23: Chapter 23 Kill! Kill them all!

"Damn! What's going on?!"

Chen Hao and his group, who were just about to hoist the pig carcasses, were instantly stunned by the sudden turn of events!

Before they could even react, they were completely submerged by the cloud of insects!

"Ah! My eyes!"

"Help! A bug crawled into my nostril!"

"Don't bite me! Get away!"

In an instant, screams, curses, and the sound of slapping mixed together, and the scene descended into utter chaos!

Although these insects didn't have much offensive power, their sheer numbers were overwhelming!

With hundreds of insects swarming around you, crawling into your eyes, nose, and ears—that feeling was far worse than getting stabbed directly!

"Wind Blade Wolf! Use Wind Blade on them!"

In the chaos, Chen Hao still tried to command his contracted beast to fight back.

However, his Wind Blade Wolf, already severely injured, was now covered in dozens of cockroaches, rolling on the ground in agitation and howling; how could it possibly have time to unleash a skill?

Just as they were thrown into disarray by the swarm, their formation in complete shambles, Gu Yuexi made her move!

Her figure, like a ghost, silently cut into the fray!

Her target was the tallest and thinnest student!

That person was closing his eyes, waving his arms wildly in an attempt to swat away the flies on his face, completely unaware of the arrival of the Grim Reaper.

Squelch!

A flash of cold light streaked by!

The dagger in Gu Yuexi's hand, like the fangs of a viper, precisely and ruthlessly slashed across his throat!

Blood instantly gushed out!

The tall, thin student's movements stiffened abruptly, his eyes wide open, his face still etched with terror and confusion, before he fell straight to the ground.

Instant kill!

"Ol'... Ol' Wang!"

Another student nearby saw this scene and was frightened out of his wits, screaming aloud.

Chen Hao saw it too; the color instantly drained from his face, and a bone-chilling cold shot from the soles of his feet straight to his scalp!

"Mid-stage... Mid-stage Rank 1!"

The moment Gu Yuexi attacked just now, he clearly sensed the burst of Qi and Blood fluctuations on her!

That was definitely the strength of a mid-stage Rank 1!

But how was this possible?!

Wasn't her martial arts talent terrible? Even in her third year of high school, wasn't she still at the early stage of Rank 1? When did she break through?!

And! This combat power was too exaggerated, right?!

Mid-stage Rank 1 strength, instantly killing an early-stage Rank 1 martial artist? This... this combat experience and explosive power could rival a late-stage Rank 1 martial artist, right?!

And that mosquito!

Chen Hao looked sharply at Gu Yuexi's shoulder, only to see that the giant black mosquito had remained as steady as Mount Tai from beginning to end, completely unaffected by the insect swarm!

And those insects had appeared without warning, attacking with such precision and coordination!

A thought that made his scalp tingle exploded in his mind!

These insects... could they be controlled by it?!

That's it! It must be it!

No wonder! No wonder there was a sudden insect infestation in the classroom yesterday! No wonder this swarm of insects appeared just now!

What kind of monster is this?!

Not only can it evolve, but it can also control insect swarms?!

If... if it really has such terrifying abilities...

Then... then these Iron-skinned Pigs on the ground...

Chen Hao's brain felt like it had been struck by lightning, instantly connecting all the clues!

So... so everything she said earlier was true!

These pigs really were killed by them!

After all this time, he was the ridiculous clown?!

He had been smugly congratulating himself, thinking he had stumbled upon treasure left behind by some professional hunting team, and was there brazenly analyzing it, even wanting to claim the credit for himself...

At this moment, endless regret and fear submerged him like a tidal wave!

"Run! Run quickly!"

A strong desire to survive made Chen Hao unable to care about face or the pig carcasses anymore; he turned and tried to bolt into the forest!

However, Chu Sheng had long anticipated his move.

Want to run? Did you ask me first?

With a thought, he issued an order to his underlings lurking on the ground.

