Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 32 – Giant Scorpion

Qiao Yu took a deep breath, his voice coming out in a strained, bubbly tone.

"Xiao Dong, let me ask you, was that bald guy with the scorpion tattoo your clan leader?"

"Nope, that's Giant Scorpion, the right-hand man of our leader. The leader is a really beautiful sister, her legs are this long!"

Xiao Dong stretched her arms as wide as she could, her little face turning red with effort.

The people in the room were amused by her adorable demeanor.

"Don't laugh! The clan leader sister is really pretty!" Xiao Dong thought they didn't believe her and quickly started explaining.

Qiao Yu muttered to himself: She's indeed beautiful, we almost died at her hands.

"Xiao Dong, is the clan leader sister not only beautiful but also the best at poison techniques in your tribe?" Qiao Yu asked.

Hearing this, Xiao Dong proudly lifted her little head.

"Of course! With a wave of her hand, all the poisonous creatures within a hundred miles of the tribe obey her command."

Yang Xiangdi and the others looked a bit grim. The stronger the beautiful woman was, the slimmer their chances of completing the mission.

"Alright! I need to go now, but if I get the chance, I'll introduce you to the clan leader sister. She's still single, you know~" Xiao Dong's eyes flashed with a sly glint.

As Xiao Dong left, the room fell silent once more.

"Now we know the location of the poisonous insects, but it seems like we can't beat the Ten Thousand Poison Den tribe members," Fang Xun said with a bitter smile.

"Be confident, just remove the 'seems like'," Yang Xiangdi said mercilessly.

"The insects are easy to deal with, the problem is the tribe members' devout attitude. If we tell them we're here to eliminate all the poisonous insects, we'll probably be fed to the bugs immediately."

"But it shouldn't be like this......." Qiao Yu mused, rubbing his chin, feeling something was off.

"Qiao Yu, did you think of something?" Fang Yuan asked, looking up.

Qiao Yu nodded.

"Logically, this is supposed to be a puzzle-solving dungeon, it shouldn't be this difficult. If the goal was to kill the entire Ten Thousand Poison Den tribe, it wouldn't need to be designed so complexly."

"So this exclusive dungeon must be cleared with intelligence, not brute force. We must be missing something!" Qiao Yu clapped his hands as he spoke.

The people in the room were speechless... Friend, if we remember correctly, you've been using brute force all the way here, haven't you?

Rustle, rustle!

A strange sound suddenly reached their ears.

"Listen, what's that sound?" Fang Xun's expression changed.

The five in the room held their breath, trying to pinpoint the source of the rustling, only to find it was coming from all directions!

"Look over there!" Fang Xun trembled, pointing to a corner.

They turned to see the corner of the room crawling with dense, black-brown insects!

They had wings on their backs, six legs on their abdomens, and were covered in a layer of black-brown shells that gleamed coldly in the dark, sending shivers down their spines.

"Not just there, they're everywhere! Be careful!" Qiao Yu shouted a warning.

"Blazing Fire Barrier!" Fang Yuan quickly cast a skill, surrounding the swarm with roaring flames, isolating them outside.

Qiao Yu had just breathed a sigh of relief when a small bug landed on his shoulder.

He swallowed nervously, looking up to see the ceiling was also covered with a swarm of insects!

"Run! Don't stay in the house!"

Qiao Yu punched forward, the force blowing away the surrounding insects, crushing those nearby into a mess of disgusting green goo.

[Target too weak for melee combat, no attribute points gained.]

Qiao Yu wasn't surprised. If killing bugs could earn attribute points, he would've been out looking for ant nests with a kettle long ago.

Just as they escaped, the entire house collapsed behind them, its exterior covered in a thick layer of insects.

"My God, where did these bugs come from?" Long Chang's face was full of fear. He had been at the back of the group, and if he had been a step slower, he would've been bug food by now.

"Who cares where they came from, just kill them first!"

Without a word, Yang Xiangdi pulled out his staff.

"Sand Bind!"

"Ground Explosion Technique!"

Countless sand and earth enveloped the house and the swarm. The next second, a dazzling beam of light shot up from the ground, exploding into an orange-red mushroom cloud in the sky.

The air was filled with the smell of burning protein.

Yang Xiangdi's combo wiped out most of the poisonous insect swarm that had snuck into the house to ambush them!

The mage, known as the highest damage-dealing class, was beginning to show its potential in Yang Xiangdi.

Fang Xun and the others looked at the panting Yang Xiangdi in shock.

They had never seen Yang Xiangdi in action before, always assuming he was just a bystander.

Who would've thought this unassuming fat guy's burst combo could be so terrifying? If used on a player...

The thought sent a shiver down their spines.

Long Chang looked at Qiao Yu with gratitude. If Qiao Yu hadn't scared him into inaction that day, he might've been blown to bits by Yang Xiangdi's Ground Explosion Technique.

"Not bad, Yang Xiangdi, you can combo those two skills!"

Qiao Yu's eyes lit up, a deep envy hidden in them.

This is the romance a mage should have, a combo that wipes out enemies with a laugh.

Unlike him, with zero intelligence, what good is high attack power? He could only rely on his fists to fight.

"Don't mention it, using those two skills together almost drained my mana." Yang Xiangdi quickly started taking potions to recover.

"Again with this trick, it seems you're the ones who disrupted the Ten Thousand Poison Ritual."

A cold voice rang out behind them, and from the darkness emerged a shiny bald head, with a black scorpion tattooed on the face.

It was the Giant Scorpion, who had just returned.

"You dare use sorcery to slaughter our Ten Thousand Poison Den tribe's insect swarm? You'll all become food for the larvae, suffering the agony of a thousand insects piercing your hearts!"

Looking at the insect corpses all over the ground, Giant Scorpion's rugged face was full of rage.

These swarms were painstakingly cultivated by their Ten Thousand Poison Den tribe and were of great use to them!

Losing so many at once, even Giant Scorpion would have a hard time explaining to the tribe.

He lunged at Yang Xiangdi, the culprit, his tall and strong body bringing a terrifying force towards Yang Xiangdi.

At this moment, Yang Xiangdi was in cooldown, with no strength to resist, and his agility wasn't high enough to escape.

In desperation, Yang Xiangdi could only close his eyes and shout, "Brother Yu, save me!"

"Your dad's here!"

Qiao Yu's slender figure stood in front of Yang Xiangdi, who was twice his size.

He punched towards the charging Giant Scorpion.

He wasn't good at fighting bugs, but he was great at fighting people.

"Hmph! Overestimating yourself, do you think your delicate little fists can hurt me?"

Giant Scorpion looked at the slender Qiao Yu, his face showing undisguised disdain.

His thigh was thicker than Qiao Yu's arm, this weakling was nothing to him.