Shen Yangge suddenly frowned.
Something felt off about Ruthis.
The next moment, something flew out of Ruthis's palm, so fast that Shen Yangge had no time to react. Chu Xuanzhen, who was holding him, raised his hand instead and caught it in a flash.
"What?"
Shen Yangge looked at Chu Xuanzhen's palm. It was a centipede-like insect, but unlike any centipede he had ever seen, this creature could fly. It clearly had no wings, yet it had flown from Ruthis's palm at such incredible speed. If Chu Xuanzhen hadn't reacted in time...
He didn't dare imagine what would have happened if this insect had entered his body.
"Hmph."
Ruthis snorted. Even though the insect had been caught, he showed not the slightest panic. Instead, he told Shen Yangge, "This is the Five-Poison Gu Worm, one of the most powerful Gu Worms in the world. Anyone who touches it will die."
Ruthis would never have released this Gu Worm unless he had no other choice, because waking it came at an enormous cost. This kind of insect had to be fed human blood, and not just any human blood.
Only the blood of the person raising it would work. Many might think feeding it blood wasn't such a high price to pay, but waking the Five-Poison Gu Worm meant establishing a connection with its keeper. If it wasn't fed blood, or if some mutation occurred, the Five-Poison Gu Worm would turn on them. Naturally, the result would be that its keeper was poisoned to death without even realizing it, dying a gruesome death.
Shen Yangge immediately swatted at Chu Xuanzhen's hand.
The tiny centipede-like insect pierced Chu Xuanzhen's palm with its sharp claws, and a dense cluster of tiny holes instantly appeared before Shen Yangge's eyes.
"There is no cure for