The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 543 - 336: The Insect Queen is Mine!_2

Chapter 543: Chapter 336: The Insect Queen is Mine!_2

Herman nodded, "But this is the most difficult path, the Insect Queen is a Super Rank Strong Level monster, its Spiritual Energy far surpasses the Critical State, and at this distance, fighting with any demonized ant is equivalent to fighting with the Insect Queen herself."

"Right, we can’t just charge into the pits like that, we must draw her out."

"As long as Rod gets within 500 yards of it, he can mark it with a waypoint."

Rod glanced at the deep pit and tentatively asked, "Does the waypoint have to be set by me? Can’t Lord Chucher do it?"

Chucher laughed, "Of course it’s you, little Rod, that’s my intuition."

The Guardian’s intuition was more reliable than a food bin’s; no one questioned it.

Tyrion even deliberately came up with a reason, "Lord Chucher has to take on the main fighting mission, only he can cover you as you approach the Insect Queen."

"Exactly."

"It must be so."

"The Guardian’s intuition can’t be wrong."

Everyone expressed their agreement.

"The question is how to draw her out?" Lannister pointed out sharply.

Everyone fell silent. The Insect Queen’s position was already quite clear. With slightly heightened senses, one could vividly feel the presence of that formidable Spiritual Energy.

At this moment, she was slowly moving in the northwest part of the pit, approximately 900 yards away from them, buried under layers of demonized ants.

The ranger for the Space Waypoint was only 500 yards, and it couldn’t be obstructed by anything.

The distance of 400 yards was something Rod could easily fly across by himself, but the demonized ants in the pit couldn’t be penetrated.

At this range, the Spiritual Energy Field of the Insect Queen was almost indistinguishable from her actual form, meaning any demonized ant possessed the same Strong Level Super Rank Spiritual Energy.

Without a doubt, if he fell into the pit, Rod would be reduced to bones in an instant.

Frank placed his hands on the ground, closed his eyes for a moment, and then said, "The earth tells me the pit where the Insect Queen is located is one hundred sixty yards deep."

Lannister said gravely, "The wind tells me that the surface layer of the pit is only thirty yards from the ground."

Everyone’s faces turned grim. This meant that the thickness of the ant swarm was over one hundred thirty yards.

It was almost beyond belief.

Gazing into the swirling blackness of the pit, a chill rose in everyone’s heart.

It wasn’t just the surface layer; the true horror lay in the depths below.

The mere thought of so many giant demonized ants stacked in layers upon layers left everyone speechless.

After a moment, Herman broke the silence.

"We must draw out the Insect Queen; it’s impossible to fight inside the pit."

All agreed, so the question circled back to the beginning.

"How do we draw her out?"

In the following clock hour, countless suggestions and ideas were raised, but none stood up to scrutiny.

Herman even sought help from the Royal City but found no viable solution.

The group stood immobilized, none expecting to be stuck on the brink of victory.

The biggest issue was that the pit had become a breeding ground for the swarm, and the Space Waypoint had to be placed on the Insect Queen herself; otherwise, the Fla Insect Queen could utilize her immense Spiritual Power Field to escape.

Alan’s ability to traverse space was time-limited, and once the time was up, he would return the way he came.

If the Insect Queen were to escape, it would be disastrous.

Even more disheartening was, after a short while, the Royal City sent them a reply suggesting a temporary retreat.

This indicated that even the Royal City hadn’t found an effective solution.

Peering into each other’s eyes, they all saw the reluctance.

Having come so far, and now they had to retreat?

After another silence, Herman exhaled deeply, "Let’s go back and think of a solution. We didn’t anticipate the pit formed by the collapse of the Underworld would turn out like this; it’s a failure of intelligence."

"Is there really no other way?" Anna pleaded.

She was the one who least wanted to fail, dreaming of success and longing to achieve something great.

No one answered, nor did anyone move.

Just then, Frank, who had been pressing his hands to the ground, suddenly spoke, "I feel the earth trembling; it seems there’s going to be some change in the ant nest, and they might be about to erupt."

Lannister was alarmed and immediately said, "We must leave quickly, or if the ant nest erupts, we won’t be able to return."

Cilly said vehemently, "We can’t run! If so many demonized ants erupt, all the lighthouses in the Trident River Region will be destroyed!"

