Am I a crispy college student? The whole internet says that I'm hard to kill!

Chapter 373: Forest Battle

Hearing Zhu Ling say this, Wu Bin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"Fine, make it four meals then. But since I’ve taken so many of your flying sickles, should I give some back to you?"

For Wu Bin, all these flying sickles were now linked to him, so from a certain perspective, the more sickles he had, the stronger his perception abilities became, and the more powerful he grew.

He actually didn’t want to return these sickles, but since they initially belonged to Zhu Ling, he felt embarrassed to monopolize so many.

Who knew Zhu Ling would wave her hand and say generously, "The guiding sickles reproduce very well; I can have as many as I want, you don’t need to give them back to me."

"If you like them, keep them for yourself. Just remember to treat me to a meal."

Wu Bin hadn’t expected Zhu Ling to be so generous and felt very happy, planning to take Zhu Ling out for a meal to the best restaurant!

Just at that moment, Wu Bin suddenly sensed something was amiss.

A flying sickle at the forefront sensed the presence of a Heart-Eating Ghost.

"Found it, let’s go."

To lock down the Heart-Eating Ghost’s location, more and more flying sickles surrounded it, surveilling it from all angles.

The Heart-Eating Ghost seemed to sense something as well, waking up instantly from its rest and looking around warily.

Wu Bin and Zhu Ling hid in the bushes, with Zhu Ling saying indifferently after seeing the Heart-Eating Ghost, "It’s definitely a Heart-Eating Ghost, and it’s a lower-grade one at that. Such Heart-Eating Ghosts don’t have any special powers, they’re just stronger and more agile than ordinary people."

"You just need to be careful of its claws, then it shouldn’t be able to pose any threat to you."

Zhu Ling made it sound simple, but it wasn’t that easy in reality.

Even the monkeys at Mount Emei attacking humans could cause significant injuries, let alone a Heart-Eating Ghost of roughly human size.

"Isn’t there some other way to deal with it? Do I really have to go and fight it head-on?"

Zhu Ling glanced at Wu Bin and said, "I already told you it’s the weakest kind of Heart-Eating Ghost. You don’t need any special tactics to deal with it. Just go, I’ve got your back."

After Zhu Ling said this, Wu Bin had no choice but to go, even if he didn’t want to.

He took out the sword and shield Zhu Ling had given him and walked out from the woods, approaching the Heart-Eating Ghost.

The moment it saw Wu Bin, the Heart-Eating Ghost became furious, shouting and screaming.

Now that it recognized Wu Bin, it was even more astonished that Wu Bin not only hadn’t run away but had even dared to come back as if delivering himself to death.

Before Wu Bin could even speak, the Heart-Eating Ghost roared and charged at him.

So fast!

This was Wu Bin’s first reaction.

He had never imagined that the Heart-Eating Ghost could be so fast!

Wu Bin instinctively raised his shield, only to hear a loud bang—Wu Bin felt as though he had been hit by a truck, flying backwards and heavily falling to the ground.

This damn thing, how is it different from what you said before!

"Zhu Ling, didn’t you say it was the weakest?!"

Zhu Ling stood to the side, digging at her ears.

"It indeed is the weakest, it’s just that your strength is even weaker. My advice is to work out more regularly; otherwise, your strength really isn’t much, not even enough to beat a Heart-Eating Ghost."

At this point, Wu Bin was so angry he wanted to curse his mother.

But then again, it was true; the subordinates led by Han Biao were not useless at all—they were all battle-hardened soldiers from the Ninth Division.

If even they could not handle the heart-devouring demon, how could it be, as Zhu Ling said, just a bit more powerful than an ordinary person?

Clearly, Zhu Ling’s understanding of this slight difference was completely different from theirs.

In Zhu Ling’s eyes, a fight between weaklings mattered little; who was slightly stronger was not important, the gap was not big—as it would all end in an instant kill once he stepped in.

After knocking Wu Bin to the ground, the heart-devouring demon immediately rushed up to him and began to attack frantically.

It was evident that the heart-devouring demon was highly intelligent; otherwise, it would not have been able to successfully deceive Wan Xiu and make him release it.

Ding ding ding!

The sharp claws of the heart-devouring demon ceaselessly scratched at Wu Bin’s shield, leaving behind sharp marks one after another!

Wu Bin, holding the shield with one hand, was utterly incapable of counterattacking; the attack rate of the heart-devouring demon was too high, and each attack was very powerful!

This couldn’t go on any longer!

If the heart-devouring demon continued to attack like this, once he could no longer hold the shield, and it was knocked aside, he would be at risk of being killed by the heart-devouring demon!

With this thought, Wu Bin suddenly roared and fiercely pushed his shield forward!

The heart-devouring demon, completely unprepared, was directly knocked away by Wu Bin’s strike.

Seizing the moment when the heart-devouring demon lost its balance, Wu Bin’s long sword directly slashed at the demon!

Wu Bin’s strike was both swift and fierce; the long sword chopped right into the abdomen of the heart-devouring demon, splitting its belly open.

However, what Wu Bin did not expect was that before he could launch a second attack, the wound in the abdomen of the heart-devouring demon healed at an incredibly fast speed!

Although Wu Bin had long known about the heart-devouring demon’s strong self-healing ability, the sight before him still made him want to curse in frustration.

This was no longer about having a strong healing ability; it was simply unkillable!

The heart-devouring demon clearly did not expect Wu Bin could still inflict damage on it and reassessed him.

The heart-devouring demon suddenly realized that Wu Bin was not an easy target, maybe killing him would consume a lot of energy, which might be a loss rather than a gain.

Thinking this, the heart-devouring demon turned its gaze towards Zhu Ling who was standing by.

Without any hesitation, the heart-devouring demon rushed at Zhu Ling with the highest speed!

Wu Bin saw this scene and immediately shouted.

"Don’t!"

The heart-devouring demon thought Wu Bin was worried about it hurting Zhu Ling, which is why he was so nervous.

Instantly, the heart-devouring demon became even more confident in its choice.

However, to the surprise of the heart-devouring demon, there was not a trace of panic on Zhu Ling’s face; instead, she stood in her place, looking disdainfully at it.

The heart-devouring demon was somewhat confused.

Why would Zhu Ling react like this? Normally, at this moment, Zhu Ling should be afraid, she should be running away.

Could it be that its speed was so fast she couldn’t react, or perhaps she had given up resisting?

The heart-devouring demon could not help but think so much, as it had already charged in front of Zhu Ling.

The heart-devouring demon exposed its sharp fangs and claws, directly reaching for Zhu Ling’s throat.

Just as its sharp claws were about to slit Zhu Ling’s throat, Zhu Ling lifted her foot and kicked fiercely; the heart-devouring demon immediately thudded down to the ground, instantly losing its ability to fight!

This kick actually shattered all the bones in the body of the heart-devouring demon!