Chapter 184 - Chapter 184: Chapter 179 The Strength of a Veteran Insect Master_i (1/2)
Chapter 184: Chapter 179 The Strength of a Veteran Insect Master_i
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This also made him realize a new way of combat.
In the future, he could further develop this approach, using insects to form a true Insect Armor, and transform into a Multi-Headed Beast. He could even use the insects as hidden weapons.
Why do Insect Masters instill such fear in people?
It’s because the insects they raise attack in a way that is almost impossible to guard against.
While Qin Niu was slaughtering a large number of Army Ants, he heard a faint flapping sound in his ears. Immediately after, he felt the hair on his body stand on end, and an extreme sense of danger enveloped him.
Before he had time to react, he heard a sharp smack.
Something had struck his body at an extremely high speed.
Almost without thinking, Qin Niu immediately used his power to bolster his leather armor’s defenses, to avoid being poisoned.
An shadow that was repelled quickly rose into the air and disappeared.
It was a Corpse Bee General.
Its attack speed was too fast.
If Qin Niu hadn’t been wearing his King Pig Leather Armor, he probably would have already fallen to its poison.
The Corpse Bee General’s stinger could easily pierce through a Bronze Canister.
The clothes on his body were as good as non-existent.
Only the robust defense of the King Pig Leather Armor could block its attack.
“Damn it, that Old Master Huang is too cunning. First, he distracts me with the large number of Army Ants on the ground, then confuses me with ordinary Corpse Bees in the sky, but the real killer move is the hidden Corpse Bee General.”
Qin Niu couldn’t help breaking out in a cold sweat.
When facing a formidable enemy, the more prepared one is, the higher the chance of survival.
If he hadn’t crafted the King Pig Leather Armor yet, he would have been a dead man.
This made him think involuntarily of that dead Mu Kuai.
If he really had been stung by the Corpse Bee General, would he become something like that Mu Kuai?
He wasn’t clear on the toxicity of the Corpse Bees.
But there is a small wild bee, which digs holes in the ground to live, slender in shape and delicately small. They are known as Digging Bees.
They are not good at flying, but their crawling speed on the ground is extremely fast, and they move agilely.
Many insects larger than themselves fear them.
Caterpillars, locusts, spiders, etc., none of the prey targeted by these bees, even ten or twenty times larger in size, manage to successfully escape.
They possess a special ability. Whenever they are ready to lay eggs, they will search for a large insect as prey. Then they sting the prey harshly with their poison stinger, injecting a toxin that paralyzes the victim.
At this time, the prey does not die.
It remains paralyzed and unable to move until the Digging Bee larvae are born, which then proceed to slowly consume the prey bit by bit.
By the time they devour the whole prey, they have reached adulthood.
This is even crueler than eating monkey brains or carving meat from a live donkey.
The prey can only watch as its body is eaten away bit by bit.
There is also an insect called Ghost Tiger Armor, which possesses a special ability to capture prey. A cockroach, much larger than itself, becomes agitated and rolls around on the ground after being bitten by it and injected with venom.
After a moment, the venom takes full effect, and the cockroach will obediently follow the Tiger Armor back to its home.
Making a docile breeding ground for the Tiger Armor’s offspring.
It should be known that the Tiger Armor is said to be the fastest moving insect.
With it locking on, nearly no prey can escape.
The venom of the Corpse Bees may also have a similar effect, turning people into walking corpses.
Qin Niu thought to himself that Old Master Huang only had three Corpse Bee Generals in total.
If he could take down this one that had launched a sneak attack, it would be painful enough for that old geezer.
“Fourth, how do you feel now?”
“It’s just that my body is a bit unresponsive!”
It clung tightly to Qin Niu’s armor.
But its movements had clearly become stiff and sluggish. Even it had been poisoned, so the other Termites hardly need be mentioned.
Some of the weaker Grade Two Soldier Ants and Worker Ants had already collapsed to the ground and were instantly devoured by the Army Ants.
Luckily, the discovery was timely, allowing both parties to disengage.
Even so, in a short amount of time, he had already lost over forty Grade Two Termites.
It distressed Qin Niu greatly.
He gripped the Ink Blade tightly and slashed furiously at the approaching Army Ants.
Splendid Blade Qi instantly killed dozens of Army Ants.
But their numbers were vast, at least over a thousand.
If they weren’t carrying terrifying toxins, Qin Niu’s Termite Army of more than two thousand could crush them effortlessly and eradicate them completely.
Now, they were like a suicidal squad.
Fourth was one of the Termites Qin Niu valued the most, and its poisoning worried him immensely.
For now, he did not know how terrible the poison was.
Fortunately, his Termite Army was no pushover. After a brief period of chaos during the initial retreat, several Grade Three Termites quickly organized other Grade Two Termites to launch Mental Attacks against the enemy.
Some Army Ants were Spirit Controlled, becoming puppets.
They turned to attack their fellow Army Ants.
Some Army Ants, under the Mental Attacks of Ghost Ants, rolled around chaotically on the ground or bit wildly everywhere. Some even seized their companions by the neck and bit it off.
“Once the numbers of my Termite Army increase, the advantage will become even greater.”
Watching the Termites swiftly stabilizing the situation and employing long- range attacks for an effective contact-free counterattack, Qin Niu heaved a sigh of relief.
This experience served as a wake-up call for him. In the future, when cultivating Termites, he would need to strengthen their toxin immunity.
Moreover, he needed to find a way to increase the number of Healing Ants and expand their abilities.
“All ants heed my command, if you spot a Corpse Bee approaching, attack it with full force immediately.”
Qin Niu issued the order to his Termite Army and then continued to wield the Ink Blade, relentlessly slashing at the Army Ants.