Chapter 696 - 335: Winning the Grand Prize (Part 1)
When the two of them arrived at that place, it was already ten minutes later. From a distance, they recognized familiar figures.
"Jiameng, it’s Ah Hu and the others!" Liang Xiaonuo’s expression tightened, and she accelerated her pace, using a large rock to leap high into the air. As she descended, she drew her blade to take out two Insect Race creatures with strong jumping abilities, using the momentum to stomp on the back of a Withered Leaf Insect, forcing it to sink heavily, leaving six deep imprints on the ground from its distinct six-jointed legs.
With a swing of her sword, she beheaded it, using the force to jump into the safe circle formed by Cui Hu and the others, her expression stern. "Ah Hu, didn’t you guys go in another direction? Why did you suddenly come here? What’s with those Qi Alaruo?"
As they drew closer, not only could Su Jiameng, with her keen sense of smell, detect the unique scent, but even someone with scent fatigue like her could smell it. During the descent, thanks to the geographical advantage, she naturally saw the corpses of the Qi Alaruo and four of them still alive.
"Now is not the time to talk about this, let’s kill those annoying insects first," Cui Hu managed to multitask and replied, but at a cost, almost getting attacked by two treacherous Insect Race creatures, leaving a scar on his back with his blood slightly discolored.
Most Insect Race creatures are venomous, and the toxicity is not mild. Without timely and effective treatment, once the toxins spread through the bloodstream, the organs would experience paralysis or sudden stoppage, nearing death’s door.
However, Cui Hu and the others recently have been using antidotes frequently, and with Su Jiameng secretly providing them with some good stuff, their body’s resistance to toxins improved, even autonomously neutralizing some toxins. The spread speed of toxicity decreased by seventy to eighty percent! Further progress might even produce antibodies against Insect Race venom, achieving a certain degree of immunity!
Though the wound on his back was long, it wasn’t deep, and the poison wasn’t as fierce. For Cui Hu, who frequently endured severe injuries these days, it was just a piece of cake. After getting injured, he didn’t even frown, silently mourning his torn clothes.
In this situation, using Mecha to fight seemed rational. However, considering the severely injured Angela Luo, Cui Hu and Lu Anchen tacitly chose hand-to-hand combat, both protecting Angela Luo and coordinating with Theo’s attacks.
𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Theo, as a born-overpowered member of the Jialanluo Clan, could easily control a hundred Mecha. Their participation would neither add nor subtract much. Rather than delay Theo’s fighting rhythm by using Mecha, it was better to guard by his side, preventing any stragglers.
"I understand..." Liang Xiaonuo accepted the order, her eyes filled with battle spirit and a cold killing intent, her blade leaving no survivors. Although the Insect Race was fierce, they also toughened people. Compared to before, they could now achieve this level.
Su Jiameng did not join the battle. It’s not that she wanted to slack off, but the quantity and quality of these Insect Race creatures posed no life threats to the four including Liang Xiaonuo. By contrast, the four lying like corpses demanded more attention.
Those already dead, she didn’t spare them a glance. Half-eaten by Insect Race or brains devoured, those Qi Alaruo were beyond dead. As for the four still with breath... she squatted down to check them, eventually making a choice.
Su Jiameng coldly narrated, "You four are too gravely injured, and there aren’t sufficient effective medical devices or medicines at this time. Regrettably, my resources can only save one. I will choose the one most likely to survive, at least to not waste the last remaining medicinal supplies. As for the other three... I’m sorry, I can’t help..."
Just like she had said before, Su Jiameng chose the one with relatively lighter wounds, barely glancing at the other three. Instead of hesitating whom to save, potentially resulting in all four dying, it’s better to decisively choose the one most likely to survive.
The other three Qi Alaruo looked at Su Jiameng with eyes filled with expectation yet anger, trying hard to turn and watch her rescue actions, their expressions extremely resentful. While it’s a matter of emergency aid, she wasn’t a professional, merely knowing how to use suitable medicine, stop the bleeding, neutralize toxins, and heal wounds.
Even though simple and crude, it still worked somewhat. A few minutes later, the Qi Alaruo who had two deer hooves, one arm bitten off by Insect Race, and serpent scales rolled with turned flesh slowly steadied its breathing, its complexion not as terrible as before, barely considered having survived.