Chapter 11: Meddling in Others' Affairs

This person was Chu Yunsheng, who had ambushed the Red Beetle from behind. He successfully attacked a careless and overconfident insect, but now he was worried about how to kill the ice-encased Red Beetle in front of these six people and then absorb its essence with a Yuan Symbol. Apart from the ice arrow he had shot out of necessity, he did not want to reveal too much of his abilities.

With the ice encasement not meaning death, the Red Beetle could still break free, so time was of the essence. As the six people remained silent, Chu Yunsheng had to speak up first: "Ahem, ahem, I think you are temporarily safe now. Can you give me some space to deal with this insect?"

Only after he spoke did the group react from their shock, realizing they had been saved! They immediately burst into joy, hugging each other and repeatedly whispering, "We, we don’t have to die!"

They were thoroughly releasing the immense despair they had felt on the brink of death.

Seeing this, Chu Yunsheng had to interrupt them again, urgently saying, "Stop, stop! If you’re all okay, can you please go outside? I need this space to deal with the insect!"

The young boy was the first to clearly hear Chu Yunsheng’s words and pulled the crying group, but they all looked at Chu Yunsheng with confusion, as if to say, "Isn’t the insect already dead? What more do you need to do?"

This couldn’t be blamed on them. Even when Chu Yunsheng first encased the Red Beetle in ice, he hadn’t expected it to still be alive. At that time, he had to shoot another arrow to finally resolve the issue.

Seeing the group’s puzzled looks, Chu Yunsheng had to point at the ice-encased Red Beetle and explain, "This insect isn’t dead yet..."

To his surprise, as soon as he said this, the group scattered like an explosion, quickly moving to the side, far away. A woman who had been about to touch the ice-encased Red Beetle was so frightened that she fell on her bottom and crawled away.

Chu Yunsheng completely understood their panic. Before he had created the Yuan Symbol, the Red Beetle that had chased the white-clothed girl had instilled in him a fear no less intense than what these people were feeling now.

"Rest assured, there’s no danger now. I need this space to finish it off!" Chu Yunsheng reassured them, then added, "The process will be quite bloody, so I need your cooperation to wait outside."

The group immediately agreed. Although Chu Yunsheng said there was no danger, they still didn’t dare to stay in the same room with a still-living Red Beetle. Since they weren’t needed, their best choice was to go outside.

"Can I stay?" the young boy asked nervously.

Chu Yunsheng frowned. Although he had seen a bit of the situation under the dim light of an old flashlight and admired the boy’s bravery, he had no intention of sharing his secrets with a stranger.

"No! Everyone out!" Chu Yunsheng firmly refused.

The boy couldn’t see Chu Yunsheng’s expression under the night vision goggles and mask, but the cold rejection in his voice made him dare not show any dissatisfaction. Disappointed, he followed the others out of the room.

Chu Yunsheng immediately closed the door and folded up the night vision goggles. This fourth-generation night vision device wouldn’t suddenly go blind even under the relatively strong light of a flashlight, unlike the earlier models.

He folded up the night vision goggles because, under the flashlight’s light, he could clearly deal with the Red Beetle.

First, he used the Object Storage Yuan Symbol and the Essence Absorption Yuan Symbol to test the still-living Red Beetle, confirming his previous guess: living things could not be stored in the Object Storage Yuan Symbol or have their essence absorbed. The only way was to kill it first.

Chu Yunsheng had carefully observed the soldiers’ attacks on the Red Beetle. Bullets that occasionally penetrated the protective shield did not kill the insect but rather enraged it.

Chu Yunsheng didn’t plan to use the ice arrow to shatter the ice-encased Red Beetle, as it would waste too much essence. The Red Beetle, now without its protective shield, could theoretically be killed with ordinary firearms, but the gunshots were too loud and could attract other Red Beetles. Moreover, he only had about 100 bullets left, and the beetle’s shell was incredibly hard, requiring at least a dozen bullets to be effective. This was a waste he couldn’t afford.

