The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 542 - 336: The Insect Queen is Mine!

Chapter 542: Chapter 336: The Insect Queen is Mine!

The core of the Trolian tactical system revolves around three positions: the front, middle, and rear.

Each position has its own detailed differences, such as the front focusing on main combat, vanguard, and co-defense; the middle on main combat, support, and control; and the rear on firepower output, firepower support, and rear reconnaissance, among others.

However, overall, the tactical responsibilities of these positions are not too vastly different, except for one position.

The strong primary position.

The emergence of this position signifies that the absolute strength of one person in the team far surpasses that of everyone else.

He is the absolute core of the team.

The existence of everyone else only serves to highlight his brilliance, to enhance his combat effectiveness.

Without a doubt, in this team, Chucher holds this position.

His body seethed with Spiritual Energy, his power converging into his muscles and veins, a terrifying vibration secretly tightening, the long, serrated waveform showing his Eleventh Level Spiritual Power Strength.

Chucher is a standard First Level Combatant, with the "Heavenly Power" characteristic, granting the bearer immense strength and terrifying Spiritual Defense.

This made Chucher one of the toughest warriors among the Guardians.

His Spiritual Energy was almost tangible, his entire body glowing with a pale blue cold light when activating his characteristic, both his hammer and axe were his custom-made Soul Weapons, known for being heavy, durable, and nearly indestructible, allowing him to fully unleash his unmatched mighty Destructive Power.

Therefore, when Chucher swung these two weapons, it was like a super Gale sweeping across the land, utterly annihilating anything fragile in its path.

Even Demonized Ants covered in the Insect Queen’s Spiritual Energy were like thin paper before him, easily torn apart by his hammer and axe.

Thus, Chucher, with a hammer in one hand and an axe in the other, carved a bloody path through the ant swarm like a wild whirlwind.

Everyone else became support, assisting him in battle from the sides.

The team’s advance speed suddenly increased.

Chucher alone at the front held off all the monsters’ attacks; the few that slipped through were jointly eliminated by Herman and the others.

The rear’s firepower was fully unleashed, its efficiency increasing exponentially.

In less than half a clock hour, they had advanced thousands of yards, and were now less than a thousand yards from the entrance’s center.

The Insect Queen’s Spiritual Energy was already incredibly strong, the air seeming distorted, Ryan’s Spiritual Vision reduced to less than a third of its usual range, Demonized Ants becoming exceedingly hard, with even ordinary Worker Ants requiring everyone’s combined effort to kill.

But with Chucher present, not much had changed.

After wiping out another small group of Demonized Ants, Ryan finally found a relatively calm hilltop amidst the monster-filled crevices and led everyone up there.

As they stepped onto the hilltop, the sight in front of them shocked everyone.

Beneath the hill was an immensely large pit, pitch black and seemingly endless, its depths and edges not visible.

All that was visible were countless Demonized Ants writhing inside, those near the edge scrambling out of the large pit in desperate haste, charging in all directions.

The powerful Spiritual Energy of the Insect Queen was within that deep pit.

Endless Black Fog rolled furiously towards the pit.

Chucher said gravely, "That is the Underworld of the Trident River Region, the nest of the Fla Soul Devouring Ants. After an unknown collapse occurred, the entire Underworld was exposed, and more Demonized Ants surged out, putting tremendous pressure on us."

Everyone felt a heaviness in their hearts, the horrific scene imposing immense psychological pressure on them.

But no one spoke, silently drinking Potions and treating their wounds.

Ryan suddenly asked, "An unknown collapse? Was it caused by a battle?"

Chucher shook his head, "Unclear, but it didn’t seem to be a battle. My team and I were already inside the Insect Nest. We initially planned to locate the Insect Queen by following the movements of the ant swarm and the gathering of the Black Fog, but a sudden collapse occurred, causing the nest to be destroyed which sent the ant swarm into a frenzy. We suffered heavy losses and completely lost track of the Insect Queen."

Ryan’s expression grew serious, "Could it have been man-made?"

Chucher and two commanders fell silent for a moment.

Herman suddenly thought of the words of the Doomsday believers, feeling an inexplicable chill in his heart.

...Could what they had said be more than just malicious curses?

Herman and Tyrion glanced at each other, both seeing caution in the other’s eyes, but the idea that someone plotted against Alan seemed too incredible. Even with the Demi Divine Artifact, the Book of Destiny, it seemed impossible to directly affect such a powerful soul.

Tyrion said, "Commander, for safety’s sake, perhaps we should report this situation to the Royal City?"

Herman nodded, "Perhaps they aim to murder Alan’s only kin to break his spirit. I’ll have the Royal City Defense Department be more vigilant."

He quickly handwrote a letter, pulled out a Spirit Crow Messenger from his chest, attached the letter, and injected Spiritual Energy.

The Spirit Crow Messenger soared into the air and vanished behind the Black Fog in the blink of an eye.

Chucher said lightly, "Alan’s power is beyond their imagination. Those insects will never succeed."

This statement was met with everyone’s agreement, Ryan commented, "Lord Alan is invincible."

"Yes, those gutter rats will never succeed."

"Let’s quickly put an end to this disaster."

Tyrion calmly said, "After killing the Big King Ant, the Insect Queen’s Spiritual Energy has become very clear. Just place a mark, and our mission will be complete. The problem lies in these last 500 yards."