43: Chapter 43 The Blood Corpse's Head Moved, the Corpse Beetle King Appeared

"The Man-eating Vine actually has a natural enemy that can keep it in check? Then what was the point of me losing an arm to it before?!"

"Fuck! My comrade lost his life after being entangled by a Man-eating Vine. I originally thought there was no way out once you got caught by one of these things, and now you're telling me it has a natural enemy?"

"My worldview is completely shattered!"

"Wait a second, you guys are breaking down a bit too early. I just checked, and things like tianxin rock only exist in the Dragon Kingdom!"

"Fuck! That means not only does their Dragon Kingdom have the world's largest Man-eating Vine, but they also have the exclusive thing that keeps it in check!"

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The live chat became extremely lively all of a sudden.

These foreigners were visibly shattered, while the people of the Dragon Kingdom were happy to watch the show.

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After Su Chen and his team were fully geared up, they prepared to climb the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress.

Just as they were standing under the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress, preparing to climb up, Su Chen suddenly felt something move behind him.

He turned back alertly, but there was nothing there. Immediately, his gaze fell to the ground, onto the blood corpse head that he had just severed.

"Su Chen! Su Chen?"

Captain Song Lei's shout brought him back to his senses.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about while staring behind you?" Captain Song Lei asked.

Su Chen pondered for a moment before deciding to voice the doubt in his heart.

"I feel like this blood corpse's head just moved a moment ago."

"Moved? How is that possible? Didn't you say that once its head was chopped off, it would be completely dead and there would be no possibility of it coming back to life?" Cao Hua said.

"Su Chen, don't try to scare us. This… this isn't funny," Ye Xing said, shivering.

Su Chen shook his head.

"I didn't see it with my own eyes, it was just a feeling."

"I hope… I hope I just felt wrong."

"Exactly, exactly. You must just be paranoid. You're probably just worried about something going wrong since we're about to get out of here," Cao Hua said, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Yeah, maybe so. Let's go." Su Chen nodded vaguely.

He didn't want to add unnecessary pressure to everyone at this moment.

But for some reason, he had a bad premonition in his heart. He kept feeling like something was about to happen.

The others climbed the tree one after another. Captain Song Lei went first to clear the path, while he remained at the very back to cover the rear.

Just as he climbed onto the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress, a faint buzzing sound rang out from behind him.

It was something rapidly vibrating its wings.

Ordinarily, this kind of sound is very common; after all, it's normal for there to be some small flying insects here. But Su Chen still vigilantly turned to look back.

To his surprise, he saw a red insect flying out from the blood corpse's hollow eye socket. And beside the blood corpse's head, there wasn't just one of these little red insects, but many!

"Little red insects… Corpse Beetle King!"

Su Chen's scalp tingled, and he looked up and shouted, "Speed up! We must get out immediately, or we'll be in trouble!"

The others were startled by his shout. Ye Xing panicked, his hand nearly slipping from the vines, causing him to almost fall from above.

"Wh-what's wrong, Su Chen? What happened?"

"There is a Corpse Beetle King inside the blood corpse's head. This thing is extremely terrifying; you die the moment it touches you!"

"Corpse Beetle King? What is that? Is it something even more terrifying than a Corpse Beetle?" Cao Hua asked in confusion.

"Duh, it's a King, so it's definitely stronger than a Corpse Beetle," Wang Yi retorted.

"Th-then, is it huge? Like, several times bigger than a Corpse Beetle?"

Cao Hua instinctively assumed that the so-called Corpse Beetle King was just the biggest and strongest one among all the Corpse Beetles.

While speeding up his climbing, he also looked down. He wanted to see for himself what this so-called Corpse Beetle King actually looked like.

He didn't see the giant Corpse Beetle he had imagined; instead, he saw a few small red flying insects. These things were tiny, and he shouldn't have noticed them, but his gaze was drawn to them because of their bright red color.

The next second, he was told by Su Chen that those were the Corpse Beetle Kings!

"What? The Corpse Beetle King is actually such a small flying insect? That doesn't make sense."

"Corpse Beetles are so big, yet the Corpse Beetle King is so small. Plus, it doesn't even look like a Corpse Beetle!" Cao Hua became puzzled.

At the same time, upon seeing that the so-called Corpse Beetle King was so small, the tight string in his heart relaxed quite a bit. He subconsciously felt that something this small couldn't be that terrifying. Was Su Chen exaggerating a bit?

"Don't underestimate this kind of insect. Although it's small in size, it is a Gu insect that has been deliberately refined!"

"Its toxicity is very strong. As long as it lightly touches the skin, the poison will instantly spread throughout the entire body, and there is no antidote available!"

"And this thing, even my blood cannot keep it in check!"

Su Chen's tone was extremely serious, using the most concise language to explain the origin and deadliness of the Corpse Beetle King to them!

He knew this wasn't a waste of time. He had to make them understand how dangerous this thing was so they could clearly realize how critical their current situation was!

Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the expressions of the others changed.

"Th-this tiny thing is actually this powerful!"

"Then can we think of a way to kill them?"

"Otherwise, there's no way our two legs can outrun something with wings." Cao Hua's voice was clearly panicked.

"Yeah, Su Chen, I think in the current situation, running away isn't the right way to deal with it head-on!" Wang Yi also suggested.

"Enough! If you're told to run, then run! Do you really think Su Chen hasn't thought of the methods you can think of?"

"The reason he didn't choose to kill the Corpse Beetle King must be because he has his reasons."

Captain Song Lei, walking in the lead, said to the others with his head lowered.

As a leader, this was his greatest strength. He had 100% trust in his team members while simultaneously maintaining control of the overall situation at critical moments.

Cao Hua was obviously a bit unconvinced; he felt that anyone could make mistakes.

Su Chen was human too, and he couldn't be perfect in everything. Perhaps he was just stunned by the sudden appearance of the Corpse Beetle King and forgot that there was an option to confront it head-on.

He moved his mouth, just about to retort a few words, when Su Chen's voice rang out again.

"Captain Song is right. The reason I'm not killing these Corpse Beetle Kings is that after they die, they release a gas that will attract all the Corpse Beetles in the vicinity."

"Hidden in the dark corners of this Ancient Tomb are thousands upon thousands of Corpse Beetles. When that happens, they will swarm out in full force."

"If that happens, our situation will be even worse."

"So, everyone must speed up and climb as high as possible!"

"Only when we reach a relatively safe distance, where those Corpse Beetles can't catch up to us even if they come out, can we deal with these Corpse Beetle Kings!"