"Kill him, and then come to the lab and see me!"

"I'm going to continue my experiment!"

Slowly rising from the sarcophagus, Lother's jaw with carrion gently opened and closed, and passed the order to Ike Flod, who was already controlled, the duration of [Domination of Humans] is calculated according to the caster's level, if nothing else, in the next ten days, Ike Flod will also serve Lother.

Then, at the will of Lother, a circular arch appeared on the side of the hall without warning, and the lich fluttered up and slowly sank into the arch.

When the adventure team broke in, Lother was conducting a major experiment, and now that the overall situation has been decided, Lother naturally chooses to carry out the experiment.

And watching the lich's back disappear, opposite Ike Frode, Green's eyes suddenly rolled slightly.

............

The dampness solidifies on the rocks, converging into drops of water that fall from the stalactites overhead, shatter into a splash on the stalagmites below, and then converge into puddles between the crevices of the rocks.

"Squeak!"

That's the smell!

With a swarthy nose twitching, Ron collected the beetle's breath into his nose, feeling the direction where the scent was strongest, and then moved his limbs to follow the scent.

Although it took a little time to eat and rest, the pure white beetles that were staggered have long since disappeared, but not long ago there were still a large number of beetles passing this road to the red and black giant worm's insect castle, so the smell is still strong.

As the road stretched, Ron could clearly sense that he was heading deeper underground, and as the depth increased, the temperature also decreased, and even the glowing fungi attached to the rock walls of the cave became less and less, and eventually disappeared completely.

The luminescent fungus disappeared, and the glimmer of light that naturally illuminated the surroundings also disappeared, so the [dim vision] of the moonlight rat also lost its effect.

However, this did not hinder Ron's ability to observe the environment.

When the colored world disappears and is replaced by a world in which different shades of red light appear, Ron's eyes automatically switch to [Dark Vision] mode and continue to provide services to the brain.

"Tick ——! Tick ——!"

There were no signs of activity from other creatures, only water droplets that fell from the top of his head from time to time, but Ron did not let up, and all the skill points obtained from the previous upgrades had been thrown into [Stealth], which made him even more comfortable in the dark.

............

"Smack!"

Shaking off the droplets of water falling overhead, Ron stared ahead with blazing eyes, and after traveling hundreds of meters in complete darkness, a glimmer of light finally appeared in the distance.

Unlike the faint glow produced by luminescent fungi, this glimmer of light is stable and long-lasting, apparently with a separate light source. With this glimmer of light, Ron immediately noticed that there was a slight wriggling mass of objects hanging on the rock wall of the cave, as if it were breathing, and the pure white beetle that came and went from time to time in and out of this mass of objects explained its identity.

A new Worm Castle!

"Squeak!"

Sure enough, there is a third Worm Castle!

Taking advantage of the stealth, Ron navigated through the uneven stalactite jungle and soon found himself near the new Worm Castle. Compared to the other two insect castles destroyed by the moonlight rats, the newly discovered insect castles are very small, only one-third the size of the other two, the total number of beetles busy on the insect castle is less than 1,000, and the fungus field that keeps the insect colony alive is only a small one.

"Squeak!"

A very small insect castle, if there is no leader like the red and black giant worm, only iron fangs are needed, and they can all be destroyed!

Comparing the combat power of the Moonlight Rats to the swarm in front of him, Ron was relieved by the conclusions he had reached. This swarm is no match for the Moonlight Swarm Swarm, even if it is a Swarm that has just experienced war now, it also has the ability to be easily eliminated.

Ron's gaze turned away from the Worm Castle and instead looked at the source of the light.

It was a small, round hole, about the size of the swarm passage that Ron had come to the cavern, and every once in a while, Ron would see a round beetle burrowing into the hole, and when it returned, a round orb would be attached to its chelicera, and then carefully crawl into the worm castle.

"Squeak!"

Eggs?!

The mother queen of the swarm is on the other side of the hole?

Standing upright behind the stalagmites, Ron's gaze moved with the orb on the beetle's chelicera, whether it was the first exploration or the second smashing, Ron found no signs of eggs and the mother queen in the worm castle, which made Ron have doubts in his heart.

And now, that mystery has been solved!

"Squeak!"

The Mother Queen of the Swarm must be killed!

Otherwise, the rat swarm will also be attacked by the swarm!

Compared to moonshine rats, it is clear that insects are more fertile. If the swarm is allowed to multiply, then in a short period of time, even before the swarm has recovered from this rat war, the swarm will once again gather enough to destroy the swarm.

Looking at the beetle that would take an egg out of the hole every once in a while, Ron quietly moved his body towards the hole.

He originally wanted to return to the Moonlight Rat Territory and take the army of rats to push directly, but then after thinking about it, the mother queen of the swarm was located behind the bright cave, and once the rat swarm eliminated the swarm in the cave, it would obviously immediately frighten the mother emperor inside.

So, in order to prevent the Empress from escaping, Ron decided to explore the path first to ensure that the follow-up was foolproof!

............

"Squeak!"

Let's go!

Aiming at the timing, the moment a beetle crawled out of the small hole with its eggs, Ron immediately burrowed into the small hole, and then, his body appeared on the other side of the small hole.

The cold stone walls, the faint blue phosphorescence swaying, and for a moment Ron felt like he had stepped into the scene of a horror movie.

It was a large hall, and a long oak table tens of feet long took up more than half of the hall.

On the long table were countless glass test tubes, reagent bottles, and tubes, and mist of green, red, or pale rose from the vessel under the heat of the flame, blending into a cloud of smoke that was so dark that it would make people wary at a glance.

A decaying figure dressed in robes that resembled more strips of cloth was busy at the long oak table, laughing interspersed with ancient magical language.

And in the hall against the wall on the right, in the direction where Ron had drilled out the hole, more than a dozen iron cages with blue and white magical lights were stacked, many strange shapes, and Ron had never seen them before.

"Squeak!"

Then you'll have to wait a little longer!

Hiding in the shadows beneath the long oak table, Ron managed to remain as silent as he could, and now he just had to wait for the next beetle carrying the eggs to appear, and he could determine the location of the Mother of the Swarm.