Chapter 1320 - Smelly Potion (1/2)

Instantly, everybody seemed to have disappeared from the cavern. Their smell, mana, and aura of vitality were all locked in the dent. Also, observed from the outside, the green membrane of light looked exactly the same as the rock wall, without any flaw.

The rock giant warlock stuck one of his hands to the green membrane of light. From his hand, special magic power was spreading out and sustaining the spell.

A dozen seconds later, the dozen channels that the cavern was connected to were almost exploding. From every channel, a tremendous number of giant crimson insects were bursting out. Those insects looked like ants, but they were more than three meters long, and had forelimbs that looked like scythes. There were at least 100 sharp teeth in their mouths.

In only three seconds, those giant insects had occupied the whole cavern. The top of the cave and the walls were all filled up. They crammed the floor too. All of them were shaking their antennae, as if they were looking for something.

“Mafa Merlin, they’re just creatures no stronger than level 30. Is it really necessary to hide? If you’re scared, you can hide, but we are not scared at all!”

Sheldon stood there with his arms crossed. He sneered and looked at the dozen giant insects that were lying on the surface of the green membrane of light. Everybody saw the insects clearly in detail, and didn’t consider them a threat.

Sunny, on the other hand, sneered continuously. “Sheldon, you might not know this, but he has lived to this day exactly because he’s cautious enough to hide whenever he encounters anything until he confirms that there’s no danger. Even if those insects had been only level 5, he would’ve still hidden himself first…”

Lin Yun glanced at Sheldon and Sunny, and ignored them. Myers, who was standing nearby, immediately frowned.

Are those two idiots who are willing to sell anything for greater power not aware of the situation? They’re still starting an internal fight. Mafa Merlin knows this plane too well. If he’s so cautious, there must be great danger.

Besides, Mafa Merlin’s understanding of bloodline transplantation must be even greater than mine. There has never been much grudge between us to begin with. It’s better to make friends with Mafa Merlin. As long as we acquire the bloodline transplantation technology from Mafa Merlin, we will become even stronger, and we’ll make progress in our research. We may be able to figure out something new.

Yet, those two idiots are still provoking Mafa Merlin for no good reason. How stupid…

“Sunny, Sheldon, shut up. Mafa Merlin definitely had a good reason for his decision. If you’re not happy with it, you can go out.”

Myers scolded Sunny and Sheldon, who looked quite terrible, but didn’t dare to continue the provocation.

“Sir Merlin, you seem to know the insects well, don’t you? Can you tell us more about them?”

Myers turned around, and looked at Lin Yun with an apologetic smile.

Lin Yun ignored Sunny and Sheldon. He was silent for a few seconds before he introduced the insects to Myers.

“Do you know army ants that swallow everything in their way? Those insects are the army ants of this plane. They spent most of their time underground. Their nest is underground too. Their forelimbs can rip apart spells, and their mouthparts can tear things apart and swallow them.

“Our shields, mana, bodies, and souls are all vulnerable to them. Also, their bodies are strongly resistant to magic. Their shells are very hard too. Although they’re no stronger than level 30, they’re just one of the squads that are looking for food.

“Whenever they find anything alive, they’ll send a message back with their antennae. Then, in only three minutes, this cavern, and even the dozen caverns around, will be surrounded. Then, the insects will press close as their reinforcements arrive.

“By then, we will have to make use of Heaven Rank power in order to eliminate them.

“If we make use of Heaven Rank power, the caverns will surely collapse, and we can hardly escape. A tribe of such insects includes at least a million members. Which of you can kill a million of such insects here? Also, their queen must be in the Heaven Rank. There may be at least 10,000 of level-39 ones under her.

“More importantly, if we catch the attention of something by making use of extraordinary power, we’ll all die…” Lin Yun explained casually. He even spoke the last sentence in a casual tone. However, everybody felt cold at the same time.

It was pure narration. He was only stating facts.

Myers’ expression changed. Naturally, he realized that Lin Yun was not making a threat, but stating a fact.

Damn it, what was underground? What was it that was so dangerous that even Mafa Merlin thought he couldn’t survive?

Was there a horrifying creature asleep underground? Any use of extraordinary power would wake up that horrifying creature?

Yes, that had to be it. That was the only explanation for this plane’s weirdness. This plane had higher odds of being home to a powerful creature than any other planes. How could there not be an intelligent creature in this place?

Yes, there was an intelligent creature. A horrifying extraordinary creature, or species, was lying asleep in the underground world of this plane.

The closer they approached it, the more likely they would be discovered. If they made use of extraordinary power, the horrifying creature might be woken up, and kill everybody.

It was possible that intelligent species and creatures had been born in this plane, but all of them had been killed by that horrifying being…

“Sir Merlin, are you suggesting that some sort of horrifying extraordinary creature is asleep underground in this plane?”

What Myers said attracted everybody’s attention. Not just the people of the Thorny Crown, but Xiuban, Reina, and Lord Shawn also looked at Lin Yun in surprise.

Lin Yun nodded slowly, and thought for a moment.

“It’s very strong. In terms of level, it’s probably between level 48 and level 49. If it’s woken up, no creatures in this plane can possibly survive.

“Of course, those reptile-like beasts are exceptions. Not all of them will get killed…

“I hope that all of you understand that we’re here to explore for resources, not to get killed. To be more frank, if we wake up that horrifying creature, you will definitely perish. This entire plane is its territory.”

Immediately, everybody fell silent. Even Sunny and Sheldon, who had always wanted to cause trouble, simply sneered in disdain, but didn’t say anything.

Exactly at this moment, unusual waves emerged from the rock giant warlock. His mana waves became chaotic, and the green membrane of light had ripples.

The insects, which had searched every corner of the cavern, detected something. Their antennae were all shivering crazily, and all of them were waving their forelimbs while cutting the walls. The hard rocks were all crumbling under the cutting of the sharp forelimbs. In only a few seconds, the cavern had become significantly bigger. The walls had been reduced by one meter…

Outside of the green membrane of light, a dozen giant insects were digging crazily with their forelimbs, making broken stones fly about. The space where everybody was hiding slowly retreated under the rock giant warlock’s control.

When those insects’ forearms hit the membrane of light, they seemed to be hitting rocks. Those rocks were transferred from nearby or down below. Under the rock giant warlock’s control, this space was completely hidden in the wall. Nobody could discover it.

That was the special ability of warlocks who had transplanted foreign creatures. It was impossible to do that with spells. They would’ve been discovered by the insects.