Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

The people of the Tieba City had been watching everything that had happened this whole time. Their original plan had been to observe the expedition group and to take away their gains when they finally succeeded.

And if they did not manage to do this, it would still be death for them. After all, it would simply mean that the people were too strong for them to overcome, which they already knew was impossible.

Originally, they had been wanting to be the oriole that stalked the mantis stalking the cicada. In this case though, the cicada was the tomb underneath the ruins that existed here for many years, while the mantis was the expedition people who came to look for it.

But shocking to them, the cicada that they were so looking forward to turned out to not be a cicada at all. Instead, it was a monster that ate the mantis and could very easily devour them as well.

Not just that, but the 'monster' cicada was a lot more than just that. It was something that could very easily threaten their very existence.

"W-what was that?" Someone among the people of the Tieba city asked.

But no answer was heard even after five minutes.

Everyone had already accepted tacitly that it was simply beyond their level to do anything about it and that they needed to inform their superiors about it.

A dull silence descended among them, none of them able to speak.

Unknowingly, by the time they reached Tieba city, a new found fear had already settled down in their hearts. It was very mild at first, but had soon become firm over the few hours they had spent in traveling.

Their return to Tieba city wasn't taken as normal either.

A large gathering was held currently, including all the people who had been assigned to act as 'orioles'.

The higher ups of Tieba city, who held the greatest power, sat on their seats, their faces blank.

"Why are you here this early?" one of them questioned.

"My lord… Our mission was…" the person tried to speak but was unable to.

The lord waited for a few minutes, but received no response. Seeing this, he turned to the other members of the expedition.

"What happened?" The lord asked once more.

"We… We encountered… something dangerous…" the second person.

"Dangerous? DANGEROUS!? YOU SAY?" The lord shouted, making the flinch. "Is something dangerous supposed to bother you? Why do you think we chose you people?" he continued.

"My lord we know, but the adversary—"

""Adversary? You say Adversary? Just what kind of a result have you brought us that you call someone an adversary?!" One of the other leaders shouted.

An oppressive silence spread in the area, but it was soon nullified by the words of a third person.

"I want to know exactly what happed?" The one who spoke this time was a woman.

"Miss Xiaolian…" the others had complex expressions upon seeing her, but let her do as she pleased.

The people who had been observant of the expedition gritted their teeth and took a deep breath before starting to speak. The people who had been sent on the 'observation' and 'oriole' mission had detailed instruction.

They were to basically follow the expedition people from the Zhan kingdom as well as the peony plains kingdom. The rogue and itinerant cultivators weren't forgotten either, as there could be some tough contenders among them.

Of them all, the ones to be watched closely were the commander and Elder Guo, as well as a few people that were rather strong among the rogue cultivators.

They were to observe them all and see how their missions went. Depending on whether they succeeded or failed, the people of Tieba city were to eliminate the expedition members, regardless.

After all, the higher ups of Tieba city knew very well of the power that was there in the Tomb and what could happen if knowledge of it spread. But the end result turned out to be vastly different.

While the people of the expedition mostly perished, it wasn't due to the work of the spies. But rather due to the 'monster' that had awakened.

It was this very monster that basically confused the higher ups of the Tieba city. For them, this 'monster' seemed like a beast that had been growing for far too long.

"My lord… the monster wasn't just a beast… It could speak." One of the spies mustered their courage and spoke.

"Ludicrous! How can a beast speak!?" one of the lords questioned.

"My lord… we—we don't think it was a beast at all." The man answered.

The anger was obvious on the face of the lord, but he did not act upon it. He knew far better than to do that and also knew that biding his time was the best he could do.

"Great lords, I took a recording of it all using a spirit tool!" Suddenly, a person at the back shouted.

The person had newly arrived, but the people of the expedition realized him to be one of the lower class members.

"How dare you intrude upon this meeting!" The people of the expedition shouted in anger.

But much to their surprise, the other lords were not feeling the same way.

"Very well… if you have some proof, demonstrate to us. And if the proof is inadequate, you shall be quartered." Miss Xiaolian stated plainly.

While her voice was calm, her intentions were relatively violent. Not to mention it could be seen very clearly in her voice as well as her face.

Still, the person who had spoken did not seem fazed at all and took out a long pendant for all to see.

"I'll demonstrate it for all, my lords and ladies." The man spoke and placed the said pendant on a pedestal.

~SHUA~

And as soon as he did, a myriad of lights flickered in the air before turning into a set of images.

The images moved quickly, turning into a video that showed all what had occurred.