The insects in my house are dragons.

Chapter 12: Mission Overachieved!

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

"..."

Kongkong charged into the swarm of short-winged locusts like a wolf charging into a flock of sheep... no, more like a rhinoceros charging into a flock of sheep, one after another.

Yun Che silently counted from the side to prevent Kong Kong from taking advantage of his counting ability.

However, as he counted, Yun Che suddenly realized something was wrong.

I turned my head to look.

It was clear that a larger, short-winged locust had its eye on him.

His expression changed instantly.

Late stage of mutation!

"Kongkong, come to my rescue!"

...

"grumble!!"

Kongkong rushed back to Yun Che's side immediately, facing the short-winged locust in the late stage of mutation.

With its red-eyed, short-winged locust leaping forward with a powerful kick from its hind legs, it sped toward Yun Che, whose target was more obvious, while a wisp of insect-attribute energy emanated from its mouth.

Insect bite!

It is highly aggressive.

But Yun Che and Kong Kong remained calm, allowing the short-winged locust to fly closer quickly.

"Prepare the dragon's tail!" Yun Che said.

"grumble!"

Kong Kong's gaze was fixed on the rather threatening short-winged locust. Just as it was about to get close, a light blue dragon-type energy appeared on its tail, outlining the shape of a dragon's tail.

"Now!"

boom--

The speed at which the short-winged locust in the later stages of the mutation approached was just as fast as it was swatted away, until it finally crashed into a small mound, creating a dent.

With the blessing of two Dragon Dances and the proficient level of Dragon Tail, neither Yun Che nor Kong Kong were surprised by this result.

[Rewards: 3 Green Dragon Energy Cubes, 1 Green Mastery Seed]

Ok?

Also, what about green-quality energy cubes and mastery seeds?

Was it because they defeated the short-winged locust in its late-stage mutation phase?

"grumble!!"

Kongkong roared as it charged back into the swarm of short-winged locusts, and light blue dragon-attribute energy emanated from its body.

Dragon's Might!

A sense of oppression swept over all the short-winged locusts around them.

Among them, some short-winged locusts that were only in the early stages of mutation were even more sluggish.

Kongkong immediately seized the opportunity, charged out, and instantly killed three short-winged locusts.

However, no matter how brave Kongkong is, he is ultimately at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

So when he paused to catch his breath, two short-winged locusts surrounded him from the side. With Yun Che's reminder, Kongkong dodged one of their attacks, but was still bitten by the other.

click -

"Fur?"

"grumble?"

Both the short-winged locust and Kongkong were taken aback.

The short-winged locust felt as if it had bitten into some kind of hard armor.

Kongkong looked down at his body and found that there wasn't even a white mark left.

Hey! It doesn't hurt!

The person and their pet exchanged a glance and simultaneously grinned.

Since we can't break through the defenses, then... things are simple.

Then, a series of loud banging sounds echoed around this remote farmland.

There are no fancy skill releases or ingenious tactical designs; all there is is pure numerical superiority.

This is the most reasonable way to fight.

However, after grinding for a while, the short-winged locusts seemed to realize something was wrong, and from initially rushing forward one after another, they gradually hesitated.

Noticing this, Yun Che quickly fed Kongkong an energy cube to replenish its energy, saying as he did so:

"They're trying to escape, hurry!"

Whether or not there is a reward is not important; what is important is not to let the tiger return to the mountains, lest it come back to harm the crops next time.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the short-winged locusts started to run away.

Chase!

"Kongkong, that one, the late-stage mutant! Take care of it first!"

"grumble!"

Choose the one with the higher reward!

From passive defense to proactive offense.

However, once they ran into the woods, they became much harder to catch, due to the more complex terrain and the short-winged locusts' tendency to scatter and flee.

But Kongkong was unwilling to give up.

Is that a short-winged locust that escaped?

Those are clearly moving energy cubes!

If a short-winged grasshopper escapes, it's like one of its energy cubes has run away, which means it's missing out on a delicious bite!

Can this be tolerated?

Get rid of it!

They must all be done!

"Spit silk!" Yun Che was also thinking of a solution; his goal was the same as Kong Kong's.

