Under Lan Ling's control, the decaying giant beetle moved forward along the winding passageway.
The five of them hid on the beetle's back, concealing their auras and shielding their breathing as they waited patiently.
In the end, there were only two possibilities.
Either they were discovered, or they managed to get away with it.
The giant beetle they were hiding in was called the Tank Beetle in the Bug Tribe. Its combat level was usually at beginner-level heavenly god-level. It was an insect with strong defense and a shocking bite force.
They were often used as the vanguard in the Bug Tribe to attack the enemy's defensive formations.
However, the one before them had clearly been contaminated by Abyssal energy and had become an undying species.
Its body was highly decayed, and it gave off an intense rancid smell. The odor particles even contained a certain concentration of Abyssal energy.
This was an excellent cover up for Lin Huang and the rest who were hiding in its body.
The Tank Beetle led Lin Huang and the rest through several intersections without a hitch. They even encountered a few other demonic bugs that had been infected by Abyssal energy, but they did not notice anything out of the ordinary.
However, apart from shielding their auras, Lin Huang and the rest could do nothing.
Since they were bored, they began chatting through voice transmission.
"So far, the plan has been going quite well. Have you guys roughly estimated the probability of successfully sneaking out like this? "Lin Huang could not help asking Virtuoso who had come up with this idea.
"Theoretically …" Virtuoso paused and turned to look at Lin Huang. "The probability of success is close to zero."
"???" Lin Huang was confused. He had not expected such an answer from Virtuoso.
However, the rest did not seem surprised by this answer.
"We're not completely sure if the general direction the Tank Beetle is heading in is correct." Lan Ling sent another piece of bad news.
"Didn't you check the distribution of the nearby bugs earlier?" Lin Huang was even more confused now. "According to the bug distribution pattern in the Demonic Bug Maze, it shouldn't be difficult to determine the general direction, right?"
Although the internal passageways in the Demonic Bug Maze were complicated, the bug distribution in the Maze still followed the Bug Tribe's habitat pattern in the hive — the higher the rank and combat strength, the deeper their habitat was in the Demonic Bug Maze.
On the other hand, the lower the combat level, the closer their habitat would be to the exit of the Demonic Insect Maze.
Many people knew this pattern, but because most types of detection methods were restricted by the Demonic Bug Maze, not many people could figure out the distribution pattern of the bugs.
As soon as Lan Ling was teleported over, she used a spell to probe the area and obtained the distribution information of the nearby monsters.
This was also why Lin Huang was puzzled when Lan Ling said that the general direction was uncertain.
Lan Ling also knew what Lin Huang was confused about. She immediately explained, "This Demonic Bug Maze is very vast, and the space inside is very large. The distance between the bug swarms is also very far. My spell detection is a medium to short-range detection method, and it's also affected by the Demonic Insect Maze, so the detection range is limited. "
"My previous detection only obtained information on the distribution of five insect swarms. Although there are high and low combat levels, we can't be completely sure that the two groups with low combat levels are in the direction of the exit. "
"In theory, the lower the combat level of the Zergs, the closer they are to the exit. However, in reality, the distribution of the bug swarms in the Maze has a certain degree of complexity. Bug swarms with similar levels might be in the same area. "
"For example, the Devilish Scorpion Bug swarm we're heading to now. Although their average combat level is only third-rank heavenly god-level, it's possible that this bug swarm is mixed in with the fourth-rank bug swarm area. It might even be close to the fifth-rank bug swarm area. "
"We're only judging from the local distribution now. The average combat level of the Devilish Scorpion Bug swarm is lower, and it's very possible that they're closer to the exit. However, if we look at the overall distribution of the bug swarms, we might be going deeper into the Maze. "
Only then did Lin Huang understand what Lan Ling meant. The distribution of the bug swarms in the Demonic Bug Maze was not neat. It was just that the lower their combat level was, the closer they were to the exit. However, if we looked at the local distribution, it was possible that the bug swarms with similar combat levels would be distributed in the same area.
