Chapter 14 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The giant beetle shrieked in fear as it tried to dodge, but Qin Hao refused to give it a chance. With a twist of his wrist, he slashed the sword down into the giant beetle’s horn.

With Qin Hao’s strength and the sharpness of the alloy sword, the horn did not stand a chance.

The giant beetle cried out in pain as its horn was severed from its head. As though it was a lethal injury, the giant beetle lost its strength and rolled on the ground while it fought the pain.

Taking advantage of the situation, Qin Hao aimed the sword at the wound and thrust it into the giant beetle’s head without hesitation, ending the bug’s life for good.

However, even with a sword through its brain, the giant commander beetle did not die immediately as Qin Hao had expected. Instead, it rocked its body.

“This guy is tough!” Qin Hao clenched the hilt of the sword with his hands so that he could remain on the giant beetle’s back and swing around as the bug shook.

It was true that Qin Hao had gained the strength of an insectoid and his abilities had undergone a comprehensive uplift in strength. Nevertheless, facing a two-meter-tall giant beetle even when it was lying down made his strength appear a little insignificant.

I can’t just stay like this! Qin Hao thought to himself. The giant beetle might have lost its ability to fight back, but he was also aware that they were in the insectoid’s territory. Once the other giant beetles heard its shriek, he knew that he would be done for. There was no way he could kill his way out with just an alloy sword.

“Go to hell!” Thinking of that, he used all of his strength and twisted the sword. Right then, the giant beetle instantly stopped struggling.

Fresh, dark green blood flowed out of the wound and down to the ground, corroding a vast piece of land. The giant commander beetle’s blood was apparently more toxic than that of ordinary giant beetles.

Qin Hao pulled the sword out and quickly took a few steps back for fear of coming into contact with the highly-corrosive bug blood.

He wiped the bug blood off the sword by scraping it against a tree. It was a decent sword, so the blade was not affected by the bug’s blood. It was still as sharp and shiny as before. Just as he wiped the last stain of bug blood off the blade, he found a drop of greenish substance on the back of his hand.

Qin Hao broke out in a cold sweat; the bug blood was highly corrosive. He instinctively wiped the substance away with his left hand. Only then did he discover that the bug blood seemed to pose him no harm.

Am I immune to this corrosive bug blood? The thought instantly came to mind. When he got wounded and lost an arm, he was covered in the brain matter of a dead insectoid. Supposedly, he should have been dead, corroded, and become a puddle of blood, but he survived. Thinking back on that experience now, he figured that his blood must probably have combined with the insectoid’s and produced some strange synergy.

Another blessing in disguise! Qin Hao was delighted. Earlier, he had already gained plenty of benefits from the insectoid’s blood. Now he had the bonus of immunity to bug poison.

“Let’s move on.” Qin Hao spun around and looked at the two astonished young women.

“He’s so handsome, oh gosh!” Lucia’s eyes lit up. She was right at that age when she was most attracted to guys, especially hot-blooded ones. She would break out in a frenzied scream upon seeing athletic guys, let alone a hero like Qin Hao who had killed a two-meter-tall giant beetle with just one cold weapon.

“Is he a human? Even our instructor isn’t as badass as him!” Nicole’s eyes were fixated on Qin Hao. Back when she was still in military training, she used to think that her burly instructor was the strongest man on Earth. But even then, that instructor could not kill a giant beetle without infantry body armor, let alone a giant commander beetle.