And the place where Gullad's Hand and the Black-Clad Cleaner were fighting was likewise occupied by two figures.
Though calling them "people" was somewhat of a stretch.
[Conspiracy Insect Chief] [Rank: Spirit Combustion] [Level: 73] [Warfire: Conspiracy Insect] [Fire Offering Power: Mind-Eroding Insect Crawl (When not suppressed, consumes Fire Offering Power; every movement silently erodes the enemy's mind)] [Talent: Split Insect Body] [Skills: Suicide's Whisper, Puppet Strings, Deception of the Schemer...] [Description: The leader of the insectoids who plots from the shadows. Its origins are unknown, but its malice toward the Gullad Empire no longer needs concealing.]
There was no doubt that the upheavals in the Sea of Smoke and the Ascending Sea Great Wall had all originated from the Conspiracy Insect Chief's schemes. The descriptions of its abilities also indirectly confirmed that the Gulad Soldiers had indeed been controlled.
Yet despite being a powerful Saint of Blazing Fire and commanding a large number of Insectoid Secret Guards, the Conspiracy Insect Chief's appearance was unimaginably plain and inconspicuous.
It wore an utterly ordinary black-and-gray hooded robe, with a head and face as unremarkable as those of an ordinary human.
If not for the layers of wrinkled skin around its neck, it would have been almost impossible to spot any insect-like traits.
Clearly, although its ignition point was high, the mastermind behind all this was not skilled in combat.
The situation on the battlefield proved as much. Facing the joint assault of the Black-Clad Cleaner and Gullad's Hand, the Conspiracy Insect Chief could not exactly be said to be steadily losing ground, but it was certainly at a disadvantage.
If not for the strange Rust Armor Ghost it controlled, which stood before it and absorbed the attacks, it would likely have been defeated long ago.
``` [Sinister King Rust