I just want to be stable, I was hung up and became a Valkyrie

Chapter 171 The Candle Snake
"Where the monsters die, the smell in the air will change subtly. If it doesn't take long, you can tell the difference just by your sense of smell without professional equipment... the content in the second volume of "Environmental Analysis of Restricted Areas"."

Shen Qian looked at the surrounding environment on his own, and answered Yuan You at the same time.

"In fact, Captain He also has the ability to distinguish, but he was not thinking about it just now."

"you……"

He Weichen was a little surprised.

This is something from "Environment Analysis of Restricted Areas", yes, he is also familiar with it by heart, but the problem is...

Shen Qian seemed to know what he wanted to say, and raised his palm without looking back, and saw a cloud edge badge in his palm, surrounded by patterns in the middle of which looked like an eye.

"Scout Badge!"

Everyone was shocked and looked at Shen Qian in surprise.

It is not unusual or rare for scouts to be among the nine mate professions, but...

Shen Qian himself was already a hunter and alchemist, and now he took out a scout badge, which is completely different.

There are many people with dual occupations, but those with three occupations are very rare.

After all, human energy is limited, not to mention that cultivation is the main job of all warriors.

The significance of the existence of side jobs is only to better assist the main job.

Just when Yuan You was about to open his mouth to continue questioning, the wind howled in the distance, and the weeds suddenly spread in an overwhelming trend, as if some terrible existence was approaching the ground.

The speed of that unknown thing was extremely fast, and most of the people had already arrived close before they realized it.

Accompanied by He Weichen's loud shout of "be careful", the soil more than ten meters away suddenly collapsed, and a black shadow about seven or eight meters long burst out of the ground, screaming and rushing towards the crowd.

It was a big snake covered in turquoise scales, with a protruding forehead, and a crazy cold light flashed in its long and narrow eyes.

"R-rank monster, Candle Snake!"

A strong bloody smell rushed towards the face, and Yang Ni's exclamation made most people feel a little flustered.

What is the concept of R rating?
That is already close to the existence of mountains and seas.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, He Weichen stepped forward in time, shouted angrily, the vitality in his hand surged, his right fist became as dazzling as the sun, and he punched out heavily.

squeak!
There was a tooth-piercing collision sound, and the big snake wailed, and its body rolled back and fell into the mud.

He Weichen is so powerful that everyone is extremely excited.

Only He Weichen frowned, his face full of astonishment.

"What's going on?" Yuan You also sensed something was wrong.

He Weichen is not bad, but he is only a sixth-level high-level warrior. Candle Snake is already a group of high-level monsters. He Weichen with strength above R rank can barely compete at most.

"It's hurt!"

At this time, the rolling Candle Snake exposed its belly, but a very thin but deep wound appeared on its abdomen.

The wound wasn't too obvious, but at this moment, even the internal organs were faintly visible as the candle snake rolled.

Only then did everyone realize that the strong bloody smell just now came from Candle Snake itself.

"No wonder...it is on the verge of death and wants to attack us?"

Seeing that the Candle Snake was clearly at the end of its battle, Yuan You breathed a sigh of relief, but then he was full of doubts.

"Maybe it wants to escape?"

Shen Qian stared at the big snake that was prostrate on the ground and sprayed Xinzi at the crowd, and suddenly interrupted.

"Do you remember, the shadow rabbit I met when I first entered Dawang Village..."

Yuan You thought of something again.

At this moment, everyone was inexplicably shivering. Could it be that there is something terrifying in this area that makes all the monsters flee?
Before everyone could figure it out, one of the Dark Star team rushed out, and the target was the seriously injured Candle Snake.

It was Gu Yungao who made the move, and He Weichen and Yuan You didn't think about whether to stop him hastily, but there were two shouts back and forth.

"stop!"

"stop!"

Shen Qian was a little distracted just now, and when he came back to his senses and tried to stop it, it was too late, so he could only shout.

At the same time, there was a loud shout from a distance.

