Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 31 – Terrifying swarm of insects

"My God..."

Fang Yuan couldn't help but cover her rosy little mouth. There must be at least millions of these poisonous insects, right?

With so many insects, how long would it take them to kill them all?

"Brother Yu..." Yang Xiangdi stared wide-eyed in the direction of the ancient well.

"Yeah, what is it?" Qiao Yu's expression was grave.

"That woman is even more impressive than Yi Lianen! She's got that elegant lady vibe, and I really like it!"

"Indeed, but unfortunately, like Yi Lianen, she's an NPC," Qiao Yu replied.

"So what if she's an NPC? Haven't you forgotten that all sensory experiences in the Inner World are just like the real world?" Yang Xiangdi said.

Qiao Yu raised an eyebrow. What Yang Xiangdi said seemed to make some sense. There shouldn't be any real-time surveillance footage in the Inner World, right?

"Hey! What are you two thinking about? Is now the time to discuss whether that woman is attractive? Can't you see all those poisonous insects?" Fang Yuan whispered harshly.

"But Fang Yuan, I think they have a point." Long Chang's Adam's apple bobbed as he gazed at the stunning woman's graceful figure.

"Indeed, there's a lot of sense in it. Trying to sneak around might get us killed instantly," Fang Xun said, equally entranced.

"You! You men are all perverts! Ugh!" Fang Yuan spat.

Clap, clap, clap!

In front of the ancient stone well, the beautiful woman clapped her hands, and two strong men carried out a large vat filled with crimson chunks.

They placed the vat in front of the well, and the unknown contents inside were still wriggling, emitting a foul stench.

"Buzz!"

The swarm of insects instantly gathered, frantically devouring the crimson meat chunks.

Half of the vat's contents were quickly consumed.

"Oh great swarm, please bless our Ten Thousand Spirits Den tribe with favorable weather and protect our people from disease. We offer you the freshest human flesh."

The woman's voice was melodious, but her words sent chills down one's spine.

"Ugh!"

Hearing that the vat was filled with human flesh, Fang Yuan couldn't help but gag.

"Who's there?"

The beautiful woman suddenly turned her head, her starry eyes flashing with cold light.

As her gaze swept over, the swarm of insects flew toward Qiao Yu and the others.

In an instant, the sky was covered, even the moonlight was blocked by the swarm.

The kneeling tribespeople buried their heads even lower at the sight.

"Run!"

Without hesitation, Qiao Yu grabbed Yang Xiangdi and bolted. Despite his high attack power, he had no area-of-effect skills.

With such a vast number of insects, even if they stood still, killing them would exhaust Qiao Yu to death.

"Damn it! Wait for us!" Realizing the situation, Long Chang and Fang Xun quickly followed suit.

But how could two legs possibly outrun a flying swarm?

As the swarm drew closer, Qiao Yu could even smell the stench emanating from the insects.

"Sand Bind!"

At the critical moment, Yang Xiangdi raised his hand, summoning a large patch of sand to temporarily hold back the swarm.

"Long Chang, use water magic to cleanse us, quickly!" Fang Yuan, knowing she had caused trouble, urged.

"Got it! Water's Blessing." Long Chang waved his staff, and a stream of clear water washed over the five of them.

By the time Yang Xiangdi's sand was devoured by the swarm, their figures had already vanished.

The swarm, losing its target, began to circle angrily in place.

"So, it's you little mice."

The woman waved her hand gently, calming the swarm. She gazed in the direction Qiao Yu and the others had fled, a strange smile on her lips.

"Brother Yang Xiangdi, it's a good thing you blocked those insects, or we would have been gnawed to bones!" Fang Xun, gasping for breath, said. The former classmate address had turned into "brother."

In the test of life and death, friendships heat up quickly but can also break just as easily.

"Don't thank me, just make sure your sister doesn't pull any more stunts next time." Yang Xiangdi said irritably.

Even with his good temper, he was still annoyed at almost being killed by Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan's eyes reddened with guilt as she spoke.

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again. Long Chang washed away our scent, so we're safe for now."

"You're a grown man, and you're arguing with a girl? Aren't you ashamed? Can't you be more forgiving?" Long Chang retorted.

"No." Yang Xiangdi stiffened his neck, "You want to woo her, I don't. Why should I be forgiving? By the way, simps never end well!"

"What did you say?!" Long Chang, his secret crush on Fang Yuan exposed, angrily pulled out his staff.

"What, you want to fight?" Qiao Yu, who had been standing by, said coldly.

Recalling the scene of Qiao Yu shattering a boulder with a punch, Long Chang shrank his neck and dared not continue his bravado.

"Let's end this here. The priority is to complete the exclusive mission. At least now we know where the Ten Thousand Poison Den's insects are hiding."

"Let's hurry back. If Xiao Dong's parents find out we're missing, tonight's operation will be exposed."

With that, Qiao Yu continued to head back. Fang Xun and his sister were both fire mages, and fire magic was highly effective against insects.

If these three teammates weren't useful, Qiao Yu would have long since shown mercy and dealt with them physically.

Sure enough, they had just returned to their room when there was a knock on the door.

Creak.

As the door opened, a young figure appeared before Qiao Yu.

"Sorry for bothering you so late, handsome brother," Xiao Dong said, sticking out her playful little tongue.

"It's no problem. We're the ones disturbing you. Did something happen?" Qiao Yu feigned innocence.

"Nothing much, just a few little thieves sneaking in. Let me come in and check."

Xiao Dong squeezed past Qiao Yu into the room, counting with her fingers.

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, all five are here. See, I told you handsome brother and his friends didn't run off!"

Xiao Dong said smugly, hands on her hips, followed by several tribespeople from the Ten Thousand Poison Den.

"Sorry, dear guests, there's been a situation in the tribe. We'll have to trouble you to stay in this room for a while," said a bald man with a scorpion tattoo on his face, stepping forward.

Qiao Yu recognized him as one of the two men who had carried the vat of flesh earlier.

"Understood, we'll cooperate," Qiao Yu replied with a friendly smile.

The bald man nodded and left with the tribespeople.

"Handsome brother, you all stay here, okay? Xiao Dong is leaving now, but I'll bring you food tomorrow!" Xiao Dong waved and prepared to leave.

"Wait!"