Symphony for the Insect Princess

She lowered the sniper rifle and frowned.

"Everyone, look down there."

"what happened?"

"Insects, have you noticed that their distribution and activities are very regular?"

"So someone is manipulating them?"

"It's definitely being manipulated, but the problem is... the 'rules' involved are a bit strange."

She threw the sniper scope to the other three and signaled them to observe carefully.

"Did you notice? The different insects are clearly separated from each other. There's no interference between them. Moreover... each type of insect only moves within a specific range."

"Now that you mention it...yes!"

It's easy to see if you look down from a high altitude.

The spider monster appeared on the edge of the city.

After appearing there, they have been active on the edge, neither leaving the city nor going deep into the city. Even when humans have gained the upper hand, they have not crossed the line.

The giant ants appeared further inward, just outside the city's edge. Like the spiders, they remained within this ring, neither moving outward into the spiders' territory nor inward.

"If you think of Kasol as a circle with the city center at its center, the distribution of these insects is like dividing the circle into four rings from the outside inward. The outermost ring is composed of spiders, and the innermost rings are composed of ants."

"If you count it that way...yes, the innermost ring is also the one where the City Lord's Mansion is located. Isn't it occupied by worms now?" Sai Zhuoang said.

"It seems so, but..."

Charlotte looked towards the city center, puzzled.

"But the ring further in between the ant and the worm is completely empty. It's strange that only this narrow ring is devoid of any worms."

"If you say so..."

There are four rings. The outermost ring is spiders, the innermost ring is ants, and the innermost ring is worms. But there are no insects in the ring between the worms and the ants. It is like a broken belt.

They are now just above this broken belt.

""""...""""

Silence lasted for a moment, and then the four of them simultaneously—

““““——Insect Man!””””

"That's right! I remember we were attacked by those damn bug men at the edge of the ant ring! It's not that there are no bugs in this ring, but they have already appeared and been eliminated by us! Bug men are also bugs!"

"Although I'm much better than the other small fry..."

then.

In the current city of Kasol, the innermost circle is the city center, and the four outer layers are worms, insect people, ants, and spiders.

This was definitely done intentionally by someone.

why?

"Information... the person who controlled the insect swarm used this method to transmit it—and to the entire city?"

"This is definitely that guy's clue! He's acting so high and mighty, messing around like that. It's really annoying!"

"Is the mastermind behind all this trouble just to play dumb with the whole city?"

"If this is a riddle... I feel like this ring-within-a-ring structure clearly indicates the destination..."

"indeed……"

The four of them looked towards the center of the four-layer ring.

There,

It is the city center as the center of the circle.

"Based on my understanding of Kasol City," Aisia cleared her throat, "it seems that the underground of the city center is the core of an ancient underground waterway network."

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Chapter 97 Don’t go

In the center of Kasolu City, underground, at the center of the waterway——

"Everyone, attention..."

This was a spacious underground cave. On the ground was a huge magic circle glowing red. Dozens of people stood at different nodes and chanted in low voices. The mercenary captain, Harry Riha, was squinting his eyes and staring upwards, slowly raising one hand.

"Wait a moment... wait a moment..."

The tense atmosphere spread, and everyone chanted faster. At this moment, Harry's pupils shrank -

"Here it comes! Surge of blazing earth fire!"

The chanting suddenly intensified, and a vast expanse of pulsing magma appeared above their heads, brooding with hellish heat. At the same moment, the hollow dome suddenly exploded, and a giant figure appeared above the magic circle!

"put!!!"

At a command, a massive column of magma erupted towards the oncoming force. The other two entangled with the giant shadow dodged in time, but the giant shadow—Sacco, who had revealed a portion of the golem—was struck directly! The scorching magma flowed over the golem's surface, as if coating it with a layer of pure gold. Nicholas Xi and I.A, who had just dodged, gave Saco no chance to breathe, assaulting him with domineering sword energy and scorching ice blades simultaneously!

"You guys work together really well, huh?"

Sarco laughed angrily. A giant sword materialized in the golem's hand, splitting the mercenaries' lava mid-air. Simultaneously, the outer armor that appeared dispersed the sword energy and ice blades! The boiling magic power materialized into countless blades, shooting out in all directions. Nicholas swung the invisible blades from his fingertips at high speed, while I.A unleashed explosive, scorching ice blades, deflecting the blades at top speed!

And Harry—

"Attention, coming!"

The mercenaries immediately chanted in unison, and a massive magical shield appeared before Sarko. His golem smashed into it, cracking the shield! Harry swung his two-handed axe from a blind spot, but the newly manifested golem's foot blocked his attack. Sarko sneered and slashed with his sword, breaking one of Harry's axes from a distance of several meters!

"Is that all you can do? —Huh!?"

