[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-insect-tamer-s-ascension":3,"chapter-insect-tamer-s-ascension-insect-tamer-s-ascension-chapter-448":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Insect Tamer's Ascension",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},512805,771,"Chapter 444. A red world","insect-tamer-s-ascension-chapter-448",448,"\u003Cp>They made their way toward the group of workers that were assigned to provide them with the equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole process was seamless, where they took everyone’s measurements, and every one of them was handed their gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all medium-grade equipment, which, according to the kingdom, was more than sufficient for their current requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo decided to skip the armor. The one he already wore was far superior to what the kingdom was going to offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rested for the night, and by morning, everyone stood ready in full gear, prepared to move toward the gate’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriages bore the emperor’s crest, drawing attention wherever they passed. People stopped to stare since it was nothing short of a spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a group of women caught sight of Theo and Lucien through the window, and it was as if they were going crazy. Clara quickly shut the window, earning a quiet chuckle from Theo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was certain now: Theo and his group would gain far more attention than before. After all, not many received direct support from the emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey lasted only a few hours before the terrain grew rough and uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when Theo noticed the wheels the carriage was using for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the harsh terrain, the ride remained incredibly smooth; in fact, they couldn’t feel any uneasiness inside the carriage, as if they were traveling over a perfectly paved road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made Theo wonder whether it was some kind of advanced suspension system or something unique to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the thought of owning such a carriage for his own family crossed his mind, and just like that, it became a goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they had passed through stretches of forests, all the carriages finally came to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when they saw the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo extended his neck out of the window and narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it, young master?\" Clara asked from the side, making Theo look at the gate with even more focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This gate is much weaker; I can sense it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see that the strands of spatial energy around the gate were very thin, far less dense than those he had seen in the crawler gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that brought a small sense of relief within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they gathered in front of the gate, Theo stepped forward and glanced at the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the knight, Kaelor, seemed tense, his nerves working overtime, while the usually arrogant noble brat had gone unusually tame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lysara wore a perplexed expression on her face, while the scout was steadying himself with deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien, on the other hand, wore a plain expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of all of them, he was the only one, beside Theo and his attendants, who had been in a gate, at least from what everyone had told him during the training discussions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo knew this was the moment to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gates are just worlds connecting to ours. Sometimes these worlds are harsh... sometimes they are not,\" he said, grabbing everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the emperor wouldn’t send us if it were beyond what we can handle. So let’s get inside with confidence so that we can finish this mission early.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after his words, the tension in the group didn’t fade much. Theo could see the nerves on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I need to work on my speech skills...’ he thought, raising his hand to signal them to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will give our best the moment we step inside. Creatures in there can sense danger a lot better than we can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Theo was a lot closer to the gate, he could feel the strands of energy brushing against his body and entering it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike the last one, these strands felt very calm, almost soothing, as if they were refilling him with the energy again while sealing it within. Theo took a deep breath, a small smile forming on his face without him even realizing that everyone was looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That genuine smile of refreshment and confidence did more for the whole group than his earlier speech ever could. Their faces visibly relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold each other’s hands. We will be entering soon,\" Theo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Clara’s hand, while Clara took Elias’s, and the chain went on with the knight at the very back and the supporting members in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo took a few steps forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight resistance tugged somewhere along the chain, yet he tightened his grip and pulled his hand with a little more strength. Clara understood him right away, passing the signal down to Elias, and soon the whole group started moving together again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo felt himself entering the core of the whole spatial energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next blink, the terrain around him changed completely, and the hand he had been holding wasn’t there anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clara’s hand reappeared in his, as if she had teleported here a second later. That small delay made Theo realize that the spatial energy and the gates were a lot more complicated than he had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his mind already shifting into battle mode, Theo gave Clara a brief look before letting go of her hands and started scanning their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath him was covered with soil, but something felt odd; the whole soil was deep, vivid red in color, making Theo think that it was a little too bright than any usual red soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes went up, and he saw towering trees packed tightly together. He let out a sigh of relief, realizing that there were plenty of places to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the trees were the same crimson shade like the soil, and even the smaller plants carried that unnatural red hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the entire world had been painted in a bright red color, one that made even the flowers look sharp and strangely beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced back to see that the entire group had arrived and was looking around cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did the gate go?\" the knight asked with a frown while looking at the ominous forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gate we enter from is different from the one we leave through,\" Theo replied. \"We need to find the exit gate in this world as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that statement, it was as if their understanding of the whole world for most of them had been overturned, which made Theo feel like he had failed, at least a little, as their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They should have been aware of this information already.\u003C\u002Fp>",1095,"2026-05-30T12:48:09.310Z","2026-06-01T04:31:15.945Z",1,"novelbin.me","61d68b7458309dd5b3ab2e95a9fe6161452fe980bef9eb89bd9dcb5b6bae6633","insect-tamer-s-ascension-chapter-449","insect-tamer-s-ascension-chapter-447",505,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finsect-tamer-s-ascension-cover.jpg"]