Chapter 47 (1/2)
One of the important variables that made up an ecosystem was the relationshi+p of natural predators
If there weren’t any natural predators, unlimited reproduction would destroy the ecosystem and in the end destroy itself
The bugs in front of him were like that
If they ate up all the roots, the bugs would most certainly die
However, the Fire Tar wanted his
‘The Art of Death skill can’t be a solution all the time’
He could s into an undead
At most, he could create 100 of them a day
But most importantly, he couldn’t make them multiply like he did with the zombies
‘Undead is a curse normally cast on humans and other humanoid races’
Bugs weren’t a humanoid race Of course, they weren’t included
‘I need natural predators’
It seemed necessary for him to make ‘natural predators’ protect the Poom tree
A natural predator of a bug everyone kneas a bird
However, it wouldn’t be able to consue bird
It was hard to get flocks of huge birds immediately
‘Overpopulated aphids’
Muyoung picked up a bug and looked at it carefully
As he pressed on the bug’s bulging belly, he was able to feel that it was full of water
They had already sucked out the Poom tree’s sap
Bugs like aphids tended to extend their lives like this
‘The natural predator of aphids are beetles’
He had learned about bugs when he was training to become an assassin
He beca everything including poison, anis and etc
There were so on the situation
For exas of solitude that died when their partner died, some that reacted to a specific sound and some that followed a specific scent It was a world of infinite possibilities
‘The Plutoniannian Beetle…’
Soon after, Muyoung remembered its name
The Plutonian Beetle was a beetle type rew up to 1 meter
It dug up the ground and used its long round
Norh he wasn’t sure if these s, he felt it orth a try
Muyoung took out a talisman
Soon, a flock of 100 harpies flew around Muyoung
“Search as far as you can and find bugs that look like these Bring them back alive”
Muyoung drew a picture on the ground
He described its characteristics and ordered the harpies to paralyze the bugs and to bring them to him alive
Harpies possessed a paralyzing poison in their wings
It should definitely be possible for the harpies to fulfill this task as the Plutonian Beetle were very strong
After a day, 30 harpies returned
“…Hmm”
Muyoung knitted his brows after looking at the different types of bugs the harpies brought him
Maybe it was because they were undead or perhaps it was because they were birdbrain but there were no Plutonian Beetles
As time passed, more than 20 appeared but the situation was the same
‘Did the others that didn’t return die?’
Muyoung was able to see the last few houl or a zombie died
However, he was unable to confirm if the others died possibly because harpies had small brain capacities
‘More than half came back alive’
But, it was still a relief that this much had come back alive as they recklessly ventured all over the Demon God’s Territory
He expected only about half to survive but 70 percent did
‘But, there is still a chance’
Muyoung still held on to this slight chance Aiant aphids
He dug a hole and s that the harpies brought together
However, it didn’t result in any great effect as he hoped
‘The bugs can’t use their strength’
It was strange
Did sos?
Besides the aphids, all the rest of the bugs didn’t move properly
Theirin fear
Every day, Muyoung continuously let the harpies out to investigate the cause
And using all the undead, he was restricting the territory of the bugs
It was to protect its roots even a little longer
And after 7 days, Muyoung was finally able to get the one he wanted
‘The Plutonian Beetle!’
Finally, he was able to obtain a Plutonian Beetle
Only 10 harpies were left
It was by sheer luck
On top of that, the Plutonian Beetle was bearing eggs
Only about 1 of the 1000 eggs it bore becae an environment he could increase it to 10
However… like the other bugs, the Plutonian Beetle’s body was stiff It was scared
“What do you think is the problem?”
“I, don’t know”
Muyoung questioned the Blazing Spear Soldier as he sat on a rock
Although the Blazing Spear Soldier had the knowledge of Fire Dragon Woo, it seemed like this problem exceeded his ability
It seemed like it would becos were scared, even if he did find a natural predator
If he used the ‘Eye of the Sky’ skill, he would be able to use the knowledge in the Sky Library but ould he search for if he didn’t even know the cause
‘I have analyzed situations more complex than this’
Although it hen he was brainwashed, Muyoung was able to succeed in everything fro
It wasn’t like he couldn’t do it anymore
Muyoung climbed up the tree
The Fire Tars would have scolded him if they found out
However, he needed to be daring Nothing would change if he just stood there
Then Muyoung closed his eyes as he assi with the wind
The sky was quiet
Even the ground was quiet
This place was especially quiet
Muyoung shut off his emotions Even his spirit was shut off
He atteanism
It was his last resort to find out why the bugs were afraid of this place
However, it wasn’t enough His primal human nature refused
Although Muyoung had becoround as he concealed hi like a s