Void Beetle Evolution Guide

Rubble and embers flew everywhere, and silk flags burned with white-hot purple flames, just to tell them that this pile of stone could not protect anything.

The shoulder pod split into six floating cannons and aimed at the surroundings. The muzzles captured light spots and accumulated tragic purple light. Everyone who was illuminated felt an intense burning sensation on their face, as if their skin was corroded out of thin air.

The crowd that was whispering just now immediately panicked and scattered, which was exactly what Kasa wanted. Only the chieftain did not retreat, and waved his hand with a grim face, asking the guards to surround Kasa.

The atmosphere was tense and it seemed like a fight was about to break out when suddenly a few shouts came from the direction of the city gate.

"Stop fighting! You've misunderstood!" Bol drove his camel cart into the market. When he saw a section of the city wall had been blown down, he knew that something was wrong and immediately rushed over to rescue.

Throwing away the reins, Bol quickly jumped into the encirclement, stood in front of Kassa, and waved at the guards, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Bol came to the town from time to time, and everyone knew him. When the chief saw him standing next to Kasa, he was willing to give him some time to explain himself. In other words, he was trying to save face because he could not afford the loss if a fight broke out.

Then he waited for Bol to quickly explain Kasa's purpose, including the attack on his hometown. This matter had already spread to the town several days ago and could serve as convincing evidence.

After some explanation, the chief realized that Kassa was going to clear out the nearby monster nests. At that time, there was a high possibility that monsters would riot and attack the city, so he came to warn them in advance and let them take shelter.

The reason why Kassa had a bad attitude was that she had a similar experience and had a preconceived notion that people would not believe her, so she resorted to the extreme method of threatening.

"Fortunately, no one was killed. If someone had killed an innocent person in order to avenge me, it would have been better not to avenge me!"

Kasa ignored Paul who was clapping his thigh and sighing. She walked straight up to question the chief, forcing the latter to take a half step back, hunching his back and shrugging his shoulders, not daring to breathe loudly.

"You knew there was a monster's lair nearby, so why didn't you leave? Do you have to wait until you get bitten to feel the pain? This is not a beast that can be fed by leaving a few sheep outside the door!"

"There is a demon-horned dragon nesting nearby. We offer tribute every once in a while." The chieftain clenched his jaws. "Once it receives our tribute, it will definitely not sit idly by!"

"Dragon tribe..." Kassadin narrowed his eyes. Not long ago, the Wild Hunt said he wanted to find a fire dragon to devour. He didn't expect that there really was one here.

"It's just a group of dragons, not fire dragons." The Wild Hunter seemed to know what Kassadin was thinking and suddenly said something. "This is a docile dragon that likes to eat fruits and generally doesn't hurt people. But this docility is only relative to other dragons. Don't count on the dragon's temperament. It's foolish to put your life in their hands."

The Wild Hunt's explanation gave Kassa some understanding, so she continued to question the chief.

"Since it has accepted your tribute, why doesn't it just destroy the hive?"

"This..." The chief was speechless for a moment.

Yes, why didn't the dragon destroy the hive for so long? How could it tolerate other threats in its territory?

He and the guards looked at each other, and for a moment fell into deep suspicion.

"According to the dragon's logic, it is very likely that it will take your tribute for granted. You offer tribute in exchange for it not harming you, not protecting you. It is undoubtedly ridiculous to pin your hopes on the dragon. Just as you don't understand how terrifying those monsters are, you also don't understand dragons."

The more Kasa talked, the more panicked the chieftain became. In fact, the town and the dragon had not reached any agreement, and the residents had not been accepted as followers by the dragon. The so-called tribute was deliberately placed in the desert just to prevent the dragon from attacking the crops.

Just like what Kaisa said, they actually regarded the dragons as wild beasts that could be fed at will. And the dragons were so smart, how could they fight the void monsters for such a small favor?

Thinking that the same tragedy as that in the Boer village might happen in the town, cold sweat broke out on his forehead in broad daylight and his body shook.

"My lord... warrior! What should we do?" The chief stuttered and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Prepare a cart of soft and ripe fruits. I will personally bring them to the dragon. If the negotiation fails, you can leave town. Don't make me say it again."

"Yes! Yes! I'll get ready right away!"The plum blossoms are here, the sky is empty, there is no forest...

