Seeing his assistant’s puzzled expression, Zhao Rong smiled as he retracted his selfie stick. "Didn’t I already tell you? What I bought wasn’t a selfie stick, but a Laser Cannon."

With that, Zhao Rong placed the selfie stick on the ground and began to disassemble it. After taking it apart, he explained each component to his assistant.

"Look, Assistant. This component is the firing pin. This is the bolt. This is the propellant. This is the sight. And this here is the infrared targeting scope." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

When the assistant realized that the selfie stick in Zhao Rong’s hand was truly a cleverly disguised, portable handheld Laser Cannon, he was thoroughly impressed. He exclaimed in admiration, "Brother Zhao Rong, you always manage to kill your enemies by catching them off guard, and you always surprise everyone around you. I never would have guessed that your selfie stick was actually a concealed Laser Cannon!"

Zhao Rong smiled at his assistant, then walked over to the super lizard, which had been fatally pierced by the Laser Cannon. Upon reaching the creature, he immediately took out the Damo Sword and began to dissect the immense lizard.

Seeing Zhao Rong pick up the Damo Sword and start cutting into the enormous beast, the assistant stood a short distance away and called out nervously, "Brother Zhao Rong, I’ve seen on TV that dead whales can explode during dissection! You have to be careful with this gigantic lizard. Be careful it doesn’t explode and send you flying!"

However, before the assistant could finish speaking, Zhao Rong had already dissected the super lizard in a few swift movements and extracted a gleaming Demon Crystal. He held the crystal in his palm, observing it with a magnifying glass. "I never expected to find the legendary Blue Diamond Demon Crystal in this storm," he murmured.

Hearing Zhao Rong mention the Blue Diamond Demon Crystal, the puzzled assistant asked, "Brother Zhao Rong, what’s a Blue Diamond Demon Crystal? What does it do?"

Zhao Rong explained, "You might not know this, Assistant, but the Blue Diamond Demon Crystal is an ingredient that can be used to craft an Elixir of resurrection."

When the assistant heard that the crystal could be used to create an Elixir that brings the dead back to life, he exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Zhao Rong, what did you say? Does this mean that with the Blue Diamond Demon Crystal, you can craft an Elixir to revive people who have died?"

After examining the Blue Diamond Demon Crystal for another moment, Zhao Rong placed it into his Magic Ring. He then turned to his assistant and said excitedly, "You’ve finally caught on! Let me tell you, in our upcoming battles, if any member of our team dies, there’s no need to worry. I can immediately use this Blue Diamond Demon Crystal to craft an Elixir and bring them back to life."

Hearing this, the assistant was overjoyed. "Brother Zhao Rong, you’re incredible! You know me, I’m terrified of dying. Since you have something that can make an Elixir of resurrection, I won’t have to worry so much about dying anymore. Because even if I die, I can be brought back to life!"

But just as the assistant was getting excited, the super scorpion that had been fleeing the super lizard moments before suddenly emerged from the nearby desert. Looking at the two men, it said, "Two humans. I suppose you know the saying, ’the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind,’ right?"

When Zhao Rong and the assistant saw the scorpion that had fled earlier suddenly pull a Parthian Shot and charge back at them, they were both stunned.

The assistant stared in disbelief at the fierce-looking, dark-brown scorpion with its tail raised high. "Super scorpion, weren’t you running from the super lizard? Why have you come back?"

Zhao Rong glared at the super scorpion and snorted coldly. "Super scorpion, I didn’t expect you to be so cunning. You waited for us to kill your nemesis, the super lizard, before showing yourself. Ready to swoop in and claim the spoils, are you?"

The super scorpion flicked the stinger on its tail and said arrogantly, "You humans may be clever, but you are also the greediest creatures in this world. I exploited that weakness, letting you kill the super lizard for me. Now, I’ll reap the rewards by killing you both and taking the Blue Diamond Demon Crystal."

As long as I have the Blue Diamond Demon Crystal, I can cultivate a new form, just like that strange fish in the lake—the front half a scorpion and the rear half a man. That way, I can lure even more humans who stray into this murderous storm and devour them...

But before the super scorpion could finish its thought, Zhao Rong raised the portable handheld Laser Cannon he had used to kill the super lizard and aimed it squarely at the creature before him.

"Super scorpion, you may be smart for using us to do your dirty work and kill your nemesis," Zhao Rong said. "But don’t forget, if we were able to kill the super lizard, which was much stronger than you, then we can certainly kill a super scorpion like you."

However, before Zhao Rong could finish speaking, the super scorpion burst into laughter. "You humans are truly greedy, foolish, and headstrong. I’ll tell you the truth. The only reason I lured the super lizard here was because I saw you two enter this deadly storm. I wanted to use you to kill it for me. And now, I’ll be perfectly frank. That Laser Cannon in your hands might be able to kill the super lizard, but it won’t necessarily kill me. In fact, it’s completely useless against me. If you don’t believe me, try it."

When Zhao Rong heard the super scorpion claim his Laser Cannon was useless against it, he immediately raised the weapon that so resembled a selfie stick, aimed at the scorpion not far away, and fired.

As the assistant saw a bright flash of light from Zhao Rong’s "selfie stick" strike the scorpion, he exclaimed with excitement, "Fantastic! As long as Brother Zhao Rong’s portable handheld Laser Cannon hits that scorpion, it’s definitely dead!"

But before he could finish his sentence, both he and Zhao Rong stared in astonishment. The scorpion, though it had been hit squarely by the blast, was completely unharmed. It seemed to be immune to the Laser Cannon.