Chapter 174 Red and Black Battle, Toxin Extraction, Useless Spectators
The scorpion swarm continued forward, and along the way, the strange beasts they encountered dared not provoke them and all gave way.
After half a day, the swarm of scorpions finally stopped at another set of ruins.
This ruin is marked with a building icon on the system map. She had originally intended to explore it, but was stopped by a fire-attribute beast.
Unexpectedly, I've ended up here again with the scorpion swarm.
Aside from different species of venomous scorpions, Shen Jue couldn't think of any other exotic beasts that could stand up to the swarm of scorpions.
Following the Black Scorpion, we encountered no other players and didn't need to worry about being ambushed.
However, not being able to see the players isn't necessarily good news.
Even if another player uses an invisibility card like her, she won't be able to detect it.
To prevent any accidents, Shen Jue used his invisibility ability.
Not long after Shen Jue went into hiding, there was movement in the ruins below.
The pile of rubble shook violently, and a huge red scorpion emerged from it, its body larger than that of an ordinary black scorpion.
Immediately after, another red scorpion emerged from the rubble behind the first one, and so on...
At this time, the number of red scorpions increased, densely crowding half of the ruins, while the other half was filled with black scorpions, which looked terrifying.
As the red scorpion appeared, a strong smell of blood filled the air.
The black scorpions were not to be outdone, and they all responded to the Black Scorpion King, engaging in a fierce battle with the red scorpions.
They brandished their sharp pincers and fought each other, leaving behind a trail of severed limbs.
Although the red scorpion is larger than the black scorpion, it is slow and not as agile as the black scorpion.
Close combat is a disadvantage, and Black Scorpion seized this opportunity to gain a certain advantage in the battle.
Just as Black Scorpion was about to take down Red Scorpion, Red Scorpion suddenly changed his strategy.
Red Scorpion did not give up the fight despite being slow.
Their only means of retaliation is venom, which is more potent than that of black scorpions. Once struck by their pincers, black scorpions will most likely die from the venom.
From Shen Jue's perspective, the red and black sides are locked in battle, with the black side being rapidly devoured by the red side.
The red scorpion quickly regained its advantage, while the black scorpion was on the verge of collapse.
The Black Scorpion faction began to hesitate, and some Black Scorpions even disobeyed the Black Scorpion King's orders and turned to run away.
Although the Black Scorpions believe in the supremacy of strength, it is absolutely unacceptable for the king to send them to their deaths. They are not human and have no concept of loyalty.
The situation on the battlefield has changed dramatically. The Black Scorpion, which had been slightly outmatched, gradually lost its composure and crumbled under the Red Scorpion's frenzied attacks.
In this battle, the Red Scorpion also adopted a completely new tactic, using its massive body and powerful venom to break through the Black Scorpion's defenses one by one.
Faced with an attack from the red scorpion, the black scorpion began to panic.
Some of the black scorpions even started to run away, completely disobeying the Black Scorpion King's orders.
Seeing the black scorpion flee, the Black Scorpion King was furious, but its anger did not change the situation.
Only a small number of black scorpions were still fighting on the field.
With such a small number of black scorpions, it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Ultimately, the Red Scorpion gained the upper hand.
The black scorpions were scattered by the attack and completely surrounded by the red scorpions, who then eliminated them one by one.
Finally, only the Black Scorpion King remained. At that moment, a red shoe appeared in the center of the Red Scorpion swarm, its volume matching that of the Black Scorpion King. That must be the Red Scorpion King.
Shen Jue watched as the Red Scorpion King circled the Black Scorpion King once. Then, it stung the Black Scorpion King with its stinger. The Black Scorpion King knew it had failed again.
No problem, we can come back and fight again after we're resurrected.
It can fail 1,000 times, 10,000 times, learn from the experience, and one day it will succeed.
By then, this important ruined site will be its territory, and it will drive the red scorpion far away. The black scorpion will no longer resist, waiting for the venom to corrode its body and for death to come.
Shen Jue watched quietly. During the previous battle, it had guessed that Red Scorpion would win, both in terms of tactics and size.
Red Scorpion is stronger and has a better chance of winning.
As expected, after the battle, the Red Scorpion won, while the Black Scorpion suffered a crushing defeat.
Although the Red Scorpions won, they also lost half of their members.
The remaining red scorpions did not immediately return to their lair. Instead, they frantically scavenged the corpses of the dead beasts, taking advantage of their still-decomposed state.
The red scorpion planned to devour these scorpions to increase its own strength.
The black scorpions probably never dreamed that every time they died, the strength of the red scorpion swarm would increase.
Originally, the red scorpion swarm and the black scorpion swarm were the same size.
Because of one wrong decision by the Black Scorpion, their entire Black Scorpion clan collapsed.
The defeat against the Red Scorpions was not a minor one, but a complete annihilation.
The Black Scorpion King believed that the Red Scorpion's rapid increase in overall strength was due to their seizure of this precious ruin.
That's why its body grew so large. However, it never expected that the Red Scorpion King would welcome it so warmly every time it came to provoke a fight.
