Free Web NovelChapter 1890: Chapter 1882: Swarm
Bucket-sized mosquitoes flew out from a cave on the edge of the canyon.
There were a full five of them.
Their bodies were as thick as buckets!
And their bodies were four to five meters long!
Above their heads were pitch-black compound eyes glinting with faint cold light, exuding a sinister chill.
Normally, it’s hard to clearly see the compound eyes of a mosquito.
But with these bucket-sized giant mosquitoes in front of them, the countless tiny lenses within those compound eyes could be seen clearly, one by one!
Under their heads, there were long sucking tubes!
Like steel needles.
They shimmered with a rosy glow, one or two meters long, looking extremely terrifying!
Not only that.
When these mosquitoes spread their wings, their wingspan reached seven to eight meters.
As they flew with wings spread, they produced a buzzing, ear-piercing vibration.
The five mosquitoes flying out of the cave delivered an absolutely unparalleled visual impact!
"Demon Mosquitoes?"
Lei Dong, who had long since drawn his Longsword and was on full alert, heard his senior brother Lu QingCheen’s words and turned pale with fright. Staring wide-eyed at the five giant mosquitoes flying over, he asked in shock, "I never heard of this kind of mosquito before!"
"Of course not! For a mosquito to undergo Cultivation and become a demon, how difficult is that! They rarely appear in normal times!"
Lu QingCheen’s expression was grave as he stared fixedly at the five giant mosquitoes flying over. He said to Lei Dong and the other two, "However, this is the Earth Cave! I checked information beforehand; there are indeed records of Earth Cave Demon Mosquitoes! But their terrifying aspect lies in their swarming in the sky in endless hordes!"
"But right now there are only five, so they should be a scattered small group of demon mosquitoes, nothing worth mentioning!"
Hearing this.
The originally tense Lei Dong immediately let out a breath of relief.
Off to the side.
Yan Song had also drawn his weapon, waiting for those Demon Mosquitoes to fly over.
At the same time, he asked, "Brother Lu, how can you be sure these are just a small group of Demon Mosquitoes?"
"Very simple!"
Lu QingCheen seemed to know quite a lot about Earth Cave Demon Mosquitoes.
He smiled faintly and explained to Yan Song and Lei Dong, "If they really were that kind of endless sky-filling swarm of Demon Mosquitoes, the appearance of just these five wouldn’t look like this. At least one of them would turn around and leave to summon the main host! That’s clearly not the case here! Just five. We kill them and can even get some materials from their bodies!"
By the time he finished, Yan Song and Lei Dong both understood.
Excitement appeared on their faces.
Buzz buzz~
The five Demon Mosquitoes soon charged right up to them.
Kill!
Lei Dong and Yan Song shouted loudly and were the first to rush out.
Behind them, Lu QingCheen was in no hurry. He leisurely took out a green Iron Mace from his person, then turned back to Lin Tian and said, "Stay put and behave yourself, don’t go courting death! We still need you to scout the way!"
With that, Lu QingCheen prepared to make his move.
But as he saw the five Demon Mosquitoes already flying up close, he noticed something was off.
These Demon Mosquitoes were injured!
"Retreat, now! We’re leaving!"
Lu QingCheen’s face showed horror as he shouted sharply at Yan Song and Lei Dong.
At the same time.
He grabbed Lin Tian with one hand, lifting him up as he sped forward deeper into the canyon, unease written all over his face.
Yan Song and Lei Dong were baffled.
But they had always trusted Lu QingCheen’s words without question.
Hearing his shout, they didn’t hesitate in the slightest; they broke off their Attacks midway, immediately turned and flew back, falling in step with Lu QingCheen.
As for Lin Tian, he let Lu QingCheen haul him along without resisting.
However, he was extremely curious about those giant mosquitoes.
He had seen giant mosquitoes like this in his previous life as well.
It’s just that.
They weren’t these monsters, nor this exact type, merely somewhat similar!
But his curiosity about the monsters within the Earth Cave grew stronger and stronger.
Especially when he thought that if even more powerful and terrifying Earth Cave monsters existed, wouldn’t that be equivalent to gaining a new treasure ground?
You have to know.
