NOVEL NEXT Chapter 517 - 517: Hidden Threats
Chapter 517: Chapter 517: Hidden Threats
In front of the thatched cottage.
Huang Xiaolong and the rest were already waiting.
The old man sitting on the Taishi Chair opened his eyes and laughed. “Eh? You guys found a poisonous insect so quickly?”
“Haha~ Yeah, we’ve been lucky. We quickly found the insect we were after,” Huang Xiaolong said with an innocent and lively smile.
“Oh…” The old man smiled faintly, but he couldn’t sense any exceptionally powerful insect aura from Huang Xiaolong and the rest.
At this time, Wen Bin’s hearty laughter came from a distance. “Hahaha~~~ Miss Ji, what’s this? Have you surrendered already? Just now, you guys didn’t go to the Poison Dragon Cave. You just randomly caught an insect on the mountain, right? Hahaha~~ Even if you dare not go to the Poison Dragon Cave, do you still dare to duel with insects?”
Wen Bin and Mr. Cao, leading a group of underlings, approached with an air of confidence.
Upon hearing this, Ji Yianxue, Xia Jian, and Ouyang Lingling all felt somewhat guilty.
It seemed, Wen Bin was indeed right. Huang Xiaolong hadn’t gone to the Poison Dragon Cave just now, but instead caught an insect in a rather childish manner on the mountain. It even seemed somewhat perfunctory.
However, Ji Yianxue, being a very strong-willed person, refused to admit defeat. She said to Wen Bin, “Save your breath. Let’s battle and see who wins. The insect we caught, is… is the most powerful!”
“Hahaha~~~” Wen Bin and the rest roared with laughter.
When the group draw closer, the old man squinted his eyes and checked out the bag on Mr. Cao’s back. He smirked and murmured, “Hmm, this bunch is really lucky… they even managed to catch that poisonous creature…”
At the same time, the big black dog lying at the old man’s feet opened its eyes for the first time, stared at Mr. Cao’s bag for several seconds, then closed them again.
“Hmm. Since you’ve all caught your poisonous insects, let’s proceed according to our Long Village tradition. Let the insect dueling begin,” the old man said, an interested smile crossing his face.
“Mr. Cao, please.” Wen Bin slapped Mr. Cao’s shoulder.
“Hahaha~~ No problem.” Mr. Cao walked up confidently.
“Hehe~~” Huang Xiaolong stepped forward, facing Mr. Cao across a distance of ten steps.
“Hey… is our little insect even capable of competing?” Ouyang Lingling murmured.
“We’re past the point of no return. We just have to play it by ear.” Xia Jian was so tense he could barely catch his breath. The insect duel was as fierce as a martial arts duel on a stage, fighting for their very survival.
“Believe in Little Long. He can accomplish what others cannot. Every day with him brings a different surprise,” Ji Yianxue seemed certain.
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“Kid, take out whatever poisonous insect you caught and let it meet its end. Hehe, this is simply throwing your life away!” Cao sneered.
“You go first,” Huang Xiaolong said with a smile.
“Hmph!” Mr. Cao was itching to show off. He took out the black pottery jar containing the frog king from his bag.
Under the sunlight, a hint of desperation seeped from the black pottery jar!
The old man and the big dog at his feet took on a solemn expression.
“Hahaha~~ Today, I will let you see the true king of poisonous insects!” Mr. Cao gently lifted the lid of the jar, then carefully crouched down.
Croak~ croak~~ croak~~~
A loud frog call rang out, and the next second, the frog king hopped out.
Like a formidable martial artist, it squatted in place, its gaze sweeping across its surroundings, fully displaying its majestic demeanor!
The frog king, bigger than an adult tortoise, emitted a poisonous mist all over its body, indeed giving one the creeps.
“Frog king…you really caught a frog king…” Even the old man seemed slightly taken aback.
Ji Yianxue, Ouyang Lingling, Xia Jian, the three of them exchanged looks, and all saw a hint of fear in the others’ eyes.
