Qin Shilei and An Qian stood on the back of Chihuo and were the first to walk out of the city gates.
As soon as Chihuo exited the city gates, it immediately flew into the air and sped forward.
The area outside the south city gate was almost entirely populated by Claw Beasts.
As Chihuo approached, the Claw Beasts, as if seeing a prehistoric beast, retreated in panic.
"Roar!"
Chihuo, hovering in mid-air, let out another furious roar.
The Claw Beasts that had been retreating immediately stopped, turned, and prostrated themselves in the direction of Chihuo, as if worshipping their Claw Beast Emperor.
"Master, these Claw Beasts have been controlled by me. Can I eat them now?"
Chihuo licked the corner of its mouth, its eyes shining as it looked down at the Claw Beasts.
"Are you sure these Claw Beasts won't harm us humans? Even if we kill them?"
Qin Shilei asked for confirmation again.
Chihuo swore, "In our insect world, a Platinum-tier bug is like a deity to these little fellows who haven't even reached the Gold tier. Within a ten-kilometer radius, if I tell them to commit suicide, they will do so without hesitation. Beyond ten kilometers, they will remember my command, but if faced with a life-or-death crisis, they might prioritize their own safety."
Qin Shilei asked again, "What about Gold-tier bugs?"
Chihuo replied, "I can also command them to do certain things, but I can't make them sacrifice themselves, unless they are beetle-type bugs."
Qin Shilei understood the extent of Chihuo's control over other insects and ordered, "Then it's settled. You order all bugs within a ten-kilometer radius to remain motionless so that we humans can kill them. Also, prevent any Gold-tier bugs from appearing and harming us humans."
"Understood." Chihuo immediately commanded the surrounding Claw Beasts to stop moving.
At this moment, the 200,000 strong army from the City Lord's Mansion had arrived not far behind Qin Shilei, their weapons pointed at the surrounding insects.
"Go forth and slaughter!"
Qin Shilei shouted, "Annihilate all these disgusting bugs."
His command was quickly relayed to everyone.
"Kill!"
The crowd roared and charged towards the surrounding insects.
Although the insects were all prostrated on the ground, motionless.
The evolvers did not relax their vigilance at all.
With warriors at the front and ranged attackers at the back, they steadily advanced and killed the insects.
Whether it was ice arrows, fireballs, or sword attacks, the insects showed no resistance, as if afflicted by Qin Shilei's petrification, allowing themselves to be slaughtered.
Insects fell in droves, and countless treasure chests were easily dropped.
Everyone was stunned.
"What's going on? Are these bugs all stupid?"
"Didn't you hear Qin Big Shot's pet let out a roar just now? Then these bugs knelt down. It's likely Qin Big Shot's pet controlled them."
"This is incredible!"
"They don't even dare to move when being killed! Qin Big Shot's pet's 'King's Aura' is too powerful!"
"If this is the case, won't all the bugs on Blue Star be at our mercy? Our levels will soar."
"Our leader is truly brilliant for leading us to latch onto Qin Big Shot's incredibly thick leg."
Upon realizing the Claw Beasts posed no threat, the 200,000 city guards went berserk, unleashing their attacks with the ferocity of being injected with stimulants.
Those on the city walls were completely bewildered.
They took down their binoculars, wiped them, and looked out again.
Through the binoculars, they could still see the city guards slaughtering the prostrated Claw Beasts.
"Am I hallucinating? Those bugs seem to have fainted and are lying motionlessly on the ground?"
"You're not hallucinating, those bugs are indeed motionless. Did they use some poison to knock them out?"
"No, I think I saw those bugs with their eyes open."
"Eyes open, waiting for us humans to slaughter them. Have these bugs developed depression and are using us humans to commit suicide?"
"You guys said, was it Qin Shilei's pet's roar just now that made these bugs line up to die?"
"That's ridiculous. If Qin Shilei's pet is so powerful, wouldn't it have cleared all the bugs on Blue Star long ago?"
"Then what do you think is going on?"
"I don't know what's going on, but I really wish I could be one of them, to kill insects so easily."
Upon hearing this, many people's minds began to churn. Some planned how to join the City Lord's Mansion, while others grabbed weapons and formed groups to head outside the city.
Because of Chihuo's roar and the city guards' ongoing slaughter, the path out of the city was now clear and safe, allowing these people to leave the city smoothly. After slightly avoiding the city guards, they easily attacked the Claw Beasts that had been controlled by Chihuo.
Liu Gaoshuang, a subordinate of Wen Zhiyuan, said with concern, "Guild Master, these bugs seem to have been scared stiff by Qin Shilei's pet. If they continue to kill so easily, we'll surely lose. Do we, the True Martial Guild, really have to join the City Lord's Mansion and be bossed around by a woman from now on?"
"Hmph!" Wen Zhiyuan said with a grim face, "I founded the True Martial Guild with my own hands, and it will not be handed over so easily."
Liu Gaoshuang gestured to his neck and said, "Guild Master, the wager only stated that they must return without losing anyone, but it didn't specify if their people were killed by bugs. We can directly send someone to kill one or two. In that case, they will definitely lose."
Wen Zhiyuan shook his head, "I'm afraid they will be on guard against this and won't let outsiders get close. A top-tier expert might be able to catch them off guard, but it could also provoke a furious counterattack from the other side. In that scenario, our True Martial Guild might not be able to deal with Qin Shilei and An Qian, two Gold-tier experts."
Everyone knew Qin Shilei possessed an incredibly powerful ape-like monstrous beast. However, Wen Zhiyuan never imagined that besides that, he also had a beetle capable of controlling insects. Originally, with 200,000 troops going out to kill insects, there was a 100% chance of some minor accidents and a small number of casualties. Now, the other party had the insects lying on the ground like dead dogs, waiting to be slaughtered. In this way, even Black Iron-tier evolvers would not suffer any harm. The 200,000 city guards could safely return without losing a single person, and he, Wen Zhiyuan, was bound to lose.
"No, I will never lose," Wen Zhiyuan thought to himself. "I don't believe you can really make everyone kill a bug."
The 200,000 city guards were a mixed bunch, with Silver-tier experts and also Black Iron-tier weaklings. These Black Iron-tier weaklings couldn't even break the defenses of a Claw Beast, let alone kill a Claw Beast that was at least Bronze-tier. Moreover, Wen Zhiyuan had also left his own contingencies within the city guard. He was absolutely determined not to lose.