l blows raining down on him like a storm.Sweat beads the size of beans gradually appeared on his forehead. Only then did he realize why their boss had lost; such an overwhelming and intense killing in...Chapter 579: Bugs Driven Into a Frenzy of Fear

Xiao Yu arranged these medicinal herbs so that they would counteract each other. Although he hadn't boiled them, the herbs together produced a scent which repelled and disgusted the corpse worms—just like how snakes detest realgar.

"Captain Zhou, have your men keep watch and notify me immediately if any bugs are spotted!" After seeing that all around had been sprinkled with medicinal herbs, Xiao Yu said to Zhou Cheng.

"Yes sir!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Zhou Cheng replied crisply before passing the instructions on to his soldiers on both sides of him.

"Each of you grab a bag and fill it up with medicinal herbs—follow me!" After seeing that Zhou Cheng had relayed his orders, Xiao Yu picked up a garbage bag, stuffed it full of powdered herbs, and instructed the thirteen district soldiers in camouflage uniforms.

The thirteen district soldiers, upon hearing what Xiao Yu said, saw him already having prepared one bag, so they too walked over to fill their bags with medicinal herbs. They then carried them on their shoulders and waited for further instructions from Xiao Yu.

"Follow me!" After seeing that everyone had filled up their bags, he instructed them before stepping into the antique shop.

“Spread out and thoroughly sprinkle these herbs everywhere—don't forget the corners! Be careful; if there is a bug here, it will definitely show itself!” Standing at the entrance to the first floor, Xiao Yu said to the several dozen men in camouflage uniforms who had followed him in.

Afther saying that, he grabbed some herbs from his bag and sprinkled them up into the air. Seeing what Xiao Yu did, those soldiers also spread out and began to sprinkle their medicinal herbs one by one—each time they sprinkled a bit of herb, they would look around carefully to check for any signs of bugs.

Twenty minutes later, Xiao Yu met up with his group at the stairwell leading to the second floor. Seeing that none of the soldiers had any reaction, he knew that no bugs had appeared on the first floor.

Xiao Yu led them onto the second floor and had them continue sprinkling herbs while he himself spread some around the stairwell from the first floor up to the second one.

While these herbs couldn't deal much damage to the bugs, they would definitely force the bugs out. Furthermore, this bug intensely hated these herbs; it would go berserk and flee as far away as possible when it smelt them.

The moment Xiao Yu met up with his soldiers at the stairwell leading from the second floor to the third one, he looked over at them. Seeing that Xiao Yu was looking at them, they shook their heads to signify: "We still haven't seen any bugs."

"Alright, let's go upstairs again!" After hearing what they said, Xiao Yu nodded and said.

When they reached the third-floor landing, Xiao Yu suddenly paused. He remembered something and turned to the soldiers: "Send a few people upstairs to scatter medicine at the fourth-floor stairwell entrance first, then start from the other side. The rest of us will begin scattering medicine here and meet in the middle; I estimate this insect is hiding on the third floor!"

It turns out that when they had just reached this point, Xiao Yu suddenly remembered something. Two injured people were on the third floor, and another was on the fourth floor. The injury to those on the fourth floor seemed more severe, indicating that the insect likely bit the person on the fourth floor first before moving on to bite the two people upstairs on the third floor. Therefore, there's a high probability the insect is hiding on the third floor.

The soldiers immediately split off one-third of their number and headed towards the opposite side upon hearing Xiao Yu’s instructions.

After seeing these soldiers take up positions at the fourth-floor stairwell entrance, Xiao Yu waved his hand at them and began scattering medicine on the third floor.

"Commander! Here… here’s where the insect is!" As Xiao Yu was converging with the others, a series of shocked exclamations suddenly came from their opposite direction.

Upon hearing these cries, Xiao Yu quickly dropped his supplies and ran towards the source. When he arrived at the scene, the soldiers were carefully observing something on the ground in front of them.

Xiao Yu followed their gaze and saw a bug that looked 90% like the one he had drawn crawling there; its large mouth was facing the soldiers, with two fangs continuously moving.

Walking up to these soldiers, without turning his head, Xiao Yu said: "You should leave here. It’s too dangerous!"

The soldiers were indeed skilled but they were still ordinary people in essence, and Xiao Yu did not want them to remain there. After all, anyone whose skin was broken by the insect’s fangs would be poisoned; if they were martial arts experts, they might evade the attack, but these ordinary people made him uncertain of their ability to do so.

From Xiao Yu's memory, this type of corpse bug moved extremely fast and its shell was incredibly tough. Its jumping ability was also terrifyingly formidable—these factors all rendered it nearly impossible to guard against. While Xiao Yu himself had no issue with dealing with the insect, he worried about these soldiers.

"Commander, we apologize but please allow us not to obey your order. We would rather face military law and even death than leave!"

