Chapter 29 (1/2)

“That’s good.” Qin Hao nodded. Pang Meng’s recovery was beneficial for their journey. If they were to go on at this pace, it will take a few days for them to reach Coales Valley.

As they walked, Qin Hao and Lucia chatted all the way. As Pang Meng knew too many military secrets, and to avoid misspeaking, he generally did not interrupt them, and at the same time, Qin Hao and Lucia kept away from asking him.

After walking for four to five hours, Qin Hao felt that something was wrong. An ominous feeling lingered in his heart as if something bad was about to happen.

So, Qin Hao raised his vigilance. He held his long knife in hand and paid attention to the movements around him as he proceeded cautiously.

Rustle… Rustle… About half an hour later, Qin Hao’s ears twitched as a faint rustling came from behind him.

Kriek! Blackie called out too. Clearly, it had also noticed something.

“Sh*t!” As soon as Qin Hao turned his head, he saw a giant beetle squad approaching from the distance!

“Damn it! They caught up!” Qin Hao frowned. If it was just himself, then these giant beetle squad would not faze him, him riding on Blackie was much faster than these guys.

Now, however, it was not possible. Qin Hao had Lucia and the wounded Pang Meng by his side. With their speed, it was impossible for them to shake off the giant beetle squad.

“Ahh!” Lucia screamed as she had also noticed the giant beetles behind her.

Krik krik… At the same time, the giant beetles had also noticed Qin Hao and the rest, so they rushed over amidst the insectoid calls.

“Lucia, keep on going with Blackie! I’ll stop them!” Qin Hao took a deep breath. As a soldier, fleeing while leaving a woman and a wounded behind was not something he could do.

“But you…” Lucia was a little worried. First, she was afraid that something might happen to Qin Hao, and secondly, she was a little afraid of going alone with Blackie.

“No buts! Go!” Qin Hao roared.

Perhaps it was Qin Hao’s roar that scared Lucia, or that she had felt his determination. This time, the girl did not say anything else and quickened her pace to follow Blackie.

Kriik! At that moment, the giant beetle leader shrieked, and Blackie involuntarily stopped at the front.

“What’s going on?” Qin Hao was stunned.

The insectoid had an extremely strict hierarchy system, and while Blackie’s combat power was far above the average giant beetle, but it was not highly ranked. A higher-ranking Insectoid could emit an aura, and this strange chemical substance could induce lower-ranking Insectoids to obey them. So, Blackie subconsciously wanted to obey the giant beetle leader!

“Qin Hao, it’s not moving!” Lucia exclaimed.

“Argh! Climb up a tree and wait for me!” Qin Hao frowned. He did not know if Blackie would change sides because of the appearance of the giant beetle leader. So he had to get Lucia to climb up a tree first. As for Pang Meng, it was up to fate.