Chapter 61 Part 1

Chu Yi finally circled around to the front to rescue cameraman Da Liu. By then, Fu Chengmao and the others had drawn closer. They watched as Chu Yi darted left and right through the Man-Eating Flower cluster, performing one daring maneuver after another, yet none of the flower discs or leaves so much as grazed him. They all sighed in amazement.

“Impressive!”

“That footwork… incredible!”

Someone even turned to Fu Chengmao and said, “Captain, a special forces talent like this—you’re not recruiting him to our squad? What a waste!”

“Exactly. With Chu Yi around, our mission safety would skyrocket.”

They knew full well about Chu Yi’s unique abilities, but who could blame them? Missions with him were a breeze—not only could he identify venomous insects, rats, and plants, but he could spot things ordinary people missed… far surpassing their captain by miles!

These bastards were actually badmouthing him now?

Fu Chengmao scowled fiercely and swept his gaze over them. “Cut the chatter! Two of you, get up there and help evacuate the wounded!”

Hadn’t they seen Chu Yi already digging people out of the flower discs? And here they were, gossiping about him—where was their discipline?

In truth, Fu Chengmao didn’t even need to give the order. The vice-captain had already taken the lead, rushing toward Chu Yi. Chu Yi handed over cameraman Da Liu and quickly instructed, “There are three more over by Zhang Jue. Send someone around back for support—they’re still alive.”

“Really?” The vice-captain and the two other team members rushing forward to assist all lit up with joy. They’d thought those three were goners. Alive was good!

Though they didn’t like the Program Group stirring up trouble, human life came first. No one wanted to watch someone die right in front of them.

Chu Yi nodded, though he kept to himself that those three’s injuries looked far worse than Da Liu’s. Even if they recovered, the digestive fluids would leave irreversible skin damage. And it wasn’t just the skin—their fingers and toes were fused together, impairing basic functions like dexterity and walking…

Chu Yi finished briefing them and turned to leave when a violent tremor suddenly erupted from the center of the flower cluster. A massive Man-Eating Flower King, towering dozens of feet high, burst out from the mud below.

Chu Yi’s expression changed. “Get out of here—now!”

“What about you?” the vice-captain asked urgently.

“The antidote Young Master Fu needs is on it.”

The vice-captain froze, staring at the behemoth that had emerged halfway, its branches and leaves waving like a canopy blotting out the sky. Only then did he notice the tiny weeds clinging to its thick stem.

These weeds had sprouted from the mud on the Man-Eating Flower King’s body. Aside from their vibrant, lustrous green hue, they looked no different from ordinary grass.

If Chu Yi hadn’t pointed it out, he never would have guessed these unassuming weeds were Young Master Fu’s antidote!

Chu Yi had no time for lengthy explanations. He dashed back while activating the Frost Talismans he’d prepared in advance. Four Frost Talismans shot toward the Man-Eating Flower King’s roots, freezing its lower half solidly in the mud.

With that, Fu Chengmao and the others held nothing back, unleashing a barrage of gunfire on the Man-Eating Flower King. The thing was enormous—Chu Yi looked minuscule beside it. As long as they aimed high and avoided the ground, they wouldn’t hit him.

“Shaaa—” The Man-Eating Flower King roared in fury. With its roots frozen, it couldn’t reach Fu Chengmao and the others at a distance, so it uprooted the Man-Eating Flowers in front of it and hurled them outward wildly.

Nor did it spare the culprit, Chu Yi. Dense branches shuttled rapidly through the flower cluster, intent on snaring this little rat that had disturbed its slumber.

Chu Yi’s situation turned perilous in an instant. He channeled True Force into the Copper Coin Sword, fleeing while pruning the Man-Eating Flower King’s branches. Meanwhile, he kept unleashing Thunder Talismans from his other hand. Whether they worked on the king or not, they could at least destroy the ordinary Man-Eating Flowers.

Yu Qingxian watched anxiously. Chu Yi had no time to scan his surroundings, but he had no such constraints. Though jostled until dizzy, he steadied himself and observed the bases of the flower discs—the weakness of the Man-Eating Flower King as described by the Little Mountain Spirit lay there.

There!

“Chu Yi, look up! Ten o’clock on your left hand side, near the flower stem—that’s a disc-sized bulge!”

Chu Yi gave a wry smile. He was too busy running for his life to look up!

Still, he seized an opportunity. Borrowing the momentum of a sweeping branch, he kicked off hard, launching his body into the air as the branch flung him upward.

“Throw the sword—now!” Yu Qingxian shouted.

The Man-Eating Flower King’s repulsive maw loomed, ready to chomp down. With no time to hesitate, Chu Yi hurled the flying sword on instinct!

Luck was on Chu Yi’s side. The Copper Coin Sword struck true, embedding deep into the Man-Eating Flower King’s vital spot. Its massive disc suddenly froze.

Thick blood gushed out, and its body began writhing irregularly—or rather, convulsing.

Chu Yi landed on a nearby frond and leaped swiftly from one to another, his form blurring impossibly fast, as if he could fly. Zhang Jue, watching from afar, was stunned. Yi Ge is badass—he took down that monstrous Man-Eating Flower King!