They didn't even have the strength to stand anymore. All they could do was watch helplessly as that lone figure carried out a long, drawn-out slaughter amidst the endless tide of insects.
An unknown amount of time passed.
When a sliver of dim, gray light finally pierced through the entrance of the subway station,
everyone suddenly realized.
Day had broken.
And the insect swarm, which had raged throughout the night, began to recede as if it had received some invisible command, slowly dispersing like a retreating tide.
Lin Ye keenly sensed that the frenzied, violent aura emanating from the beetles was weakening.
Their movements were no longer a chaotic, disorderly charge. Instead, they became neat and orderly, as if they had received a unified signal to retreat.
A thought flashed through Lin Ye's mind.
'In nature, the hive behavior of many insects is controlled by a "broodmother" from behind the scenes.'
'Like a queen ant or a queen bee.'
