Chapter 2262: Everyone's Showing Off, But Only Talos Is Getting Beat Up
For a moment, Talos's mighty figure was exposed beneath the billions-strong insect swarm!
Talos scratched his head, looking utterly embarrassed.
(⚆～⚆(๑⁼̴ㅂ⁼̴)˘﹃˘)
"Uh... I'm not really good at cursing either. How about someone else tries—*pwah*!"
But before he could finish speaking, both of his arms suddenly shot up, his fists, the size of millstones, slammed out like lightning, smashing ruthlessly into his own face!
His nose was knocked crooked, blood spurting wildly!
Talos was stunned, glaring furiously at his other head:
(ꐦ⚆益⚆(#)｀益´)˘﹃˘) "What the hell are you hitting me for? Are you sick or something?"
Talos Star Rage fumed: "I'll hit you if I want to! Got medicine? I've been pissed at you for a long time. Why are you in the middle? It's driving me crazy!"
Saying this, both arms blurred into afterimages, wildly hammering the middle head!
The middle head, Talos Day, was furious:
(⚆益⚆(#)▼皿▼)˘﹃˘) "I gave you face, didn't I? You hit me? Then I'll hit you too!"
So another pair of arms joined the fight, pounding Talos Star Rage!
The commotion from the two fighting heads woke up the sleeping third head, Talos Moon!
(#⚆)益⚆(#▼)皿▼)⁼̴̤～ก̀) "Hmm? What's all this noise? Don't you know I'm sleeping? I have morning anger, you two know that?"
"How are you the big brother? Asking for a beating, huh? If I hadn't slept all three of our sleeps by myself, would you two be so energetic?"
"I'm so mad! I'll beat you to death!"
In that moment, Talos demonstrated the true meaning of "two fists can't beat four hands"!
The middle head couldn't withstand the combined assault of the left and right heads—they even used headbutts and ear-biting techniques!
(ꐦ°᷄皿°᷅(#)ಥ益ಥ(#)°᷄皿°᷅ꐦ)
They beat the middle head into a pig-faced mess, covered in bumps, blood flying everywhere!
Jiangnan, with his eyes closed, perceived all this through his mental power and broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
(︶﹏︶٥) Good grief! Before the insect swarm is even drawn in, you've started beating yourself up?
And having so much fun at it? So the Hat of Forgiveness only worked on the middle head?
The other two heads got provoked?
I'm provoking myself?
Pwah~
No wonder the Desolate God Clan has degenerated to this state.
However, the taunting effect did work!
The insect swarm watched Talos beating himself up and fumed, smoke practically shooting from their antennae.
(๑‾᷄谷‾᷅)☛ "Damn it! This Desolate God is too arrogant. Does he think we can't beat him, so he's beating himself up? There's no insult more humiliating than this!"
"Bug legs! Blowing up our nest, killing our young—I'll take his dog life right now!"
"I don't know what's happening, but I'm just so mad! Kill him!"
Even Insect Emerald Poetry was provoked by Talos's self-beating act and roared angrily:
ᥬ(๑ୖ҉ୖ҉) "This is too much! This Empress will go harvest some medicinal herbs right now!"
In an instant, the insect swarm surged madly toward the massive broken hole!
Jiangnan cackled. Come on, come on! Once you're in, there's no turning back!
But as Insect Emerald Poetry looked at the approaching spatial rift, an inexplicable fear sobered her up.
"Damn it! Rear support insect swarm! Release Purification!"
Immediately, a large number of insect soldiers with red cross patterns on their bodies released their skills.
"Purification • Forced Calming!"
Beams of purification light linked into a continuous sheet, falling over the swarm like a waterfall!
The red-eyed charging insects snapped out of their provoked state and retreated from the spatial rift.
Insect Emerald Poetry gritted her buckteeth: "Think you can trick me in? No way! If I can't deal with you, someone else will!"
Jiangnan closed his eyes, tilted his head, and spat out a wad of saliva:
(ꐦ￢3￢)‧º‧¯ิ "Ptooey~ If you don't dare, just say so. Smart move."
To be fair, Insect Emerald Poetry had some skill. It seemed simple tricks wouldn't take her down easily.
But Talos wasn't so lucky. Samo and the other yellow-haired, hot-tempered guys were all fired up!
Very yellow, very violent!
They dragged Talos straight into the dimensional gap.
Samo didn't say a word—he just punched Talos right in the face.
(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)凸ᕗ "You're pretty cocky, huh? Tell me! Why didn't you bring reinforcements to support us earlier? Watched us in danger in the nest, did you do it on purpose?"
Borden jumped in and started throwing a flurry of punches at Talos:
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃ "Yeah, yeah! I think you did it on purpose, trying to kill the boss and take his place. I don't know why, but just looking at you pisses me off!"
Not just Samo and Borden—even Sonar joined in, pounding Talos with a crash!
٩(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)و "I was terrified in the Death Prison, enduring humiliation all day! If I hadn't always yelled 'Gei!' whenever I saw injustice, I'd probably have fallen victim to your evil schemes by now!"
"Brothers! Revenge for past grievances! Beat him!"
At that moment, all members of the Bully Gang's eyes turned red.
(｀⌒´メ) "Ahhh~ Crush him! I don't know why, but I'm so angry! Beat this bastard to death!"
Instantly, Talos was surrounded and beaten up.
