Chapter 181 Mutual Destruction
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"No! There are too many bugs! Let's go!" Qin Haifeng's face was solemn. He quickly loaded gunpowder and iron shot while pulling Lin Baozhu to retreat.
Just then, a hunched figure appeared like a ghost in the shadows inside the crevice!
His deeply lined old face looked exceptionally ferocious in the phosphorescence, his murky eyes flashing with resentment and madness. He didn't rush out directly, but instead swiftly pulled a fist-sized, spherical object wrapped in some kind of black oilcloth from his pocket!
"Watch out!" Lin Baozhu's pupils contracted, and a strong sense of crisis immediately swept over her!
Lin Asi's lips curled into a cruel smile. He swung his arm violently, slamming the black ball towards Qin Haifeng and Lin Baozhu's location! At the same time, he blew on the leaves again, this time producing a continuous stream of extremely sharp, short notes!
The black ball exploded with a "poof" sound in mid-air!
Instantly, a thick, black "smoke" carrying a strong, fishy smell spread out! This was not smoke at all, but thousands of tiny flying insects, almost invisible to the naked eye! Like a black sandstorm, they buzzed and swarmed over the two of them!
"They're midges!"
Qin Haifeng's expression changed drastically! These tiny insects are extremely poisonous; once they come into contact with the skin, they can instantly cause redness, swelling, severe pain, numbness, and even ulceration! Moreover, their numbers are vast, making them extremely difficult to guard against!
He instinctively raised his arm to block Lin Baozhu, and with his other hand he reached out to pull her back.
But Lin Baozhu was faster than him!
The instant the black sphere exploded, a fierce glint flashed in Lin Baozhu's eyes. Instead of retreating, she advanced! With lightning speed, she pulled out a handful of powder mixed with special insect repellent and spiritual spring water from her small pouch! Without even looking, she fiercely flung it at the oncoming cloud of poisonous midges and the swarm of insects surging from the ground!
"laugh--!"
The moment the powder came into contact with the air, it emitted a faint burning sound, and an extremely pungent, irritating odor with a strong dispelling effect suddenly burst forth!
The surging swarm of insects seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall of fire! Poisonous snakes, centipedes, tarantulas, scorpions... any poisonous insects that came into contact with this aura suddenly froze, emitting painful "squeaks," and then retreated in terror like a tidal wave!
Even the deadly midge "smoke cloud" seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, scattering and fleeing with a "buzz", and most of it dissipated in an instant!
At the entrance of the cave, Lin Baozhu cleared a small vacuum area with her handful of powder!
"How could this be?!"
For the first time, Lin Asi's cloudy old eyes, peering through the crevice, revealed an expression of disbelief and astonishment! The poisonous insects he relied on for control, which had always been invincible, had actually been driven back by a handful of powder?!
Now!
Qin Haifeng seized this fleeting opportunity! Without further hesitation, the homemade gun in his hand roared once more!
"Bang!!"
This time, the gun wasn't aimed at the swarm of insects, but precisely at the shadowy spot where Lin Asi was hiding! Shotgun shells spread out, covering that area!
"Ugh!"
A suppressed cry of pain rang out! Lin Asi had clearly been hit by the iron shot!
At the same time, Lin Baozhu sprang out like a cheetah! A resilient vine had appeared in her hand, which she poured all her strength into, and with a whistling sound, she lashed out at Lin Asi's right hand, which was holding the leaf!
"Smack!"
With a sharp crack, the leaf whistle in Lin Asi's hand flew away! The eerie whistling stopped abruptly!
Without the whistle to direct them, the remaining poisonous insects in the cave instantly fell into chaos, their aggression greatly reduced, blindly spinning in place or tearing at each other.
"You old bastard, die!"
Qin Haifeng dropped the breech-loading gun that had missed its mark and charged towards the wounded Lin Asi like a tiger! His five fingers, like hooks, gripped the other man's neck!
Although Lin Asi was injured and had lost his whistle, his ruthlessness remained. He nimbly shrank back, dodging Qin Haifeng's grasp, and simultaneously, his withered left hand swiftly drew a strange, dark, gleaming dagger with barbs from his waist! He stabbed it towards Qin Haifeng's abdomen with lightning speed and deadly force!
