Chapter 112
Venomous scheme!
Xiao Chen naturally didn’t know that someone had set up a venomous trap in the depths of the forest for him to jump into. At this moment, he was leading his five-man team to search for the desolate beast cores from the Fire Armored Lizards’ corpses.
Twenty-six third-grade desolate beast cores and one peak-grade fourth-grade desolate beast core. It was a bountiful harvest. At this moment, Liu Ruyue and the others were looking at their team leader, Xiao Chen. They were waiting for Xiao Chen’s further instructions.
When Xiao Chen felt the four’s eyes, he didn’t immediately make a decision. He looked up at the sky to check the color of the sky before lowering his head to look at the four of them. He said indifferently, “Eat some rations and drink some water on the spot. After a short rest, we will continue deeper.”
“On the spot?
Ugh, Xiao Chen, you are asking us to eat here?
Are you sure? ”
When Zhao Yuhan heard Xiao Chen’s words, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened. She glanced at the severed limbs on the ground and nearly vomited again. She raised her head and took a deep breath of air. She only felt better when she didn’t look at the disgusting things on the ground.
“En?
Is there a problem? ”
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He followed Zhao Yuhan’s gaze and immediately understood. He asked with embarrassment, “Uh … you think it’s dirty?”
“Xiao Chen, let’s go somewhere else?
Keke. “Liu Ruyue found it funny and suggested.
Xiao Chen silently thought that women were troublesome. He walked into the nearby forest with a grim expression. After walking for a short distance, he noticed a Xiao Shui Pond in front of him.
Everyone was delighted and quickly ran to the Xiao Shui Pond to wash their hands and faces. Xiao Chen and the other two men were covered in the Fire Armored Lizard’s blood. They naturally had to wash themselves before eating.
Xiao Chen didn’t mind the desolate beast blood at all. He had killed countless desolate beasts since he was young and was already used to the stench of blood and disgusting corpses. However, in order for everyone to eat, he finally jumped into the pond to wash himself. Of course, with two beauties present, he wouldn’t take off his clothes.
After washing up, Xiao Chen circulated his energy to dry his clothes. Seeing that everyone had already started eating, he walked over.
Liu Ruyue knew that Xiao Chen did not prepare any rations, so she handed a portion of barbecued meat to Xiao Chen and said with a smile, “Xiao Chen, you eat.”
“Thank you.”
Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony with Liu Ruyue. He thanked her lightly and took the roasted meat.
He had not eaten anything on the way here. His main purpose in entering the Black Forest was to kill desolate beasts, so he had expended a lot of energy. He needed food to replenish his energy. Only by maintaining his peak physical condition could he discover and kill desolate beasts. He had already discovered the danger ahead of time.
“Let’s go deeper into the forest.”
Xiao Chen saw that everyone had finished eating and drinking, so he calmly gave the order. He then took the lead and ran into the depths of the forest. He didn’t hold the wooden sword in his hand, but instead sheathed it on his back.
Xiao Chen’s perception was extremely strong. He could easily detect any desolate beasts or enemies that were not of a high level within a radius of a few dozen feet.
Just like the time in Sha Di City, when four assassins were hiding in an alley and had concealed their presence, they were still detected by Xiao Chen. It was imaginable how terrifying Xiao Chen’s beast-like perception was.
Liu Ruyue and the other three held their weapons in their hands and followed behind Xiao Chen with serious expressions. Fortunately, Xiao Chen’s hunter’s perception and formidable strength made them feel more at ease. They felt that as long as Xiao Chen was there to protect them, they would definitely be fine.
Xiao Chen, you are truly a mysterious man. I am getting more and more fascinated by you. If you can break through to the Blood Bear Realm within a year, you can climb into my bed and snatch my first night … Liu Ruyue looked at the black figure in front of her. Her beautiful eyes sparkled as she revealed an alluring smile. She murmured in her heart.
Break through to the Blood Bear Realm within a year?
To Xiao Chen’s aptitude and talent, perseverance was child’s play. Liu Ruyue wasn’t a fool. Instead, she was exceptionally intelligent. The reason why she said that was to go easy on Xiao Chen. It meant that she had already subconsciously developed feelings for Xiao Chen and had secretly given her heart to him.
An hour later, Xiao Chen and the others had traveled about ten miles into the forest. Along the way, they had killed a few lone third-grade dire beasts. These were all killed by Xuda and Zhu Geming, who had volunteered to kill them. In their words, even if they didn’t want to eat for free, they had to do something to contribute, right?