But Gu Yungao obviously didn't pay attention to the voices of the two of them, and violently smashed the slow-moving Candle Snake Qicun with a punch that gathered all his strength.

The candle snake wailed and was sent flying several meters, then its body fell to the ground, wriggled a few times before losing its sound, apparently dead.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Yungao took out the silver net bag and directly wrapped Candle Snake's body, then swiped back.

"You..." Yuan You felt that Gu Yungao was a little reckless, and couldn't help frowning.

"A candle snake, even if it is dead, is worth close to tens of millions. This is clearly a gift to the door. Is it possible to just let it go?"

Gu Yungao sneered.

Yuan You was speechless for a moment, she had to admit that what Gu Yungao said was somewhat reasonable.

In fact, if it weren't for the shouts from Shen Qian and the distance just now, she would probably think that Gu Yungao's actions were perfectly normal.

As for why they didn't catch them alive... They don't have the control to catch R-rank monsters alive. Even if this Candle Snake is seriously injured, a careless mistake may bring great disaster.

From these perspectives, there was nothing wrong with Gu Yungao's actions, so He Weichen just frowned, but didn't say anything.

"Shen Qian, why did you stop Gu Yungao?"

But perhaps he had doubts about Shen Qian's voice, so He Weichen turned his head and asked.

"I was just thinking that maybe I could get some information from this candle snake..." Shen Qian said with some regret.

"What can you see?" Yuan You's heart skipped a beat.

"It's impossible to die."

Shen Qian glanced at Candle Snake's body and shook his head.

"Can't you die?"

Yuan You was even more confused.

Seeing that Yuan You still wanted to ask more questions, he shook his head and looked deep into Dawang Village, "Let's solve the trouble in front of us first."

As Shen Qian's words fell, four figures appeared one after another in the direction of the loud shout just now, and rushed towards this side at an extremely fast speed.

Only then did everyone remember that there was another voice trying to stop Gu Yungao just now.

"These four people... are very strong."

Yuan You's face was solemn, and from the speed at which the other party rushed, it could be judged that these four people were not good friends.

Finally, the four rushed to the front and stopped a few meters away.

They wore uniforms with a slasher squad badge on their chests, engraved with rock patterns.

"It's from the Rock Squad."

Yuan You frowned and said in a low voice.

When Shen Qian heard that these four people were from the No. [-] squad in Jingcheng, he took a few extra glances out of curiosity.

Aside from the cold and arrogant look on his face, the three men and one woman in front of him are indeed very strong, none of them is weaker than He Weichen, and even slightly surpasses them.

Especially the man in the lead, with disheveled long hair and a casual posture, but there is a faint sense of oppression lingering around his body.

The breath of "Tao".

Even if this long-haired man is not Shanhai, he is already on the verge of asking questions.

"It's you." The long-haired man also recognized the members of the Dark Star team and frowned.

"Hello, Deputy Xiang!"

He Weichen showed respect and fear on his face, and bowed slightly.

"Xiang Qi, the vice-captain of the Rock Squad, has unfathomable strength."

Yuan Youyou made a popular science statement in a low voice.

"You don't understand what we said to the captain, tell you to stop, why do you want to kill this candle snake!"

The short-haired woman from the Panshi team asked angrily.

He Weichen regained his composure, and said, "We were attacked suddenly just now, and we had no time to react, so..."

"Captain, what can I explain to them?"

Gu Yungao didn't take it seriously, and suddenly sneered, "Why, could it be that the candle snake has become a protected animal, if you say you can't kill it, then you can't kill it?"

Xiang Qi smiled, and his figure flickered suddenly.

Snapped!
An incomparably crisp voice sounded, but before everyone could react, a bright red palm print had already appeared on Gu Yungao's face.

"you……"

Everyone in the Dark Star team raised their psionic guns in rage.

"Captain Xiang, what do you mean?"

He Weichen's face also turned cold, and he put away his respectful gesture and asked.

