Chapter 526: Chapter 386 Rooster Group_2
But it was that very minuscule arrow that, upon entering the electrical sac, directly caused it to explode. Just one arrow was enough to kill a Plasma Bug.
Dong Tianyu relied on Divine Sense to spot this arrow. While the Simon brothers noticed it later than Dong Tianyu, they did not have Divine Sense to aid them, deducing the conclusion merely with their naked eyes, which also proved that the Simon brothers were anything but ordinary.
When the last Plasma Bug was sent off by the archer’s arrow, a great weight that had been pressing on everyone’s hearts instantly disappeared, and everyone relaxed quite a bit.
With no more than a dozen Plasma Bugs left, as well as the tide-like number of Soldier Bugs, everyone was filled with confidence that they would make it back to Kyoto alive.
Just as they were leaving the cave mouth and preparing to return to Kyoto, an arrow shot directly into the ground before them, and shockingly, this arrow did not penetrate the ground but instead caused destructive damage to the surface.
Seeing this scene, everyone stopped in their tracks. Just as they were about to retreat back into the tunnel, a figure approached quickly from a distance. Before the person even reached them, a questioning voice had already reached their ears, "Who are you, and why are you appearing in a tunnel behind the Bug Race?"
Hearing the inquiry, Dong Tianyu specifically glanced behind the person, noticing that there was no crossbow behind him, indicating that there was at least one other archer hidden in an unknown location.
Yara also realized this. However, as the organizer of the Hunting Team, Yara could only step forward and say, "We are a hunting squad that took on the task of capturing a Brain Bug. The tunnel behind us leads directly to the underground Bug Nest, and as you can see, we retreated from inside after the mission failed."
Hearing Yara’s explanation, the other party did not believe it and continued to inquire, "State your name and the location of your dwelling within Kyoto."
Hearing this question, the faces of Yara and the siblings behind him instantly changed. They were wary of the unseen archer, but being questioned in such an interrogative manner was something Yara and the others could not tolerate.
Seeing Yara’s expression change, the Simon brothers silently spread out their formation. The other party realized this and became tense. However, it wasn’t long before he suddenly spoke up, "Allow me to introduce myself, I am White Cut Chicken from the Rooster Team of Kyoto. Please answer my questions truthfully and stand still and maintain silence, or we are authorized to apply unnecessary control measures to you."
Hearing the other party’s introduction, Yara and the others did not laugh at the name White Cut Chicken but instead frowned slightly, asking with a trace of doubt, "The Twelve Branches?"
Hearing Yara’s inquiry, White Cut Chicken nodded with a hint of pride.
After confirming the other party’s identity, Yara relaxed and then smiled at White Cut Chicken, saying, "I’m quite acquainted with Black Bull. My name is Yara, and I live in..."
Hearing Yara’s self-introduction, White Cut Chicken stood in place without any action. However, by this time, both Yara and Dong Tianyu were clearly aware that this White Cut Chicken was not the decision-maker, just a target pushed out to distract them.
However, from White Cut Chicken’s self-introduction just now, it seemed that the Rooster Team from the Twelve Branches was the one to take action.
Once the person behind White Cut Chicken confirmed the identities of Yara’s group, White Cut Chicken did not stay any longer and immediately turned and left.
Watching White Cut Chicken decisively leave, all the members of the Hunting Team were momentarily stunned, as they had not expected White Cut Chicken to leave without even exchanging pleasantries, turning and leaving immediately after confirming their identities.
Before the other party had walked far, Xzavier suddenly spoke, "Let’s hurry away from here. The air wall blocking the tunnel won’t hold much longer, and the Soldier Bugs underground will be coming out from there soon."
Hearing Xzavier’s words, Yara immediately led everyone to evacuate toward Kyoto. The Hunting Team had not left for long when, just as Xzavier had warned, the air wall blocking the tunnel collapsed instantly, and Soldier Bugs crawled out of the cave like a tide.
However, the situation had hardly emerged for long when an arrow shot from a distance straight into the tunnel. With a loud "bang!", the entrance to the tunnel collapsed suddenly, and countless Soldier Bugs were buried within the passage.
Nonetheless, this arrow’s attack was only a temporary solution, not a cure. Because of the multitude of subterranean passages, even if the entrance to this one collapsed, the Soldier Bugs would still be able to surface through other channels.
Although the passage had already collapsed, some Soldier Bugs had still made it to the surface. White Slash Chicken, who had initially left, came back to this place once again. As he watched the Soldier Bugs rushing towards him, he rolled his eyes and muttered, "What now, I’ve gotta wipe your asses too?"
Having said that, instead of retreating in the face of the approaching Soldier Bugs, White Slash Chicken advanced and charged directly at them.
Approach, swing palm, next one.
Whenever he got close to a Soldier Bug, White Slash Chicken would simply slap the top of its head with his palm, then swiftly turn away to head straight for the next target with flair.
All the Soldier Bugs that White Slash Chicken slapped, though their cranial carapaces showed no visible cracks, had their brains turned to tofu pudding from the inside, with brain matter continuously flowing from their eye sockets and nasal openings on their head shells.
If Dong Tianyu and the others saw this, they might guess that the number of people from the Rooster Team that came over was different from what they expected, and not too many were involved.
It took only a little while before White Slash Chicken had dealt with all the Soldier Bugs that had run out of the hole. Looking around at the bug corpses scattered all around, he patted his palms as if to clean off non-existent ash, then remarked with a sense of achievement, "I truly am something."
As White Slash Chicken was boasting about his prowess, a nagging voice came through the earpiece, "You useless eunuch, you always dawdle when given some work to do. It’s just a little cleaning up; hurry up and finish and come back, or else I’ll tell the team leader on you and you’ll become a real eunuch."
Feeling a chill in his groin upon hearing the venomous words coming through the earpiece, White Slash Chicken involuntarily shivered. He quickly pleaded, "No, no, no, my bad, okay? I sincerely apologize. I’m going to clean up the battlefield right now, and when we get back, I’ll treat you to a big meal, okay? Please forgive me one more time."
Hearing White Slash Chicken’s submission, the other party decisively raised the stakes, "Five meals!"
"Two meals!"
"Four meals!"
"Three meals!"
"Deal!"
Upon receiving the prompt, straightforward answer, White Slash Chicken knew he had been outplayed again. What the person on the other end didn’t realize was that White Slash Chicken was more than happy to share a couple more meals with her; it was just that if he agreed too readily, she might sense his eagerness and it could jeopardize their friendship.
Though Dong Tianyu had already left the area, his Divine Sense kept vigil over it. Witnessing White Slash Chicken’s combat, he roughly guessed that White Slash Chicken must possess the ability to strike through barriers, otherwise, he couldn’t have killed the Soldier Bugs with their shells intact.
As White Slash Chicken began to clean up the battlefield, Dong Tianyu diverted his attention away from there.
Even as Dong Tianyu’s body continued to retreat with the Hunting Team towards Kyoto, his Divine Sense was occupied hunting for the hidden Archer.
Moved by the Archer’s performance of one Plasma Bug per arrow, Dong Tianyu couldn’t help wanting to know who the shooter was and what they looked like.
It wasn’t that Dong Tianyu had any special interest in that person; it was simply that knowing who the archer was would allow him to know how to interact with them in future encounters.
However, the Rooster Team’s members were exceedingly cautious. After White Slash Chicken finished cleaning up the battlefield, he didn’t rejoin the others but instead found a relatively tall tree to perch in.
Seeing the specially dug-out tree hole that the other party had made, Dong Tianyu realized they were probably not going to gather together, and his plan to find the others through White Slash Chicken had failed.
