Capítulo 535: Chapter 535: Blood Scorpion King
Facing the dense swarm of centipedes crawling like a tide in the courtyard, Lin Fei and Leng Ying’s expressions remained as calm as water, unmoved.
Lin Fei looked at Leng Ying and said, “I’ll leave the centipedes in the yard to you. I’m going into the house to rescue someone.”
Leng Ying nodded at him, “Lin Fei, I’ve got this. You go ahead!”
Swoosh.
Lin Fei’s figure soared from the courtyard, like an eagle spreading its wings, heading towards the second floor of the building where the flute sound was coming from.
With a palm strike, bang, the closed window was shattered into pieces by Lin Fei.
Lin Fei flew inside.
At the same time, in the courtyard, Leng Ying’s eyes flashed with a cold light.
Boom, a burst of Grandmaster energy exploded from him.
Hurricane-like Grandmaster energy erupted twice in succession, immediately enveloping the entire courtyard.
Tens of thousands of centipedes in the courtyard were also swept up by this hurricane-like Grandmaster energy, dancing and twisting in the whirlwind.
It seemed as if tens of thousands of centipedes were all taking flight.
With a wave of Leng Ying’s hands, the hurricane-like Grandmaster energy whipped the tens of thousands of centipedes towards the walls around the courtyard.
Although the Grandmaster energy unleashed by Leng Ying couldn’t break through the walls, the hurricane still had considerable force.
Under the onslaught of hurricane-like Grandmaster energy, tens of thousands of centipedes crashed into the walls with a crackling sound.
As the Grandmaster energy dissipated, all around the walls of the courtyard lay countless centipede bodies, broken and dismembered. When the Grandmaster energy struck the walls, all the centipedes were shattered, none survived.
Looking at the dense mass of centipede corpses at the base of the walls, Leng Ying’s expression remained unchanged, even though the attack of tens of thousands of centipedes was exceedingly terrifying, and even a Master level expert might not be able to kill so many centipedes.
But for Leng Ying, it was hardly worth mentioning.
Then, Leng Ying also soared into the air, flying through the window that Lin Fei had shattered with his palm.
Inside the building.
After entering the building, Leng Ying discovered this was the hall on the second floor.
Lin Fei was looking at Master Qingteng sitting on a chair in the hall.
Master Qingteng, dressed in a robe, placed the bamboo flute from his hands onto the table, picked up a tea cup, and began drinking tea.
Leng Ying then saw on the left side of the hall stood Qin Yunyue, Xiao Ling, Xie Wenbo, Qin Zimo, Zheng Yutong, Su Xiaoyue, and over a dozen others.
They stood there motionless as if turned to stone, their eyes the only things capable of movement, clearly having been immobilized.
Above them, on their faces, shoulders, arms, legs—scorpions with stingers poised crawled about, giving a terrifying sight.
Qin Zimo, Zheng Yutong, Su Xiaoyue, and Yuan Yuxi—all these girls wore pale faces, unable to express their intense anxiety.
Bluntly put, these scorpions crawling on them posed a severe life threat with just a single sting.
Lin Fei did not make a move against Master Qingteng upon entering the building for fear of harming the hostages.
Even though Lin Fei could confidently capture Master Qingteng in one move.
Yet each person, including Qin Zimo, had poisonous scorpions all over them. If Lin Fei attacked Master Qingteng, and the latter gave a command for the scorpions to sting their bodies.
Lin Fei could not guarantee saving every person in time.
“It seems my centipedes couldn’t stop you,” Master Qingteng remarked, placing his teacup on the table, looking at Lin Fei and Leng Ying.
“However, if you think you can easily rescue these people from me, you’re too naive. The scorpions on them are extremely poisonous. Just one sting sees the blood sealed within seconds, leading to death in ten seconds.”
As he spoke, Master Qingteng gazed intensely at Lin Fei and Leng Ying, warning, “So I suggest you don’t act impulsively, and it’s in your best interest to listen to me and do as I say.”
Lin Fei looked at Master Qingteng, asking, “Master Qingteng, what will it take for you to release my friends?”
“Simple!” Master Qingteng gave a cold smile, reaching into his robe to pull out a small box, placing it on the table.
Upon opening the box, a scorpion crawled out.
It was a scorpion the size of a pinky finger, distinctly different from ordinary scorpions, blood red, exuding a sinister atmosphere, with a tail stinger poised like it was about to drip blood.
“Swallow this scorpion, and I’ll release your friends,” Master Qingteng said with a vicious smile directed at Lin Fei.
Leng Ying promptly urged Lin Fei, “Lin Fei, you must not swallow this scorpion! It’s the Blood Scorpion King, a bloodthirsty parasite, that once inside a human body, continues to survive without air while draining your blood.
It uses you as its blood bank, tormenting you continuously without killing you, only until its lifespan nears its end, will it pierce your heart to deliver your painful death.”
Leng Ying’s words mirrored what Lin Fei had already known.
His grandfather, the Medical Saint, had told him about the Blood Scorpion King, a notorious component of the most dangerous poisons.
It is a bloodthirsty parasite, incessantly drinking the host’s blood day and night.
Truly a terrifying blood-sucking entity among poisons.
Thus, Wizards enjoy crafting it into Gu Insects for wealth and murder, doing things that defy heaven’s justice.
Lin Fei had previously witnessed Master Qingteng use the Golden Centipede to curse Mr. Su at the Su family.
So it wasn’t surprising for Lin Fei that Master Qingteng possessed the Blood Scorpion King.
Lin Fei spoke to Leng Ying, “Don’t worry about me, Leng Ying.”
Saying this, Lin Fei walked towards Master Qingteng.
Seeing Lin Fei approaching, Master Qingteng remained utterly calm, as Qin Zimo and others’ lives were still in his grasp, giving him confidence.
“I agree to swallow the Blood Scorpion King, but you must uphold your promise,” Lin Fei said firmly as he stood before Master Qingteng.
A smile appeared on Master Qingteng’s face, “As long as you swallow the Blood Scorpion King, I will keep my word.”
He thought silently: I only fear you here, and once you swallow the Blood Scorpion King, I can control your life and death.
I have no interest in anyone but those pretty women amongst your friends.
Even if I let them go now, I can still capture them anytime I wish.
Lin Fei nodded, “Alright, I’ll swallow the scorpion now.”
Hearing this, Leng Ying and Qin Zimo among others showed anxious expressions.
However, it was too late to stop, as Lin Fei had already reached out to pick up the Blood Scorpion King from the table and placed it in his open mouth.
The Blood Scorpion King immediately burrowed down Lin Fei’s throat.
Master Qingteng’s mouth curved into a malicious grin upon seeing this.