The woman in military uniform on the side said a few words, probably reporting the reason for the disappearance of the image, but Shul waved his hand and interrupted her report, it was nothing more than the consequences of the destruction of the observer, what he really cared about was the last thing he saw in the image.

"Empty jellyfish?" Shul didn't ask, he was just talking to himself.

The so-called empty jellyfish is a native creature of Pavatiga, which is transparent and floats high in the air all year round, feeding on birds that throw themselves into the net, and occasionally descending to low altitude when food is scarce at high altitudes. With the exception of the Winged Man and some of the Legendary Strong, almost no one has ever seen this creature, and in most races, the Sky Jellyfish is only a legendary existence.

The last thing that floats in the image is very similar to the empty jellyfish in the illustrated book, with a huge body floating in the air, dozens of tentacles hanging down and writhing wildly, and the speed of slow and leisurely movement, except that it is not transparent, everything is exactly the same as the empty jellyfish in the description.

Of course, such a slow speed, and such a conspicuous one, it is unlikely to be used as combat power, and the key is the few insects on the ground that have never been seen before.

With a long tail behind him, he stood upright like the Kraken clan in the sea elves, with a broad upper body, two forelimbs turned into two mantis-like sickles, and long mouthparts stretched out from the hideous head. The last picture I saw just now was a stream of liquid spit out from the mouthparts of these insects.

Ranged attack and flying creatures, the two most troublesome types, would have made it to the fortress alive by at least two-thirds if they had been added to the battle a few hours earlier. Both types of bugs are very threatening, and it's a pity that you can't see them in battle.

"Let's go, there's nothing more to see. Shur sighed, "Go back and tell them that it's time to decide what to do next." ”

"What are you worried about?" Moria, a little puzzled, "it should be a good thing for us that bugs and burrowing spiders are at war." ”

"Good thing, heh, it's a very serious problem. Shuer shook his head, "Go back first, let's talk about it when everyone is together." ”

Back in the living quarters, as soon as I entered, I encountered three ordinary mercenaries guarding the entrance, although there should be no problem with the security here, but the mercenary's instinct still made Mia arrange guards, lack of vigilance, always more harmful than excessive vigilance.

Say hello and go inside, there is no one in the dining room anymore, even in the entertainment room, only high-level mercenaries are still together, presumably Mia has arranged for others to go to the bedroom to rest. Although the impact of this whole day is quite great for those ordinary people, the excessive fatigue should be able to let them sleep well, but the high-level mercenaries are not so relaxed, even if the four of them are bored and do not know the rules of the chessboard, no one will go to rest first.

"Where's Miriday?" "Where's Miriday?" ”

"Well, dealing with the wounded has gone, ten minutes, it should be almost over. Mia nodded, "Look, it's back." ”

"Looking for me, what's the problem?"

"Schedule tomorrow's tasks. Shure pondered for a moment, "For the time being, I am expected to rest in the fortress for three days, except for those who have tasks, everyone else should try not to overexert their physical strength, and after three days, they must be in the best condition." ”

"Saff, your task is to draw the detailed extent of the projection area, as well as the location of the exits, remember, the location of all the exits, and calculate all the specific data that can be calculated. ”

"I, I ......"

"It's not a consultation, it's an order. Shuer had a serious face and a very resolute attitude, "I know you're afraid of miscalculation again, but the task must be completed, whether you check it ten times, a hundred times, I don't care, before tomorrow night, I want to see the sketch, within three days, I want to get the result of the task." ”

"Yes. The female swordsman nodded aggrievedly.

"Fleison, Yuri, you two are in charge of keeping the fortress on guard to prevent bugs from infiltrating. Yuli, you mainly pay attention to the enemies in the air, there are already floating bugs appearing, and it is not ruled out that more kinds of flying insects will appear, so you pay attention. ”

"Understood. The two of them didn't have a big opinion, but Mia glanced at Shuer very strangely, but didn't say anything in the end.

