nycdaug Chapter 390 Snake
Chapter 390 Snake
Xu Si also understood its meaning.
"Yes, and a lot of them!"
This caught Xu Si's eye.
No matter how many there are, they are just numbers; to him, they are purification points.
His purification points shrank drastically when he tried the new flavored potion from the system.
Now he just wants more of this stuff.
He needs to recover his losses.
"Lead the way!" Xu Si said casually.
Without uttering a single word, the crow took off right from the spot.
"Go for it, Dao Ge!" Xu Sifei could still hear Dou Dou cheering him on as he left.
Xu Si's figure transformed into a dark red streak of light under the blood-red sun, closely following Ya Ya as it flew towards the depths of the northwestern wilderness.
The convoy on the ground remained silent for a moment after he left, then slowly continued on its way.
Now is not the time to stop and wait.
Jiao Jiao poked her head out of the chariot and couldn't help but glance at the sky.
Fu Ruoxue sat behind her, resting her chin on one hand, looking at her with a beautiful yet amused gaze.
"Red Hair flies so fast," she whispered, her tone tinged with envy, yet seemingly concealing something.
"How fast?" There are benefits to Fu Ruoxue joining the chariot.
At least Jiao Jiao doesn't remain silent for long periods after speaking.
"Just like a whoosh... as fast as the wind," Jiao Jiao explained earnestly, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.
Fu Ruoxue rolled her eyes speechlessly, but didn't expose her.
Su Su also looked away from the rearview mirror, but Xu Si's figure had already vanished in a flash. She envied his strength.
The wind seemed to have picked up on the wasteland.
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Xu Si followed the crows for about five or six minutes.
The terrain underfoot gradually transitioned from cracked flat land to undulating hills, and the distance was quite far.
If it weren't for the overwhelming strength, Xu Si would have really thought this traitor was dishonest.
The hills here are almost identical, not high, but continuous, like giant beasts crawling on the ground, their backs barren of grass, only the exposed rock layers gleaming dark red under the blood-red sun.
The crow slowed down, its three eyes opening and closing alternately, and the eerie blue flame in the vertical eye between its brows flickered more frequently than usual.
It began to descend, gliding close to the ridgeline of the hills, its wings almost brushing against the jagged rocks.
Xu Si followed behind, and the star veins spread out silently, covering an area of several kilometers in radius.
Then he saw it after crossing a tall mountain ridge.
At the top of a hill, there is a spiral pit several kilometers in diameter.
It looks like a huge, abandoned mine, or a crater created by a meteorite.
However, the pit has black spirals extending outwards from the center.
Is this what Fu Xiaojian felt was wrong?
Xu Si hovered in mid-air, his star-like pupils slightly narrowed, staring at the huge spiral pit beneath his feet.
The crater is at least a kilometer in diameter, and its edges are so regular that they don't seem to have formed naturally; rather, they look like some force has spiraled down from the top.
The bottom is a pitch-black hole, at least tens of meters in diameter.
From high above, the dark spiral patterns spread from the outer edge to the center, layer upon layer, like some kind of ancient totem.
The crow circled along the vortex, its three eyes fixed on the center of the pit, its crest feathers slightly bristling, and it made a low gurgling sound in its throat.
It is fear.
A level four bizarre creature, it now resembled a frightened domestic fowl.
No wonder this guy caught a snake and ran away; it seems there's something here that he's wary of.
Xu Si did not land rashly.
When the star veins spread out to their limit, many [Serpents] were hidden within the swirling patterns.
However, they are mostly level one strange creatures, and although there are quite a few of them, they are all quite scattered.
If Xu Si were to clean it up, it would probably take quite a bit of effort.
The star vein penetrated the rock layers and continued to extend deeper into the pit.
The information he received from his senses made him frown slightly.
There is residual energy inside the crater, at an extremely high concentration, but it is slowly dissipating.
so?
Did some big creature burrow into the ground from here?
These snakes reminded Xu Si of the midges he had collected in the bottle back then.
These guys aren't the same type of thing.
A strange byproduct of a high-level situation.
"Wait for me here." This was naturally said to Ya Ya.
The crow let out a low caw in response.
Xu Si, carrying Yi Yi, floated down from mid-air and landed directly at the edge of the vortex.
The snakes hiding in the crevices of the rocks reacted immediately.
Their flat heads emerged from the darkness, their compound eyes glowing a faint greenish light in the blood-red sun, their jaws opening and closing silently, as if assessing the threat level of this intruder.
Two transparent feathers on its cheeks, like bee wings, made a buzzing sound as Xu Si approached, like a swarm of bees.
