Chapter 2: Princess Ming Yue
The corpse-eating insects feed on the decaying flesh of zombies, but they cannot gnaw on the flesh of advanced undead like the silver zombie, unless
Without wasting time thinking any further, Qi Bei suddenly turned and lunged at the nest of the corpse-eating insects, and just then, the attack of the silver zombie followed.
Qi Beis movement was somehow slowed down by half a beat. When he dodged the attack, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, but the corpse-eating insects nest was smashed by the silver zombies attack, and countless small black creepy looking insects rushed out.
The silver zombie completely ignored these small insects and rushed toward Qi Bei with lightning-like speed. Its filthy mouth opened and bit towards the humans throat.
This was exactly what Qi Bei was waiting for. The bone spear in his right hand suddenly glowed with a faint golden light and stabbed into the zombies mouth. Through his observations after being here for so long, he knew when a zombie attacks up close, it uses its fangs first, not its claws.
A stinky black liquid flowed out of the zombies big mouth, falling all over Qi Beis face and body, but he couldnt care less.
Unless a zombies head is cut off, it cannot be killed. Qi Beis attack only wounded the silver zombie, but didnt kill it.
However, just because Qi Bei couldnt kill it didnt mean that these furious corpse-eating insects couldnt.
One by one, the small black insects crawled into the silver zombies big mouth, and its mouth was stuck by the bone spear, unable to close.
Although the exterior of the silver zombie was as hard as iron, its insides were no different from any other zombie.
In the blink of an eye, both the silver zombie and Qi Bei were covered by corpse-eating insects.
At first, the zombie struggled a few times, but soon it stopped moving. Its skin, bones, internal organs, and brain were all gnawed to nothing by the corpse-eating insects.
At this point, the insects began to disperse, they had to rebuild their destroyed nest.
Qi Bei lay still with his eyes closed. Suddenly, several corpse-eating insects crawled out of his nostrils, followed by a few more from his ears.
Phew.
Qi Bei breathed out a long breath, and the places where the corpse-eating insects crawled over his mouth and throat began to itch and tingle. He was a living person, and corpse-eating insects do not feed on the flesh and blood of the living, so they crawled around inside him and then crawled out again when they felt his fresh flesh and blood.
Qi Bei pushed aside the silver zombies now hollow corpse, and his face had turned blue, his lips purple. He had to thank the corpse-eating worms not only for eating the silver zombie clean, but also for eating away the corroded flesh and blood on his wound, or else the area of the corroded injury would be even more horrifying.
I hope these lower-level undead beads will work, or else I will be the meal for these corpse-eating worms, Qi Bei said with a bitter smile as he sat up and took out several undead beads to place on the wound.
The young unicorn is really protecting its master. Its worthy of being a seventh-grade magical beast. Katie sure spent a lot of money to take you as her disciple, Han Mo laughed heartily.
Ming Yue turned around and touched the smooth fur of the little unicorn in her arms. She pouted her cherry lips and said, Father, do you have nothing else to do? I heard that you pursued my master back then, but ended up failing.
Cough, cough, Emperor Han Mo coughed twice and immediately changed the subject, Ming Yue, did Katie say when she will take you to Heavenly Mountain Peak?
Probably in about half a year. Master said she has something to take care of, Ming Yue said calmly, but her tone revealed her longing and anticipation.
Heavenly Mountain Peak is one of the five Holy Lands, a paradise for mages.
In half a year, the Nord family should be quiet too, Han Mo said.
At the mention of the Nord family, Ming Yues eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she had thought of something unpleasant.
Ming Yue, are you still blaming me for promising to marry you to Qi Bei of the Nord Family? Han Mo asked.
Father, although Qi Bei saved my life, I dont like him like that, Ming Yue said, feeling dissatisfied as she thought of Qi Beis silly smile.
Qi Bei Nord has been lost in the Undead Mountain Range for eight months. The necromancer who took him there cant hold on for much longer. When the necromancer dies, Qi Bei, that waste, wont be able to survive either. Hes probably already turned into dust. But if I dont make this gesture, I wont be able to appease the Nord family. My plan is still in progress, and since I cant defeat the Nord family in one fell swoop, I can only tolerate them for now. Anyway, weve already endured them for eight hundred years, whats a little more time Han Mo said, his eyes burning with flames. He didnt hate the Nord family. On the contrary, the Golden Leaf Empire owed much of its prosperity to the Nord family. However, their power was too great, so much so that even the emperor had trouble sleeping and eating in their presence..
What if he comes back? Ming Yue sighed. She knew her fathers ambitions. The Golden Leaf Empire was in a period of unprecedented stability, with the Orc Empire in the west divided by civil war for thirty years, the newly formed Saint Alliance in the south unable to threaten the Golden Leaf Empire, and the ambitious Goths in the east were blocked by the Golden Fortress that took more than five hundred years to build.
Ming Yue, youre overestimating that waste of space, haha. Han Mo laughed loudly. If Qi Bei could kill his way out of the Undead Mountains alone, wouldnt even an apprentice mage be able to kill a King-grade mage in seconds?
Ming Yue smiled slightly, knowing that what she said was not the thing to be worried about.
Father, is that Nord Tiger still causing trouble on the other side of the Undead Mountain Range? Ming Yue was referring to Huaian Nord, Qi Beis elder brother, who was said to have torn apart a tiger at the age of eight, became a Novice Warrior at the age of ten, and was already a Senior Warrior at the age of twenty. He was a true genius. He had a hot temper, but he was meticulous. He was known as the Nord Tiger.
Huaian Nord is one of the outstanding young people in the capital. He and his worthless younger brother share the same mother and have a deep emotional bond. Its been eight months and he still refuses to give up searching Ming Yue, are you interested in him? Han Mo joked, his tone filled with unreserved appreciation and regret when he mentioned Huaian.
Ming Yue smiled lightly, but the pride and arrogance in her eyes already showed her attitude. There was no one in the capital who could catch her eye, especially since she was about to go to Heavenly Mountain Peak and become the disciple of a Holy Land.
Father, that tiger is said to be engaged to the young lady of the Feng family, and Rui Xue seems quite sad. Ming Yue said. Rui Xue, the eighth princess had always admired Huaian Nord.
Um Han Mos deep gaze flickered, seemingly contemplating something.