The middle head, Talos Day, cowered in grievance:
(#⚆3⚆(#༎ຶ)ٹ(༎ຶ#)Ò益Ó#) "What for? Why is everyone hitting me? What did I do?"
Not only the middle head got beaten—Talos Star and Talos Moon also suffered!
They were beaten until they howled in pain.
"Why are you hitting both of us too?!"
"It's all Talos Day's fault! Beat him to death!"
So the two heads beat the middle head even harder!
Truly, three heads make a show!
They beat him to a pulp!
Everyone's showing off, but only Talos is getting beat up!
The spatial rift gradually closed. Jiangnan gazed distantly at Insect Emerald Poetry, wild flames burning in his eyes.
(͡°～͡°) "B*tch! Be careful from now on. My identity is indeed exposed. Go ahead and tattle—I don't care. It's just a bit more trouble."
"But don't forget, it also means I, Jiangnan, have no more shackles. I'm telling you this now."
"The Immortal Spirit Cocoon is mine. You'd better guard it tightly. Things that don't belong to you will never be yours."
"I will take back everything Feiyu lost. Not only take it back—not a single bit of interest will be spared. In this world, what goes around comes around!"
Insect Emerald Poetry sneered, her hand covering her heart.
ᥬ(๑ୖ҉ൠୖ҉) "I return the same words to you. If you have the guts, come and take it—I'll face you every time!"
"This Empress wants to see how long you can keep jumping around!"
As the shattered space healed, Jiangnan and the others were completely swallowed by darkness, falling into the dimensional gap. The space returned to calm.
Insect Emerald Poetry's expression gradually darkened, and she let out a long breath.
She had to admit, Jiangnan put tremendous pressure on her!
She had never felt such immense pressure from someone below the Star-Breaking level.
She had to constantly guard against Jiangnan releasing black holes. He almost succeeded several times, his methods so numerous they made one's scalp tingle.
Even trapped deep in her own nest, Jiangnan still managed to escape.
Looking at the blasted, ragged hole in her nest, Insect Emerald Poetry's heart dripped blood.
What kind of weapon was that? The power was too absurd!
If he had a few more shots, she couldn't guarantee whether her nest would survive.
Jiangnan's existence was not something she could handle alone, and Insect Emerald Poetry knew this well.
She had never underestimated this Southerner.
"Insects! Begin nest repairs immediately. Complete them as fast as possible and restore it to its original state."
"Nest migration plan continues as scheduled. Keep moving toward Paradise Realm for one final assault attempt."
"Close all dimensional star rings within the mining area to prevent Jiangnan from attacking through the star rings. Full nest maximum alert. Void Insect Glue spraying around the clock."
"Order the insect swarm—except for the remaining troops—to assemble at Mining Area 665. Prepare the ship! Venom Scorpion Emerald Poetry, you go to Ni Shen Star and report Jiangnan's prison break."
Orders were issued methodically.
Insect Emerald Poetry's eyes were filled with malice. Although Jiangnan put pressure on her, it wasn't enough to make her timid.
She really didn't believe Jiangnan had the ability to snatch the Immortal Spirit Cocoon from her under full surveillance.
I've held it in my hands for over five thousand years. On what grounds could he snatch it away?
The Sacred Law Council would deal with him.
Moreover, as soon as the news of Jiangnan's prison break broke, the starry sky would be in chaos. The Sacred Law Council would be too busy with him to focus on her, which would relieve her pressure.
She'd have more energy to fully develop Paradise Realm. This might even be a good thing.
Insect Emerald Poetry could already imagine the huge uproar in the starry sky once the news was released.
She shifted her gaze to Xuan Se Four beside her.
ᥬ(๑ୖ҉ൠୖ҉) "Hehe~ My little scoundrel, it seems I, the Empress, am even more of a scoundrel. Now we can continue what we were interrupted from. Let me calm my nerves, don't you think?"
Xuan Se Four: ???
Hell no? It's continuing?
꒰⸝⸝҉⚆҉益҉⚆҉⸝⸝҉꒱୨ "No, no! That was just a show. I don't actually like it. Use me however you need to—there's no need to..."
Insect Emerald Poetry still smiled sweetly.
ᥬ(๑◞ิ҉̛౪◟ิ҉̛) "You think so?"
As she spoke, the Chaotic Puppet Insects on Xuan Se Four's body gnawed even more fiercely.
Xuan Se's face darkened: ꒰⸝⸝҉︶҉̛益҉̛︶҉̛⸝⸝҉꒱ "Fine! Fine! Continue, okay? Whatever you say!"
Wuwu~ What sin did I commit to deserve this?
Damn Jiangnan! You trick people without paying compensation!
I just ~%?…;#*’☆℃$!
[Xuan Se's Resentment +1009!]
[Xuan Se's Resentment...]
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Inside the dimensional gap, Jiangnan looked contentedly at Talos, who was beaten until he coughed blood.
(๑•ั็̫•็ั๑)
His conscience didn't hurt at all, because Jiangnan didn't have one.
Just then, the effect of the Monkey Biscuit wore off, and Jiangnan's hands itched unbearably.
But Jiangnan wasn't afraid at all, because right before him was a lush peach orchard!
In ancient times, Sun Wukong bravely stormed the Peach Garden and stole peaches to his heart's content.
Today, he, Jiang Taotao, would charge into the Bully Gang and relieve his itch!
Opening a spatial wormhole, his sinful little hands were already trembling with anticipation!
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