The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 221 The Secrets of the Zerg
In a daze, Lin Nan drank the sweetest honey water in the world.

In the dimly lit room, a massive spider shadow slowly appeared on the roof.

Arachne's voice came from the depths of the monster's shadow.

"Please drink more, my dear girl... Andrew's honey has the effect of replenishing mental energy, and at the same time, it can expel some impurities from the body, making mental energy purer... Drinking it will be good for your health—"

The man's lower body had completely transformed into the form of a spider, with eight black-haired limbs deeply embedded in the ground. His upper body still retained the outline of a human, but his skin was covered with eerie dark patterns, as if countless tiny spiders were wriggling beneath his skin.

In the darkness, there were faint sucking sounds. Andrew, who was holding Lin Nan, swallowed and let out a satisfied sigh.

He couldn't speak, and at his most excited, he could only make a "buzzing" sound, but at this moment, he was so happy he wanted to sing.

Worker bees are the most hardworking creatures in nature. They spend their days collecting and making honey, doing the dirtiest and most tiring work. Then, at night, they are summoned by the queen and fed the most precious female with the delicious honey they have worked so hard to make during the day.

If they were lucky, they might receive the Queen's favor that night; if they were unlucky and the Queen was in a rage, they would become the lowest of the low to be punished.

Therefore, most of them are very strong, with bulging muscles, and can carry heavy loads for dozens of miles without stopping. Even so, their backs are always hunched over—as if they were born with the mark of servility, ready to bow down to the queen at any time and bear her wrath or favor.

“Before their spiritual bodies differentiate, the children of the Zerg are all cocoons. After differentiation, they randomly transform into various kinds of insects.” Arachne stood beside Lin Nan, admiring her gluttonous appearance with rapt attention. “Our father had ten children in total, but only the three of us survived. Because my spiritual body, like the Queen's, is a tarantula, I was her favorite…”

"The country needs more high-level guides, so we, her illegitimate children who can't be seen in the light of day, have become her pawns in consolidating her power. Even if we don't want to, we have to accept it all, because she is our mother, the person we respect most..."

Arachne's Adam's apple bobbed, emitting an off-key buzz, like some kind of distorted hymn.

“So delicious…” His voice became hoarse, with a kind of inhuman echo, “Your spiritual power… is even purer than I imagined…”

In the shadows, something was wriggling. Lin Nan vaguely saw the spider silk that had been lurking in the darkness slowly wrapping around her wrist, cold and supple, tightening as if it were alive.

She was forcibly pulled into Arachne and the others' mental landscape, presumably because the Zerg's mental energy could be shared, so their mental landscape was also shared.

Four people are trapped inside a sealed cocoon, completely isolated from the outside world.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Nan finally finished. Andrew held her limp body in his arms and gently patted her back.

Lin Nan's hazy consciousness slowly began to clear.

【Hee~】

The vines in the picture let out a satisfied burp.

"You say the Queen is the person you love the most?"

Lin Nan was full and relaxed, her porcelain-white skin flushed with a lovely blush; she was slightly tipsy.

"Isn't what you're doing now betraying her? Is this what you call loyalty?"

If that's the case, it's far too cheap.

“You’re right.” Arachne’s tall body pressed Lin Nan down on the bed, his cool fingers stroking her flushed cheeks, his voice as soft as spider silk brushing against her neck—

"But what if that person—is no longer our mother...?"

Initially, high-grade energy stones disappeared from the market overnight.

Although it is known that high-grade energy stones are extremely rare, their high price still makes them unattainable for many people. However, it is still possible to find one or two if needed.

But they all just disappeared.

Apart from the central government, Arachne could not think of anyone else who possessed such vast wealth.

Moreover, in recent years, the number of people sent by the White Tower to the polluted area has been increasing. They have been hunting alien species, but instead of killing them, they have brought them back to the laboratory to study an energy stone embryo called "Wang Yu".

All indications suggest that the person who needs these high-grade energy stones in large quantities is probably the most distinguished person in this country.

The Queen's mental network connects to a vast network of high-level Sentinels, and any change in her would have enormous consequences.

The current president, Mr. Edward, publicly stated that the Queen was unwell, but Arachne and his family knew that the situation was probably not that simple.

Then there was the incident in the secondary zone.

They were also present at the time as volunteers.

They clearly sensed that the White Tower's defense against the alien's sound waves had failed.

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Five years ago, an anomaly occurred in the contaminated area of ​​Centipede Lands. Colonel Hosen led an army to quell it, and his father and Colonel Laun were also ordered by the Queen to go together. The war was extremely brutal, and many people died, including his father.

Before he left, his father called him aside for a private talk. He said, "Vic, this time I may be in grave danger. You must take good care of your younger brothers."

The father seemed to have foreseen his fate and made comprehensive arrangements for them.

At the time, he didn't take it seriously. After all, there were so many high-ranking generals and officers involved in that operation. Even if the mutants were powerful, his father couldn't have been easily killed.

He felt that his low mood was simply due to problems in his marriage with the Queen during that period.

Unexpectedly, his words came true!
That year, the White Tower suffered heavy losses, losing many high-ranking sentries, and he also lost his father—

The bodies of these people were ultimately left in Contaminated Zone Nine—the Centipede Land—and no one knows what they eventually became...

Arak's purple eyes shone with a distant light in the darkness, like two faint fireflies, illuminating the secrets buried in the dust of history.

He had tried to invade Hossen's mental landscape, but the man with a mind as hard as steel gave him no chance. He had also tried Colonel Lawn, but to no avail.

In their vision, that memory seems to have been protected by someone and firmly sealed away.

So, as a second choice, Arachne set her sights on Lin Nan—

(End of this chapter)