In the Ogryns' "city," Nimrod found a great pit eighty-four meters across.
Inside surged countless creatures about forty centimeters long, shaped like giant beetles but flatter in build.
Their backs were covered in thick, dark carapaces, the uneven surfaces mottled with patterns like rust or dried blood.
They had four serrated, hooked legs, barbs growing at the joints, and they swarmed over the Ogryn corpses, giving off tiny gnawing sounds.
The moment Nimrod saw the insects, he recognized them as Corpse-Gnawing Beetles—the only main ingredient he still lacked for the "Corpse Collector" potion.
He also noticed five Ogryn children, each as tall as an ordinary adult, sitting beside the pit. They guarded a great pot in a daze, swallowing their drool.
Dark, four-legged Corpse-Gnawing Beetles churned in the pot. One child dully reached his hand into the scalding pot.
Slow as he was, he only felt the pain after he had grabbed a Corpse-Gnawing Beetle. When he pulled his hand back, he brought the four-legged insect out with it.
Ignoring the pain, he opened his mouth, swallowed the Corpse-Gnawing Beetle, and chewed in great mouthfuls.
Only then did Nimrod understand. The Ogryns had artificially created a corpse-recycling factory: corpses were fed to the Corpse-Gnawing Beetles, and then they ate the insects.
Eating insects is one thing, but is eating Corpse-Gnawing Beetles really fine?
Nimrod's Spirit Sight reminded him that these Corpse-Gnawing Beetles, materials of the "Corpse Collector" pathway, were wreathed in a cold, gloomy aura.
The Primarch strode to the edge of the pit and reached out to seize a Corpse-Gnawing Beetle.
The Corpse-Gnawing Beetle felt cold in his hand, its four serrated, hooked legs struggling violently.
Nimrod applied just a little force, and the Corpse-Gnawing Beetle immediately sensed the threat to its life and stopped moving.
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