Chapter 154: Perilous Moments
"Maybe we are lucky, and there are no fierce beasts lurking nearby," Feng Ling'er said with a smile.
However, even she found it hard to believe her own words.
"Hurry up and cross," Ling Yunfei urged.
Even if there was danger, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and push through now; turning back was out of the question.
"Wait."
Qin Feiyang reached out to stop the two of them and smiled, "It's time for him to step up."
"Him?"
The two of them were stunned.
Qin Feiyang waved his hand, and the Wolf King immediately appeared out of thin air.
"Awoo!"
"The Wolf Brother is finally out."
"Earth, tremble!"
Right then,
it raised its head and howled at the sky, brimming with towering arrogance.
Yet,
the very next moment!
Rustling sounds echoed from the grass on both sides of the path ahead.
The wild grass and shrubs began to sway accordingly.
Qin Feiyang and the others noticed it immediately, stared intently, and instantly turned pale!
Two red scorpions crawled out from the grass, each as large as a washbasin!
Their entire bodies were blood-red, as if they had just been soaked in blood, exuding an unmatched aura of ferocity!
Especially the poisonous stingers on their tails, which were about the length of an adult's index finger, resembling two steel needles and flashing with a terrifying blood-red light!
"Blood-slaying Scorpions!"
Qin Feiyang forced the words out, swallowing hard.
Feng Ling'er and Ling Yunfei also felt their hair stand on end!
"Aren't they just two little scorpions? What's the big deal?"
The Wolf King glanced disdainfully at the three of them and swaggered majestically toward the two Blood-slaying Scorpions.
However, before it could even get close, its body stiffened!
More and more Blood-slaying Scorpions kept crawling out from the grass!
Two!
Five!
Ten!
Dense and numerous, impossible to count at a glance.
The expressions of Qin Feiyang and the others changed drastically, and they shouted in unison at the Wolf King, "Get back here quickly!"
The Wolf King was practically on the verge of tears.
It didn't dare to move a muscle, cold sweat pouring down its entire body!
Its heart was filled with remorse.
Why did it have to try and show off for no reason?!
Now look at it; schools of Blood-slaying Scorpions were glaring hungrily ahead. If it dared to move, it would undoubtedly be mobbed.
Qin Feiyang said in a deep voice, "Don't panic, slowly back away!"
"Back away your sister! Why didn't you say so earlier, are they social creatures?"
The Wolf King scolded in panic and exasperation, inching backward step by step.
If it had known beforehand, nothing could have made it run over to show off!
But the moment the Wolf King moved, it was as if it had poked a hornet's nest. The Blood-slaying Scorpions swarmed out, rushing toward the Wolf King.
"Run!"
The Wolf King let out a low roar, turned around without hesitation, and bolted with all its might.
Qin Feiyang and the other two also fled in terror.
The Wolf King howled, "The outside world is too dangerous! Little Qin, quickly send Wolf Brother into the ancient castle."
"In your dreams!"
Qin Feiyang snorted coldly.
It had been crying and howling to come out just a short while ago, and now the moment it ran into danger, it wanted to hide inside. There was no such cheap deal.
"You unloyal bastard, Wolf Brother will bite you to death!"
The Wolf King roared angrily, glanced back, and nearly scared its wits out.
The speed of those Blood-slaying Scorpions was not a bit slower than its own!
The distance between them
was rapidly closing!
"Quickly help Wolf Brother!"
The Wolf King anxiously cried out for help.
Feng Ling'er was a two-star Martial Ancestor; although she lacked auxiliary martial arts, her speed was unquestionably the fastest.
Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei were both eight-star Martial Disciples, but both had mastered top-tier auxiliary martial arts.
Only the Wolf King...
Although it possessed strength comparable to a nine-star Martial Disciple, its speed simply couldn't keep up!
Qin Feiyang turned his head to look, his gaze sinking instantly. He decisively drew Cangxue and turned to run toward the Wolf King.
"Little Qin, you are truly loyal after all!"
The Wolf King was overjoyed.