Just as he was about to give chase, the entire underground ground began to tremble violently. Earth and rocks fell continuously, the ground trembled, and waves of strange sound waves echoed through the intricate waterways! Sako felt that the magic power that composed the golem was becoming difficult to control, and its movements slowed. Taking this opportunity, the two previous attackers launched a simultaneous attack!

"Well done, woman!"

"I owe you one..."

A thousand blows in an instant!

Ring-refining ice pendant!

In a single second, Nicholas launched over a thousand thrusts, each one focused on the joints of the golem's armor! Even the Great War Spirit's golem began to crack, and I.A.'s attack—a crimson ice drill falling at super-high speed—hit precisely there! A rumbling explosion echoed through the underground space, and with a crash, a small piece of armor on the golem's back finally shattered!

"They're all like fleas..."

Sarco cursed and released magical power, which materialized and knocked Nicholas and I.A away. The strong impact made their faces pale for a moment, but they both smiled victoriously.

The singing sounded again, and this time Sako found the source of the sound - Ming Linmei was hiding in the corner of a cave and singing non-stop. The sound magic could interfere with the use of magic power and the mind at the same time, making it difficult for him to concentrate!

"Now, little ones!"

The mercenary chanted again, but this time, instead of attacking, he buffed Harry! With a loud roar, he swung his remaining axe at the golem's foot. The combined amplification magic of a hundred people instantly unleashed the power of a great war spirit! The golem's foot snapped, throwing it off balance. Lin Mei seized the opportunity to attack as well!

Sonic bomb!

Everyone immediately covered their ears and stepped back. The next moment, the air around the golem seemed to transform into a bomb, exploding violently under Lin Mei's control! The violent sound waves didn't spread, but instead enveloped the golem, constantly vibrating and weakening its power bit by bit!

"Good job!"

"Stop talking nonsense and get on with it, gentlemen!"

"Yes Yes Yes--"

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"So the target is in the very center of Kasolu City?"

"Target……"

"The target can only be the Great Secret Treasure, right?"

"So!"

Aisia suddenly remembered something and clapped her hands.

"The Great Secret Treasure! I still remember where the Great Secret Treasure was first discovered!"

She quickly took out a pen and paper from her space ring and started scribbling, comparing it with the city structure below as she wrote, and then nodded.

"Sure enough...look!"

There was a nearly circular pattern on the paper. Although it was simply drawn, it was obviously an aerial view of Kasol. Several main roads were marked with simple lines. The dot in the middle was the city center, and crosses were marked throughout the city.

"This is?"

"The crossed-out location... Oh, that's where the great treasure was discovered, right?"

"Yes! Father... Saenris's men have also been secretly observing the actions of the investigation team. I sneaked a peek at the records of their discovery of the great secret treasure, so I remember the approximate location of the great secret treasure!"

"Looking at it this way, it seems the closer you get to the city center, the denser the population becomes."

"Not only that—"

Aisia added a few more strokes, and the city's main roads immediately turned into a spider web.

"When I was a kid, I was very interested in ancient ruins and investigated the distribution of Kasol's underground water network... Although I can't remember much now, I still remember some key nodes!"

"I see... wow, these aren't just several... No, almost every great secret treasure overlaps with a node!"

"Yes, if we exclude the two great secret treasures that Mr. Butcher carries (write and draw)... this is very obvious!"

Use a pen to connect several nodes into a line. No matter how you look at it, it eventually points to the city center, which is the center of the water conservancy system.

"This hint is so obvious."

"It's definitely obvious when marked like this, but there aren't many people who would associate the location of the great treasure with the remains of the water conservancy system. Even fewer would also understand both the location of the great treasure and the distribution of the waterways. This means that ultimately, only a handful of elites would be able to find it."

"…………so what?"

Sedroon put his hands on his hips and looked at the three of them.

"So, are you going? The water system's hub underneath the city center?"

At this time-

Boom, boom, boom! ! ! !

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"how?"

"So, you guys look down on me too much..."

The golem suddenly shrank and stuck close to Sarco's body. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary magic armor, but the power condensed in it was definitely not of the same dimension.

Sarco used his left hand to hold back Nicholas's invisible blade with his sword, and released a flying sword with his right hand to trap I.A. He stepped on Harry's battle axe with one foot.

Since the golem was now clinging to his body to protect him, Lin Mei's voice magic became difficult to interfere with.

"It's a shame, but compressing the golem to its limit for close combat is my specialty!"

Boom, boom, boom! ! ! !

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"I say... this magical fluctuation, I'm afraid several people have already taken advantage of it."

Charlotte pointed towards the city center helplessly.

"The fight is intense. Could they be fighting for the great treasure?"

"Could it be that they discovered us just like that!?"

"Then we-"

“—Don’t go!!!”

Qiumila suddenly shouted, startling the three of them.

"Don't go! I... I don't know why, but I just have a very bad feeling about that place! Really, really trust me, don't go!"

Qiumila was uncharacteristically a little timid, but her attitude was very firm.

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