Rescue and Release

With the Gu Insects in hand, Huo Hai once again had something to rely on, so naturally he would not continue letting them have their way. At a thought, a large number of Star Gu began sneaking into the warehouse. Insects and people did not receive the same level of attention.

In truth, up to now, apart from Huo Hai himself, only Huo Yuner and Ji Mu knew that he had insects—and that those insects could be used in battle. Huo Yuner was his younger sister and was currently unconscious, so of course she would not tell anyone about it. Others merely thought that Huo Yuner liked insects more than usual.

As for whether Ji Mu would reveal it, Huo Hai did not know. But he was not worried, because even if Ji Mu did reveal it, no one would believe her. When he had come down from Southern Mountain, so many people had been injured by him.

So many people had personally seen him use a unique concealed weapon, launching it with a special technique and wounding them. Even afterward, they had not found any concealed weapons in the wounds. Many had suspected that his concealed weapons were made of ice.

This world was different from Earth. There were many people who used ice as weapons. It did not matter if one had not reached the Spirit Practitioner Realm and could not use their own spiritual power to create ice. There were many special items and techniques that could store ice. Even creating it on the spot was no problem. At most, one just needed to use spiritual power to control an array and lower the temperature until it froze. Simple.

Since they believed it was a concealed weapon technique, who would worry about insects? Especially the people hiding in the warehouse—they naively believed that as long as Huo Hai did not see them directly, they absolutely would not be killed by his concealed weapons.

No one noticed that the insects truly capable of sending them to their deaths had already entered the warehouse. There was not much light in the warehouse, so these Star Gu could not reflect any light either. Their faint gleam lost its color here.

Huo Hai left behind only a hundred Star Gu to protect himself. All the others entered the warehouse. Beneath flashes of golden light, Little Gold had also set out. This time, he would definitely teach these people a lesson they would never forget.

"Humph. Let's see how you plan to deal with me now." Huo Hai gave a cold smile, for he sensed that all the Star Gu were fully in position. A hundred Star Gu protected Huo Yuner, along with the maid beside her. Fortunately, they had been rendered unconscious by special means. Otherwise, it really would have been troublesome if they saw this scene.

All the Gu Insects were in position. It was time to act. Huo Hai issued the order coldly in his heart. The first to move were not anything else, but the Star Gu near the ceiling. These Star Gu were not alone; they had formed themselves into a row.

The Star Gu after their transformation were far more powerful than before. The Star Gu arranged in a line flew at full speed, even releasing faint spiritual power to wrap around themselves and connect with one another.

The Star Gu's spiritual power was faint, pure, and difficult to sense. It was as if an arc of light had suddenly appeared in the void. No—not one arc, but two. Like blades of light, the two arcs descended swiftly from the air. Their first target was the death warrior who had been hiding in the back all along. Death warriors were not suited to showing themselves. They had to remain hidden.

Originally, when Huo Hai appeared, he would hide inside a crate and wait to detonate the Explosive Spirit Stone at the last moment. Unfortunately, he no longer had that chance. Huo Hai did not want to kill him so easily, nor did he want to let him activate that so-called Self-Detonating Spirit Stone.

The two arcs of light swept past the death warrior's wrists in an instant, like true blades. Before anyone could even react, they saw both of the death warrior's hands fall from his arms. Only after a moment did blood spray out.

Throughout the entire process, the death warrior's expression did not change in the slightest, nor did he make a sound. Even Huo Hai felt waves of chill run through his heart when facing such a person. This was simply not human. He even endured the pain and lunged toward his severed arms, because he was still gripping the Explosive Spirit Stones in his hands. Even if he died, he had to complete the mission.

But at that moment, a golden streak of light suddenly landed on the death warrior. It took a vicious bite out of his buttocks. Powerful poison spread through him, and very soon the death warrior felt his entire body go numb, utterly unable to move.

Although death warriors like this were frightening, what made them most terrifying was that they did not treat their own lives as important. In truth, their strength was not great. Against these Gu Insects, colder still than death warriors, they were nothing. They could only wait for death.

"Not good! We're under attack! Damn it, these aren't concealed weapons! What are these things?" At last, they realized that something was wrong. After attacking the death warrior, the most dangerous target, it was their turn next. A great number of Star Gu flew out from the shadows and struck them, yet deliberately avoided their vital points.

After burrowing into their hands and feet, the Star Gu began gnawing at their flesh and blood.

