Chapter 684 Trapped by Poisonous Insects
Ling Feng nodded, "Let’s go, I hope we’re not too late!"
"Okay."
Zhou Yi nodded, and the two of them held hands and jumped down the slope, heading towards the solitary peak.
However, they had not taken many steps when a strange, piercing laugh came from behind, "Sorry, you two, although you’re early, the treasures here are destined to be mine!"
Along with that laughter, a dark shadow floated across the sky, actually flying towards the direction of that solitary peak!
Ling Feng and Zhou Yi looked up in astonishment, noticing that the dark shadow wore flowing long robes, its huge sleeves fluttering in the wind, looking just like a large bird!
"What the hell, people can fly now?"
Ling Feng’s eyes widened in surprise.
"He’s not flying, he’s gliding. This guy is so sly, he actually followed us here!"
Zhou Yi clenched his teeth and immediately started to chase after him.
Seeing this, Ling Feng quickly followed and said, "Don’t rush, I’ll deal with this fellow. Let’s see what he’s capable of!"
"Great, I’ll help you!"
Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes, filled with a murderous intent, knowing that the decisive battle was coming, and his spirits were instantly excited.
The dark shadow had already reached the top of the solitary peak, and looking back at Ling Feng and Zhou Yi approaching, he laughed loudly, "Ha ha, daring to confront the Great Immortal, are you seeking death?"
"What the hell are you, old man, come down and talk!" Ling Feng shouted while holding the God Slayer Saber.
"Just by yourself?"
The dark shadow laughed heartily as his long sleeve suddenly flicked, sending a gust of wind hurtling towards the two of them!
"Dodge!"
Ling Feng shouted lowly, and he and Zhou Yi avoided to either side, as the wind blew between them.
At the same time, the dark shadow laughed weirdly, "Now, have a good time with my little friends. The Great Immortal is leaving!"
As he watched him disappear at the mountain’s peak, Ling Feng knew there must be some sort of passage there, so he immediately rushed up intending to follow.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from all around, causing both him and Zhou Yi to stop in their tracks!
Turning around, they saw countless black dots surging out from the surrounding grass, big and small, easily numbering in the thousands!
When those black dots came closer, under the moonlight, they realized that they were all sorts of poisonous insects!
Scorpions, centipedes, and poisonous snakes!
It turned out that the blast of wind from before was not an attack, but a means to summon these poisonous insects!
Ling Feng realized it was too late; with such a number of poisonous insects, there was no way he could kill them all with just his God Slayer Saber!
But now they were surrounded, and even if they wanted to break out, they would have to carve a bloody path. Meanwhile, that man had already entered the solitary peak, and he would probably take the inner core soon.
Regardless, Ling Feng didn’t feel too worried and turned to look at Zhou Yi, "It looks like we might have to teleport out of here!"
"No, I’m going to kill them all, wait for that guy to come out!" Zhou Yi bit her silver teeth hard, her face turning an ashen blue, obviously unable to accept the reality.
Seeing her like this, Ling Feng initially wanted to say something persuasive but felt it wouldn’t be of much use, so he could only shake his head and sigh, "Then let’s try it!"
"Do you still have any Thunderbolt Pills? Use those!"
Zhou Yi reminded him.
If it weren’t for her reminder, Ling Feng would have forgotten that he still had those things. They were made with leftover materials the last time Zhang He brought materials to refine elixirs, and he had kept them for himself.
With that in mind, Ling Feng’s eyes brightened, and he immediately opened his Space Ring, rummaging around until he pulled out a porcelain bottle!
"Use this, I’ll handle them with my saber!"
Ling Feng tossed the porcelain bottle to Zhou Yi and charged towards the poisonous insects ahead with his saber drawn.
After a brief moment of surprise, Zhou Yi didn’t waste any time, opened the bottle, took out a few Thunderbolt Pills, and threw them out!
"Crackling!"
As the elixirs hit the ground, several bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the snakes on the ground.
Not only that, but after the lightning touched the ground, it spread out like a snake slithering around, covering an area of more than ten square meters, roasting all the surrounding poisonous insects into charred remains!
"Damn, this is powerful, how did I not notice it before?"
Ling Feng was astonished by the sight. After he successfully refined the Thunderbolt Pills, he had once conducted an experiment, with unimpressive results, which led him to mock Zhang He, treating such garbage as treasure.
In hindsight, it was clear that he had underestimated the power of Thunderbolt Pills!
Zhou Yi glanced at him, "This thing creates a chain attack, the more targets there are, the stronger the effect is!"
After saying that, he looked disappointedly at the bottle, "It’s a pity there’s only a dozen or so pills, too few!"
"Uh..."
Ling Feng felt a bit embarrassed, "When we get back, I’ll gather materials and definitely refine more for backup!"
"Remember what you said, don’t forget later, acting like a hoarder!"
Zhou Yi gave him a glare and didn’t dare to throw several pills at once anymore, pinching one and tossing it towards the swarm of insects.
The two of them fought their way through the insects, inching closer to the solitary peak, but there were just too many poisonous insects. By the time the Thunderbolt Pills were gone, they had only advanced a hundred meters, still dozens of meters away from the mountain!
Seeing the situation, Ling Feng couldn’t help but look back and say, "Otherwise, I’ll carry you, and we’ll charge through!"
"Wouldn’t you get bitten?"
Zhou Yi understood his meaning, which was to stop killing the poisonous insects and just step over them to rush through!
While this might allow them to jump to the solitary peak, he would likely be bitten by the insects.
Even if Ling Feng’s medical skills were exceptional, he might not be able to withstand so many venomous bites and fangs, nor would he have the time to treat the poison.
Ling Feng smiled, "No worries, if I get bitten too much, I’ll just amputate, it heals faster when cut off!"
"You..."
Zhou Yi was speechless, thinking, is this really the time for jokes?
As they hesitated, a strange cackling laughter suddenly came from the top of the peak, "Hahaha, no need to struggle in vain, my friends. The Great Immortal has already succeeded; you can just stay here and play nicely with my little brothers!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the shadow at the top of the mountain leaped up, floating away like a leaf in the wind.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Yi seethed with rage and roared, "Stop right there, thief!"
Without worrying about the disgusting insects anymore, she stepped forward, ready to give chase!
Ling Feng grabbed her, "Have you lost your mind? If anyone is going to get bitten, it should be me!"
After saying that, he wrapped his arm around her waist, lifted her into his arms, and charged toward the insect swarm!
However, just at that moment, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and then a bolt struck down, lighting up the surrounding mountains within hundreds of meters as bright as day!
Then, a thunderous boom followed!
Ling Feng and Zhou Yi stood there, stunned, because they both saw that the lightning had squarely hit the top of the intruder’s head, instantly turning him into a charred mass that tumbled to the ground!
Watching this scene, caught between shock and realization, they exchanged a glance and both shouted, "Yu Linglong!"