155: Unshakeable corpse beetles

This underground river was not long.

Although it seemed like everyone had been on the river for a long time, it was actually only a few minutes.

Because there were still players waiting, Li Zhou didn't take too long for the small boat's round trip.

Looking at the open space not far away, excitement appeared on everyone's faces aboard the boat.

The reason for their panic wasn't precisely because they lacked solid ground?

Once ashore, the situation would be different.

Among them, Mozi's reaction was the most agitated.

She was now truly terrified.

She was afraid that Corpse Beetles would suddenly fall on her, and even more afraid that if she wasn't careful, the small boat would capsize, and she would fall into the water.

The thought of the thousands of Corpse Beetles in the water made her shiver involuntarily.

No kidding, if she really fell in, even if the Corpse Beetles were fake, she would 100% be scared unconscious by her own imagination.

"Can you be quiet?"

"The small boat is about to give out!"

Currently, Song Yang was making the most movement on the entire boat.

Dai Xiaomei shouted at him while clutching the swaying boat.

"Do you think I don't want to?"

Song Yang replied hurriedly.

He now felt like his hand was about to be flayed.

No matter how he shook it, that Corpse Beetles clung to his hand like it was glued on.

He had seen the sharp teeth of the Corpse Beetles; if he were bitten, setting aside whether it was poisonous, whether he could still use his traditional craft in the future would be a problem.

No matter how brave Song Yang was, with a Corpse Beetles clinging to his hand, he couldn't remain calm.

If he were holding a dead head at this moment, he estimated his reaction wouldn't be so intense.

There was no way around it; for a shelled, multi-legged, seemingly poisonous insect like this, no one could remain calm.

In fact, if he had paid a little more attention, he would have realized that no matter how long he shook it, the Corpse Beetles in his hand seemed dead and didn't bite him at all.

However, at Dai Xiaomei's reminder, Song Yang also realized that if this continued, the small boat might capsize before reaching shore.

Looking at the incredibly realistic Corpse Beetles in his hand, he suppressed his inner discomfort, gritted his teeth, and actually sat down, no longer shaking his hand.

The others were much the same as him.

Even though the Corpse Beetle Swarm around the small boat was still frantically leaping out of the water, everyone held their breath, tensely waiting for the small boat to reach shore.

At the stern, the Water Ghost saw this scene and felt completely disheartened.

He had thought a wave of performance would be achieved, but who would have thought that this boatload of people actually had quite a bit of courage.

Seeing that they were about to reach shore, he knew there was no more opportunity.

His mouth twitched helplessly, and finally, the Water Ghost withdrew the black mist from his body.

It's fine, if this boat doesn't work, he'll continue with the next one.

This failure was mainly due to Song Yang spoiling too many opportunities.

He didn't believe that all subsequent players would be as brave as this guy below him.

There would always be a chance.

The Water Ghost gave a final fierce glance at Song Yang, who was still tense below him, afraid the Corpse Beetles in his hand would suddenly attack, and then he rowed the boat to the shore in one breath.

Before the small boat had even completely stopped, the player at the very front directly jumped up and was the first to disembark.

The others also couldn't hold back and jumped off the boat at the fastest speed.

The moment they stepped ashore, everyone almost simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

A sense of security naturally arose.

Ah, it's good for people to have solid ground beneath their feet.

"No, I'm already ashore, why are you still clinging to me?!"

Just when everyone thought it was over, Song Yang suddenly cried out in indignant sorrow, as if he had eaten something foul.

Hearing his words, everyone subconsciously looked back.

They saw that on the shore, on Song Yang's right hand, a plump, massive Corpse Beetles was still clinging tightly to his palm, without the slightest loosening.

It came ashore with him?!

Seeing this scene, everyone subconsciously distanced themselves.

Even the assistant subtly moved back.

Because they were ashore, the livestream room's picture was no longer as shaky.

Therefore, the audience could now clearly see what was in Song Yang's hand.

After seeing the full appearance of the terrifying, entirely green Corpse Beetles, many viewers, after being startled, began to gloat.

For some reason, when they saw Dai Xiaomei or Mozi get scared, instead of worrying, most viewers felt a visceral sense of horror and tension.

Only when they saw Song Yang in a predicament did they inexplicably find it somewhat amusing.

At this moment, Song Yang looked at the lingering Corpse Beetles in his hand and finally reacted.

No matter how he squeezed it, how he shook it, or even tried to pry it off with his other hand, the Corpse Beetles remained completely unresponsive.

It was like an oversized glove, firmly stuck to Song Yang's hand.

If everyone observed carefully, they would notice that the eyes of this Corpse Beetles were black, exactly like the black mist on the Boatman earlier.

Although the Water Ghost had withdrawn all the black mist from the Corpse Beetles, he deliberately left the one in Song Yang's hand.

Who told this guy to repeatedly ruin his plans?

"Brother Yang, this thing hasn't bitten you for so long, is it dead?"

The assistant asked, filming with his phone.

"How would I know?!"

"Don't just stand there watching, quickly help me get it off!"

At this moment, Song Yang's desire to cry without tears overshadowed his discomfort.

After trying to step on it with his foot to no avail, he was starting to get anxious.

Even if this thing didn't bite him, he couldn't just keep holding it, right?

Leaving aside the inconvenience of his five fingers, one must remember that the actual challenge hadn't even begun yet.

He didn't want to go through the rest of the journey holding this thing in his hand.

"Uh... Brother Yang, since it's not biting you, I think maybe we should just leave it be."

"If we try to pull it off forcefully, I'm afraid it might hurt you."

Hearing Song Yang's words, the assistant immediately regretted being a bit too talkative.

The Corpse Beetles' appearance was truly terrifying; just one look made his scalp tingle.

Moreover, he naturally had a fear of insects.

Earlier on the platform, he had actually been scared unconscious by the Insect Tide.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

Unexpectedly, Song Yang didn't care about getting hurt at all.

He just wanted to get this annoying thing off his hand now.

Seeing his firm attitude, the assistant, helpless, could only hand his phone to Mozi nearby before stepping forward, ready to help the other party remove the Corpse Beetles.

Looking at the entirely green Corpse Beetles, and to be safe, the assistant took off his jacket and put it over his hand.

Then, suppressing his inner discomfort and unease, he began to pull backward with force!

At this moment, everyone else and the audience in the livestream room were staring at their actions.

Inside the Culture and Tourism Bureau, Tang Shan and Peng Yu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing everyone safely ashore.

It seemed Li Zhou still had a plan and didn't make the Haunted House too abnormal.

Otherwise, they really wouldn't dare to invite Celebrities to come for a promotional challenge.