Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 156 - 151: Encirclement
Zhou Yang is a Strength Enhancer, his power is terrifying. Despite the Red Fire Scorpion’s hard shell, it was nearly crushed by several blows. However, a mutant beast is still a mutant beast; unless it is killed with one strike, it will retaliate with its last breath, taking an enemy down with it even in death.
Although Zhou Yang is strong, his speed is average. If the Red Fire Scorpion spews a fireball and it suddenly explodes, he won’t be able to dodge it!
Tang Yiyi had just reached Zhou Yang when the Red Fire Scorpion, which was on the brink of death, indeed spewed a mass of flames. It was probably dying because this flame was even more unstable than the one Tang Yiyi encountered earlier and was about to explode just after being spewed.
Thankfully, Tang Yiyi had some experience controlling it. She managed to suppress the flame just as it was about to explode, and then, using the same trick again, she extinguished the flame, making it a close call.
Zhou Yang finally relaxed when he saw the flame disappear and looked at Tang Yiyi with gratitude. Just moments ago, when the flame appeared, he almost felt doomed.
Zhou Yang quickly thanked Tang Yiyi, saying, "I’ll go help Zhao Feng. Be careful, Yiyi!"
Zhao Feng is a Speed Ability User. He is fast, but his attack capabilities leave something to be desired. After all, the Red Fire Scorpion’s shell is too hard; unless one has great strength, it’s nearly impossible to crack it open, let alone harm it. Like Tang Yiyi, picking the right moment to strike at the gaps is crucial, and with good luck, an opportunity would soon arise; otherwise, it requires patience.
Fortunately, Zhao Feng’s speed is fast enough to counteract the Red Fire Scorpion’s extremely agile poisonous sting, allowing him to dodge and use his speed advantage to play with it.
Zhao Feng and Zhou Yang are veteran teammates who have cooperated for years. Upon seeing Zhou Yang approach, Zhao Feng immediately swung his weapon fiercely at the Red Fire Scorpion several times, successfully provoking it and drawing its attention. The Red Fire Scorpion didn’t notice Zhou Yang’s approach, making it easy for Zhou Yang to seize the opportunity and strike a heavy blow on its back.
Zhou Yang’s great strength meant that with one solid hit, a loud "crack" was heard, and the unfortunate Red Fire Scorpion was left stunned. Zhou Yang seized the opportunity to hit it several more times, with one strike precisely hitting the scorpion’s tail. The formerly agile tail lost its strength and limply hung on its shell.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang delivered a few more blows to its head, leaving it no chance to counterattack. The Red Fire Scorpion lay motionless on the ground. Zhao Feng, seeing this, frowned and pulled Zhou Yang along as they ran. They hadn’t gotten far when the Red Fire Scorpion, having only a breath left, spewed a ball of flames that exploded into a shower of sparks.
However, Zhao Feng had already pulled Zhou Yang away, and everyone else was at a safe distance, leaving only the nearby dry bushes to suffer. The sparks ignited them instantly, setting them ablaze.
Luckily, only sparse dry bushes were nearby, making it unlikely for the fire to spread, so there was no need to worry about a forest fire.
Nevertheless, Zhou Yang and Zhao Feng quickly cleared a firebreak to prevent the fire from spreading. But Tang Yiyi waved her arm, extinguishing the flames instantly.
Looking at the other two Red Fire Scorpions, Li Zheng’s had been directly dismembered, while Wu Tian’s was trapped in hardened soil, with only its poisonous sting outside, struggling.
Li Zheng approached, freezing the sting into ice, then took out a short knife from his waist and sliced the frozen sting clean off.
The sting is essentially the lifeblood of a Red Fire Scorpion. With the sting severed, the scorpion died instantly. Wu Tian placed his palm on the lump of hard soil, and soon, the rock-hard soil crumbled into flowing sand, leaving the lifeless Red Fire Scorpion.
At this moment, a rustling sound began again, and everyone looked instinctively, gasping in shock.
Perhaps because of earlier noises, all the remaining Red Fire Scorpions emerged, two adult females and all others, surrounding them in a fan shape!
There were 8 adult male scorpions, 7 First Level Red Fire Scorpions, and 23 Basic small scorpions—so many pouring out at once made the place seem densely packed, giving them chills.
Just as everyone was feeling a chill in their hearts, they noticed the Red Fire Scorpion bodies on the ground suddenly disappear. Meanwhile, Yiyi heard Pudding’s voice in her mind, "Aow! Lucky I collected them quickly; the bodies could have triggered their aggressiveness. Are you up for this, host? If not, let’s retreat for now!"
Tang Yiyi wanted to retreat too, but missing this chance meant it would be hard to find adult Red Fire Scorpions again! Li Zheng and the others were hesitant. The Red Fire Scorpion’s cunning and reclusive nature meant that if they failed this time, the nest would certainly relocate before they returned!
The Jingfeng Hunting Team had limited time; this opportunity couldn’t be missed no matter what!
But there were too many Red Fire Scorpions now; if they didn’t leave, they’d be surrounded!
Li Zheng and the others exchanged a glance, quickly forming a plan! Zhao Feng suddenly put away his weapon and grabbed a spray bottle filled with Lure. He ran while spraying it, clearly trying to divert some of the Red Fire Scorpions!
Sure enough, as the bizarre smell of the Lure filled the air, the Red Fire Scorpions started becoming restless. The first to chase after Zhao Feng were the Basic Red Fire Scorpions, their lesser intelligence making them fall victim to the Lure more easily. Then gradually, the 7 First Level Red Fire Scorpions followed, and lastly, the 2 adult male scorpions.
In the end, only 6 adult male scorpions remained.
Zhao Feng, with his speed advantage, could shake off the chasing scorpions and escape after luring them, but the remaining 6 adult male scorpions would be tougher to handle.
However, Li Zheng, Wu Tian, and Zhou Yang were also swift. Zhou Yang shouted loudly, wielding his staff to fiercely strike the nearest adult male scorpion, and with one swing, he sent it flying. Though the adult male scorpions were large, they were somewhat smaller than the adult Mutated Black Ants. With full force, Zhou Yang’s strike first smashed it with his staff, then flung it into the air before it landed with a "crack" on the hood of a vehicle.
Zhou Yang rushed over, initially intending to get into the vehicle, but the male scorpion had already climbed up. Seeing him, it charged at him ferociously, its raised stinger making a sharp jab at him!
Zhou Yang had no time to open the car door, so he had to retaliate with his staff. The shell of the adult male scorpion was much harder than that of a First Level Red Fire Scorpion. Even after being smashed several times by Zhou Yang’s staff, it remained lively, increasing the pressure on Zhou Yang. He had to keep wielding his staff continuously to avoid being pierced by the scorpion’s stinger!
