Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 36 – Exterminate insects, Xun Dong appears

As Qiao Yu gave the order, everyone quickly pulled out their pitch-black novice staffs.

Only Yang Xiangdi, with a smug look on his face, pulled out a dazzling pink staff adorned with a beautiful bow.

"Yang Xiangdi, while the bugs haven't emerged yet, can you see if you can use the Ground Explosion Technique to wipe them out from the bottom of the well?" Qiao Yu asked.

"I'll give it a try." Yang Xiangdi held the Fairy Staff close to the ancient stone well to sense it, then shook his head.

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"No, this well is too deep. I can't sense the ground."

The Ground Explosion Technique, though powerful, must be cast from the ground.

"How about... going down the well?" Long Chang tentatively suggested.

"No way, that's too dangerous! There's an unknown-strength Insect Queen down there! Going down is like asking for death," Fang Xun immediately shook his head vigorously.

"Wow, Long Chang, I've seen many benevolent people, but it's my first time seeing someone so reckless," Yang Xiangdi gave a thumbs-up.

"If the Insect Queen hears you're going down, she might as well sing 'Thank you for being there, warming the four seasons' for you."

Long Chang looked a bit embarrassed but didn't dare to retort. After all, the guy with the pink staff could really take him down with a set of skills.

Just as the situation was at a standstill, Fang Yuan volunteered.

"Qiao Yu, I can use Fireball Technique to lure the bugs up, and then we can deal with them."

"Alright, but be quick," Qiao Yu nodded.

Their task was only to eliminate all the bugs, not to confront the Ten Thousand Poison Den tribe head-on.

"No problem."

Fang Yuan waved her staff and began chanting slowly, a flicker of fire appearing at the tip of her staff.

"Ka-tun, ka-ka-kou-nao-ji!" Yang Xiangdi, in a fit of adolescent delusion, suddenly shouted from the side, nearly startling Fang Yuan into breaking her spell.

Fortunately, Fang Yuan steadied her breath, and a massive fireball erupted from her staff, hurtling toward the mouth of the ancient stone well.

The fireball descended along the well's walls, illuminating the well with a bright red glow.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

A series of popping sounds came from the bottom of the well, and the next second—

Buzz!

The swarm of bugs they had seen that day began to pour out of the well in droves.

But this time, Qiao Yu and the others were prepared and wouldn't be chased away in panic by the swarm.

The ancient stone well, where the swarm resided, had become their best grave.

As long as the bugs couldn't scatter into space, they posed no threat to Qiao Yu and the others.

"Go! Sand Binding!"

With the Fairy Staff's enhancement, Yang Xiangdi's casting speed increased, and countless grains of sand covered the well's mouth like a lid, leaving only two small holes.

The venomous bugs that leapt up crashed into the sand-formed shield.

"Fang Xun, Fang Yuan, it's your turn!" Qiao Yu shouted.

"Got it!"

Fang Xun and Fang Yuan thrust their staffs into the small holes Yang Xiangdi had left.

"Fireball Technique!" X2!

Two massive fireballs ignited within the narrow space of the well, scorching countless venomous bugs, the sound of their popping echoing continuously.

Meanwhile, Long Chang stood awkwardly by, unable to help as a water mage.

This was a tactic Qiao Yu had just devised, which he called "Well-Closing Bug Extermination."

The heat from the two Fireball Techniques turned the stone bricks of the ancient well a glowing red.

"Alright, Xiangdi, release the Sand Binding. The bugs should be mostly dead," Qiao Yu said.

"Got it!" Yang Xiangdi waved his staff, and the sand at the well's mouth vanished instantly.

Qiao Yu peered down, seeing the well's stone walls charred black, with no bugs in sight, and a foul smell of burnt rubber wafting up.

"These bugs should all be dead, right? Why hasn't the system notified us that the task is complete?" Fang Xun asked, covering his nose.

"Do we really have to go down and kill the Insect Mother?"

Qiao Yu frowned, feeling that the task wouldn't be so simple.

"Hehe, you little mice are really disobedient."

As they wondered, a light, pleasant laugh suddenly rang out, so close it seemed the speaker was right by their ears.

Startled, Qiao Yu spun around and began to retreat, a graceful figure coming into view—it was Xun Dong, the beautiful chieftain of the Ten Thousand Poison Den!

Behind Xun Dong stood a tall, burly man.

This man, like the Giant Scorpion, was bald, but unlike the Giant Scorpion, his appearance was not as rough, and a black snake tattoo adorned his face.

"Should I call you the chieftain of the Ten Thousand Poison Den, or should I call you Xiao Dong?"

Qiao Yu spoke, staring intently into Xun Dong's beautiful eyes.

Hearing this, Xun Dong's smile froze.

"It seems you know something quite extraordinary."

Xun Dong's eyes turned cold instantly.

"Speak! Where is the Giant Scorpion?"

The burly man behind Xun Dong couldn't help but step forward, his overwhelming aura pressing down on Qiao Yu and the others.

The Anaconda remembered, before parting, the Giant Scorpion had said he would investigate Qiao Yu and the others, then lost contact.

Could it be that the Giant Scorpion was already...

Thinking of this, the Anaconda's killing intent surged.

"Uh..." Qiao Yu was about to answer when he suddenly paused.

If an NPC dies, it doesn't really count as dead, since once the dungeon resets, the NPC's memory is wiped and they are revived.

"Do you see this pink staff in my hand? It dropped from the Giant Scorpion."

Yang Xiangdi waved his staff.

"You dare!"

The Anaconda roared and charged, not understanding what Yang Xiangdi meant, but knowing the Giant Scorpion must have met with misfortune.

As the Giant Scorpion's sworn brother, the Anaconda had to avenge him!

Qiao Yu was about to stop the furious Anaconda when Xun Dong flashed in front of him.

"Where are you going, handsome brother?" she laughed, covering her mouth lightly.

"What a pity, I originally wanted to spare your life. If I could obtain your genetic material, the child born would probably be beautiful too. Why did you have to seek death?"

"You killed so many of our Ten Thousand Poison Den's bugs; if we don't sacrifice you, the Insect Queen will be very angry."

Xun Dong's words were filled with disappointment.

"I wouldn't dare; you're not even 14, it's illegal. So, when you said you'd introduce me to the beautiful chieftain, you meant yourself? You have quite the thick skin!"

Qiao Yu bluffed, not daring to relax for a moment, knowing a single mistake could lead to his immediate demise at Xun Dong's hands.

"What's wrong, handsome brother? Don't you like my current appearance? How about I change back to Xiao Dong's form?"

Xun Dong's body shifted between Xiao Dong and the stunning woman's form, looking incredibly eerie.

"So, which do you prefer, handsome brother~?"