Firefly Journey

Chapter 191 Seeing Mountains as Not Mountains (8)

The golden-backed mantis's two eyeballs met Lin Yuanran's two balls of fire.

Lin Yuanran was startled and wondered if he should run away immediately.

To his surprise, even when the golden-backed mantis was extremely close to him, it seemed to be blind and deaf and did not launch an attack.

They don't even... see him as a person!

In the darkness, the golden-backed mantis's back glowed as it gradually disappeared into the distance. Lin Yuanran frowned, hesitated for a few seconds, and then decided to follow.

This wasn't out of curiosity, but rather because he felt there seemed to be a tremendous secret inside.

The secret to making the golden-backed praying mantis look like this.

Lin Yuanran couldn't really explain why he always felt the urge to venture into danger. His original plan was to lie low until he became strong enough to find out why he had transmigrated.

With the wind chimes here today, everything will turn out alright, right?

She said she wasn't omnipotent, but in Lin Yuanran's eyes, she was.

Following closely behind the golden-backed mantis, the two of them traversed the dark cave.

After an unknown amount of time, the entrance to the cave became increasingly narrow, forcing the golden-backed mantis, which was at least two sizes larger than Lin Yuanran, to shrink its body in order to barely pass through.

Lin Yuanran, on the other hand, did not have this problem and was still able to pass through normally.

The narrow path wasn't long; at the end, the golden-backed mantis leaped down!

Over there was a very large space.

Lin Yuanran quickly moved forward and extinguished the flames in his eyes—in the huge interior space, besides the golden-backed mantis's glowing thin wings, there was a pair of even larger golden wings.

There was more than one golden-backed praying mantis in the cave!

Around the two praying mantises, mountains of plundered crystal ore piled up, their combined light enough to illuminate a human's vision.

Therefore, he could easily see the scene inside.

Then he saw the most disgusting scene of his life.

The one we were following earlier was nothing compared to the one in the cave.

Its size is at least three times that of the former!

In an instant, Lin Yuanran recalled the descriptions of mantises he had learned in his biology class in his original world.

To fulfill their reproductive mission, female praying mantises will eat their mates after mating with males, thus obtaining nutrients to nourish their offspring.

If the golden-backed mantis, being a magical beast, also followed this biological principle, then wait a moment, it will eat its mate!

Inside the cave, two magical beasts were making love. Lin Yuanran, the voyeur, was torn between intervening or running away.

Make your move. He's no match for even the male mantis, let alone the two golden-backed praying mantises.

But if we do nothing, what if the female mantis eats the male mantis and inherits its realm? With all the crystal ore on the ground, could it become a demigod-level magical beast?

If we encountered her in the wild, that would be one thing, but this is Mount Amarama, Fengling's private territory. If we leave it unattended, it will definitely be a loss for her.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuanran said, “To make a long story short, guess what I saw? It turns out there was a golden-backed praying mantis deep in the cave!”

And it's a female! I reckon all those crystal ores we plundered, and that male praying mantis, were part of its ascension ritual!

A few seconds later, Lin Yuanran heard a calm, unwavering voice:

"No need to estimate, it's just a fact. Golden-backed mantises are creatures that always appear in pairs."

Lin Yuanran exclaimed, "You knew all along?"

Fengling said, "Do you think I wouldn't find out about my family's affairs first?"

Lin Yuanran didn't know what to say. You knew but didn't tell me? You wouldn't actually be a follower of an evil god trying to harm me, would you?

Wind Chime continued, "Their subordinates are everywhere outside. I can't get away for the time being. You need to find a way to deal with them and make sure they don't complete their promotion ceremony."

"You mean me?" Lin Yuanran said dejectedly, "Me, a second-level awakener, trying to take down a quasi-demigod? It just doesn't seem like... alchemy."

Just as Lin Yuanran was contacting Fengling, the two mantises separated, their bodies intertwined. The male mantis collapsed with a thud, its body visibly shrivel up.

Good heavens! Just like a praying mantis that only eats its mate after mating, you absorbed him during the process. That's incredibly fast...

Before Lin Yuanran could think further, the surrounding crystal minerals had already begun to work. Guided by the mother mantis, they continuously released the natural magical power contained within the stones, all of which flowed towards the mother mantis.

If it absorbs all of its nutrients, a demigod-level golden-backed mantis will be born!

Lin Yuanran has always believed that all living things in the world have the right to survive, provided that they do not affect others.

The golden-backed praying mantis in front of us launched an attack on the Xu family in order to advance its own level, resulting in countless casualties.

Lin Yuanran felt no psychological burden in attacking it.

While the golden-backed mantis's ritual was still in progress, Lin Yuanran made his move decisively.

Oracle: Great Flame Dragon!

A magical dragon, bathed in flames, emerged from Lin Yuanran's palm and burst through the silent cave, heading towards the golden-backed mantis that was absorbing magic power.

Lin Yuanran's attack happened in an instant. The two were already close together, and the Golden-backed Mantis didn't even have time to react before it was hit by this extremely aggressive fire-type attack.

Under his second awakening, Lin Yuan's Great Flame Dragon technique became significantly more powerful, and even though the Golden-backed Mantis's body was tough enough, it still suffered considerable damage.

The spot hit by the Great Flame Dragon hissed and burned, and the Golden-backed Mantis's eyes were like torches, its eyes locked on the culprit.

Lin Yuanran gritted his teeth and continued to exert his strength!

In the dry cave, the little moisture suddenly dried up, and the entire cave instantly turned into a steamer, as if it were going to bake everything inside into ashes.

The golden-backed mantis, feeling the intense pain in its body, was already furious. It angrily rolled over, interrupting the ritual of absorbing the crystal ore, and headed straight for Lin Yuanran.

Lin Yuanran remained calm and immediately stepped back.

He had already noticed that the passage he came through was extremely narrow. The male praying mantis could barely get in before, but the female praying mantis, which was much larger than him, probably couldn't get out at all!

Despite thinking this way, Lin Yuanran felt uneasy.

If it can't get out, how did it get in?

Would a golden-backed praying mantis really be so foolish as to trap itself in its own web?

Lin Yuanran's worries were not unfounded. The golden-backed mantis extended its "double blades" and collided with the rock wall. Immediately afterwards, the space collapsed in all directions, and countless rocks fell down.

The golden-backed praying mantis, after finding a mate, will first find a hiding place where the female mantis lies dormant and will not come out again.

The male praying mantis takes care of all their daily needs, including food, clothing, and other necessities.

When the right opportunity arises, they will mate only once in their lives. The male praying mantis then sacrifices itself to pave the way for the female to lay her eggs.

Once the female praying mantis's level has greatly increased, the eggs that hatch from it will have a solid foundation.

Unfortunately, this praying mantis couple offended the wrong person, and their fate was destined to be tragic.

With flames beneath his feet, Lin Yuanran ran wildly and finally escaped before the cave completely collapsed.

When he came out, he was dumbfounded.

Before the precipice, all sorts of magical beasts, with their ferocious and savage eyes, were fixed on him.

The wind chimes have disappeared.

You promised to meet me outside!

That wasn't all. The most deadly thing was that the golden-backed praying mantis, which had destroyed the burrow, also revealed itself at this moment.

It will tear this human who disrupted its ascension ceremony to pieces!