Chapter 1037: Chapter 1054: Black Monster Bugs [Update 1]
With a single slash, Elder Yu managed to cut nearly a quarter of the vines entirely. Seeing such a remarkable effect, everyone smiled, and Huang Chen even praised, "As expected of Elder Yu, even when I exerted all my strength, I could barely cut one vine.
But Elder Yu, you effortlessly cut nearly a quarter of the vines with one slash; such strength is truly enviable! Inviting you along this time was definitely the right decision!"
Hearing Huang Chen’s praise, a smile involuntarily appeared on Elder Yu’s face, and he jovially said, "No need to envy me, Young Master Huang. Your martial arts talent is quite impressive as well. There’s a chance you could reach my level in the future."
Huang Chen nodded happily, "Got it, then I’ll take those good words of yours to heart!"
Subsequently, Elder Yu raised the mountain-opening blade once more and swung it at the vines.
With a second, third slash, the vines were continuously cut by Elder Yu until only the final quarter remained. Elder Yu needed just one more cut to completely clear the path.
At this moment, just as Elder Yu prepared to deliver the final slash to cut all the vines,
"Wait!" Ye Feng suddenly called out to Elder Yu. Everyone turned to look at Ye Feng, with Huang Chen showing impatience, "Kid, what do you want now? Can’t you see Elder Yu is about to clear the road?"
Li Xue’er and Wu Kexin also looked curiously at Ye Feng, "Brother Ye Feng, what’s wrong?"
Ye Feng frowned, looking at the top of the vines. At the very top, there was a black sphere about the size of a fist. Ye Feng said, "There seems to be something on top of this vine. Cutting it down recklessly might cause unnecessary trouble. It’s better to go up first and see what it is, then proceed."
Upon hearing Ye Feng’s words, both Elder Yu and Huang Chen showed disdain in their eyes.
Huang Chen said, "What are you afraid of? Is there some great beast up there that will eat us all, tear us to pieces? Besides, isn’t Elder Yu here? Elder Yu is so powerful that even if there is a terrible beast, he could kill it. Stop wasting time here, slowing us down."
Elder Yu didn’t even glance at Ye Feng, dismissing his words entirely, his eyes filled with scorn. Subsequently, he infused his True Essence into the mountain-opening blade, maximizing his strength.
"Break for me!" With a roar, the sharp blade energy shot out instantly, slicing through the void, and in the blink of an eye, it broke through the void. The powerful airwave swept around, and then the mountain-opening blade and blade energy fell upon the vines, one by one breaking them apart.
"Bang, bang, bang~~~" Finally, the last quarter of the vines completely broke apart.
But at that moment, at the top of the vines, where they connected with surrounding trees, fist-sized black spheres fell, and these black spheres were so strange that even Ye Feng and the others were seeing them for the first time.
"What are these things?" Looking at the black spheres, confusion appeared in everyone’s eyes.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz~~" But then, the sound of insects buzzing reached everyone’s ears.
"What are these things?" At this moment, one of Huang Chen’s subordinates pointed at where the black spheres were, and they saw tiny flying insects, each no bigger than a sesame seed, continuously coming out of the black spheres and moving toward everyone.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz~~~" The buzzing of insects clearly echoed in everyone’s ears.
In no time, a swarm of dense black insects appeared in mid-air, forming a dark mass that rushed toward Ye Feng and his group. At this point, everyone realized that the black spheres were the nests of these strange black insects.
Their nests were originally on the vines, and now that the vines were completely cut down, their nests fell, alarming the insects, who angrily flew toward Ye Feng and the others to take revenge.
In an instant, the insects surrounded Ye Feng and his group, reaching terrifying numbers, an indeterminate amount. Elder Yu frowned, slashing out with his blade. The blade energy swept by but only managed to kill a small fraction of the black insects. To kill them all was unrealistic.
"Ah~~~" At this time, Huang Chen’s subordinates screamed in pain, their eyes showing agony. Black insects covered their bodies, buzzing and biting them, and soon their bodies were covered with small purple bumps from the bites.
Obviously, these black toxic insects were poisonous. Huang Chen kept evading, but the number of toxic insects was too astounding; complete avoidance was impossible.
"Ah~~~" Soon, Huang Chen also had black insects biting him, feeling his wounds burn like hot flames after being bitten, experiencing extreme pain, and soon his body was covered with small purple bumps.
At this point, the black insects rushed toward Li Xue’er, Wu Kexin, and Guo Xuefeng as well.
Li Xue’er and Wu Kexin turned pale with fright, screaming, "Brother Ye Feng!"
Seeing Huang Chen and his subordinates covered in purple bumps from the black insects, looking unrecognizable, the two girls, especially, didn’t want to end up like that.
However, Ye Feng remained in place, showing no intention of making a move, causing Wu Kexin and Li Xue’er to grow more anxious as the black insects neared them.
Li Xue’er and the others, scared, covered their faces. As the black insects flew by, Li Xue’er, Wu Kexin, and Guo Xuefeng were all stunned; the black insects flew past them without paying any attention and did not attack them at all!