Xiao Chen didn’t say anything. As long as they could handle it, he would let them handle it. However, he was constantly observing his surroundings to see if there were any desolate beasts nearby. It was just like how he had found the Fire Armored Lizard’s nest based on the desolate beasts’ feces and traces of movement.
These abilities that were comparable to an excellent hunter were all self-taught and learned by Xiao Chen after living in the wilderness for more than ten years. In addition, his extraordinary perception was also nurtured in a dangerous forest environment over a long period of time. It was definitely not something that the young masters and mistresses in the big cities would have.
After traveling for another five kilometers, the number of desolate beasts that appeared decreased. Although Xiao Chen and company found it strange, they didn’t mind. Instead, they increased their speed and advanced deeper into the forest.
“Eh?
What’s that on Xiao Chen’s side of the forest?
It looks like the butt of a desolate beast?
Hehe, it’s getting a little interesting … ”
As the five of them continued walking, Xu Da constantly looked around, searching for any signs of desolate beasts. Suddenly, his eyes fixed on something. He pointed to a spot that was fifty feet to his right, where the dense undergrowth and tall grass were mixed. He let out a strange exclamation and then let out a strange playful laughter.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction that Xu Da was pointing at. Suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly as he said strangely, “En?
It’s a desolate beast?
However, it’s dead. Could it have been killed by someone? ”
“Is that so?
Let me take a look. ”
Xu Da didn’t believe it. He raised the giant ax in his hand and slowly walked over, preparing to attack the desolate beast at any moment.
When Xu Da was ten feet away from the undergrowth, he didn’t dare to move forward recklessly. The part of the desolate beast that was exposed was indeed a part of its butt. It seemed like it was lying motionlessly in the undergrowth. According to the size of the butt, this desolate beast was rather huge.
“He!”
Xu Da didn’t dare to take the risk. He yelled out to boost his courage and immediately leaped five feet into the air. Both of his hands gripped onto his intimidating giant ax and raised it above his head. With a move that could split Mount Hua, he cleaved at the desolate beast’s butt that was lying in the undergrowth, creating a sharp whistling sound. It was obvious that he had immense strength.
“Swish!”
The giant ax easily struck the desolate beast’s body, letting out the sound of a sharp weapon cutting into flesh. Xu Da finally believed that this was a dead desolate beast. He was extremely impressed with Xiao Chen’s superb senses. He was actually able to tell if the desolate beast was dead or alive from a distance of fifty feet away while it was hidden in the undergrowth.
“So heavy!”
Since it was a dead object, Xu Da was relieved. He extended his hand to grab the large tail of the dead desolate beast and used all his strength to pull it out. In the beginning, he didn’t use much strength but failed. He was alarmed and could not help but increase his strength. Only then did he slowly pull the desolate beast’s corpse out. After spending quite a bit of effort, he finally managed to pull the desolate beast’s corpse out.
Xu Da wiped away the sweat on his face that was unknown if it was from shock or from exhaustion. He curiously sized up the black furred beast that had two huge fangs protruding from its mouth. He exclaimed, “Big-tusked Wild Boar?
Is there such a huge Big-tusked Wild Boar? ”
“You are right. This is a Big-tusked Wild Boar. Furthermore, it has reached the third grade. Its body is covered in wounds caused by teeth and claws. It must have died from the attacks of other powerful desolate beasts, but why wasn’t it eaten by the desolate beast that killed it?
Furthermore, its wounds do not seem to be caused by a desolate beast. Strange. “As Xu Da was exclaiming, Xiao Chen’s voice came from behind.
It turned out that Xiao Chen and company were also curious, so they slowly walked over. Xiao Chen immediately recognized the dead object on the ground as a Big-tusked Wild Boar. Hence, he continued Xu Da’s words with a look of doubt.
As they ventured deeper into the Black Forest, Xiao Chen felt that the depths of the forest were a little odd. Logically, the deeper they went, the more desolate beasts there would be. However, they did not encounter many desolate beasts along the way. Now that they saw one, it was dead. It was not strange for it to be dead, but what was strange was that the dead Big-tusked Wild Boar was not eaten by an enemy. Furthermore, it seemed to have been killed by a few desolate beasts at the same time. This was the strange part. This was what puzzled Xiao Chen.
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