Then, they chose to retreat.
Like a startled ant colony, they retreated in unison into the depths of the rock crevices.
Xu Si originally thought it would be easy to resolve.
However, these creatures hide in the crevices of the rocks, and it would be time-consuming and laborious for Xu Si to find and deal with them one by one.
Xingyin probed into the nearest crevice in the rock and retrieved a jet-black [Serpent].
After repeated examination, Xu Si indeed discovered a trace of a strange, high-level aura remaining on the body.
Moreover, it's not something that's been picked up; it's more like something that comes with it naturally.
This is about 90% similar to those midges.
Those midges proved very useful in dealing with the Rotten Swamp Overlord.
If Master Wei could cultivate it and use it well, it would be of great use.
Xu Si froze the strange object in his hand with [Ice Abyss] and then stored it in the dimensional space of the [Space Cloak].
"but……"
Xu Si's gaze fell on the pit in the center.
There were more snakes there than he had expected.
There are at least a hundred of them densely distributed in the crevices of rocks, under the pebbles, and in the shallow soil, each occupying its own territory. Occasionally, some level-two eerie creatures can also be seen.
At this moment, they resembled a swarm of frightened insects, all retreating into the crevices of the earth, leaving only a faint buzzing sound echoing among the rock layers, warning outsiders.
If it's just for a few purification points, there's no need for him to waste too much time here.
But if these snakes could be used as effectively as the midges were back then, that would be a different story.
However, this [Snake-like creature] is quite large, and his dimensional space cannot hold more than a few of them.
I wonder if the [Snake-like creature] cultivated by Master Wei will still carry a strange aura from a high position.
Having made up his mind, Xu Si did not continue to venture deeper into the pit, but instead turned around and flew back to Ya Ya's side.
"Go and bring Master Wei here."
As if granted a pardon, the crow flapped its wings and immediately turned around and flew back towards the convoy, its speed more than twice as fast as when it came.
During this time, Xu Si also finished hatching the 'Wind Insect Eggs'.
Help someone to the very end, and see them through to the end.
[Level 2 Weird Detection: Wind Insect]
【Characteristics: Parasite, Rage, Wind Frenzy】
Xu Si looked at his fingertips, where the "wind insect" he had wrapped in the star guide was trembling slightly.
It lacks the hard shell and segmented legs of ordinary insects, and its entire body is almost transparent, as thin as a wisp of wind frozen in time.
Its body was as thin as a hair, yet it shimmered with a very faint bluish-gray hue under the light, its edges indistinct, as if it might melt into the air and disappear at any moment.
Several pairs of almost invisible wing membranes flapped rapidly without making a sound, leaving only a cool, fleeting itch in the palm of the hand, as if someone were gently circling the skin with their fingertips.
Beneath the star-like eyes, Xu Si actually saw a string of extremely fine dark lines on its abdomen, which flickered in and out of focus with the flapping of its wings.
"That's quite interesting!"
Unfortunately, this unusual low position was of no use to him.
When Master Wei was grabbed by the back of his collar and thrown onto his back by a crow, he was completely stunned.
He was still clutching the half-eaten compressed biscuit that had been distributed during the break, the wind whistling in his ears, and the withered hills rushing past his eyes.
He was so frightened that his face turned pale.
"Brother Dao... Brother Dao is looking for me?" His voice trembled, but he still heard Dou Dou's words of comfort before he left.
For this autistic boy, being able to speak is already a remarkable achievement.
The crow did not respond, but let out a short, low cry, folded its wings slightly, and began to descend.
As Master Wei looked down, his pupils contracted sharply the moment the enormous spiral crater beneath his feet came into view.
He could feel that this place held a strong attraction for him.
Is it an insect?
He thought excitedly, a barely suppressed excitement playing on his lips.
Ya Ya placed him next to Xu Si, then turned and flew into the air. Its three eyes were fixed on the bottom of the pit, and its crested feathers were raised, clearly indicating that it did not want to stay a moment longer.
Master Wei staggered to his feet and looked up to see Xu Si standing a few steps away.
"Brother Dao." He walked over quickly, his gaze fixed on the [Wind Insect], along with the two insects on his shoulder.
Xu Si handed the wind insect to him.
"Will this be useful to you?"
Master Wei carefully reached out his hand, and the moment his fingertips touched the wing membrane of the wind insect, energy surged out like resin and enveloped the insect.
He froze for a moment, then closed his eyes, as if sensing something.
A few breaths later, he opened his eyes, and a very faint bluish-gray tinge appeared deep in his pupils.
"It works," he said.
He could feel the sequence of his cultivation of wind worms slowly progressing.
