Chapter 708 - Poisonous bugs (1/2)

No matter who it might be, anyone who went into the Sacred Mountains would be filled with a sense of wariness and fear of it. Even Ren Xiaosu was no exception.

That was because no one knew what might be lurking in these mountains. Furthermore, the Sacred Mountains had already been demonized by the outside world as well.

So everyone could not help but feel a little spooked when someone mysteriously died at this moment.

Seeing the two lines of blood mixed with tears on the face of their dead teammate quickly solidifying, many people subconsciously stepped away from the shrine. They did not even dare to look at the statue’s eyes and the expression on its face, as though afraid they would be the next to die if it opened its eyes again.

However, there was also a hooligan in this group who was born without fear for the divine. Luo Lan cursed as he walked up to the shrine and said, “I don’t believe in demons and gods. When our ancestors abolished these divine beings back then, it wasn’t like any of them came forward to protect their temples.”

Then Luo Lan kicked at the shrine and caused it to collapse!

The people around him looked at Luo Lan speechlessly. They thought that if the god of the shrine were to start blaming anyone, they had better not be implicated by his actions.

But after the shrine collapsed, a strange sound could suddenly be heard. Right after, a black tide surged out of it. Ren Xiaosu took a closer look and realized they were some strange black bugs he had never seen before.

When Cheng Yu saw this, he immediately called out to a superhuman with fire powers to burn them with fire. The black bugs started squeaking as they burned in the flames.

But as bugs were really afraid of fire, no matter how much they tried to struggle, they still ended up dying very quickly.

The person who attacked the bugs had been exposed when facing the tarantulas, so everyone knew of his identity as a supernatural being.

Luo Lan started laughing loudly next to the burnt pile of bugs. “Didn’t I say there were no such things as demons or gods in this world? Look at how frightened you all were just now. Why did you even come to the Sacred Mountains when you’re such cowards?”

Cheng Yu looked at Luo Lan. “Boss Luo, you already knew it was the bugs that killed the guy?”

“I didn’t know about that, actually.” Luo Lan chuckled and said, “But didn’t you guys notice? The guy who died just now was the first to reach behind the statue to see if there were any treasures. I immediately thought there must be some kind of poisonous substance hidden behind it. That was why he started hallucinating and thought the statue had opened its eyes. After that, he died because the toxin from the bugs had spread through his entire body.”

In truth, even though Luo Lan seemed like he didn’t care most of the time, he still managed to show his quick-wittedness and meticulous nature on many occasions.

Everyone in the group heaved a sigh of relief. Although someone had died this time, it still sounded more reassuring to hear it was the bugs that killed him rather than divine forces. At the very least, it was something they could deal with.

“Are there any friends here with years of experience in wilderness survival?” Cheng Yu asked, “I’m guessing that most of you lack experience in this aspect, right? If any of you are good at wilderness survival, please come forward and tell us how to avoid the poisonous creatures in the wilderness.”

Many people thought supernatural beings should be proficient in everything, but the truth was that most of the supernatural beings here did not even have any military experience. Before they became supernatural beings, they were just normal people. They were then taught combat skills after they were recruited by the consortiums.

And under normal circumstances, they would usually have private vehicles ferrying them to any job assignments they had to handle. They would even have normal soldiers escorting them, so it would not be too much to say they had most things provided for them.

Ren Xiaosu took a step forward. Cheng Yu looked at Ren Xiaosu and said, “If you’re thinking about performing, forget it.”