??Chapter 67: Chapter 66 I don’t even care to drink it
Chapter 67: Chapter 66 I don’t even care to drink it
With Si Yuting forging ahead and Xiong Lie covering the rear, Qu Tong and Jiang Zhou found themselves walking comfortably in the middle, even sowhat leisurely.
“Would Miss Jun Li need this?” Jiang Zhou took out and drank a tube of pale yellow potion, then offered one to Jun Li with a polite inquiry.
“What potion?” Qu Tong asked, taking it.
“Energy Liquid, exclusively for the First Army Corps,” Jiang Zhou replied with a smile.
Seeing Jiang Zhou drink it, Qu Tong beca curious and took a sip as well.
This curiosity almost cost her dearly.
Wasn’t this the Nutrient Solution she swore to never drink again?
Although flavored with avocado, it still couldn’t mask that unique, unbearable taste.
Qu Tong struggled to swallow the Energy Liquid, trying to maintain a calm deanor, and forced a slightly stiff smile, “Doctor Zhou, you ntioned the Nutrient Solution is exclusive to your First Army Corps, does that an other legions don’t have it?”
Jiang Zhou sensed sothing off about Qu Tong’s smile and hesitated in his response.
Xiong Lie, overhearing from behind, felt energized by the topic and began to spill the beans.
“Miss Jun Li, let
tell you, this Energy Liquid was developed by a Nutrient Solution company owned by one of our colleagues, and indeed, only we in the First Army Corps have access to it.”
Xiong Lie clicked his tongue twice, his expression rich as he continued,
“But that taste, it’s otherworldly! So difficult to swallow that if it weren’t for the fact it’s three tis more effective than the comrcial Nutrient Solutions, I wouldn’t deign to drink it.”
“With such a unique taste, won’t it go out of business?” Qu Tong asked, puzzled.
“Not at all, their potions may taste bad, but you can’t beat the low price, they make a slim profit on high volu,” Xiong Lie said, even shaking his head in regret.
Qu Tong considered this and realized it made sense.
In this world, the majority is always the lower class, with only a tiny proportion being well-off or powerful individuals.
Alright, as her good deed for the day, she gave up on the thought of making it go bankrupt.
When they reached an area with lush bushes, Qu Tong made sure no one was watching and with a flick of her hand, the potion flew out.
She turned back to et Yuting’s cold gaze.
Qu Tong froze for a mont, but without showing a hint of guilt on her face. After all, she had already drunk it—there was no way to return it, right?
Not to ntion, she wasn’t going to drink it herself, and keeping it in her space would just remind her of that indescribable taste.
Getting rid of it seed like a logical thing to do, didn’t it?
Yuting withdrew his gaze, his expression unreadable as he spoke two words, “We’re here.”
Only then did Qu Tong realize why the fighting had ceased and why Xiong Lie was free to chat idly with her.
Looking around, amidst the surrounding green weeds, a golden Seven-leaf Heart stood out, and upon closer inspection, its base was tinged with a faint red.
Yet, none of them made a careless move.
The tranquility was too deep, eerily so.
Qu Tong would rather believe sothing was lurking in the shadows, an entity even the mid-level Bug Tribe would fear.
Almost instantaneously, Qu Tong thought of the High-Level Bug Tribe.
The creatures in the Empire’s propaganda films had intelligence and could even understand the Empire’s language.
Before Qu Tong could extend her spiritual power, she felt an even stronger wave, as fierce and dominating as the man himself, and sowhat violent.
Qu Tong looked at Yuting’s ever-composed countenance, and if it wasn’t for her special spiritual power, she might have believed she felt it wrong.
Qu Tong retracted her spiritual power and moved to stand beside Jiang Zhou, so as not to interfere with Yuting’s actions.
An invisible blade of spiritual power surged through the forest, cutting down fir trees at their trunks as it went.
With the buzzing of flapping wings, six massive, strange insects rose from the spot Yuting had just attacked, their yellow-brown compound eyes fixed intently on them, creeping them out.
“ZzZzZz~”
Accompanied by their grating screeches, a barrage of black tails shot out toward them.
But the thunder whip at the very front, several ters long, was completely snapped, landing on the ground in the grass with a scorched thud.
Jiang Zhou and Xiong Lie had long since witnessed Si Yuting’s strength and weren’t too surprised.
However, Qu Tong’s eyes lit up at the sight.
Si Yuting was the first Special Ability Awakener she had t in this era, and he possessed an aggressive Thunder-elent Ability.
It had to be said that Si Yuting’s control over his spiritual power was extrely precise.
She wondered if she could beat him in a fight at her peak.
“It’s the Yellow-Tail Wasp Insect!” Jiang Zhou’s voice tily rang in her ears.
“Who cares what kind of bug it is, just smash it and it’s over,” Xiong Lie said, rubbing his hands together and eager to try.
But Si Yuting’s chilly words interrupted him.
“No need, later you’ll cover them to go pick the Kagura Flowers.”
“Yes,” Xiong Lie had no choice but to restrain his fervor.
Just then, Qu Tong sharply sensed a familiar, hair-raising sense of dread from behind.
“Watch out!”
Without hesitation, a vine as thick as an arm rapidly grew and flung Jiang Zhou and Xiong Lie to the side.
Qu Tong took advantage of the vine’s montum to flip upward, avoiding the shiny black poison needle flying toward her.
She didn’t know if Jiang Zhou could neutralize the poison, but one could imagine the pain from such a thick needle piercing into you.
And the three needles she dodged were heading straight for Si Yuting’s back.
Uh-oh!
She didn’t know if Si Yuting would notice and be able to dodge in ti, and if it hit his butt, would the wise and mighty Admiral “ow” and jump up.
That would be quite a blow to his image.
As Qu Tong thought, she activated her Special Ability, and the vine sprouted anew, chasing after the poison needles.
Even though Si Yuting didn’t turn around, Qu Tong felt a chill emanating around her.
The vine split into three, and just as it was about to coil around a poison needle, thunder exploded, incinerating the poison needles into black dust.
“Sss~”
Qu Tong took in a cold breath.
The remaining vines instantly retracted, morphing into greenery that wrapped around the bracelet on her wrist.
The seventh High-Level Bug Tribe mber witnessed Si Yuting’s ferocity and directly targeted Qu Tong.
The High-Level Bug Tribe weren’t fools; they had thought of going after Jiang Zhou and Xiong Lie at first, but were stopped by Si Yuting’s absolute strength.
As for the one that had been lurking behind them, that was an accident.
Who would expect that they would use stealth attacks and hide so well?
But this ti, Si Yuting showed no intention of stopping it.
Qu Tong had no choice but to activate her vines again. She wanted the vines, with their spikes, to directly penetrate the Bug Tribe’s head, but she underestimated the High-Level Bug Tribe’s defensive abilities and failed.
If one plan doesn’t work, then create another.
The vines suddenly swelled up, engulfing the bug’s gargantuan body and slinging it toward the Bug Tribe mbers in front of Si Yuting.
Si Yuting dodged, aiming a palm strike at Qu Tong as she ca his way.
Qu Tong reached out to block, bending her front leg, stepping back half a step with her back leg, her right hand at the ready to counterattack.
Dammit! He’s testing her again.
Such a jerk!
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