Xu Si nodded slightly, his gaze shifting to the dense rock fissures along the edge of the pit.
"What about the others?"
Master Wei followed his gaze and saw that the snakes hidden in the shadows seemed to sense something. Their buzzing suddenly intensified, like countless tiny blades vibrating in the air.
The Wind Insect, perfectly encased in resin, had vanished from his palm.
He took a few steps forward and squatted down.
The thousand beetles surged from his palm, flowing like a stream towards the crevices in the rocks.
silence.
A long silence.
Then the buzzing gradually changed into a piercing scream.
Master Wei closed his eyes. With Xu Si's help, he didn't need to exert any effort to subdue the wind insects.
However, he can't subdue the [Snake-like creature]; he'll have to do it himself.
He never expected that not only would he regain the [Snake Clam], but he would also gain an extra [Wind Insect].
Did Brother Dao make this trip specifically for him?
Touched, his little face was full of seriousness.
We can't let Brother Dao's good intentions go to waste.
At this moment, the thousand-armored insects rushed along the rock crevices toward the source of the buzzing, like hungry wolves encountering their prey.
Xu Si stood behind him, without urging him.
He could see the snakes stirring in the crevices of the rocks.
Master Wei's current combat strength is already quite considerable.
If he were to advance to Sequence 3 or even Sequence 4, Xu Si believed that his strength would at least be no less than Chen Pei's.
It can be said that among all the team members, Wei Fuzi's potential is the most underestimated.
Because his prospects for breeding insects are the broadest.
An infinite variety of insects represents an infinite number of possibilities.
For example, right now, if the [Snake-like creature] he cultivates still carries the aura of a high-ranking sequence.
The possibilities for the future are limitless.
Even without any special aura, being able to subdue another Zerg would greatly benefit the increase in their strength.
Master Wei squatted at the edge of the pit, his eyes closed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
The thousand-skinned beetles spread like a black tide along the rock crevices, forcing one [snake eel] after another out of their hiding places.
Forced out, the snake struggled violently, its flat head twisting and its jaws opening and closing to their limit, revealing the dense barbs inside.
The buzzing sound produced by the vibration of the wing membranes was sharp and piercing, echoing eerily among the hills.
But there were too many beetles.
They clung to the slender body of the snake beetle, biting into the gaps between its scales with their hard mouthparts, and then thousands of beetles swarmed up, turning into sticky resin to envelop it.
Then another group of beetles carried them back, just like ants moving house.
One, two, three...
All the [snake-like creatures] that had been encased in resin disappeared from his palm.
Until Master Wei's breathing became more and more rapid, and his face turned from flushed to pale.
His sequence energy was being consumed at a visible rate, and the specimens of the [Serpent] were lighting up in his consciousness, like stars gradually illuminating in the dark night.
"Don't force yourself if you can't handle it!" Xu Si stood behind him. He knew that Master Wei wanted to subdue more, which would save a lot of time in training them.
However, these [snakes] in front of him are all level one or even level two strange creatures, and having more of them would be a burden for Master Wei.
Master Wei was still obedient to advice, and upon hearing Xu Si's words, he slowly withdrew the swarm of thousand armored insects.
He just didn't want to waste Xu Si's kindness.
"Thank you, Brother Dao!"
He could sense that once these two insects were successfully cultivated, Sequence 3 would be within reach.
"How much did you collect?" Xu Si asked.
"Seventeen articles..." Master Wei's voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of exhaustion.
"Not bad!" Xu Si nodded slightly.
Seventeen level-one strange creatures, plus that wind insect, are enough for Master Wei to digest for a while.
Are you confident?
"Yes, at most a week," Master Wei paused, then added.
"To train them to be able to fight... it will take at least a month."
Taming them isn't difficult, but raising them into a group takes time.
Xu Si didn't ask any further questions.
As the starlight swept across the depths of the pit, the remaining serpentine creatures had completely retreated into the deepest part of the earth, and even their buzzing had disappeared.
He was really unwilling to leave like this.
Should we use that trick?
He hasn't used it since he was promoted.
Xu Si first connected the star chain to Master Wei, then grabbed him by the back of his collar and tossed him onto Ya Ya's back.
"You guys go first! The farther the better! Remember to have Luo deploy the psionic barrier beforehand!"
"Brother Dao... in that pit..."
"I have my own plans! Don't worry!"
At Xu Si's signal, Ya Ya didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and left, pushing her speed to the limit.
He had a feeling that Xu Si was about to cause trouble again.
Wouldn't it be a waste of our trip if we didn't clean up some of the pollution points?