297: Gold Bug advances

Qin Shilei untied an ancient-looking pouch from his waist and gently pulled it open.

Countless Scythe Beetles and Silver Beetles continuously surged out from the opening of the pouch.

The Gold Beetle immediately stopped eating and commanded its subordinates to charge towards the surrounding Claw Beasts.

“King Kong, Little Strong, prioritize killing the Silver Realm Claw Beasts.”

Qin Shilei and his two Golden Realm pets attacked the Claw Beasts from three directions.

The sounds of running, crashing, and screams echoed in the silent night.

Two different races, Beetles and Claw Beasts, engaged in a fierce battle.

With a combined force of four to five hundred thousand troops, both sides fought to the death under the command of their respective kings.

A Claw Beast tore apart a Scythe Beetle with one claw, only to be cut in half from behind by another Scythe Beetle.

Countless insects died every second.

The Claw Beast King, hiding in the back, was completely bewildered.

It had only heard its subordinates say that a large gorilla had charged into its territory, slaughtering its subjects.

To be safe, it had brought almost all of its subordinates.

It was supposed to be a perfect sneak attack, a siege battle with an absolute numerical advantage.

How did it turn into a war of equal strength with the Beetles?

The Claw Beast King was hesitant at this moment, “Should I lead my subjects in a strategic retreat?”

Fighting to the death with these Beetles was meaningless to it.

It might even lose all of its subordinates.

The Claw Beast King quickly made a decision and roared, “Roar….”

The massive beast roar instantly resounded throughout the entire mountain.

“Master, it’s trying to negotiate with the Gold Beetle, hoping to stop the slaughter.”

Little Strong’s voice rang in Qin Shilei’s mind.

“Little Strong, have the Gold Beetle hold it back. Let’s see if we can find this Claw Beast King.”

Qin Shilei flew near Little Strong and instructed.

“Understood, Master.”

Little Strong said a few words to the Gold Beetle not far away, then turned and flew towards the source of the sound.

In the pitch darkness, Qin Shilei’s vision was greatly obstructed. In the end, it was the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle, with its excellent eyesight, that found the Claw Beast King next to a small lake at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, the Claw Beast King was still trying to communicate with the Gold Beetle, “This is my territory. Quickly take your subordinates and leave here, or I will report you to the Frost Insect Emperor.”

“Frost Insect Emperor?”

Qin Shilei, who was already preparing to teleport over and kill the Claw Beast King, immediately stopped when he heard this term.

From the Claw Beast King’s words, this area should be under the rule of this Frost Insect Emperor.

Then this Frost Insect Emperor must be at least at the Platinum Realm.

How far away is this Frost Insect Emperor from here? Is it a Claw Beast or some other type of insect?

Qin Shilei wanted to extract more information from the Claw Beast King below.

Unfortunately, the Claw Beast King had already discovered Qin Shilei and launched a Fierce Wind Claw upwards.

“Forget it, it’s not too late to ask the Gold Beetle after killing you.”

Qin Shilei flashed to avoid the Fierce Wind Claw, then teleported to the Claw Beast King’s side and thrust his sword.

A wind shield suddenly formed around the Claw Beast King, firmly blocking the thrust of the Giant Que Sword.

“Shatter!”

The vital energy within Qin Shilei surged towards the Giant Que Sword. Sharp sword qi pierced through the sword, instantly shattering the wind shield.

However, the Claw Beast King had already used the momentum of the shattered wind shield to quickly retreat, attempting to widen the distance from Qin Shilei.

What it didn't know was that a phantom suddenly appeared in its path of retreat.

One-Punch Man!

Lightning Chain Slash!

After the phantom activated the amplification modifier, it instantly struck the Claw Beast King ten times.

A Claw Beast King, only at Golden Two-Star, how could it withstand the phantom's full power attack? It was instantly reduced to a dying state and also fell into a stiffened state.

Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky!

The phantom then unleashed another combat skill towards the target.

Swish, swish, swish!

After several sword strikes, the Claw Beast King was cut into several pieces.

The Claw Beasts covering the mountains and plains had no idea that their king had already become a pile of flesh, and they continued to fight with the Beetles.

“Split up and kill!”

Qin Shilei put away his spoils of war, raised the Giant Que Sword, and once again charged towards the Claw Beasts.

The morning sun rose.

The sounds of battle finally subsided.

Qin Shilei looked up, and the entire mountain seemed as blood-red as the rising sun.

Everywhere were shattered exotic beast corpses, both Claw Beasts and Beetles.

The Gold Beetle was still heartlessly devouring one Claw Beast after another.

Qin Shilei kicked the Gold Beetle, “Don’t just eat. Have your subordinates bring back all the corpses.”

“Roar!”

The Gold Beetle swallowed the bloody chunk of meat in its mouth and roared upwards.

The remaining less than one hundred thousand Beetles immediately moved again, moving the corpses of Claw Beasts and Beetles across the mountains and plains to Qin Shilei’s front.

Although Qin Shilei had killed the Claw Beast King early on, the frenzied Claw Beasts still fought to the death, costing over one hundred thousand Beetles.

The Gold Beetle seemed indifferent to this, and Qin Shilei certainly wouldn't feel distressed.

It didn't matter if those ordinary Scythe Beetles died, as long as the three to four hundred Silver Beetles were still there, the impact was not significant.

At worst, the next time they encountered a Beetle tribe, he would help the Gold Beetle subdue a new group of subordinates.

“Gold Beetle, you know that Frost Insect Emperor, right?”

Qin Shilei asked while collecting the insect corpses in front of him into his Qiankun Ring.

“I know of her, but I haven’t seen her,” Little Strong translated from the side.

“What kind of insect is she? How strong is she?”

“She is a Phantom Sound Butterfly Empress. I heard her strength is very formidable.”

“Where is she?”

“In the Phoenix Butterfly Valley, very, very far from here.”

“Are you all under the command of this Frost Insect Emperor?”

“Yes, every once in a while, we have to offer a batch of heaven and earth treasures to the Phoenix Butterfly Valley.”

“There are heaven and earth treasures? Why haven’t I seen you offer any to me, your Master?”

“We just offered a batch to the Phoenix Butterfly Valley. We don’t have any now.”

Through their conversation, Qin Shilei also gained a preliminary understanding of the Insect World.

The Insect World is vast and boundless, with various insects revered.

Basically, a Golden Realm insect leads a tribe to survive in one place.

Although Platinum Realm insects can command Golden Realm insects, they usually adopt a free-range approach with them.

After careful questioning, Qin Shilei learned that the Phoenix Butterfly Valley was at least tens of thousands of kilometers away from here, so he calmly took his pets and hunted in this area.

Three consecutive days of hunting.

Qin Shilei killed a total of eight Golden Realm insects, all of which were fed to the Gold Beetle.

Having received a large amount of nourishment, the Gold Beetle had already advanced two levels, becoming a Golden Seven-Star Insect King.

The insects Qin Shilei encountered these past two days were not of the Beetle type, so not only did the Gold Beetle’s subordinates not get replenished, but due to successive battles, less than ten thousand of them remained.

“You, you’re such a terrible navigator. Where is the territory of the other Gold Beetle you mentioned? If you still can’t find it, you’ll become a bare commander.”

Qin Shilei irritably kicked the Gold Beetle, who was still continuously devouring Claw Beasts.