The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 254 - 253 Accidental Encounter with the Insect Clan

Chapter 254: Chapter 253 Accidental Encounter with the Insect Clan

Qu Tong didn’t make a move, leaving the opportunity for them to train.

She treated it as a trip, experiencing the scenery of different planets and meeting diverse people.

Incidentally, she helped Xu An and the others hunt down Star Beasts to accumulate more practical combat experience.

Once again, after killing a Star Beast, Xu An collapsed on the ground.

Qu Tong descended from a tree to his side, handing him a potion along with hundreds of Energy Liquids she had concocted during this time.

"Mind your health, improving strength isn’t about the short term," Qu Tong kindly reminded him.

Xu An, feeling heavy, accepted the potion and nodded firmly, "Yes, I know."

Without Xu An’s instruction, He Zhou and the others skillfully began to disassemble the Star Beast, separating its useful parts, and stored the meat in a specialized, preservative space button belonging to their team.

In casual conversation with Xu An, Qu Tong also learned that Xu An’s online post recruiting mercenaries was still active.

"I want to form my own mercenary team, yours too," Xu An answered when Qu Tong asked.

He spoke the latter part very softly, not letting He Zhou and the others hear.

Qu Tong was momentarily stunned.

"Sister, you’re the Planet Master, and you need such a team; if one day you divorce War God Your Highness, you’ll also have support. You’re strong, but it’s hard to do everything alone," Xu An looked up at the sky, his voice filled with sincerity.

Qu Tong didn’t expect Xu An to have such thoughts and felt a warm rush in her heart.

Having a brother is really nice, Qu Tong thought once more.

At the same time, her heart grew more complicated. She pursed her lips, about to say something, but was interrupted by a noise from the other side.

"Ew, what’s this? So disgusting." A team member nicknamed Four-Eyes looked at the sole of his boot with a look of distaste.

Curious, He Zhou went to examine, and Four-Eyes crouched down to investigate as well.

"I’ve never seen this thing before, it’s like a scorpion mixed with a mantis," Four-Eyes commented as he poked at the large, half-squashed insect he had stepped on.

"Don’t touch it!" He Zhou reached out to stop Four-Eyes’s hand.

But it was already too late.

"Hiss~it stings," Four-Eyes exclaimed in shock, retracting and shaking his hand.

"This looks like a Low-Level Bug Tribe member," He Zhou recalled from the images played during Zhu Jidan’s recent lessons.

"Ah? No way, how could the Insect Clan be here?" Four-Eyes looked at his injured fingertip, both shocked and scared.

"Am I going to be poisoned and die after being stung?"

Four-Eyes came from a remote star with limited resources, so he only knew about the Insect Clan in general terms.

"No, larvae of this size from the Low-Level Bug Tribe have only a trace amount of toxin, just get some disinfectant spray when we’re back," He Zhou reassured.

Four-Eyes was relieved by He Zhou’s words.

The commotion attracted the attention of Xu An and Qu Tong.

Suddenly, Qu Tong sensed a dangerous aura and her sharp gaze darted behind Four-Eyes and He Zhou.

Just behind Four-Eyes was a cliff; the sound of the wind was so loud that they had overlooked the buzzing of the Insect Clan’s wings.

Four-Eyes swallowed hard and turned mechanically, his face turning pale at the sight of dozens of poison darts flying towards him.

"Insect... Insect Clan!" Four-Eyes staggered backward and bumped into a large rock.

Immediately, He Zhou threw himself at Four-Eyes to dodge the incoming poison darts.

In that moment, Qu Tong’s vines lashed out, both pulling her people back and blocking the Insect Clan’s subsequent attacks.

Four-Eyes and He Zhou were tossed back to their teammates, their composure shaken.

Frustration flickered through the Insect Clan’s compound eyes as they shifted their target toward Qu Tong and Xu An.

With a snort, Qu Tong knew picking a fight with her was practically a death wish.

Two vines shot out to meet the advancing Bug Tribe member, who agilely dodged with a flap of its wings.

But just as it dodged, even more vines quickly followed, rendering the Bug Tribe member’s escape impossible with their swift encroachment.

One end of the vines was held in Qu Tong’s hand.

With a pull, the Bug Tribe member’s head separated from its body.

The men with four eyes were dumbfounded.

Just two moves!

And an High-Level Bug Tribe member was easily dealt with!

They thought their team leader was strong, but they didn’t realize that this aloof beauty was the hidden master.

Even their team leader hadn’t had the chance to make a move.

However, the danger had not been resolved; the rustling sounds from the bottom of the cliff got closer and closer, almost painting a picture of the Insect Clan swarming up the cliff in large numbers, a spine-chilling feeling crawling up everyone’s back.

As the buzzing noise grew louder, many Bug Tribe members of various sizes flew up from beneath the cliff.

"We need to move now!"

Qu Tong created a net with the vines to block the Bug Tribe’s assault, then turned to call for everyone to withdraw.

Given the urgent situation, everyone was too shocked to hesitate, each pulling out their weapons as they cleared out approaching Bug Tribe members while retreating.

While Xu An’s team was not very experienced, their reactions were still decent thanks to extended field training, and they coordinated well with each other.

With Qu Tong blocking all High-Level Bug Tribe and most of the Middle-Level Bug Tribe attacks, they were able to escape smoothly.

For some unknown reason, the Bug Tribe gave up chasing after a short distance.

When they finally stopped, they discovered He Zhou was injured – it was the poison needle from the initial High-Level Bug Tribe member.

He Zhou’s spiritual power was also somewhat unstable, so Xu An immediately administered a dose of Spirit Power Stabilizing Potion to him.

"We should head to the hospital," Xu An told the others.

The other four, having never seen the Bug Tribe before, were still a bit shaken and instinctively followed Xu An’s arrangements.

Qu Tong looked down at the town below the mountain, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

This was a border planet, and a third-grade one at that, with no small population.

She knew she had to report the Bug Tribe’s activity.

The first person she thought to contact was Si Yuting, but she didn’t have his communication details, so she could only reach out to Feng Lin, whose stationed planet was quite close to this region.

Qu Tong sent a message to Feng Lin, then followed Xu An to the hospital.

Upon receiving the message, Feng Lin immediately called Qu Tong to understand the situation.

Two hours later, Feng Lin arrived with military forces.

Arriving with him were Cheng Feng from the neighboring Sixth Army Corps and technicians from the First Army Corps.

Qu Tong asked Xu An and the others to stay in the hospital while she led the way for Feng Lin and his team.

She had killed many Bug Tribe members on their way back, but in just two hours, all the corpses had disappeared without a trace, not even leaving behind any fluid.

Feng Lin stopped several attempts by the people behind him to speak with a look.

Qu Tong naturally noticed but didn’t show any concern, continuing to pay attention to the surroundings as they moved forward.

Qu Tong led the group to the edge of the cliff and faced their bewildered looks with a calm composure, "The Bug Tribe we encountered probably came up from down there."

Beneath the cliff, a sea of white clouds stretched out, obscuring the bottom, with gusts of wind surging towards them.

The distant forests half-hidden in the clouds were a picture of tranquility, nothing like a place overwhelmed by the Bug Tribe.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

"We’ve used the Energy Wave Detector this time; we won’t be able to reactivate it to detect other areas’ Bug Tribe members for half a month unless we call over the one from Capital Star," the technician said with an air of precision and seriousness.

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