Rebirth: I Became a Maggot 2

Chapter 168 If I call your name, would you dare to answer?

I originally thought my job was simply to help those flies retrieve the late emperor's head, but what happened next was astonishing. Clearly, the world of the higher-ups is not something I understand.

After listening to the old national advisor's explanation, I finally understood the dark secrets behind it all. But one question remains: why did the king suddenly decide to attack?

So I asked out of curiosity, "If what you're saying is true, then this battle shouldn't be that exaggerated, right?"

"Logically, that should be the case, but for some reason, the other side suddenly has an extra snake. This has affected the fact that the two sides are vastly different in strength, and it is very likely that this time, an outcome that none of us want to see will actually occur," the old national advisor replied.

"Then what should we do?" I asked curiously.

"Fortunately, we have this illusionary array left by the strategist, so we are safe for now, but we still need to think of a way to get out of here," the old strategist said anxiously.

"What can we do? Your forces are roughly equal, but the enemy has an extra snake with such formidable fighting power. That snake alone is something you can't handle. What else can we do?" I said dejectedly from the side.

Isn't this asking the impossible? Given the current situation, how can we possibly win? Right now, we really have no other option but to wait for death.

And what the heck is that illusion array? Since when do flies create illusion arrays? That's just too outrageous!

But then I thought about it and it wasn't a big deal. There are so many unsolved mysteries in the world, like that pattern in the cornfield—who knows if it wasn't left by some animal?

Are bees natural architects?

So I didn't ask too many questions about it. As long as it saved my life, that was good enough. I was too lazy to ask about the underlying principles.

Just like how cell phones can make calls, everyone uses them, so why doesn't anyone bother to understand how they work? As long as it works, that's enough.

Besides, facing this certain death, I have no time to ask what that grand formation is. My priority right now is to find a way to stop this attack.

"There is a way," the old imperial advisor said.

"Is there any way?" I asked hurriedly. I didn't have much time to waste here. I still had to get on my way. It would be best if there was a solution.

"That means luring those flies into this great formation, trapping them, and then sending out a large number of flies to attack the snake. Only in this way can we have a chance of winning," the old national advisor said slowly.

This method sounds like a good idea, but it's actually very difficult to implement. How can we get those flies to obediently come into our trap? And how can the flies defeat the snake?

However, there really isn't any other suitable method at the moment. Apart from trying to implement this method, there really isn't any other way.

"Do you have any good ideas?" I thought for a long time but couldn't think of a suitable solution, so I asked.

“We can lure in the flies, but we don’t know how to deal with snakes. Your method was good, but it’s really difficult to actually harm the snakes,” the old national advisor said with some difficulty.

“If you’re only talking about this, then I can think of a solution. We’ll split into two groups. You lead one group to lure the flies into the formation, and I’ll deal with the snake,” I said.

"You have a solution?" the old imperial advisor said happily.

"It's not exactly a great solution, but we can give it a try," I explained.

"That's wonderful. You can take half of the flies with you. No matter what method you use, even if it means sacrificing most of them, you must drive that snake away. It would be best to give that snake a devastating blow so that it will be afraid of flies," the old national advisor said solemnly.

"I'll try my best. I'll go prepare now. Actually, I need to prepare as well," I said to the old imperial advisor.

So we split into two groups. The old national advisor led half of the flies towards the enemy, while I led the other group and flew off to a spot not far away.

My plan is simple: to get a large number of flies to find sharp objects, whether they are twigs, pebbles, or sharp weeds.

Anything sharp will do. Even ants can kill an elephant if they have a lot of them, so I don't believe that so many flies plus my intelligence can't handle a snake.

The swarms of flies were like locusts invading the land, instantly sweeping away anything they could pick up. If this were in the city, a single fly picking up half a toothpick would be a real army of flies.

But that's obviously wishful thinking now. It's already pretty good that we have this scale. So I started setting up everyone's ambush locations.

Just as we were almost finished lying in ambush, the real war broke out in the distance.

However, this fly-like verbal battle was clearly unskilled, and the enemy was also clearly unskilled. But so what if it was unskilled? Their verbal battle left me both amused and exasperated.

The flies on our side shouted very loudly, "If I call your name, will you dare to answer?"

"You're already on the verge of death, what else do you want to do? Shout all you want, even if you scream your lungs out, not a fly will come to your rescue." The voice on the other end carried a hint of smugness and arrogance.

"Hey kid, come in if you dare!" our fly called out smugly.

"Damn it, charge in and kill them! Charge!" The flies on the other side instantly rushed into the formation.

Holy crap, I fell for this? I'm totally baffled. What kind of ridiculous flame war is this? It's so sloppy!

And they just rushed in like that? They're so easily fooled! Is that mountain bandit leader a fierce general? He's incredibly reckless and lacks strategy!

After rushing in, a large number of flies followed. The sight of thousands upon thousands of flies flying in the air was truly spectacular, leaving me speechless with amazement.

Seeing a large number of flies rushing inside, I quickly rushed towards the snake.

"Chuxin, are you going in too? I'll play with you." I called out from not far from the snake.

"Damn it, where did you hide the snow rabbit?" the snake roared angrily and charged at me.

How could I stop? I immediately flew towards the distance, but the snake was incredibly fast, and it caught up with me in the blink of an eye.

I could even feel the snake's breath, and the hairs on my body stood on end. I immediately rushed forward as fast as I could.

Without stopping for a moment, if it gets swallowed whole, I'll have nowhere to cry.

However, I made a very serious, even fatal, mistake: I ignored the snake's tongue and thought it couldn't bite me.