Chapter 1184: Chapter 1184

Du You and others left, but the insects had just begun to erupt. This was the periphery, and no Demon Worms approached, so the insects could rapidly multiply in this area.

Beetles spread out, finding the insects and starting to gnaw on them. To Du You’s surprise, none of the insects tried to escape, but instead began to attack when the beetles started to consume them.

Unfortunately, this attack had no effect on the beetles. Most of these insects didn’t even have a rank, while these beetles had reached the fifth tier. The attacks of the insects were futile against the beetles.

Occasionally, a few stronger insects managed to leave minor injuries on the beetles.

However, the beetles quickly recovered from these injuries by consuming the insects. Many of the insects were poisoned, but the dark beetles were immune to this poison. Bite by bite, they devoured the insects, and then their own population began to rapidly increase.

Du You, from the rear and unable to see the location, could only sense vaguely.

He didn’t know how much time had passed, but after the beetle population reached a certain level, some beetles started cannibalizing each other. Not long after, a queen beetle appeared, and at that moment, Du You finally smiled.

"Excellent, the queen beetle has emerged; now I can see the scene over there." Thıs text ıs hosted at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝕟𝕖𝕥

Du You observed from a special perspective. The queen beetle continuously emitted dark power, forming swarms of dark beetles, and these dark beetles were constantly devouring. Although there were no large creatures here, there were too many insects. In terms of overall calculations, the meat and energy contained in these insects were far superior to a field full of animals.

Thus, in this inconspicuous swarm of insects, the dark bettles’ reproduction rate was extremely fast. Soon, a cloud-like swarm of beetles appeared and began spreading continuously in the surrounding area, with their range growing ever more extensive.

Gradually, the insects in sight were all devoured, and the dark beetles continued to fly forward. Through the devouring and splitting during this period, the beetles had evolved into a form very suitable for combating insects.

Those giant sharp teeth, for most insects, just one bite could sever them, followed by immediate swallowing. The efficiency of the beetles devouring the insects kept increasing.

He didn’t know how much time had passed, but as the beetles multiplied increasingly, they finally attracted the attention of those Demon Worms.

"Here it comes, the first group of Demon Worm Calamity has appeared," Du You said, pondering whether to summon the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs or not. He was quite tempted by those Heavenly Disaster clouds in the sky.

But after thinking it over, Du You decided not to. If he really sent out the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, they would probably be devoured by the Demon Worms quickly. Their massive size was ill-suited to combating insects, and the Demon Worms could easily target the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs.

"What’s the situation outside?" Lin Yushi asked anxiously.

Du You watched and narrated, "They have started attacking. The other side is overall fifth tier, equivalent to our beetles’ level, wait, I see it, that’s great, we have the upper hand."

Indeed, his own dark beetles were prevailing, unexpectedly yet expectedly.

Because after evolving, his own dark beetles were very suitable for dealing with insects; however, the opponent’s Demon Worms were not specialized in combating insects. Their teeth were much stronger, resembling saws.

These teeth were not for attacking insects but for attacking large creatures. After the two sides confronted each other, a bite from the opponent would leave a wound on the dark beetles, but a bite from the dark beetles would also inflict a wound on the opponent.

However, the wounds on the opponent were more severe. Both sides were devouring insects, and after consuming them, the dark beetles could recover and reproduce, increasing their numbers even further.

Whereas the opponent’s insects were tenacious in life, even if bitten in half they wouldn’t die, but their recovery from eating insects was very slow, and there was no possibility for them to split and reproduce. If they devoured dark beetles, it would even worsen their wounds since dark beetles were energy beings and would conflict with their Yuan Power.

These Demon Worms didn’t have the dark beetles’ trait of being able to digest any energy they consumed.

Thus, in the battle, the dark beetles gradually gained the upper hand, multiplying continuously while devouring the opponents. Similarly, a very large number of dark beetles were also lost.

The insects’ tactics were the same: they swarmed up, and a gruesome war of insects versus insects ensued.

If this continued, his dark beetles would only keep increasing in number, and as they evolved to be increasingly suited to combat these Demon Worms, the latter would surely be defeated. But the outcome didn’t just develop this way.

As more than half of this group of Demon Worms had been eliminated, the other Demon Worms could no longer restrain themselves.

Demon Worms belonged to insects, creatures without much intelligence. Being the tyrants among insects, how could they shrink away or flee in a territorial dispute with other insects? A fight to the death was the worst-case scenario.

Indeed, in the consciousness of the Demon Worms, this was just another dispute over territory with other insects.

They didn’t know that the opponent had no connection to Heavenly Disaster Beasts. Consequently, more and more insects rushed over, surrounding the beetles. The beetles had to fight defensively, increasing their numbers by constantly devouring the opponent, while the increased numbers were also being continually eradicated. If not for the evolution of the beetles, they might have lost.

Later on, the beetles evolved into a form with smooth shells that could greatly withstand the opponent’s attacks, reducing the lethality and thus ensuring their survival.

"Such strong toxicity, even the beetles are not immune."

"What’s the matter, are those Demon Worms very toxic, aren’t the dark beetles energy beings?"

"Yes, they are energy beings, but that toxin can actually affect energy beings. After the beetles are poisoned, if the toxicity accumulates, they will die. If it doesn’t continue accumulating, it will slowly weaken, though not very quickly in digestion. However, if they split and reproduce, the toxicity will quickly diminish, eliminating the toxins after several splits."

Although the beetles could counteract this toxicity, such a phenomenon was quite exaggerated. This meant that anyone with special own energy, once poisoned, their own energy would contain toxicity.

No wonder that toxicity was so hard to remove; it might not be possible to truly detoxify without depleting the energy in the body. And depleting the energy meant practically disabling oneself, leaving doubts as to whether recovery was possible.