Witnessing this scene, the Empress showed no sorrow for her countless dead offspring. Instead, she shrieked with excitement.
She cautiously issued an order for the insects on the battlefield to watch out for accidents.
Last time, at a crucial moment, a bizarre individual had suddenly appeared and inexplicably snatched away the prey already within her grasp!
This time, she would not allow such an incident to occur.
Therefore, the crawler Troop Nest Beetle, having received the order, abandoned its usual habits and swiftly advanced. Its body was petite compared to a normal Troop Nest Beetle, yet it remained a behemoth among common insects. It shoved aside other bugs and rushed to the victor, coiling its tentacles to restrain the immobile creature.
Then the crawler Troop Nest Beetle deemed it appropriate—or rather, the Empress controlling it did, as the Troop Nest Beetle possessed no independent thought.
