chsdbacks Chapter 8 What's the point of talking to a bug?
Chapter 8 What's the point of talking to a bug?
"You can talk?"
"No wonder those beast kings wanted to devour you; having intelligence is indeed a maddening thing."
Chu Wen hadn't expected that the queen of the insect hive would understand human tactics of deception and know how to buy time.
"I had no choice. I've been building my nest for two years, and it was almost finished when you barged in."
"Now, if you wish to kill me, sir, I will simply surrender. Is that not right?"
If it weren't for the Queen's several-meter-long cavity, the sound would have been quite pleasant. It's just a pity that Chu Wen couldn't appreciate the scene before him.
"A deal? I don't think you have anything to offer that would entice me."
"Yes, of course I have them! I've collected the most nutritious parts of many demonic beasts, the parts with the most concentrated blood essence. My children helped me seize them. Some of these parts could fetch an astronomical price from you human martial artists."
"Look, this is half of a king dragon lizard's tail. My children went to great lengths to find it on the battlefield in Jiangnan Base City, thousands of kilometers away..."
Chu Wen was somewhat surprised: "You also know about the Jiangnan Base City?"
"I have been learning all along."
This is the Demon King, a completely different level of life from the Beast King!
Only their bodies are different; their intelligence is no different from that of humans.
Chu Wen slowly approached, and the reaction of the Hunyuan Pearl was indeed genuine. Among the treasures of this Insect Queen, there must be something that could attract the Hunyuan Pearl.
"Is there anything else? I'm not interested in this little bit." He glanced at it listlessly, then turned away to dodge a sneak attack from a red worker ant. "That's not a good attitude for negotiation."
The queen remained calm and examined the human again.
He's a monster! His ghostly movements are so incredible, it's impossible for a human to dodge like that.
She didn't even see what happened before the guard's sneak attack missed. How did they do that? It's unbelievable.
"Cunning humans."
She turned to signal to the guards beside her, one of whom spat out an object covered in layers of slurry.
"It's all here. I've shown you my sincerity. What about you?"
Chu Wen nodded slightly: "Your sincerity is indeed commendable."
"But you seem to have misunderstood something."
The Queen's eyes clearly showed confusion; she didn't understand Chu Wen's words.
"What's the point of talking to an insect?"
The voice just fell.
A layer of red scabs appeared on Chu Wen's body.
Blood and Qi value fully released -
Blood Demon state!
Combat power increased by 400%!
A battle blade slid out from the combat suit, circled in the air in a half-arc, turned into a streak of silver light, and precisely pierced into the queen's abdomen.
Burning Blade Technique! Like a Shadow! Returning to Simplicity!
Chu Wen's speed exploded to the extreme, and in a flash he gripped the hilt of the knife again.
One swipe to the end!
The speed was too fast, and the incident happened so suddenly that the two guards didn't even have time to react before their queen died.
All that remained was that unseeing expression, that bloated body, lying dead on the ground.
With the queen dead, the surrounding insects also fell silent, leaving only empty shells.
A few breaths later, Chu Wen ignored the sticky liquid on the ground and stuffed it all into his bag. Even with his hands split open from carrying all the treasures, he quickly left.
It was a close call, but no real danger.
The Queen's level should be that of a beginner Beast King!
In Blood Demon form, he can only unleash the destructive power of a high-level warrior at most.
Combined with the "Return to Simplicity: Burning Blade Technique," it can achieve 20 times the damage, which is equivalent to a high-level warrior.
There's still a difference of one realm between a high-level warrior and a low-level beast king!
He had just been assessing the Queen's most vulnerable area: her overly swollen abdomen.
As the abdominal cavity undulates, the yellow skin has a slightly transparent sheen, indicating that its defenses are at their weakest.
Although his movement technique was incredibly powerful, the power that the A-grade battle blade could unleash, combined with the Burning Blade Technique, was just right to take the queen's life.
But Chu Wen dared not gamble, after all, the Queen might have some trump cards she was reluctant to use.
So, if you're going to do it, do it decisively!
From the moment Chu Wen saw the honey-storing ants, he sentenced the queen of the insect hive to death in his heart.
Little did he know, while the Queen was stalling for time, he was also stalling for time, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
This queen clearly hasn't grasped some of the essential skills of human martial artists—
If I kill you, I won't have to make a deal with you anymore.
A few minutes later, Chu Wen regained his strength on a collapsed house in the county town.
The Blood Demon state can unleash a multiple of combat power, but it also has hidden dangers. After the power is unleashed, the user will be completely powerless for a short period of time.
After confirming that the surrounding environment was safe, he carefully opened the object wrapped in slime.
Inside lay a red bead, which looked very much like the Hunyuan Bead!
Before he could react, the red bead disappeared into his brow and merged with the Hunyuan Bead in his mind.
At this moment, Chu Wencai opened his mouth in surprise.
[Hunyuan Pearl - Blood Qi (Replenished Once)]
This incredible thing is still incomplete?
The "Hunyuan Breathing Method" is available for practice.
Potential Point: 0
Chu Wen hurriedly rummaged through the flesh inside the pouch and cleaned away the mucus, only then did the Hunyuan Pearl begin to absorb the blood energy.
As the blood energy level continued to overflow, the potential points also increased, soaring to 50 again.
Only then were those pieces of meat squeezed dry of their last remaining value.
"It's amazing that it has so much blood energy. These pieces of meat were probably collected by these worker ants during the battle in Jiangnan Base City. The saliva can even keep them fresh."
As expected of the Beast King, every part of him is a treasure.
Chu Wen thought of something, took a cup and filled it with water; this thing might come in handy in the future.
After discarding some pieces of meat that had no vitality, he managed to stuff the precious materials into his backpack.
Chu Wen wasn't in a hurry to practice breathing techniques here. Some time had passed since he entered the area. After editing some videos, he returned to the entrance of the county town where he could connect to the internet and uploaded the videos.
However, what was uploaded was a desolate county town, an underground insect nest, and the corpse of a dead beast king...
He won't reveal too much of his strength; the best effect will come from subtly revealing it later.
This video will likely be interpreted by the AI as a battle between Beast Kings, with the Hive Queen being devoured, affecting the human warriors, and the Beast King that ultimately succeeded having already left the area.
"Thanks to Comrade Chu Wen for his work. This insect nest is a level four ant colony and is classified as extremely dangerous."
"But the insect hive is clearly not yet fully grown. Based on the Beast King's corpse, it can be inferred that there was a battle between the Beast Kings, and the human warriors were caught in the crossfire..."
"Given Chu Wen's outstanding performance in this reconnaissance mission, we have applied for formal martial artist status for you. The corresponding reward is currently under review and is expected to be sent to your personal computer in two days."
The quantum computer wouldn't inquire about what benefits Chu Wen received.
Gathering materials? He needs the guts to explore, and that's what he deserves.
He sped along, casually killing several beast-soldier level monsters that blocked his way. After only two days away, Chu Wen returned to Warrior Fortress No. 033.
"Brother Chu? You look terrible this time. Did you run into danger?"
"Sigh, are there no materials for sale? The beast-grade ones are still the same price..."
Chen Yang saw that Chu Wen had only said hello and left, so he just smacked his lips a few times and didn't say anything more. But as soon as he turned around, he received a message from Chu Wen.
[I have some good stuff. Feel free to come to my room if you dare.]
Gurgle.
A crazy idea popped into Chen Yang's mind.
He wouldn't keep a Beast General-level material hidden, could he possibly have Beast King-level materials?!
"This kid... no way..."