At Xingyan's size, these locusts were only a minor nuisance. But for the Grimalkyne, who stood barely a meter tall on average, they were a serious threat.
The locusts in the sky blotted out the sun, blocking even the scorching sunlight over the Great Sand Sea. On the ground, they had piled up in thick layers, one on top of another, until they formed an ocean capable of swallowing the Grimalkyne whole.
Uh, a sea of locusts that could drown a cat was no joke. The Grimalkyne who'd been out on patrol had even swum their way back, sending waves of panicked meowing through the cave.
Under normal circumstances, locusts were herbivorous insects that fed on plants. They didn't eat meat or attack other creatures. But when huge numbers gathered to form a locust plague, no plant could survive their onslaught. And once they'd eaten most of the plants, they might start biting people—cats, in this case.
Even if they mistook an animal for a plant and only took one bite, their sheer numbers were enough to injure a vulnerable animal.
Sometimes, the bites could even be fatal.
When the patrol team fled back to their nest, several locusts were still clinging to them, refusing to let go. Fortunately, the Beastmen Race had a layer of fur that offered some basic protection. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gotten away with just a scare.
Uh, maybe that wasn't such good news after all?
Xingyan remembered that swarms of locusts could even mistake an animal's fur for plants and eat it all away. If the Grimalkyne stayed submerged in the locust sea, they might end up as completely bald cats. He tried imagining the scene for a moment and found it a little terrifying.
The destruction wasn't limited to the surface. Xingyan's Underground