369 Snow Wasps (1/2)

Though the individual size of snow wasps was the smallest among these few types of beasts, its senses were the most perceptive. A few snow wasps stealthily fluttered towards Chen Mu, and the unsurpassably sharp stings glimmered with a palpitating metallic shine.

Chen Mu suddenly detected a whiff of danger. His heart was as settled as still water. The surrounding scenery was as though reflected on the peaceful surface of a lake, and so clear that it felt a little unreal.

His perception had always been slightly different from everyone else's. It wasn't quite sensitive towards energy fluctuations, but could always capture tangible objects with ease and accuracy.

Such as these few snow wasps.

They made use of the cover provided by the leaves. The entirely pure white body was hard to discern in an environment heaped with snow everywhere, but Chen Mu discovered them very easily.

Having witnessed the might of the snow wasp's sting, he dared not belittle it in the slightest. He cast a glance at Mo Ta. These card artisans were each crazed by bloodlust. Could it be that they had forgotten his own presence?

This thought merely flashed by in his mind, and his attention was placed upon the few snow wasps approaching him silently. He must get rid of these few snow wasps presently, and without causing too big a commotion. Otherwise, not only would it catch the attention of this group of card artisans, but also would those beasts not leave the matter be.

He was the culprit after all!

Chen Mu hid behind a stout trunk. The tree in front of him had a diameter of about eight meters and could easily conceal his figure. His perception was fixedly locked onto these few snow wasps. Evidently, they wanted to ambush him!

Chen Mu suddenly seemed like a lizard, climbing up the tree with odd agility. The view from the tree wasn't too good as the dense foliage could block one's view. Ordinary card artisans' perception could hardly be of any use in such complex geography and they could only rely on their eyes experience.

However, to Chen Mu, these branches and leaves were but a minor problem. The few snow wasps were still under the close surveillance of his perception.

Chen Mu's movements were exceedingly gentle, like a leopard cat. The Patterned Shuttle was actually most suitable for such an environment. This kind of long ranged attack cards, similar to the Whorled Sniper Shuttle, could easily obliterate beasts with lackluster defense abilities like the snow wasps.

After weighing his options for a moment, Chen Mu did not choose the Patterned Shuttle and intended to use the Hundred Changes instead. The Patterned Shuttle would make loud noises which would be extremely easy to alarm the card artisans and the beasts in the fray.

A light cyan, whip-shaped energy body the thickness of a thumb appeared, and if one to look closer, one would discover that the edges of this energy whip was covered with serrated blades and was extremely sharp. The energy blade-whip was about five meters in length. Though this length wasn't exactly long, the difficulty in control was smaller as well.

Mo Ta's energy chain had given him considerable inspiration and even triggered his memory of Mark Victor's Twisted Spinning Thorns. The energy blade-whip's advantages were an attack range further than a handheld wavy blade and a larger variety and increased flexibility of variations. Its weak points were the lack in power of its attacks and the high demands of perceptual control.

But Chen Mu's choosing of the energy whip at present was just right. Snow wasps' defense capabilities weren't strong and great attacking power wasn't necessary. Besides, to fight close up with a beast so nimble in flight and possessed of mid-ranged attacking abilities like the snow wasp was truly too dangerous.

Pity that he didn't know how the structure of that energy chain in Mo Ta's hands was actually built. Otherwise, he could have used it as a reference. He was very curious about that golden yellow energy chain, especially that ”explode”. He had racked his brains and still couldn't figure out its principle.

Nevertheless, he was still rather confident in the energy blade-whip formed from Hundred Changes.

The energy blade-whip coiled up in loops and was held loosely in his hand.

The branch of this tree was thicker than a man's thigh and Chen Mu could walk on it steadily. His body had an excellent sense of balance. Even without a jet stream card, he could calmly run on it speedily.

The snow wasps hadn't yet found out that Chen Mu was no longer at the original place. They took a roundabout route to outflank him and with the cover of leaves, they wanted to fly to behind Chen Mu. The surrounding was full of dense foliage and branches the thickness of arms, and with incredible grace, they flitted about amongst them.

They hadn't expected that the prey in their eyes had become the predator, lying in wait on the path by which they must pass.

A leading snow wasp stopped abruptly, and the snowy white feelers on its forehead seemed to be quivering gently. The other few snow wasps halted one after another too, hovering in mid-air among the leaves.

Sure enough, the six senses of the snow wasps are truly sensitive! Exclaiming inwardly, Chen Mu chose to make a move!

A ray of pale cyan light suddenly shot out from amidst the dense foliage and accurately impaled the body of a snow wasp. Before the other snow wasps comprehended the situation, this blade-whip formed from pale cyan energy had instantly retracted.

Chen Mu, who had ambushed successfully, conveniently rolled back like a rubber ball.

Thump!

A sting hit the place where Chen Mu had been a moment ago. The power of the sting was tremendous and the branch, thick as an arm, was actually forcibly snapped by the shot from the middle like pulp. The still powerful sting buried into the ground, leaving just a deep hole the size of a finger.

Chen Mu felt the branch under him quake and almost fell to the ground.

A sting this size actually contained so terrifying a power. If it were to hit a human body...