Song Wen carefully searched the surrounding twenty thousand li once more. Only after finding no trace of any other poisonous insects did he turn his attention back to the few that were feeding.
A sharp gleam flashed through Ying Wu's eyes.
"Eh! These beasts are rather interesting. We must capture a few alive and take them back for a thorough dissection and study."
Song Wen was already accustomed to such a reaction from Ying Wu.
"We finally found these beasts. It seems they never left. Seven fourth-rank poisonous insects, along with one fifth-rank poisonous insect, are sharing a third-rank demon beast. That is enough to show that these beasts do not have an ample supply of fresh blood."
At this point, Song Wen's tone suddenly turned colder.
"Their blood food is insufficient, yet the insect swarm has not spilled outward. This matter is likely far from simple."
"What should we do next?" Ying Wu asked.
"First, take down these beasts and see whether we can force any useful information out of them," Song Wen said.
"Just what I wanted!"
Ying Wu could scarcely wait. He raised a hand and patted the Kui Bull atop its head.
The Kui Bull clearly understood Ying Wu's intent. Several finger-thick streaks of blue-green lightning suddenly shot from its body, swift as sparks racing from a fire, yet utterly soundless.
By the time those poisonous insects noticed the approaching lightning, it was already right before them. They did not even have time to react before the lightning struck their bodies.
The poisonous insects' limbs instantly stiffened. Terror and pain showed in their pitch-black eyes, yet the lightning raging over their bodies left them unable to utter even a scream.
Then, the lightning swept them up and swiftly sped toward Song Wen and Ying Wu.
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