Swish!
But the very next second,
the pack of Blood-slaying Scorpions behind lifted their tails one after another and actually sprayed streams of blood-red liquid, shooting toward the Wolf King like volleys of arrows!
"Damn it, don't scorpions only sting people? How can they spit poisonous liquid?"
The Wolf King roared in terror.
"Who told you they only sting people?"
Qin Feiyang was utterly speechless.
Ordinary scorpions certainly only stung people, but were these ordinary scorpions?
They were far more terrifying than typical fierce beasts!
"Swish!"
The Wolf King suddenly wheeled around and darted into the nearby jungle.
Qin Feiyang's expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "Get out of there!"
However, the moment the Wolf King plunged into the jungle, sheets of toxic liquid came surging straight toward it.
"Damn it!"
Qin Feiyang cursed, diving headfirst into the bushes beside him as well.
They narrowly escaped with their lives!
As for those toxic liquids, when they hit the ground, they made sizzling sounds, and in the blink of an eye, they melted washbasin-sized pits into the earth!
Furthermore,
wisps of scarlet blood mist rose from the pits.
This blood mist drifted and dispersed into the void,
carrying a faint, delicate fragrance.
Yet,
wherever this blood mist enveloped, whether flowers, grass, or trees, they withered and rotted away at a rate visible to the naked eye!
Clearly,
this blood mist was also heavily laced with poison!
Qin Feiyang scrambled to his feet, clamped his hand over his nose, and looked ahead toward the path.
Those Blood-slaying Scorpions did not stop; like a blood-red ocean, they surged forward overwhelmingly, making one's hair stand on end!
"Feng Ling'er, Ling Yunfei, run! Once I find the Wolf King, I'll rendezvous with you."
Qin Feiyang roared, plunging into the jungle without looking back to search for the Wolf King.
He was extremely furious!
Didn't this damned white-eyed wolf know that the jungle was far more dangerous than the path?
Hearing Qin Feiyang's roar, Ling Yunfei and Feng Ling'er immediately turned around and fled for their lives along the path.
As for the scorpion swarm, they didn't pursue the two of them, instead pouring into the jungle to chase after Qin Feiyang.
Qin Feiyang's expression grew gloomy to the extreme. While sprinting frantically, he scanned the dense woods.
The sky was growing darker and darker.
If they didn't leave the jungle soon, they would likely face not just the scorpion swarm, but other birds and beasts of prey as well.
Awoo!
Roar!
Suddenly,
from the left direction, a wolf howl and a beast roar rang out.
Qin Feiyang slammed on the brakes, wheeled around, and sped toward the sound.
Crack!
Rustle!
Behind him,
the Blood-slaying Scorpions were like a swarm of locusts; wherever they passed, they were unstoppable. Sheets of wild grass and bushes were flattened, leaving behind absolute devastation!
Fortunately, the vegetation in this jungle was dense, blocking much of the toxic spray for Qin Feiyang.
Otherwise, by now, not even his bones would likely be left.
After sprinting for roughly ten breaths,
he reached a small hillside.
At the foot of the hill lay a small, muddy river.
On the riverbank, the Wolf King and a fierce alligator were engaged in a frenzied, desperate battle!
When Qin Feiyang clearly saw the appearance of that fierce alligator, his face instantly turned pale.
It was actually a Saw-toothed Alligator!
The Wolf King roared, "Little Tian, come down and help!"
Qin Feiyang rushed down in a single bound, utilizing the downward momentum, clenched his five fingers tightly, surged his true qi, and threw a punch straight toward the Wolf King.
He hadn't seen wrong!
The target of his attack was the Wolf King!
Just as the punch was about to slam into the Wolf King, it suddenly darted to the side.
"Thunder-striving Fist!"
Simultaneously,
Qin Feiyang let out a low roar, landing a solid punch squarely on the head of that Saw-toothed Alligator.
Roar!
Accompanied by a miserable shriek of agony, the skull of the Saw-toothed Alligator shattered on the spot!
Bang!
Its massive body collapsed heavily onto the ground.
