NOVEL WEB Chapter 510: The Fox Know
The only reason she could use their power was thanks to her absorption skill.
Ariadne did have the option to absorb this organ, but she didn't want to do it.
Having the hive mind skill would be very helpful, but it would also change her personality.
Right now, she only chose to hear what they thought, but if she had the skill, Ariadne would be able to feel their emotions and feelings.
One may be ignored, but with millions under her, this would be something far beyond her ability to handle.
As for the others of the species, they didn't find it weird since even before, they wouldn't be able to sense their queen's mind or emotions.
Even though they were hive-minded, hierarchy still existed.
They could also manage it themselves, like choosing not to share their emotions or mind with those of the same class.
This is what made Ariadne very confused. With a hive mind, any new foreign subject can be discovered quickly.
"So be it! This place has been peaceful for a long time. Maybe now is the time for the emperor rank to shuffle."
"Show it to me then. Your strength is enough to take down the spider queen and that sleep-deprived Tanuki."
Ariadne spread her aura; the ground started to shake. The walls cracked, and then the ceiling shattered.
Both of them floated high in the sky, so high that they almost reached the barrier.
Ariadne prepared to fight, but Yubina didn't even look at her. Instead, her eyes were locked on the barrier.
"You are a newcomer, so you probably don't know this, but almost every beastman clan has this knowledge.
Some exist as records, others as legends, but the similarity is the same. Stay updated through empire
We come from a faraway place, beaten and lost.
Forced to this planet located in the far corner of the universe, licking our wounds."
Her gaze then turned down toward Ariadne. "Now, what do you think? If a beast runs away licking their wounds,
Do they do it just to escape? Or are they preparing to bare their fangs back at their enemy?"
"That depends on the beast, but since you are the one saying it...
A predatory beast will have the instinct to protect their territory. So they will fight back."
Yubina grinned, showing her fox canines, her nine tails fluttering in the wind.
"Correct."
Her qi then exploded, covering her tail with a crimson-like aura.
The aura gave Ariadne a sense of dread. The nine-tail fox race was famous for their hallucination and shapeshifting ability, but it was different with Yubina.
She had a strange ability that no one knew the origin of.
Her aura had very corrosive properties. This is what made her rank high as a beast emperor.
The tail thrust forward like a spear.
The speed was so fast that the next moment, Ariadne saw it right in front of her eyes.
But she didn't make any move. Instead, she turned her body, and eight spider legs came out from her back.
Four on each side.
BAM! The spider leg clashed with Yubina's claw.
The one that shot out her tail turned into an illusion and then disappeared. Instead, covered in a bubbling crimson aura, it was coming at her neck.
Her fangs had grown longer and sharper.
Smoke sizzled from the point of contact, but Ariadne didn't feel any pain, nor did she flinch.
"What a strong skin you have."
"Cut the bullshit, if you want to fight, just fight."
BANG! CLANG! BOOM!
The sky shook with many shockwaves. Each attack made the space vibrate.
If this had happened in another area on the planet, the space would have already distorted and broken, creating holes in the void.
Thankfully, their clash happened inside the core region.
They moved in a blur, clashing against each other. Ariadne threw a punch toward Yubina's torso, but she caught it with her tail.
The other tails then shot out, clashing against Ariadne's spider legs.
Yubina's claw tore through Ariadne's face; her skin was torn, her cheek flesh removed.
But this was as Ariadne had planned.
She knew without taking any hits, she wouldn't be able to fight back.
Her aura raised, and a green liquid shot out from her pores. It then created a bubble filled with highly acidic poison.
It clashed against Yubina's qi, creating a steam explosion that pushed both of them away.
"Haha, it seems our power is very compatible," Yubina said with a chuckle.
"This just shows I am in no way weaker than you!"
"No one ever said that; we all know that rank is nothing more than decoration now.
Everyone has become stronger, and they hide their cards well.
Even that stupid Tanuki has his secrets. If it weren't for you, no one would have ever known.
But this makes me wonder, everyone here is your clan, what did you do with the Tanuki clan? Did you kill them all?"
"Why, do you have some kind of feeling for that geezer? Never knew the charming fox queen had that kind of fling."
"Hahaha, his wish. I'm just curious what you did with them since I don't feel their presence here."
"Who knows!? I don't have any obligation to tell you about them."
"Hmm, they are quite talented in shapeshifting like mine, although we have different specialties.
Don't tell me you used them to spy on our region."
Yubina's lips then curled into a grin.
"Just get to the point, you sly fox. If you want to fight, then fight. If you want something, then say it."
"I told you from the start I want to meet the human."
Yubina opened her palm, and then a huge rock appeared.
She then clenched her fist, and a guttural scream reverberated in the air.
The rock, which should have shattered into dust, instead exploded into flesh and blood.
Her qi raised even higher, to a point that surprised Ariadne.
In the next moment, Yubina appeared inches away from her face.
Yubina then leaned in close to Ariadne, whispering,
"Let me meet them, and I won't tell anyone you are a human too."