Chapter 1537: 1537

Chapter 1537: That’s A Secret

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lan Ling controlled the Boa Worm as they sneaked around, quietly slipping through a few of the bugs’ gathering places .

“We’re looking at first-rank heavenly god-level bug territory now . We should be close to the exit . ” When Virtuoso finished speaking, they looked at Lan Ling . “You still haven’t found the tunnel that leads to the exit?”

“No…” Lan Ling shook her head helplessly .

A major difference between the Demonic Bug Maze and the Bug Tribe’s hive was that the combat strength disparity between bugs in the hive could be very big . Among the hives that had a heavenly god-level Queen Mother or Bug Queen as ruler, it was extremely normal to have Heavenly Gods, True Gods, and even virtual god-level Bug Tribe fighters in the hive together . However, it was different in a Demonic Bug Maze . In a Maze that was ruled by a Heavenly God, there would only be heavenly god-level bug beasts . If bug beasts below heavenly god-level came in, they would be treated as food and eaten .

Therefore, the first-rank heavenly god-level bug territory in the Demonic Bug Maze—where Lin Huang and the rest were now— housed the bugs with the lowest combat strength . Their gathering place was the shallowest layer in the entire Maze, and closest to the region where the Maze’s exit was .

Generally, there was more than one exit and entrance in a Demonic Bug Maze . However, there would not be many of them .

Judging from the scale of the Demonic Bug Maze that they were currently in, there should be four to six entrances and exits .

However, it meant that there would only be four to six passageways that led to the exits . Locating those few specific passageways among the tens of thousands of other complex passages was an astronomically difficult undertaking .

“The range of my probing ability is approximately thirty kilometers at most in this Maze . Furthermore, with the direction we’re traveling in, it’s still at least several thousand kilometers to the border region where the exit is—possibly even up to ten thousand kilometers… If we’re unlucky, I might need to probe up to a hundred times before I find the exit . ” Lan Ling did not have any better ideas either . She could only look for the exit the hard way, probing repeatedly .

The rest were helpless too . After all, everyone’s probing techniques had been blocked . Lan Ling’s rather unusual spell ability was the only probing technique that could be used here .

Lin Huang pondered for a moment, then spoke up suddenly, “The efficiency of this method is too low . ”

“You have a plan?” Virtuoso asked immediately . The rest looked at Lin Huang as well .

“I’m not sure how feasible it is, but we can try . ” Lin Huang nodded, then said to Lan Ling, “Don’t go around the bugs when you encounter them later . Stop for a little bit . ”

“Sure!” Lan Ling heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing someone taking the initiative to share her burden . She nodded immediately in agreement .

Very soon, she controlled the Boa Worm to slow down .

“There are a group of bugs approximately three kilometers ahead . ”

Lin Huang nodded and eased himself half out of the Boa Worm’s back . As he moved his ten fingers slightly, tens of thousands of invisible Leech Pods wafted forth .

As the master of Monster Paradise, he could borrow Bloody’s Leech Pods ability with ease .

Leech Pods could be cast on all creatures with combat strength that was either the same as or lower than Bloody . Furthermore, she had gone into closed-door cultivation together with Kylie previously . Not only had she elevated to fifth-rank, but she had also achieved a breakthrough to first-rank heavenly god-level .

The Leech Pod ability was perfect for use in the current situation .

Lin Huang wriggled back into the Boa Worm’s body as soon as he was done releasing the Leech Pods .

Although Lan Ling’s projection allowed the others to see what he had done, they were not able to see the Leech Pods .

“What did you do?” Tu Tong was the first to ask as soon as Lin Huang returned, unable to restrain himself .

They did not use their sensing techniques, so it was only natural that they could not sense the Leech Pods .

“Just a little trick . ” Lin Huang smiled but did not elaborate . “We’ll find out when we check out the bugs’ gathering place . ”

“Are you sure you want us to barge in directly?” Virtuoso spoke before Lan Ling could ask any questions .

“Don’t all of you want to know what I did?” Lin Huang replied to Virtuoso, smiling .

Lan Ling, on the other hand, seemed to be hesitating a little . She was not sure if she should listen to Lin Huang .

Off to the side, Virtuoso fell silent for a moment, then nodded at Lan Ling . “Let’s go take a look . ”

Lan Ling’s worries eased only after getting Virtuoso’s confirmation . She then controlled the Boa Worm and headed to the bugs’ gathering area .

A moment later, the Boa Worm arrived where the bugs were .

This was a group of Bladefoot Worms, approximately two thousand of them . Their bodies were purplish-black from being contaminated by Abyssal energy and were wreathed in black miasma . A number of them had mutated, sprouting even more strangely-shaped bladed feet on their bodies… They looked even more frightening than normal Bladefoot Worms .

However, what puzzled Virtuoso and the rest was that the Bladefoot Worms in front of them had tidily ordered themselves into a square formation .

Not only that, they did nothing when they saw the Boa Worm . They remained where they were neatly, seemingly waiting to be inspected .

“What is this…” Even Lan Ling thought this was rather unbelievable .

“I’ve never heard of an Imperial Censor who can control bugs, let alone control bugs from a distance . ” Virtuoso glanced at Lin Huang . They were clearly somewhat surprised .

“I merely used a little trick,” Lin Huang said, smiling .

“If you’ve got such a trick up your sleeve, when didn’t you use it earlier?” Tu Tong asked from off to the side . He was not skeptical; instead, he was shocked .

“At the moment, I can only control first-rank heavenly god-level bugs at most . I can’t control those with higher combat strength,” Lin Huang explained rather helplessly . Naturally, he did not tell them that the reason for this was that Bloody—whom he had borrowed the ability from—only had the combat strength of a first-rank Heavenly God .

“To be able to control a group of first-rank Heavenly Gods while at true god-level—this trick of yours is already quite incredible,” Saber9, who had been quiet all along, gave his assessment apropos .

“What do you plan to do? Use these Bladefoot Worms to find the path for us?” Virtuoso asked .

“No, I’ll command a few of them to leave this Demonic Bug Maze from the closest exit,” Lin Huang answered unexpectedly . “We just need to follow them secretly . ”

The others understood Lin Huang’s intentions immediately .

There was no way of retrieving information from the Bug Tribe beasts’ minds, as they were contaminated with Abyssal energy . However, the beasts definitely knew where the Demonic Bug Maze’s exits were .

Although Lin Huang’s command was simple, he could very efficiently turn the Bladefoot Worms into their guides .

“That’s a great idea!” When Virtuoso and the others heard that, their eyes lit up .

At that moment, six Bladefoot Worms emerged from the multitude . They formed a small group and left quickly in a specific direction .

Meanwhile, the rest of the Bladefoot Worms that were in formation soon resumed their usual relaxed mode .

“Follow them!” Lin Huang said to Lan Ling immediately .

Lan Ling hurriedly controlled the Boa Worm to follow behind the group of Bladefoot Worms .

“You’ve even specifically put together a search team . What a smart trick!” Virtuoso gave Lin Huang a thumbs-up . “Nobody would suspect them even if they ran into other search teams . ”

“Details determine whether a plan succeeds or fails,” Lin Huang said expressionlessly .

“I have a question . Can you control more Bug Tribe monsters with this ability?” Lan Ling could not help asking .

“Then how many can you control at the most?” Lan Ling questioned further .

Lin Huang turned his head to glance at her, giving her a slight smile . “That’s a secret . ”

“…” Not just Lan Ling, but the rest were also bereft of speech .