130: That's a meteorite, my treasure!

Meeting an evenly matched opponent is an opportunity to gain combat experience.

Qin Yang, accustomed to one-shotting enemies, lacked experience in combining skills.

“He Zhiyi just said that this swamp has healing capabilities. In gaming terms, this is a terrain effect.”

“To change the terrain, Picking Stars Bare-Handed is very suitable.”

“Of course, it can’t just be about changing the terrain.”

“This Centipede has tough skin and flesh; it would require a lot of Divine Weapons to break its defense. It would be best if the meteor could deal damage to it.”

“However, Picking Stars Bare-Handed has a long casting time, and its activation is very noticeable.”

“This Centipede’s agility is over ten thousand; it might be able to dodge it.”

“Hmm… I need to combine it with a control skill.”

Qin Yang’s thoughts raced.

Since his Awakening as a Professional, he rarely considered skill combinations.

The monsters and Professionals he encountered were usually defeated in a single move.

The only target that required him to use a third skill was Lin Xiaoer.

Now, this large Centipede had the chance to become the second.

Qin Yang’s expression while thinking was somewhat serious, giving his opponent the wrong impression.

“Hahaha!”

“Confused, aren’t you?”

“This kid is strong.”

“But he is still completely overwhelmed by the Centipede King’s attributes.”

Inside the dark cave, the Gu King smiled.

The attack of golden light just now only caused some scratches on the Centipede King’s carapace, completely failing to break its defense.

This young man named Qin Yang was strong, but his Rank was still too low.

Even with an 80% reduction in its attributes, the Centipede King’s combat power was still stronger than most human Monarchs.

It was simply not something a Rank 45 Professional could shake.

As long as he killed him here, he could enter the Wildfire Rift without any worries and ignite the Chi You’s Fury that once burned across the entire Lizhou!

Thinking of this, the Gu King immediately activated its Gu technique, launching an attack towards Qin Yang.

Rumble!

A thousand miles away, the Centipede King suddenly raised its massive head and spewed a large amount of red mist towards Qin Yang, who was floating in mid-air.

These mists were actually composed of nano-sized Gu Insects, possessing the ability to extract flesh and blood nutrients and endlessly divide.

If Qin Yang inhaled even a little, he would be completely devoured from the inside by the infinitely proliferating nano Gu Insects!

Of course.

Any Professional with intelligence would not directly confront the poisonous mist.

The Gu King’s purpose in releasing the poisonous mist was merely to restrict Qin Yang’s movement and set the stage for its next attack.

This is where Professionals are stronger than monsters; they not only possess combat instincts but also use tactics.

The Centipede King, manipulated by the Gu King, was not much weaker than its peak state, even with reduced attributes.

However.

Facing the poisonous mist, Qin Yang simply slowly raised his hand, as if charging a skill.

He did not make any evasive movements until he was completely submerged by the scarlet poisonous mist.

“Could it be that he’s relying on his poison resistance and ignoring the poisonous mist?”

“Does he really think he’s invincible in Lizhou?”

“This isn’t just any ordinary poison!”

Seeing Qin Yang ignore its poisonous mist, the Gu King felt a surge of anger.

He was a Monarch Tier Professional, couldn’t he get a little respect from him?

Ignoring him was one thing.

But he didn’t even respect the Gu Spirit?

However, the Gu King’s anger quickly dissipated.

Through the Gu Infant’s sight and hearing, he saw the scene he desired.

Qin Yang, engulfed in the poisonous mist, let out a roar.

The figure in the mist twisted violently, seemingly in extreme pain.

“Hahahaha!”

“This is the consequence of you despising Gu poison!”

In the dim cave, the Gu King laughed maniacally.

Qin Yang had been poisoned!

His internal organs would soon be eaten away by the Gu Insects!

“What a pity! I couldn’t refine him into a Gu Insect!”

Thinking of this, the Gu King felt a hint of regret.

Qin Yang possessed an ability that countered Gu Insects. If he could refine him into his own Gu Insect, he could walk sideways across Lizhou.

