Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 90, page 089: The Snake-Killing Competition, a Tornado of Wind and Fire

The heavy rain is still falling.

After Qi Heng returned, Ye Zhanqing took over, and the three of them took turns going out to roughly find out the nearest point of the demonic tide outbreak.

【Light of Green Hills】The entire team survived an unexpected and dangerous rainstorm, and also gained a lovable and quirky comrade-in-arms.

It's eight o'clock, and the sky is already bright.

The torrential rain showed no signs of abating, but Pan Hong and the other survivors had mostly gotten used to it.

The large "umbrella" overhead has been set up and is covering the original campsite as it continues to expand.

After changing into their raincoats, everyone prepared to continue working outside according to the plan they had discussed earlier.

The most recent Demon Tide point is similar in shape to the original cave, but it is larger in scale and most of it is submerged underwater.

The surrounding area is teeming with ferocious snakes, which is most likely the source of the disaster brewing at this demonic tide point.

As the last runner in the relay team, Ye Zhanqing almost got surrounded by a swarm of snakes after marking the map. He retreated until Ling Xiao and the other came out to help him and repel the monsters.

They are quite aggressive, well-organized, but their individual strength is their weakest link...

Directly attacking the enemy's stronghold is unrealistic and could cause unnecessary casualties.

After discussion, the current tasks for [Light of Green Hills] remain "digging deeper" and "stockpiling more grain".

At the same time, we also need to expand our workforce.

Many lower-ranked guilds have invested heavily in expanding their scale, so there's no reason for the top-ranked guild in the entire region to be "unambitious."

"Better to have none than to have bad ones. We need talent in the current situation, but those with ulterior motives can cause even greater harm!"

Before leaving, Ling Xiao instructed Su Jinxi again, "Start by choosing from the students in the same school whose real identities you are familiar with!"

"Don't worry about social niceties or moral blackmail. I don't want to come back to find I've raised a 'father' who just eats and doesn't do any work!"

"Okay! Don't worry, Brother Xiao, I'll only select suitable people; the final decision on who passes is up to you!"

Having received the reply, Ling Xiao didn't waste any more words, nodded, and walked into the brighter rain.

Although I don't know how the heavens managed to do it, the visibility during the day is much better than at night.

Having grown accustomed to not bothering to delve deeper, Ling Xiao and Qi Heng headed side by side to the demonic tide respawn point.

Last night, we had to consider the people behind us, and we couldn't act rashly just in case.

Everyone needs to get moving now.

Also to ensure the safety of all members, they needed to detect the boundaries of the snakes' activity range.

Let's slaughter a few while we're at it, and see if this trick works.

"I didn't have time to use the Eye of Appraisal yesterday, Xiao Ge, share it with me."

Qi Heng, carrying his bone spear, said in a relaxed tone, "By the way, was the monster you encountered last night difficult to defeat? Tell me about it!"

"Difficult, yet not difficult."

While sending the [Azure Serpent], Ling Xiao casually replied, "This is the kind of thing I killed first. It seems that this demonic tide is only spawning these kinds of monster serpents."

"Then what I encountered... tsk! I didn't see it clearly, it was too fast for my Eye of Appraisal to detect, but it wasn't a big threat. I fought it for a few moves and then it ran away."

"Hey! It still doesn't work!"

Qi Heng winked and glared, his gaze darting back and forth in front of him, but he taunted, "What if I had run into it last night?"

"Hmph! One shot straight from its mouth to its ass! Then slowly roast it with electricity, guaranteed to be crispy on the inside and tender on the outside..."

The two were very relaxed.

Strategically, we should prioritize our objectives, but mentally, we should despise our enemies.

Especially with Brother Xiao "Old Qi" by their side, even in this bizarre world, they felt a sense of exhilaration, as if they could conquer the world like a tiger!

A one-on-one fight might require more caution, as there's a risk of messing things up.

But when the two of them arrived together, even if it were the Heavenly King himself, they would still dare to go up and fix their feet!

"I'm going to boil it! Brother Xiao! Run!"

"Damn it! Did you even need to tell me?!"

Before long, two figures darted through the rain, followed by a swarm of snakes chasing after them like waves.

Instead of heading towards the camp, Ling Xiao and Qi Heng changed direction and ran wildly until they shook off the "waves" behind them, then stopped to rest in amazement.

"Luckily, neither of us is afraid of snakes, otherwise, anyone else would have been terrified upon seeing this 'snake wall'!"

Qi Heng showed no sign of lingering fear; his smiling face even radiated an even stronger fighting spirit.

Ling Xiao, standing next to him, remained even more composed, and even had time to share the "photo" he had just seen with others.

Indeed, the channel can be described as the culmination of chat software.

Besides cutting-edge technologies like mind-text typing, the blink camera's amazing features, such as photos and videos, also provide great convenience for explorers.

It also allows users to write various posts and guides, making it a perfect example of an ideal communication platform.

There is a genius who becomes a "novelist" in another world, and the paid reading model of one chapter for one copper coin has accurately identified its target audience.

Where a sleeping dragon is born, a phoenix chick will surely follow.

What can photos and videos do?

Don't ask, I just want a link to a post about good deeds and accumulating merit for a peaceful and prosperous life.

