I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 191 - 191 190. The chosen guy_1

Chapter 191: 190. The chosen guy_1 Chapter 191: 190. The chosen guy_1 Lu Ban always felt that humans couldn’t, at least shouldn’t.

Although he didn’t deny that there were people in this world with unique talents and tastes, looking at the glossy black eight legs, the horrifying mouthparts, and the slightly opening and closing end of the abdomen, as well as the writhing tentacles, Lu Ban thought he didn’t belong to that group.

The happiness was theirs, Lu Ban had nothing.

Seeing that Lu Ban was unmoved, the Remains of the Sage moved a step closer.

Its skin was pale and seemingly quite beautiful.

But Lu Ban was not that kind of person.

“Wait a moment, could it be that what Shia said about me being chosen by the gods is referring to this?”

Lu Ban didn’t dwell on it.

He felt this was not something to boast about.

Looking back, had this creature been circling around him all this time just to lead him here, to meet its true form?

This was not any Remains of the Sage but an illusion planted in Lu Ban’s head by the giant bug!

It would select individuals from the area and then find someone suitable to inject this illusion into their brains, luring them here to eventually become its captives, providing it with necessary supplies.

Reproduction, breeding, that was the sole meaning of life.

Even more horrifying, Lu Ban suspected something even more terrifying.

This bug might not just be imprisoning humans here.

If it had such power, then who could guarantee that the people living in this city were actually seeing real humans?

Perhaps, it was more likely that after some people imprisoned the bug here, humans began to settle nearby.

Then…

Lu Ban thought of even more.

The humans who had lived in this city in the past, were they still human?

Deceived by the illusions of the Queen Bug, they stayed and lived. But were their companions, those they lived with day and night, really human?

When night fell and these humans bred, were the wriggling insects with them?

The grand ceremonies each year, were those sacrificial acts meant to select the most excellent humans for the Queen Bug to breed with?

Were the legends of treasures in this place also a ruse by these bugs, luring Wasteland Hunters to their doom here?

The food that the humans in this city ate, those insects, were they truly just insects?

The mass of ugly, terrifying insects before his eyes, and those yet-to-hatch eggs on the ground, could they actually be the offspring of humans and bugs together?

Thinking this, Lu Ban felt a sense akin to the sensation when facing those monsters during the poetry festivals on Song Island.

“Luckily, I have True Sight, and it just so happened to choose me. Otherwise, others might have already started laying its eggs.”

Lu Ban realized belatedly.

He probably wasn’t ensnared by its deception because he had True Sight, allowing him to see through the other’s disguise.

However, the Queen Bug’s attitude towards him was based on the belief that Lu Ban hadn’t seen through its disguise. If it realized that Lu Ban had no intention of procreating with it, it would probably immediately tear Lu Ban to pieces and find another person to target.

After all, Iron Fist had previously seen the shadow of this Queen Bug in its human form. Who knows, the next lucky spectator might be him.

“It seems to be not forcing me, but why? Could it be that mutual affection is necessary?”

Lu Ban was somewhat curious.

He was still considering his options when he saw the figure in white drawing nearer.

The dark eyes without pupils were staring at Lu Ban, reflecting his face within them.

To Shia and the others, however, Lu Ban appeared to be gazing at the air, with a crowd of bugs surrounding him like onlookers enjoying a spectacle.

As for the Queen Bug, it had positioned its abdomen in front of Lu Ban and then remained still, just staring at him.

“Should we take action now?”

No-Face whispered to Iron Fist.

“It’s not the time yet. And besides, inside that thing….”

Iron Fist glanced at the giant sarcophagus crushed under the Queen Bug; if he wasn’t mistaken, that should be the actual Remains of the Sage.

Lu Ban had come to the same conclusion.

If he wanted to obtain the Remains of the Sage, he had two choices: either lie there obediently, waiting for Queen Bug to be satisfied, and then sneak in amidst the chaos,

or take the opportunity to kill Queen Bug and the insects around her and snatch the remains outright.

“If I use ‘Testament’ directly to repeat, Shia and the others might not be able to resist and will fall into madness. And if I shoot the Speech Bullet into Queen Bug’s body, I can only control her alone, and the other insects will immediately rush up and tear me into pieces because they’ll have lost Queen Bug’s suppression.”

The disadvantage of “Testament” was evident here.

Of course, if Lu Ban didn’t care about his teammates and just opened his throat to sing one song, everyone would likely immediately fall into madness and rapidly collapse into a pile of unusable mud under the influence of the Pollution’s mutation.

But Lu Ban was a person with principles; he wouldn’t betray his teammates for the sake of his own mission so resolutely.

While still pondering, another voice came from behind Lu Ban.

“What is this?”

He turned his head for a look—it was Giant Arm and others.

They also seemed to have gone through a battle; they had wounds on their bodies.

Seeing the dense swarm of insects, then looking at the huge Queen Bug, the Wasteland Hunters who had previously witnessed the real ocean of insects couldn’t help holding their breath.

“Why did you come down?”

Iron Fist, seeing his subordinates, asked a question.

His subordinates briefly explained the situation, Iron Fist didn’t respond but merely let out a silent sigh.

“It’s my fault, I hope their souls can return to their homeland.”

Iron Fist looked toward Lu Ban.

“What does it want you to do?”

“Um, it wants to have children with me?”

Lu Ban answered.

“?”

Shia popped a question mark, then seriously said.

“Otherwise, for everyone to be able to escape from here, why don’t you sacrifice yourself?”

“I’m willing to let someone else have this precious opportunity!”

Lu Ban decisively refused in his heart.

He didn’t refute directly because he was afraid the other party might understand his words.

With this thought, Lu Ban put down his backpack and took out a palm-sized pumpkin from it.

“In our world, to express love, boys usually give girls some gifts. I give this to you, hoping you will like it.”

Lu Ban placed the pumpkin in the hands of the one clad in white.

From the perspective of others, the pumpkin was grasped by one of Queen Bug’s legs equipped with pincers and brought in front of her.

“*****?”

The one clad in white tilted its head in confusion.

Lu Ban made an eating gesture.

The other party also made the same gesture as Lu Ban.

Lu Ban grabbed a clump of air and ate it.

The other party also grabbed the pumpkin and ate it in one bite.

“How is it, does it taste good?”

Lu Ban asked.

The one clad in white paused for a moment, then opened its mouth.

“Halloween.”

It said.

“Halloween.”

Queen Bug’s mouthparts also vibrated, producing the same sound.