Eating was the instinct of all living things. When starving, they would not even consider the taste of their food... But Zhao Huai'an always felt that he himself did not taste very good.
His body seemed to have been invaded by some kind of neuroparalytic toxin, leaving him almost unable to move—the state had already lasted for quite some time.
He silently watched a cruel feeding... Soon, it would probably be his turn to become food for the aberration.
"There has to be something I can do... I can't just die in a place like this, can I..."
He bit down hard on the tip of his tongue. Though the pain was intense, he endured it without making a sound, pressing his lips tightly shut to keep the blood from flowing out. No one knew whether the smell of blood would attract the creature that was feeding.
Good... It had not noticed him. Unfortunately, someone had already been gnawed down to half a leg bone. Zhao Huai'an could not even tell whether that person had been a White Steel Brocade Guard or one of their reserves... or perhaps one of those unlucky assassins.
His heart thudded several times out of his control... from nervousness.
Inside this enormous nest, Zhao Huai'an stimulated his mind again and again by biting his tongue, controlling his muscles as he struggled to move. A simple roll seemed to drain all his strength.
He needed to get rid of the paralysis as quickly as possible.
He surveyed his surroundings... but they resembled a giant beehive. Earlier, he had seen quite a few Black Bee Insects flying back through all kinds of cracks, though many had already fallen into the mouth of that terrifying creature.
It seemed to have come here specifically... to enjoy these Black Bee