Chapter 323: Queens are just gonna slow down my Gundam piloting skills!
The Ruin City was about to reach the battlefield.
Jié Jié rubbed his Praying Mantis Arm, catching a whiff of the Queen Mantis’s pheromones.
He had everything in sight like it was daylight.
Hunters were driving away nearby monsters to clear the battlefield while the queen’s pheromones drew the Queen Mantises closer.
“Bang!”
An orange signal flare exploded in the sky.
The hunters seemed to roar with excitement as their tools clashed with mantis arms. Various props were thrown out, even blocking the queen’s pheromones.
The mantis swarm was being pushed further out, but not him.
No hunter dared to approach his Ruin City and stand in his way.
“～～”
The Queen Mantis screeched with stronger pheromones, drawing Jie Jie’s attention.
He climbed out of the cockpit.
Without a doubt, her Ruin City was bigger than his, with more metal structures.
Likewise, this Queen Mantis was no spring chicken, her body gilded with memories of past mates.
Seeing his Ruin City, she emitted even stronger pheromones, so potent they turned visible.
She demanded everything from him—his Ruin City, his resources, his life.
Mating with the queen is every male mantis’ ultimate goal, the very meaning of existence.
Even his small head started pressuring his big head.
Unfortunately, Jie Jie wasn’t part of the mantis; the mantis was only a part of him.
Though the mantis form was beautiful, he preferred his Ruin City, yearning to merge it seamlessly with the queen’s own.
Queens? They’re just slowing down my Gundam speed!
Disturbing my concentration, how underhanded can these enemy pilots get?
As for the nest’s significance outweighing practical combat value?
Post-battle modifications are inevitable; gotta have a bigger house! Let’s enjoy the battle first!
Seeing that the other side didn’t eagerly come close, the queen tilted her head, puzzled.
But his physique was quite enticing.
So, she swung from her Ruin City onto his using silk threads, cleverly opening a hatch to burrow in directly. ???
Jie Jie looked at the queen’s actions with bewilderment.
“Wait, why are we skipping straight to pilot vs pilot combat?!”
Just as the Queen Mantis was about to fully enter, Jie Jie released the controls, lifting up his mantis arm for counterattack. The strong pheromones hit his brain, making his body tingle.
“Ssssss!”
This isn’t pilot vs pilot combat; she’s trying to… you know, do THAT!
Jie Jie let out an angry insect chirp. His mantis arms began swinging like a storm, blasting the Queen Mantis out and sealing the hatch with silk.
Before he could catch his breath, the cockpit shook violently as the side was ripped open, and the Queen Mantis pounced again.
“Aaaaaaaaah!”
What he wanted was a proper mech fight! Who even likes watching mech pilots fall in love and mate?!
Maybe take out the ‘falling in love’ part—she just wants his body.
In both senses.
The two pairs of purple crystal compound eyes stared coldly at each other, devoid of emotion. The Queen Mantis simply wanted to fulfill her duty.
Eating his body and eating his body.
The two pairs of mantis arms clashed repeatedly. Jie Jie noticed the more he resisted, the more the Queen Mantis seemed to enjoy it, stubbornly clinging to the edge of the cockpit without retreating.
Let’s try transforming.
After temporarily repelling her, Jie Jie transformed into a Sky Dog Beast.
But the Queen Mantis merely hesitated for a moment before continuing her charge, intent on eating him as ever.
Do I have to go full monster vs Gundam now? I wanted to fight Gundams with my Gundam!
While Jie Jie fumed, the hunters had arrived at the foot of the Ruin City.
“What’s going on?”
Kempe watched the Queen Mantis clinging to the outside of the Ruin City. Though expected, witnessing such a scene still brought an indescribable absurdity.
“Mating, they’re preparing to mate.”
The female archer maintained a stoic expression.
The Queen Mantis’s size blocked the view of the Tian Gou Beast inside the Ruin City core.
“Feels… stimulating. Should we interrupt them?”
The Katana Warrior muttered, all eyes turning toward Kempe.
Two Queen Mantises presented high danger levels, prompting the Chief Hunter to consider retreat immediately. But the battlefield was set, and they successfully entered as executors.
This was undoubtedly a good opportunity. As for interrupting monster mating or killing a pregnant one?
The commission was already established, the elite squad deployed, and the Queen Mantis was already on the kill list.
They were here to terminate the future of a monster, which included its mating and pregnancy.
“It’s your call.”
Kempe glanced at the female archer, the only melee member capable of long-range attacks.
The red-haired archer shrugged, gripping an arrow and sprinting across the Ruin City’s forelimb, covering twenty meters in an instant as if walking on flat ground.
Drawing back the bowstring, stepping off the wall, fitting the arrow.
The iron tip reflected a chilling gleam under the warm sunlight.
The bowstring hummed softly as the massive iron arrow left only a straight streak, embedding itself into the Queen Mantis’s abdomen.
Effective damage.
The Queen Mantis turned her crystalline eyes to lock onto the figure who rolled and landed.
The sharp iron arrow served as a weapon but couldn’t sever the resilient silk threads.
“Clang!”
The Queen Mantis swayed, getting shoved aside by another mantis arm.
“Bang!”
They saw the opened cockpit wall snap shut instantly, mercilessly keeping the queen out.
The archer had no time to think, discarding the silk-entangled arrow for a new one, shooting at the Queen Mantis.
Too far, bounced off her shell.
“Huff, here she comes!”
The hunters focused on the queen’s legs. Though muscle movements weren’t visible, joint folding revealed her intentions.
She’s charging!
The Katana Warrior shifted steps, blade aimed to bite into the golden blur.
Blocked? Then roll with the monster’s momentum.
The Great Sword wielder charged in with a war cry, slicing downward with a metallic glow targeting the Queen Mantis’s flank.
Some bodily fluids splattered onto the blade.
Golden silk stuck to the sword, but the Chief Hunter spun like a top, cutting through the great sword along the silk towards the Queen Mantis.
Blade met arm, the spinning top bounced off the sturdy wall after impact, readying for the next charge.
A sleek figure slid beneath the Queen Mantis, multiple iron arrows loaded onto the bow and fired in rapid succession.
BOOM!
