41: Chapter 32: Poison Gland (4k)_2 41: Chapter 32: Poison Gland (4k)_2 “Bang!”

A powerful fin tail whipped the ground like a whip, splashing countless mud droplets.

Xia Nan barely dodged it.

The longsword in his hand gracefully traced an arc, sparking a series of sparks on the yellow-brown carapace.

“Tch, what a pity, just a little bit off.”

Not like those unmovable toys on the table, the Rusted Monster, with countless years of evolution, naturally knew the weaknesses in its body structure.

The uneven carapace, undulating like waves, made the gaps between seem particularly narrow and hard to penetrate.

Coupled with its constant motion and the long tail that swung like an iron whip.

It must be a “professional” like Wood, who had already attained a Professional Level, possessing skills far superior to ordinary people.

Otherwise, in the fierce battle, it would be hard to catch a flaw in the bug in front.

Unless…

“Whoosh!”

A sharp whooshing sound suddenly rose from behind.

Xia Nan’s body paused involuntarily, then he immediately reacted.

Leaped back abruptly.

Whether to gather strength or retreat temporarily, leaving sufficient space.

The next moment, a wooden arrow with a White feather at the tail whizzed past him, stirring up mist.

The Half Elf, Hai’an, who had regained his senses after the surprise attack, immediately offered assistance to his teammate.

Unlike the previous few rapid straight shots, the arrow in Xia Nan’s view seemed significantly slower in speed.

But it seemed as if the Half Elf used some unique technique, causing the tail feather to vibrate violently while spinning the entire arrow at a high speed.

Like a contrail left by a plane across the sky, the wooden arrow shuttled, marking a clear arrow path in the misty air.

“Shhh!”

Extremely precise.

The metal arrowhead, with unbelievable accuracy, spun and pierced into the Rusted Monster’s tiny eye hidden under the shell.

The powerful force carried by the arrow even shattered and twisted half of the demon’s bug face.

Hiss—

The insect cry resounded!

The extreme pain made the Rusted Monster instinctively raise its body, shaking its head as if trying to shake off the arrow deeply embedded in its skull.

“It’s now!”

Xia Nan did not hesitate.

The legs, long prepared to exert force, sprang forward.

Being in a slight disadvantageous position, he did not use the currently unsuitable [Vortex Slash], but instinctively thrust the iron-gray longsword upward diagonally.

“Shhh!”

Insect blood splattered!

Driven by whole-body strength, the blade almost immediately penetrated the relatively fragile underside of the Rusted Monster’s jaw.

Neck, spine…

all the way up!

Bang—

The heavy body of the Rusted Monster, raised high, toppled backward onto the ground with a dull thud, following the inertia of Xia Nan’s thrust.

The insect head adorned with the arrow rolled onto the grassland.

The pincers twitched unconsciously.

Xia Nan dared not relax for even a second.

In the next moment, confirming that the Rusted Monster was dead, he exploded with seemingly even greater strength than before.

Stepping on the Insect Beast’s abdomen, he forcefully pulled out the Beheading Longsword already embedded deep in its shell!

Then meticulously checked the sword blade!

“Don’t get on it, don’t get on it…”

He prayed devoutly in his heart.

Opportunities like these are rare; in that instant, he couldn’t consider any poison, grabbing the chance was all that mattered.

Though it was not quite regretful now, there was still some worry that the blade might be corroded by the beast’s saliva.

Thankfully,

despite a few more noticeable scratches on the blade and the surface being covered with thick green insect blood.

In the end, it narrowly avoided the Rusted Monster’s venom, which was notorious as the nemesis of metal equipment.

Moving, pausing, thrusting the sword.

In truly intense combat, victory or defeat often happens in seconds.

When Xia Nan, panting, withdrew the longsword from the beast’s body, Wood on the other side of the camp had also dealt with the last Rusted Monster on the field.

The battle ended.

…

The attack of the Rusted Monster came suddenly.

If it had been an ordinary team of low level adventurers, facing the onslaught of these four disgusting insect beasts, even if not defeated, the whole team would likely suffer severe losses.

Fortunately, in Xia Nan’s team, there was a seasoned professional.

Not only did he set traps around the camp in advance to alert everyone to the attack.

He also pointed out the dangers of the Rusted Monster concisely and promptly, even taking the lead and quickly disposing of one, demonstrating its weaknesses.

Together with the cooperation of Xia Nan and Hai’an and others.

Throughout the battle, only Larry was slightly injured because he accidentally got some Rusted Monster’s saliva on himself while escaping; the other four were unscathed.