bookcurios Chapter 577 The Insect's Lurk
Chapter 577 The Insect's Lurk
The Corpse Commander hadn't actually heard what they were saying; he'd only heard a commotion below and vaguely sensed that someone was talking in secret.
After hearing the ferocious insect spirit shout repeatedly, the doubt in his eyes gradually disappeared, slowly turning into disdain.
These lowly creatures.
But... why do they look a little strange?
It's more than just strange!
Whether it was a sharp Western suit or official robes from a non-native dynasty, the attire of the corpses around them was vastly different from that of the other men.
These two guys stood out in the crowd, so it's no wonder the Corpse Commander noticed them whispering.
However, the Corpse Commander did not suspect anything, because not all corpses are the same. In addition to the characteristics of decay, many of them actually look strange and deformed.
These two are probably deformed, and it's not their fault that they look like this, so let's forgive them.
The superior, whose IQ was equally low, didn't notice anything amiss.
"Okay, stop yelling."
High-level corpses naturally have a suppressive power over low-level corpses, so as soon as he speaks, those corpses will automatically obey his orders.
The fierce insect spirit realized this and immediately stopped its roaring.
Phew~ I escaped a disaster.
"Damn, bro, you were really too arrogant just now."
"You're still making sarcastic remarks here, weren't you the one who was talking back to me?"
"Stop fantasizing, okay? I just did a little bit. The rest is purely your personal preference."
"Okay, that's enough. Let's continue listening."
The two then stopped whispering to each other and instead listened to the corpses' conspiracy.
In reality, no matter how much they talked, the rotting corpses below wouldn't understand. But perhaps to show off their intelligence, the rotting corpse officers insisted on babbling on for a while, which gave the two little demons the opportunity to eavesdrop.
And upon hearing this, they actually discovered a big secret.
It turns out that the leader of this group of rotting corpses somehow found out that intruders had entered his manor, and now he was furious, ordering his rotting corpses to eliminate these stowaways.
Since they didn't know the specific target, the corpses would split into many small teams and eliminate each location in the manor one by one.
The latter half of the manor was mostly controlled by the rotting corpses, so the main areas they explored were the goblin area and the skeleton area.
Upon hearing this, the two lesser demons were immediately shaken. As demons whose appearance was that of a rotting corpse but whose hearts were those of insect demons, they naturally knew who the intruders and stowaways they were talking about were.
Hearing that these monsters were going to deal with them and were even preparing to head to the plantation where they were hiding, the two little demons panicked.
No, we have to send this message back!
But how can we escape from this horde of corpses?
The two little demons were deep in thought when, just then, the fierce insect demon seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly looked at the puppet spider warrior, frantically exchanging glances.
Aren't you Spider-Man? Now! Use Spider-Man to carry me back!
The Spider Master understood the look in the Fierce Insect Demon's eyes, but he was quite self-aware. In the current situation, let alone swinging on spider silk, he would be chopped into spider pieces if he made the slightest movement.
So, regarding the Fiery Insect Demon's hint, he immediately chose to... pretend he didn't understand.
“I said…”
Seeing that the Spider Master remained unmoved, the Fierce Insect Demon thought he hadn't understood his gaze, so he was about to speak to remind him. However, the Spider Master immediately stepped forward and covered his mouth, then whispered:
"Alright, that's enough. Let's not alert them. Let's follow the main force and act when the opportunity arises."
After a series of coaxing and deceptions, the Spider Puppets pushed aside the clueless Insect Demon and mingled into the horde of corpses heading to the plantation.
And so, the two insect demons became traitors in the blink of an eye, and together with the main force of the corpse horde, they began their campaign to conquer their own homeland.
.........
Although the horde of corpses was impressive, it was actually moving quite slowly. Before long, it crossed the Central Ring Road and arrived not far from the plantation, which was the habitat of the skeleton monsters and the hiding place of the insect demons.
The two traitors, the Fierce Insect Demon and the Puppet Spider Warrior, were naturally among them as well.
Of course, they didn't really intend to betray us.
“How did we start turning against our own brothers? I don’t want to. I’m not going to be a traitor. If my older brothers find out I’ve become a traitor, they’ll definitely beat me to death when we get back.”
Although the battle hasn't started yet, the Fierce Insect Demon has already begun to question the Spider Puppet Master's strategy.
The Spider Puppet Master, of course, didn't really want to harm his own brother, so upon hearing this, he quickly replied:
"Who told you we were going to attack our own people? We're on the defensive. Don't you understand what 'on the defensive' means?"
"Have you seen Infernal Affairs? We're the agents within agents, passing on intelligence. If a war breaks out, we'll definitely help our own people!"
The two walked at the back of the group, while the corpse commander of the group walked at the front, so naturally they couldn't hear their whispers.
Upon hearing this, the Fiery Insect Demon's expression softened considerably, but then it turned strange again.
"I don't know if it's a spy within a spy, but I do know that given our situation and positioning, if we're exposed when the fighting starts, we won't survive more than three seconds."
“Hey! I have a plan. This corpse commander has his back to us right now. We’ll sneak over there, you use your spider silk to restrain him, and I’ll chop his head off in two strokes.”
"With the Corpse Commander dead, they'll be leaderless, and we can take the opportunity to escape! What do you think?"
I don't think so.
"why?"
"Putting aside whether you can kill him, with his size, I wouldn't be able to control him."
"Aren't you Spider-Man? Don't be modest, I've seen it. You were able to control Thanos when you were in the Avengers, so beating him would be a piece of cake, right?"
"I...I...I couldn't resist today...I finished using the spider silk..."
"???"
"What do you mean?"
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's follow along first, and we'll find another opportunity later."
The Spider Warrior blushed and interrupted the Fierce Insect Demon's questioning.
Whether it was the Corpse Commander's cleverness or the Flesh Worms' prior instructions, during the march, they deliberately avoided most of the skeleton monster's habitats. Even if they encountered them by chance, they were no match for the horde's attacks and were quickly wiped out.
Clearly, the horde knew the skeletons wouldn't leak information, so their main target was the unknown force that might be hiding in the plantation.
As they searched, they got closer and closer to the insect demons' lair. Judging from the situation, it wouldn't be long before they could find out the location of their camp.
The two lesser demons were anxious and wanted to find a way to break the deadlock. However, at this moment, a commotion suddenly came from in front of the horde of corpses, and the two lesser demons immediately felt a chill in their hearts.
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