I lifted a paw, flipped Tuanzi up from the ground, and gave it a shake.
Then Tuanzi quickly returned to its spherical shape and settled back onto me. Only then did I look around.
My dragon head slowly turned, scanning the surroundings. As I looked, countless land-walking insects came into view. There were so many that I couldn't even begin to count them.
And in the sky not far away, a vast swarm of insects hung like a dark cloud.
"Insect King!"
As I scanned the area, I spotted it in the very center of the swarm, not far away. It looked remarkably similar to the Insect Queen.
Its pair of You Hei eyes stared fixedly at me.
"Hiss~"
"Found you... Roar!"
The moment I saw it, I took off at a run, charging straight toward it. At the same time, the swarm that had been far away surged toward me like a tide. In the blink of an eye, insects were crawling all over me. I didn't hold back and immediately activated steam mode!
"Pssh~!"
Steam blasted out through the gaps in my scales, shrouding my whole body in vapor. I charged on without the slightest fear. The insects clinging to me couldn't even bite through my hide; they could only burn themselves on my scorching scales and fall away!
The Insect King seemed to realize who I was. It suddenly let out a hiss.
"Hiss!"
"Rustle, rustle, rustle~"
At its hiss, the insects around the Insect King swarmed toward it. Meanwhile, the giant insects in the distance started firing boulders at me. When they struck my body, it felt like a mosquito had bitten me—a little itchy, sure, but the hits couldn't affect me at all.
"Roar!"
"Rumble! Rumble!"
As my massive body ran, the ground seemed to