Fang Xuan returned to the City Lord Residence. At this moment, the ambush outside seemed to have disappeared, leaving only a soldier with his head lowered at the door.
He sent ants over the heads of the soldiers and confirmed that there was a high chance that only a portion of their vitality had been sucked away. Their bodies were still human.
"Cough, cough."
Fang Xuan opened the door, startling the soldier. However, the latter only raised his eyelids. "Guest, what can I do for you?"
"Where is the City Lord now?"
"He's waiting for a guest in the main hall. He said that the guest has to report to him if there's any movement."
The soldier didn't have the slightest bit of vitality. He only answered Fang Xuan's question mechanically. He was afraid that a lot of his lifespan had already been sucked away.
However, now was not the time to feel sorry for these miscellaneous soldiers. He told the soldiers to inform the City Lord that he had already treated the City Lord's wife and could come over. Then, he secretly hid on the roof of the City Lord's Mansion. In reality, he had set up a lightning net in the residence. Anyone who entered the lightning net would be attacked.
The soldier pushed open the door of the hall. "Reporting to the City Lord, the guest said that he has cured Madam and can go and take a look."
At this moment, the fake City Lord raised his eyebrows.
He knew very well what the City Lord's wife was like. How could there be any possibility of her being cured?
He thought for a moment. "Lead a team of soldiers to check. If Madam is fine, bring her to the hall."
"Yes."
After a dull response, a group of soldiers foolishly walked into the city lord's residence.
Then, the entire City Lord Residence flashed with light. Fang Xuan, who was on the roof, helplessly closed his eyes.
The intelligence of this Corpse Bug was the highest he had ever seen. It was actually so suspicious. It seemed that he had to go personally.
The mosquito from the black market flew up from nowhere and quietly stopped in front of him.
"Why are you here again? I'm going to the main hall now, not the secret room."
Fang Xuan did not expect the mosquito to turn around and slowly fly forward.
F*ck, could it be that this thing also had an automatic path-seeking function? What kind of species was it?
He decided to hide and follow behind the mosquito. Since the true city lord had been found by this mosquito, there was a high chance that it could bring him to the hall.
As expected, not long after, the mosquito stopped.
The number of soldiers decreased along the way, which confirmed Fang Xuan's thoughts.
There was a high chance that this Corpse Bug was afraid of revealing any clues, so the closer it was to the core area, the fewer guards there were. This was also the reason why the door was so heavily guarded just now.
"Who's up there!"
Oh no, there was someone else nearby.
Fang Xuan jumped down from the roof of the hall and summoned the Snownet Divine Worm. A thick barrier sealed the few swordsmen in the building behind him in ice.
After all, these were all ordinary people. He did not want to kill the innocent. Otherwise, it would be difficult to report to the City Lord later.
There was no time to waste. Fang Xuan kicked the door of the hall and the fake city lord inside immediately panicked.
"Ahem, what's the matter? Are the guests from the mainland from afar going to start a war with my city?"
"I'll open your grandmother's legs."
Fang Xuan didn't waste his breath on him. He summoned one ant after another and let them reproduce and split naturally. Just like that, he surrounded the Corpse Bugs who were pretending to be the City Lord.
After leveling up countless times, his insect energy points were already very high. It was just that Fang Xuan did not like to release all the ants in order to hide his strength. Now that it could be said that it was a life and death situation, there was naturally no reason for him to preserve his strength.
The latter also started to panic. He could clearly feel that the ants Fang Xuan released looked like bugs that could be seen everywhere on the roadside, but it gave him a fear that went deep into his soul.
This was a suppression from the source. In other words, this inconspicuous bug might be his ancestor, or it might have hunted his ancestor.
He had no choice but to forcefully release his energy to keep the ants at bay. His panicked gaze happened to meet the indifferent Fang Xuan's.
"S-senior, please show mercy!!"
"Who the f*ck is your senior? You locked him up in the dungeon and fed him to bugs. Why are you sucking the lifespan of his subordinates? Why are you pretending to be innocent?"
"I had no choice. We Magical Beasts have been oppressed by humans for a long time, and the Insect Clan is even more so. The desert is lacking in resources. If this continues, we will be extinct first. That's why we came up with this countermeasure."
"We don't want to kill the two City Lords. We just want to put them under house arrest and let them go when our descendants sneak into the city."
Fang Xuan admitted that he had almost believed this guy's nonsense.
The next step was to activate the ant insects to devour the energy shield around the corpse insects.
"Senior, Senior!! We can join forces and control this city together. At that time, you can have whatever you want. I can directly pass the position of City Lord to you. Please don't kill me."
Fang Xuan rolled his eyes. Could it be that this guy thought of him as his ancestor? However, this was good too. He might as well beat him at his own game.
He retracted the ant bugs that filled the hall, and the pressure on the corpse bugs instantly disappeared.
"You're very confident when you say that. Unfortunately, I've already devoured your wife's fake body just now. I wonder how you should explain it?"
The Corpse Bug was overjoyed. There was an uncontrollable joy on its face. It was unknown if it was pretending.
"It's just a small clone. You can create a fake one at any time. Making that madam look like that is only to attract mages and Beast Tamers from all over the country to come and treat her so that they can become nourishment."
With that, he stomped his foot, and a long pit appeared on the ground.
Fang Xuan glanced over and almost spat out the food he was eating.
The interior of the tunnel was filled with dried corpses. Some had long turned into bones, and some of their skin could still be seen.
"These are all the humans I've been hunting these days. As long as the two of us join forces, not to mention ruling this city, even the entire country will be within reach!"
Fang Xuan saw that the more he spoke, the more excited he became. He walked over slowly, as if he wanted to see the number of people in the tunnel clearly. However, his left hand was behind his back, and the Corpse Bug did not pay attention to it. It continued to talk about its great plan.
"…At that time, we insectoids will be able to rule the World of Magical Beasts, rule the entire continent, and rule. Pfft!"
He looked down and saw a left hand pass through his abdomen from behind. He could vaguely see the fire and lightning elements on it.
"That's a good idea. Unfortunately, I'm human, not your ancestor."
"Take your dreams and rule hell. The colleagues in the Pit will treat you well."
The Corpse Bug turned its head and looked at Fang Xuan in disbelief. It opened its mouth, but in the end, nothing came out. It slowly fell to the ground.
The human skin fell off, and a centipede-like corpse lay quietly on the ground.