If the queen brought down the ceiling or used them as shields, they would suffer heavy losses.
Sonny and Vanish understood her intention.
They moved towards the nearest cocoons, searching for a safe way to detach them from the walls without pulling out the roots connected to the captives' bodies.
Chief Gao suddenly began laughing.
The sound was weak at first, but it became louder.
"You cannot save them."
Lu Zhen glanced at him.
Chief Gao pressed both hands against the mist barrier.
"The Mother is connected to all of them. If she dies, they will die too."
"Is that true?" Leng Pan asked.
Chief Gao's smile widened.
"You have no choice. You should surrender."
"You sound very confident for someone trapped inside my barrier."
"The Mother will free me."
Almost as soon as he spoke, the queen released a low vibration.
The parasites inside Chief Gao's body reacted.
His skin bulged in several places.
