Chapter 1183: Chapter 1183

Lin Yucha seemed to have thought of something and reassured her anxious sister with a press, "Master, do you mean to use the dark beetles to deal with them?" As users of insects themselves, they naturally knew the weaknesses and strengths of the insects.

"Yes, that’s exactly it, using insects to deal with insects is the best way. Although these Heavenly Disaster Demonic Insects are rather large, their real strength isn’t in direct attacks, but in their special toxicity and their sixth-tier traits. While these traits are strong, they are limited by the individual’s weakness, so they aren’t that noticeable."

"When it comes to battle, our insects also have fifth-tier traits; perhaps one isn’t a match but with greater numbers, it may not necessarily be the case. Moreover, our insects counteract the toxicity and can also split, only multiplying as they fight."

Lin Yucha nodded slightly, "You’re right, it’s indeed worth a try, but we must ensure our own safety."

Du You smiled, "Of course, I didn’t plan to test their toxicity myself. And there’s another point, since they want us to send the stuff back, it signifies they consider this information a merit."

The two sisters understood. The data did not obviously demonstrate merit; it only showed their annihilation. However, since it was considered a merit, implying the Shadow Council might reward their family, that meant the merit itself resided in these insects.

"Master, are you suggesting that the insects might burst out something special?" Lin Yushi asked.

"There definitely will be, but I don’t know if it can be used. Even if it can’t, it doesn’t matter, as anything considered valuable by the experts of the Shadow Council could be exchanged for what we need."

Currently, Du You and Lin Yushi were still missing skills that could lock on directly, especially those that were fourth tier and above, needing no advanced materials, as he wasn’t confident that he could find the advancement materials before advancing to the seventh tier himself. Higher-level special skills were not so easily obtained.

As they were talking, suddenly, the crystal slice exploded. A special power enveloped the Photon Elf in an instant, permeating inside. A faint gray glow appeared on the dark body of the Photon Elf.

"What’s happening? What occurred?" Du You turned to look at the Photon Elf.

"It must be the Shadow Council’s doings. How sinister—they only activate it when the communication has ended," meaning people’s vigilance usually drops to its lowest at that point.

This was the perfect moment for an ambush. Luckily, they were quite distant and hadn’t looked at the final scene; they were discussing it here, otherwise, who knows if they would have been affected.

Du You opened the panel and flipped through the record; after a long while, he said with a solemn face, "Truly worthy of the Shadow Council, their tactics aren’t just a one-time thing, but two sets."

Du You revealed the panel data: "Firstly, the crystal emits an instant-death magic to the surrounding area; those who can’t resist will die immediately. Then, if someone hit with the magic doesn’t die, it leaves a mark on the person that is exceedingly difficult to remove, nearly requiring death to dissipate. That is to say, those who messed with this thing are enemies of the Shadow Council." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

It even came with a coordinate feature, Du You silently thought. Anyone targeted by the Shadow Council was definitely in for a terrible fate. Fortunately, this time, the victim wasn’t them but a Summoned Beast.

"How sinister," the sisters also looked relieved; their luck wasn’t too bad.

"So, Master, what do we do now? The Photon Elf has been affected," Lin Yushi pointed out the Photon Elf.

Du You waved his hand, "Let it die once." As soon as Du You gave the command, the Photon Elf self-destructed. As a special Summoned Beast, the Photon Elf was able to self-destruct, though it was not very powerful; however, suicide wasn’t a problem.

After the Photon Elf self-destructed, its aura instantly dissipated, leaving a special power struggling in its place. The next moment, the Photon Elf suddenly revived and the power quickly burrowed into its body.

"Can it last for a while longer? This might be to prevent the enemy from using special means to revive, as a setup measure. But after reviving once, the power of this coordinate has indeed weakened quite a bit," Du You really admired the Shadow Council’s methods.

However, Du You wasn’t worried; with a thought, the Photon Elf self-destructed again. This time it truly died, and it would need to wait six hours before it could revive again. Meanwhile, the power lingered in the air, writhing continually.

Under Du You’s vigilant gaze, this power circled for about five minutes before it gradually dispersed.

Only then did Du You finally feel relieved. "Alright, now that the power has dispersed, the Shadow Council won’t possibly know what we did; next, we need to select a place with a lot of insects."

The Demon Worm Calamity’s special Heavenly Disaster Cloud could breed a large number of insects, which also served as food for the demonic insects.

The number of insects was extremely vast, densely packed, and it was unclear what conditions were used to sustain so many insects. But with so many insects, not only were they food for demonic insects, but they could also serve as food for other insectivorous creatures. For example, his own dark beetles could feed on any meat or energy.

It was unknown if continuing to evolve would lead to them consuming plants too; if so, that would truly result in a land where nothing could grow.

Since they were dealing with demonic insects, they first had to select a good location. Nearby, it was used by demonic insects as a grazing ground; after breeding a large number of insects, they would come over to feed, much like a herdsman planting grass.

Using Lin Yucha’s Brave Eagle’s Arrow, they surveyed from high above with sharpened senses, and before long, Du You had chosen the best route. As they dared not approach too closely, they could only use this method to survey.

There were many demonic insects around, patrolling like sentries. If these demonic insects discovered them, Du You and his group might not be able to escape due to their speed.

"Very well, this is the place, let’s begin." Saying so, Du You waved his hand and scattered a swarm of dark beetles; after doing all this, Du You quickly led the two sisters away from that place. They flew over a hundred miles before finally stopping.

But stopping didn’t mean there were no further actions to take—Lin Yucha summoned the Platform Floating Cloud, changed its shape to envelop the three of them, and then used an invisibility cloak on the outside, causing all their presence to vanish completely. This move was something Du You had just thought of on the fly.