Somewhere in the dense forest near the heart of Ten Thousand Beasts Island.
Levi was cutting open a Devouring Insect with his dagger. There were no organs in its abdomen, only a writhing mass of bluish-black tissue.
He tossed the beetle into a brazier, and dark green flames suddenly leaped up.
"Something's wrong! Someone is deliberately breeding these things."
The insects swarmed them wildly beneath the blazing midday sun, their sickening eyes gleaming scarlet.
Stranger still, their attacks were no longer chaotic-three Devouring Insects had just worked together to flank him, nearly biting his ankle. That tactical encirclement was far beyond the intelligence of ordinary beasts!
"Mr. Mima, we won't last long at this rate!"
"I know!" Mima was also fighting hard to cut down the swarm.
Xiaohuo pulled out a flamethrower and sprayed the insects. "This battle royale is even more intense than I expected."
He swallowed. "Commander, should we find whoever's behind this first, or earn points?"
Levi's points were still at 50. He tightened his grip on the short blade he had recovered and looked toward the volcano. "Perhaps we can do both."
Mima fell silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled, regaining his composure.
"I understand now. His Majesty actually organized this event to draw out the person behind all this.
Haha, His Majesty still believes in me!"
Seeing his excitement and how completely his gloom had lifted, Levi wanted to say that they had figured that out long ago. They simply hadn't told him because they had thought he was either the mastermind or an accomplice.
But judging by Xiaohuo's reaction now, Mima most likely knew nothing about it.
I wonder how Erwin and the others are doing.
Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the distance! The ground trembled with it, as though something enormous