Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 13 The Rooster Knight and the Elite Insect Monster

Wu Xian had already gone far away.

At this moment, he was riding the Chicken King in search of another Zerg mother hive.

Surprisingly, the Chicken King can actually be used as a mount. Not only the Chicken King, but also the God of Wealth's Black Tiger can be used as a temporary mount. Although it is not as fast as a mechanical mountain motorcycle, it is much easier than traveling on foot.

With the passive effect of the "Five Virtues of the Rooster" passive ability, the Chicken King consumes significantly less energy than the Black Tiger.

The only downside is that it looks a bit strange.

But who cares?
As expected of the Chicken King, after a series of attacks, he quickly located another Zerg mother hive.

With the blessing of wealth, the Rooster King crows and charges forward.

Wherever it went, the insect swarms were shattered.

Although this mother nest is larger in scale and has more second-tier insect monsters, it cannot stop the Chicken King's unstoppable advance.

After all, the Chicken King has been improving along the way.

After digging out the mother worm and killing her instantly, the Chicken King's spiritual energy surged, propelling him to the level of a two-and-a-half-star Spirit Painter.

Collect the mother insect's corpse, fight your way out of the chaotic swarm, and retreat to a safe area.

Wu Xian immediately began to study the so-called "information network".

The most valuable part of the mother insect is its brain.

When I tried to infuse spiritual energy into it, the spiritual structure inside the mother insect's brain was indeed much more complex, with various spiritual substances interacting and piecing together a relatively stable energy structure.

Then use your mental energy to sense it.

A blurry image seemed to flash through my mind, then vanished in an instant.

The information in the image did not come from a single spiritual substance, but from the entire spiritual structure.

"what?"

This discovery surprised and amazed Wu Xian, who quickly activated his mental energy to continue exploring.

Soon, another image flashed through my mind, like some kind of eerie giant creature, but I couldn't see it clearly.

As you continue to experience the scene, more images flash by, all of them strange and mysterious afterimages of creatures. The key is that these creatures are not all the same species. Some are covered with giant spikes, some have wings, some have tentacles, and there is even a humanoid afterimage.

What the heck is all this? (Baoqiang face)

"This is even more outrageous than the Classic of Mountains and Seas," Wu Xian couldn't help but complain.

Perhaps due to limited mental energy, the images that flashed through my mind were not very clear.

However, many of these creatures clearly have nothing to do with the "Zerg".

"Do scroll painters use these things to fill in the gaps in their ideas?"

To be honest, I really admire him.

Fortunately, I have a brilliant cultural heritage from my previous life, otherwise I would have had a real headache.

"So, does that guy still want this thing?"

Because the spiritual structure inside the mother insect's brain marrow was not disturbed, this brain marrow remains intact.

Since he doesn't need this thing anyway, he might as well sell it for money.

But then I thought, maybe when I mix pigments in the future, I'll need the spiritual substance from the mother insect's brain.

Judging by the time, it's time to go back.

Riding the Chicken King back towards the [Cannon Fortress], I transformed into a rooster knight.

Along the way, they encountered some scattered insect monsters, which the Chicken King could easily deal with without feeling any difficulty at all.

"I feel like there's no need to come to these beginner-level dungeons anymore."

Although he was only a novice spirit master with level 2 spiritual power, the [Scrolls] he possessed were of such high quality that any one of them was equivalent to a purple weapon or even an orange weapon in the beginner village.

Rumble…

The heavy roar of engines drew closer, creating a sense of oppression.

Upon hearing the sound, Wu Xian, riding the Chicken King, looked over and saw a giant mechanical armored vehicle speeding across the wilderness, pursued by a swarm of insects.

"It's just a beginner dungeon, is it really that big of a deal?"

I thought mechanical mountain bikes were cool enough, but I didn't expect that even mechanical armored vehicles would appear.

To put it simply, it's like a village brawl where a tank has been thrown into the fray. The key point is, even with a mechanized armored vehicle, how is it possible for it to be chased by a swarm of insects?
"Something's not right with that swarm of insects!"

