Chapter 15: Green Poison Insect

Soon, that crystal seemed to react with the Green Glow Algae, emitting a faint white smoke.

“How much energy is left?” Xu Feng asked.

“There are still sixty-five points. This energy recovers too slowly,” Wang Ying said.

“Hmm, it’s enough for us to kill the Green Poison Insects. After we complete the mission, we’ll find a place to rest properly,” Xu Feng said.

Soon, there seemed to be a rustling sound from ahead, and two toad-like insects emerged.

“Two of them at once…” Xu Feng frowned and whispered, “Be careful during the fight later. Don’t get sprayed by their venom.”

After saying that, Xu Feng took another crystal from his pocket and threw it. This time, he threw it closer to himself.

The two Green Poison Insects were covered in large and small pustules. Their plump bodies had six legs; the back two were very sturdy, the middle two slightly smaller, and the front two resembled iron hooks, gleaming with a dark shine.

They ran to the first crystal Xu Feng had thrown and started licking the spot, consuming quite a bit of the nearby Green Glow Algae.

Soon, a small patch of Green Glow Algae was completely eaten away by them, revealing the concrete underneath.

One crystal was clearly not enough. The two Green Poison Insects were then attracted by the new crystal Xu Feng threw. At that moment, the crystal had not completely dissolved yet—about half remained. One Green Poison Insect suddenly leaped over, its slender tongue curling, and swallowed the crystal whole.

The other Green Poison Insect grew anxious too. It jumped over, pushed the first one aside, and began biting at the Green Glow Algae around the crystal.

“What, what is that crystal for?” Wang Ying asked quietly.

“Heh, that synthetic drug has no effect on humans or other Insect Races, but it works wonders on Green Poison Insects,” Xu Feng said softly. “It can cause strong hallucinogenic effects on Green Poison Insects and also slow their blood flow, making their movements more sluggish. It’s about time. Use your skill to attack the second one. Leave the one that swallowed the whole crystal for now.”

Wang Ying nodded, aimed at the Green Poison Insect that was eating the Green Glow Algae, and used her skill.

“Bang~”

The Dream Return effect was significant. The first strike directly flipped the Green Poison Insect over, reducing its Health Points by one-third.

While Wang Ying attacked that Green Poison Insect, the other Green Poison Insect also noticed an enemy and tried to pounce, but its reaction became very slow. It felt top-heavy and unsteady, unable to move its legs properly. Its two bulb-like eyes showed a confused expression, and its head involuntarily swayed from side to side.

“Well done, keep attacking!” Xu Feng said.

Wang Ying then released two more consecutive attacks. The first Green Poison Insect was killed before it could even get back up.

The second one, which had swallowed a small part of the crystal, staggered around as if drunk and could hardly walk.

Without waiting for Xu Feng to speak, Wang Ying switched her target to the second one. Soon, the second one was also killed.

“I didn’t expect it to be so easy,” Wang Ying said with some surprise.

“Heh, once you know the method, killing these insects is actually very simple,” Xu Feng said with a slight smile.

Xu Feng had ten years of experience killing insects and knew many clever ways to hunt these Insect Races. However, each method was discovered only after hundreds or thousands of people sacrificed their lives.

After retrieving the two Green Poison Insects, Xu Feng carefully used the Bone-Cleaver to cut open the bodies and took out two fist-sized, bulging items from inside.

“These are the Poison Sacs. Keep them safe. These Green Poison Insects never sprayed their venom even once, so these Poison Sacs can be sold for a good price,” Xu Feng said.

Before mastering the synthetic drug, killing these Green Poison Insects often involved a fierce battle. Even if they won in the end, the Green Poison Insects would have sprayed most of their venom, and the harvested Poison Sacs were often shriveled. But after humans developed this synthetic drug that could cause hallucinations in Green Poison Insects, they only needed to drug the Green Poison Insects and then shoot them from a distance with crossbows, just like Xu Feng, to obtain a complete Poison Sac.

After taking out the two Poison Sacs, Xu Feng glanced at the Green Poison Insect bodies and hesitated. “Green Poison Insects are edible, but eating too much can cause slight toxins and lead to diarrhea…”

“You’re not thinking of preserving these insect bodies to eat, are you? That’s disgusting,” Wang Ying said with disdain, looking at the pustule-covered Green Poison Insects. “Don’t even think about putting them in my Virtual Backpack. It’s too gross.”

“Alright, it’s quite easy to find food now,” Xu Feng glanced at Wang Ying and finally compromised. “We don’t need to eat these things anyway.”

In his previous life, Xu Feng had eaten almost anything. But now, with his strong abilities, food was no longer a problem for him.

He threw the two Green Poison Insect bodies toward the patch of Green Glow Algae ahead. Soon, the bodies were decomposed by the Green Glow Algae and disappeared.

The surfaces of Green Poison Insects secrete a mucus that prevents them from being decomposed by Green Glow Algae. Moreover, the Green Glow Algae is also a food source for Green Poison Insects, and its strong ability to decompose flesh and blood also protects them. Therefore, Green Poison Insects are very fond of Green Glow Algae.

However, once a Green Poison Insect is injured or dead, and its flesh and blood come into contact with Green Glow Algae, just like any other creature, the Green Glow Algae will decompose them.

By the way, Green Glow Algae can only decompose flesh and blood. If Xu Feng wore shoes, he could walk safely on the Green Glow Algae. Only exposed skin must not touch the Green Glow Algae.

“Let’s continue. After using all the synthetic drug, we’ll leave this place,” Xu Feng said.

Soon, one synthetic drug crystal after another was thrown onto the Green Glow Algae, attracting one Green Poison Insect after another. Half an hour later, Wang Ying’s Virtual Backpack already contained eleven Poison Sacs.

“One last one. After using it, we’ll leave,” Xu Feng said.

“Yeah, the environment here is really unpleasant. I always feel like I have a foul smell on me,” Wang Ying said, frowning. As a girl, she never imagined she would one day be crawling through a sewer.

By now, the patch of Green Glow Algae ahead had been gnawed bare in several spots. However, since more than a dozen Green Poison Insect bodies had been consumed, the bare areas were slowly recovering from the outside in. It wouldn’t be long before the area was again covered entirely in Green Glow Algae.

Xu Feng flicked his finger lightly, and the last synthetic drug crystal flew onto the Green Glow Algae, beginning to dissolve slowly.

Gurgle~

A low, hoarse cry came from not far away. Hearing this sound, Xu Feng’s expression changed, and he pulled Wang Ying as they slowly backed away.

“What’s wrong?” Wang Ying asked.

“Seems like a big one is coming…” Xu Feng looked ahead.

A Green Poison Insect three times larger than an ordinary one emerged. Its huge body almost blocked one-third of the sewer passage.