Slay the God: Late Night Bookstore

Chapter 309: First Fight with the Insect Plague

Wherever she went, whether it was a moving vehicle or a stationary vehicle, the drivers and passengers would get off without hesitation.

They didn't even have time to park their cars on the side of the road, they knelt directly in the middle of the road, bent over the ground with the most pious and reverent attitude, their foreheads pressed tightly against the cold ground, and shouted in unison:

"Meet the Oracle!"

"Meet the Oracle!"

"Meet the Oracle!"

"..."

The pedestrians around followed suit and knelt on the ground. Their voices rose and fell, echoing in the air, with three parts of respect and seven parts of fear.

However, the woman known as the "Oracle" always had a blank expression on her face, her eyes were as cold as ice, and she seemed to be oblivious to everything around her.

She just stared intently ahead, carefully searching every corner nearby where a target might be hidden by releasing poisonous insects.

"It's... it's the oracle..."

Kenta Yamazaki's face was filled with fear, his body trembling uncontrollably, and he immediately knelt on the ground with everyone else, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

However, when he noticed Li Mingxuan beside him, he was shocked. He saw Li Mingxuan standing quietly, with no fear on his face, looking into the distance firmly, with no intention of kneeling at all.

"Brother Mingxuan, kneel down quickly...it's the oracle." Yamazaki Kenta urged anxiously in a low voice, fearing that Li Mingxuan's disrespect would bring about his own death.

In response to Kenta Yamazaki's reminder, Li Mingxuan remained calm and just spoke calmly.

"Kneel? Why should I kneel? No one can make me kneel!"

Oracle No. 7 caused the Insect Plague to slowly raise its head, and a mysterious and deep dark green halo flashed in its left eye, as if it could penetrate all obstacles and quickly and accurately locked onto Li Mingxuan who was still standing there.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes, which were originally half-closed, suddenly opened, revealing a biting chill and endless majesty.

"Finally found you, damn intruder."

She spoke softly, her voice so cold that it seemed to come from the Netherworld, making people shudder.

Then, she stretched out a hand as white as jade, and her wide dark green sleeves fluttered in the wind. Her slender fingertips pointed in the air towards Li Mingxuan's location.

In an instant, countless hideous-looking poisonous insects emerged from the cracks in the wall and rushed towards Li Mingxuan from all directions like a tide!

These poisonous insects bared their fangs and claws, emitting a foul stench and the breath of death. They approached Li Mingxuan at an alarming speed, as if they wanted to eat him alive!

Just as Li Mingxuan was about to draw out his [Du'e] weapon to fight, Yamazaki Kenta stepped forward without warning and opened his arms to block Li Mingxuan.

At this moment, Kenta Yamazaki's face was as pale as paper, with cold sweat on his forehead, but his eyes were full of determination and resoluteness.

"My Lord Oracle, please have mercy on him... He is my brother, not an invader as you said. Please... spare his life."

Kenta Yamazaki pleaded in a trembling voice. Although his heart was filled with fear, he still chose to stand in front of Li Mingxuan without hesitation.

He knew that Li Mingxuan was very powerful, but in his heart, the oracle was like a high and mighty god. Even someone as strong as Li Mingxuan would probably find it difficult to contend with him.

Kenta Yamazaki's behavior made Li Mingxuan feel warm. After all, they had only known each other for a few hours, but Kenta Yamazaki dared to come to protect him at the risk of being seen as an offender of the oracle.

Not everyone has this kind of courage.

Facing Kenta Yamazaki's plea, the insect plague continued to control the poisonous insects to pounce on Li Mingxuan with an expressionless face. As for Kenta Yamazaki's life or death, she didn't care at all.

To her, anyone who dares to obstruct the Oracle's actions is an enemy, and the only way to deal with the enemy is to kill them.

Seeing that his persuasion was of no use, Yamazaki Kenta's still young face was filled with fear.

At this moment, a warm and broad hand fell on his shoulder and spoke softly.

"Kenta, get behind me."

Li Mingxuan quickly pulled Yamazaki Kenta behind him and blocked him with his body. His eyes were as calm as water, staring quietly at the poisonous insects that kept pouring in around him.

Then, Li Mingxuan reached out and took the purple long sword from behind. His right hand drooped slightly and he tightly grasped the hilt of [Du'e].

Clang——! ! !

【Du'e】 is unsheathed!

When Chongzai saw the [Du'e] in Li Mingxuan's hand, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Du'e, one of the Nine Swords of Huojin? It's really surprising that an intruder like you could be its owner. I'm sure you still have many unknown secrets! No matter what, I must capture you and bring you back to the Pure Land for a thorough interrogation today."

Facing the threat of insect plague, Li Mingxuan responded fearlessly: "Want to take me away? Then let's see if you have the ability to do it!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Mingxuan was seen rushing towards the insect plague like lightning.

At the same time, he quickly turned his wrist and thrust the blade of [Du'e] fiercely into the ground. In an instant, a dark purple light suddenly flashed, and then the entire earth began to tremble violently!

It turns out that this is one of the disasters caused by [Du'e] - the collapse of the earth's crust.

As Li Mingxuan continued to swing the light purple blade across the ground, the originally solid earth seemed to become fragile.

Under the strong vibration, the ground began to fall apart. Huge gullies as deep and abyssal as the bottom of abyss crisscrossed and instantly tore the land near him into countless pieces.

Many poisonous insects were caught off guard and fell deep into the earth's crust and were buried deep there.

Li Mingxuan held the hilt of the knife tightly and moved forward, while concentrating his mental power to carefully observe the conditions of the ground beneath his feet.

He knew very well that these ravines might appear under his feet at any time, and if he fell into them by accident, the consequences would be disastrous.

However, not long after, Li Mingxuan was surprised to find that even though the poisonous insects had fallen into the deepest part of the earth's crust, they were still under the control of the insect plague, and were desperately climbing up from underground like crazy.

As Li Mingxuan took a step forward, a powerful force of space suddenly emerged.

I saw that the deep ravines that were originally cracked closed up in the blink of an eye under the influence of this invisible force, trapping the poisonous insects underground.

Li Mingxuan looked up at the inky black night sky above his head. Even though he had only used the power of space for a split second, he could clearly feel that the thunder beast's gaze once again penetrated the void, searching for his figure around.