Snap—

The snow-white silk clung to the body of a short-winged grasshopper. Although it did not cause any harm, the sticky silk still affected its speed.

If it slows down, what awaits it is... an empty, fearless charge.

boom--

Run! Whoever runs the slowest gets to be in the front row!

"That's about it, Kongkong!" Yun Che slowed his pace.

Although the moonlight was bright tonight, the foliage still made the woods look eerie. They had already chased for a while, and if they continued, they didn't know what they would encounter.

"grumble..."

Panting heavily, Kongkong watched the fleeing short-winged locusts with regret, as if energy cubes were slipping away from its mouth.

It hurts so much!

The little guy clutched his chest, looking like he was in great pain.

Yun Che looked into the system space and couldn't help but smile when he saw the pile of energy cubes and mastery seeds.

Dragon Energy Cube (White) +180, Mastery Seed (White) +36, Dragon Energy Cube (Green) +15, Mastery Seed (Green) +3!

Ok?

Why is there a discrepancy between the number of energy blocks and the number of master seeds?

After reading the system notification, Yun Che finally understood.

[Mission exceeded target; Dragon Energy Cube reward multiplier increased to 5!]

That means Kongkong defeated a total of 39 short-winged locusts, including 3 of them in the late stage of mutation!

So many?!

No wonder it was judged as exceeding the task requirements...

Actually, the main reason was that while the short-winged locusts were eyeing the crops, the empty locusts took the opportunity to steal a large amount.

When the short-winged locusts started running away, the chasing effect became less effective.

Even so...

Yun Che still clutched his chest, his face contorted with pain.

The beast tamer, feeling the pinch, and his pet, also feeling the pinch, exchanged a glance.

It hurts even more now...

Fortunately, despite the pain, the gains were still quite gratifying.

The number of energy blocks that were about to run out, with only 30 left, has been restored to 225, including 15 green quality blocks.

The already depleted Master Seeds have been greatly replenished, with 36 white quality seeds and 3 green quality seeds.

Kongkong has something to practice again.

I feel there's a chance to train all its skills to mastery.

Their combat strength is estimated to double again.

"Let's go, hurry home and get some sleep." Yun Che raised his hand, and the little guy climbed up his arm and onto his shoulder.

I have to get up early tomorrow to catch the train.

"Chirp?" Kongkong looked at the mess on the ground and the fainted short-winged locusts and asked.

What happened to them? Were they buried?

Other extraordinary creatures might be one thing, they might just run away after being knocked unconscious by Kong Kong, but these short-winged locusts might continue to wreak havoc on the crops once they wake up.

Yun Che glared at the little guy with annoyance and sighed softly, "What a pity..."

"grumble?"

What's a pity?

It's a pity this isn't an ordinary grasshopper; otherwise, it would taste like chicken and be crunchy, with protein levels dozens of times higher than beef.

"Let the Beast Tamer Association handle it," Yun Che said, taking out his phone.

Handing it over to the Beast Tamer Association may not necessarily bring much reward, but it will definitely be recorded by the association, which will be beneficial for obtaining the "Beast Tamer Qualification Certificate" later.

...

It was located some distance from Yun Che and Kong Kong, at a tributary of the Huai River.

A girl with shoulder-length apricot hair swam to the surface and smiled as she accepted a towel from a pet beast covered in blue scales.

I took out my phone and replied to a message.

[Lan Xiangya]: No abnormalities have been found so far.

She quickly received a reply and was also given a new task.

"Hmm..." Lan Xiangya sighed softly.

"Roar?" her pet asked in a low voice.

Lan Xiangya shook her head. "They say it's a possible sign of a locust plague. We live nearby, so let us go take a look."

With the recent string of sunny days, the water levels of the Huai River tributaries have been dropping continuously. Is a locust plague on the horizon?

"Let's go check it out." She flipped over and climbed onto the back of her pet, the Wind Demon Salamander.

puff--

With its enormous light blue wings spread, it carried Lan Xiangya towards its target.

Upon arriving at the location, Lan Xiangya saw the ground covered with short-winged locusts.

"So it's already been resolved..."

"Roar..." The wind demon salamander sniffed lightly, moved closer to her, and let out a soft whimper.

Lan Xiangya looked surprised upon hearing this.

"dragon?"