Upon closer inspection, Wu Xian quickly noticed something amiss.

Among the swarming insects, a relatively large second-tier insect monster stood out from the crowd. Its carapace glowed with an eerie light, and its three pairs of blade-like legs resembled sharp knives, making it ferocious, terrifying, and extremely vicious.

The attacks from the rear-mounted cannon of the armored vehicle were like tickling the insect monster.

"An elite monster?!"

Wu Xian was both surprised and suspicious.

It's important to know that, in addition to their levels, otherworldly monsters are also categorized into different tiers.

Elite-level monsters have attributes that completely surpass those of ordinary monsters of the same level, and the materials they carry are also much more valuable.

Elite monsters in beginner dungeons are like college students emerging from remote mountain villages—definitely rare finds.

Therefore, Wu Xian did not hesitate at all and directly controlled the Chicken King to turn around and move closer to the armored vehicle.

This elite monster is worth as much as the mother insect, how could we miss it?
Rumble…

Inside the armored vehicle, a young man dressed in an art studio student uniform was grumbling as he piloted the vehicle, "Seriously? Are you guys even any good? You can't even handle a Tier 2 elite monster? All you've got is a pretty face, huh?"

Inside the carriage, four beautiful young women, each with a distinct style, looked pitiful and disheveled.

"They've already fought very hard."

"Yes, young master, that elite insect monster is really too strong. It's the first time I've ever encountered an elite monster."

"Young master, I'm so scared."

"Waaaaah, my newly bought little turtle is broken, waaaaah..."

A smile twitched at the corner of the young man's mouth; people can really laugh when they're speechless.

"Fine, just be your cheerleaders," the young man waved his hand irritably. "In the end, I still have to rely on myself."

With that, he maneuvered the chariot with a powerful tail sweep, kicking up thick smoke as it charged back towards the swarm of insects.

"I'll kill you, you bastard—!"

Ordinary insect monsters could hardly withstand the impact of armored vehicles; some were knocked away, while others were crushed to death.

On the other hand, the elite insect monster, although it kept retreating, used its bladed legs to brace against the front of the vehicle and wrestled with the chariot.

boom!
Two bladed feet clamped down on the chariot's glass window, terrifying the four beautiful girls, who screamed incessantly.

"Noisy!"

Frustrated, the young man skillfully maneuvered the tank in reverse, creating distance before charging forward again. The cannon on top of the tank rose up, bombarding the scattered swarms of insects in the surrounding area.

"Someone?"

In the midst of the chaos, the young man vaguely saw something.

Amidst the dust and gunfire, a crimson figure was rapidly approaching the swarm of insects.

The four women in the car were overjoyed, asking, "Will any passing seniors come to our rescue?"

"Save me my foot! They're only here for that elite monster." The young man scoffed, then his expression suddenly turned to astonishment. "What the hell? A chicken?"

"Wow~ What a huge rooster!" the pretty girl next to her exclaimed, covering her mouth. "And there's a handsome young man riding on its back."

What's even more outrageous is that the guy on the chicken's back looks about the same age as him.

He is brave, but isn't he afraid of dying?

However, what happened next left him completely dumbfounded and made him secretly question his life.

The rooster knight moved with the ease of an empty field, dodging and weaving under the bombardment of his cannons, easily dispatching the insect monster minions and heading straight for the elite insect monster.

Cack-clack——!
A loud crowing rang out, and the rooster flapped its wings, kicking the elite insect monster away.

Then, while leaping and dodging, it stomped wildly.

The elite insect monster's hard carapace was riddled with holes at a visible speed, and its six eyes on both sides of its head were quickly pecked out by the rooster. Its six bladed legs fought back desperately, but it was difficult to hit the agile rooster.

It finally managed to hit the target, but the golden light emanating from the rooster blocked it.

In the blink of an eye, two of the six sharp blades had been torn off.

(End of this chapter)