Little Liu Zi, knowing everything, immediately answered Lin Xiao Tian.
"It's the Insect King; its credit is all that we could find you."
Lin Xiao Tian frowned, "What is that thing?"
"It's a monster here, half-human, half-insect. It can speak human languages, and most of the insects nearby obey it."
"A monster? Why would a monster help you?"
"Well! This monster was once chased by Apostles, and we saved it. Later, it promised us that it could grant us some requests, as long as we paid a price," Little Liu Zi said with a chuckle.
Lin Xiao Tian analyzed it.
It seemed this group had a connection with a monster here. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals that had surrounded them just now were all subordinates of this so-called Insect King. No wonder most of the monsters in this attack were insects.
But, what were Apostles?
Lin Xiao Tian quickly asked.
When it came to Apostles, Little Liu Zi's gaze became serious.
He cautiously looked around, then said to Lin Xiao Tian,
"When you came in, were you chased by a monster that had a human face but the body of a beast? That... is an Apostle."
"This Apostle is very powerful!" Little Liu Zi added.
Lin Xiao Tian could tell that Little Liu Zi genuinely feared this monster.
Next, Lin Xiao Tian questioned Little Liu Zi about the surrounding terrain. Little Liu Zi mostly operated in the vicinity and was quite familiar with the area, but even he often got lost.
"This damned place, if you stay put for half a day, when you walk again, everything around you will have completely changed. Within a ten-kilometer radius, we often get lost. We've even made maps, but they're useless," Little Liu Zi's words shattered Lin Xiao Tian's plan to find his own way out.
These people had been trapped in this ten-li area for over a decade, let alone someone who had just arrived.
Now, there was only one way to leave.
Having asked enough, Lin Xiao Tian took Little Liu Zi away. To prevent him from playing tricks, Lin Xiao Tian sealed his acupoints and then carried him as before.
During this time, Lin Xiao Tian continued to ask Little Liu Zi questions, such as what monsters were in the forest and their characteristics.
Little Liu Zi, fearing death, did not dare to lie to Lin Xiao Tian and could only tell the truth. After all, if he lied, and Lin Xiao Tian discovered it later, he would likely take his life.
Lin Xiao Tian was so strong that he could deal with all five of them even without firing his gun; killing him would be effortless. Little Liu Zi just wanted to survive.
During this period, Yang Xin asked Little Liu Zi a question.
"You just said you need to pay a price to find the Insect King. What is that price?"
Lin Xiao Tian was also curious about what kind of price would make the Insect King deploy so many monsters.
After all, in just the recent battle, Lin Xiao Tian had harvested nearly a hundred pearls.
"Blood!" Little Liu Zi uttered a single word plainly.
"That's it?" Yang Xin was taken aback.
"Of course, it's not that simple!"
"Then tell us!" Yang Xin was a bit angry; Lin Xiao Tian felt his eardrums were about to be pierced.
"To be more precise, it's being a blood slave. As long as we are willing, the Insect King can help fulfill any of our requests," Little Liu Zi said with a hint of pride.
But in the next second, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
He looked up and saw everyone staring at him intently.
"You just said the Insect King would fulfill any of your conditions?"
"You seemed to have said that your request this time was to capture us?"
"Do you think the Insect King will keep hunting us until its demands are met?"
Yang Xin, Li Xue, and Yang Lin questioned Little Liu Zi successively, and even Lin Xiao Tian looked at him with a displeased expression.
At this moment, Little Liu Zi was completely panicked.
"However, you've dealt with those monsters just now, so the Insect King shouldn't come again," Little Liu Zi said weakly.
Lin Xiao Tian directly threw him to the ground, "You'd better be honest, or if we're surrounded by those monsters later, I guarantee you'll be the first to die!"
Hearing Lin Xiao Tian's threat, Little Liu Zi was terrified.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you... I'll tell you, okay?" Little Liu Zi coughed strategically. "Let's agree beforehand, if I tell you, you must guarantee my survival."
"Stop the nonsense, you're not in a position to negotiate," Lin Xiao Tian glared at him.
Little Liu Zi had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Your analysis is correct, the Insect King will keep chasing you until our requirements are met."
"However, this time, not all of you will die."
"The request we made to the Insect King was to capture two women, at least two people would survive."
Upon hearing Little Liu Zi's words, Yang Xin kicked him directly.
"Pervert!"
"You haven't insulted Jennifer enough, and now you want to lay hands on us!"
Recalling the scene of Jennifer being bullied earlier, Yang Xin, as a woman, became more and more angry the more she thought about it.
"I advise you to be more polite to me. You know, the Insect King is on my side. You will be captured sooner or later, so be nice to me. I can then plead with it to spare others." Little Liu Zi boasted.
But before he could finish speaking, Li Xue slapped him.
"What do we do now?" Li Xue looked at Lin Xiao Tian.
These monsters were not like humans; each one was very difficult to deal with. If it weren't for Lin Xiao Tian just now, with just the few of them, they wouldn't have been able to handle those monsters.
Lin Xiao Tian thought for a moment, then looked at Little Liu Zi, "I ask you, how did the Insect King discover me at the cave?"
"This area is full of the Insect King's eyes and ears. As long as you're not invisible, the Insect King can know your movements. Don't think a little powder will do anything," Little Liu Zi said indifferently.
Lin Xiao Tian's expression became grave.
If what Little Liu Zi said was true, then no matter where he hid, he would face pursuit.
Unless... he found the Insect King!
Lin Xiao Tian picked up Little Liu Zi again and hurried forward. At the same time, he shouted to the others, "Hurry up, we could be surrounded at any moment. We can't rest before dawn."
This was the first idea Lin Xiao Tian came up with.
The powder was still effective; at least it could prevent the monsters from tracking them. Relying on sight alone, the monsters would be slow to report, unless they could delay Lin Xiao Tian, but ordinary monsters facing Lin Xiao Tian were like giving away free points.
And for the second idea, Lin Xiao Tian had also thought of it.
"Hey! I ask you, is that Insect King powerful?"
Hearing Lin Xiao Tian's words, Little Liu Zi was silent for a moment, then immediately said, "Not powerful. With your gun, you can easily defeat it."
"You old scoundrel, still not being honest!"
Lin Xiao Tian finished speaking and, like a spinning top, sent Little Liu Zi into a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree spiral ascent...