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Undying Insect","bear-school-astartes-chapter-256",256,"\u003Cp>The immediate-body Buddhas of the Immortal Peak Temple, as Black Conical Hat Li said—are indeed strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the ninja wearing a black iron conical hat is crouching on the window sill of the side hall, pursing his lips, looking ready to leap away at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hall, Lann delicately wields his katana just right, allowing the sword oil to fully coat the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this how you used to hunt monsters? It looks... quite basic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li tries to make his words sound more diplomatic, but as a ninja who trained since childhood, he has no literary finesse—his words still cut straight to the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann thinks to himself that while Demon Hunters have plenty of methods, you have to try one at a time when encountering new types of monsters, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you just smash them all at once?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never heard of doing things like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intends to bring justice for those who lost their lives due to the Immortal Peak Temple, but this is ultimately a technical task filled with professional complexities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not something you can accomplish just with a hotheaded impulsiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in the Magic World or this world, what's needed to succeed are true experts, not 'heroes' who are just hotheaded and know nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this already decayed immediate-body Buddha, he intends to conduct some tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, the [Insect-like Biological Oil].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann has already noticed that the immortality of these immediate-body Buddhas seems to be supported by centipedes within their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those slightly in the know like Iwami Yixin and Black Conical Hat Li call these people [Insect Hosts].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he takes out the sword oil specifically used for dealing with insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter holds the shining katana and slowly approaches the sitting, withered immediate-body Buddha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, from within the decayed flesh cloaked in tattered monk robes, there comes a sound akin to the friction of an insect's carapace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 'rustling' sound is particularly unsettling to the psyche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a second thought, Lann instinctively sidesteps to parry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a whooshing wind, dazzling sparks burst from the katana, and a thick black shadow gets deflected by the [Carp Leap].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this shadow, having lost its initial speed, slows down, Black Conical Hat Li on the window sill finally sees what it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It's a gigantic centipede as thick as an average person's waist, emerging from the back of the withered immediate-body Buddha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is now recoiling, spiraling around the immediate-body Buddha's body, raising its head to face Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image resembles a snake coiled on a rockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a centipede widened to such a scale, the intimidation it projects and the discomfort it brings to the human mind are on entirely different levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legs of the ninja on the windowsill twitched, almost reflexively propelling him to the branches outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as for the Demon Hunter, the expert, he wasn't deterred by such an otherworldly situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not considering the factors of supernatural power, such a large centipede in the Magic World... would be worth no more than twenty Orens in a demon-hunting quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the myriad of monsters Lann knows, this one isn't even the ugliest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter paid no heed to its appearance or its just-about-decent speed from earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, his cat's eye focused on one of its jointed limbs, which was smoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Carp Leap] wasn't just for defense; the blade had indeed injured one of its legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But amid a burst of high-speed regeneration smoke, the toxin of the [Insect-like Biological Oil] was easily resisted by the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, strictly speaking, centipedes aren't insects, but arthropods. Even ordinary species can live seven to eight years, far surpassing the average insect lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentos, after recording data, reminds Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man acknowledges this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remains unworried; to face a new monster and be able to experiment like this is already quite an ideal situation for a Demon Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the records, many Demon Hunters met their end because they lacked information or held incorrect knowledge about monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Lann tried the burning effect of the [Igni Magic Seal] and a standard [Northern Wind] bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning effect was surprisingly ineffective; it seemed this centipede empowered by undying capabilities cared little for fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Eastern philosophy, this might be because centipede venom, in the Five Element Theory, is associated with fire poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrarily, the freezing effect of the [Northern Wind] could make it sluggish for ten minutes without recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Mentos's quantified analysis, the centipede would need at least forty minutes to regain its vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li observed Lann using many methods but none seemed decisively effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mumbles, preparing to suggest going to find the Undying Slash. After all, as a ninja, he could locate items swiftly if need be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he notices Lann, somehow already closing in on the undying insect subdued by frost, raising his katana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crunching sound of chitin shattering, and the centipede's black blood splatters out, but under the frost's influence, it doesn't react in pain, only writhing its disgusting body twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under Black Conical Hat Li's amazed gaze, not only does the centipede's writhing lessen, but even the immediate-body Buddha, used as a 'base,' tilts its withered body and collapses inward like a sand sculpture with its structure destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's...dead?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li finally jumps down from the window sill, cautiously approaching the traces crumbling into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really killed the undying insect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's expression remains calm. He looks at the shimmering katana in his hand, pondering, eyebrows slightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Remnant Oil].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remnants refer to ancient, extraordinarily powerful creatures, mostly embodying Chaos Magic Power within the Magic World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike ghouls, water ghosts, or swamp witches, which possess capabilities beyond ordinary people's handling, but are mostly due to physical superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies don't contain much Chaos Magic Power, nor is it particularly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remnants are entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their basic setup involves possessing magic or physical strength that transcends muscular limits or size. This stems from the thick supernatural power within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as the stag spirit and female special monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword oil made by Demon Hunters targeting these creatures not only contains the most potent toxins of all sword oils but also specificity towards supernatural power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword oil Lann applied at the last moment was indeed [Remnant Oil].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it didn't disappoint. These undying insects could indeed be regarded as creatures possessing thick supernatural power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When restrained, they eventually still would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lann frowning lightly indicated there were still difficult aspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Remnant Oil] is expensive, but Lann doesn't mind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he usually worries about money, when he is determined to seek justice for Kotaro, the Tairou Soldiers, and many others, money doesn't even cross his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted money, Count Steza's head would be in his hands by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veltrest's private offer to him could only be five thousand Orens, but Count Steza, desperate to save his life and win him over, could offer at least five hundred thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he crushed that noble head, he had not a shred of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the key point is... he genuinely doesn't have much [Remnant Oil] left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the kind that can't be bought even with money.\u003C\u002Fp>",1218,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","b4e546950108c4ccec6fc8eb39bbc8ca3553d68444be3da4dc0abca08e2087dd","bear-school-astartes-chapter-257","bear-school-astartes-chapter-255",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]