Chapter 1443 - 1444: Qi Worms
This situation was like being in the underwater tunnel of an aquarium.
However, the only difference was, when Lin Chen tried to reach out his hand, he was able to feel the cold sea water.
Amazing!
Lin Chen was secretly astonished in his heart.
The group followed the narrow corridor for about half an hour until they finally reached the end.
"This is it!"
Looking at the massive vortex ahead, Lin Chen and the others' gazes focused.
At the end of the path, a huge whirlpool formed by seawater could be seen.
The vortex spun very quickly, and once a person entered it, they would be engulfed.
"What should we do?" Li Mengli looked at Lin Chen.
"Jump in," Lin Chen said softly.
"What? Jump in?" Li Mengli's expression slightly changed.
Lin Chen nodded, "This should be the entrance to Death Island, the X group should have just gone in, so there shouldn't be any danger."
"I'll go down first, follow me." As soon as the words fell, Lin Chen leapt into the vortex.
Seeing Lin Chen jump down, the other group members followed suit.
...
The sky was dim, and the whole land and mountains were a dark hue.
Deadwood, white bones, making this place reminiscent of hell itself.
People in such an environment would feel an oppressive inability to breathe.
This was the ancient battlefield of a thousand years, Death Island.
At this moment, several figures flashed on a dark reef within the ancient battlefield.
Looking at the dark sky, Lin Chen furrowed his brows—so this was Death Island.
"It's terrifying here," Li Mengli said with some trepidation.
"Looks like the whirlpool's teleportation is random, sending those entering to different places, so we won't meet the X group too early," Zhang Yu sighed in relief.
"Yes, but we still have to be cautious. We're not just dealing with the X group," Lin Chen said solemnly.
At this moment, Lin Chen's ear twitched as he suddenly heard a rustling sound.
"Be careful! Get out of here." As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, he leapt onto another reef.
The others, startled by Lin Chen's warning, reflexively jumped onto different reefs.
In an instant, the reef where they had just stood was swarmed with black-shelled bugs.
Seeing these bugs made Lin Chen furrow his brows: "What are these creatures?"
The bugs had entirely black bodies, long antennae at the front, and hard hooks like steel spikes at their tails.
Lin Chen had never seen such insects before.
"Master, be careful. These insects are called Qi Bugs; they specifically absorb the Qi within people. Don't let them climb onto you," Xiao Shuai warned.
"Xiao Shuai, you make it sound simple. Judging by their numbers, avoiding them is going to be extremely difficult," Lin Chen replied with a wry smile.
Within moments, the ground was already covered with these black insects.
"Damn it, everyone be cautious. These bugs will absorb human Qi; don't let them get too close," Lin Chen alerted the group.
Zhang Yu and the others gasped upon hearing this and started using their skills to fend off the surrounding Qi Bugs.
However, the bugs were numerous and moved swiftly, quickly surrounding them again.
Having just entered Death Island, they encountered such troublesome bugs, catching everyone off guard.
Li Mengli wielded her sword, continuously slashing at the approaching bugs.
However, she neglected to notice that the rocks above had also become covered with the insects.
Clap, clap!
Just as Li Mengli was driven to the cliffside by the bugs, the insects from above suddenly fell.
Sensing movement from above, Li Mengli hurriedly raised her head.
Seeing the bugs falling like raindrops from above shocked Li Mengli instantly.
"Ah!"
With so many bugs, even with great skills, Li Mengli couldn't avoid them.
As the exclamation sounded, a flame appeared above Li Mengli's head, instantly turning the falling insects to ashes.
Simultaneously, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Mengli, sweeping her into his arms and escaping the danger zone.
At the safe site, Li Mengli's face remained pale.
While Lin Chen and the others resisted the Qi Bugs, screams were heard from a distance.
Obviously, some martial artist had just entered Death Island and met a dire fate.
While the group struggled to fend off the Qi Bugs' assault, their numbers only increased.
"Lin Chen, this isn't working; these Qi Bugs are endless like waves. Once our internal Qi depletes, they can suck us dry," Zhang Yu shouted impatiently at Lin Chen while controlling the Eight Extreme Array to fend off the bugs.
Watching the continuous black flood emerging from the caves, Lin Chen also furrowed his brows tightly.
It seemed that only this would work, Lin Chen's eyes flashed cold; he stepped hard onto the ground, charging towards the mass of black bugs.
"Lin Chen!" Seeing Lin Chen charging into the middle of the black bugs, everyone's face turned pale.
"Wanwu Huayu!"
With a shout, Lin Chen slashed his longsword with force.
"Boom!"
A silver chain of light expanded, forcibly clearing a path on the ground.
The Qi Bugs hit by Wanwu Huayu suddenly vanished entirely.
Lin Chen only used one-tenth of Wanwu Huayu's power, not its full force.
Wanwu Huayu consumed too much internal Qi; using it fully could quickly deplete his Qi.
In perilous Death Island, exhaustion would be extremely dangerous.
Though it created a path briefly, it was enough for Lin Chen.
Lin Chen flashed to the center of the bug nest; he slashed, splitting the huge insect holes into two.
After splitting the nests, a black Qi Bug roughly the size of a basketball appeared before Lin Chen.
"That's it," Lin Chen thought joyfully upon seeing the bug.
The larger Qi Bug emerging, other black insects rushed towards Lin Chen wildly.
Clearly, they were trying to protect the large mother bug.
"Lin Chen, be careful."
The group watching the swarm of bugs drawn to Lin Chen felt anxious and shouted in concern.
Yet Lin Chen remained indifferent, his gaze set on the mother bug.
"She Shen!"
A beam of golden light shot out, directly piercing the mother bug's eyes.
At this time, Lin Chen was surrounded tightly by countless bugs; some even crawled onto him.
Zhang Yu, Li Mengli, Alice, and others were pale, realizing Lin Chen would be devoured by the black Qi Bugs within seconds.
But just then, an unexpected event occurred.