"Mia, Dark, tomorrow you two go thirty-three degrees west-south, twenty kilometers away. It's a battlefield now, and your task is to get a few different kinds of bug carcasses back as little as possible from being detected by bugs. I don't need the three that I have in the fortress, no, I want some too, anyway, I can bring a few if I can bring them back, I think there is a problem with these bugs. Also, if possible, bring back some fungus blankets, it's not normal. ”

"Also, don't bring back the large army of bugs when you come back, Mia, you get ready to teleport, Dak, your speed bugs can't keep up with you, make sure you get rid of the bugs and come back, it should be no problem." ”

"Well, no problem. ”

"Miriday, I need you to study the bugs, the more you know about their habits and characteristics, the better, and the spiritual ones also need to use the ones in the fortress first, and when Mia and they bring back the corpses, there will be more samples. Moria, you're free to move around tomorrow, and when they bring back the blanket, you'll be in charge of researching the characteristics of the blanket. ”

"That's basically it, tomorrow's task is not heavy, give everyone an adaptation period, there should be no problem. ”

Shuer looked around, the task is indeed not heavy, even if Mia and Dark, who need to leave the fortress, the strength of the insects alone is not enough to pose a threat to the gold-level powerhouses, and without the drag of ordinary people, there will be no danger for them even if they go out. So everyone shrugged their shoulders indifferently, except for Moria, who was staring straight at him with a smile that seemed to be not a smile.

"Alas. He maintained an unmoved posture for a few seconds, but Lin Jing's gaze was also unmoved, and his smile became even stronger. Xiuer sighed, rubbed the corners of his forehead with a headache, and said very uncomfortably, "Okay, the task is over, now let's explain what we just saw." ”

"Hey, hey. Moria finally let out a suppressed chuckle with some smugness, and for some reason, Saf felt like she was happy, as if something solid had been broken.

Retelling everything he saw in the three-dimensional effect, although several strange insects surprised the high-level mercenaries, especially the huge beetle, which was a very serious threat, but the situation was not beyond everyone's ability to bear, and no one understood why Shuer looked like a great enemy from the moment he saw the image.

"What the hell are you worried about?" Mia asked the same question as Moria.

"You and Moria are both experienced shadow chasers, and I reckon Miridi should be about the same as you. After hesitating for a while again, Shuer finally gave up his insistence and decided not to make any reservations this time, there are some things that may not be impossible to try, "I ask you, there are no intelligent creatures in the otherworldly projection, this should be common sense." ”

"Are you worried about this?" said Miriday, who suddenly let out a brief exclamation, but shook her head at everyone's inquiring gaze, "You can say it first, I'll explain later." ”

"It is true that, apart from a few very special circumstances, there will be no intelligent beings. Mia affirmed Shure's thoughts, "What, do you think there are intelligent beings here?"

"You also saw the insect tide in the video just now, let's recall the behavior of the insects in the past few hours. Shur tapped his thigh and explained softly, "When we started encountering the bugs, the bugs were already around us, so we couldn't see it, but if you look closely at the distance, you can see that the bugs are coming towards us from several directions. ”

"Yes, I saw it too, six or seven directions. ”

"The question is, how did they get here?"

"Of course, it's like a tide, otherwise how can it be said that it is pouring over. Before Mia's words fell, her face changed, and she couldn't even hold her indifferent expression, "Sure enough, there is a problem, they have become orderly." ”

"You see, you found out too. Shuer smiled bitterly and said, "The initial insect tide was an unorderly swarm, all over the mountains and fields. Most of the bugs are huddled together, which has a great impact on both combat effectiveness and forward speed. But what about the insects in the influence, they know to line up, although the width of the line is relatively large, they also know to avoid each other, although occasionally there will be a phenomenon of colliding together and almost fighting, but it is precisely because it is not the norm that it is easy to be noticed. ”

"In the footage, I noticed that they converged on the plain from multiple directions, and they were no longer swarming, but maintaining their formation, as if they were converging on the target. So, I don't think it's a coincidence, not only does the swarm create order, but it also produces commanders who can make the swarm in different positions follow the order. Five hours, a total of five hours before and after, all the swarms have changed so much, can you believe that their commanders have no wisdom?"

Of course not.

Except for Yuri and Fleison, who didn't go to the control room, everyone has seen the changes in the swarm with their own eyes, and no one has considered the direction of having a commander before, but as soon as Shul explains it thoroughly, all the doubts can be explained.

"There's a second problem, more and more kinds of bugs are emerging. Without waiting for everyone to come to their senses from the news just now, Shuer continued to throw out a second question, "Why did they go earlier?"

"Not to mention those flying creatures and long-range attacking bugs, just the giant beetle, of course it is difficult to use it to attack us or the mutant spider mother, but the bugs don't know, they haven't even tried, until we and the spider mother have safely evacuated, why?"

"Because a new queen was born. Miridy's voice was soft and helpless, "It was born with our help." ”