Chapter 73: The Wasp Queen’s Egg
Kevin frowned, slowly opened his eyes, and turned to look at Lilith.
Lilith felt his gaze and grinned. "What? Got a question for me?"
Kevin steadied himself and asked in a low voice, "Where is the Human-Faced Wasp Queen’s egg?"
Lilith let out a laugh. "Silly human. You found one that looks very human, right? And a disgusting ball of flesh next to it?"
Kevin nodded.
Lilith laughed even more excitedly. "You really surprise me. You actually found it. Fine, I’ll give you a hint."
She leaned close to Kevin’s ear, licked his earlobe, and whispered, "The real egg of the Human-Faced Wasp Queen is that one ... the one that looks the most human."
Kevin froze. "The egg is alive?"
Lilith chuckled. "Of course! Strictly speaking, that human-looking one is just the shell."
"The real Human-Faced Wasp Queen is the womb inside that shell. A womb with its own will and life."
"Once that womb leaves the shell, it will give birth to three to five new shells ... each with a human female body. Round and round it goes. Pretty amazing, huh?"
Kevin held back his disgust and took a deep breath. "Nothing is impossible after the Eldritch came. It’s just ... sometimes a little gross."
Lilith laughed again. "So, how are you going to get it out? From what I know, that shell is no pushover."
Kevin gave her a look.
No pushover? That thing was a monster.
Just the telekinesis it showed earlier was already giving Kevin a headache.
But Kevin wasn’t unprepared.
Right then, inside the writhing mass of flesh — the so-called Wasp Queen — three Fish Fiends suddenly extended their claws and tore into each other’s bellies.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere.
Three grenades, each marked with a Fireball sigil, tumbled out from their guts.
The tentacles lining the inner wall of the flesh ball sensed something wrong and paused for a moment.
Click.
Click!
As soon as the grenade hit the ground, the spring safety snapped off.
BOOM!
A loud explosion!
A burst of fire!
A violent shockwave tore through the inside of the Wasp Queen’s body.
The intense blast and extreme heat made her writhe wildly.
Soon, a faint red Eldritch glow spread across the surface of the flesh ball.
The Wasp Queen shell — the one standing in front of the flesh ball — immediately turned its head. Its face, usually blank and emotionless, suddenly showed a look of fear.
The flesh ball swelled up quickly, then exploded.
At the last possible moment, the Wasp Queen shell couldn’t run. It could only throw up a telekinetic shield in front of itself.
But even so, the blast sent it flying. It slammed into the stone wall nearby.
Just as it tried to get up and check if the flesh ball was okay, the fourteen Human-Faced Wasp spies that had been hiding inside the nest tunnel appeared.
Blood-red Mist Phantoms flew out of each spy’s body and lunged straight at the Wasp Queen shell.
Caught off guard, the shell had no time to resist. All fourteen Mist Phantoms invaded its body.
Now, fourteen different wills fought inside it, taking turns trying to control it.
The fourteen Mist Phantoms were desperately wrestling for control of its body.
For a moment, the Wasp Queen shell was completely frozen. It could only lean against the wall, struggling against the fourteen phantoms.
At the same time, on the surface of the water outside the nest.
The Elite Fish Fiend swam toward the shore with the last Normal Fish Fiend.
This time, they made no effort to hide.
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The Normal Fish Fiend pulled out a Glock 19 again, just like before. Every shot was a critical hit — each bullet was enchanted with a big Fireball.
The Elite Fish Fiend was even crazier. It reached into its own throat and pulled out two mini Vulcan Cannons, then started spraying bullets at the swarm of wasps in the sky.
The two Fish Fiends worked together, pushing forward fast. Soon, they slipped inside the nest.
Since Kevin already knew the nest’s layout inside out, the Elite Fish Fiend and the Normal Fish Fiend quickly made their way deep into the nest. Right there, they found the Wasp Queen shell still fighting the fourteen Mist Phantoms for control of its mind.
But just as they were about to pick up the Wasp Queen shell and run, a tentacle suddenly shot out from the thick smoke. It stabbed the Normal Fish Fiend and pinned it to the stone wall.
Through the Elite Fish Fiend’s eyes, Kevin saw that the flesh ball that had exploded earlier wasn’t dead. The hole torn open by the grenade was healing itself — you could actually see it closing up.
Seeing this, Kevin gave the order: "Grab the Wasp Queen shell and run!"
The Elite Fish Fiend rushed to the wall, scooped up the Wasp Queen shell, and turned to dive into the nest tunnel.
The flesh ball squirmed wildly, making a high-pitched squeaking sound.
Soon, the wasps that had been blocking the sea surface all around got the order. They swarmed back toward the nest like they’d lost their mother.