Chapter 34: The Devil's Horn Calls the Dragons

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After giving the orders, Kassa stood in the market waiting. After hearing that the fighting was over, some stall owners were reluctant to leave their belongings on the stalls, so they bravely sneaked back.

Looking at the monster girl standing still with her arms folded, they regarded her as a monster and kept silent for fear of attracting her attention.

However, things did not go as planned. Kasa seemed to be attracted by the smell of spices and walked straight to one of the barbecue stalls.

Seeing Kasa coming, the stall owner was on high alert. However, the girl just picked up a long strip of barbecue from the grill and didn't even look at him during the process, fearing that they would feel uncomfortable.

Because the stall owner had been away for a while, one side had been burnt a little black by the charcoal fire. Kasa picked it up and smelled it, carefully identifying the spices used on it.

"Cinnamon, lemon, and blackberry powder." The smell brought back memories of her life with her parents, her father cooking over an open fire, her mother crushing dried blackberries with a pestle...

"What kind of meat is this?" asked the Wild Hunt.

"Sand Fly, you didn't know?" Kassadin answered with a little surprise. She thought there was nothing that the Wild Hunt had not eaten.

"So it's a snake, no wonder there are bones. Come to think of it, I've never tasted snake meat." When he was still a human, the Wild Hunter didn't have such a wild eating habit. Not to mention snake meat, he had never even eaten dog meat.

"No way, you Void Creatures have already eaten so many."Mei is here, you are alone, without Lin You...

"Swallowing with skin armor is not the same as eating with mouth. You can't taste the flavor with the former."

"Then I'll help you taste it." Kasa pulled the meat off the skewer and chewed it carefully. It was the first time she tasted food in her own mouth after two years.

The long-dormant taste buds were reactivated, and the first thing she tasted was the spicy spices, then the taste of oil, which was neutralized by the fragrance of lemon. However, the sudden bitter taste destroyed the previous taste, causing Kasha to frown.

"Sir! The skewer you took is burnt. I'll grill it again for you!" The stall owner hurriedly explained upon seeing this. He hurriedly took out the raw meat skewers soaked in marinade from the wooden box and put them back on the grill.

"It's edible even if it's burnt." Kasa cherishes this hard-earned food very much. She finished the skewers in a few bites without wasting any.

"The taste is okay, not too strong of a burnt smell." commented the Wild Hunter.

The Wild Hunter could only feel the taste of snake meat, which was somewhere between fish and chicken, tender and elastic. He didn't know if it was because Kassa's taste buds were not sensitive, but he couldn't taste the original flavor of snake meat, only that it didn't smell fishy, but he had clearly heard that snake meat was delicious.

Then Kassa tried other skewers of meat. Although these barbecued meats were coated with spices, they still tasted a bit bland. The Wild Hunt finally discovered a terrible fact.

"Kassa, are you a taste freak?" Kassa is a taste freak, which means that the Wild Hunter who shares the senses of others can only obtain the taste freak level, and will have no chance to enjoy delicious food in the future.

"Huh? What is that?" The girl was completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter. She took the stall owner's burnt and unsellable skewers of meat in her hands and finished them one by one.

"It refers to people who have lost their sense of taste or have an insensitive sense of taste. Normal people cannot swallow coke. Look at the way the stall owner looks at you. He's about to cry."

Eating burnt barbecued meat is definitely a burden on the body. It will cause stomach upset and may even cause cancer. The stall owner cried because he was afraid that Kasa would get sick and seek revenge on him.

However, the armor enhanced Kaisa's digestive ability, so as long as she didn't swallow lava, she would be fine. As for cancer, it was nothing compared to the void.

"But I think it's delicious. It has a nostalgic taste, and it's not good to waste it."

"Does your family always give you heavy-tasting meals? You can even swallow coke. You are invincible."

"No, my parents cook delicious food!"

"Forget it, just finish eating."

Kai'Sa puffed up her cheeks, and the Wild Hunt simply gave up arguing.

The Wild Hunt had eaten Skatsh jerky with Kassadin, and that thing was only salted and not fully salted, so how could it be called delicious? The deliciousness in the mouth of a food lover is like the words of a person with advanced cancer.

He has come to terms with it. Gourmetism is innate. The child can eat whatever he likes. At worst, he can eat something better when someone else possesses him in the future.

"how much is it?"

