Bringing a System to the Beast World

Chapter 344 The Iron Pincers Attack

Wu Yue felt a pang of anxiety and ran towards the cave entrance.

At the entrance of the cave, many slaves were already rolling and howling on the ground, their suffering a chilling sight.

Orcs, half-orcs, and pure-blooded males were all outside the cave defending against the terrifying insects, occasionally letting out angry roars in an attempt to scare them away.

However, these roars, which do not cause any real harm, have absolutely no effect on the iron-pincer beetle.

When Wu Yue arrived, the battle was in full swing.

Qingcao grabbed Wuyue, who was about to step forward, and said, "Yue, don't go over there. The Iron Pincers are very powerful."

Qingcao's hands trembled slightly. She remembered that a member of her tribe had been bitten to death by a group of iron-pincer beetles, his body covered in horrific wounds, a truly tragic sight.

Wu Yue pursed her lips, naturally knowing what she was thinking, but she couldn't just leave the bitten tribesmen and slaves on the ground unattended.

She should at least go up and check on the extent of the injury.

"Once the iron-pincer beetle bites a person, it won't let go until the person is killed or the bitten part is severed..."

At this point, Qingcao's face turned somewhat pale: "Yue, don't go over there. The males will handle such dangerous things."

Wu Yue patted her arm: "I know, I'm just going to see what the iron pincers look like. I've never seen one in my previous tribe."

Upon hearing this, Qingcao released her hand from her grasp: "Then be careful."

Perhaps she was too afraid of the iron-pincer beetle, for she didn't even have the courage to step forward. She just huddled together with Qinghua and Grandma Lushui, looking worriedly out of the cave.

Wu Yue quickly walked to the edge of the crowd. What she saw was a group of her people groaning in pain on the ground, and on top of them crawling...

A giant lobster?
These can no longer be called crayfish; each one is as long as an orc's forearm.

As their bodies grew larger, their strength seemed to increase exponentially as well. The males were being held in place and began to bleed, making the scene quite bloody.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, a childish cry rang out at the cave entrance; it turned out to be a little cub that had run out at some unknown time.

He was now slumped down next to a pure-blooded male, his thin little claws gripped by an iron-pincer beetle that was almost half his body length. Drops of blood fell to the ground, instantly causing the females around him to feel a pang of anxiety.

"Baby!" The young female was held back by the females around her, unable to go forward.

The little cub cried and called out "Father".

The pure-human male, whose body was crawling with iron-pincer insects, suddenly moved. Then, a blood-stained arm reached out, grabbed the cub by the shoulder, and threw it towards the tribesmen inside the cave.

A robust female orc quickly stepped forward and hugged the little one, causing a collective gasp from the surrounding crowd.

Sure enough, the next moment the iron pincers swooped down with their other pincers to clamp down on the female orc.

The female orc's face paled, but she did not flinch. The little cub in her hand was in excruciating pain, and if she let go, the other pincer would clamp down on the cub again.

To her surprise, the excruciating pain she had imagined did not come. When everyone looked down, they saw that the gleaming pliers were clamped on a wooden stick as thick as an arm, and only two fingers' width away from piercing the stick.

At the other end of the stick was a thin, pale little hand, which belonged to Wu Yue.

The female orc looked up at her and said, "Thank you."

Wu Yue shook her head: "We're all from the same tribe, why thank me?"

Then he looked at the crying cub in the female orc's arms: "What should we do with this little guy?"

Although the iron-clawed worm looks similar to a crayfish, the size difference is too great. She doesn't know if the methods she used to use to deal with crayfish are still effective now.

The female beastman pursed her lips, looking with a pained expression at the little cub in her arms, whose face was pale with pain: "I have no choice but to..."

Before she could finish speaking, a pitiful howl came from not far away. When everyone turned around, they saw that a male's finger had been severed by an iron-pinched beetle, and the beetle that had severed his finger had been killed.

Upon seeing this, Wu Yue's face paled. If crayfish were this powerful, it would truly be defying the heavens.

"Don't kill them. These damned bugs will snap off everything they've caught in their pincers when they die."

Wu Yue looked at the little cub in the female beastman's arms. So if they forced their way in, would this little guy also lose a hand?