High-level monsters—equivalent to demon beasts—often had precious materials on their bodies, useful for Artifact Refining, for medicine, and for Cultivation!
If!
If Earth’s Earth Caves were vast and held many monsters below, wouldn’t that be equivalent to gaining another region similar to the Devil Race’s lands?
Resources were what Lin Tian needed most of all!
"Brother Lu, what’s wrong?"
Lei Dong and Yan Song, who had caught up, looked at Lu QingCheen in puzzlement and asked.
At this moment.
The five Demon Mosquitoes behind them were still in hot pursuit, refusing to let go.
But none of them were nervous.
If it came down to a fight, five Demon Mosquitoes weren’t hard to deal with; they’d be killed in a moment!
"These Demon Mosquitoes are injured!"
Lu QingCheen’s expression was extremely solemn as he explained to the two, "They showed up because they intend to suck our blood to perform Healing!"
"They’re injured, so what are we afraid of? Just kill them!"
Lei Dong’s eyes bulged as he stared, completely baffled.
Lu QingCheen took a deep breath, glancing back as he spoke in a low voice, "The fact that they’re injured is the key. The wounds on their bodies are all puncture-like... in other words, they were injured by their own kind! If my guess is right, there’s a large Demon Mosquito colony nearby! We’ll find a hidden place, kill them, and then leave immediately. We mustn’t cause too big a commotion! Otherwise, if thousands or tens of thousands of Demon Mosquitoes descend on us, even if we can kill them, we’ll be exhausted to death!"
Hearing this, both Lei Dong and Yan Song’s expressions changed drastically.
The two imagined being besieged by several thousand or even tens of thousands of such huge Demon Mosquitoes, and their scalps instantly tingled.
"Brother Lu, let’s find a place, kill them all, and then get out of here quickly!"
Lei Dong’s face was filled with anxiety as he spoke hurriedly.
Yan Song also nodded, saying in a deep voice, "Exactly. If we keep being entangled by these five Demon Mosquitoes and they draw in a large swarm, we’ll be in big trouble!"
Up ahead, Lu QingCheen, who was leading Lin Tian, turned to glance back.
Then he took out the Beast Skin Map from his person, glanced over it a few times, and observed the surroundings for a while.
"There’s a side-branch canyon up ahead. We’ll go in, kill them, rest for a bit, and then continue! At most half an hour, and we’ll reach the entrance to Miyan Island!"
Lu QingCheen put away the Beast Skin Map and shouted.
Soon.
The group entered the side-branch canyon up ahead.
The so-called branch was actually just another, smaller canyon.
At a bend in the canyon, Lu QingCheen and the others suddenly wheeled around and struck back.
The five Demon Mosquitoes were already injured; after less than a minute of fighting with Lu QingCheen and the other two, they were all taken down!
The group collected the most precious needle-tubes from the Demon Mosquitoes’ bodies, then continued forward with Lin Tian in tow.
But after they left, a Demon Mosquito with an entirely crimson body appeared beside the corpses of those dead Demon Mosquitoes.
It circled around the area once, then suddenly let out a series of hissing screeches before turning and flying off at high speed.
As for this situation.
Lu QingCheen and the others naturally knew nothing.
They took a small detour, finally returning to the main canyon, and then continued forward.
After another ten-plus minutes.
They arrived at an open area within the canyon and still hadn’t discovered any other danger.
Everyone let out a long breath of relief.
But just as Lu QingCheen was about to take out the Beast Skin Map to check their route, a terrifying sound suddenly came from all around.
Buzz buzz~
A dense, ear-piercing vibration suddenly erupted from all sides of the canyon, as if the very ground were about to quake.
"Wh-what’s going on? Don’t tell me we’ve really run into a Demon Mosquito colony? Brother Lu, what do we do?"
Lei Dong and Yan Song were starting to panic.
Heading to Miyan Island for Treasure Hunting was already filled with endless dangers; both of them had been uneasy from the start and were afraid of death.
"We probably have encountered a Demon Mosquito colony! It might also be because of those five Demon Mosquitoes earlier..."
Lu QingCheen’s face darkened, his expression growing incomparably heavy.
And just as his words fell, the sky suddenly began to darken.
