Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

But Richard did not; he took the three pioneers back to camp.

He wouldn't lead the insect beasts to the camp; if it caused chaos among the crowd, it would be a greater loss than gain.

He led the three of them up a tall tree.

They were still observing the movements of what appeared to be a fourth-tier insectoid beast.

His fourteen-winged Devouring Knight Insect belt emitted a rustling, pleasant insect chirping sound.

The chirping of insects carried all the way to the pioneers' camp; this was a pre-arranged means of communication.

The meaning of "窸窸窣窣虫鸣" is: to be on alert!

The pioneers were enjoying their dinner.

Upon hearing the order, he immediately picked up his crossbow and stood up.

The vast majority of them were retired city defense soldiers, and they had a very high level of mental fortitude.

They won't panic at the slightest alarm.

"Head, armor, gun..."

Govi also put down the insect and beast meat soup in her hand, her whole body shimmering with amethyst light...

She had to go and meet Richard, since the Fourteen-Winged Killer Knight transformation was extremely taxing.

Even if Richard is confident in his ability to fight against a fourth-tier fully evolved insect beast.

But that can only last for three seconds at most...

If you consume the blood of the insect beast beforehand, it could extend the time by five seconds...

Because Richard's blood reserves are limited, even if he had enough insect blood, he couldn't bring it all with him.

Real life isn't a video game! Your inventory isn't unlimited!

……

Until the Amethyst Knight discovered Richard... she also came up to the tree.

That four-colored mushroom

There has been no movement yet.

"Do you know her?" Richard whispered to Goldie.

"I don't know it. I did take a minor course in mushroom worm studies, but that was just for fun, and I don't really understand it."

Hearing Goldie say this, Richard couldn't help but look at her strangely...

"You still play with mushroom worms?"

"Do you know what a rubber worm stick is? I'm just interested in the shape of those mushroom worms... I wouldn't dare make one that big... it would burst someone's body..."

Listening to Govy tell dirty jokes with such seriousness, Richard admired this Papal knight even more.

Not only is she a person of impeccable character and incredibly capable... she's even completely unconcerned about sex education. Where can you find such a great girl as a buddy?!

Richard winked at the three pioneers, signaling them to go back...

Because he and Govi ​​were preparing to take action against this fourth-tier insect beast.

"Speaking of which, can't we just use fire... and burn this forest down?"

Govi looked at him strangely and said:

"Many of the insects that the Kingdom of Kiel needs as tribute each year can only be found in the forest. You don't think there are no taxes outside the walls, do you?"

"Exploitation is indeed everywhere..."

Richard didn't think much of it; he was just joking. Even if he were to burn down the forests of the Northern Snowfields, it would be after he obtained the Essence Insect Liquid...

"Do you have any thoughts?" Govi ​​continued to ask.

She was highly skeptical that she and Richard, two half-baked individuals, could really deal with a fourth-tier fully-formed insect beast.

suddenly!

"ah---!"

The two looked back and saw a retreating pioneer who had accidentally stepped on a ground beetle, his entire foot pierced through!

Fortunately, his two teammates didn't abandon him. They quickly produced hemostatic agents and some odor-dissipating powder...

After successfully treating his wound, one person carried the wounded soldier on their back, while another carried the equipment for three people. They then cautiously made their way back to camp.

This unexpected incident made Richard even more aware of the dangers of the world outside the walls.

However, this also strengthened his and Gove's determination to deal with the mushroom worm.

Even if they don't deal with it now.

Wait until the recovery season two months later...

This fourth-tier insect beast has the potential to grow into a new overlord.

This has nothing to do with obtaining insectoid materials; it is a responsibility that powerful humans from the outer world must fulfill.

Moreover, the knights of the Papacy have a duty to deal with insects and beasts in the world outside the walls.

The Duke of the North was a decent man, paying the Papal Knights Dio coins as employees. You'd never find such a good deal on other borderlands…

Back to topic.

Gossip watched Richard deep in thought and didn't disturb him.

Instead, they continuously optimize their swords...

The Silverwing Hunter Insect father and son dropped a total of four Tier 3 Blade Insect corpses. Two of them were used by Richard to craft the Fourteen-Winged Devouring Knight Insect.

The other two were fed to Govi's second-tier sword insects, allowing them to break through to the third tier... and were separated from the amethyst insects to create sword-cutting insect cocoons.

Govi's attack power is now on par with the Silverwing Hunting Insect. This is why she dared to attack that fourth-tier mushroom insect.

Richard began by asking:

"What level do you think that mushroom worm is exactly?"

Although Govy didn't know what the levels meant, she still understood Richard's question.

"A body size of two meters... that should be early stage of the fourth rank... not too strong."

Richard was calculating in his mind:

Beginning, early, middle, late, and end. It should be around level 40-41...

Considering Gowei's current strength, and his own Blood Explosion transformation... he should be able to defeat her head-on.

Richard was simply unsure whether there were other mushroom worms in the Mushroom Forest... After all, the spore worm eggs covering the ground and the thick snow made it impossible for him to confirm the true situation...

"Don't be reckless! Let's mark this location first. Once we retrieve the essence insect fluid and return to Stormwind... we can then eliminate this mushroom worm!"

Upon hearing Richard's decision, Gossip couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

This guy is way too cautious!

"Okay, whatever you say."

……

Just as the two jumped down from the tree trunk and returned to the pioneer camp.

As I passed by the burrowing bug that had attacked the pioneers.

Richard discovered something strange.

The ground beetle has disappeared?!

Instead,

It sprouted from the ground...

A giant tree root covered in suckers...?

"What is this?" Richard looked at Goldie.

Govye also looked at Richard with a look of horror!

"This size...?"

Before Govi ​​could finish speaking...

The suckers on those roots,

Suddenly opened its eyes!

Inside were actually individual grains:

Red, purple, yellow, and blue eyeballs!

The eyeball struggled to move inside the suction cup...

But unsurprisingly, everyone's eyes were fixed on Richard and Goldie.

Govi slashed out with a single blow!

clang!clang!clang!

Three strikes in one second!

The chop didn't even leave a white mark on the tree root...

This is comparable to

Fourth-tier complete form! Silverwing Insect Hunter! Bone Scythe Slash!

As Gowe swung her sword...

The tree roots were also vibrating violently, instantly uprooting large swaths of soil...

next moment,

The tree roots are covered with countless eyeballs.

Both individuals have been identified!

A 15-meter-long, thick whip

It swept directly across them horizontally!

Extremely fast!

It's not much slower than the Silverwing Insect Hunter!

Fortunately, both of them reacted quickly enough and caught the Silverwing Killer Insect's attack. The sudden attack from the tree root didn't cause them too much trouble.

They narrowly escaped.

Seeing that it missed, the tree roots quickly changed their attack direction...

Richard then saw it clearly.

That's not a tree root at all!

The moss and soil clinging to it were rapidly falling off.

This is clearly a [blank],

Tentacles covered in eyeballs!

Such enormous tentacles!? If this is the body of some kind of creature...?

The answer was practically obvious in their minds!

A colossal insectoid beast!

— Fifth rank!

—The Ultimate Form!!!