As for adventure, there definitely was some risk involved, but when was war ever a sure thing? Risk was always part of the equation.

So Yustadak hastened his advance, and he led his Mecha warriors straight into an ambush set up by the Insect Race.

But now, it was too late for regrets. His own death wasn't a cause for pity, but the warriors under his command were dragged down by their leader—they were all fine young men.

Yustadak was filled with infinite regret, and the fire from his weapons grew even fiercer as he tried to save as many as he could with his own abilities.

However, the swarm of insects was endless—escaping was not an option. Resolving one crisis only led to being entangled in another dangerous situation soon after.

...

Chen Gu suddenly saw a glimmer of light ahead and felt a surge of joy. He stealthily moved closer. It was either an exit or some kind of machine that emitted light.

Luckily for Great Actor Chen this time, he discovered a narrow opening.

The exit was surrounded by rubble, which suggested that no machines had passed through there. Chen Gu peeked cautiously outside, uncertain if it was safe.

Suddenly a dark shadow swept quickly past the opening, startling Chen Gu so much that he didn't dare to move in the cave.

Then, one after another, shadows flashed by. Chen Gu, whose vision had already adjusted a bit, could see that they were pitch-black with some special dark patterns.

Chen Gu murmured to himself, They don't look like machines, more like... insects!

He didn't realize that during all this time burrowing underground, he kept circling around one battle zone. He couldn't make out his direction underground, nor did he know how far he had actually traveled.

The shadows streamed by relentlessly until at last, they were all gone. Chen Gu pushed aside the rubble and cautiously crawled out. Looking ahead at the shadows confirmed his suspicion—it was indeed a large group of insects he was familiar with: Gigantic Armored Beetles, Giant Claw Beasts, Spine-Shooting Insects...

Looking in the direction from which the insects had come, between several mountain peaks there was peace, with restless Claw Beasts crawling back and forth at the valley mouth.

Why did this scene feel so familiar?

Chen Gu suddenly remembered that outside the nest of the Skyrocketing Insect he had consumed earlier, it looked just like this.

He switched to Griffin West's memories and after a moment, found a safe infiltration route. He then moved forward cautiously, skirting around a mountain peak and indeed, he saw another massive insect nest!

Compared with the nest Chen Gu had destroyed the last time, there were fewer Troop Nest Beetles here—only about sixty or seventy.

But these Troop Nest Beetles were all hastening the hatching of other members of the Insect Race. There were dozens of huge withered cocoons on the ground; the Skyrocketing Insects inside were nowhere to be found.

Chen Gu sharply realized. Had the battle already begun?

On this planet, the only enemies of the Insects were humans, so the other side involved in the battle had to be the human military.

Chen Gu's thoughts spun quickly. This was an opportunity to return to human society, but if he went back just like this, how much could he really help in this battle?

During this time, Chen Gu had gotten a grasp of the "tricks of the trade" for a professional's involvement in war.

It was much like the last time when he had controlled the Skyrocketing Insect; with his own power alone, he had destroyed the entire hidden nest.

But there was clearly no such opportunity with the current nest, yet this did not mean Chen Gu could do nothing.

He lurked in the shadows and, after observing for a while, he chose a Giant Claw Beast and initiated Quantum Teleportation. In the next moment, he appeared beneath the Giant Claw Beast.

The Giant Claw Beast stood still, surrounded by a large number of other Insect Race members.

They were clustered around a Troop Nest Beetle, waiting for other members of their race to emerge from the Troop Nest Beetle. Once a unit was assembled, they would set off for the battlefield together.

Chen Gu arrived unnoticed, startling not a single insect around him. He hid in the shadow beneath the Giant Claw Beast and began Mind Remote Control.

The size of the Giant Claw Beast was similar to that of the energy-gathering carnivorous fish king, but its intelligence was much inferior, roughly equivalent to that of a five-year-old human child.

Even so, completely controlling an intelligent life-form was not an easy feat.

The Giant Claw Beast did not know what was happening, but it felt an intense "headache," so it roared and began thrashing wildly, brandishing its teeth and claws with terrifying ferocity.

Other Claw Beasts and Spine-Shooting Insects around it were flung away in an instant, creating chaos near the Troop Nest Beetle.

This turmoil inadvertently exposed Chen Gu.

But Chen Gu was huddled under the Giant Claw Beast, and as long as he carefully avoided the claws of the beast above, he sneered inwardly at the other insects outside that had discovered him. Come at me if you dare!

A Giant Claw Beast in the throes of severe pain was no easy creature to approach. Several Claw Beasts howled continuously, charging at Chen Gu without reason, only to be predictably sent flying by the rampaging Giant Claw Beast...

Chen Gu sneered secretly, but the commotion quickly caught the attention of other insects. A host of Gigantic Armored Beetles, accompanied by several other Giant Claw Beasts, hurried over to subdue this troublemaker.

If they really managed to close in, Chen Gu would be thrown into a tough fight, and it was likely this would interrupt his Mind Remote Control over the Giant Claw Beast.

By then, he would have to use Quantum Teleportation to escape.

Chen Gu no longer paid attention to the surrounding insects and concentrated all his efforts on his skill, determined to take control of the Giant Claw Beast before the big bugs arrived.

Originally, Chen Gu thought he was racing against time to control this big fellow. Even if he was a bit faster than with the Fish King, he feared it wouldn't be by much.

But to his surprise, this time it went exceptionally smoothly. The Giant Claw Beast resisted Mind Remote Control and posed a certain obstacle for Chen Gu, but with his focused power enhancing the skill, the Giant Claw Beast's resistance seemed feeble. Chen Gu, astonished, found he had taken control of the big brute while those big bugs were still hundreds of meters away.

He had expected a hard and dangerous struggle, but it turned out to be unexpectedly easy.

Could it be because of... those things I ate last time?

Chen Gu speculated but now was not the time to clarify. He leapt onto the back of the Giant Claw Beast and, controlling the creature, bulldozed through those "little insects." Upon reaching the Troop Nest Beetle, he jumped up with effort and charged on.

Then came a massacre!

The Troop Nest Beetle was in unspeakable agony, unable to make any sound. It was immobile and trembling all over with pain—this became a silent urge, pushing the insects to swarm frantically, determined to rip this "rebel" to shreds!

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