Chapter 750 - Trophies (2/2)

A giant blue beetle made its presence known, blocking the intended path of the rolling golden-armoured beast in time. With its two legs, it stomped the giant golden-armoured beast to a height of at least one human in the air. The giant golden ball’s rolling was not only hindered but also forced to roll in the opposite direction.

Su Gu gaped, speechless at the sight. What the heck?! What was with this giant blue beetle that appeared out of the blue!

“Young Master! The giant beetle is with the Flaming Horns! Perhaps the insect swarms are triggered by it!” Tu Xu urgently shouted at Su Gu. Tu Xu was in so much shock that his entire back was moist with sweat.

At the mention of insect swarms, Su Gu’s slaves began to tremble. They did not wish to remain here and end up as insect feed.

Su Gu was even more reluctant about that. He initially planned to take it slow. The Young Master was thinking of inspecting the site after the Flaming Horns had left. However, this seemed impossible now.

“Retreat! We need to leave this place immediately!”

Su Gu screamed and studied the hooded figure behind him. Dressed similarly like the one beside Su Le, the hooded figure was typically dispassionate. When Su Gu called for a retreat, the person did not oppose. While he too wished to check on the puppet slaves there, it was best for them to leave now.

“Are the Flaming Horns coming too?” Su Gu anxiously asked Tu Xu.

Just as Tu Xu was about to answer him, his eyes were assaulted by abrupt darkness. His brain felt like it got covered by a brass bell jar and someone was knocking on it relentlessly. It was torture.

Tu Xu was aware of what this feeling was. The bond between his two dispatched flying insects were broken. Those insects were equivalent to his slaves and there would only be one reason behind a broken bond- The insects were dead!

On the other end, a group of black beetles spread their wings and took flight. They headed towards an unassuming flying insect with the intention of surrounding it. While the flying insect could travel faster than the beetles, it had already lost its chance to hide. As more and more beetles taunted it, its wings finally fell victim to its mandibles.

Soon, a second beetle, then a third beetle, and later more beetles surrounded the flying insect and shared a meal.

On the ground, the dense black insect swarm had already devoured all golden-armoured slaves left behind. Any slave with the intention to escape would be slashed by the Flaming Horns and fed to the insect swarm.

The Flaming Horn tribesmen had done their best to contain the monsters to let Shao Xuan deliver the final blow. Doing this was more efficient and they wouldn’t be near the monsters. Every single bone on the monsters could be turned literally into lethal weapons. The most they could do was to shatter the monster bones and slacken its movements.

As Su Le and the puppeteer were further away, these monsters were evidently not as agile as before. To be honest, the increased distance between the puppeteer and their slaves did not necessarily provide visible results. But the hooded figure had suffered greatly from the backlash of broken bonds, which weakened their control over the monsters plenty.

The flaming knife was stabbed through a monster’s chest. The spasming monster was pinned to the ground as the crackling sound of burning wood were produced. Not long after, the monsters would slump over and remain motionless.

This was when the monsters were really ‘dead’.

The clash of two powers had brought changes to the monsters’ bones. If the bones were dissected, one would notice that the only thing left in the bones was a greyish-white powder. It looked akin to the ashes of burnt foliage. This destruction was irreversible, hence this meant that the corpses could not be reanimated again. The bodies would decay at an alarming rate like real dead people.

After all the monsters were taken care of, Shao Xuan carefully investigated their remains. Confirming that danger was eradicated, the Flaming Horns could finally exhale in relief.

After instructing the others to tend to casualties, Shao Xuan paced over to Su Le’s abandoned canopy.

The perimeter of the canopy was fully surrounded by black beetles. The other Flaming Horns dare not go near, Shao Xuan was the only one that would be spared from the beetle attacks. The beetles would even clear a path for the man.

Su Le’s rushed escape did not permit him much time to bring away his other items. This canvas canopy had housed two large lounge chairs, a low table with bottles and cans filled with water and food. There were two wide-mouthed jars that held fruits that looked fresh and plump.

In such weather and a long journey in the desert, it was almost impossible for fruits to remain fresh. Unless there was something special that kept it that way.

Shao Xuan found a few yellowish-brown rocks of irregular shapes in the jars that contained fruits and food items. It was about the size of an egg and rather fragile. By exerting slight force, Shao Xuan was able to crush them.

The rocks were found in every food holding container. Evidently, these rocks were capable of prolonging freshness.