Chapter 197

Although the beam of light was thin, it had devastating destructive power . Compared to it, the bloody light surrounding the ant was like fragile paper and was immediately pierced . The beam shot straight into the back of the ant, penetrating through it and out of its abdomen . Afterwards, there was a narrow yet deep hole left behind in the ground .

The blood-traced ant’s shrill scream resounded through the air . The bloody light stirred violently like water, and its cold, compound eyes turned scarlet .

A cloud of red mist erupted from Lou Lan’s spraying pipe . Though most of the mist evaporated upon contact with the bloody light, a small amount managed to bypass the light and reach the back of the ant .

The pepper water made with the new formula did not smell as spicy as before, but it was more effective .

With this attack, the ant began to roll frantically on the ground, tossing sand and detritus in all directions . Under its devastation, the rigid ground underneath it was fragile . Its eyes scarlet, blood from its abdominal wound spilled out and spread the sweet and fragrant smell of blood poison into the air .

In a flash, Ai Hui flew past the flying sand and detritus, the Dragonspine Inferno trembling slighitly in his hand .

His concentration was at its peak, and everything in his vision seemed to slow . He could even clearly note the trajectory of the detritus flying past his cheeks .

The rage in the blood-traced ant’s eyes was dying down, which indicated that the pepper water was losing effect .

There was an insufficient amount of pepper water, and even less reached the ant . Despite that, he felt fortunate that it worked . After all, the blood-traced ant was far larger than an ordinary blood ant .

The world around him was clearly reflected in Ai Hui’s mind . He knew he had only one chance .

[Big Dipper] was fully activated, and the elemental energy in his body was flowing at an unprecedented speed . The strand of elemental energy immediately took shape between his hand and foot palaces .

[Crescent Moon]!

Ai Hui used his most powerful killing move without hesitation .

A sword ray like moonlight flew out from his Dragonspine Inferno .

As soon as Ai Hui’s strike hit the ant’s body, nearly half of its back was cleaved off .

But it was not dead yet . Its bloody body dashed recklessly towards Ai Hui, driven mad from the severe pain of losing half of its back .

Seeing the ant rushing at him, Ai Hui used his tiptoes to retreat rapidly .

Ai Hui was fast enough, but he still smelled a sweet fragrance and watched as a bite rapidly came at him .

At that moment, a green twining twig extended from the ground and suddenly appeared in front of the ant .

In its mad dash, the ant was unprepared and lost its balance . Instead of rushing towards Ai Hui, it was rolling towards him now .

Good chance!

Ai Hui’s eyes lit up . The ingrate was making good progress . The trip was a small trick but proved effective with its timing . He grasped the chance and halted his retreat . Instead, he slashed at the rolling ant that approached him with the Dragonspine Inferno in his hand .

A snow-white spear shot at the ant with an imposing aura, like a white whale breaking the surface of clouds .

Shi Xueman shoved her Cirrus into the ant with amazing power before Ai Hui was able to .

Puff!

The spear once again pierced the blood-traced ant .

Nevertheless, Ai Hui’s expression twisted as he realized that the situation was not as good as they thought .

The ant, regardless of its injuries, hung onto the now-bloodstained white spear and crazily rushed at Shi Xueman . The scissor-like mandibles emitted sounds of sharp winds as they readied to bite into Shi Xueman’s arm .

Despite Shi Xueman’s adaptations to combat, she didn’t expect that even after incurring deadly injuries, the ant would still be able to attack them ferociously . Her face paled .

Bang!

In a flash of inspiration, Ai Hui’s slash became a slap . The Dragonspine Inferno was used as a stick and impacted the mandibles with great force .

Sparks flew in every direction!

Hand trembling, Ai Hui tightly gripped the hilt of the sword that almost ricocheted . Under the rebound’s power, he gave a muffled groan while he was sent flying backward . He originally intended to take advantage of the ant with a slash, but never did he expect for it to become a direct confrontation of power . He lost control of his body and was thrown into the sky .

Just as he was about to hit the ground, the spraying cart rushed to him .

“Ai Hui, Lou Lan is here!” Lou Lan said happily . As soon as Ai Hui heard this, his body immediately relaxed .

The spraying cart transformed into a sand net that caught Ai Hui precisely .

The sand net then turned into a palm that placed Ai Hui at the helm of the cart, which had previously been a spraying pipe .

The ant, on the other hand, was like a ball hit by Ai Hui and slid out of the Cirrus .

Shi Xueman was dumbstruck . She stared blankly at the blood-traced ant that was getting farther and farther away in the sky .

The spraying cart carried Ai Hui closer and stopped beside Shi Xueman, who was still absent-minded . Ai Hui said lightly, “Don’t get too close to a dying beast unless you want to die with it . “

As soon as he saw Shi Xueman’s spear pierce the ant, he’d realized it was far from good .

Whether human or beast, the final attack before its dying breath was always the most ferocious and powerful because it carried the combined force of its hatred and desperation .

Then, turning his head, Ai Hui spoke highly of Duanmu Huanghun, “Hey ingrate, your move was really tactful . “

Duanmu Huanghun’s face froze .