This means that their overall strength will be improved, and they will have a greater chance of surviving on this battlefield of carnage.
Shen Jue didn't rush to leave; she was waiting for an opportunity.
The venom on that red scorpion. That's what she wanted to collect.
So, she was thinking about what method she could use to capture the Red Scorpion King directly.
Living things cannot enter her space, so taking the Red Scorpion King away amidst such a dense encirclement of red scorpions is no small challenge.
Even if she becomes invisible, who knows if these monsters can detect the player's invisibility?
If they find out, wouldn't she be very embarrassed?
Wouldn't that mean not only failing to catch them, but also getting themselves involved?
Shen Jue would not allow such a thing to happen; she was still far from being the Red Scorpion King.
Shen Jue was unaware of the Red Scorpion King's exact strength.
Even though she possessed the Beast Compendium, it didn't contain any specific information about the Red Scorpion King that the player had entered; it only listed the Red Scorpion as a beast.
The encyclopedia of exotic beasts didn't contain information on the Red Scorpion King, so Shen Jue carefully flipped through it. He discovered that the Black Scorpion King was also missing.
To know the Red Scorpion King's strength, she needs to touch him.
However, the Red Scorpion King's venom was too potent for her to touch directly, so she couldn't obtain detailed information about it.
Shen Jue didn't give up. Just as she was about to catch the Red Scorpion King, a notification appeared next to the Red Scorpion King.
(This Red Scorpion King has mutated for some reason and leveled up to become a boss. Don't worry about fighting it, the rewards are pretty good.)
For reasons unknown, the Red Scorpion King evolved from a beast into a boss.
Well, that's good now, her target was the boss on the battlefield all along.
Now, it comes without any effort at all.
For her, it was a very good thing.
If you capture the Red Scorpion King, you will not only obtain a potent poison, but after obtaining the poison, killing the Red Scorpion King will also grant you a leader reward.
Without the Shennong Gloves, it would be very dangerous for her to carry the Red Scorpion King away with her bare hands; if she were stung by it, she would die!
To catch this Red Scorpion King, you need to put in 100% effort; only then can you increase your chances of catching it.
There is only one chance; success is allowed, failure is not an option.
Just in case, Shen Jue put on an insulated glove to protect herself from head to toe, and then layered on a plant suit to give herself a detoxification and healing buff at any time.
After doing all that, Shen Jue was still not satisfied. She took out ten antidote pills and swallowed them all at once.
With all preparations made to deal with the Red Scorpion King, there shouldn't be any problems now.
Shen Jue kept a close eye on the Red Scorpion King, waiting for an opening in the Red Scorpion King's defenses before making a decisive move!
The Red Scorpion King has just experienced a major battle.
She is now very confident that no living being can harm her.
So now it's leisurely, glancing around every now and then, and it's quite alert.
While the Red Scorpion King was gnawing on the corpse of the Black Scorpion King, Shen Jue took advantage of the situation.
This is a great opportunity!
The Red Scorpion King was preparing to upgrade its strength by one level, but after taking two bites, its intuition told it that something was eyeing it.
Its intuition told it that it was in danger.
Then, somehow, the red scorpion burrowed into the ground, cleverly avoiding Shen Jue's attempt to capture it.
Shen Jue sighed inwardly, regretting that she was just a little short of being able to put the red scorpion king into her specially made large glass jar.
The large glass jar was just the right size to hold this basketball-sized red scorpion king.
Her glass jar is specially made; once someone is inside, unless broken by external force, no matter how strong the creature inside is, it cannot break free from the jar's confinement.
It's impossible to break it from within.
Unexpectedly, a sure-fire opportunity slipped through our fingers.
This Red Scorpion King is far too wary; it seems she needs to think of another way.
Shen Jue turned to look at the Black Scorpion King on the ground.
The dead black scorpion king might just be a trap for the red scorpion king.
The other red scorpions were feeding on the other black scorpions to increase their strength.
Seeing that the black scorpion was almost completely devoured, some of the red scorpions, eyeing the black scorpion king that the red scorpion king hadn't yet eaten, were getting restless. If they could eat the black scorpion king, their strength would be on par with the red scorpion king.
Red Scorpion believes that whoever has the biggest fist can be the boss.
If the Red Scorpion King wants to suppress these red scorpions, its own strength must be extremely high.
It's still alive, and there are scorpions eyeing its spot.
The Red Scorpion King, which had been burrowing underground, could no longer sit still. It quickly surveyed its surroundings and found that the feeling that had previously made its heart pound was gone.
It wanted to jump out and suppress the red scorpion's idea.
The red scorpion king had barely jumped out and taken two steps when it found itself unable to move.
There seemed to be a barrier around it that it couldn't break through. It could only watch helplessly as the red scorpion slowly approached the corpse of the black scorpion king and then began to eat it right in front of it.
The Red Scorpion King is becoming increasingly anxious, but the more anxious he becomes, the less he can get out.
This is a vicious cycle.
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