This is far too cruel for a cub that is so small.

"Ding~ Emergency mission: Please successfully rescue your tribesmen who are trapped by the Iron Pincers and find a way to deal with the Iron Pincers and eliminate them (0/10000)."

Quest Reward: Backpack Not Full x1
System points × 100
Please proceed with caution, host.

Wu Yue felt her head buzzing for a moment. What the heck? A mission attack suddenly appeared.

Although she was internally complaining, she turned to the chieftain's partner beside her and said, "Grandma, I suddenly thought of a way that might get these insects to release the tribespeople who are trapped."

Please look at these here and don't let them break free. Wait for my message.

Hearing her say that, the chieftain's partner's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly: "Can it really be saved?"

Wu Yue smiled wryly: "I still want to give it a try. Even if I don't succeed, there won't be any danger."

After saying that, he looked at the female beastman holding the cub beside him and said, "Let's go to the pool inside the cave."

Wu Yue's name was already known to everyone in the tribe, so the female orc nodded and followed her toward the pool in the middle of the cave.

"Put the baby's pinched hand and the iron-pincer beetle into the water together."

The female beastman was taken aback upon hearing this, but seeing Wu Yue's solemn expression, she squatted down and did as she was told.

When the baby's hand was placed in the cold water, even its crying subsided slightly.

The little cub Amu and the group of females who followed behind watched nervously as the cub's hand and the iron-pincer beetle were placed into the pool, their hearts filled with a strange anticipation.

A miraculous scene unfolded: the moment the baby's hand and the iron pincers were submerged in the pool water, the pincers that had been tightly gripping the baby suddenly loosened.

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd, and Wu Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that even though they are so many times larger, the fact that they release their grip when placed in water remains the same.

The female beastman immediately stood up, holding the cub, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Wu Yue beside her.

Faced with such a look from the female, Wu Yue scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly: "Go and inform the tribespeople that all those who have been pinched by the iron pincers should soak in the pool."

The female orc handed the cub in her arms to her mother and turned to run towards the cave entrance.

The little cub, who had been crying loudly after being pinched by the iron-pinched beetle, had long since stopped crying. It was sucking on its injured finger, tears still glistening in its eyes as it looked at Wu Yue. Its round eyes were full of admiration. "It was Lady Wu Yue who came up with the idea to get that scary, nasty bug down! Lady Wu Yue is so amazing!"
The little guy's fingers already showed some finger bones stuck to flesh and blood. Wu Yue's heart skipped a beat, and a green magical power full of life appeared between her hands, enveloping the little guy's hands.

A moment later, the little paws that had been in so much pain returned to their previous state, except for some bloodstains.

But Wu Yue still instructed the little guy's mother: "The wound has just healed, so don't lift heavy things. This hand needs to rest for a few days to fully recover."

The female nodded gratefully, and Wu Yue looked at the little cub blinking its big eyes: "Do you understand?"

The little guy's neat little teeth flashed a happy smile, and his fluffy little head nodded vigorously: "How many times? Be good and stop!"

After saying that, she carefully tucked her little paws into her bosom and hid them away.

Wu Yue smiled and patted his head: "Good boy, let Amu take you back to rest, your little hands need to recover."

The little one pouted upon hearing this, his large, watery eyes filled with worry as he looked towards the cave entrance: "Father..."

Thinking of the male that had just been surrounded by iron-pincer beetles, Wu Yue sighed softly and comforted the little guy with a smile: "Go back and get some sleep, and your father will be back soon."

The little guy's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Wu Yue nodded: "Really, go quickly."

As he spoke, he gave the female a wink.

The males must have suffered terrible injuries from fighting off the iron-pincer beetles. It's best not to look at the little guy who was just injured by the iron-pincer beetles.

After the female bowed gratefully while holding the cub, she turned and went back to the cave.

A series of sounds came from the direction of the cave entrance.
Amidst cheers of surprise, a few moments later, many of the tribespeople who were still able to move came over carrying the iron-pincer beetles themselves.

Then they lined up and jumped into the pool one by one, only crawling out, dripping wet, after the iron-pinched beetles on their bodies released their pincers.

Then he looked at his still-bleeding wound and chuckled foolishly.

