Chapter 554 -407: Has the Human Civilization’s Diplomatic Team Been Attacked?!
Several researchers watched as the drone’s mechanical arm moved and wrote a few characters.
“Oh? They seem to be introducing themselves… What are these characters?”
“Human Civilization?”
At this moment, the humans’ drone began to turn its propellers, and the General of the Dark Steel Civilization’s eyes lit up.
“It looks like they have set off! Let’s follow and meet up with them.”
24 representatives from the Underground Alliance (two from each race), slowly walked out along the tunnel.
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The leading General observed for a good while, ensuring there were no insects, before cautiously emerging from the “Shitong Fortress” and carefully following behind the humans’ drone.
They were very careful, trying their best to make no sound with every step…
This was an instinct for survival.
The Insect Race is naturally sensitive to sound, capable of hearing noises from several kilometers away.
Once, each race had over a dozen cities in this underground rift.
With 12 races, the number of cities reached as high as one hundred fifty-one, with a population exceeding 1 billion!
This was an incredibly powerful force.
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But now… only 6 cities managed to barely relocate to the “Grotto Heaven,” with the population reduced to forty million.
The rest of the cities—completely destroyed!
This might be the ultimate fate of living in this great rift.
It is also a sorrow.
If it weren’t for “Grotto Heaven”, they… would have perished long ago.
People have also thought about moving to the surface to avoid these insects.
However, it is extremely difficult.
The development of civilization requires mechanical equipment and a large number of resources.
Many large machines, like boilers and machine tools, weigh tons and are hard to move…
And with such a massive relocation of population, it’s inevitable that the Insect Race would notice, and countless lives would be lost along the way.
The construction of “Grotto Heaven” has been ongoing for over a hundred years, they simply lack the courage to abandon these bits and pieces and start from scratch.
“Sigh… It’s really a troublesome matter. Perhaps, if we become stronger, we could find a way to relocate to the surface.”
The General, thinking this, also sighed inwardly, wondering if this Alien Race had solved these challenges?
He did not know where they truly lived.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz!” The sound of wings flapping suddenly came through the air.
It was a small swarm of insects.
Thousands of them, resembling a group of giant locusts, flew over from a low-lying valley, their six long legs equipped with sharp barbs, and their mouths filled with hard, sharp, big yellow teeth.
These are the most commonly found insects, known as “Big Locust Valley”.
Their combat capability, relatively ordinary, capable of spitting poisonous liquid, but they are good at swarming in large numbers.
“Activate the mimicry device, release the noxious gas!”
“Lie down on the ground, don’t move!” The General named “Dadao Gang” shouted softly through his headset.
“Whoosh!” Everyone immediately lay down neatly.
After many years of searching, they had found some strategies to “safely face the Insect Race and reduce war conflicts.”
Fighting these creatures is meaningless.
It’s hard to utilize the bodies of the Insect Race as food, as they, being anomalies, cannot be eaten by ordinary creatures.
Therefore, avoiding battle is the first rule of survival.
Their armor was meticulously designed to mimic insect shells, even the shape and smell were specifically engineered to make them look like an unappetizing insect called “Shi Beng Dalang”.
Indeed, “Shi Beng Dalang” is also a type of insect, specialized in eating excrement, with low aggression, and is a part of the bottom layer of the food chain in this area.
“Shi Beng Dalang” can also spray a type of noxious gas called “Sirnawas,” which causes most predators to lose their appetite and then slip by unnoticed.
Of course, this method does not work against smarter insects…
Intelligent lifeforms have a higher “God Attribute”, which is very attractive to High-level Insect Clans.
Everyone lay prostrate on the ground, pretending to be the most inferior level of insect.
“Gurgle!” The Big Locust Valley insects crazily pounced over.
These stupid, greedy creatures sniffed around them, as if studying what they actually were.
Their pair of barbed forelimbs occasionally rubbing against their fierce mandibles, just like flies do.
“Do not make rash movements…” Dadao Gang whispered softly.
This was the most crucial moment!
No matter how powerful you are, once you attract the attention of the High-level Insect Clan, even the strongest army could drown in this underground rift larger than the ocean!
Hot weapons were absolutely forbidden, as they were too noisy; at most, cold weapons could be used.
Dadao Gang tightly gripped the axe in his hand, whispering in a voice barely audible, “Just let them sniff.”
“Everyone hold your breath! I’m releasing the gas now.”
“Hiss!” A milky yellow vapor sprayed out from a can, the stench worse than the rotting corpse of a giant ten days dead, making one almost vomit out stomach acid.
Even those “Big Locust Valley” insects were dumbfounded, their compound eyes displaying a look of contempt…
What’s going on?
It’s so stinky!
This is a crazy evolution towards stench!
Originally they still wanted to bite a bit, but now they simply couldn’t open their mouths…
They hesitated and then left.
Dadao Gang breathed a sigh of relief, actually feeling nauseous himself, using the Extraordinary Spark to forcibly suppress the urge to vomit.
“Wa gaga!”
Suddenly, an insect emitted a sharp howl.
It seemed like some mad taboo had been triggered.