Chapter 228 - Chapter 228: Chapter 221 Entering the Territory of the Nine Insect Gang 1 (2/2)

The Ant Queen’s newly produced termites were obviously stronger and of a higher grade, their strength surpassing that of the thousands of termites that came before them.

He didn’t eliminate the first batch of termites because each of them had multiple special abilities.

This was only the case for his insects.

Other Insect Masters didn’t have high-grade resources like the Ancient Banyan Tree Blood; having one insect with special abilities would be enough to make them overjoyed.

Even the over four thousand Grade Three army ants of Old Master Huang were just ordinary.

Therefore, when they acquired higher-grade insects, they would directly eliminate the original generation of insects.

By the time they had fourth or fifth generation insects, they might even eliminate the third generation.

Some of those eliminated insects might be killed directly.

This is a rather selfish and extreme method.

The purpose is to prevent others from breeding similar insects.

Some Insect Masters, due to their affection for their insect pets, wouldn’t kill them,

but would dissolve the contract and release them back into nature.

For colony-type insects, eliminating them is even less of a pressure.

Qin Niu strode fearlessly, ignoring those poison mosquitoes.

As he quickly moved forward, he seemed to feel something like silk threads breaking under his feet.

Looking down, he saw spider silk.

His Insect Identification skill had already reached a certain level, now at two stars. Upon examining the spider silk, he discovered it wasn’t ordinary silk but a kind of very tough special silk.

The spider that spun it must be at least Grade Four.

And the silk thread he broke was still new, indicating that it hadn’t been spun long ago.

It was likely within a day or two.

In the territory of the Nine Insect Gang, where insects were so abundant and powerful, it couldn’t be possible to casually encounter such a formidable spider on a small hill, right?

This Grade Four spider likely had an owner.

What was the purpose of setting up the spider silk in the mountain?

It must be serving as an alert. Similar to setting up a warning bell or a trap, an intrusion would be immediately detected.

“I must leave here quickly.”

He realized that something was amiss.

He swiftly took another direction and hurriedly escaped from the area.

The mountains were dense with trees, and he was unfamiliar with the terrain.

He was extremely cautious along the way, avoiding any possible traps. As he walked, he actually got lost.

It’s easy to overestimate one’s ability to traverse mountains until exhaustion overtakes.

Getting lost in the mountains was a terrifying situation.

Mainly because this mountain range was not safe.

However strong he was, he wasn’t arrogant enough to confront the army of the Nine Insect Gang alone.

“Be careful, everyone— this person broke my spider silk; they should be in this area.”

That person’s voice wasn’t loud, but Qin Niu still heard it.

It came from the front left.

He certainly wouldn’t stupidly wait to be surrounded by enemies.

He immediately broke through towards the front right.

The Ink Blade was already in his hand.

This blade was thirsty for human blood. If any blindly searching Nine Insect Gang soldiers came his way, he might just have to embark on a slaughter.

Today, no matter what, he had to fight his way out.

Now that he had encountered such great trouble, the other forty or so smuggled passengers were probably in grave danger.

Among those smuggled passengers, just sitting in the main hall, there were three with formidable strength.

The family of four that came down from upstairs, though slightly weaker, had the male head of the household at least at the second or third layer of the Acquired Realm. Such a high-level master was actually thinking of escaping the Black Tiger Gang territory with his family.

In Qin Niu’s view, this was simply a foolish move.

Sometimes that’s how human hearts work, scaring oneself.

The Black Tiger Gang might seem weak, but the high ranks of the Black Tiger Gang were fought for, and few high-ranking members got their positions through their parents’ leftover influence.

In terms of strength, the Black Tiger Gang was definitely not as weak as imagined..