Chapter 1275: Crazy Devouring
Qingyang's disappearance did not attract the attention of the corpse-eating insect swarm, because they put all their energy on the corpse-eating mother insect. All the corpse-eating insects surrounded the mother insect, staring at the changes of the corpse-eating mother insect, and the atmosphere gradually became fanatical.
As the corpse-eating mother insect's momentum became weaker and weaker, the corpse-eating insects below were ready to move. The corpse-eating insects in the front were better, after all, they occupied a favorable position. The corpse-eating insects in the back were already agitated because they were too far away. As long as the opportunity came, they would rush up immediately.
Less than an incense stick of time passed, the corpse-eating mother insect let out a long whistle, and then quietly came to the end of her life. I don't know which corpse-eating insect led it, and then hundreds of thousands of corpse-eating insects around rushed towards the corpse of the corpse-eating mother insect at the same time.
One of the larger corpse-eating insects took the lead and came to the queen insect. It bit the queen insect's body and wanted to run away, but it didn't know that three corpse-eating insects rushed over at the same time. Two of them went to snatch the queen insect's body, and the other one bit the large corpse-eating insect directly.
Seeing this, the large corpse-eating insect no longer cared about the queen insect's body, and quickly turned around to deal with the corpse-eating insect that bit it. The large corpse-eating insect was indeed very powerful. It took only a few rounds to solve its opponent and then continued to snatch the queen insect's body.
But at this time, more than a dozen corpse-eating insects rushed over, some to snatch the queen insect's body, some continued to interfere with the large corpse-eating insect, and some went to snatch the corpse of the corpse-eating insect that was bitten to death by the large corpse-eating insect. There were more corpse-eating insects rushing around.
The scene became bigger and bigger, and the battle became more and more intense. There were more than 100,000 corpse-eating insects on the field, but not a single one turned around and fled. All of them joined the battle. It was not known whether the corpse of the mother insect was too attractive or whether they were naturally aggressive.
In this process, many corpse-eating insects with low strength became cannon fodder. They were bitten to death by the corpse-eating insects around them before they even had time to rush to the mother insect. More corpse-eating insects rushed up and devoured their bodies. The number of corpse-eating insects was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Qingyang hid in the Drunken Immortal Gourd for all this, observing with a trace of divine consciousness. The chaotic battle of more than 100,000 corpse-eating insects could be described as extremely tragic. Qingyang had also seen big scenes. When the seven major immortal gates of the Jiuzhou Continent went to Yinfeng Gorge to eliminate the monsters, there was a large-scale melee. At that time, there were a large number of cultivators and monsters participating. The battle was so fierce that the sky was dark and the earth was dark. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Qingyang still has lingering fears when he thinks of it.
But the battle at that time was organized anyway. Although the process was tragic, the number of casualties and monsters was not too large. If you stand in your own team and cooperate with your fellow disciples, your safety is guaranteed.
The battle in front of you is completely different. It is a chaotic battle without rules. Everyone is crazy for the corpse-eating mother worm. They don’t know who is the enemy or who is the helper. All the corpse-eating worms around may attack themselves, and they may also attack all the corpse-eating worms around them. Here, no matter how strong you are, it is useless. Dozens of corpse-eating worms rush up. Even if you are strong, you will be bitten to death in an instant and eaten by them immediately.
In just one hour, the number of hundreds of thousands of corpse-eating worms has decreased by more than two-thirds, and the corpse of the corpse-eating mother worm is still intact and has not been snatched by any corpse-eating worm. Even so, the corpse-eating worm swarm did not calm down. Instead, it became more crazy than before, constantly attacking the corpse-eating worms around, while guarding against attacks from others.
In fact, this is normal. Doesn't the reduction in the number of corpse-eating insects mean that there are fewer opponents? Whoever can hold on to the end will win and get the queen's body.
Looking at the tragic scene outside, Qingyang was still scared even though he was hiding in the Drunken Immortal Gourd. Fortunately, he hid in advance. If he stayed outside now, facing these fanatical corpse-eating insects, it would probably take only a few breaths for him to be devoured by them.
Before his death, Hun Su explained that the corpse-eating insect swarm was special. Once the queen died, the entire swarm would disappear, and the way to disappear was the method in front of him.
At that time, Hun Su said that he would give Qingyang a protective treasure, which was a brand new corpse-eating queen, but it was very difficult to get a new corpse-eating queen. He must hide far away before the original corpse-eating queen died to avoid being affected by the madness of the corpse-eating insect swarm.
Wait until the madness of the corpse-eating insect swarm ends and then come back to collect the corpse-eating mother worm. It can't be too early or too late. It's dangerous if it's too late, and it will miss the best opportunity. Hun Su only knows a general situation. As for whether Qingyang can get the corpse-eating mother worm, it depends on luck. He didn't expect Qingyang to have the Drunken Immortal Gourd, a powerful weapon. He can hide in the Drunken Immortal Gourd directly. Not only does he not have to worry about being affected by the great changes of the corpse-eating insect swarm, but he can also see this extremely tragic scene.
The madness of the corpse-eating insect swarm outside is still continuing. Next to the corpse of the corpse-eating mother worm, there are constantly corpse-eating insects being bitten to death and devoured, and there are constantly corpse-eating insects replenishing. They go forward one after another without hesitation, as if snatching the corpse of the corpse-eating mother worm is their only mission at this time. Unexpectedly, no corpse-eating insect left the team and hid aside because of fear or other ideas.
The number of corpse-eating insects is still decreasing. After another hour, the number of corpse-eating insects is less than 10% of the original number. There are only more than 10,000 corpse-eating insects left from the original hundreds of thousands. There are no corpses of other corpse-eating insects on the ground, and even no broken limbs. The only explanation is that the dead corpse-eating insects were devoured by other corpse-eating insects.
Perhaps it is because those who were eliminated are not strong enough, or perhaps because they have grown stronger by devouring other corpse-eating insects. The remaining corpse-eating insects are obviously larger than other corpse-eating insects, and their strength seems to have increased. Because of this, the battle is more crazy and more tragic. The fighting and devouring are still going on.
Whether it is spiritual insects or dark insects, they all rely on numbers to win. When the number reaches a certain level, they are invincible, but when the number drops to a certain level, they will no longer pose a threat to cultivators. Now there are only more than 10,000 corpse-eating insects left. Although their strength has increased, their danger has greatly decreased. Qingyang feels that if he goes out now, he may not be able to defeat these corpse-eating insects. If he just runs for his life, he should still be able to escape.