Upon hearing what Xiao Yu said, the soldiers glanced at one another; then one of them stepped forward and sternly addressed him.

"We will die here but won’t leave!" Hearing this soldier’s words, all others also looked at Xiao Yu in unison.

"You…

"Be careful, Commander......"

Xiao Yu's expression turned solemn upon hearing the soldiers' words. Just as he was about to speak, a soldier beside him shouted and pushed him away.

It turned out that the insect had been startled by the loud shouts of these soldiers and began spinning around madly on the ground, occasionally glancing at Xiao Yu with an aggressive posture. If it weren't for the medicinal powder on their bodies, this insect would have already attacked them.

Hearing the soldier's shout, Xiao Yu immediately focused his attention on the insect, which was about to attack.

Seeing this situation, a hint of smile appeared on Xiao Yu's face. He wasn't afraid that this insect would attack him; what he feared was if it turned around and ran away. Without resorting to magical means, it would be hard for him to kill the insect in one go. This was why he had sent those soldiers away earlier.

But now these soldiers were not going anywhere, and judging by their looks, they wouldn't leave even if he insisted. Xiao Yu could only sigh inwardly. If things got desperate, he would have to reveal his magical skills.

Now the insect wasn't running away because he hadn't brought any medicinal ingredients with him, so it was targeting him instead, which suited his intentions perfectly.

The moment Xiao Yu's gaze fell on this insect, it strangely stepped back a few paces. But when it reached the edge of the medicinal ingredients scattered by Xiao Yu and company, it stopped abruptly and even took a couple of steps forward.

"You all stay back!" As Xiao Yu moved his right hand, a dagger appeared in his hand, as he warned the soldiers behind him.

After speaking, Xiao Yu slowly pulled out another dagger from its sheath. The moment he drew the knife, a flash of cold light swept across it, and violent malevolent energy rolled off the blade.

The moment Xiao Yu drew his dagger, not only did the soldiers feel their hair stand on end and take a few steps back in shock while staring at him fearfully, but even that insect immediately leaped to the side, its head pointing towards Xiao Yu, completely still, as if it was getting ready for something.

Fortunately, this third floor was covered with medicinal ingredients everywhere. Because of their scent, the insect dared not run around recklessly; otherwise, given the speed and jumping ability it had just demonstrated, if it wanted to escape, Xiao Yu would likely have a hard time eliminating it without resorting to magical methods. After all, this insect's jumping power was impressive, its body size small, making it relatively easy for it to flee.

As for Xiao Yu At this moment, he slowly closed his eyes and focused his mind, quickly entering that state of unity with the heavens.

In his perception, the insect was completely exposed. Holding the dagger in his hand, Xiao Yu suddenly thrust it toward the insect.

As Xiao Yu's dagger approached, a violent aura of malevolence also struck this insect. He wanted to use this aura to delay the insect’s actions.

"Squeak..."

However, things did not go as planned. When Xiao Yu brought that violent aura toward the insect, it suddenly started making a loud noise despite being originally motionless.

This insect seemed to either be going crazy or was too terrified at this moment. As Xiao Yu's aura hit it, the insect began running around aimlessly and even jumped onto some medicinal herbs to escape quickly.

When Xiao Yu saw that the insect had escaped by jumping on those herbs, his expression suddenly changed as he thought, "Bad situation." He hadn’t expected the malevolent aura from his dagger to frighten the insect so much that it would completely disregard the repulsive smell coming from these medicinal herbs.

Although these herbs could only cause them minor harm, given this insect’s timid nature, they wouldn't even dare to climb onto something harmful. Moreover, the scent of these herbs was an unpleasant thing for corpse insects to deal with.

Despite all this, Xiao Yu hadn’t expected that the malevolent aura would make it react so strongly.

Xiao Yu watched as the fleeing corpse insect run away and changed his form to quickly chase after it.

The Yin-Yang principle dictates that extremes will lead to their opposite. This insect’s timid nature made it more susceptible to external stimuli, causing it to go berserk like now with Xiao Yu's malevolent aura breaking its tolerance limit and making the corpse insect completely disregard everything.

Xiao Yu followed this frenzied insect closely as he chased after it. If this uncontrolled insect managed to escape outside and break through the outer barricade of medicinal herbs, then hiding among the crowd would pose a terrible catastrophe for the entire deep sea.

Seeing Xiao Yu chase after the corpse insect, the soldiers’ expressions also changed instantly, and they followed closely behind. If something happened to Xiao Yu while they remained unharmed, it would be shameful for them to continue living in this world.

The corpse insect didn’t run towards the staircase entrance but instead headed toward a nearby window, with Xiao Yu’s form following closely behind… (To Be Continued...) becoming a physician under such circumstances is truly commendable!"The Old Man couldn't help but marvel; nowadays, how many official descendants were still dedicated enough to focus on one thing Tho...