group warriors were efficient, managing to poke around seven or eight ant nests in just over an hour.
They finally understood why Wang Dadong needed ants.
There were too many tunnels. Acting together, searching one by one, would be too time-consuming. Splitting up would disperse their strength, merely serving themselves up as dinner to the Mother Insect Emperor.
The idea behind using ants was that animals are far more sensitive to threats than humans. Releasing ants at the tunnel entrances, leveraging animals’ innate crisis sensing, may help determine which tunnel the Mother Insect Emperor inhabits.
For this method to work, however, a sufficient number of ants was necessary, as only a large volume of ant behavior could provide accurate guidance.
"Miss An, while everyone else is looking for ants, you’re standing here enjoying the view, not feeling the urgency, huh?" While everyone was busy searching for ants, An Yu stood atop a slope, staring absentmindedly at the dense woods.
An Yu turned around, stated blandly, "I’ll go look."
She spoke, then swiftly vanished into the forest.
Wang Dadong was somewhat gloomy, not expecting An Yu to genuinely go looking for ants. He was merely trying to lighten the mood amid the heavy atmosphere.
Since leaving the Dragon Group, An Yu hadn’t uttered a word.
This made it hard for him to gauge An Yu’s personality or comprehend her capabilities, which was a disadvantage in the forthcoming battle with the Mother Insect Emperor.
Five minutes later, An Yu returned, with three ice globes each the size of a basket suspended above her head.
"Captain An, what’s that?"
A Dragon Group Warrior curiously stepped forward and asked.
"Open it, and you’ll know," An Yu said flatly, handing the ice globes to the warrior.
"Careful!" Just as he was about to smash the ice globes, Wang Dadong interjected to stop him.
But it was too late.
Crash! The ice globes shattered open.
Buzzzzz!
A large black cloud emerged from the ice globes—it was wasps.
"Damn!"
The man only had time to utter one word before he was engulfed by a frenzy of wasps.
Wasps were not like ants, not so easy to control. To separate and place them at the tunnel entrances, the Dragon Group Warriors had a hard time.
