Law of the Swarm

Chapter 169 Monad Swamp
The snail that was thrown on the ground tentatively got its body out of its shell, and after noticing that System was watching it with the meatball Sawa next to it, it quickly retracted its sticky body in the shell.

The mucus from the snail's body gave off a pungent smell, which made System feel a little disgusted.

It is estimated that it is this pungent smell that prevents the surrounding mosquitoes from attacking it.

System found that the snail retracted its body into the shell, and it seemed panicked, and the white flesh near the opening of the shell trembled irregularly.

However, System's [Mind Teleportation] cannot perceive the emotions of a creature like a snail, so System doesn't know what the snail's true thoughts are, whether it really has the emotion of fear.

If this snail is the culprit who created the illusion just now, then this snail must be quite intelligent.

So there is also the possibility of pretending to be very scared.

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Species: Abyssal Snail (renameable)

Height: 0.31-0.32 meters

Weight: 0.9-1.3 kg
Estimated combat power: 0.1-1.5
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The snails in System's [Investigation Analysis] are not very powerful, but they can create vivid illusions and sounds. The snail's ability is very peculiar, so System did not take it lightly, and asked Shava on the side to be on guard.

"Come out of your shell, if you don't come out, I don't mind killing you and eating you."

System looked at the snail retracting into its shell for a while, and then uttered an abyssal language full of threats.

System's words were not just threats. If the snail didn't plan to cooperate, System really planned to have a taste of the abyss snail after torture.

But this snail was much more spineless than System imagined.

As soon as System finished speaking, the snail tremblingly crawled out of the snail shell.

The body of the snail is white to yellowish, roughly the same as the common snail in the Lierte Forest.

However, this snail has two soft legs about five centimeters long, with three fingers on the legs, and a humanoid expression on its head.

The snail quickly made a small and slender voice: "Great and noble magic lord, don't kill me, my meat is terrible, you can smell my smell, if you eat my flesh and blood, you will definitely be dirty It hurt your mouth and ruined your original happy mood."

The snail's voice is small and slender, much like the voice of a child, which sounds funny and interesting.

"What if your meat is not as bad as you said?" System threatened the timid snail, and the meat ball on the side also changed shape in response to System's voice. With a huge mouth full of fangs, System continued: "It seems that it wants to taste for me how you taste. You know that many things don't smell very good, but they still taste delicious. Not bad."

Hearing System's words, the snail looked even more terrified. It trembled like System and begged for mercy: "Don't kill me, I know, I know where there is delicious food, you will regret it if you kill me .”

System looked at the snail in front of him and smiled, "Regret? Is it regret that I didn't dedicate my soul to you just now..."

Hearing System's meaningful words, the snail looked even more flustered, but it quickly continued to organize its words and said: "I knew that I couldn't deceive you with my clumsy tricks, but I still didn't expect , Great magic lord, you actually saw through my clumsy tricks so quickly and sent your men to catch me. Even if your wisdom is separated, I can't match it..."

The snail's reaction was quick, and System felt very good when he said the words. With this flattering skill, System had already decided to let the snail live for a few more days.

But listening to the snail's words, System suddenly smiled, and interrupted the snail's words to make things difficult: "So, you are saying that if I am not so wise and have not discovered your tricks, I will be deceived by you, Like those two lizard men, are you playing around?"

As soon as System finished speaking, the snail made a righteous voice: "No! Great magic lord, you are too humble, you are so wise, just like the green dragon lord Monad , with my despicable tricks, even if I use hundreds of millions of lies to you, it is impossible to deceive you once, you really worry too much."

"Well. It sounds reasonable, but why do you have to try to deceive me in front of me?"

The snail changed its trembling body before, and gradually squirmed in front of System with its shell on its back. It glanced at Shava and Meatball next to System, with a slight smile on the corner of its mouth, and then corrected its posture and crawled. On the ground: "Great magic lord, I did this to show your wisdom! Without my foil, it is impossible to show how wise you are!"

The snail's words couldn't help but make System laugh: "So, what you did just now was all for me?"

"That's right, and only as wise as you can appreciate my good intentions..."

The snail crawled in front of System, and the words in his mouth changed from the righteous words before to a little pitiful, which made people feel some sympathy.

I have to say that this snail still seems to be a showman, and being born as a snail is really a bit inferior.

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"Well said."

System looked at the snail not far away and nodded. At the same time, he stretched out a tentacle as if wanting to touch the snail's head. The snail also showed an expression of admiration to System, as if wanting to accept System's touch.

Only Shava at the side showed a little unhappiness.

But just when System's tentacles were about to touch the snail's head, System suddenly exerted force and aimed his tentacles at one of the tentacles on the top of the snail's head.

Chi-

Accompanied by splashes of translucent juice and the snail's wailing, an antennae on the top of the snail's head was ripped off by System.

"You just said that your meat is not tasty, but I always think it should be delicious. As wise as I am, I must have seen through your lie just now, right?"

While making noises at the snail below him, System stuffed the snail's tentacles into his mouth and chewed.

Hearing System's words, the snail's body trembled again. It ignored the pain on its head and looked at System, as if praying that its tentacles would taste delicious.

However, the snail looked around for a long time, and didn't see any change in System's expression in front of it. It just ate its tentacles calmly.

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"The taste is average." After chewing for a while, System expressed his thoughts on the snail, and then continued to say to the snail: "Why, I'm so wise, do you still think I'll really be deceived by you? Tell me your purpose, if you lie to me one more word, I will kill you immediately."

Hearing System's words, the snail's body trembled violently. Instead of answering System's question immediately, it asked System nervously: "If... If what I said is true, But what do you think I'm lying to you?"

System looked at the snail and smiled again.

"It depends on you. How can you tell the truth that I think is true."

(End of this chapter)