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Chapter 146 A Failed Mutual Destruction, a Death in Vain
In normal circumstances, none of the three members of the Blade Dance Mantis—Chen Qing, Bai Xian, or even all of them combined—would be a match for it.
Moreover, the Sword Dance Mantis was driven to the brink of destruction and looked like it was about to self-destruct when the Blood Spirit was at its peak.
Of all those present, only Blood Spirit, this seemingly malevolent entity, could put up a fight against the mutated Scizor and force it into its current predicament.
Just as Chen Qing thought the Mantis was about to self-destruct, a rustling sound suddenly came from afar, and a dark mass shimmered with an unusual light in the dark waters of the deep sea.
"..."
Chen Qing silently widened the distance between herself and Shang Jia and Bai Xian even further.
I forgot.
The mechanical spider bomb... was also a machine she created.
The mechanical spider bombs released by Chen Qing became the claws of the Mantis, extending their blades towards Chen Qing, their original creator.
Chen Qing thought they had all exploded, but unexpectedly, the Sword Dance Mantis had managed to leave so many behind after invading the core.
Now, these spider bombs have been redirected by the Sword Dance Mantis to deal with Blood Spirit and Chen Qing.
Blood Spirit's advantages are very obvious and powerful, but its disadvantages are equally significant.
Before it has truly matured, the Blood Spirit is undoubtedly vulnerable, and these bombs can easily threaten it.
It has to be said that since Xue Ling followed Chen Qing, both the quality and quantity of her strength have dropped significantly, and she often goes hungry.
It was common for them to go hungry for three days and nine meals a day, and they would often have their food scooped out after eating.
Soon, a deluge of bombs exploded in the deep sea.
To be honest, the Gemstone Sea has been in a lot of trouble since Chen Qing arrived.
They get bombed every few days.
Once this event is over, Chen Qing must take the boat and leave the Gem Sea immediately!
The use of large mechanical weapons in the Gem Sea is strictly prohibited.
The reason why those people from the Cross Star group don't take it seriously is because their stance itself is problematic; they are not good people.
But Chen Qing... she'd better leave and avoid the limelight.
As a massive number of mechanical spider bombs exploded, Chen Qing watched as Shang Jia and Bai Xian flew past her.
There were also bloody, smelly fragments of Blood Spirit, and limbs pieced together haphazardly from the Blade Dance Mantis.
But soon, Chen Qing had no time to care anymore.
Because she and her miniature rabbit flew away together.
The immense impact sent them all flying, crashing heavily onto the sandy ground.
This group of people, machines, and living beings were all wounded; their situations were roughly equal.
The Blade Dancer's idea of leading everyone to their deaths triggered the mechanical spider bomb.
After all, bombs don't distinguish between friend and foe.
The Blood Spirit suffered just as much damage as the Blood Spirit itself.
The Sword Dance Mantis already had a lot of health depleted by the Blood Spirit, and with the bomb exploding, it simply self-destructed, taking everyone down in one fell swoop!
Large amounts of blood and flesh fragments fell from the sky, scattering like snow.
Chen Qing was buried in the sand and couldn't move at all.
It looked like all the bones in her body were broken.
Not only were the bones broken, but the abdomen also seemed to be ruptured, and the internal organs appeared to be spilling out. All the hair on the body was burned away, leaving the person disfigured.
That's not the main point. The main point is that she's also blind.
Blind, deaf, mute, and severely injured, Chen Qing could only wait to die.
The deep-sea aquaculture farm was destroyed long ago in the battle between the Sword Dance Mantis and the Blood Spirit, and the bloody smell here will soon attract other sea creatures.
At that time...
Chen Qing ultimately underestimated the strength of the Sword Dance Mantis.
However, similarly, the Mantis Dancer underestimated Chen Qing and her team's defensive and recovery capabilities.
Chen Qing possesses the passive ability of an extraordinary physique, and being a half-blood of a voodoo witch, she also possesses exceptionally mysterious powers.
As for Bai Xian, he's no pushover either.
Moreover, all three of them carried some trump cards to save their lives.
If it were anyone else, they would probably be dead, but the Blade Dancer Mantis happened to encounter three of them.
Pure white death.
However, Chen Qing and the other two didn't fare very well either.
Chen Qing, who had lost all five senses and was unable to move due to the explosion, lay quietly and motionless in the sand and gravel. She was relatively far away, having been thrown even further by the blast.
Only a few of them remained alive in the deep sea. After an unknown amount of time, Chen Qing began to feel waves of pain as her flesh was being devoured.
This little pain is nothing; there's not a single part of her body that doesn't hurt.
Blood Spirit recovered quickly, but it was also blasted back to its juvenile stage by the Mantis's mutual destruction technique.
It has to be said that the Scyther died unjustly; it didn't kill any of them, and all it took away were the Mini Bunnies that it had turned against.
The Blood Spirit greedily devoured Chen Qing's flesh and blood, when suddenly, an irresistible force pulled it away from Chen Qing.
It turned around, but before it could see anything clearly, it was stuffed into a glass bottle.
"..."
Then came someone—no, it was the mechanical creation, the Explosive Battle Rabbit—who picked up Chen Qing, who had already fallen into a coma.
Chen Qing's injuries were very serious; he was barely clinging to life.
If the Explosive Rabbit Hunter and the Water-Covered Butterfly had arrived any later, Chen Qing would probably have been dead by now.
These were Chen Qing's backup plans, and he had other backup plans as well.
She likes to have multiple plans.
Previously, Chen Qing had dispatched a portion of the Wind Shadow Jade to the deep-sea aquaculture farm.
The mechanical fish king hid early on, only revealing itself after the sword dance mantis died.
The Wind Shadow Jadeite members surrounded Chen Qing, protecting him in the very center.
The Water-Covering Healing Butterfly could not heal Chen Qing's injuries. It could only treat Chen Qing's wounds in a simple way, cleaning and suturing them, and injecting Chen Qing with some low-level recovery medicine.
Water-based therapy cannot solve Chen Qing's problem of losing all five senses; she needs a more skilled doctor.
In the deep blue sea, the most powerful place for medicine and pharmaceuticals is the plant sea.
The Gemstone Sea is far from the Plant Sea, requiring a crossing of an Elemental Sea. Chen Qing couldn't wait that long.
She has quite a few enemies.
Putting everything else aside, the rewards on the leaderboard alone would attract countless villains to Chen Qing.
The best solution is to find a highly skilled doctor in the Gem Sea.
However, Chen Qing's understanding of the Gemstone Sea was not very extensive, and the number of people he could seek help from was limited.
It seems that only Marzaan on Sapphire Island can be trusted for the time being. As for Emerald Island, with its clear blue waters, if Chen Qing were to seek her out, he might be tricked again.
But Marzaan may not be trustworthy either, as Chen Qing has too many valuable supplies on him.
The leaderboard event is about to end, and Chen Qing's ranking remains firmly in first place!
Her two strongest competitors are still lying in the sand.