Chapter 435 - 426: We’ve Waited Long Enough

Chapter 435: Chapter 426: We’ve Waited Long Enough

The place where Insectoid Yakrodoth dwelled was less a plateau and more a massive, flattened mountain peak.

Its total area was roughly equivalent to half a province in Hua Country. However, there weren’t many gentle slopes around its perimeter. Instead, like the side Qin Xiaoxia had first seen, it gave the impression of rising abruptly from the ground.

The area the Insectoid was familiar with was, naturally, not the entirety of Caslopa. By avoiding certain dangerous regions, it had carved out a network of thin pathways.

Even so, the Soul Purifiers it knew were scattered across only about twenty percent of Caslopa’s total area. For them, the other eighty percent was either a complete unknown or territory they wouldn’t dare set foot in.

Even for such a limited area, a trip had to be carefully planned. It required calculating the shortest circular route and stopping at specific locations to transmit messages using Yakrodoth’s innate Magic Power waves.

Traveling at the high speeds it could achieve by bursting its Magic Power, Yakrodoth still took more than ten days to return. This alone suggested Caslopa was at least a dozen times the size of Earth, maybe even larger.

Thankfully, Earth’s invasive contact points with Caslopa were numerous and scattered all over Caslopa as well.

When the time came, vehicles launched from Earth would enter the appropriate contact points. Following a positional map that Qin Xiaoxia would later perfect, they would assign attack zones to the weapons.

The goal was to assign each weapon group to a Demon Tide convergence point within its range, avoiding the awkward scenario of a nuclear weapon carrier running out of fuel before even reaching its target position.

Even if they didn’t have to take as many detours as the Insectoid, the summoned survivors couldn’t arrive immediately.

During the wait, Qin Xiaoxia would either help produce White Crystal Components in the Association Secret Realm or have Yakrodoth check on the status of the Demon Tide at the nearest contact point.

He also spent a lot of time chatting peacefully with the Insectoid.

Although he didn’t reveal much, even the smallest bits of information were enough to horrify the Insectoid.

It wasn’t just the convenience of human technology that caught its attention. It was more concerned with why Ancient Species and a likely even more terrifying existence—like the one before its eyes—were quietly hiding in a world that had no records of Magic Patterns.

The vastness of the chaotic Void that cradled the worlds was immeasurable, and no one could measure it. Naturally, the number of worlds within the Void was also beyond count.

There were surely many unknown worlds, but even they followed certain rules.

After several days of contact, and thanks to the subtle hints Qin Xiaoxia intentionally dropped, Insectoid Yakrodoth had become certain that the so-called Earth World contained Ancient Species—and definitely more than one.

Moreover, it harbored terrifyingly powerful beings that surpassed even the Ancient Species, beings that were difficult to describe—like the one standing before the Insectoid right now.

A world like that could not possibly be obscure. It absolutely shouldn’t be obscure.

’Has Caslopa’s decline lasted so long that our information is outdated?’

The Insectoid thought not. No matter how long Caslopa had been in decline, it wasn’t long enough for such a terrifying world to be born in that time.

Besides, that great existence capable of projecting an avatar across worlds knew of Caslopa and had certainly been here countless years ago.

There was only one possibility, then: this Earth World had always been hiding, concealed within the mists of the Void.

This world and its heart-stoppingly powerful inhabitants were quietly waiting for something.

...

By Earth’s reckoning, a full six days had passed since the Insectoid returned from delivering its messages.

By Insectoid Yakrodoth’s calculations, the summoned ones should be arriving today.

When it sent the messages, it had deliberately calculated the routes so that everyone would arrive at roughly the same time. The assembly time had also been predetermined by the Insectoid.

At this moment, Qin Xiaoxia’s Thought Body stood in its ethereal state atop the rock the Insectoid liked to lean against.

In this form, only the Insectoid, whose mental waves could interact with the Thought Body, was able to see it.

The Insectoid, meanwhile, leaned against the side of the great rock, waiting for the summoned to arrive just as it had before. Its mind churned, replaying the information from its conversations over the past few days with the unknown being beside it.

More than once, it had wondered why Caslopa had collided with this world. More than once, it had imagined what this hidden, dormant world was waiting for.

Just thinking about the latter question would sometimes send an inexplicable chill down the Insectoid’s spine.

"Yakrodoth, what are you thinking about?"

The Thought Body’s sudden question startled the Insectoid, which had been deep in thought about the nature of Earth.

It answered, feeling a little guilty.

"Your Excellency, I was thinking about the future of Caslopa. I was wondering why you summoned my friends. I suppose it’s time for you to reveal the reason, isn’t it?"

Qin Xiaoxia looked seriously at the creature, whose general features were insect-like but whose finer details were more human.

"No, that’s not what you were just thinking about."

The words made the Insectoid’s heart leap, and the muscles beneath its carapace-like face twitched.

Seeing its reaction, Qin Xiaoxia knew he had guessed correctly. After all, the reason for the summons was about to be revealed. Even if it was curious, at this point, the thought would just be a fleeting one, not something to dwell on endlessly.

Besides, the matter that so concerned Yakrodoth was more or less what Qin Xiaoxia had been deliberately guiding it to ponder all this time. Of course he knew.

Just as Yakrodoth was hesitating, wondering whether to confess, Qin Xiaoxia smiled and turned to look at the sky.

"We’ve waited long enough... Hehehehe..."

For some reason, Insectoid Yakrodoth felt an inexplicable chill.

’After Caslopa’s fall, it made no contact with any other world, yet it just so happened to collide with this one. The cause definitely doesn’t lie with Caslopa, but with...’

It gazed toward the faint blue-green sphere.

’It’s this world... It’s finally ready to stop waiting!!!’

’Was it only waiting for Caslopa? That’s... impossible...’

"Stop letting your imagination run wild, Yakrodoth. Your friends have arrived."

...

In the distance, across the plateau, the vibrations of footsteps could gradually be felt.

The first to arrive were the Cyclopes—only eleven of them, but all were powerful Magic Creatures. The groups approaching from other directions were a little farther away and slightly larger.

"I say, Yakrodoth, a scene like this is rare in this decaying world, isn’t it?"

Nearly ten thousand untainted beings, large and small, who had not been corrupted by the fall, were gathering. A strange feeling welled up in Yakrodoth’s heart.

"This is the first time in my life I’ve seen this... and perhaps, it will also be the last time for Caslopa World..."

Qin Xiaoxia glanced at it, then at the groups that looked like they had brought their families in tow. He sighed softly and said nothing.

The Insectoid crouched down, its fingers touching the rock of the plateau.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...

The surrounding dust was blown away by the fluctuation of Magic Power, creating a relatively clean area that spread out like a wave.

Slabs of rock rose from the ground, lifted by Yakrodoth’s Magic Power.

It couldn’t possibly create ten thousand stone seats. The seats were reserved for those qualified—the Magic Creatures—but the other cleared areas were large enough to accommodate the entire assembly.

The Cyclopes, carrying black stone pillars on their shoulders, led their kin into the meeting area, their gazes fixed on a point in the distance.

"Yakrodoth, those guys from the Rot Realm have sharp ears. They’ve shown up on their own again!"

The Insectoid straightened up and looked at the eleven Cyclopes—quite possibly the last of their kind not only in Caslopa, but in all the worlds.

"No, my friend. This time, I was the one who notified them."