19: Corpse beetles descended, and Meng Ziyi was trapped and killed!

Hua Chenyu's resentment grew as he saw the accusing looks from Wu Jing and Yang Mi.

"Why are you blaming me?" Hua Chenyu sneered suddenly. "Who was the one who brought us here?"

"And who was it that decided not to leave after finding the pile of corpses? If we had left earlier, how could we have encountered these things? How could those bugs have appeared here?"

Yang Mi, Wu Jing, and Reba felt a wave of displeasure when they heard Hua Chenyu shifting all the blame onto them.

So now he was blaming them?

"The moment we entered, we couldn't leave."

Ye Bai's voice spoke out calmly.

Their bodies were already tainted with the stench of rotting corpses; as long as they were in this Rainforest, the beetles would hunt them down.

Even running was useless.

"Stop talking nonsense. Don't think you can just spout rubbish here just because you killed that giant snake. If you're so capable, do you even know what kind of bugs these are?"

Jealousy overwhelmed Cai Xukun. He spoke without thinking, blabbing his inner thoughts without hesitation.

He was still trying to act cool and attract attention at a time like this, and yet Wu Jing and Yang Mi actually believed him.

"Corpse Beetles. They feed on Carrion and prefer dark, damp places. Their eggs are parasitic within corpses and wake up when disturbed by the outside world. They swarm into an intruder's body to devour them. They track based on the scent on a person's body; as long as you're in this Rainforest, they will never stop."

"The mandibles of a Corpse Beetle are corrosive and toxic. One bite, and you'll drop dead within an hour."

Ye Bai's tone was cold and calm, as if these insects had no effect on him at all.

[Holy crap! Is this Ye Bai sick in the head? What is he saying? Does he really know? If I remember correctly, isn't he just an ordinary person? How could he know something even biologists don't?]

[Exactly! I think my Kun Kun is right. He's just trying to attract attention and gain traffic.]

[This Ye Bai is truly detestable. First, he got Hua Hua scolded, and now he's here talking nonsense. It's just a bug, right? What can it do? Is it really that scary?]

[Stop talking nonsense. What Little Brother Ye Bai said is true. At least he knows they're called Corpse Beetles. What do your idols know? What else can they do besides scream? They're just useless.]

[And a cowardly, useless one at that.]

Cai Xukun's fans were extremely dismissive of Ye Bai's words, thinking he was just bragging.

How could he know something that even biologists didn't know?

So subconsciously, they thought Ye Bai was just bragging to get attention... However, Ye Bai's words stirred up a storm in the hearts of Wu Jing, Yang Mi, and the others... Did he really know the origin of these bugs?

Wu Jing looked at Ye Bai in surprise, his gaze fixed on the young man's eyes.

Seeing his firm expression, he couldn't help but believe him a little.

Regardless of whether it was true, Wu Jing couldn't have even come up with that name.

Upon hearing this, Yang Mi quickly turned to look at the Corpse Beetles on the bodies. It was almost exactly as he said; she had only ever seen this one type of insect that ate Carrion.

As for the toxicity... Yang Mi suppressed the urge to vomit and glanced at the nearby purplish corpse. Anyone could see that those were symptoms of poisoning.

Boom!

A roar echoed in Yang Mi's mind.

Was everything Ye Bai said true?

After hearing Ye Bai's explanation, Reba was so scared that she clutched his clothes tightly, her hands trembling.

"Then... then what do we do?"

"They'll follow us wherever we go? Does that mean we can't get out?"

Reba said with a trembling voice.

Yang Chaoyue, Bai Lu, and Meng Ziyi felt even more admiration for Ye Bai.

Whether it was true or not, at least it sounded convincing.

"Heh! You're the only one talking. I guess whatever you say goes."

Zhang Dada still looked disdainful after hearing this.

If he said these bugs were edible, would they be?

"If you don't believe Little Brother Ye Bai, then you tell us what kind of bugs they are. You don't even know yourself, yet you have the nerve to mock others?"

Yang Chaoyue found Zhang Dada very annoying now. His reputation wasn't good to begin with, and after seeing what he did to Reba, her impression of him was even worse.

"I think you're just jealous that Little Brother Ye Bai is more capable and handsome than you."

Yang Chaoyue hit the nail on the head, speaking his inner thoughts.

"You..." Zhang Dada wanted to speak, but seeing the knowing looks from Yang Chaoyue, Bai Lu, and Meng Ziyi, he was momentarily speechless.

Just then—

"I think Great One is right. It's just a bug, right? Can it really track a person's scent like a dog? I don't believe it."

Huang Zitao also felt that what Ye Bai said was impossible.

"Stop acting cool at a time like this. You're just a college student, and from some Diploma Mill, right? Stop pretending to know what you're talking about."

Cai Xukun looked at Ye Bai with a sneer.

But he still stayed far away from those bugs. Whether or not Ye Bai was telling the truth, he was keeping his distance.

"Even someone from a Diploma Mill can have a good character, which is better than someone who is cowardly and refuses to help others in danger."

Yang Chaoyue was inexplicably angry and fuming upon hearing them target Ye Bai. Ye Bai was a good person, and she wouldn't let anyone bully him.

"Who are you talking about?" Cai Xukun's voice rose a few notches.

His voice echoed throughout the cave.

But it was precisely because of this echo that the Corpse Beetles found their direction. Upon hearing Cai Xukun's voice, they suddenly surged toward them.

"Brother Jing! They're coming!"

Reba had been watching the Corpse Beetles the whole time. When they started approaching, her eyes filled with terror, and she shouted urgently.

"Run!"

Wu Jing whipped his head around. Seeing the Corpse Beetles attacking, his expression changed. Ignoring everything else, he grabbed Yang Mi and bolted for the exit.

The moment Hua Chenyu saw the Corpse Beetles, he was the first to turn and run toward the exit.

"Run, quick!"

Hearing Wu Jing's command, Yang Chaoyue grabbed Ye Bai and Bai Lu and ran for the exit.

Meng Ziyi was following closely behind.

Cai Xukun and Huang Zitao turned and fled immediately.

Meng Ziyi was fast, overtaking Zhang Dada and Huang Zitao.

Seeing Meng Ziyi get ahead of him, Cai Xukun panicked. He caught a glimpse of the approaching Corpse Beetles from the corner of his eye and simply gritted his teeth.

He instinctively reached out and grabbed Meng Ziyi's shoulder.

The next second—

"Ah..."

Meng Ziyi fell backward.