Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#939 - Dandelions

After clearly assessing the situation below, Liang Yue didn't delay any further, nor did he need to recover or adjust. With a flash, he returned to Earth.

Since Xiao Huo and Xiao Tu were in the midst of a fierce battle, he didn't want to disturb them, so he could only turn to Xiao Jin, who seemed to be leisurely at the moment.

However, choosing a cultivator whose inner power attribute leaned towards metal as his opponent seemed somewhat unwise for Liang Yue.

After all, metal overcomes wood.

To some extent, there was a natural restraining relationship between him and Xiao Jin, at least logically and from the perspective of the Five Elements.

However, when it truly came to strength, weakness, victory, and defeat, it ultimately depended on individual skill.

"Whoosh ~"

With a flash of light, Liang Yue's figure appeared on the earth.

The surrounding area, which should have been a prosperous metropolis filled with high-rise buildings, had now been completely reduced to ruins, with debris and broken walls everywhere.

Large pieces of cement and reinforced concrete structures had been scattered on the ground due to the turbulence and strong tremors.

Some of the high-rise buildings themselves seemed to be of good quality, but the foundations below had collapsed due to the tremors, and eventually, they could only slowly fall in the wind and rain, diagonally crashing into nearby buildings.

In the sky, strong winds were blowing, stirring up countless sand, gravel, broken glass, paper scraps, and other small debris, sending them flying in all directions.

However, the area where Xiao Jin was located was relatively quiet at this time.

Under his control, the area within a ten-thousand-meter radius was still relatively calm. Although the collapse of buildings and the mess of broken glass and stones were unavoidable, the pouring seawater and the chaotic strong winds could not penetrate.

After Liang Yue's arrival, the protected area expanded again invisibly. For a time, even the thick dark clouds and lightning in the sky calmed down a lot.

It was just a pity that in this relatively peaceful area, Xiao Jin had raised a pile of bugs, and there wasn't a single living person left around.

A large number of corpses, limbs, etc., had become food and incubation tanks for these bugs, looking even worse than outside...

Liang Yue had not expected to encounter such a thing in this selection competition, so after arriving, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at the human-faced bugs next to Xiao Jin.

This Xiao Jin was a handsome blond guy, looking like he was from somewhere closer to Europe, with an innocent and boyish appearance, and a bit like a young Leonardo DiCaprio in his eyebrows ~

Across ten thousand meters or so, after noticing Liang Yue's gaze and the doubts within, this young man spread his hands and gave him a sunny smile, taking the initiative to explain.

"I've always been kind and friendly. If I had come here a month or two earlier, I probably would have had a more pleasant exchange with those local forces.

At the same time, I wouldn't have been stingy with gifts, but I didn't make it in time."

As he said this, he glanced at the human-faced praying mantis next to him with a look of disgust, and curled his lips, continuing, "This guy is not a good thing. He treats human lives like dirt, extracts magic power from living people, and even planned to use some contractual means to enslave me, tsk tsk ~

What level is he at, daring to play this trick with me."

"Indeed, there are quite a few locals who have designs on this selection competition. Speaking of which, I was the one who spread the news."

"It doesn't matter. Because I don't care, I didn't take them seriously. I can understand."

"Then shall we skip the small talk?"

"You just had a match with Xiao Shui in outer space, don't you need to rest?"

Although he said that, Xiao Jin stood up from the sofa after speaking.

At the same time, the tens of thousands of golden mantises around him seemed to have received some signal, stopped their aimless wandering and brawling, and all looked towards Liang Yue.

Their expressions were very simple, as if they had seen some delicious food!

"It doesn't matter. My battle with Xiao Shui was just a friendly spar, but I don't know what the standard for victory or defeat will be in this battle between us?"

Liang Yue didn't take it to heart, looking at the other party with a light smile.

"Let's get straight to the point, until one side admits defeat or dies!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin's golden eyebrows lowered, and his eyes were full of intense fighting spirit, subconsciously rolling up his sleeves.

"Sa ~! !"

In the next moment, a pile of bugs around him instantly raised their bright, snowy-white chelae towards Liang Yue. After a sharp roar that resounded through the heavens and earth, they pounced towards Liang Yue.

Slowly drifting and swaying with the breeze, like countless dandelions, the glow rippled and swirled in the air, dreamlike and beautiful under the illumination of the dark sky and lightning.

Then, in the blink of an eye, these golden-purple dandelions collided with the swarms of golden bugs on the opposite side.

"Pfft!"

The bugs that looked like praying mantises seemed to be quite violent in nature. As soon as they came into contact, they raised their sharp chelae without hesitation, and hundreds of dandelions were instantly cut in half.

Then, without slowing down, they rushed into the sky full of golden-purple glow on Liang Yue's side, like a fierce army, with only Liang Yue as their target!

However, it was at this moment that the bugs began to show abnormalities after breaking into the dandelion swarm.

Their bodies stiffened, and their chelae, slender legs, and wings seemed to be out of control for a time, falling from the sky in patches.

In a few breaths, the ground was covered with a thick layer.

Those who were originally running on the ground also lost their ability to move at this moment, their bodies rolled over, and their slender exoskeleton legs twitched subconsciously, followed by a burst of violent rolling, accompanied by a slightly shrill hiss.

While screaming, they kept waving a pair of meat sickles in front of their chests, as if desperately resisting something.

Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that almost every golden bug had one or half of a dandelion attached to the surface of its body, in the gaps of its exoskeleton armor.

The only difference was that these golden-purple dandelions were much larger in size than before ~

And as time went on, this thing continued to expand at a rate visible to the naked eye. On the other hand, the body of the bug rooted by it was constantly shrinking.

Later, even its seemingly hard and thick exoskeleton began to become distorted, cracked, and fibrous.

In just a few seconds, these dandelions parasitizing on the bugs constantly took root, sprouted, branched, and leafed, eventually growing into a robust golden-purple plant!