Chapter 45: Unexpected
Seeing the blue-eyed fox open its eyes, the first thought in my mind was: “Am I going to stage a human-fox battle here?”
But the next moment I realized something was wrong. The reason was that the eyes of the blue-eyed fox that had opened were completely colorless, and there was a kind of lifelessness in them, as if the eyeballs had shrunk.
I have seen eyes like that before, and they are the eyes of the dead. They are also applicable to animals!
It was as Xue said, it was dead, but why would a dead thing open its eyes?
Before I could think too much, I was pulled back by a pair of hands. They were gentle, but I couldn’t resist. They said, “I told you, if you go any further, you’ll be in danger.”
It was Ru Xue!
I didn’t know what danger there was, could it be that it would turn into a zombie fox? But before I could say anything, I saw that the blue-eyed fox seemed to be crying, because yellow tears were actually ‘flowing’ out of its eyes. I looked at it in shock, and then at least my brain was blank for a second before I realized that these were not yellow tears at all, but rather a yellowish bug crawling out of its eyes.
The crawling of the worm was just the beginning. Then I saw more and more worms crawling out of the eyes of the blue-eyed fox, one, two, three… Then, the entire huge body of the blue-eyed fox trembled, and then I saw an overwhelming number of worms crawling out of all parts of the blue-eyed fox, just like an instant ocean of worms!
“When it was truly alive, the original form was much larger than what we see now. What we see now is just the skin of a demon fox.” Ru Xue said mechanically, her tone familiar but her tone strange, as if she had known all this for a long time.
I didn’t have time to worry about this. What could be more shocking and terrifying than a vivid green-eyed fox shrinking before your eyes at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it was reduced to nothing more than a fox skin?
There were at least thousands of these bugs hiding inside the huge fox corpse, and now they had all crawled out. In just two minutes, they had covered most of the ground in the cave. Ru Xue was standing at the front, less than a meter away from the bugs.
What should I do? My mind began to think rapidly about what method to use to kill these bugs. The terrifying demon was devoured by them like this, and I don’t think our results will be much better.
After the bugs crawled out, they felt a little “confused,” and one by one they all stopped moving on the ground. But when the blue-eyed fox had completely turned into a fox skin, suddenly, a deafening cry rang out in the cave!
It was a strange roar from thousands of bugs, all converging together, like a blow to the soul. I had heard this sound before, when Ruoxue struck the first pair of enchanted stones. It turned out that at that time, these sleeping bugs had already woken up.
So why did Ru Xue knock down the enchanted stone?
I was very depressed. I couldn’t think of any way to kill the bugs. The only thing that could work was dragon fire, but dragon fire couldn’t possibly kill so many bugs in an instant…
Should I run? I was searching for an exit and I found one. There was a dark hole behind the fox corpse that could fit one person to climb out. That should be the exit, but how do we get there? The cave was already filled with countless insects.
“Let’s get out of here,” I whispered. It was better to face the wolves than the bugs. That was the only decision I could make.
After the insects chirped, they didn’t make any moves. We had to take advantage of the situation and retreat.
I went to pull Lao Zhang first, but I found that Lao Zhang was crying. I didn’t understand why Lao Zhang was crying at this time. Could it be that he was scared? But the next moment I heard Lao Zhang say, “If these terrible bugs crawl out, our old forest will be finished, finished…”
My scalp went numb. Just imagine, it’s terrifying to think that the all-devouring bugs are wreaking havoc in the forest!
How could our actions have caused such a disaster?
But I didn’t have much time to think about it. At least it was important to save my life first. I almost had to drag the nearly collapsed Zhang out of the cave. Chengxin understood and helped! At least at this moment, my decision was correct!
At this moment, Ru Xue suddenly said, “There’s no need to retreat. We can get out.” After saying that, Ru Xue took a step forward and picked up a bug with one hand, looking at it carefully in her hand.
I can’t describe the strangeness of Ru Xue at this moment. I put down the hand that was dragging Lao Zhang. I had already decided to drag Ru Xue out of this strange cave even if I had to fight. I was too unfamiliar with Ru Xue like this, and I was too uneasy!
I quickly walked up to Ru Xue and without thinking, I picked her up and put her on my shoulder. Ru Xue didn’t struggle, but said, “Chengyi, if you carry me out like this, you won’t be able to open the immortal’s tomb in the end.”
I gritted my teeth and ignored her, just carrying Ru Xue forward. Compared to her, what is the importance of the Immortal Tomb?
“Chengyi, if you carry me out like this, the old forest will truly face an irreversible disaster. This bug is very hard and must be smashed with great force and the help of tools to completely crush and kill it. The only soft part of it is this piece in the lower abdomen. Their reproductive ability is also amazing. Unless they fall into a deep sleep, Chengyi, can you imagine such a bug in…” Is Ru Xue talking on my shoulder? She is not resisting me, she is just trying to persuade me.
My footsteps stopped, only because Lao Zhang suddenly knelt in front of me, about to kowtow!
Outsiders can’t understand the feelings of the mountain people for the old forest. Perhaps he should blame us for releasing these bugs, but he is now begging us.
And I, after listening to Ruoxue’s words, simply couldn’t go out again calmly, because this wasn’t what I thought. After we went out, we could think of a way out, but the key was in Ruoxue.
I put down Ruixue, but I didn’t leave Ruixue for a single step. She walked forward, and I followed her. I wouldn’t leave her! We would do everything together.
Ruxue put the bug back on the ground, and at that moment, I saw a bright red spot on the underside of the bug. That must be the weak spot Ruxue was talking about.
But what should I do next? Ruoxue didn’t move, standing still as if she was holding a standoff with the bugs. I could only wait.
Time passed by ‘tick tock’, I don’t know how long it was, maybe two minutes, or maybe five? I had no idea, I just heard a ‘humming sound’ like the wind for a moment, and then I saw three shadows like arrows rushing towards Ru Xue, and then they stopped on Ru Xue’s shoulder.
It was the three bugs that had just flown out. At this moment, they flew back. I could smell the strong smell of blood from them, but there was no blood on them.
The three bugs flew back, and the bugs that had been lying quietly on the ground began to stir. I didn’t know what this agitation meant, but I heard the biggest bug on Ruixue’s shoulder suddenly flap its wings and emit a strange cry. After it had called, the bugs on the ground suddenly became quiet.
It was like a king giving a speech to his subjects. It was really awe-inspiring.
I looked at this strange scene and suddenly felt a gaze resting on me. I looked and it was Ruoxue looking at me, looking deeply at me. I couldn’t think of what this gaze represented for a moment.
Next, Ruoxue suddenly moved very quickly and cut her own eyebrow. A bright red, more gorgeous than ordinary blood, like a ruby, oozed from Ruoxue’s eyebrow.
That is… essence blood! When the cultivators cultivate their own life-force, they use essence blood. They naturally have a way to force the essence blood out of the eyebrow. What is Ruoxue doing?
Ruxue suddenly grabbed my hand and said, “Chengyi, don’t do anything, and don’t stop me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the largest four-winged insect on her shoulder suddenly flapped its wings and flew away. After flying past Ru Xue’s brow, the drop of blood had already disappeared.