"Second Squad, go, trip him up!"

Dozens of cockroaches and stink bugs lurking on the ground instantly darted out from the grass, charging fearlessly towards Chen Hao's feet!

"Shit!"

Chen Hao only felt his feet slip, lost his balance, and with a "thud," he fell flat on his face!

And in that one-second delay, Gu Yuexi's figure had already appeared behind him like a shadow.

Feeling the cold murderous intent behind him, Chen Hao was terrified out of his wits. He scrambled to turn around, no longer possessing any of his previous arrogance or pride, only endless fear and regret left on his face.

"Don't... don't kill me! I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

"The pigs... the pigs are all yours! I don't want them! Please, let me go!"

He begged incoherently, not even caring about his own contracted beast anymore.

However, the only response he received was a pair of cold, ruthless eyes and a dagger gleaming with cold light.

"Too late."

Squelch!

The dagger descended, clean and decisive.

The expression on Chen Hao's face was forever frozen at that moment of fear and regret.

The remaining two students, seeing this scene, were completely terrified out of their minds.

Their minds went blank, leaving only one thought: "Run."

"Demons! They are demons!"

"Help! I don't want to die!"

They didn't even have the thought of resisting; they only knew to turn and flee in different directions, letting out desperate screams.

But all of this was in vain.

Under the harassment of Chu Sheng's overwhelming insect swarm and the ghostly pursuit of Gu Yuexi, they didn't even make it ten meters before following in their companion's footsteps.

Soon, the forest returned to silence.

Nothing remained but the thick scent of blood and corpses scattered across the ground.

Gu Yuexi walked over to Chen Hao's corpse, expressionlessly wiping the bloodstains off her dagger, as if she had just done something trivial.

To her, cutting weeds and eliminating the roots was the first rule of survival.

On the other side, Chu Sheng had already impatiently flown over to the side of the dying Wind Blade Wolf.

Hehe, Husky, don't blame me; if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for following the wrong master!

Chu Sheng muttered to himself, unceremoniously driving his [Armor-Piercing Spike] deep into the Wind Blade Wolf's neck!

[Qi and Blood + 3.1]

[Qi and Blood + 3.2]

[Ding! Host has absorbed 9.2 Qi and Blood! Current total Qi and Blood is 96.1!]

[Ding! Blood is being digested, estimated digestion time is half an hour, 2.8 Evolution Points can be obtained!]

Awesome!

Chu Sheng satisfiedly pulled out his proboscis, watching his surging Qi and Blood value, feeling absolutely wonderful.

96.1!

Just 3.9 points of Qi and Blood away from reaching the 100 milestone!

Just a little bit more! Looks like I can gather enough today!

Chu Sheng was filled with anticipation; what would the third evolution be like?

His current species is "Blade-Winged Blood Mosquito"; what kind of mosquito will he become next time?

And!

Once his Qi and Blood reach 100 points, he will become an early-stage Rank 1 demonic beast!

He had a premonition that this evolution would definitely be much more awesome than the previous two!

The more Chu Sheng thought about it, the more excited he became. He looked down at the human corpses on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately gave up the idea of sucking their blood.

It wasn't that he had any psychological cleanliness issues; it was mainly because...

[Human, early-stage Rank 1 martial artist, Qi and Blood value approx. 120 points, Blood Quality: Inferior.]

[Human, late-stage Rank 1 Beastmaster, Qi and Blood value approx. 25 points, Blood Quality: Extremely Inferior (Kidney deficiency).]

Chu Sheng: "..."

Forget it, forget it, the quality is just too poor!

Sucking it probably won't increase much, and it tastes like kidney tonic; it's not worth it!

With a thought, he began to calculate his remaining twenty-plus Evolution Points.

[Ding! Current total Evolution Points are 22.8!]

"Keep ten points for evolution, and use all the rest to upgrade skills!"

Chu Sheng looked at the skills on his panel and began to ponder.