Chapter 95 A Rich Harvest Of Crystal Cores (Part One)


    Confronted with six de locust officers at once would have even a hardiest refiner at the nature level


    quaking in his boots.


    A de locust officer was more powerful, in both speed and strength, than the average de locust.


    However, it was the venomous thorns that were the most frightening.


    In the desert, there was a scorpion whose deadly sting killed any creature that was stung, instantly,


    and, in the forest, there was a ghost-like butterfly whose powder was so toxic that it would make the


    area deste for miles around.


    However, refiners at the nature level weren''t usually frightened of those creatures, given that their life


    vitality could prohibit toxins from entering their bodies. Simply put, it was more difficult for toxins to


    affect their bodies.


    Differing from those two deadly creatures, the venom that the de locust officers possessed wasn''t


    fatal. Instead, the toxin severely paralyzed the victim and could break through the life vitality barrier to


    prate the human body. Even those who reached the nature level were unable to move once


    infected.


    Thus, when it came to fighting the de locust officers, everyone needed to be on guard. After all,


    once paralyzed, one was nothing but food for de locusts.


    Others feared the de locust officer''s poison, but not Zen.


    Considering his body was a mysterious weapon, there wasn''t any poison that could harm him.


    Therefore, although it seemed foolhardy of him to rush at the de locust officers alone, in actuality, he


    was quite prepared.


    As he leaped through the air, he slipped a ring on one finger, while the other was steadfast on the


    broken flying knife. They were the pair of copper rings with the invisible chain linking them that Master


    Su gave him.


    Six de locust leaders spread out around Zen, closing in on him while shrieking. Suddenly, purple


    thorns shot from their bodies at Zen.


    Facing an onught from stings that everyone else was desperate to avoid, Zen didn''t duck and


    instead let them pierce his skin. At that moment, he threw the broken flying knife.


    "sh!"


    As the flying knife flew through the air, Zen waved the hand he had the ring on controlling the invisible


    chain, and immediately, the broken flying knife circled him.


    The razor edge knife sliced deeply into each de locust officer''s head as it made its way around Zen.


    With that, Zen''s strength was sapped, and he slumped to the ground.


    In midair, the heads of the six de locust officers remained intact for a few seconds before separating


    awkwardly from their bodies, falling from the sky and mming into the ground hard.


    The six officers were dead in a sh.


    "Wow! That was awesome! Zen, that was fantastic!" shouted Tank and others in amazement.


    Martin''s eyes were filled with astonishment as well. As a centurion who fought de locusts all year


    round, Martin should be the one who knew them best. He was well aware of how difficult it was to deal


    with the de locust officers, especially their venomous stings.


    His skin was stabbed once by a thorn that a de officer shot. The result was that he was immediately


    paralyzed andid in bed recovering for a week before his ability to move was restored!


    But, Zen was pierced by multiple stings just now!


    The spines had rained down on Zen in a downpour that even an elephant couldn''t withstand, let alone


    a man.


    Remarkably, Zen was alive and kicking, without any ill effects.


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    "Is he even human?" murmured Martin in disbelief.


    Roger stood his ground, sping his sword. Although he figured that Zen had made the first move


    because he was sure of being able to kill those de locust officers, Zen''s performance exceeded his


    expectations.


    "I took the assignment because it was boring at the Cloud Sect. I never expected meeting such an


    interesting guy on my trip," muttered Roger under his breath as his eyes lit up in surprise. ''Talents like


    his are encouraging. As long as he doesn''t die young, he''s bound to be a hegemon, '' he thought.


    ''Although there''s no need to draw him over to my side, perhaps, I can give him a hand if he''s in trouble


    in the future, '' he decided as he drew his sword from its sheath and faced the next wave of de


    locusts.


    At this point, an unusuallyrge number of de locusts swarmed them, and a new round of shooting


    began.


    Enveloped in purple light from head to toe, Zen became bolder and bolder.


    A crystal core from a de locust officer would earn him one point, and he had just beheaded six in


    one fell swoop, which was equivalent to six points he had gained. Fighting like this would earn him


    points much quicker than he could by killing ordinary de locusts.


    But, de locust officers differed from themon ones.


    They were intelligent, which meant they weren''t prone to daredevil tactics like the average de


    locusts.


    When the remaining officers saw that Zen had killed six of their cohorts in a single strike, they scattered


    and avoided him, whilemanding moremon ones to attack him.


    Zen kept swinging his arm. Under the strong outward force, the broken flying knife whirled violently


    around him.


    "Whirl, whoosh..."


    Dozens of de locusts charged Zen, but Zen adjusted his position, and they were sliced in half by the


    flying knife. Their remains were littering the ground. To Zen, the de locusts were as defenseless as


    ants, even though others freaked out at the mere mention of them.


    Soon de locust carcasses were piled up like a hill, and among them were the heads of several


    purple de locust officers.