"Savior!" The company employees looked sad on their dusty faces.
"Come here, don't hide." Morien waved.
The company's employees immediately put down their hands and ran in the direction of Morien.
When Argenti came back, what he saw was Morien standing with the employees chatting.
Noticing Argenti coming back from the depths of the jungle, Morien turned around and saw that his hands were empty, with nothing in them.
Apparently, he didn't see the baby when he found his target.
"I was deceived," Argenti explained, "There was only one Copy bug with a human voice."
"I guessed it." Morien shrugged, "But you ran out too fast and I didn't stop you."
"Thank you very much." Argenti stroked his chest with one hand, "But even if the possibility is only one in ten thousand, I can't ignore it."
"I guessed it too." Morien shrugged again.
"Who is this?" Argenti turned his attention to the company employees.
"This is Tate, an expatriate employee of Interastral Peace Corporation."
Morien, who had already chatted for a while, introduced.
"Hello, Mr. Argenti, I am willing to admit that [Beauty] goddess Idrila is unparalleled in beauty, please save me!" Tate immediately expressed his loyalty to Argenti.
Verification code passed.
Argenti immediately said that he would protect him safely.
The name Beauty Knight has actually been circulated in the company for a long time.
Legend has it that when you are in danger, as long as you shout to the sky "[Beauty] the goddess Idrila is unparalleled in beauty", there is a chance that a wild Beauty knight will appear on the roadside.
Morien explains the situation.
"To put it simply, an insect that is good at creating illusions came to their planet from the outside and transformed the planet into a hatchery for Swarm." Morien and Argenti explained.
"So that's it." Argenti nodded.
"Based on your experience, I guess it's World-Deceiving Weevil." Morien said.
He remembered that among the descendants of [Propagation] was the lineage "World-Deceiving Weevil", who was good at using illusions and changing body shapes.
They will take on a human appearance, Copy human voices, and claw open the chests of their prey when others give them a "hug."
"It is possible." Argenti nodded, "But [Propagation] has too many types of Insect Brood, and they are constantly evolving. So I can't be sure."
It seems that he also knows what "World-Deceiving Weevil" is.
"It seems that there is a village in that direction, and there are some survivors." Morien pointed behind him with his thumb.
"Are there any survivors?" Argenti looked along Morien's fingers, "I understand, I will save them."
"I think we can split up." Morien looked into the depths of the jungle, "After all, if we can't improve efficiency, then there's no point in me coming down."
He could feel that there was something in that direction.
Argenti thought for a while and nodded.
"Okay, then be careful."
He could feel that Morien was not weak, not the kind of little Karami who would be dealt with immediately after being left alone.
At least, he felt that Morien was better than the bug he killed a few minutes ago.
"May [Beauty] protect you."
"Don't worry, if I encounter danger, I will shout [Beauty]'s goddess Idrila, who is unrivaled in beauty." Morien replied with a smile.
The two separated.
Morien chose to walk in the direction of the jungle and soon entered the jungle.
My feet stepped on the wet mud, and I raised my hands to push away the weeds that were taller than a person in front of me.
A few minutes passed, and he quickly followed the vague perception and found his target.
It was a beetle. The carapace was mainly dark brown with some dark red mixed in.
A very small one.
This is a Swarm cub that got separated from the pack.
It was huddled in the depths of the jungle, with three pairs of compound eyes looking at Morien pitifully. The teeth in its mouth rubbed against each other, making a sound similar to the cry of a human baby.
Morien's nose moved slightly, and he smelled something that normal humans couldn't smell.
These are the spores emitted by the cub. They are colorless and odorless, but creatures that inhale these spores will quickly develop feelings of pity for the bugs in front of them.
Theoretically, what Morien is looking at now should be human babies.
However, probably because his nature is different from that of humans to a certain extent, the Insect Brood in front of him doesn't know what he should look like.
The current Morien is a human being, a giant insect, Monster, an extraordinary creature, and in a sense even a stone man.
In Elden Ring World, learning Glintstone Sorcery will cause the body to "crystallize".
This cannot be regarded as a 100% "negative effect", so after synchronizing with Morien of Elden Ring, all Morien have the ability to turn part of their body into "Glintstone" at will.
And Glintstone, who can freely control the transformation of his body, is why other Morien without a staff can also use Magic.
This made the insect cub in front of him stay where he was, not knowing what to do.
Let alone it, even its Mother Bug is hard to tell what Morien is here.
Seeing that it was Morien, the sound in the insect's mouth gradually stopped.
Its intelligence is not enough for it to think about too many things.
This World-Deceiving Weevil had doubts.
It couldn't tell for a moment whether the creature in front of it was its own species, prey, or some other messy thing.
After a few seconds, it made a decision.
It opened its mouth again, but the sound in its mouth was no longer the cry of a child, but a buzzing sound that humans could not understand.
While buzzing in its mouth, it struggled to crawl towards the direction of Morien.
It's still too small and can't fly yet, so it can only move its body a little bit.
Morien lowered his gaze and looked at its immature mouthparts.
He immediately judged that this cub was born about half a month ago and had not eaten anything since the day Birth.
In other words, it is the Insect Brood of [Propagation]. If it were a cub of other creatures, it would have died long ago without eating or drinking for half a month.
But it's still dying.
Not because of hunger, but because it got lost from the group.
This cub has already started Entropy Loss. If Morien had arrived a few days later, there probably wouldn't even be a body left here.
He stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at the larvae crawling to his feet.
He thought this little thing was quite cute.
Phew.
Morien waved the palm of his right hand, and the aorta on his left wrist was immediately cut open, and streams of blood spurted out from the wrist, onto the ground, onto the larvae, and into its open mouth.
The larva opens its mouth and raises its head to receive the energy-containing blood and absorb nutrients from it.
Soon, a change occurred.
The larvae began to expand and mutate under the influence of Morien's blood.
Morien retracted his hand, took two steps back, and watched it slowly grow in size, watching its shell begin to shed, and the surface of its body exploded again and again, getting bigger and bigger.
Soon, it grew from the size of a fist to a height of five or six meters.
It opened its three pairs of compound eyes and looked down at Morien.
"Good boy." Morien raised his hand with a smile, "Can you still contact your other family members?"
The larva lowered its head, rested its head on the raised palm of Morien, and buzzed to express its affirmation.
A dying larvae cannot contact the group, but a stinging insect that has received the blood of Morien and rapidly sheds its skin several times can.
"That's good." Morien smiled and nodded.
"Tell them there's food, it's safe, and there's a Royal Insect."
"Call them all over."