CHAPTER 272 A RISKY TRY

Rocky understood very well that his chance to win a direct confrontation against the timber spirit

manipulator was very low. Uriah and Rubygon fighting together would be a match for the Jumbo

Horned Beetle alone. Rocky had to go against the timber spirit manipulator by himself and this placed

him at a great disadvantage. He desperately needed help to win.

The weakened Dark Heaven Insect Queen caught Rocky's attention. The venom had weakened the

queen enough that it remained immobile. Rocky wondered what would happen if he helped the queen

to get rid of the venom in its body. He wondered if it would feel grateful enough to help.

There was nothing that assured the success of this idea. The queen could easily attack Rocky, once it

regained its strength, for he weakened it in the first place.

"Definitely risky...but I have no other choice!" Rocky quickly made up his mind. There was no time to

come up with other ideas at that point.

The roar of the Jumbo Horned Beetle filled the air as it entered the area coming from the Magic

Spiritual Space. The trees trembled from the deep sound of its roar. The ground shook and dust motes

rose up to the air as if greeting its arrival. It stared at Rocky, Uriah and Rubygon with keen fury.

"Go get them, boy!" It was obvious that the timber spirit manipulator intended to let his spirit-

manipulated beast do all the fighting. He was convinced that his pet was more than enough. His initial

impression of Rocky caused him to grossly underestimate Rocky's abilities.

The Jumbo Horned Beetle rushed at Rocky's group. Despite his predicament, Rocky remained calm

and made whistling signals that were all too familiar to Uriah and Rubygon. They immediately knew

exactly what to do. Uriah bounded towards the rushing horned beetle with Rubygon close behind. They

moved from left to right and then to the left once more as they moved forward. This confused the

horned beetle where to attack and from which direction to defend.

Their movements created that initial confusion that bought them the needed advantage for that first

clash.

The fight with the Dark Heaven Insect Queen had weakened both Uriah and Rubygon. The magical

saliva was not enough to bring them both to their peak power with very little time to rest after that last

fight. They now went against a Jumbo Horned Beetle at the third grade of three-star level. They were

obviously at a disadvantage.

The melee escalated very quickly.

Uriah and Rubygon blocked the horned beetle well. Rocky set his eyes on the timber spirit manipulator.

Malice blazed in his eyes and yet something made him hesitate to attack Rocky directly.

'Did he actually believe what I said, that I have companions? Better move quickly and get this show on

the road!' Rocky thought to himself. He smiled smugly and exclaimed, "This guy is such a wimp! He is

so afraid of a sneak attack that he doesn't want to join the fight! Get yourself ready! We kick his ass at

my signal!"

Hearing Rocky's words, the timber spirit manipulator became enraged. His eyes turned to narrow slits

of burning rage that matched the anger pumping into his heart. Without a second thought, he jumped

into the air and dashed towards Rocky with a clenched fist. He planned to take down Rocky as fast as

possible before Rocky's 'friend' came out of nowhere to help.

An evil smile slowly crept at the corner of Rocky's lips. Now that the timber spirit manipulator had been

goaded to fight, Rocky knew he had to move to the next stage of his plan. He turned his back to the

timber spirit manipulator and ran.

"You taunt me and then you run? There is no escape for you!" Thunder roared as lightning circled the

timber spirit manipulator's fists. He pointed his fists towards Rocky's direction and a bluish white ball of

energy flew out. It rotated as it flew towards Rocky. The branches of trees creaked and groaned as

they bent towards this ball of force as if it sucked in everything in its path.

Kraka-boom!

The ball of energy smashed against a cluster of trees to Rocky's left side. The impact felled several

mature trees and the fallen branches blocked Rocky's path.

Rocky made a sharp turn to avoid the fallen trees that blocked his path. At the same time, the timber

spirit manipulator aimed another Lightning Thunder Fist at Rocky and fired away. It hit another cluster

of trees and the fallen trees blocked Rocky's path once more. Rocky made another sharp turn to avoid

the new group of fallen trees. He ran as if he feared for his very life.

The trees around Rocky fell one cluster after another creating an obstructive perimeter.

"There is nowhere else for you to go!" the timber spirit manipulator called out to Rocky with a scorn.

An expression of surprise filled the timber spirit manipulator's face when Rocky suddenly stopped

running and turned towards him. A sudden change from surprise to anger crossed the timber spirit

manipulator's face as Rocky shrugged his shoulders and grinned. Rocky then threw his arms wide

open to his sides and said, "Who said I was running away? I am worried that you will run away!"

Upon hearing those words, an expression of absolute confusion filled the timber spirit manipulator's Content held by .

face. No matter how hard he tried, he failed to fathom the meaning behind Rocky's words.

The timber spirit manipulator was surprised that the Dark Heaven Insect was right next to Rocky. The

timber spirit manipulator stood surprised at a good distance from the two. The situation, it seemed, now

had the potential to be completely reversed.

A reversal that resulted from Rocky's deception. He pretended to run away that concealed the true

plan. A plan that involved positioning himself near the Dark Heaven Insect Queen. And before the

timber spirit manipulator even suspected anything, it was all too late. He was already ensnared in

Rocky's well-planned trap.

Before the timber spirit manipulator understood what was happening and reacted to the situation,

Rocky rushed to the side of the Dark Heaven Insect Queen and pulled out a bottle from his pocket. The

magical saliva was unsealed with one movement from Rocky. He then positioned in front of the Dark

Heaven Insect Queen as Rocky whispered to it. "I know we were enemies just moments ago. But if we

do not work together now, we will both die by his hand. He will even take away your eggs mercilessly

from your corpse. I hope you understand now why I am doing what I am doing right now. Now drink it

all!"

The Dark Heaven Insect Queen might be immobile because of the venom, yet it still retained its

consciousness. Its large dark eyes turned towards Rocky as if understanding his words. One of its

large heads then moved towards Rocky and licked the magical saliva.

The magical saliva not only accelerated the metabolism to easily heal wounds, it also detoxified the

body of its imbiber. Each ounce of the magical saliva that the queen drank counteracted the effects of

the Centipede-snake's venom that paralyzed it. The queen wriggled on the ground as the magical

saliva took effect.

The Dark Heaven Insect Queen raised its scorpion tail slowly as the magical saliva worked on its body.

Rocky then worried about what the queen would do after it regained its strength from the magical

saliva. He faced the possibility of getting killed by the Dark Heaven Insect Queen as payback for what it

suffered from Rocky earlier or help Rocky to win against the timber spirit manipulator.

Rocky started to feel apprehensive of what the insect queen would decide to do.

Rocky slowly positioned himself in front of the insect queen as he gave it the magical saliva to show

that his intentions were pure. It was part of the Beast Taming Skill that Rocky learned from Sheridan.

The timber spirit manipulator tried to see what Rocky was doing but Rocky's back was towards him and

that was all he could see at that distance.

This was a risky plan from the start and Rocky understood the risks, and that he literally gambled with

his life on it. But Rocky had no other choice. Either he succeeded in soliciting the aid of the Dark

Heaven Insect Queen or perished in the attempt.

Hostility flashed from the eyes of the insect queen. The memory of how it suffered in the hands of

Rocky just minutes earlier was still fresh in its mind.

The Dark Heaven Insect Queen's scorpion tail pointed towards Rocky and rushed at him with unearthly

speed!