Just then, his spirit suddenly jolted, sensing a huge threat approaching.

He looked out through the eyes of the Gu Insect, and the surrounding light instantly became incredibly dim, as if shrouded by a mysterious shadow.

The Gu King’s heart tightened, and he quickly urged the Gu Insect to look up at the sky.

In an instant, he was dumbfounded.

He saw a stone, like a mountain, rapidly falling from the sky.

Accompanied by the powerful air pressure generated by its descent, the entire swamp began to violently churn, mud splattering everywhere, creating a chaotic scene.

“Oh my goodness!!!”

The Gu King couldn’t help but curse out loud, quickly controlling the Centipede King to try and dodge.

However, at this moment, the meteor was already upon him.

Then came an earth-shattering roar — “Boom!”

The meteor slammed heavily into the swamp.

In an instant, the sky collapsed, and the earth shook!

A violent shockwave suddenly erupted, sweeping across the surroundings like a tsunami.

Wherever it passed, vegetation was destroyed, and mud waves rolled.

The entire wetland swamp was instantly boiled by the high temperature, emitting thick white smoke, making the area within a hundred miles a scene of Chaos!

Rumble!

The shockwave continued to spread.

The swirling wind created ripples across the Lizhou forest sea.

The eighteen mountain villages scattered among the mountains all felt a tremor in the earth.

The stilt houses, built of wood and bamboo, made a creaking sound.

“An earthquake?”

“Time to repair the houses again…”

Grandma Zu, who was resting with her eyes closed, felt a slight tremor, and a trace of annoyance appeared on her wrinkled face.

The Lizhou region had several volcanic belts, and tremors would occur from time to time.

However, these earthquakes were very slight.

The damage caused each time was only minor damage to the stilt houses.

Just then, she felt the light in the house was a bit dim.

“Eh, isn’t it a clear day today?”

Grandma Zu wondered, mumbling as she looked out the window.

The sight before her, however, left her stunned.

She saw a giant mushroom cloud rolling up from the distant mountains, obscuring half the sky’s sunlight.

Grandma Zu’s heart tightened, remembering the sky-darkening volcanic ash when the Wildfire Rift opened.

“Could it be… the Wildfire Rift has erupted?”

Without time to think, Grandma Zu quickly stood up from her bamboo rocking chair, staggering to the window.

At this time, the Villagers in the village also gathered outside, pointing towards the mushroom cloud.

“What happened?”

Grandma Zu leaned against the window and asked the people below.

Everyone looked up and respectfully saluted.

A young child held in someone’s arms pointed in the direction of the mushroom cloud and shouted, “Grandma Zu, a small mountain just fell down!”

“A small mountain?” Grandma Zu was startled.

“Yes, there was…”

The child spread his hands, as if to gesture the size of the small mountain.

Then, realizing he couldn’t quite convey it, he simply pointed to a small hill and said, “It was that big!”

Grandma Zu glanced at the small hill and gasped.

That wasn’t a small mountain!

That was a meteor, my dear!!!

Grandma Zu’s face turned pale, and she vaguely felt that this was not an ordinary Natural disaster.

Moreover, the place where the meteor struck was right on He Zhiyi and Qin Yang’s route.

“Something big has happened!”

Grandma Zu sighed deeply and said to the Villagers below, “Contact the city guard and organize people to go into the mountains to investigate!”

An Elder in the crowd asked, “Grandma Zu, should we activate the Mirage Gu first to see what’s happening?”

“Mirage Gu… that might work.”

Grandma Zu pondered for a moment, then immediately summoned her Gu Insect.

This Gu was called the Mountain-Viewing Mirage Gu, capable of projecting distant scenes nearby by reflecting light.

Grandma Zu chanted an obscure incantation, then waved her hand, summoning a large swarm of crystalline Gu Insects that flew towards the sky.

In a short while, the Mountain-Viewing Mirage Gu formed a mirror in the sky, reflecting the scene a thousand miles away.

Seeing the image reflected by the Mountain-Viewing Mirage Gu, everyone in the village fell silent.