Ingrate… .

He must’ve said that so loudly on purpose!

Duanmu Huanghun at once felt as though everyone was staring at him .

Damn it! Bastard!

Anger grew in Duanmu Huanghun, his blue veins standing out starkly against his temples . He wanted to rush at Ai Hui and bash his head with a brick many times, but as soon as he remembered that he really owed money to this bastard, he struggled to restrain his impulses .

He was a perfectionist, and he couldn’t bear a stain like this in his life . He had no problem starting a fight without any reason since he had done so many times, but he could never beat up a person to whom he owed money .

He hardened his resolve . As soon as he left this place, the first thing he’d do is pay off his debt .

And the first thing after that would be to beat this bastard to death .

Definitely! Undoubtedly!

Duanmu Huanghun clenched his fists tightly and visualized Ai Hui kneeling in front of him, wailing and whining bitterly . He immediately felt more at peace .

The supervising elementalist descended from the sky, and as soon as he landed, he staggered slightly .

His elemental energy was nearly consumed from the Light Binding Arrow .

“You’ve made another contribution . ” He glanced at Ai Hui, who had displayed courage and accurate timing in this battle . This student had managed to outperform him, a veteran .

Recalling that Ai Hui used to be a laborer in the Wilderness, he couldn’t help sighing for him .

He believed Ai Hui was born for fighting .

Troubled times were a disaster for most, but for a small number of people, it was the best stage .

They were born for this era .

That was the feeling Ai Hui gave him .

Thank you, sir, for your support,” Ai Hui said with deep respect .

The light arrow carried a power that Ai Hui had never witnessed in his life . So long as it hit a critical point, the enemy was guaranteed to die . He remembered the inheritance of Sky Edge Division that Shi Xueman had once told him about and realized the power of the Thirteen Divisions that was beyond his expectations . He suddenly gained confidence . If an ex-serviceman of the Thirteen Divisions was so strong, how amazing would the fighting capability of the elite force be?

The powerful Thirteen Divisions against the Blood of God . They had a chance to win against them .

Perhaps the future of the Avalon of Five Elements was not as dim as he imagined .

He caught sight of the blood-traced ant in the distance . It sported fatal injuries but continued to twist bitterly on the ground . Everyone was amazed at its tenacious vitality . A sweet and extraordinarily tempting smell lingered in the air . Although the students were aware of the blood poison’s terror, they still became eager when they smelled the fragrance .

Devils always walked together with temptation .

Ai Hui and his teammates waited to approach it until they were certain it was dead and unmoving .

The ant’s blood clotted, and the fragrance in the air gradually dissipated .

“Ai Hui, the blood clot is becoming solid,” Lou Lan said . A yellow light shined in his eyes .

Solid?

They were all surprised . Ai Hui found a small wooden stick and poked the clot with it .

Sure enough, the blood clots had completely solidified .

“It’s crystallization,” Lou Lan said .

“Crystallization? What’s that?” Sang Zhijun asked .

“The nature of the blood clot is changing into a crystal,” Lou Lan explained .

They could see that the clot was turning into a dark-red crystal that finally became as clear as a gem . Ai Hui knocked on it with the stick, producing a sound as if hitting against glass .

“Is it poisonous?” Ai Hui asked Lou Lan .

“No . ” Lou Lan shook his head .

Ai Hui’s eyes lit up and looked at the body of the blood-traced ant as if it was a dead dire beast . To him, this was a hill of gold . During his time in the Wilderness, he was fighting against dire beasts for the majority of the time, and each part of a dire beast was useful, including the hair, fur, flesh, bones, tendons, and organs .

In other words, there was not a single part that could not be exchanged for money .

Would the body of a blood fiend be of similar value?

Look at how clear the blood clot was! It had to be expensive .

“Sir, can we take the blood-traced ant’s body back for further study?” Ai Hui took the initiative .

The elementalist couldn’t help but laugh . “This is a blood crystal . We’ve found similar things after killing other blood-traced ants . Only they have blood that crystallizes, not the ordinary blood ants . The mayor’s residence has been studying it for some time, but the results show that it has nothing to do with our elementalists . The carapace of the blood ant is solid but becomes soft after its death, and the same with its bones and muscles—they easily become broken once the ant dies . “

“Let us have a try, sir . Can we take it?” Ai Hui asked insistently .

“You can take it all . ” The supervising elementalist smiled generously . “We don’t know how to use it anyway . Don’t worry, after crystallization, the blood of the blood-traced ant is no longer poisonous . Maybe you’ll find a way to utilize it . “

At once, Ai Hui said, “Thank you, sir,” and quickly collected the blood crystals on the ground .

After retrieving all of them, he ordered the team to step forward . During the battle, the elementalist and Ai Hui were the ones to use the most energy, while the others were still hale . The supervising elementalist also remarked that there would only be one blood-traced ant within an area .

A blood-traced ant was like the king of an ant colony, and a king would always be lonely .

Shi Xueman commanded the team to continue tearingdown the houses .

To all onlooking students, the performance of the A-1 unit was shocking .