Qin Haifeng dodged to the side, and at the same time, he delivered a sharp chop to Lin Asi's wrist!
The two engaged in close combat at the narrow entrance to the crevice! Lin Asi's moves were insidious and cunning, and the dagger he wielded carried a foul stench, clearly indicating that it was coated with a deadly poison!
Qin Haifeng, relying on his exceptional skills and strength, threw punches and kicks with lightning speed and fierce power, attempting to quickly subdue his opponent.
Lin Baozhu didn't join the battle; instead, she quickly scanned the battlefield. She saw Lin Asi's leaf whistle, which had been knocked away, land on a nearby pile of humus. She couldn't let that old man get his hands on it again!
She lunged forward and, without hesitation, stomped it hard into the sticky, rotten mud! Completely destroyed!
"My insect flute!"
Lin Asi caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, let out a shrill scream, and was thrown into complete disarray!
Qin Haifeng seized this fleeting opportunity and delivered a powerful whip kick that slammed into Lin Asi's waist and ribs!
"Crack!" A clear sound of bone breaking rang out!
"puff!"
Lin Asi spat out a mouthful of foul blood, his hunched body was kicked away like a broken sack, crashing heavily against the cave wall, sliding to the ground, curling up and groaning in pain, unable to get up again.
Qin Haifeng quickly stepped forward and used the strong rope he carried with him to tightly bind Lin Asi's hands and feet!
The battle seemed to be over. Only the chaotic hissing of poisonous insects and Lin Asi's painful panting remained in the cave.
However, just as Qin Haifeng finished tying up Lin Asi and was preparing to meet up with Lin Baozhu—
Mutation and regeneration!
Curled up on the ground, Lin Asi's eyes flashed with a crazed determination. With his last bit of strength, he bit down hard...
A faint wisp of smoke, carrying a strange, sweet fragrance, instantly billowed from his mouth!
"Oh no! Hold your breath!"
The sweet fragrance sent alarm bells ringing in Lin Baozhu's mind! This smell... was exactly like the strange, sweet, and fishy smell in the cave!
This sweet scent seems to have an irresistible attraction for the chaotic poisonous insects!
The poisonous insects, which had been tearing at each other and spinning in place, suddenly fell silent! Then, as if receiving some ultimate command, they all turned around, their countless eyes flashing coldly in the phosphorescence, locking onto... Qin Haifeng, who had just subdued Lin Asi and was the closest to him!
Clearly... Lin Asi used himself as bait to lure the swarm of insects, thereby achieving his goal of perishing together with Qin Haifeng.
"Qin Haifeng!!"
Lin Baozhu's eyes widened in horror as she watched the black swarm of insects surge towards Qin Haifeng once again, like an out-of-control flood!
This time, it was even more ferocious! A twisted and gleeful grin appeared on Lin Asi's face.
"Haha... I'll drag you down with me even if I die! Our soldiers from the Bloodline Kingdom will come back again, and you Chinese pigs will all become our slaves!"
Seeing Lin Asi's crazed expression, Qin Haifeng's face changed drastically. He was too close to Lin Asi and was almost surrounded by the swarm of insects! The homemade gun in his hand was now useless!
A resolute glint flashed in Lin Baozhu's eyes! She suddenly pulled out a short, compact, and uniquely shaped metal tube from behind her! It was none other than the flamethrower she had secretly taken out of her spatial storage earlier!
"Get down right now!!!" she yelled at Qin Haifeng.
At the same time, he pulled the trigger without hesitation!
"boom--!!!"
A blazing, violent fire dragon, orange-red tinged with pale white, roared out of the pipe, carrying an aura of destruction that could incinerate everything. It instantly devoured the front of the swarm of insects rushing towards Qin Haifeng, as well as Lin Asi, who was lying on the ground grinning maliciously!
Flames! Insect explosion! Screams of agony!
The cave was instantly filled with blinding firelight and an even stronger stench of burning!
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