The Wolf King said with lingering fear, "Good thing you arrived in time, otherwise Wolf Brother would have been a gonner."
"Let's move!"
"Last time near Black Bear City, Ling Yunfei and I killed a Saw-toothed Alligator, and it ended up alarming the entire alligator pack. I'm afraid this time will be no exception!"
Qin Feiyang barked in a low voice.
"Roar!!!"
However, it was already too late.
From the jungles on the left and right, as well as the river ahead, more and more Saw-toothed Alligators kept emerging.
The small ones were five or six meters long.
The large ones reached over ten meters.
Even behind the alligator packs on both sides, there were two behemoths over twenty meters in length!
Those gaping blood-red maws and razor-sharp fangs made the faces of both man and wolf turn pale as paper!
Looking behind them as well!
The Blood-slaying Scorpions were rushing down the small hillside like a blood-red waterfall, sending chills down the spine!
"You really do have a crow's mouth!"
The Wolf King said indignantly.
"If you hadn't bolted into the jungle, would we have fallen into this predicament?"
Qin Feiyang rebuked angrily.
"If Wolf Brother hadn't bolted into the jungle, I would have been drowned by that toxic spray long ago, and by now not even a hair would be left,"
the Wolf King roared back.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. I have a plan."
Qin Feiyang said impatiently, cold light flashing in his eyes.
"What plan?"
The Wolf King asked suspiciously.
"Let them kill each other."
Qin Feiyang stated grimly.
Both the alligator pack and the scorpion swarm were radiating murderous intent, charging straight toward the man and wolf!
In a flash of lightning!
Qin Feiyang grabbed the Wolf King and entered the ancient castle.
Roar!!
Hiss!!
The pitch-black alligator pack and the blood-red scorpion swarm collided fiercely like two torrents!
A brutal slaughter instantly broke out!
"Hehe, your brain is really clever."
The Wolf King chuckled insidiously.
Qin Feiyang rolled his eyes at it, retrieved the image crystal, and quickly activated it.
At the exact same moment,
at a certain spot along the path, Ling Yunfei, who was running wildly, suddenly came to a halt.
"What are you doing?"
Feng Ling'er asked, puzzled.
"It should be Qin Feiyang sending me a message."
Ling Yunfei took out the image crystal, which shone with brilliant light.
Qin Feiyang's illusory projection quickly materialized.
Ling Yunfei asked, "Where are you?"
Qin Feiyang replied, "Never mind where I am for now. I've stalled the scorpion swarm; you two hurry back, and I'll rendezvous with you shortly."
As soon as he finished speaking, the projection vanished.
Ling Yunfei and Feng Ling'er looked at each other in bewilderment.
Did this guy really have such incredible capability? He could stall the entire scorpion swarm?
Ling Yunfei put away the image crystal and said, "Senior Sister, he wouldn't lie to us. Let's go!"
The two of them turned back.
Soon, they arrived at the place where the scorpion swarm had appeared.
Tentatively advancing a few steps, they found that indeed no Blood-slaying Scorpions appeared.
Thus, the two of them ran forward with peace of mind.
Inside the ancient castle!
The man and wolf concentrated completely, listening intently to the commotion outside.
Half an hour later,
the sounds finally gradually faded away.
The Wolf King asked, "Do you think they wiped each other out completely?"
"How would I know? Stay here for now, I'll go out and take a look."
With that, Qin Feiyang reappeared in the exact same spot.
However, after half an hour, the sky had grown completely dark, pitch black and impossible to see anything at all. Nothing was visible, and only a pungent stench of blood hung in the air!
Swish!
Suddenly,
a sound of breaking air came from behind. Qin Feiyang tightened up mentally and immediately re-entered the ancient castle.
"How is it?"
the Wolf King asked.
"Can't see a thing."
Qin Feiyang shook his head, pondered for a moment, and added, "Still, I estimate the alligator pack has been completely wiped out, while the Blood-slaying Scorpions should have some survivors left. The one that just ambushed me was probably one of them."