Chapter 133 Knife to the Neck

The swarm of venomous scorpions ran wildly, as if possessed.

The weakest of them all, Zeng Dong, clung to the scorpion's shell, his face deathly pale, barely able to speak, his voice weak and feeble: "Can...can I jump off the scorpion?"

Asa's ears were very sharp, but at this moment he was being jostled around on the scorpion's back and it was inconvenient for him to turn around. He gripped the reins tightly and shouted, "Adong, hang in there! We can leave once the scorpion swarm calms down a bit."

Zeng Dong closed his eyes in pain.

He discovered for the first time that he was actually afraid of scorpions.

So Su Yu and the wounded members of the exploration team rode the raging swarm of venomous shadow scorpions all the way to Su Yao's team's resting place.

Everyone was on guard, and You Fujun was shocked.

Bu Wei, who could see people ahead from afar, narrowed his eyes, took out the Ghost Market Mask with a serious expression, put it on, and warned: "There are unknown people ahead, everyone be careful."

Su Yu paused for a moment, then followed suit and put on a mask.

People from the Ghost Market do wear masks when they are on missions. Firstly, it is a symbol of their identity, which saves them a lot of trouble. Secondly, the Ghost Market mask is also a magical artifact, which has the effect of defense and obscuring their identity. If they offend someone during a mission, they will not be targeted. The mission taker can remove the mask and return to normal life, unless they are marked by the other party using special means.

However, this is just a common practice, not an explicit rule within the Ghost Market, so people in the Ghost Market can reveal their identities if they want to.

The two sides are close to each other.

Without the slightest hesitation, the swarm of venomous scorpions launched an attack.

Countless poisonous needles flew towards Su Yao and the others.

Since Su Yu and her group hadn't done much while riding on the backs of several scorpions in their clan, the scorpion swarm chose to temporarily ignore them and prioritize attacking their primary target.

Those are the egg thieves who have a blood feud with them!

The hatred for eating eggs is irreconcilable; once they smell the scent, none of them will escape!

Su Yao and the others immediately changed their expressions. They had been considering whether these poisonous shadow scorpions were controlled by the people riding on them. If so, there might still be room for negotiation.

But judging from the current offensive of the swarm of poisonous scorpions, whether it's true or not, this battle is unavoidable.

Su Yao's expression sharpened, and she called out, "Tong Yunqi!"

"It's here!" Tong Yunqi hurriedly took out his alchemy furnace and tossed the small pot-like furnace into the air. The furnace grew larger in the wind, expanding to more than three times its original size, and as a defensive magic weapon, it protected everyone from the rain of poison needles.

Although the Venomous Shadow Scorpion's stinger can regenerate, it takes at least fifteen minutes. Once you survive this wave of stings, it will be the perfect time to counterattack.

Su Yao drew her greatsword, Huanhai, from the void, her eyes fixed on the swarm of scorpions, ready to attack as soon as the poisonous needles subsided.

If she were to handle it alone, it wouldn't be too difficult, but Su Yao remembered that this was a special training session at the academy, and Instructor Wu Shi was probably hiding somewhere spying on her, so she had to restrain herself.

After the rain of poisonous needles ended, the Shadow Scorpion paced back and forth for a moment before brandishing its pincers and advancing. The two quickly engaged in battle.

Besides their venomous stingers, venomous shadow scorpions also possess naturally sharp and excellent weapons such as pincers and fangs, and their exoskeletons provide good defense.

This was tough on the exploration team members riding on the back of the Poison Shadow Scorpion.

If you don't jump over the scorpion, you'll have to endure a large-scale attack along with the scorpion swarm.

Jumping over the scorpion would mean losing your mount, and besides, it wouldn't be easy to jump over the scorpion amidst the mutual attacks. Moreover, Asa was carrying two wounded soldiers who were unable to fight, and he couldn't find an opportunity for the time being.

It's like being caught in a scorpion and unable to get off.

Su Yu affixed a defensive talisman to herself and then sent a few more to others before somewhat skillfully spacing out and daydreaming.

Who cares, let's talk about it after we're done fighting.

Before Su Yu could even finish his daze, a large knife was placed against the side of his neck.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be his sister, Su Yao.

The girl had somehow jumped onto the venomous scorpion he was sitting on, crouched behind him, and held a knife to his neck.

Xiao Qi in Su Yu's sea of ​​consciousness chuckled and spoke emotionally:

After years of torment by the Time Management Bureau, Xiao Qi has finally lost her former innocence.

It would be impolite to say that again.

Then he added in a low voice:

After replenishing it, it quickly sank into the depths of Su Yu's sea of ​​consciousness.

I'm posting anonymously, please don't disturb me.

Su Yao was unaware of the turmoil in her brother's mind. She simply moved the blade closer, pressing against the skin of his neck, but carefully avoiding drawing blood. She pressed him in a low voice, "People from the Ghost Market, what is your relationship with this group of Poison Shadow Scorpions?"

While the Shadow Scorpions were most likely attracted by the eggs they ate, the Ghost Market people riding on the Shadow Scorpions are also quite suspicious.

Who knows if these Shadow Scorpions were released by them, and those eggs were fishing gear that their instructor just happened to pick up.

After all, people in the Ghost Market have sometimes done a lot of unethical things in order to obtain rare and precious materials.

Su Yao's suspicions are reasonable.

Su Yu slowly raised her hands to indicate that she meant no harm, and spoke in Feng Jiu's voice: "Oh, it's Miss Su. We're old acquaintances, aren't we? Could you please put down the knife? It's a bit hurtful to our relationship."

Su Yao remained unmoved: "Explain yourself first."

“Alright,” Su Yu sighed, then cut to the chase and asked, “Actually, we originally planned to catch a few Shadow Scorpions as mounts, but the Shadow Scorpion swarm suddenly went berserk and carried us on a wild run. They only stopped and attacked when they saw you. Does Miss Su have any clues about this?”

Su Yao: ...I have more than just a few clues about this.

It's obvious that it's because they ate the Poison Shadow Scorpion eggs.

Upon discovering that her mentor was the culprit, Su Yao moved the large knife aside and said in a gentle tone, "Who knows? Maybe the scorpion swarm has collectively developed hysteria."

"It's not convenient for you all to stay on the scorpions. When the scorpions start their sting attack, we'll run away for a bit. After the sting ends, the scorpions won't attack immediately, and neither will we. Why don't you take the opportunity to come down and fight the enemy with us?"

Su Yu already knew the whole truth from You Fujun. He couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Okay, I'll tell my teammates right away."

After both sides had communicated with their teammates, just as the scorpion swarm was gathering its next wave of poisonous stings, Su Yao shouted, "Go!"

Everyone gathered their attacks together, with Tong Yunqi running at the back with a bitter face, carrying his alchemy furnace as a defensive measure.

He is not good at running, so this running session was essentially a targeted training program for him.

Su Yu sat cross-legged on the scorpion's back, watching the direction the six people were running ahead. He narrowed his eyes and subtly used his divine sense to suppress the scorpion swarm, threatening them to drive the people ahead in a certain direction.