Chapter 119: Why Are You Cursing?

His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. What was once a living person had now become a desiccated corpse...

Shen Mqing’s mind raced. He immediately pulled out his phone and shared his location with the temporary group chat.

However, to his surprise, Little Fox had also shared his location.

’What’s going on... Have they run into a monster too?’

「Meanwhile.」

Little Fox watched Yin Zhi locked in battle with the Mutated Bat Wings and silently took a step back. He stared at the dagger Ling Xuan had handed them before they left, a dazed look in his eyes.

’I’ve been in fights before, but never a life-or-death struggle like this. Should I jump in? What if I’m not careful and end up stabbing Yin Zhi instead...?’

’Eh, I’ll just count it as getting rid of a love rival.’

With that thought, his grip on the dagger tightened, and he joined the battle without further hesitation.

When Little Fox charged over, Yin Zhi instinctively dodged to the side. ’Why does this guy seem even more terrifying than the Mutated Bat Wings?’

But he quickly dismissed the thought. The fox looked like a pretty boy, but his skills weren’t bad. His fighting style had no form, but that very unpredictability was throwing the Mutated Bat Wings into disarray...

But in the next second, Yin Zhi knew something was wrong.

Knife-like wings slashed viciously across Little Fox’s arm, and blood instantly gushed out. The second mouth on its clavicle twitched for a moment, and beads of blood floated into the air with its movement.

Little Fox couldn’t help but frown. The wound left by the Mutated Bat Wings wasn’t deep, but blood was welling up nonstop. Before long, he felt a wave of dizziness.

"Get back, it sucks blood!" Yin Zhi frowned, shoving Little Fox hard.

It wasn’t that he was actually worried about whether Little Fox lived or died. It was that after this thing sucked blood, it was like it got a buff, its power clearly increasing. The fight was already tough, but now he was at a disadvantage.

He didn’t know if Chi Heng or Gu Mian would be the one to arrive as backup. He hoped it was Gu Mian; just one drop of his blood could knock the creature out.

But in the next second, the roar of a motorcycle engine made Yin Zhi’s heart sink.

He didn’t even need to guess. It was Chi Heng and that dumb bird.

Little Fox left the alley and came face-to-face with Chi Heng. Chi Heng handed Li Jiu over to him, then darted off to support Yin Zhi.

After transforming into a Werewolf, Chi Heng’s explosive power was greater than that of a typical Beastman. He’d been held back by the terrain before and couldn’t use his full strength, but now things were different...

With Yin Zhi there as well, the fight was effortless.

The only thing they had to be careful of was not getting wounded by the Mutated Bat Wings.

At this point, Gu Mian had also reached the location Shen Mqing had sent.

This time, however, there was no bright light, so it was difficult for the Mutated Bat Wings to lose control as it had before. Even cutting his palm was no use.

Gu Mian was very skilled and had excellent coordination with Ling Xuan, so the fight wasn’t too strenuous. Wen Qian had been waiting in the car, but before long, the door was pried open. Before she could react, Shen Mqing shoved a large bag of fried chicken into her hands.

"Hold this for me," Shen Mqing said with a serious expression.

Wen Qian was speechless for a moment. ’They’re in the middle of a fight over there,’ she thought, ’and he’s still worried about his fried chicken?’

Wen Qian: "Aren’t you going to help?"

’He’s from the Tiger Clan. His skills should be pretty good, right?’

"Hehe, on my way..." Shen Mqing grinned.

The only reason he hadn’t joined in earlier was that he didn’t want to drop the fried chicken on the ground. Now that someone was holding it for him, he had no more worries.

Under Wen Qian’s exasperated gaze, the man quickly darted back into the alley. Then, his sharp nails became visible to the naked eye...

With two 3-on-1 matchups, no matter how powerful the Mutated Bat Wings were, they could hardly gain an advantage against several Beastmen.

Even though the Mutated Bat Wings on Ling Xuan’s side had already fed on the blood of two people, it was still slowly losing ground in the melee. Most importantly, with Gu Mian present, it didn’t dare to rashly suck blood... and could only attack passively.

Apparently, this was the same one they had seen before at the Beast Fighting Arena.

When the dagger plunged into the mouth on the Mutated Bat Wings’s clavicle, the creature let out a wail of agony. The blood it had just absorbed instantly sprayed out, and the Mutated Bat Wings convulsed before falling stiffly to the ground.

Its body slowly shrank, its human-like features gradually disappearing, until the once-ferocious Mutated Bat Wings... had turned into a palm-sized bat.

Shen Mqing disdainfully picked it up with two fingers, his expression one of disgust. "I heard these things carry infectious diseases?"

Ling Xuan lifted an eyelid. "Then why are you touching it?"

"The ones from the Beast World should be fine, right...?" Shen Mqing blinked, then moved closer to examine the Mutated Bat Wings.

Even in the Beast World, he had rarely seen these things.

After all, they weren’t stupid enough to go after the Shen Family for their blood.

Plus, they were nocturnal—hiding during the day and emerging at night to hunt—which greatly reduced the chances of Beastmen encountering them.

But on this point, they were quite similar to the bats on Blue Star...

Meanwhile, Wen Qian had been waiting anxiously in the car. When she heard the agonized wail, her scalp tingled with tension. She had seen what the Mutated Bat Wings was capable of and wasn’t sure if Gu Mian and the others would be able to subdue it.

Last time, they had won purely by luck, taking advantage of the bright light. But this time...

Just as she was thinking this, a familiar figure came into view, and Wen Qian breathed a sigh of relief. The next second, the passenger-side door opened, and Shen Mqing reached over to grab the fried chicken from her lap, saying crisply, "Thanks!"

Then, before she could react, he tried to shove the Mutated Bat Wings into her arms.

Wen Qian was startled by the thing and flailed her hands wildly. "Get it away!!"

The next second, Gu Mian grabbed Shen Mqing by the collar and dragged him back.

"Wait, don’t you like small, fluffy animals?" Shen Mqing looked completely bewildered.

’I heard Wen Qian say so myself. This bat has fur, so why doesn’t she like it?’

"I can’t get through to someone like you who’s missing a few screws!" Wen Qian glared at him, her eyes turning a little red.

She was truly terrified of creatures like bats!

"Why are you insulting me...?" Shen Mqing frowned.

"Is that an insult?" Wen Qian was clearly incensed by him. She pointed her finger at him. "I’m stating a fact!"

"You..."

Shen Mqing looked aggrievedly at Ling Xuan, hoping he would speak up for him.

But Ling Xuan just glanced at the bat in his hand, then at his woeful face, and said hesitantly, "Take that thing in your hand and get in the back seat."

"You’re afraid of it too?" Shen Mqing was incredulous.

"It’s disgusting..."

The thing had just drunk blood and reeked of it. Plus, it looked so much like a bat that anyone would feel uncomfortable.

Except for Shen Mqing, that blockhead.