After laughing foolishly for a moment, the orcs and half-orcs began to lick their wounds, while the pure-human males ran to the grass to wash their wounds with clean water, then sprinkled on medicinal powder and bandaged them.

"I...I've made it up!"

The female's terrified screams rang out from the edge of the pool. Wu Yue turned around and saw that, perhaps because there were too many of them, two iron-pincer beetles were crawling outwards.

She turned and looked around, then quickly ran towards the pile of firewood.

After finding two wooden sticks, I walked up to an orc and said, "Help me split the front a bit, then wed this piece of wood in."

The wooden stick was thick enough, but it was no match for the orc's brute force. A moment later, two thick Y-shaped traps were produced.

"Take a vine and come with me."

Having said that, ignoring the orc's bewilderment, he turned and walked toward an iron pincer beetle that was crawling toward the females.

He deliberately circled around to the back of the iron-pincer beetle, his hands, slightly sweaty, gripping a wooden stick in each. Then, seizing the opportunity, he thrust his sword down at the beetle's two large pincers.

The iron-pincer beetle, which used its pincers to bully others, never expected that its usually invincible pincers would one day be restrained. After a moment of confusion, it began to struggle with its rear end sticking up.

but…

Without the most powerful weapon, any further struggle is futile.

Wu Yue looked at the stunned orc beside her and said, "What are you standing there for? Tie up this guy's two big pincers and throw him into the pool to soak."

Don't die, her wish for beer and crayfish is about to come true.

After dealing with this one, she casually tossed two forks to an orc next to her: "You two work together to catch the other one too."

The orc looked at the two wooden sticks in his hand, somewhat bewildered, and said, "Can't we just kill him directly? This is too much trouble."

"Don't kill him, I want him alive, he's useful."

Upon realizing Wu Yuewu's identity, the orc immediately nodded in understanding: "I understand."

After saying that, he and the orc with the vine went to kidnap another iron pincer beetle.

Wu Yue stood there, somewhat bewildered. So what exactly do you know?

The orc warrior holding the vine had the same question, but he asked directly, "Do you know why Wuyue doesn't kill these iron-pincer beetles?"

The orc raised an eyebrow smugly: "Of course, have you forgotten that Wuyue has a chubby little beast that can control Gu worms?"

After saying that, she said longingly, "Once she develops a way to control these iron-pincer worms, we won't have to worry about these nasty insects anymore."

Upon hearing this, the orc holding the vine's eyes lit up instantly: "Yes."

With this hope, the two became even more enthusiastic about their work. They even spontaneously stood guard by the pool, ready to deal with any iron-pincer beetles that crawled up.

A moment later, Wu Yue, who had finished treating the wound, returned to the pool and rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

If it weren't for the fact that the surrounding environment hadn't changed much, she would have thought she had come to a seafood market.

Looking at the iron-pincer worm, which was barely surviving in the water, Wu Yue shook her head with amusement. This binding technique deserved a high salary.

After the wounded here were treated, the army of iron pincers outside the cave also retreated, leaving behind a pile of corpses.

Because the iron-pincer beetles were removed in time, no one died today except for a few tribesmen whose fingers were pinched off, which made everyone very happy.

Wu Yue then mobilized the tribespeople who were not seriously injured to collect the iron pincers that had lost their pincers but were still alive outside and put them into the pool.

The two orcs guarding the pool, who were skilled at binding iron-pincer beetles, stood up and grinned when they saw Wu Yue approaching. "Wu Yue, is there anything else we can do for you?"

Wu Yue chuckled and took out two tightly bound bundles of dry grass from behind her: "Give these iron-pincer beetles a good wash, make sure they're clean."

The two beasts looked at the two bundles of hay she took out from behind her back, thinking, "So you were prepared all along."

He took the two hay bales from her and squatted down by the pool to wash the iron-pincer beetles.

While brushing, she kept muttering, "We don't even get this kind of treatment. They even give us baths. Being a bug is so comfortable."

Wu Yue gave them a meaningful look: "I'll have someone help you clean up the mess when I have the chance in the future."

For some reason, seeing her chilling smile made their scalps tingle, and they quickly forced a dry laugh, saying, "Well, never mind, hehe...hehe..."

(End of this chapter)