Chapter 37: Compulsory Contract

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The sight made Luo Chen nauseous.

“Snowy, bite it!”

Snowy pretended not to hear Luo Chen’s words. Clearly, the bug was too disgusting.

“D*mn it, I knew you were useless!”

Luo Chen took out his summoning staff and summoned a huge fireball. The bug and the person in its mouth were burnt to ashes.

The miner’s life meant nothing to Luo Chen. 

‘He would probably die even if I did rescue him.’

Luo Chen tried to justify his own nasty behavior.

Ye Ba was dumbfounded. 

‘He killed the bug so easily. Perhaps this is why he’s so bold.’

Luo Chen continued to walk forward and discovered a deep hole. It was not a natural hole. The hole was probably drilled by a worm. 

“I think there’s a worm nearby. I’m going to kill it!”

Luo Chen saw Ye Ba’s terrified expression. 

“You may leave. I can handle it.”

“Okay, avenge those miners!”

Ye Ba immediately retreated.

Luo Chen entered the hole and arrived at an underground space. 

The place was covered with stalactites. Unexpectedly, it was very beautiful.

However, Luo Chen did not lower his guard.

This is where he would encounter more bugs. It’s definitely dangerous. 

Snowy wagged her tail excitedly and ran around. She stopped at a water source and was about to lick some.

Luo Chen quickly carried her away. 

“Do you want to die? Don’t drink unknown substances.”

Luo Chen took out some roasted chicken from his space ring and threw it into the water. Sizzling sounds could be heard and there was some white smoke as well. The roasted chicken was corroded right in front of his eyes.

“I can’t believe this!”

Luo Chen felt a chill run down his spine.

What happened to the roasted chicken freaked him out.

Snowy was equally scared. In fact, she was trembling.

Luo Chen really had to be careful. He began paying attention to everything in his surroundings. Anything could happen in this place.

Half an hour had passed. 

Luo Chen continued to explore the underground. He had yet to find the giant worm and was becoming restless.

…

At a different part of the underground. 

A group of ants formed a round ball. Then, they stopped moving. Their mandibles were like two sharp knives. They looked like they could pierce through anything. Each ant had a pair of ruthless eyes. Undoubtedly, they were not to be trifled with.

Suddenly, a huge golden bell descended from the sky and captured the ants. 

A group of armored men appeared.

“Hahaha! Your majesty, I have succeeded. It wasn’t difficult at all!”

“Were they sleeping? They did not move at all.”

“Yes, they were. If they were crawling around, things would have been different.”

“Hahaha, I didn’t expect to find them so quickly. I thought it would have at least taken three days.”

The first prince was delighted. He quickly took out his summoning scripture. After biting his finger, he used his blood to draw a picture on one of the pages. There were no words at all.

“What is he doing?” asked one of the guards in a low voice.

“This is called a compulsory contract. If the summoned beast is unwilling to bond, the compulsory contract will shackle the summoned beast and summoner together. Of course, there will be risks. The summoner also needs to have two times more spiritual power than the summoned beast.” replied another guard. He seemed to be very knowledgeable.

“Among all living things, insects have the weakest spiritual power. How are there any risks?”

“Yea, the first prince also has a king-level aptitude. There shouldn’t be any risks.”

The guard purposely raised his volume when he said this. He was trying to flatter the prince.

After hearing that, the first prince revealed a smug smile. Then, he closed his eyes and tried to communicate with the ants in the golden bell using his spiritual power.

There was a ruler among the bugs. If a summoner was able to form a bond with the ruler, then tens of thousands of its subjects would follow suit.

The first prince managed to find the queen ant. It was twice the size of the regular ants and looked very fierce.

Inside the golden bell, the queen ant could feel a murderous aura. 

“Hahaha, if I form a bond with the queen ant, then nobody would dare to challenge my position again!”

The queen ant was stabbed by the prince’s spiritual power. They were going back and forth. Evidently, the prince was trying to form a bond by force.

However, in a turn of events, the first prince was actually no match for the queen ant.

The prince suffered severe damage. His nose, eyes, ears, and mouth began bleeding non-stop. It was a terrifying sight.

“Your majesty!”

All the guards were stunned. Their eyes widened. 

“How is this possible? An insect does not have much spiritual power and the prince has a king-level aptitude. Why is he not able to form the bond?”

“Not all insects are the same. Obviously, the queen is very powerful. If the prince succeeds, he will gain a very strong pet!”

‘Crack…”

The golden bell was breaking because the ants kept biting it.

This scene shocked the guards.

The golden bell was made especially to deal with insect-type pets. However, the ants were able to break through just like that.

“Not good, run!”

One of the guards carried the prince and they immediately retreated. 

The ants that had broken free began to chase after the guards. Their speed was ridiculous.

Soon, the ants caught up with a few sluggish guards. They began eating them until only the bones were left. The rest of the guards panicked.

Luo Chen discovered what had happened due to all the commotion. He was very happy because he finally found the insect’s nest..