For the first time Lannister unapologetically countered Cilly’s words.

"Fighting them under such a strong Spiritual Energy Field, our forces would be annihilated."

Cilly was left at a loss for words.

With heads hung low, tears swirled in the eyes of many.

Rod also felt an immense sadness. Clinging to a sliver of hope, he entered the Dream Realm to consult the Book of Knowledge.

The Book of Knowledge, which was currently lying on the ground repairing Star Square, perked up upon hearing Rod’s question and pondered before answering, "This is a highly difficult subjective question, with my existing knowledge, I cannot provide an answer."

Rod asked, "What about using your Characteristic Ability?"

"No, this isn’t knowledge, I can’t use the Characteristic."

"Is there still a way?"

"Yes, but it depends on whether you’re willing to pay the price."

Rod’s heart surged with hope, "What way?"

"Your Fifth Star, ’Divine Sense.’"

Rod instantly came to an epiphany.

After the Fifth Star ’Divine Sense’ became quantifiable, its Star Energy turned into ’Spirit Mechanism.’

’Spirit Mechanism’: Consume 10 points of Divinity to gain the wisdom of the gods, trigger a spirit mechanism, and try to solve all problems from the past, present, and future.

The Book of Knowledge warned him, "I remind you, there is a chance of failure, and the problems you address cannot exceed your limits."

Rod hesitated.

points of Divinity, for a possibility.

Should he use it?

The cost was steep; there wasn’t much Divinity left.

But Rod, recalling the despondent faces from his dream realm, Cilly with reddened eyes, tearful Anna, and the forms prepared to return to the Material World suddenly stopped.

points of Divinity.

I’ll buy that chance!

With that thought, ’Divine Sense’ was triggered.

Divinity -10

’Spirit Mechanism’

In an instant, Rod felt a powerful surge of clarity flood his mind.

His blood boiled in his veins, and his soul, like glowing red-hot coals, emitted a scorching red light. His thoughts raced like lightning, countless ideas assaulting him.

"Fla, the Insect Queen, the Darkened Fla Soul Devouring Ants, Spiritual Energy... Characteristics... Corruption... Chaotic Monster!"

A burst of Spiritual Light suddenly illuminated his chaotic thoughts!

"The Chaotic Monster holds great significance for the Queen! Imitating its spiritual energy wave can draw out the Insect Queen!"

In that moment, Rod felt as if every airway in his body had opened up. He instantly returned to the Material World and burst into wild laughter.

His laughter startled everyone.

"What’s gotten into you?"

"You haven’t been cursed, have you?"

As Herman approached with his fist big as a sandbag, Rod quickly stifled his laughter.

"Commander, I’ve just thought of a plan."

"What?" Everyone was instantly captivated by his words, "What plan?"

Rod swiftly and concisely shared his thoughts, "We can imitate the Chaotic Monster’s spiritual power wave to lure out the Insect Queen!"

Like a lightning strike, the idea electrified everyone’s minds!

Lannis immediately questioned, "How do we imitate it? Can you do it?"

Rod grinned, "Of course I can. I even know its soul... cough cough, in any case, I can."

Suddenly, the team erupted in excitement!

"That’s why it’s you!"

"The youngest hero of Trolian!"

"The brightest new star of 1325 belongs to no one else but you!"

"I thought you were a fool before, but who knew you were so clever!" For the first time, Lannis’s tone carried a clear hint of envy and jealousy.

Only Chucher seemed to have expected this, lightly lifting Rod, "Let’s go, we need to find a safe position."

Rod quickly said, "Not too far, it must be within a thousand yards, or the Insect Queen won’t pay attention. Also, we need you to simulate the spatial fluctuations from the Spirit Realm to the Material World..."

He rapidly went over all the details, all of which he had figured out in that moment.

Unfortunately, after receiving the answer, ’Spirit Mechanism’ had already drifted away from him.

Damn, lost 10 points of Divinity.

Rod thought angrily.

When Arlan arrives, I must have him spare us on his sword!

The Insect Queen, is mine!

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Royal City.

Deep within the sewage system.

In a muddy cave, a dark figure gently flipped through a book, the rows of text glowing with a blood-red light, revealing a faint smile.

"Heh, the day has finally come."

"Arlan’s death will mark the beginning of the end for Trolian."

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