Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1553 - 652: Zhao Ji’s Second Weakness

As for that mysterious person, he's actually not that hard to track down.

"So... basically, it's been confirmed that the mysterious person is the second son of the Si Yuan Pavilion's Pavilion Master, Tree Ancestor—Tree Xia, an Eighth-Order Great Evil God?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's question, Guan Xiao knelt beside Qiu Tu, massaging his legs as she replied, "Yes, sir."

"That Tree Xia has always acted secretly and cautiously. Other than supplying Infinite God Crystal to the Puppet Ant Queen, he never shows his face in front of outsiders."

"But... my Insect Mother can control Puppet Ants."

"He leaves the Puppet Ants defenseless, which is the same as leaving himself defenseless against me."

"So it didn't take long for me to find him and figure out his identity."

Guan Xiao is a Third-Order Mutant now, with two abilities. The second, 'Infection', is spreading slowly among the Puppet Ants, waiting to take effect. But... this doesn't impact her first ability—controlling insects.

So, after paying a certain price, Guan Xiao quietly took control of a few Puppet Ants, then lurked inside the swarm to gather intel.

It was precisely because she penetrated the enemy's ranks.

That's why Guan Xiao could get intelligence on Tree Xia so quickly.

Qiu Tu reached out and gently stroked Guan Xiao's hair, asking, "I've given you a lot of resources in the last two days."

"About how much longer will it take for your 'Infection' to fully take effect?"

At Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao closed her eyes and rubbed her head against his palm like a little pet, relishing the moment before answering,

"There are more and more infected pseudo-humans now. I've even infected three of their Priests."

"That makes the infection spread even faster."

"I estimate I'll be able to fully control the entire swarm in another five days."

Hearing this, Qiu Tu nodded slightly, his eyes resolute as he said, "Then we wait five more days."

Guan Xiao nodded at his words. Then she looked up at Qiu Tu, parted her red lips, and said, "However, sir, I suspect Tree Xia will take the opportunity in these days to tempt the Puppet Ant Queen into attacking."

"Because... according to incomplete statistics, the number of pseudo-humans has already reached seventy thousand."

"It'll likely break a hundred thousand by the end of today."

"That's a hundred thousand mutant lives. They could really bring about destruction."

Hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu's expression slowly sobered, and after a brief pause, he said, "Then issue an order to the nearby prefectures adjacent to the disaster zone; withdraw civilians and military units slowly, and leave a sufficient buffer zone."

"Also, send those stubborn folks from the private family armies we captured before to hold the cities."

"Puppet Ants aren't human; they don't accept surrender. Whether they defend or not, they have to stay."

"Might as well put them to use."

"If they somehow survive the Puppet Ant invasion, then just set them free and wipe out all their past offenses."

After hearing Qiu Tu's orders, Guan Xiao replied quickly, "Yes, sir."

.....

Meanwhile, in the disaster zone, inside the Puppet Ants' nest.

The nest, which used to be just the size of a beehive, has somehow grown as large as a house.

It now envelops an Anti-government Armed Forces base, looking like a massive, disturbing wasp's nest.

As for the members of this anti-government group, from the leader to the lowest soldier, all have been taken over, turned into pseudo-humans.

At this moment, these pseudo-humans patrol the entire district like regular troops, alert for anyone who might threaten the Ant Queen.

And inside the base, a man in a black hooded cloak is communicating with the Ant Queen.

His voice is low, threaded with menace, "I don't care what happens when you hit a hundred thousand, or if there's a transformation."

"I've spent so long cultivating you, all for one thing—to invade the Northwestern Region as soon as possible."

"If you dawdle until the two domains merge, and all of Si Yuan Pavilion's people come in, what would we need you for?"

"Besides... do you really think your Third-Order Peak power can change the battlefield?"

"Don't kid yourself."

"I order you: tomorrow, begin the invasion of the Northwest Sanctuary immediately!"

Facing the hooded man is a creature almost the size of a human; its lower half is formidably ant-like, but its upper half is a cute, slightly chubby-faced girl.

This is clearly the 'mature' Puppet Ant Queen... 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Only... no one could have guessed the Ant Queen would turn out to be a teenage mother.

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