anovelconsole Chapter 1503: Hypertrophy and Gnawing Insects
Chapter 1503: Hypertrophy and Gnawing Insects
Chapter 1503: Hypertrophy and Gnawing Insects
The corpse with a shattered head fell to the ground, still twitching violently as if it had been electrocuted.
“Squeak, squeak—.”
A slight, hair-raising sound, like insects gnawing at leaves, came from inside the corpse.
The Original Duke Silver Dragon retracted its wing claws stained with poisonous blood as if it had been prepared, and stepped back a few steps.
Soon, several big lumps appeared on the body of the Exploding Scale Dragon.
With a few light "pop" sounds, the cysts burst open, blood splattered everywhere, and several blood-red giant worms as big as an adult crawled out of the corpses.
The mouthparts full of sharp teeth used to drill into flesh opened and closed, as if it was hissing silently, or as if it was sniffing something.
The Original Duke Silver Dragon squatted quietly beside him, seeming to be observing patiently.
The worms kept twisting and finally crawled out of the corpse completely. The thin film wrapped around their bodies stretched out and quickly became wide and flexible after coming into contact with the air.
Those were blood-colored wings, with a familiar, weird, and disgusting beauty.
Feng Ying, who was in the attic in the distance, put down the telescope, blinked, then raised it again, comparing the size of the Explosive Scale Dragon's corpse and looking at it carefully several times.
He turned around in disbelief, "What the hell is that thing a gnawing insect? It's that big?!
Wasn’t the biggest one before only the size of a pot lid? This one is almost two meters long, right?!”
"Hmm!" Lieyan nodded heavily.
Fiorina lowered her voice and explained, "These were only discovered in the past two years. Researcher Bahari calls them 'hypertrophic individuals.'
After absorbing enough life energy from adult gnawing insects, they further develop into.
The largest individual found so far can reach three meters in length, and the toxicity and reproductive capacity of these individuals are far superior to ordinary gnawing insects. "
"Oh my god. If we keep going like this, will there be a gnawing insect as big as a flying dragon?"
Feng Ying imagined the scene in her mind and couldn't help but shudder.
"!!" Lieyan slapped Feng Ying's arm and let out a light cry, pointing in the direction of the Explosive Scale Dragon's corpse.
Feng Ying quickly raised the telescope.
I saw those enlarged gnawing insects flapping their wings and floating into the air.
The shiny scale powder containing a large amount of viruses was scattered all around.
If I hadn't witnessed the disgusting scene of them crawling out of the corpse of the Blastoise just a few minutes ago, these things would even look quite elegant.
However, this "elegance" only lasted for a very short few seconds.
As they rose into the air, they suddenly revealed their ferocious nature, flapping their wings faster and faster, pouncing towards the Original Silver Dragon not far away.
The Original Lord Silver Dragon stared at them coldly as these evil creatures were about to pounce on it.
The dragon wings covered with silver bone armor swung out, and in the blink of an eye, the fat gnawing insects were chopped into pieces into a bloody mist.
He flicked his dragon wings, like a swordsman swinging a sword, to shake off the blood stains on his wing claws.
The Original Duke Silver Dragon stared at the corpse that had stopped twitching for a moment, and after confirming that no more gnawing insects had crawled out, he flapped his wings and rushed into the air, disappearing among the clouds in the blink of an eye.
After confirming that the original Duke Silver Dragon had gone far away, Feng Ying and the other two came down from the attic where they were hiding and came to the corpse that exuded a strong smell of blood.
"That original noble silver dragon is really clearing out the gnawing insects." Feng Ying kicked the flesh and blood of the gnawing insects that were chopped into pieces at her feet. "I'm starting to feel reluctant to hit that guy."
"That's because it killed an infected Explosive Dragon this time."
Lieyan spoke, which was rare, "But not long ago, we found a Gangchan beast that was killed by it, but it was not infected with the rodent virus.
This Silver Knight is becoming more and more irritable."
Feng Ying was speechless.
She understood what Lieyan meant. If things continued like this, the human villages in the epidemic area would also become its targets for "cleaning."
