Chapter 17 The Poisonous Insects

Qiao Yu took a deep breath, pinching his throat to squeeze out a burst of bubbly sounds.

"Little Dong, brother asks you, was that bald, scorpion-tattooed giant man your tribe's chief?"

"No, he's called Juxie (Giant Scorpion), and he’s the chief’s right-hand man. The chief is a very beautiful older sister, with legs this long!"

Little Dong stretched her hands out as far as they could go, her little face flushed red.

The others in the room were amused by her adorable appearance.

"Don't laugh! The chief is really beautiful!" Little Dong thought they didn't believe her and quickly began to explain.

Qiao Yu muttered to himself, *She is beautiful, almost beautiful enough to kill us.*

"Little Dong, is the chief not only beautiful but also the most skilled in poison arts in your tribe?" Qiao Yu asked.

Little Dong proudly raised her small head upon hearing this.

"Of course! With a wave of the chief's hand, all the poisonous creatures within a hundred *li* (Chinese mile) of the tribe have to obey her commands."

The expressions on Yang Xiangdi and the others' faces became a little grim. The stronger the beautiful woman was, the slimmer their chances of completing the task became.

"Alright! I should go to the assembly. If I have the chance, I'll introduce you to the chief, she’s still single~" A mischievous glint flashed in Little Dong's eyes.

With Little Dong's departure, the room fell silent once more.

"Now that the location of the poisonous insects is confirmed, it seems we can't beat the members of the Wan Du Ku (Ten Thousand Poisons Cave) tribe," Fang Xun said with a wry smile.

"Have some confidence, remove the 'seems'," Yang Xiangdi said without any mercy.

"The poisonous insects are easy to deal with, but the key is the pious look of the tribesmen. If we tell them we're here to eliminate all the poisonous insects, we'll probably be caught and fed to the insects right away."

"But that shouldn't be..." Qiao Yu rubbed his chin and pondered. He felt that something was wrong.

"Qiao Yu, have you thought of something?" Fang Yuan looked up and asked.

Qiao Yu nodded.

"Logically speaking, this is clearly a reasoning and puzzle-solving instance, so it shouldn't be this difficult. If we were supposed to kill everyone in the Wan Du Ku tribe, there would be no need for such a complex design."

"So, this exclusive instance definitely isn't about brute force but should be cleared with intelligence. We must have overlooked something!" Qiao Yu said, slapping his hand.

The others in the room were speechless... *This friend, if we remember correctly, you've been using brute force all along, haven't you?*

*Sha sha sha!*

A strange sound suddenly entered everyone's ears.

"Listen, what's that sound?" Fang Xun's expression changed.

The five people in the room held their breaths, trying to figure out the source of the rustling, only to find that the sound was coming from all directions!

"You, you guys look over there!" Fang Xun said, trembling, as he pointed a finger at the corner.

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw the corners of the room were densely covered with dark brown insects!

They had wings on their backs and six legs on their abdomens, covered in a layer of dark brown armor, reflecting a cold luster in the darkness, making people feel chilled to the bone.

"Not just there, they're everywhere! Be careful!" Qiao Yu shouted as a reminder.

"Fiery Barrier!" Fang Yuan quickly cast a skill, and raging flames formed a large circle, isolating the insect swarm.

Qiao Yu had just breathed a sigh of relief when a small insect fell on his shoulder.

Qiao Yu nervously swallowed, looked up, and sure enough, the ceiling was also covered with dense insect swarms!

"Run! Don't stay in the house!"

Qiao Yu clenched his fist and slammed it forward, blowing all the insects around him away. The insects that were close were directly crushed, splattering disgusting green juice all over the ground.

[The strength of the melee target is too weak to gain attribute points.]

Qiao Yu wasn't surprised. If he could gain attribute points by killing insects, he would have been carrying a kettle of boiling water around, looking for anthills.

As soon as they escaped, the entire house instantly collapsed, the outer shell covered in a large layer of insects.

"Oh my god, where did these insects come from?" Long Chang's face was full of fear. He was at the back of the group, and if he had been a step slower, he would have become insect food.

"Don't worry about where they came from, let's kill them first!"

Yang Xiangdi took out his staff without saying a word.

"Quicksand Bind!"

"Earth Explosion Art!"

Countless sand wrapped around the house and the insect swarm. The next second, a shocking pillar of light rose from the ground, exploding into an orange-red mushroom cloud in the sky.

The air was filled with the smell of burning protein.

Yang Xiangdi's combo directly wiped out the poisonous insect swarm that had sneaked into the house!

Fang Xun and the others looked at Yang Xiangdi, who was panting, in shock.

They hadn't seen Yang Xiangdi fight before and had always thought he was just a bystander.

They never expected that this unremarkable fatty's burst of power would be so terrifying. If this were used on a player...

Thinking of this, the three of them shuddered.

Long Chang even looked at Qiao Yu with gratitude. If Qiao Yu hadn't scared him into not acting that day, and this fatty had hit him with an Earth Explosion Art, his grave would probably have been blown up.

"Not bad, Yang Xiangdi, your two skills can be combined into a combo!"

Qiao Yu's eyes lit up, and there was a deep envy hidden in his eyes.

*This is the romance a mage should have. With a combo, the powerful enemy is wiped out while chatting and laughing.*

*Unlike him, with zero intelligence, what's the point of having high attack power? He can only rely on his fists to hit people bitterly.*

"Don't mention it, using two skills in a row almost emptied my mana," Yang Xiangdi quickly began to take medicine to recover.

"It's that trick again. So, it was you who disrupted the Wan Du (Ten Thousand Poisons) ritual."

A cold voice sounded behind them, and a shiny bald head walked out of the darkness. A black scorpion was tattooed on the bald head's face.

It was Juxie (Giant Scorpion), who had returned.

"You actually dare to use magic to slaughter the insect swarm of our Wan Du Ku tribe. All of you must become food for the larvae and die suffering the pain of ten thousand insects piercing your heart!"

Looking at the insect corpses all over the ground, Juxie’s (Giant Scorpion) rough face was full of anger.

These insect swarms were painstakingly cultivated by their Wan Du Ku tribe and were of great use to them!

So many died at once; even he, Juxie, would have trouble explaining it to the tribe.

He pounced on Yang Xiangdi, the culprit, his tall and sturdy body carrying a terrifying gust of wind pressing toward Yang Xiangdi.

Yang Xiangdi was in a cooldown period and had no strength to resist. He also couldn't escape because he wasn't agile enough.

In desperation, Yang Xiangdi could only close his eyes and shout, "Yu-ge (Brother Yu), save me!"

"Your daddy's here!"

Qiao Yu's slender figure stood in front of Yang Xiangdi, who was twice as wide as him.

He punched Juxie (Giant Scorpion), who was lunging towards them.

*He's not good at fighting insects, but he's very good at hitting people.*

"Hmph! Overestimating yourself, do you think you can hurt me with your fair and tender little fist?"

Juxie (Giant Scorpion) looked at the slender Qiao Yu, and a look of disdain appeared on his face without any concealment.

*His thighs aren't even as thick as my arms. I, Juxie, can easily beat ten of these weaklings.*