"What do you mean?" Xiang Qi sneered, and winked at another team member next to him, "Xiao Qi, show them."

The young man called Xiao Qi glanced at the crowd indifferently, and a reward scroll was rolled out in his hand.

The specific text is somewhat unclear, but the vivid picture of the candle snake underneath is clearly recognizable.

The faces of the members of the Dark Star team changed, and the muzzles of the guns in their hands dropped subconsciously.

The members of the Panshi team took out this mission scroll, the meaning of which is already obvious.

This candle snake is their prey.

For a moment, everyone looked at Gu Yungao, who was covering his cheeks and hadn't yet shaken off his shame and anger.

Gu Yungao's expression also changed, "I..."

"What are you!" Xiang Qi sneered, "I've been chasing the prey all night, and you cut it off. A slap to you is considered light!"

"Captain Xiang, we were also attacked suddenly just now, so it's understandable to act hastily. We can't let this candle snake attack us, but we are indifferent, right?"

Yuan You took a step forward and calmly explained.

"Oh, it's justifiable?" Xiang Qi lit up the optical telescope in his hand, "Do you think I didn't see what happened, or did you say that you are all deaf and can't hear me to tell you to stop?"

Yuan You was momentarily at a loss for words.

Seeing this, He Weichen pulled Yuanyou away, took a deep breath and said, "Captain Xiang, this matter is our fault, and we are willing to return this candle snake to you."

As he said that, He Weichen signaled to Gu Yungao with his eyes, asking him to hand over the candle snake.

Gu Yungao was very unwilling, but he also knew that he could not deny it, so he could only throw the candle snake in his hand into the open space between the two teams.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Qi just glanced at the candle snake on the ground and didn't make any move.

"Hahaha..." Xiang Qi laughed loudly, "He Weichen, why are you still so naive after spending so long in the restricted area?"

"What do you mean?" He Weichen frowned.

"The task I took is to live, do you understand?" Xiang Qi's face sank again, "You give me a dead snake, and I won't be able to complete the reward even if I go back. Do you know the loss involved?"

"Our Dark Star team will take on it."

He Weichen gritted his teeth.

"Okay." Xiang Qi seemed to be waiting for Gu Yungao's words. He stretched out his finger and said, "I don't take advantage of you either. The price of this candle snake is worth 900 million. The reward I accepted is the evening eight stars. The total value of rewards is 500 million, and if you pay me another 600 million, let this matter be over!"

The faces of the members of the Dark Star team changed drastically.

The reward for the eight stars in the evening?
The star rating ranges from one star to nine stars, and the eight stars in the evening have almost caught up with the level of the night, which is an extremely difficult task.

The point is the reward of 500 million, and the Dark Star team actually wants to spend 600 million to subsidize the opponent.

This is by no means a small sum.

Normally, the Dark Star team would have to go out of the restricted area two to three times to get this harvest, and it was the entire team's income.

Gu Yungao's face turned pale, and he looked at He Weichen pleadingly.

To put it bluntly, he was actually the most responsible for this matter, but if he was asked to pay for it himself, it would be more uncomfortable than killing him.

"This... Captain Xiang, can we discuss it again?"

He Weichen didn't pay attention to Gu Yungao, but he didn't put the blame on him either, he just tried to negotiate.

"There's no need to discuss it!" Xiang Qi said indifferently, his aura looming.

The meaning of the other party is obvious, if this matter is not handled properly, it will be difficult to be good today.

He Weichen and Yuan You looked at each other, they were both in a dilemma, when they didn't know what to do, a figure came up.

"This...Captain Xiang, can I say a few words?"

"Shen Qian?"

Yuan You looked at the young man who walked out with some puzzlement, but there was no time to stop him.

"You kid looks familiar, okay, listen to what you have to say."

Xiang Qi glanced at Shen Qian and shrugged irresolutely.

"With all due respect, although this candle snake is your prey, but... the injuries on its body may have nothing to do with you?"