“Such a huge toad… Is it a mutant?” Ouyang Lingling stuck out her tongue in shock, then said resignedly, “We’re done for. Our little insect is screwed. It’s probably going to be swallowed just like a fly by this terrifying frog.”
“Kid! Take out your poisonous insect and let it meet its end!” Mr. Cao exclaimed, laughing wildly.
“Pfft~~~ It’s just a toad.” Huang Xiaolong took out the Dark Soul Tube and opened the lid.
Buzz buzz buzz~~ buzz buzz buzz~~~
The little insect made a flapping sound, then flew out of the Dark Soul Tube, circling around Huang Xiaolong.
“Hahaha~~~ You spent all that time to find a ‘fly’?!” Mr. Cao laughed uproariously.
Wen Bin’s side was also laughing uproariously.
“Oh my god… I can’t hold it in, my stomach hurts from laughing… Is this guy here to make us laugh? Hahaha~~ What kind of insect is this?” Wen Bin doubled over with laughter.
Just then!
“What? Could… could… could it be… impossible… how could this be possible… this is impossible…” The old man suddenly got up from the Taishi Chair, staring at the little insect as if he’d lost his soul!
The big black dog stood up, its tail raised, whining fearfully with an uneasy howl.
With the emerging of the little flying insect, the Frog King seemed restless. It appeared to sense an indescribable fear, an innate fear, and it immediately jumped behind Mr. Cao as if trying to escape for its life!
“Little bug, attack!” Huang Xiaolong smirked.
In a flash, the small flying insect darted like lightning toward the Frog King!
In an instant, it hovered above the Frog King’s head.
Ribbit~~~~~~!!
The Frog King emitted a long, desperate croak!
Suddenly!
Whoosh~~~~~~!!
From what appeared to be a crossbow-like organ in the mouth of the small flying insect, it suddenly shot out a black line!
Under the sunlight, the black line shimmered with a peculiar luster, akin to a grain of sand!
Thud!!!!!
This “grain of sand” hit the Frog King square on.
“Ribbit~~~ !”
After a brief mournful croak, the Frog King’s body began to melt, and in just a second, it turned into a puddle of pus and seeped into the ground.
“My Frog King!!!” Mr. Cao was furious, and he instinctively charged forward, attempting to crush the little flying insect.
The little flying insect turned its head and said whoosh, shooting out a grain of sand.
The grain of sand hit Mr. Cao’s face square on.
The very next second…
“Ah~~~~~!!!”
Mr. Cao unleashed a bloodcurdling scream and collapsed to the ground, rolling in agony and burrowing his face into the dirt in absolute horror.
Quickly, his entire face, his entire head, started to melt, briefly twisted, and soon turned into a headless corpse.
The scene was absolutely horrifying!
A tiny flying insect, spitting sand, was capable of turning a physically healthy man’s body part into pus in a matter of seconds.
This… could not be happening—not in a horror movie!
Huang Xiaolong stood unmovingly on the spot, a mocking smile on his face.
Ji Yanxue, Ouyang Lingling, and Xia Jian, were all too shocked to react.
At this moment, the small flying insect made another move lightning-quick, darting toward Wen Bin and the others!
“Bloody hell! It’s coming! Run! Run!” Wen Bin screamed in terror and took off running.
Those around him were not slow on their feet either.
In an instant, over a dozen people scattered and fled in panic.
The little flying insect flew over calmly.
Then—
Whoosh~~~
It spat out a grain of sand from its mouth.
In fact, it hadn’t even pursued Wen Bin and the others, and the sand it spat didn’t even touch them—it seemed aimless.
At this point, the sun was setting, stretching the shadows of people far and long.
This grain of sand from the little flying insect landed perfectly on Wen Bin’s shadow.
The very next second, something eerie happened!
“Ah~~~~~!!!” Even though he was far away, Wen Bin started convulsing as if he’d been electrocuted, then clapped his hands over his face. On his face appeared a grain of sand, and then his face began to rot at a speed perceptible to the naked eye, with pus spraying out more than a meter!
“Sand Shadow Shooting… this… this is the legendary Sand Shadow Shooting…” the elder collapsed weakly into the chair with a thud, his eyes filled with pure terror!
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