Chapter 190

Its body looked oddly out of proportion, its belly swollen to an unnatural size, almost ready to burst.

The Insect Emperor rubbed its belly uneasily against the wall.

Yes, it simply couldn't get anything out. It had been days, and its belly was fit to burst.

Li Zi swallowed. [That looks miserable. Is there anything we can do?]

The Insect Emperor did not attack. Its milky-yellow eyes held something almost like human contemplation.

Zhu Min tightened her grip on her sword and called out, "Are you feeling unwell? We can help you, but please don't kill us."

The Insect Emperor considered this for a moment, then slowly lowered its raised tail.

This might work!

The system said, [There's a big stone stuck in its rear. Your senior sister just needs to smash it with her sword.]

Li Zi looked at the terrifying behemoth before her.

The question now was how she could make this enormous creature understand that she only wanted to come closer to help.

But the Insect Emperor had already fixed a greedy gaze on the greatsword in Zhu Min's hand.

Ordinarily, Zhu Min would have assumed it coveted her treasure and attacked at once.

But now...

She moved her greatsword forward a little. "If you need help, I can help you. But you have to give us some of the Frostsnow Soul-Ice Sand in your cave in exchange."

The Insect Emperor understood her. A humanlike look of contemplation flickered in its eyes again.

Its belly ached so badly that, after a moment's hesitation, the Insect Emperor nodded its enormous head.

Li Zi was stunned that the two of them could actually communicate.

"Senior sister, it understands human speech?"

Zhu Min kept a wary eye on the Insect Emperor as she answered quietly.

"It's the Insect Emperor of