Shen Qian's voice was not loud, but it made the scene instantly silent.

The members of the Dark Star Squad were at a loss, while the expressions of the other three members of the Rock Squad changed slightly.

"How to say?" Xiang Qi narrowed his eyes.

"This is the only wound on its body. Judging from the depth and shape of the wound, it doesn't match any kind of weapon used by human warriors."

Shen Qian pointed to the candle snake on the ground, then raised his head, "The most important thing is, if you really caught up with it before, with your strength, I don't think it should have a chance to escape."

Xiang Qiding looked at Shen Qian for a few seconds, then smiled, "You are really a fucking talent!"

"You're right. In fact, when I told you to stop just now, it was also the first time I saw the candle snake."

When He Weichen and Yuan You came to their senses, they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

In fact, they did have a misunderstanding just now. Under Xiang Qi's head start, they subconsciously believed that this candle snake was their prey that they had been tracking for a day, and even the wound was caused by them.

But in fact, Xiang Qi and the others only discovered the trace of the candle snake.

In this way, things are completely of two natures.

"What's your name?" Xiang Qi didn't care when the truth was exposed, and looked at Shen Qian and said.

"Shen Qian."

"The champion of martial arts?" Xiang Qi asked suddenly after being stunned for a moment, as if he had remembered something.

The other three members of the Panshi team also showed surprise and looked at Shen Qian a few more times.

"Sure enough, there is something extraordinary. I will have a chance to have a drink with Lao Tzu later."

Xiang Qi laughed, picked up the net bag on the ground, and stopped talking about compensation, and was about to take the other three away with a wave of his hand.

The loss of Candle Snake's wealth for no reason made the members of the Dark Star team a little helpless, but it is not a bad thing for the Dark Star team that this matter can end here.

Therefore, although he was unwilling, neither He Weichen nor Yuan You had any intention of stopping it.

The strong are respected... that is the unspoken rule that remains unchanged in the restricted area.

However, they didn't speak, but Shen Qian spoke again.

"If I were you, I wouldn't take the candle snake away."

Everyone in the Dark Star Team stared wide-eyed, admiring Shen Qian's courage and thinking that Shen Qian was crazy.

Did he really think that Xiang Qi was a talkative person?
Even if there is no danger to his life, but he is humiliated by the other party, there is no chance to get back the scene.

"Shen Qian..."

Just as Yuan You was worried and wanted to speak, Xiang Qi had already stopped and turned around.

"Why, for the sake of winning glory for Jingcheng, I'll show you some face, you really can't recognize your position?"

Xiang Qi smiled but it wasn't a smile, but there was a chill brewing in his eyes.

"It's not because of the money, but because if you take it away...you will die." Shen Qian shook his head and said calmly.

The scene fell silent again, and Xiang Qi wondered if he was hallucinating.

A middle martial artist is threatening himself with life and death?
Just when he was about to explode in rage, Shen Qian raised his head suddenly, pointed with his hand, and sighed, a little helpless.

"I said, can you really not hear?"

Everyone was startled, and at this moment, following the subconscious listening, they finally heard something.

"Fizz!"

The creepy and eerie sound approached from all directions and became clearer and clearer.

Boom!

The rocks on the surrounding mountain walls collapsed, exposing potholes one after another.

All around, the grassland was also collapsing, and black shadows emerged from it.

The air seemed to freeze, and the temperature dropped sharply. Except for Shen Qian, everyone looked around and lost their expressions in shock.

It's just that around the pavilion at this moment, candle snakes show up one after another. At a glance, there are no fewer than thirty candle snakes.

They occupy all directions, some are condescending, some are lying on the ground... The only thing that remains the same is the narrow, cold and violent eyes.

At this time, most of the Candle Snake's eyes were fixed on Xiang Qi.

pat!

Xiang Qi, who was soaked in cold sweat, subconsciously threw away the net bag in his hand.

(End of this chapter)