BXBX NOVEL Chapter 199: Me?
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He collided with the first layer of the defense, a loud sound reverberated as Velm struck the metallic surface.
In an instant, Lucian broke through the metallic layer, but this was more than enough to alert all the insects present inside and outside of the tree. The buzzing sound instantly became even louder, and even the queen found out about the intruder.
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One after another, Lucian broke the defense layers while using his wings to push himself forward. If his speed decreased now, he would be surrounded by the countless tiny beetles.
The sound of metal colliding and breaking kept ringing; a lot of insects had already attached to Velm and were now eating away at its surface.
Lucian didn\'t even breathe as he got close to the lowest floor. Despite trying his best, his speed was getting slower as he arrived near the middle part.
By now, hundreds of thousands of tiny beetles were crawling on the surface of the Armor, trying to devour the threat that was approaching their queen at such an incredible speed.
"Damn it, just a little more," Lucian struggled with all his might; his stamina was depleting with each passing moment.
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A piercing scream rang out as Lucian arrived at the layers just above the queen. The attack was so sudden that it had no time to prepare or hide, so the queen commanded all her soldiers to attack him at the same time.
With his speed reduced to almost half, Lucian finally managed to land on the lowest level. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he shot out towards an insect that was almost a meter tall. Without any time to observe the queen, Lucian extended both the longswords.
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There were countless eggs lying on the ground, and as Lucian ran forward, a lot of them were crushed under his feet, which angered the queen as she opened her mouth wide and was about to vomit something very deadly onto him.
Lucian wasn\'t going to give this creature any time to attack, even though it possessed an almost indestructible body and an incredible ability to eat anything, but its speed was quite slower compared to his.
Lucian slid on the floor while flapping his wings to get closer to it.
As he moved, even more of the eggs were destroyed, enraging the queen further; she looked at Lucian with utmost hate.
Sliding under it, he plunged the sword directly into the ass of the Queen, sending it deep enough.
Of course, the queen won\'t be hurt by such an attack, but she released a loud scream feeling the longsword going inside her body.
"Velm, do it—"
Lucian was about to give his instructions to Velm, but just then, the black flames shot out of his body and extended towards the sword that was plunged into the body of the beetle queen.
In the next instant, the Fire of Corruption engulfed the Queen, and under Lucian\'s shocked gaze, Velm was retracted back into his body, leaving him completely vulnerable. Now all the insects were crawling right over his skin, just about to devour him.
With millions of insects around, his body would disappear in mere seconds, turning into their food with not even his bones left behind.
A chill ran down Lucian\'s spine; only one thought remained in his mind:
\'I am doomed.\' Before he had any time to think, Lucian lost consciousness, feeling regrets that he was not about to kill the queen despite being so close, just because of that stupid fire.
Lucian\'s consciousness drifted off into oblivion; he couldn\'t understand what was happening when suddenly a strong scent of blood assaulted his senses.
A headache made him suddenly open his eyes.
But unlike what he expected, he wasn\'t inside that large tree but instead found himself in a strange space that extended to an unknown length. A thick red mist filled the air.
Lucian held his head and slowly rose to his feet. Just then, he noticed that right now both his hands were in place and there was no injury on his body.
"It seems this is not the real world, but then where am I?" Lucian asked. He looked down and was surprised that the floor looked as if it was made of some glass, and on the other side, he saw a horrifying scene.
A black flame burned endlessly, swallowing everything.
The fire seemed so strong that Lucian felt it could engulf an entire country if it was let loose, and in that fire, countless shadows could be seen, but it was impossible to clearly see anything in the dark fire.
Lucian was just looking through the glass when he felt a gaze on himself. He unconsciously raised his head and looked forward, and finally, he saw a big throne made of a similar glass which was engulfed by the black flames.
On that throne was seated a man whom Lucian could recognize even with his eyes closed.
He had long black hair and seemed to be in his late twenties; he looked handsome and intimidating at the same time.
The man had his eyes closed with his head tilted upwards while he tapped at the armrest of the chair with his finger, an overwhelming aura surrounding his body.
\'That\'s... How is that possible? Is this a dream?\' Lucian wondered as he looked at the person on the throne with confusion, shock, and many other emotions.
It was none other than Lucian, or to be more precise, the body of Lucian from his previous life, but unlike how he was on his deathbed, weak and pale, this version of Lucian was completely different.
He was strong.
Lucian took several steps forward, trying to get a better look.
But his steps halted as the other Lucian suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at him with his blood-red pupils, without an ounce of emotion on his face.
"Who... are you?" Lucian asked. This doesn\'t seem to be a dream as he could still smell the strong scent of blood in the air.
"Not yet. Devour."
Lucian heard these three words before his consciousness once again began to dissipate.
The voice was deep and majestic. Lucian clearly remembered this very voice, but it felt completely foreign to him at the same time.
The figure looked at him with an unreadable expression as his vision was consumed by the darkness once again.
After an unknown period of time, a grumbling sound reverberated in the empty surroundings.
Lucian felt his belly churning from hunger, and this feeling brought him back to reality. With a startle, he opened his eyes wide and gasped for air.
The whole of Lucian\'s body was covered in sweat.
Then he remembered the countless insects that were about to devour his body. Lucian jumped onto his feet hastily and looked down at his body in worry.
He was in for a big surpirse.
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