Chapter 389: Chapter 389
At this moment, they envied Xia Hongyao for being able to fight side by side with Lin Baici.
Lin Baici urged, "Red Medicine, you protect them. I can run faster by myself!"
Xia Hongyao wasn’t the type to make a fuss and knew this was the best choice for now.
"Be careful. If I don’t see you in half an hour, I’ll come back and kill this Scorpion Queen!"
This was exactly why High Ponytail wanted a group of elite team members. They could all gang up on the monster instead of having Lin Baici stay behind to cover their retreat.
"Your Majesty, do you have any orders?"
Lin Baici, holding the Bronze Sword, looked at the Golden Scorpion Beauty who were slowly surrounding him.
The Scorpion Queen stepped down from her throne and waved her hand; her servants immediately backed away, clearing a path for her.
"I have been observing you!"
The Scorpion Queen came to Lin Baici’s side and circled him, her slender fingers reaching out and touching his body.
Lin Baici hadn’t expected that wheat-colored skin could look so attractive.
Honestly, if you covered the lower half of this Scorpion Queen, she would definitely qualify as a top beauty. However, Lin Baici didn’t like insects.
"You are very clever!"
The Scorpion Queen stopped in front of Lin Baici, looking directly into his eyes. "And very strong, so our children will become the mightiest scorpion kings!"
Lin Baici thought he was hallucinating.
He never dreamed that the Scorpion Queen kept him back for this purpose.
"I sense a mysterious and powerful force that binds me, preventing me from leaving this place."
The Scorpion Queen frowned. "I want to be free, do you understand?"
Lin Baici understood. The Scorpion Queen thought the force came from a terrifying entity, one she dared not oppose, so she wanted to bear a powerful child who would wage her battles.
"How many years will it take for the child to grow up? Can you wait that long?"
"It’s better than having no hope at all!"
The Scorpion Queen wrapped her arms around Lin Baici’s waist and walked towards the curtains at the back. "Time is short, let’s begin!"
Lin Baici was speechless.
If the Scorpion Queen had only an upper human body, Lin Baici might actually consider it, but with those scorpion legs...
He can’t bring himself to do it.
He must find a way to save himself.
The thought of his first child being a scorpion monster numbed Lin Baici completely.
"Do you know how you came into existence?"
Lin Baici prepared to have a chat with the Scorpion Queen.
"I don’t know. I awoke from chaos and found myself here. We prey on instinct."
In the eyes of the Scorpion Queen, Lin Baici and his companions were just food, while the other mummies, scarab beetles, and undead were like neighbors who did not interfere with each other.
"You were born from the radiation of God’s bones. If your birthplace was in a remote area, uninhabited by humans, you could peacefully reproduce and raise your offspring. But this place is one of the most populous cities in the world!"
Lin Baici deliberately exaggerated the figures: "Outside these Divine Ruins, there are over thirty million people like me. I won’t even mention the strong ones. Even if ordinary people were to attack you, could you withstand it?"
[A species born under the radiance of God, endowed with intelligence unlike those monsters, they are indeed a life form on their own. Given time, they could propagate and form a community.]
Did the Eater God mean that if left unchecked, these scorpion monsters could evolve into a new species?
That was kind of terrifying, wasn’t it?
Lin Baici knew of the severe ecological damage caused by invasive species. But when he looked at the Golden Scorpion Beauty again, he felt that considering the standards of certain countries, these scorpion monsters would probably spend their whole lives locked away in laboratories.
There was another issue. In Divine Ruins like the Qin Palace and Busan, which had existed for over a decade, it was likely that new species had already emerged.
The Scorpion Queen’s face was filled with astonishment.
That number was so high that she had no concrete concept of it.
"And about that force you spoke of, it probably comes from God’s bones. If we want to survive and get out, we must contain it. You can follow me to take a look."
Lin Baici smiled at the Scorpion Queen, trying his best to appear harmless.
"This city houses the largest branch of the Jiuzhou Security Bureau. There are many God Hunters who are even stronger than me inside. To protect this city and its citizens, they will also enter here and eliminate all monsters."
"You are already very strong!"
The Scorpion Queen shook her head. "I do not believe there are many like you!"
The number of strong individuals in a group was definitely limited.
Lin Baici shrugged his shoulders.
The Scorpion Queen looked at Lin Baici’s overly young face and fell silent.
Indeed, according to natural laws, mature individuals should be the strongest.
"I imagine in your ranks, there are also quite a few who hold deep malice towards other species, right?"
Lin Baici persisted, "I am a lover of all and can speak on your behalf." Content originally comes from novel·fire.net
The Scorpion Queen remained silent.
The humans captured by her servants looked at them with fear, trepidation, and disgust, while there was none of that in this boy’s eyes.
[A queen on the verge of being persuaded, prove your sincerity to her!]
Lin Baici thought, surely he can’t kneel and propose, can he?
"I’m speechless; your advice is to the point!"
Lin Baici looked at the Scorpion Queen.