A murderous glint flashed in Chu Jiuqing's eyes. He shielded Chen Qingqing behind him and raised his sword to slash at the giant scorpion's forelegs.
The giant scorpion seemed to sense the threat, raising its forelimbs high and then using the venomous stinger on its tail to stab Chu Jiuqing.
Chu Jiuqing reacted quickly and dodged it.
Chen Qingqing was extremely anxious and spoke to Xiao Jie telepathically, "Xiao Jie, come out and quickly find me a potion to counteract the scorpion's poison. We're in a real crisis, so please stop pretending to be dead."
After a long while, Xiao Jie still didn't move.
Chen Qingqing no longer held any hope. She mentally took out insect repellent powder and sprinkled it on the densely packed scorpions all around.
Smelling the scent, the scorpions scattered and fled, and the giant scorpion also retreated repeatedly.
Chen Qingqing was overjoyed. "Little Jie, look how capable I am! I can handle things just as well without you."
But just as she was feeling happy, the fleeing scorpions surged towards her like a tidal wave.
Knowing that the insect repellent powder was useless, Chen Qingqing quickly dodged it and threw out various insect repellent products instead.
However, the effect was minimal, not even as good as a torch.
The scorpions multiplied and grew denser, surrounding the group.
The giant venomous scorpion stared intently at the group, as if looking for the right opportunity to strike and kill them.
Just as everyone was in imminent danger, Xiao Jie's voice rang out, "Master, don't worry, Xiao Jie is here."
Chen Qingqing gritted her teeth in anger, "I called you just now, why didn't you answer? Did you want to see me make a fool of myself?"
"Master, you're overthinking it. I was just urgently searching for information about this kind of venomous scorpion. Time was of the essence, and I didn't dare to let my guard down, so I didn't pay any attention to you."
"Okay, I forgive you. Just give me some medicine to control these beasts." Chen Qingqing was impatient.
Xiao Jie chuckled, "Master, don't rush. Let me first introduce this small poisonous scorpion to you. It's called the Western Regions Ghostly Firefly Scorpion. Its appearance is like polished glass, and its body is covered with green glowing spots. In the dark, it's like the glow of a ghost, hence the name Ghostly Firefly Scorpion."
The venom of the Western Regions Ghostly Scorpion is terrifying. Once stung, the body feels as if it has fallen into a bottomless glacier. At the same time, a layer of green light will appear on the skin. As the toxin spreads, it invades the nervous system, causing confusion and various bizarre hallucinations, until the person is scared to death.
Seeing Xiao Jie rambling on and on, Chen Qingqing stamped her feet in frustration.
"Alright, Xiao Jie, I don't want to know these things. The scorpion could pounce at any moment, so just tell me quickly if you have any way to deal with the Ghostly Scorpion."
"Yes, such a small matter is no problem for me. Although the Ghost Firefly Scorpion is highly venomous, it is afraid of the Flame-Cleansing Grass. I have prepared Flame-Cleansing Grass powder for you. Please check it."
Chen Qingqing didn't dare to delay and quickly scattered the powder in all directions, which instantly spread outwards.
The scorpions, upon smelling the scent, instantly panicked and scattered in all directions.
But the giant scorpion remained unmoved.
Chen Qingqing sprinkled the powder in her hand over again, but it still had no effect.
"Xiao Jie, why isn't the Flame Purifying Herb Powder working on this giant poisonous scorpion?" Chen Qingqing asked Xiao Jie telepathically.
Xiao Jie sighed softly, "I guess it's because this guy is too big, and the medicine is too weak to work on him."
"Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and help me prepare some more super-strong medicine powder."
"Master, it seems this can't be prepared in a short time."
"If you can't make it, I'll give you whatever price you need."
"It's not about the money. I was in a hurry to prepare the medicine powder for you and used up all the Flame-Cleansing Grass I had. If you want to get the Flame-Cleansing Grass, you have to wait another 15 minutes."
“If we wait any longer, we’ll probably all die here. You’d better hurry…” Before Chen Qingqing could finish speaking, the giant scorpion suddenly moved.
Holding a long sword, Chu Jiuqing stared at the poisonous scorpion. Before it could get close, he rushed out like lightning and slashed straight at the scorpion's head.
Chasing the Wind and Moon was equally unyielding, leaping forward with a light touch of its toes, its sharp blade aimed at the scorpion's forelimbs.
However, the scorpion reacted quickly, using its large pincers to block Chu Jiuqing's attack, while its other pincers spun rapidly, blocking the sharp sword thrust by Zhui Feng Zhu Yue.
Immediately afterwards, it raised its tail high and sprayed a stream of green venom with a pungent odor like an arrow towards Chu Jiuqing and the others.
Chu Jiuqing felt a chill run down his spine. He leaped into the air, twisting his body to narrowly dodge the attack.
The venom splattered on the ground, sizzling and corroding small pits.
Chasing the Wind and Moon reacted a little slower, and the corner of his clothes was splashed with venom, instantly corroding a large hole.
Upon seeing this, everyone gasped in shock.
While the others were dodging the venom, the scorpion quickly crawled towards Chen Qingqing.
Chen Qingqing quickly raised her crossbow and shot at the scorpion, but the scorpion's shell was extremely hard and she couldn't hurt it at all.
Now, the scorpion was completely enraged and charged towards Chen Qingqing with a whooshing sound.
In the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of Chen Qingqing, raising its poisonous needle with a ghostly glow at the end, and stabbed towards her like lightning!
Despite the danger, Chen Qingqing remained calm. She lightly touched the ground with her toes and floated backward like a willow catkin, barely avoiding the fatal blow. At the same time, she raised her crossbow and fired several arrows at the giant scorpion's abdomen.
At this moment, Chu Jiuqing also flew forward and plunged his sword into the scorpion's abdomen.
The scorpion, in pain, let out a sharp hiss.
Just as Chu Jiuqing's longsword pierced the scorpion's abdomen, the scorpion's abdomen suddenly contracted, and in an instant, tens of thousands of small scorpions gushed out from the sword's mouth like a fountain, crawling all over the ground in a dark mass.
"Everyone, step back quickly!" Chen Qingqing shouted, while mentally communicating with Xiao Jie, "Xiao Jie, think of something quickly, there are now countless poisonous scorpions."
Xiao Jie sighed, his tone full of helplessness, "Master, it's not that I don't want to help you, but as I just said, I don't have any Cleansing Flame Grass right now. If I want to mix it with the Ghost-Dispelling Scorpion Powder, it will take another quarter of an hour."
"You make it sound so easy. If we had waited another fifteen minutes, we would probably have been poisoned to death."
Chen Qingqing ignored Xiao Jie and was determined to die with these scorpions. With a thought, she took out a flamethrower from her spatial storage and burned the ghostly scorpions to death.
Xiao Jie hurriedly reminded, "Master, you must not burn the Ghost Fireflies. Although Ghost Fireflies are afraid of fire, when they are burned to death, the toxins in their bodies will evaporate with the fire. Inhaling the toxic gas will also cause poisoning. Although I have an antidote, I'm afraid you will be roasted into jerky."
"This won't work, that won't work, are we just supposed to wait to die?!"
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