Chapter 123

“Do you have anything to deal with the Dragon Blood Kins on you?”

“Yeah, I have a high-voltage electric gun,” Shan Ming replied, patting his waist.

“How did you end up carrying a high-voltage electric gun?” Shen Changze asked, perplexed.

Shan Ming didn’t want to tell him that it was his biological father who had given it to his foster father to use against him. Besides, he had no intention of using it on Shen Changze anyway. He simply replied, “I brought it just in case.”

“Don’t use it unless it’s absolutely necessary. The high-voltage electric gun has limited battery capacity, and it will become useless after a few uses.”

“I know. Give me some bullets for dealing with the Dragon Blood Kins.”

While running, Shen Changze quickly unfastened his gear and handed Shan Ming a magazine filled with bullets.

Shan Ming tucked the magazine into his vest and instantly felt a sense of reassurance. As long as he had weapons capable of harming the Dragon Blood Kins, he had no fear of those monsters.

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The two Dragon Blood Kins only had two M134, firing to the point that Shan Ming was unable to expose himself from behind the tree. Shen Changze took the risk of being hit to take a shot at them during the brief lulls in their suppressive fire. The two Dragon Blood Kin desperately aimed at the tree and unleashed a barrage of bullets, causing the thick tree trunk to be showered with splintering wood. With each successive volley, the trunk grew thinner. Shan Ming realized that if this continued, the trunk would be penetrated. Being targeted by the M134s’ continuous fire was more than enough to demolish even a concrete wall, let alone a tree.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a hand grenade, swiftly pulling the safety pin. With a forceful throw, he launched the grenade toward the two Dragon Blood Kins. Then, he shouted, “Run!”

The two of them suddenly leaped up and ran to the side. Ahead of them was a slope, and they ran sideways on the slope. This running method is the most effective way to dodge bullets. Soon, gunshots echoed from behind. Shen Changze swiftly wrapped his arms around Shan Ming’s waist, and the two of them rolled down the slope, landing in a pit covered with rotting, sticky leaves. As soon as they hit the ground, thousands of nail-sized, reddish-brown soft-bodied bugs, which had been nesting beneath the leaves, crazily emerged from all sides of their bodies. It was as if a crimson shadow had suddenly spread in all directions. The squelching sound of the bugs being crushed beneath their bodies continuously filled the air, making Shan Ming disgusted.

He knew this bug, though he couldn’t name it. They gather in groups and exclusively feed on the blood of animals. Typically, the animals they target end up as nothing but horrifyingly dry corpses, eventually becoming food for other scavengers. If it weren’t for Shen Changze’s presence here, he would have undoubtedly been drained dry by these bugs.

Shen Changze crushed many of them with his bare hands, leaving his hands covered in blood and flesh. Feeling disgusted, he vigorously shook his hands, then quickly dragged Shan Ming out of the insect pit.

Just as the two of them climbed up, those two Dragon Blood Kins swooped in and forcefully pushed them back into the pit.

All four of them fell into the insect pit together. Crushed and fleeing bugs collided with them, some landing directly on Shan Ming’s face. The putrid smell of the corpses smeared across his nose and mouth.

Shan Ming let out a frantic shout and delivered a punch directly to the temple of one of the Dragon Blood Kins.

That Dragon Blood Kin shook his head and reached out to grab Shan Ming’s neck.

Shan Ming swiftly rolled to the side, covering himself in blood and flesh, and then jumped up abruptly. He charged forward with a military knife in hand and lunged at that Dragon Blood Kin. Shan Ming had nothing to lose at this point, he seized a handful of crushed insect flesh and hurled it at the face of that Dragon Blood Kin.

The Dragon Blood Kind was caught off guard and his face was smeared with insect flesh, which instantly obscured his vision. He staggered backward several steps. Shan Ming seized the opportunity and leaped onto his body, then sunk his teeth into his nose!

That Dragon Blood Kin screamed in pain.

That Dragon Blood Kin desperately clawed at Shan Ming’s back, but Shan Ming was protected by a backpack, an ammunition box, and a layer of a bulletproof vest. Despite his attempts, he couldn’t strike through it. Meanwhile, Shan Ming’s military knife had traced along his wings, finding a gap between its scales. With a swift upward thrust, he plunged the knife deep into the body.

That Dragon Blood Kin trembled with pain, finally realizing striking Shan Ming’s back was futile. It changed its tactic and aimed for Shan Ming’s head. Sensing its intention, Shan Ming fiercely pulled hard, tearing off its ear. He shifted his head to the side, but it was still a fraction too late. The bulletproof cap adorned with straw on top of his head was forcefully dislodged, and the creature’s claws grazed through his hair, shedding a trail of blood and flesh.

Shan Ming clamped his legs tightly around the creature’s waist, refusing to let go. He relentlessly thrust the knife into its body. He knew that although he evaded it at the moment, he wouldn’t be able to dodge the next attack. Killing him was the only way to save himself.

The claws swiped once again toward Shan Ming’s head. He closed his eyes tightly and let out a loud shout, forcefully driving the military knife deeper into the creature’s body.

The expected pain did not come, instead, Shan Ming heard the sound of bones snapping. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Shen Changze had already snapped the Dragon Blood Kin’s arm and slashed open its throat with a swipe of his claws.

Shan Ming’s limbs went limp as he slowly fell, and Shen Changze swiftly caught him in his arms. Flapping his wings, he quickly carried the two of them away from the disgustingly repulsive insect pit.

Shan Ming took out his water pouch and poured it all over his face, washing away the foul-smelling blood and flesh. “Damn, so disgusting,” the moment he opened his mouth, he was startled by the sound of his own voice. It was then that he felt the burning pain in his mouth, as if it were on fire. Opening his mouth, he realized that his lips and tongue had been scalded, causing him agonizing pain that made him feel like banging his head against the wall.

Shen Changze gently touched Shan Ming’s lips with a pained expression. “Why did you bite him? Did you forget that our blood is acidic in the Dragon Blood Kin form? Fortunately, this one’s blood wasn’t highly acidic. Otherwise, your esophagus would have been severely burned.”

Shan Ming forced a bitter smile and stuck out his tongue, saying, “I forgot.” He assessed the damage and realized his tongue was still there, although covered in a large cluster of blisters. The sensation was akin to directly drinking boiling water. The only fortunate thing was that he didn’t swallow the blood of the Dragon Blood Kin, so only his lips, mouth, and tongue were burned.

Shen Changze couldn’t help him with this, he could only resort to fanning Shan Ming futilely. His tail lightly patted against Shan Ming’s thigh, as if trying to comfort him. Shan Ming reached out and patted his slippery tail, causing it to immediately wrap around his hand. Shen Changze frowned, looking at him with deep concern in his eyes. Shan Ming forced out, “I’m fine.”

Shen Changze’s wings drooped down, resting on his sides and creating a natural barrier. It was as if by shielding Shan Ming in this way, he could protect him from harm.

Shan Ming’s mouth had swollen considerably, his lips were even cracked. However, he considered it a minor injury. As long as his arms and legs weren’t broken, as long as he could still move, it would be considered minor.

Shan Ming made an effort to produce saliva, which provided some relief. He pulled himself up from the ground, and being unable to speak due to the intense pain, he could only gesture ahead. The two of them ran together, heading toward the location where the two Dragon Blood Kins had come from.

Five minutes later, they came across the corpses of seven or eight Dragon Blood Kins and several humans. Among them were the people from Shen Yao’s group, as well as some special forces soldiers.

The sound of gunfire ahead was intense and reverberated throughout the entire forest. Shan Ming knew that they had found them.