The Elite Fish Fiend fled with the Wasp Queen shell on its shoulder. Just as it burst out of the nest entrance, it saw the sky was almost completely blocked by a sea of wasps.
With no time to think, the Elite Fish Fiend raised both Vulcan Cannons and opened fire wildly in Kevin’s direction.
But the wasps kept charging like they didn’t care about dying. Piles of their bodies blocked the Elite Fish Fiend’s bullets.
Soon, the wasps were right in front of the Elite Fish Fiend.
Just as they were about to snatch the Wasp Queen shell back, a huge red light exploded from the Elite Fish Fiend’s body.
In an instant, a pair of red wings spread open.
A ten-meter-long Dragon Form Mist Phantom let out a roar. The dragon’s cry echoed in all directions.
The Human-Faced Wasps that had flown into the Dragon Form Mist Phantom’s range all dropped to the ground, like they were drunk.
For a spirit-type Eldritch Entity like the Mist Phantom, even the Human-Faced Wasps had no way to deal with it.
They could only watch as the Dragon Form Mist Phantom carried the Wasp Queen shell on its back and flew away fast, leaving the sea behind.
But while the wasps were distracted, the Elite Fish Fiend grinned. It dug its claws into its own belly and tore it open.
Clatter, clatter. A bunch of grenades enchanted with big Fireballs fell to the ground like popping beads — more than twenty of them.
A series of explosions rang out. A blinding flash of light rose up, forming a small mushroom cloud.
Most of the Human-Faced Wasps that had been surrounding the Elite Fish Fiend were swallowed up by the blast.
Deep inside the nest, the main body of the Wasp Queen — that giant flesh ball — had already healed its wounds.
It sensed that its shell was getting farther and farther away. It got desperate.
But the wasp swarm couldn’t catch up to the Dragon Form Mist Phantom.
The Wasp Queen had no choice but to let the Dragon Form Mist Phantom take its shell all the way back to the waters near the Two-Masted Sloop.
As soon as the Dragon Form Mist Phantom slipped into the range of the Deepsea Mist, the Wasp Queen’s main body completely lost its mental connection to the shell.
On the deck of the Two-Masted Sloop.
Kevin stared at the naked, beautiful woman in front of him. His face was full of mixed feelings.
He picked up the Pendant of the Lovelorn Banshee, stepped forward slowly, and right in front of the Wasp Queen shell, he began swinging it back and forth.
Once...
Twice...
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It wasn’t until he had swung it a hundred and eight times that the struggling look on the Wasp Queen shell’s face completely disappeared.
Kevin waved his hand. The fourteen Mist Phantoms that had been inside the Wasp Queen shell all crawled out through her eyes.
Without the Mist Phantoms holding down her soul, the Wasp Queen shell’s eyes shot open instantly.
Her eyes were soft and tender. She stared straight at Kevin, her face full of love. "My dear, I’ll follow you anywhere. Please don’t ever leave me."
Lilith listened to this cheesy confession and curled her lip. "You lucky bastard."
Kevin shrugged. He turned to look at the beautiful woman in front of him. "What’s your name?"
The Wasp Queen shell thought for a moment, then slowly lifted her head. "My dear, my name is Eliana."
"Don’t call me ’my dear,’" Kevin said. As soon as the words left his mouth, Eliana’s eyes started to get watery. She looked like she was about to cry.
Kevin quickly explained, "At least in front of other people, call me Captain."
Hearing that, Eliana wiped her tears and broke into a smile. "My dear Captain."
Kevin rolled his eyes. He couldn’t be bothered to argue with her about what to call him.
He turned to Lilith, spread his hands, and smiled. "Alright. The first Wasp Queen egg is ours."
Lilith shot him a look and let out a soft snort. "This egg already sees you as its master. What about mine?"
Kevin chuckled. "Now that we have Eliana, the other two eggs will be easy to get."
With that, he turned to Eliana and asked, "Where are the other shells?"
Eliana slowly stood up and moved closer to Kevin. "My two sisters are out hunting at sea."
"Hunting?" Kevin looked surprised. "I thought you’d all be staying close to that flesh ball."
Eliana shook her head and explained, "My two sisters are already capable of building their own nests. They went out hunting to find suitable places to set up new nests."
"If the Empress dies or is in danger, they can build a new nest at the chosen spot right away. Then the Empress can use their bodies to revive and be reborn."
Hearing this, Kevin turned to Lilith. "So the Wasp Queen — the real one — has always been that flesh ball?"
Lilith nodded and spread her hands. "What else did you think? Did you think Human-Faced Wasps reproduce like normal creatures?"
"Come on. They’re a race that worships that disgusting worm. It’s nothing like the way humans reproduce. That flesh mound is just their shell. Their will is what really matters."