"I previously introduced two Thorn Spiders and one Hinterland Worm. These three foreign insects worked with the Dreamweaver Ants to encircle and suppress the Soft-State Worms."
"After sensing them, the mother worm should, by all rights, have laid eggs and hatched Soft-State Worms as quickly as possible to resist the outside enemies. Even if they were not mutant insects, ordinary Soft-State Worms could still hold the enemies back for a while." Bobota paused. "But it did not do that. It simply stayed there, motionless and blank."
"At first, I thought the mother worm had sensed that the enemy was strong while it was weak, and had already fallen into despair. I was even planning to withdraw the three foreign insects. But then I thought, even if the mother worm had despaired, it would still try to stall for time and keep itself alive longer. Its complete stillness was somewhat contrary to normal behavior."
"So I hardened my heart and did not withdraw the foreign insects for the time being. Instead, I had them gradually approach where the mother worm was. As the nearby Soft-State Worms were wiped out one by one, the mother worm still did not move. However, I noticed that it extended a tube into Axo's blood pool in the compartment and sucked dry all the vital blood essence that had been accumulated over nearly half a month. Only then did I determine that the mother worm had likely entered a special egg-laying state. After comparing it with Insekot's manuscript, I could basically confirm that it was energy-storing egg-laying."
Bobota spoke rapidly.
His expression was extremely excited. Ever since Angel had handed the insect nest over to him to manage, he had spent nearly all his time immersed in observing the insects. To outsiders, these Soft-State Worms were