The only solution was to use a long sword to cut off the Red Beetle’s head, which would consume little essence and not waste the limited bullets. Therefore, before setting out, he had spent two extra days creating the Divine Weapon Yuan Symbol.

The sword sealed with the Divine Weapon Yuan Symbol was now capable of accepting his essence. Chu Yunsheng took a deep breath, raised his hand, and with a swift slash, the beetle’s head fell to the ground under the flashlight’s light!

To prevent the essence from dissipating, Chu Yunsheng quickly controlled the Essence Absorption Yuan Symbol to draw out the Red Beetle’s essence. As expected, after the head was severed, the Red Beetle struggled a few times and then died, perfectly in sync with Chu Yunsheng’s absorption of its essence.

After absorbing the essence, Chu Yunsheng didn’t want to stay in the room strewn with human body parts any longer. It was too disgusting, and although he had seen it many times, he still couldn’t bear the bloodiness.

The six people outside the door hadn’t left. As soon as Chu Yunsheng came out, he heard a man pleading bitterly, "Feifei, listen to me. I was really scared out of my mind at the time, I didn’t know what I was doing! I didn’t mean to do that, believe me, okay? If I had been a bit more clear-headed, I would have died for you! I, Diao Dingguo, swear to the heavens, please believe me one more time, okay?"

Diao Dingguo was confident he could persuade the girl with his absolute confidence and eloquence. No matter what happened in the past, she had always been swayed by him. Even though he had made a serious mistake just now, he didn’t think it was a mistake given the situation. Preserving his own life was the most important thing, and who could have predicted that this person would appear like a divine warrior?

If he had known, he would have acted bravely and fearlessly, standing in front of Feifei. Now, with his eloquence, he believed he could make this little beauty completely devoted to him and offer her virginity tonight.

Chu Yunsheng shone the flashlight, revealing that the speaker was Diao Dingguo, a middle-aged man. The girl called Feifei was the one who had almost been eaten by the Red Beetle. She was now biting her lip, seemingly hesitant, while the young boy stood silently to the side.

Chu Yunsheng inwardly cursed: To be swayed by this Diao Dingguo, this girl was truly an idiot, and this young boy was also a coward. At this moment, he didn’t say a word, watching as the opportunity he had risked his life to create was almost lost to Diao Dingguo’s words!

He didn’t want to meddle in other people’s affairs or get entangled with these people. His main task was to find the next isolated Red Beetle. However, seeing Diao Dingguo deceive a young girl so shamelessly, and having a slight liking for the boy, Chu Yunsheng couldn’t help but coldly say:

"Oh, scared out of your mind? How come the young man wasn’t scared out of his mind? Little girl, let me give you a piece of advice: some people who can abandon you once can do it again! Think about it carefully."

No one expected this mysterious man to intervene. Everyone looked at him in surprise. Chu Yunsheng felt a bit embarrassed, thinking he might have meddled too much, especially when he saw the flash of resentment in Diao Dingguo’s eyes.

However, Chu Yunsheng’s words were like a slap in the face, instantly waking Feifei up. She bit her lip and said firmly, "Diao Dingguo, we’re done!"

She would never forget the moment Diao Dingguo pulled his arm away and abandoned her, with that heartless look in his eyes.

Seeing this, Chu Yunsheng felt it was best to leave. He handed the flashlight to the boy and turned to go.

However, Diao Dingguo, who had almost convinced Feifei, was suddenly humiliated by this mysterious man at the most critical moment, leading to the beautiful girl’s breakup with him. Although this person had saved his life, he was still filled with hatred!

Hate as he might, Diao Dingguo didn’t dare to act out. He feared the mysterious man’s strength. Seeing him about to leave, he was secretly pleased, thinking he could slowly find a way to persuade Feifei after he was gone, forgetting his initial plan to win over this mysterious man to escort him to a safe place.

But when he saw the mysterious man’s hand holding a bow with mysterious runes, a deep, uncontrollable desire for possession overwhelmed his mind.