Therefore, it was impossible to determine the general direction by looking at the bug swarms' combat level only from a local distribution.
Lin Huang also immediately understood why Virtuoso had said that the chances of them escaping successfully with this plan were close to zero.
This was because this plan might require a lot of trial and error.
Since the local distribution of the bug swarms' combat levels might not necessarily be the same as the overall distribution of the bug swarms, Lan Ling would need to perform another detection every certain distance.
If the detection results were the same, it would prove that the Tank Beetles were heading in the right direction.
If the detection results were inconsistent, then they might have to change directions until the detection results were consistent for many times.
This was a process of constant trial and error.
The longer they stayed in the Demonic Bug Maze, the more likely it was that they would be exposed.
"Fortunately, we're in the outer area of the Demonic Bug Maze now. Furthermore, our situation is much better than those whose detection methods are completely blocked," Tu Tong could not help speaking up from the side.
However, no one knew if he was saying this to comfort himself or others.
"Great, my foot. Who would be so bored as to enter the Demonic Bug Maze for fun?" Virtuoso retorted bluntly. Clearly, they were still very upset about being sent to the Demonic Bug Maze for no reason. "You better not let me find out who's behind this!"
"You better not let me find out who's behind this either!" A murderous intent flashed through Saber9's eyes.
Both of them were big shots in the club, and they might even be big shots that surpassed the Lord God.
If his doppelganger died, it was very likely that he would take revenge.
Lan Ling and Tu Tong were rather silent when they heard this, not daring to say anything.
Lin Huang, on the other hand, did not know how powerful their real bodies were, so he did not think much of it.
Under Lan Ling's control, the Tank Beetle continued forward. After approximately twenty minutes or so, they finally arrived at the first destination of their plan — the gathering place of the Scarlet Devilish Beetles.
The Scarlet Devilish Beetles were not Bug Tribes that had been contaminated by Abyssal energy. Instead, they were demons that had been living in the Abyss since birth.
These monsters were multi-legged insects that looked a little like giant centipedes. They were usually between eight to twelve meters long, and their entire bodies emanated a scarlet poisonous mist.
They were born with the ability to control poison-type sequences that were highly toxic. A minority of them were even able to derive sequences and Rule Bending Powers in other directions.
In the route that Lan Ling had planned, this was the first bug territory. Also, they had to pass by this bug territory. There was no way to avoid or go around it.
She could only control the Tank Beetle to approach the Scarlet Devilish Beetle's territory carefully.
When they got close to the Scarlet Devilish Beetle's territory, a few Devilish Beetles soon surrounded them.
Lan Ling controlled the Tank Beetle to stop.
This was a routine inspection.
A few giant centipedes lifted their huge and ugly heads and sniffed around the Tank Beetle. They did not seem to be able to smell the rotten stench on it at all. Instead, they seemed to be enjoying the smell.
After circling around it a few times, the Scarlet Devilish Beetles stopped sniffing and retreated.
Just when Lan Ling was about to control the Tank Beetle to leave, a Scarlet Devilish Beetle that was much larger than the previous few Devilish Beetles blocked its way.
Not only was it much more muscular, but it even had three heads.
The scarlet eyes on the three heads stared at the Tank Beetle. Purple mucus flowed out of its three mouths …
It did not discover anything. It just thought that the Tank Beetle before it was rather delicious.
Lin Huang and the rest tensed up. They were even ready to attack.
However, right at this moment, a strange low buzzing sound was heard.
The Devilish Beetle with three heads turned to look in the direction of the Scarlet Devilish Beetle's territory. After a moment of hesitation, it turned around and retreated into the shadows …
Lan Ling hurriedly controlled the Tank Beetle to leave.
What Lin Huang and the rest did not know was that in the Scarlet Devilish Beetle's territory, a pitch-black Devilish Beetle raised its head and looked in the direction that the Tank Beetle left through the layers of cave walls …
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