CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46: PARALYZING POISON

The Iron-toothed Flying Locust Legion was truly like a mudslide, rolling forward.

The valleys where Wang Wu was located persisted for less than five minutes before being devoured clean, and it was unknown how many Little Demons perished.

But the swiftness in their arrival was matched by their swift departure, as the main force of the Iron-toothed Flying Locust Legion soon crossed the area.

They left only a barren hill, along with some stray, injured, or lost Iron-Teeth Flying Locusts.

For instance, in that crevice in the rocks, about fifty Iron-Teeth Flying Locusts, after having devoured the Little Red Bird, were single-mindedly gnawing at Wang Wu, indifferent to the main group having moved on.

Their foolish appearance made it hard to imagine that such a group could birth a Great Demon!

Wang Wu was enduring.

In five minutes, he’d lost less than 30 health points, not enough to exceed the recovery capacity of his Level 5 Healing Talent.

Even as another ten minutes passed, Wang Wu’s health dropped less than 50 points; his basic defense of 15 points was indeed advantageous.

Gazing at the sunshine once more flooding the outside, eerily silent, Wang Wu hesitated for a moment, still not rushing to take action, waiting and waiting.

At the pace of the Iron-toothed Flying Locusts, their vanguard should now be at least thirty miles away.

After all, he wasn’t in a hurry nor in any life-threatening danger, not worth the risk.

In this way, Wang Wu, with immense patience, waited about another fifteen minutes; this time he felt the coast should be clear.

The tail end of the Iron-toothed Flying Locust Legion had to be at least thirty miles away; the local Great Demons, if they hadn’t intervened, either couldn’t beat them or didn’t care.

In any case, with all that could be investigated done, it was time to act.

However, just as Wang Wu entertained this thought, an unusual rustling sound emerged from the valley outside, as if metal leaves were vibrating rhythmically.

Immediately after, a gigantic Iron-Teeth Flying Locust, at least twenty centimeters long with golden-yellow wings, burrowed into the rock crevice.

Damn!

Why is there still more?

Is this the locust captain responsible for dealing with the stragglers and deserters?

Or have I blown my cover?

Wang Wu was momentarily at a loss.

"Rustle rustle!"

The Golden-winged Iron-Teeth Locust fluttered a few times above Wang Wu—whether they were communicating or something else, who knows, but the next second, it joined the attack.

"You were attacked by an Iron-Teeth Flying Locust guard."

"You suffered 100 points of slashing damage, but due to your 15 points of defense, you sustained 55 points of damage."

——

Damn, that hurts!

Can’t endure it anymore!

With a growl, Wang Wu clamped down on the Golden-winged Locust with his claw, only then realizing the thing weighed at least two pounds; it felt like clutching not a Little Demon, but a hunk of steel, steel that could explode at any moment.

"Rustle rustle!"

The Golden-winged Locust frantically vibrated its wings, as if activating a cutting chainsaw, instantly shredding Wang Wu’s claw to ribbons!

At the same time, from its bizarre mouth spewed an inky green liquid, but unfortunately, with its face pressed to the ground, it couldn’t reach Wang Wu.

Even so, it gave him quite a scare; at a glance, it was some sort of venom. Fortunately, he’d been in Level 6 Concealment, leading the Golden-winged Locust to mistake him for a corpse and instinctively attempt to cut and eat, thus not immediately spraying venom.

Otherwise, the consequences could’ve been dire!

At this very moment, the Golden-winged Locust, madly trying to take flight, exerted a force comparable to a seven or eight-year-old robust child.

Wang Wu nearly lost his hold.

If it took to the air again, heading for open ground, and spat a jet of venom down, it would be disastrous.

So, driven by urgency, Wang Wu paid no mind to the fifty other crazed Iron-Teeth Locusts, nor to the excruciating pain in his shredded claw.

One claw pinned it down firmly, while the other claw hammered relentlessly, until with a resounding thud, it felt like striking iron!

With his power of 12 points, a full-force strike only managed to batter down the Golden-winged Locust a bit, snapping a golden leg.

No worries, if one strike didn’t suffice, there was always a second, a third!

Like a man possessed, Wang Wu hammered more than twenty times, until the Golden-winged Locust was pounded into a green mush.

By now, both of his claws were in tatters, with his Life Value falling below 80 points, all the work of the Golden-winged Locust.

It truly sent shivers down Wang Wu’s spine.

This happened only because they were inside a rock crevice and the Golden-winged Locust was careless; elsewhere, its defense, attack, and flying ability could have made the fight’s outcome very different.

Now, he turned to deal with the deranged Iron-Teeth Locusts, not worrying about them escaping, because they simply wouldn’t flee.

Each one was done in with a single claw strike.

The battle ended swiftly, and without wasting words, Wang Wu grabbed the Golden-winged Locust and began devouring it.

But unexpectedly, the thing tasted horrible; after eating less than a third, the bitterness numbed his tongue, and within seconds, his entire face and body were paralyzed.

Crap, poisoned!

Thankfully, this toxin only caused paralysis, not significantly depleting his life value.

Wang Wu lay paralyzed for a full thirty minutes before sensations gradually returned.

His entire body ached like being pricked by needles.

Only then did a few sneaky lines of information appear.

"You’ve ingested a special toxic substance and been poisoned, leading to severe paralysis and a forced loss of 50 points of blood."

"Due to your Level 5 Healing Talent, your body shows slight adaptation to this toxin, granting you 1 point in Paralysis Poison Resistance, currently at (1/25)."

"By consuming special essence food, you’ve gained 50 Spiritual Qi, 300 Satiety points, and 2% Growth."

——

Damn! Impressive!

Wang Wu was greatly shaken, staring at the remaining two-thirds of the Golden-winged Locust’s carcass, his gaze sharpening resolutely.

Eat!

Paralyzed!

Awesome!

After another half-hour, Wang Wu once more emerged from full-body paralysis, despite the agonizing twitching of his face, unable to hide the excitement in his small eyes.

Incredible!

Another 50 Spiritual Qi, 300 Satiety points, 2% Growth.

Plus 1 point of Paralysis Poison Resistance.

His total Spiritual Qi reserves now reached 119 points.

Without hesitation, he consumed 100 points of Spiritual Qi to upgrade his Level 5 Healing Talent to Level 6.

The Level 6 Self-Healing effect was more outstanding and even more adaptable.

First, when health dropped below half, rapid self-healing would trigger, temporarily with no cooldown; based on his experience last winter, it could trigger five or six times in succession without issue.

The exact effect was that within 10 minutes, by consuming 200 Satiety points, one could rapidly recover 100 points of life value.

Next was medium-speed self-healing, triggering when life value dropped by a quarter.

Within 60 minutes, by consuming 100 Satiety points, one could recover 50 points of life value.

Lastly, slow self-healing, triggering with a fifth reduction in life value.

Within six hours, consuming 1 Satiety point slowly restored 1 life value, continuing until fully healed.

Pretty good.

No hesitation, Wang Wu immediately targeted the final third of the Gold-winged Locust’s remains, launching a renewed assault, firmly deciding this strange thing was too valuable to ignore, though it lived no more. Notably, he managed to avoid whole-body paralysis this time, only feeling numb for about half an hour given his previous poisoning experience. Slowly, his senses returned.

Another half-hour went by, and again, Wang Wu received another 50 points of Spiritual Qi, 300 points of Satiety, 2% Growth, and an additional point of Paralysis Poison Resistance (2/25).

His power increased by 0.2.

This was truly a treasure!