Seeing that the chief had prepared several large boxes of fruit and had people load them into Paul's car, Kasa was not going to continue grilling at the barbecue stall even though he was not full at all.

"No money..." The stall owner waved his hands in fear. How could he dare to collect money from Kasa?

"No, you have to pay." Kasa said seriously, then he remembered that he had no money. So he looked around for someone to take advantage of him, and then said to the stall owner: "Put my bill on your chief, and you can ask him for the money."

The stall owner forced a smile and nodded. It was just a few skewers of barbecue. If he really went to find the chief, he would probably have to pack up and leave.

Fortunately, Kassa was about to leave. He forced a smile and sent the great god away. He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "If you really want to pay back the money, you might as well pay for the repairs of the city wall first."

"Boll, lead the way."

After all the tributes were loaded onto the cart, Kassa jumped lightly onto the trailer, sat in the empty seat at the back, and let Bol drive the camel cart towards the dragon's lair.

The wheels rolled over the uneven road, and the trailer was bumping along. On the way, bored Kasa checked the tribute and found that in addition to various fruits, there was also an extra box of jewelry and gold, which was full and about to overflow.

"How come there is gold?" Kassa picked up an ancient Shurima gold coin. It was carved into the shape of a sun disk, shining brightly in the sun. It could be used as a talisman.

"Dragons are greedy by nature and like to hoard all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry in their nests, especially gold. Although the fruits in the desert are precious, this box of jewelry is what they like. It's really a big investment." The Wild Hunter clicked his tongue. He didn't have much pursuit of money, but he was still shocked by the pile of treasures.

"If I had known I would have used some of the money to pay it back myself. I feel so ashamed for buying something on credit for the first time."

"Wouldn't you feel ashamed if it was stolen?" The Wild Hunter snorted contemptuously.

"It's just a travel fee and reward. It's not much. How can it be considered stealing?"

As she spoke, Kassa put the gold coins back, picked up a peach from the box next to her, wiped the fluff off her hand, and put it in her mouth.

"Mmm~ So sweet!"

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"Here it is, the dragon's lair."

Bol stopped the car at the foot of a mountain. Kasa looked up. It was called a mountain, but it was more like a huge wind-eroded column. It was narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, and more than 200 meters high. Standing at the foot of the mountain, you could only see large and small stone nests on the reddish-brown cliffs, which made a humming sound when the wind blew.

"An ordinary person wouldn't be able to climb up here." She moved her arms to make the armor stick to her flesh, and then walked straight to the edge of the cliff.

"Mr. Warrior, are you ready to climb up?!" Bol behind him asked in surprise.

"Or call the dragon down?" Kassadin shrugged, speaking in a normal tone.

"Then be careful, I'll be waiting for you downstairs."

After confirming that Kassadin was really going to climb up, the daunted Boll swallowed hard and could only stay where he was and pray that everything would go well for her.

Kasha nodded, and then jumped onto the cliff lightly. Climbing was not much more difficult for her than walking on flat ground, not to mention that the wind-eroded pillars were covered with many stone holes that could be grabbed.

She reached out and grabbed a protruding rock, flipped her body up with one hand, and then jumped to the next platform. The whole process was smooth and there was no hindrance. If she wanted, she could even speed up and run up a distance at the foot of the mountain.

It only took a few minutes to reach a height of more than 200 meters. Because the wind erosion column is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, the last section with a negative slope is the most difficult to climb. But as long as Kasa holds on to the rock wall, she can climb to the top even with her feet hanging in the air.

Just as Kassa was about to reach the top, a huge shadow suddenly enveloped her. She knew what it was, and when she looked up, she saw an extremely huge head.

The devil horn summons a group of dragons, threat level six.

"Whether you are a human or a bug, retreat immediately, or you will be greeted by the wrath of Dranoifa!"

The invisible dragon might swept over, and the Wild Hunter immediately controlled the skin armor to release an ominous aura to resist. Void creatures are invaders from other worlds, and there is no possibility of being suppressed by the dragon bloodline. Kai'Sa was hardly affected at all.

She turned over and jumped onto the cliff, ready to stand and have a good talk with the dragon, but she didn't expect that the magic-horned dragon, which was famous for its docility, would slap her down with one claw.