Feng Ying and the other two completed the investigation mission and returned to the frontline base of Elgard.
Fiorina will be responsible for reporting to Admiral Gareas. Fengying and Lieyan are also happy and relaxed. They are arm in arm, ready to go to the tavern together to have a big meal of rabbit dumplings.
Then he ran into Gale in the pub, who was eating big chunks of meat and drinking big gulps of wine.
Seeing the two of them, Gail waved at them boldly.
Feng Ying and Lie Yan looked at each other, and after hesitating for half a second, Feng Ying took the lead in changing her mind and trotted towards Gale's table.
"Come on, come on!"
Lieyan hesitated for two seconds longer than her and decided to change his taste.
After muttering softly, "I'm sorry Huoya, I betrayed you, but I need to consume protein today!", he snatched the menu from Fengying's hand.
The two of them ordered a lot of stews, grilled and fried meats, and tapped the table in anticipation.
If Anhil or Hayata were here, they might have scolded them and corrected their rude behavior, but it was Gail sitting at the table.
It's not certain who is ruder.
There were not many people in the pub, and the food and drinks were served quickly. Gail, who was sitting awkwardly, held his cheek with his hand and watched the two men eat heartily.
When both of them were a little overwhelmed, he called for two glasses of beer and pushed them in front of them, and asked lazily, "How was it? Did you see the Silver Jue Silver Dragon this time?"
"Original Lord Silver Dragon," Lieyan corrected in a low voice.
Gale waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's all the same!"
Feng Ying took a few gulps of wine to wash away the piece of meat blocking her throat, wiped her mouth and said, "I saw it, and I saw it kill an explosive-scale dragon with my own eyes."
"Huh? So lucky? The other groups of us didn't encounter this!"
Gale perked up and sat up straighter. "Quick! Tell me in detail!"
Feng Ying recounted in detail what they had seen and heard on this trip, while Lie Yan nodded continuously beside her.
"From your description, it seems that the Primal Silver Dragon is indeed a species that is good at using its body to attack, just like the Nergigante." Gail rubbed his chin.
Feng Ying discovered that Gail's focus was somewhat different from theirs.
"Sister Gale, aren't you curious about how those enlarged gnawing insects grow so big?"
Gale showed obvious disgust on his face, "I don't care how they eat so much fat, I'll just shoot them if I see one.
Let’s not think too much about it and leave those complicated things to those with better brains.
Besides, my husband always brings insects with their wings plucked back to his home, saying that he wants to observe them more and do some experiments.
From those as thick as fingers, to those as thick as carrots, to those as thick as arms, he wouldn’t bring back even the bugs as thick as a person that were so thick that they were numb from pinching, right?
Then kick him out and let him sleep with the bugs."
“Shouldn’t it be?” Lieyan whispered, “The enlarged individuals are hard to catch, and they are usually only seen on high-risk monsters or even infected ancient dragons.
Brother Bahari has been trying to get a few for dissection, but has not been able to do so. "
"Why make it so complicated?" Gale pouted, "If it were me, we should just go find that silver dragon and beat it up first.
If you die, forget it. If you are half dead, try to communicate and see if you can coexist peacefully or something.
With the intelligence of the ancient dragon species, they should be able to communicate well. "
"With your IQ, I don't think we can communicate." A sarcastic voice sounded from behind Gale.
Anhil came over.
Gale rolled his eyes and turned away, "Have you finished researching bugs as thick as your arm?"
Ansel ignored her and said, "I just heard Miss Fiorina's report from Admiral Gareas. It seems that the situation is worse than we expected.
To resolve this epidemic, the power of the original silver dragon may be the key.
We can’t just sit back and watch; we have to take the initiative and engage with it.”
"After all this beating around in circles, it's still the solution I suggested." Gail smacked his lips.
Feng Ying seemed a little excited, "It's better to take the initiative. When?"
Anxier raised the corner of his mouth, "Suppressing and subduing an ancient dragon is much more difficult than simply hunting it. We need to increase our combat power.
Things over at Barubare should be about done now. I sent a letter to Gordon and the others.
When they arrive, we will go meet the Silver Knight."
(End of this chapter)