Chapter 365 Shot in the Face

However, at this moment, it didn’t seem like a time to be tangled up in fear.

So even though I wanted to complain about Ling Mo’s exaggerated reaction, Xia Xinyan held it in.

She always thought she had seen strange and mind-bending abilities, but now it seemed she was still too young.

Honestly, if her ability were of this kind, she would rather be an ordinary person—at least no matter how strange abilities were, they would still be indistinguishable from ordinary people when not in use.

But that man seemed quite pleased with their reactions, as if everyone else should be afraid of him after he appeared. That was the norm in his mind.

Ha, those strong ones on the rankings, aren’t they just a bunch of cowardly rats?

Thinking this, the man slowly smiled, and the countless insects on his head shifted in sync with his facial muscles, gradually retreating until his face was revealed—like a zombie.

Or perhaps he really was a zombie, his entire face almost devoid of good flesh, with pits and holes of all sizes everywhere, and both eyes had turned into mush, occasionally revealing wriggling insects.

Xia Xinyan thought that the way he had been covered in insects earlier might have looked better than now.

This was an infected power user.

She could sense the aura of infection from him, but evidently, this guy wasn’t too far gone—at least he could still speak quickly, better than the previous lump of a guy.

Counting the previous six-armed giant baby, they had already encountered three infected individuals.

This was not good news.

Xia Xinyan didn’t know how these guys got infected, but if it were simple, then those who had been captured would be in danger.

“Are you scared?” the man continued laughing, “That’s right, you should be afraid because you are facing one of the future dominators.”

He paused for a moment and added, “The Phoenix God kindly reminds and advises you to return to the right path, yet you repay his kindness by killing his avatar; you are truly wicked, remaining above only brings disaster. It’s a pity that you possess such high powers yet only bring harm to the world.”

Then, he suddenly waved his hand. “So… I’ll handle you for this world.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a massive wave of insects surged from the surrounding trees and shrubs, almost forming an insect tide, covering the ground entirely so that not a hint of land could be seen beneath, sending shivers down one’s spine.

This time, Xia Xinyan truly shrank back.

She instinctively leaned against Ling Mo, nervously staring at the approaching tide of insects: “Mo Mo…”

Although it wasn’t fear, the physiological discomfort could still induce a retreating emotion; this wasn’t cowardly behavior—after all, no one would judge someone’s courage by whether they dared to step in a puddle of poop.

If there really were such a person, Xia Xinyan would suggest they go see an oncologist.

Of course, the most important thing was that facing this kind of attack, she really had no good solutions—no matter how strong one was, there were weaknesses and unskilled areas. Now, there was no way to expect her to use her tail to chop all the insects to death.

Mainly, she couldn’t immediately think of any good plans from Ling Mo either. If she had to say, insects were most afraid of fire; high-temperature flames could evaporate this swarm instantly, but the area was filled with trees, and using fire carried the risk of starting a forest fire. Although extinguishing fire was nothing difficult for Ling Mo, it was definitely a hassle.

This couldn’t help but make her feel a bit conflicted.

As expected, was this the kind of existence that gave the Ability Bureau headaches in the previous life? This group was indeed tricky.

Seeing Xia Xinyan appear frightened, the man in the tide of insects laughed even more maniacally: “Hahaha! That’s right! You should be like this! Everyone! Should fear me! To witness my true power before death, this is your honor!”

“Are you done?” Ling Mo raised an eyebrow, holding Xia Xinyan tighter with a nonchalant expression.

The man hesitated.

Then he got fierce again: “Heh, don’t put up a front, I’ve seen right through you; posturing will do you no good—if you kneel down and beg me now, I might be merciful and let you go.”

Ling Mo glanced at the approaching tide of insects.

He actually… felt pretty happy.

Xinyan had rarely shown such affection towards him; this proved that at a moment of danger, she instinctively relied on him. To Ling Mo, this was more fulfilling than any sweet words.

Though Xinyan didn’t seem to have said any sweet words.

Hmm… he thought it might be time to consider cultivating this aspect of Xinyan; since they were dating, it would be nice to have a bit of romance.

However, right now, dealing with this guy was the priority.

While he enjoyed Xinyan leaning against him, he definitely wouldn’t want to scare her.

As for allowing these insects to come any closer, Ling Mo wouldn’t even consider it.

So he took action.

Suddenly, large amounts of white silk threads appeared around him, rapidly forming a small trailer as high as a person—on top sat a liquefied gas tank with a large nozzle.

Then, Ling Mo conjured up two gas masks and put one on himself and another on Xia Xinyan. He cleared his throat and said to the man, “You know, I really hate bugs.”

Because he had spent a long time in his hometown, where there were always more mosquitoes and insects, he had used who knows how much pesticide and became quite familiar with it, such as which pesticide worked the fastest.

In the next moment, as the man looked on in shock, Ling Mo opened the nozzle.

The insecticide spray erupted from above their heads, and under the angle specially designated by Ling Mo, only the small patch of ground where they stood was spared from the spray, while the tide of insects rushing in from all sides was all showered in the face, visibly dying off at a rapid pace.

Including that man, who was also caught off guard and sprayed all over, immediately flailing around as if doing a square dance, screaming: “Ahhh! What have you done!? You… Ahhh!!! I’ll kill you!!!”

Xia Xinyan: “……”

Wow.

She felt her thought process might really be stiffening.

Insecticide… this guy really thought of it.

Ling Mo was also astonished by the man’s huge reaction: “Does insecticide have such a high lethality for humans? Or has this guy physiologically become a bug already?”

He was nearly knocked to the ground by the spray.

Xia Xinyan pondered for a second and nodded: “It’s very possible; abilities essentially alter bloodlines; Monica seems to have said this… so if he can control bugs, maybe he’s a bug king?”

This was easy to understand; for example, she was currently a mixture of a cat girl and a succubus.

Ling Mo thought for a moment, nodded, and then conjured up another can of insecticide, but this time switched to a long-handled sprayer and pointed it directly at the man’s face: “Let me wash your face, friend.”

Immediately after, he pressed the nozzle switch.

Shot right in the face.