C27 (1/2)

This was Ling Xiao's suggestion, and it persuaded the other three as he knew that his current strength was not as he had shown it. Even when he was fighting against the Brute yesterday, he did not use his full strength.

Only by staying away from their line of sight would he be able to unleash his full strength and improve through the constant fighting.

Under the watch of Allens and the Long family brothers, Ling Xiao quickly walked away. The closer he got to the legendary Plated Beetle King's cave, the more cautious he became.

A peak level 1 beast should be Ling Xiao's strongest opponent since his rebirth. However, he didn't seek death by going up to fight head on. Instead, he decided to take a roundabout way to achieve his goal.

”Isn't it just stealing? Why are you making it sound so nice?” Gayaro sneered in Ling Xiao's mind.

Ling Xiao did not want to be outdone by this unreliable ”Divine Beast” that always mocked him. While carefully observing the movements around him, he replied in his mind: ”If someone didn't want the eggs of the Plated Beetle King in order to refine such a good pill, why would I take such a risk?”

While bickering, they approached the Plated Beetle King's lair.

It was a ten metre tall, twenty li long mountain. The inside of the mountain was already hollowed out by the Plated Beetle, becoming their headquarters.

Looking from afar, there were already many huge Plated Beetle waving their tentacles at the entrance of the mountain, moving something back and forth.

Ling Xiao continued to move closer without any change in his expression.

Due to the powder he sprinkled on his body which could interfere with the insect's smell, in the eyes of the Plated Beetle, Ling Xiao was only a slightly weird bug. These undeveloped insects didn't have the intention to mock and suppress their different companions. They only used their compound eyes to stare at him for a while before shifting their gaze.

Ling Xiao was covered in cold sweat. When he saw that the bugs were no longer paying attention to him, he realized that the powder was indeed useful.

It was time to test his acting skills.

Ling Xiao bent his body and imitated those bugs, twisting his body and walking towards the entrance of the cave. In order to be realistic, he even asked Gayaro for two long, black lines of herbs, pretending to have Plated Beetle tentacles on his head.

Amidst Gayaro's crazy laughter, Ling Xiao walked into the interior of the cave unscathed. This place was the heaven of the Plated Beetle.

Countless Plated Beetle of different sizes, shapes and colors were waving their tentacles. From Ling Xiao's point of view, it was a scene of demons dancing chaotically.

I hate bugs!

Ling Xiao pretended to be a Plated Beetle and thought.

Even if he didn't know what a phobia was, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

The thought that he might be dismembered by countless bugs kept threatening him, so Ling Xiao could only divert his attention and chat with Gayaro.

As Ling Xiao went deeper, he noticed that the number of beetles around the cave became fewer and fewer. Ling Xiao went deeper and noticed that the number of beetles around the cave became fewer and less.

Ling Xiao became more cautious. Under Gayaro's command, he accurately avoided the countless twisted forks in the road, and in the shortest time possible, arrived at the cave where the Plated Beetle King was.

As they walked, Ling Xiao suddenly realized that there was an open space in front of them. The narrow walkway was replaced by a cave that was more than ten meters tall.