"Heavens, these... these are insects! Don't eat me! Don't eat me! Get out, all of you!" One mercenary finally snapped. He watched helplessly as a beetle burrowed into his hands and feet, then began gnawing on him.

In the eyes of those insects, he was nothing but food. Unfortunately, neither weapons nor their own spiritual power could harm these things. Even cutting off their own hands and feet was useless.

The beetles ate quickly. Once they finished eating, they would continue eating them. Faced with such things, everyone went mad. Some tried to run outside. But those people had their leg tendons bitten through by the insects and could only crawl weakly toward the exit. Then, beneath excruciating pain, they watched in agony and regret as the beetles devoured them bit by bit.

The middle-aged leader, with beetles constantly flashing past him, finally understood. A beetle flew past his eyes, trailing a faint fluorescent glow. Wasn't that glow exactly how they had described Huo Hai's concealed weapons? So it had never been ice at all.

"Bastard! Huo Hai! Huo Hai did this! These... these aren't concealed weapons at all! They're insects!" He finally understood, but it was too late. The use of insects was far more valuable than concealed weapon techniques. But now, he could no longer spread the word. To deal with Huo Hai, they had long since made arrangements here.

This was an abandoned warehouse, and all the people around it had been cleared out. They had feared that the commotion later would draw others' attention. Now it had come back to haunt them. No matter how they shouted, they could not escape.

Thinking of Huo Hai, the middle-aged man fiercely chopped off his left hand, which had been gnawed clean by the insects. He drew a large saber with his right hand and charged at Yun'er. "Huo Hai, I know you're here! If you don't stop this, your sister will die!"

As he spoke, the saber in his hand swung down. He did not intend to kill Huo Yuner, only to threaten Huo Hai. But how could Huo Hai allow them to threaten him? He sneered inwardly. He had long known these people would leap over the wall like dogs driven to desperation. Naturally, he had not come unprepared. Hadn't the hundred Gu Insects protecting Yun'er stayed out of the battle for precisely this moment?

Fluorescent light flickered, and Huo Yuner's entire body became enveloped in a faint glow. These were none other than Star Gu.

The mercenary leader's saber swung down smoothly. It was incredibly easy, but his expression was anything but relaxed. The saber in his hand was becoming lighter and lighter, disappearing right before his eyes.

No, it had not disappeared. It had been eaten. Watching at such close range, and having already noticed these insects, he clearly saw how the insects rapidly worked their jaws and consumed the metal. Heavens, what kind of insects were these? They could even eat a saber made of White-Forged Steel—and so quickly. How could they possibly eat so much?

Now was not the time to think about that. The middle-aged man's only support was gone. These insects were not something he could handle. He began shouting madly, "Huo Hai, spare us! Spare us, and we'll tell you who's behind this!"

The middle-aged man could no longer care about anything else. Even the most loyal person had their own thoughts. Faced with death—especially death in this manner—no one could withstand it. Unless they were a death warrior.

And that was exactly how it was at the scene. Only one death warrior lay on the ground, his face twisted in pain as the insects ate him, yet he showed no intention of begging for mercy, as though he had been a dead man from the start. The other mercenaries had already begun begging. With Barbarian God's Blood, many had even become disabled, yet not a single one had died. They could only watch helplessly as they were eaten alive.

"Hahahaha! I will naturally find the people behind you myself. As for you, pay the price for what you've done." Huo Hai's nearly crazed face appeared before them.

At that moment, Huo Hai's not particularly tall figure stood against the shadow at the doorway, looking like a demon in their hearts. No—not like one. He was a demon. A demon commanding insects to come and kill them.

Huo Hai needed release. He needed to vent the fury in his heart. So this time, he had not blocked it out; he had even come to the scene to watch. Stimulated by the slaughter, Huo Hai's blood began to boil. His killing intent rose without end, and his eyes began turning red. He looked even more crazed than the people currently being eaten.

"Young Master Huo, I knew it was you! Let us go, and we can tell you who ordered this from behind the scenes. We can become your subordinates. Whatever you want to do in the future, we can help you with it! Ah..."

The mercenary captain endured the pain and spoke almost in a roar. The others could no longer even speak. Their screams had torn their throats raw; their voices were so hoarse that they seemed to have forgotten how to talk. Only this man possessed extremely strong willpower and could still endure the pain long enough to speak.