Kassadin dodged the claw attack by lunging forward, and the cliff behind him collapsed under the dragon's tremendous force. It was unknown whether it hit Bol who was waiting below.

There was no time to worry about these things now. Before the dragon's next attack came, Kassadin took off her mask and shouted according to the Wild Hunt's instructions.

"Great dragon, I bring gold, silver, jewels, and sweet fruits. Please listen to me!"

These words worked better than anything else. The greedy dragon stopped its claws in mid-air upon hearing about the treasure. The fierce light in its eyes disappeared and its gaze became much clearer.

It retracted its paw from mid-air, placed it in front of the person and pretended to lick it, then asked, "Human, what do you want from me?"

Author's words: Today I will update four chapters with 10,000 words to speed up the plot. I only ask for your monthly votes!

Chapter 35: Dronoifa

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With his back against the edge of the cliff, the Wild Hunter looked up at the dragon in front of him through Kaisa's eyes.

The magic horns summoned a group of dragons, whose appearance was very different from the ancient dragons or elemental dragons in his impression. The Wild Hunt had never seen this type of dragon before, and did not know whether they should be classified as dragons or sub-dragons in terms of bloodline.

It was estimated to be over 15 meters long, with scales the color of gravel, large and thick, with ridges, and the scales pointed upward and backward, with distinct sections extending from the short and thick neck to the tip of the tail. Its hind legs were no different from those of ordinary dragons, with smaller scales, but its forelimbs were extremely thick, without scales, but with integrated thorn armor, similar in texture to crab claws.

Its head is made up of only a few pieces of armor, and it cannot move the scales on its forehead to make expressions like other giant dragons. Its pair of dragon horns are arranged one in front of the other, like a rhinoceros beetle. The front horn extends from the nose tip and bends upward, with a forked tip. The latter is shaped like a sharp blade and bends forward, forming a dangerous angle between the two.

Finally, there are its wings, which are not flesh wings, but elytra similar to those of insects. When the keratinized and hard forewings are opened, the hind wings that are folded up at the back and are actually used for flying are revealed. The wing membrane part is not flesh and blood, but green and transparent protein fibers, and the wing veins are replaced by harder wing bones.

There is no need to worry about whether these wings as thin as cicada wings can support the weight of the dragon. Dragons mainly rely on magic to fly, so the shape of the wings does not have much impact.

All in all, this is a giant dragon with many Zerg characteristics. Their scales are less differentiated, and most of them form a seamless armor plate. It is unknown how much the defensive performance can be improved, but the overall flexibility will definitely decrease a lot, which makes the Wild Hunt a little worried about its value.

"Human, what do you want from me?" Dronoifa asked. It was hard to tell whether it was a male or female from the sound, but it should be a female dragon. Because it built its nest on the top of the wind-eroded pillar, and through the gap under its body, two dragon eggs could be seen lying quietly in it.

"Please allow me to introduce myself first. My name is Kassadin, and I come from the underground where the void is rampant." The Wild Hunt asked Kassadin to be polite. The dragon seemed to like the human concept of hierarchy.

"Even a powerful Ascended Empress Setaka died in that war. Other Ascended were also corrupted and transformed into Darkin after the war. How come a human girl like you was able to return from the void? Also, why didn't the Void Shell on your body devour you?"

Dranoifa looked up as if reminiscing. Dragons like to use their rich historical knowledge to highlight their broad knowledge, thereby gaining a sense of superiority due to their long lifespan.

In the eyes of the Wild Hunt, she was only a few hundred years old at most, and it was impossible for her to have participated in the Void War thousands of years ago. The dragons in this world did not seem to have a dragon heritage, so this knowledge was either passed down by word of mouth by the dragons or obtained by reading human books.

"The situation underground is very different from the battlefield back then. The monsters I faced were not as strong as before, so I was lucky enough to survive." Kaisa was modest for a moment, and then said, "This living skin armor has reached a symbiotic contract with me. If it kills me, it will die too."

"How bizarre." Dronoifa exclaimed in amazement. Even with his experience as a dragon, it was the first time he had seen such a special being like Kassadin.

"Great dragon, do you know the beehive in the southwest?"

"I know." The dragon nodded slightly.

"They are very dangerous and may attack the surrounding areas at any time. I was asked to destroy the insect nest. I am worried that I cannot completely eliminate it by myself, so I brought a cart of treasures and fruits in exchange for your help."