OBS Chapter 564: Where did all the giant scorpions go?
Chapter 564: Where did all the giant scorpions go?
Chapter 564: Where did all the giant scorpions go?
This kind of treatment was something I never received, even when I was grinding through games.
Now that he had experienced it firsthand, Gu Heng felt refreshed and invigorated.
He glanced back.
A few dozen steps further away, a large sandstorm was still raging on the other side of the desert, though it was not as intense as it had been a few days ago, and there was no movement beneath the sand surface...
"Speaking of which, is this place really that dangerous?"
During his rest in the desolate city, Gu Heng heard that some cultivators from the Eastern Frontier who had entered earlier had already completed their assessments and been successfully sent out, taking the lead!
But when they came out, they were all reportedly still shaken, as if they had narrowly escaped death! They said the environment inside was "extremely terrifying, with danger lurking everywhere," and that one wrong move could lead to sudden death...
Upon hearing this, Gu Heng instinctively wondered, "Is this true?"
The Holy Dragon Cave "looks" dangerous, but in reality, it's not that dangerous. It's true that it's scary when dozens or even hundreds of unusually large scorpions suddenly rush out of the desert, wagging their tails and pincers and charging at you, but Gu Heng thinks it's just scary and those scorpions are really not dangerous at all.
He killed them all with a single cut.
I don't know if he was too strong, or the scorpion was too weak.
If he's too strong, then I'm only a Nascent Soul cultivator, or am I no longer a Nascent Soul cultivator, but at a higher and stronger level?
He can't get there!
Gu Heng had no means to test his strength. He couldn't find someone to spar with, especially not acquaintances who thought he was a "reclusive master," because in their eyes, he was an unfathomable master.
The key to "unfathomable" lies in its "unfathomable" nature...
Gu Heng didn't want his "superior appearance" to shatter into pieces and become impossible to piece back together.
Asking strangers is also not a good idea. After all, everyone has serious things to do. Who has nothing better to do than let him try his hand at something? If the trial turns into a failure, the result will be unmanageable.
to sum up.
Helpless.
Gu Heng reluctantly dismissed the rumors he had heard outside and drew his goose-feather knife.
Let's keep going and head towards that mountain peak.
"—?"
After walking a few steps forward, Gu Heng heard some strange sounds coming from his side and behind, from within the sandstorm.
Despite the sandstorm, he was still sharp-eyed and alert. Turning his head, he saw two figures about two hundred paces away, fleeing through the sandstorm. Looking closer, Gu Heng saw five or six scorpions chasing after them.
Okay.
There are definitely more than just a few scorpions in this desert.
But to be chased so badly by these scorpions... that can't be right.
As they got closer, Gu Heng realized that the two poor souls being chased were both very young girls, and both were already injured. They had to escape for their lives in the sandstorm, and had made themselves look quite disheveled.
Although they were being chased closely, they did not give up hope. While speeding up their escape, they fiercely swung their swords at the scorpions that wanted to poke them with their tails. However, it seemed to have little effect. They slashed many times, but none of the scorpions lost their tails. Instead, it aroused their ferocity.
After thinking it over, he decided to lend a hand. Although in such a dangerous place, it was best not to get involved with unfamiliar cultivators, as people's hearts are unpredictable and no one could say they had figured out the good or evil in people's hearts.
But saving a life, Gu Heng didn't see anything wrong with it.
Although the world has never said that good people live long lives, accumulating good deeds is never a bad thing.
Gu Heng changed direction and ran towards the two girls.
Before long, he arrived and joined the battle. The scorpions noticed that there was another piece of fresh meat to eat, so they immediately rushed towards Gu Heng!
"careful!"
One of the older, more mature-looking girls hurriedly reminded Gu Heng that these scorpions, which were half a person's height, were actually far more dangerous than they appeared!
The two sisters accidentally separated from the main group and, in their panic, stumbled upon a chaotic spatial rift within the Holy Dragon Cave, resulting in their arrival in this "Dragon Scorpion Desert." After only a few hours, they were spotted by a dragon scorpion beast.
After being chased for a long time, the two sisters were almost exhausted, and their dantian qi sea was nearly depleted. If they could not find a way out, they would die.
Although a stranger, who might be an ally, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and charged at the dragon scorpion beast, the older girl felt that he was probably like a moth drawn to a flame!
He seems to have absolutely no aura of cultivation!
These dragon-scorpion beasts, though only in their juvenile stage, are still only capable of withstanding attacks from two or more at the same time if they are in their fusion stage.
then.
Gu Heng cleaved the two scorpions that charged at him in two with a single stroke.
He didn't even glance at the scorpion corpse, and continued to wield his goose-feather knife, slaughtering the remaining scorpions as easily as chopping vegetables.
The older girl and another younger girl stood there dumbfounded, watching Gu Heng stand beside the corpses of several dragon scorpion beasts, casually sticking his goose feather knife into the sand, stirring it around a few times, and then pulling it out.
"Hmm, as expected of my masterpiece, it's still so smooth and sharp."
Gu Heng nodded in satisfaction as he saw that the scorpion blood on the surface had been cleaned up by the sand.
"Are the two young ladies alright?"
After dealing with the scorpions, Gu Heng noticed that both girls were as pale as paper, with sweat pouring down their foreheads, and were staring at him with blank expressions.
Ok?
His eyes look strange.
Gu Heng frowned, looked around, and found that his robes were not revealing his buttocks, nor were they torn or dirty anywhere.
Was my pose just now not cool enough?
"...Uh, we're alright, thank you for saving us!" The older girl finally came to her senses, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and turned to look at her younger sister, her almond-shaped eyes filled with concern and anxiety.
senior?
Gu Heng took being called "senior" by an old man as a joke, but being called "senior" by two young girls...
Do I look old?
If this place weren't still considered a safe zone, Gu Heng would have immediately committed suicide on the spot.
"It's not safe here yet. Where there's a sandstorm, there are scorpions. Come with me."
Gu Heng led them all the way to the edge of the desert where he had just been. Here, the ground was covered with a mixture of green grass and sand, and the sandstorm had passed.
He turned around and looked.
Inside the sandstorm, a dozen or so scorpions were waiting, but they didn't chase after the sandstorm. Instead, they either went back or went deep into the desert underground.
Speaking of which...
Gu Heng just noticed.
The scorpions he just killed, though still unusually large, weren't as big as the ones he'd killed a few days ago.
It's gotten much smaller.
Good young.
Where did those giant scorpions, as big as lions and tigers, go?