Professional grave robbers knew that the most dangerous tombs were definitely not the tombs of kings, marquises, generals, or ministers. Although these tombs were full of traps, like a maze, there were still traces to be found. Therefore, the tombs of many emperors of the past could not escape the eyes of grave robbers. The truly dangerous tombs were definitely those of wizards, priests, and geomancers. In ancient times, these "clerics" had a very high status, so the scale of their tombs was not much inferior to the tombs of kings, marquises, generals, or ministers. But most importantly, in the tombs of these "clerics", there would often be some "mysterious things" left behind to guard their coffins.
Mystery meant danger! It meant death!
The pyramid buried in the yellow sand that Qin Nan's expedition group had entered was, according to the investigation, the tomb of an ancient Egyptian high priest. The "guardian" of the high priest's tomb was the Sacred Mark Beetle he raised. Although the High Priest in the tomb had become a 1,000-year-old corpse, the Sacred Scar Beetle he had raised in the tomb had continued to live on.
Logically speaking, the lifespan of insects was very short, only a few years. However, the reproduction ability of insects was beyond the reach of many other species. There was a saying that went, "A thousand-year-old grass seed, a ten-thousand-year-old insect egg." This showed how powerful the reproduction ability of insects was.
Among insects, cockroaches were once neighbors with dinosaurs, yet they had been able to reproduce until now. One could imagine how strong their vitality and reproduction ability were. Not to mention other things, it was said that after a male cockroach mated with a female cockroach once, the female cockroach could lay eggs multiple times in her lifetime. It could be seen that the sexual ability of a male cockroach alone was superior to that of many species. Because of this, no matter how advanced the insecticide was, there was no way to erase cockroaches from the world. Once you found a cockroach in your home, it meant that there might be thousands of cockroaches lurking in the dark in your home.
However, cockroaches belonged to the category of insects that were tenacious but not ferocious. In the records of Poisons, there was a bug that was somewhat similar to the Sacred Scar Beetle. It was the "Desert Blood Locust," also known as the "Desert Man-Eating Locust." This kind of locusts would usually lay their eggs in the caves of the desert. Every few decades or centuries, when there was plenty of rain in the desert and the plants began to recover, the eggs of the locusts would naturally hatch. Then, they would grow and reproduce at an insane speed. Finally, they would devour everything in their path. Everything that was edible would be eaten up by them. Then, when the food in a place was almost eaten up, these locusts would move with the wind, forming a "locust cloud". Wherever the wind blew, they would eat up everything there, whether it was crops or livestock, until they had eaten up all the edible things in the desert. In the end, they would leave their eggs in the caves of the desert, quietly waiting for the next outbreak of life in the desert, and then they would once again end all life.
Therefore, Qin Lang had always thought that many people thought that insects were weak, but in fact, it was humans themselves that were weak. If there was a rapid deterioration of the environment, humans might not be able to adapt, but many insects and animals could survive. That was because their vitality and reproduction were too strong. For example, some insects could still live for a few days without their heads, which was obviously impossible for humans.
To some extent, this kind of Sacred Scar Beetle was somewhat similar to the Desert Blood Locust. They also reproduced by preserving their eggs. However, the difference was that the Sacred Scar Beetle was not a "herbivore". Basically, it was a ferocious carnivore. Once it sensed "blood aura" in the surroundings, it would quickly hatch. Then, it would attach itself to animals or humans, absorb the blood aura to strengthen itself, and finally kill the host.
As for how the Sacred Scar Beetle sensed that there was "food" approaching, it could only be said that it was determined by their powerful genes. Just like the lemmings living near the North Pole, in certain years, when they sensed that there was plenty of food, the number of lemmings would explode. A lemming could give birth to seven litters a year, and each litter contained about twelve litters. They were truly reproduction machines. Therefore, their numbers would soar rapidly, and they would quickly eat up a large area of food. But when their numbers exploded to a certain extent and exceeded the "load," the lemmings would perform a behavior that humans could not understand: mass suicide by jumping into the sea.
In short, the Sacred Scar Beetle was definitely a kind of insect with strong vitality and reproduction, and it was extremely aggressive. Moreover, its attack power was very violent. For example, the poisonous snake that Qin Lang had fed them just now was eaten by these Sacred Scar Beetles in an instant, leaving not even the bones behind. These Sacred Scar Beetles even gnawed on the tin cans to express their strong desire and dissatisfaction for flesh and blood.
To be honest, the reason why Qin Nan was able to survive that year was not because he was lucky, but because he was carrying the "insect repellent pouch" that Qin Lang had specially prepared for him. Because Qin Lang had the Phaseless Poison Body, he no longer had to worry about being attacked by any poisonous insects. However, his parents were "ordinary people," and they often dealt with poisonous animals and plants. Therefore, Qin Lang had prepared an insect repellent pouch for his parents. With this little pouch, they would almost never be attacked by poisonous insects. Even if they were bitten by poisonous insects, the medicine in the insect repellent pouch would have a miraculous detoxifying effect. Moreover, the insect repellent pouch was indeed effective. After wearing it, even mosquitoes would not bite him. Therefore, Qin Nan had always carried it with him, and this thing had saved his life.
Back then, a Sacred Scar Beetle lived on Qin Nan's body. However, due to the suppression of the medicine in the insect repellent pouch, the manic Sacred Scar Beetle became a "lazy bug" and grew very slowly. Therefore, until Qin Nan returned to China, the Sacred Scar Beetle did not lay eggs. Therefore, Qin Nan managed to survive. However, after Qin Nan returned to China, Qin Lang immediately noticed that there were poisonous insects on Qin Nan's body due to his Phaseless Poison Body. Therefore, he informed Qin Nan.
Moreover, at that time, Qin Lang was also very puzzled. The insect repellent pouch on Qin Nan's body could almost restrain many powerful poisonous insects. However, this poisonous insect could withstand the breath of the insect repellent pouch and live on Qin Nan's body. One could imagine how strong this insect's vitality and desire to attack were.
When Qin Lang dug out the Sacred Scar Beetle from Qin Nan's leg, Qin Nan dared to believe that he had really "fallen for it." Moreover, Qin Nan studied the insect and speculated that it should be the "Sacred Scar Beetle" of ancient Egyptian legend. In some of the cultural relics in ancient Egypt, some totems similar to beetles were found. This made many people puzzled as to why the ancient Egyptians would regard beetles as "divine objects."
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