Island God: Going From Level 1 To World Ruler-Chapter 57: Mosquito Mission (Episode 3)

The soldier mosquitoes were thrashed with fear. They felt their bodies nearly succumb under Midas’s threat.

Even the king gasped, temporarily unable to speak.

Midas’s words didn’t feel like a bluff. How could they? He had already demonstrated the advanced technology he possessed and the chaos it could cause.

’This...’ Bzzrt thought to himself, ’This feels like a checkmate. We are cornered...’ He turned, noticing bombs of bog being thrown into the divot from all directions. ’He’s got us completely surrounded. Who knows how many men he has behind him... I heard that he messed with the orcs and was targeted to be wiped out by Dorhal himself. Over two hundred and fifty orcs marched to end him, yet he remains alive to this day. Clearly, he is a force to be reckoned with. Not just because he survived Dorhal’s attack, but also because of the fact that Dorhal perceived him as such a large threat to begin with in the first place.’

"What... do you want then? Do you want to slaughter us all, Player?" Bzzrt spoke in a somber tone, his eyes peering into Midas’s soul.

Although fate seemed helpless now for the king, he did not cower in defeat, for the fate of his people lay on his shoulders.

All the soldier mosquitoes glanced at Midas. They were unable to move or speak. They too felt helpless.

They could only wait for Midas’s next words.

Gool peeked behind the tree and peered at Midas and the giant mosquitoes.

Hmm... looks like it’s happening. The most important and difficult part of this entire operation, and the part bestowed upon our master alone. Still, I have no doubt that Midas will come out on top. If anyone can do it... It’s him, damn it.’ He thought to himself.

Still, Gool could feel his heart pounding. So could the goblins scattered around the outskirts of the hill.

If Midas were to fail here, it would spell certain death. Despite this fear, however, the faith that Midas’s company had in him was as robust as iron.

They had seen his accomplishments. His unwavering eyes under immense tension.

They had seen how he could come out of dire situations on top. He was the one who conquered the path to immortality, after all.

"No... not at all," Midas replied, capturing the king’s attention. "If I wanted to do that, I would already have started killing all of you. Right now, I am only knocking out the majority of your population."

Bzzrt and the soldiers seemed to be shocked by this.

"I-I see..." Bzzrt replied, "Since some died, I didn’t know that the others who had fallen hadn’t lost their lives as well."

"There’s a lot I want to talk about," Midas said before pausing. His eyes slowly gazed at the soldiers around him. "My interests are in peace, not war. So let’s talk in a more comfortable area, shall we?" He said with a dominating smirk.

Since he had the perceived upper hand, Bzzrt had no option but to agree blindly to Midas’s request.

"Understood... player."

"Lord Midas is suitable," Midas uttered without hesitation.

’If I want to be respected as a king, I need to act like one.’ He thought to himself. ’Plus... these mosquitoes need to get used to calling me lord from now on, anyway.’

"I see... lord Midas. If you don’t mind, one of my soldiers will pick you up." Bzzrt exclaimed, turning and flying toward the mud dome in the center of the divot.

Midas grabbed the flagpole, lifting it up and waving it left and right across the sky.

As he did this, all the bog bombs stopped appearing in the sky. The bog curtains and ballista arrows also ceased their onslaught.

A soldier mosquito swooped in and picked Midas up by his armpits. He followed the rest of the mosquitoes as they tailed their king.

"The flag has been waved," Yemo said, standing at the bottom of the hill opposite where Midas and Gool were. "Stop all attacks! We can show ourselves now..."

Goblins began undressing from their camouflaged attire. They tore leaf-hats off their heads and grass cloaks off their bodies.

Yemo walked forward, his eyes gazing at the top of the hill as his eyelids narrowed with sincerity and hope.

"Lord Midas... come out on top. I know you can do it." Yemo uttered, the other goblins sharing the same sentiment.

Midas quickly approached the mud dome. He was lowered into a separate entrance on the side of the building.

When he entered, he was placed on a large ledge that appeared to be on the other side of every single entrance on the walls of the mud dome, where there were dozens.

The ledge was enough for Midas and the eleven other giant mosquitoes to remain comfortably.

Midas walked up beside Bzzrt as they both overlooked the interior of the dome.

"This is the Blood Vault of our nation and people. It is our life source... it means everything to us." Bzzrt said as Midas’s eyes flew wide open in surprise.

There were hundreds of mosquitoes piling into the bottom of the room from the floor entrance. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Apart from that, the rest of the interior was stationary. All across the walls were giant circular sacs made of a mucus-like membrane holding dark, almost oily red blood.

"What’s inside these sacs? They are larger than ten giant mosquitoes each, and there seem to be dozens, if not hundreds, spread across the dome." Midas asked, amazed and also curious.

’If this is so important to this colony, I must know about it.’ Midas thought.

"These are all individual vaults containing what we call Blood Essence. It is not only the main food source of most mosquitoes, but also the power source for all of our machinery and technology." Bzzrt said, intriguing Midas even more.

"What exactly is it, if not blood?" Midas asked, now noticing the reflective quality of the essence. It seemed thicker, almost like a type of oil.

"It is blood, but stored for future use. When placed inside our vaults, made by the finest of mosquito membrane-weavers, it slowly condenses and coagulates into a different substance. The membrane vault allows a perfect environment for the blood to convert into a thick and rich essence, which can heal any being greatly if consumed in its liquid state. However, it is also a fuel source. It can be used in the same way as gasoline or petrol, able to power machinery. When converted into a dust-like state, it is even combustible." Bzzrt said.

Midas was amazed to hear all of this. That last part of the king’s speech especially made his eyes widen as an idea had popped into his head.