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Chapter 240 The Monster Killer Scorpion

Online opinion regarding Jiang He's command is almost entirely negative.

The cultivators from other academies also couldn't understand why Wanjue Academy would appoint a freshman as commander.

On the forum where academies gathered, since many cultivators from Mingyue Academy had been eliminated by Jiang He, the comments from cultivators from Mingyue Academy were the most numerous.

[Haha, Wanjue Academy, your infighting is truly spectacular! This is the first time I've seen an academy kill its leader. May I ask, should you appoint a Golden Core cultivator or a Chaos Spiritual Root as commander? What's on your mind, haha?]

The person chosen to lead must have received an overwhelming number of votes. I'd really like to ask Jiang He what special abilities she has?

If you ask me, Wanjue Academy is better off being a stepping stone for Mingyue. They've already given up, they might as well just surrender.

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Those who have read Jiang He's strategy guide at Wanjue Academy are generally aware of her abilities, but there are also those who haven't read the guide and have climbed the ranks on their own.

They didn't understand why so many people would vote for Jiang He as their commander, and what was even more surprising was that some of Jiang He's men had killed their only leader, which led to a lack of trust in Jiang He among this group.

Looking back at Jiang He's side, there are four teams gathered on the desert map: Jiang He's own team, the Helian sisters, Shangguan Linghu, and Lan Mu's team.

Except for Long Aotian, everyone else had returned to their positions.

There are nineteen people in total, which is more than enough to allocate strategies.

Since everyone's team positions were basically given randomly.

Jiang He reorganized the team's positioning.

There are three wet nurses: Jiang He, He Lian Xueyue, and Shangguan Linghu.

The rest are basically combat positions.

After killing Yun Lufei, Long Aotian quickly moved closer to Jiang He.

Most of the monsters in the desert are underground; the surface is relatively calm.

With the exception of Lingqing Academy, no other academy decided to confront cultivators from other academies in the early stages of the competition.

Basically, everyone is in a state of conserving energy.

Down in the cave, Jiang He and Li Ling exchanged a glance before stepping out.

Jiang He and his group stayed in the desert for quite some time, attracting the attention of the monsters.

A brownish-yellow claw pierced through the cave. If Jiang He and the others hadn't come out beforehand, the huge claw would have pierced one of them through.

Looking up, two nearly golden killer scorpions were watching Jiang He and the others from the ground.

There were two Class A killer scorpions.

One of the killer scorpions was about eight meters long and golden yellow, while the other was about ten meters long and had a brownish tinge in its golden yellow color.

The killer scorpion is most commonly found in desert areas.

They are slender and streamlined, but possess strong, large chelicerae.

These golden scorpions, with their highly venomous stingers and ferocious nature, have become notorious among monsters, considered to be the most venomous of their kind.

The two killer scorpions appeared in front of Jiang He and his companions in an instant.

None of the nineteen people, including Jiang He, had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, making it just as difficult for them to deal with two A-level demons as it had been when they faced the Orchid Mantis.

Be especially careful of scorpion stingers.

A-rank monsters are worth 100 points each, and Jiang He plans to take down both of these killer scorpions.

Sword cultivators like Li Ling and Shangguan Linghu drew the killer scorpion's firepower from each other, while mages like Helian Fenghua and Helian Xueyue provided additional damage from behind.

The killer scorpion has very strong claws.

Before the group even reached the killer scorpion, the golden scorpion had already attacked with its claws, tearing Helian Xueyue's staff away.

"sister!"

If Helian Xueyue did not dodge, she would be met with half of her body being torn apart by these giant claws.

Helian Xueyue abandoned her staff and retreated several dozen steps.

The staff in her hand had already flown out.

The Killer Scorpion seemed to be very familiar with how to fight. From its perspective, the first targets it attacked were the mages and healers in the back row.

A killer scorpion interrupted Helian Xueyue's spellcasting.

The other tawny killer scorpion had already burrowed into the ground and disappeared.

"Watch out, be careful and change formation!"

Jiang He stood next to Helian Xueyue, holding a staff in her hand. She took another staff out of her backpack and gave it to Helian Xueyue.

Helian Xueyue was still a little surprised as to where Jiang He's staff came from, but seeing the pile of magical artifacts that Jiang He had just taken out, she silently shut her mouth.

I had a feeling that I vaguely saw the mark of Mingyue Academy among that pile of magical artifacts.

"Shangguan Linghu, you take three sword cultivators and stand at the seven o'clock position. The golden killer scorpions will attack the healers. Magic cultivators, pay attention to the killer scorpions' positions and launch a wide-range attack centered on the two scorpions underground..."

Jiang He spoke to Shangguan Linghu, and as soon as she finished speaking, the pair of yellowish-brown claws emerged from the ground.

"You guessed right!"

Shangguan Linghu swiftly slashed down with her sword, intending to hold the Killer Scorpion hostage, but unfortunately the Killer Scorpion was too strong.

After Shangguan Linghu approached, it immediately changed direction.

Shangguan Linghu retreated to the vicinity of the medical cultivator. After the killer scorpion's claws collapsed into the ground, the magic cultivator began to launch an attack.

Many spells and techniques attacked the killer scorpion simultaneously.

Since the location of the killer scorpion underground is unknown, spells that involve area-of-effect attacks and large-scale explosions are most effective.

Fa Xiu made that move, and the Killer Scorpion was injured and burrowed underground again.

A killer scorpion with yellowish-brown claws lurked underground, while another golden killer scorpion lay on the ground.

As the forward, Li Ling took all the damage upon herself, carrying the sledgehammer and striking directly at the golden killer scorpion.

The killer scorpion did not dodge; instead, it used its claws to block, its shell-like forelegs clamping down on Li Ling's hammer.

Li Ling was very strong, but seemed small compared to the Killer Scorpion.

"The scorpion's stinger is highly venomous, get out of the way!"

Upon hearing Jiang He's voice, Li Ling did not back down but instead went to meet her.

Seeing the critical situation, Shangguan Linghu quickly grabbed his sword and approached the stinger of the killer scorpion.

The killer scorpion sensed Shangguan Linghu approaching its tail, but it temporarily refrained from releasing the venom from its stinger.

The killer scorpion has a ball at the end of its tail containing venom, and the protruding part forms a stinger.

The venom is actually a mixture of various neurotoxins, and the dose of venom is enough to kill a monk.

This is also why people are somewhat hesitant to fight.

If someone gets stung by the venomous stinger of the killer scorpion, they will basically be eliminated immediately. Only with a healer can they have a chance of survival, which is the main reason why Jiang He protects healers.

Shangguan Linghu took the hit of the sword, and the Killer Scorpion did not continue to advance, thus escaping danger for Li Ling.

Shangguan Linghu has a fiery temper. She wanted to hold back, but seeing Li Ling's reckless and impulsive manner, her anger was constantly being provoked.

Others also noticed that Li Ling didn't seem to follow Jiang He's orders and instead had her own ideas.

Until a black array appeared on the field.

As soon as the magnetic field opposite to that of spiritual cultivation appeared, the cultivators around Li Ling all looked at her.