All Things Are Contracts

Inside the castle, powerful enemies still stood guard. Zhanyue and the Desert Worm Clan member bypassed the guards, heading straight for the depths of the castle. Thanks to the worm’s thorough preparation, at least the outer areas were well-explored.

“Beyond here is the area previously guarded by the disaster beast. It should be where our Clan’s matriarch is imprisoned. I’ve never reached that place before,” the Desert Worm Clan member said.

“Doesn’t your matriarch have the ability to burrow underground?” Zhanyue asked, puzzled. The sand worm before him could burrow, so how could the strongest of their Clan not have this innate ability?

“No, that’s why we need your help to rescue the matriarch from above ground,” the worm explained. “Although we present ourselves as a single race to outsiders, in reality, the Desert Worm Clan is an alliance of insect Clans. Insect Clans typically have vast power disparities, but each Clan’s overall strength is limited. Without an alliance, it’s hard to establish a foothold. Our Desert Worm Clan is an alliance of all insect Clans in this desert, and the matriarch, as the leader of this alliance, is the most powerful existence.”

“I see. Now that the disaster beast has left, you can’t use your burrowing ability.”

“Yes, so I’ll have to rely on you, Young Master Zhanyue,” the worm said before burrowing back underground.

Zhanyue smiled, thinking this big worm was quite polite. Then, he stealthily moved deeper into the castle, avoiding all unnecessary battles.

There weren’t many guards inside the castle, perhaps because the Sand Dune King was very confident in his own strength and that of the disaster beast.

Soon, Zhanyue found a small house with two Sand Dune Clan members guarding the door. Like the others, they had black spiders crawling on their faces.