When Zhao Rong and his assistant saw the old turtle hiding inside its shell, too afraid to come out and fight, they were immediately frustrated.

The assistant looked at the timid creature and cursed angrily, "I originally thought that you, an old turtle who cultivated into a Turtle Sage, must be incredibly powerful... But I never expected you to be a coward hiding in your shell. What rotten luck..."

Zhao Rong also said helplessly, "If we had known you were just putting on a show, we would have prepared for battle sooner..."

As he spoke, Zhao Rong picked up the mouse and aimed it at the approaching Water Dragon Cockroach. Beside him, the assistant mimicked his actions, aiming his own mouse at the creature, ready to fire the silver needles inside.

When the Water Dragon Cockroach saw the two humans pointing a small gadget at him, he burst out laughing, revealing a mouth full of fangs. "You two humans are hilarious. Thinking you can stop me from tearing you to pieces with a tiny little toy like that? Dream on..."

The assistant warned him, "Let me tell you, Water Dragon Cockroach, this mouse is a secret weapon. If you know what’s good for you, get out of our way... Otherwise, when we right-click and fire the silver needles, you’ll be shot dead for sure."

The Water Dragon Cockroach completely ignored the warning, laughing maniacally. "In this entire lake, besides the Monstrous Lake Fish, no animal or human can threaten my life... You two petty thieves dare to show off in front of me? Watch, I’m coming over right now to chew you to pieces with my teeth, swallow you whole, and digest you into sewage before I expel you..."

As he said this, the Water Dragon Cockroach charged toward Zhao Rong and the assistant.

In that same instant, both men right-clicked their mice simultaneously, firing a dozen silver needles that accurately struck the enormous Water Dragon Cockroach.

Pierced by the needles, the Water Dragon Cockroach writhed in pain for a few moments before collapsing to the ground.

When Zhao Rong and his assistant saw how easily they had eliminated the Water Dragon Cockroach, they looked at each other, grinned, and high-fived in celebration.

Zhao Rong shook his head and laughed. "This Water Dragon Cockroach acted so tough, but I never expected it to be such a pushover. A few mouse clicks, a few silver needles, and it’s dead..."

The assistant also laughed heartily. "Brother Zhao Rong, you’re not wrong! This underwater combat mouse you bought from the Paradise Shopping Cart is incredible. It’s not just easy to use; its combat power is off the charts..." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

With that, the assistant began to taunt the old turtle hiding on the ground. "Old Turtle, you really are a coward. You can come out now... Didn’t you see that Brother Zhao Rong and I already killed that Water Dragon Cockroach?"

Zhao Rong also smiled at the old turtle. "Come on out, Old Turtle. It’s safe now. We won’t make fun of you for showing off earlier. Just keep leading the way for us..."

However, in stark contrast to their relaxed mood, the old turtle was even more terrified than before. He trembled all over as he said, "You two humans are such fools! Don’t you know you can’t kill a cockroach?"

Hearing the old turtle’s words, Zhao Rong was bewildered. He scratched the back of his head, staring at the dead cockroach floating upside down in the water. "Old Turtle, what are you talking about? If we don’t kill it, are we supposed to let it kill us?"

The assistant added indignantly, "Old Turtle, you’re more of a hindrance than a help! We killed the Water Dragon Cockroach and saved your life. The least you could do is thank us, but instead, you’re hiding over there making snide remarks..."

But before the assistant could finish, both he and Zhao Rong witnessed a horrifying sight: the belly of the Water Dragon Cockroach they had just killed suddenly burst open. From its ruptured stomach, ten more Water Dragon Cockroaches, each identical in size to the original, crawled out.

When Zhao Rong and the assistant saw the dead cockroach split and replicate, they were utterly stunned.

The old turtle then reminded them, "I told you two not to kill the Water Dragon Cockroach rashly. You should have just found a place to hide, and everything would have been fine... But you wouldn’t listen and insisted on killing it. Well, now one has become ten. Let’s see how you handle that!"

Hearing this, the assistant’s face fell. "Old Turtle, are you spouting nonsense? If we hadn’t killed the Water Dragon Cockroach, it would have killed us! Are you saying there’s just no way to deal with a Water Dragon Cockroach like this?"

The old turtle replied, "You’re so stupid. To prevent it from replicating from its belly after death, you should have burned it with fire. That’s the only way to truly kill a Water Dragon Cockroach, understand? You two foolish humans..."

When Zhao Rong and the assistant heard the old turtle suggest burning the Water Dragon Cockroach underwater, they were completely floored. "Old Turtle, are you kidding me?" Zhao Rong said in disbelief. "How can you possibly start a fire in the water, let alone burn something with it?"

The assistant also felt the old turtle was telling some kind of sci-fi joke. "Old Turtle, do you really think you can light a fire underwater? Don’t you know combustion requires three things: a fuel source, an oxidant, and oxygen? In water, there’s no fuel and no oxidant, and there’s barely any oxygen. It’s impossible for a fire to start, got it? You have no common sense, you old turtle..."

Hearing their words, the old turtle retreated further into his shell, shrugged, and said innocently, "I’ve told you what needed to be said. If you don’t listen to your elders, you’ll suffer for it. If you kill these ten cockroaches, they will split into one hundred more Water Dragon Cockroaches. The cycle will repeat. The Water Dragon Cockroaches won’t be killed; their numbers will just multiply until you’re completely overrun..."

Hearing this, the assistant looked at Zhao Rong in a daze. "Brother Zhao Rong, what do we do? Are we really supposed to light a fire underwater to burn these ten cockroaches?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the assistant started right-clicking his mouse again, firing off more silver needles and killing all ten Water Dragon Cockroaches before him.

At the very moment he killed the ten Water Dragon Cockroaches, their abdomens burst open. From them emerged one hundred new Water Dragon Cockroaches, which quickly swarmed and surrounded Zhao Rong and his assistant.