The moment the pepper water was poured in, the members of the Insect Clan near the nest frantically scrambled to escape, not caring if they would die once they got out.
The Insect Mother was in the deepest part of the nest. There was too little pepper water, and the Insect Clan's nest was massive, so it wouldn't be flooded for some time.
But it heard the wails of its underlings and couldn't help but come out of its chamber to look. The moment it emerged, it was hit by a stench even more unbearable for an insect than the one before.
If the previous smell was merely uncomfortable, this one was agonizing.
The Insect Mother roared, "Spread out! Go through all the tunnels! Charge all at once! One squad, stay and escort me. Those who break through, tell the rest where their defenses are weakest and easiest to breach."
Its massive body trembled with each roar. The nest was so full of the pepper smell that it had to pause to rest as it spoke.
