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Chapter 413 -413-The Insect King Descends!
There was no need for Avril to point it out.
Caelan immediately locked his gaze onto the depths of the spiderwebs.
At the very core of this area, a dark green point of light was emitting a faint, eerie glow.
When Avril saw this, her eyes widened at once, filled with disbelief.
"Are you serious? These damned insects are actually trying to use the power of the Celestial Realm core to nurture their king?"
Through the [Eye of Insight], Caelan could clearly sense that behind the layers upon layers of spiderwebs, there was actually an enormous cocoon.
As for the Celestial Realm core, it was positioned directly above the cocoon, held in place by a thin mouthpart, like a mosquito sucking blood.
With every flicker of the Celestial Realm core, Caelan could sense the power within it slowly weakening.
Although the weakening was extremely slow, if another few hundred years passed, the Celestial Realm core would probably be completely devoured.
"Avril, it seems your Celestial Realm is in trouble."
Avril naturally understood that the situation before them was a major crisis for the entire Celestial Realm.
"These damned bugs! They actually dared to touch the Celestial Realm core! Don’t they know that the Celestial Realm core is the very foundation of their own survival? If it’s destroyed..."
Just then, Avril seemed to realize something.
A terrifying light suddenly flashed in her eyes.
"Wait. I think I understand now. What these damned bizarre creatures are plotting may not be limited to our Celestial Realm. Your World of Myriad Races probably won’t be able to escape disaster either!"
A rare solemn expression appeared in Caelan’s eyes.
Because he knew very well that Avril was not being alarmist.
If these bizarre creatures truly escaped the restraints of the Celestial Realm, then it would be a devastating blow to the entire World of Myriad Races!
"It seems our gains this time have far exceeded our expectations. But the thing inside that cocoon seems to have already taken form..."
As Caelan spoke, he used the [Eye of Insight] to scan the distant cocoon.
Standing beside him, Avril furrowed her brows deeply.
No one understood better than her just how vast the power contained within the Celestial Realm core was.
She had originally believed that no one in this world could break open the shell of the Celestial Realm core.
Yet she had never expected these bizarre creatures to actually succeed!
If they had not happened to discover this now, the consequences would have been extremely serious.
"Hey, human! Didn’t you want the Celestial Realm core? Hurry up and take it!"
At this moment, Avril wished Caelan would immediately take the Celestial Realm core away so she would not have to worry about all of this anymore.
Caelan did not respond.
His figure flashed, and he appeared directly among the layers of spiderwebs.
However, his movements were extremely nimble. The entire sequence flowed as smoothly as drifting clouds and flowing water, as though he had not been affected by the spiderwebs at all.
In the blink of an eye, his fingers had already touched the surface of the Celestial Realm core.
But the instant he picked up the Celestial Realm core, the entire Insect Nest began trembling violently, as though a magnitude-ten earthquake had erupted!
Immediately afterward, a terrifying energy fluctuation swept through the entire tunnel, accompanied by a strange roar.
Avril’s face turned pale with fright.
She had never imagined that such a terrifying existence still remained within the Beta Sector!
"Hurry up and retreat! We’ve been discovered!"
Avril kept urging Caelan while preparing herself for battle.
Clearly, she did not believe that under the current circumstances, Caelan would still be able to protect her properly.
Just then, from the cocoon in the center, a series of crisp cracking sounds suddenly rang out.
The sound was extremely distinct, as though something was shattering.
At that moment, Avril’s face became deathly pale, without the slightest trace of blood.
She had never expected that the monster inside the cocoon, the king of these bizarre insects, would actually break out of its cocoon ahead of time!
At the same time, countless auras of varying strength began rushing toward the Insect Nest.
They had sensed the call of their king and were surging forward one after another.
"Hey... human, it seems we’ve caused a huge disaster! These damned insects care far more about the Celestial Realm core than I expected!"
Avril’s expression had become extremely ugly.
She even felt that she might truly die here this time.
After all, faced with an insect tide of this scale, she could not calculate even the slightest possibility of survival.
"Hey, human... it looks like we’re definitely dead this time."
Faced with Avril’s anxiety, Caelan remained calm.
At the first moment, he activated his rule state. At the same time, he gripped his longsword with one hand and floated into the air.
"Don’t be so nervous. As long as I’m here, I won’t let anything happen to you."
Avril swept her gaze across their surroundings, then swallowed with some difficulty.
"Um... how about you just put the Celestial Realm core back? I think these insects probably care more about the Celestial Realm core than they do about us."
Avril was thoroughly frightened.
Within the range of her perception, at least hundreds of millions of bizarre insects had appeared, densely packed together in such numbers that there seemed to be no end to them.
Caelan did not waste any more words.
He directly summoned his [Molten Domain].
"Relax. No matter how many insects there are, they won’t be able to break into my domain."
Compared to Caelan’s confidence, Avril revealed a smile that looked uglier than crying.
"Ordinary bizarre insects indeed can’t. But what about the Insect King above your head?"
Caelan narrowed his eyes, then calmly snapped his fingers.
The next instant, the radiance of the [Divine Dragon] illuminated the entire Insect Nest.
"My summon should be enough to deal with them, right?"
...
At the entrance of the Insect Nest.
Countless bizarre insects were obeying the call of their king and continuously pouring into the depths of the cavern.
However, because the tunnels were too narrow, a blockage of insects had formed inside the Insect Nest.
These bizarre insects did not possess much intelligence.
However, they would obey the will of their king without hesitation.
Thus, even more insects began digging tunnels, trying to advance toward the depths of the nest through the earth itself!
Caelan could sense rustling sounds coming from every direction.
Clearly, countless insects were stirring all around them!
In the blink of an eye, with the light released by the [Divine Dragon], Caelan and Avril could clearly see that the surrounding walls were already covered with dense masses of insects.
Avril had trypophobia.
After seeing so many insects, she could no longer move.
She grabbed Caelan’s arm and said in a trembling voice, "Caelan, what do we do?"