Guilds like 【Big Bird Spinning Around】, with their strange names but at least doing something legitimate, can be considered "regular forces".

【Ma Dou】, 【Tang Xin】...

The videos in the shop are displayed in the window under the guise of "monster-hunting records," openly earning copper coins.

And this stuff is really incredibly profitable!

Ling Xiao had secretly calculated it.

Good guy!

This kind of business makes money way too fast!

Even if the income is not comparable to the physical operation of a smelting and forging furnace, the cost is too low!

Seriously, his dick is so enviable!

"What do you mean? Should we launch a surprise attack on them?!"

After a brief consideration, Ling Xiao immediately agreed to Qi Heng's eagerness to try.

Not to mention Old Qi, who was itching to get his hands dirty, even he himself wasn't afraid.

I was just surprised to realize we were too close, and I was worried that if we started fighting, we would scatter the monsters and affect the exploration team behind us.

Now that the snakes have been led away like dogs by the two of them, it's the perfect time to go back and launch a sneak attack!

Just do it!

The two exchanged a smile, then lunged forward at an even faster pace than when they were fleeing!

The pursuit problem may seem complicated, but it becomes quite simple if you run fast enough.

With a single kick, Qi Heng shattered a stray Azure Serpent, his face beaming with excitement, almost bursting into a howl.

Including the two encounters last night, Ling Xiao has encountered this monster a total of three times.

The LV12 elite beast that we fought before the Curse of Dreams was quite troublesome, but now that I have excellent swordsmanship, if we encounter it again, Lingxiao will be even more efficient at killing it!

Moreover, he unusually allocated the extra freedom attribute that came with LV11 to [Strength].

Unfortunately, if the problem hadn't been exposed in actual combat, Ling Xiao might have continued on his "Foundation Building" path.

Choose one of the following to prioritize and increase to 20: 15 points in [Constitution] or 16 points in [Spirit].

I simply can't cut it!

During his battles with the monsters, he felt his own insignificance more than once.

Although there are methods such as Qi to help increase attack power, if one continues down the old path and ignores [strength], there will be a distorted development with a difference of 100%.

Even so, the current strength value of 11 points is still the lowest among the six dimensions.

You only realize how little you know when you need it, and the same goes for attribute points.

Ling Xiao's stats are already quite impressive; revealing them would likely evoke envy and jealousy from others!

But in his own view, there were always things he was dissatisfied with.

This could be considered a happy kind of trouble...

Hiss--

The snake wall was not as tight as before, but it was precisely this change that prevented Qi Heng's charged burst of power from achieving a more brilliant result.

boom!

Amidst a mournful hiss, the mangled snake carcass, broken into several pieces, was blasted into the air.

Blood mixed with rainwater fell from the sky, but it couldn't wet Ling Xiao and the other person's clothes.

With perfect understanding, the two most powerful explorers spread out at a certain distance and charged into the snake swarm almost simultaneously!

The Azure Serpent is actually quite remarkably good at surviving.

Unfortunately, they encountered the two most powerful killers in District 6103 today.

Moreover, the level 15 leader monster of the tribe has not yet descended here, and even the highest level 13 elite monster is currently holed up in the cave guarding the "teleportation point".

The strongest of the snakes responsible for perimeter security is just a level 11 ordinary monster.

He seems to be on par with Ling Xiao and Qi Heng, so he should be able to hold out for a while.

In fact, it had just finished unleashing its last wave of [Water Arrow Shot], and it couldn't even think about giving any control. Before it could even generate [Wave Shield], the flames spewed by the Iron Heart Blade pierced through its round snake head.

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In the dream, the longsword monster wielding the [Whirlwind Shadow Sword Technique] nearly drove Ling Xiao to the brink of despair.

Without a powerful technique like [Dimensional Exile] that could defeat an enemy in one strike, even if he detonated his Qi, he wouldn't be able to kill the enemy instantly. In the end, even if he won, he would definitely be in a worse situation.

Afterwards, he used his swordsmanship to fight off the enemy. Although he was defeated by the unarmed monster, Ling Xiao was well aware of the strength of this excellent-level skill.

Using it to slay these ordinary monsters is a bit too conservative, like chopping melons and vegetables.

Although they appear to be at the same level, Lingxiao's LV11 level currently doesn't provide him with enough experience to acquire!

Therefore, a single, devastating blow!

Follow the protective energy and detonate it directly.

Ling Xiao continued charging forward, leaving the headless snake corpse, which remained stiff and upright, gushing blood like a fountain, behind him.

The remaining monsters, none of which were even level 10, were utterly invincible!

The blade extended into flames, leaving a dazzling trail of fire three meters long.

With Ling Xiao's powerful swing, vast swathes of terrifying blade light were unleashed, reaping lives that could not escape.

Even when the wave shields converged in one place, they were completely unable to withstand the slashes that combined the power of wind and fire.

If they were prepared, the outcome would be uncertain, but how could a hastily constructed defense withstand the full force of the Heavenly Tree's attack?

As a result, limbs were scattered everywhere, and corpses littered the field.

Qi Heng over there was even more aggressive.

Wherever there were many enemies, he charged in with his spear. The crackling thunder shattered the equally ridiculous water shield, and the snake's body, unable to dodge behind, exploded into clouds of blood mist and minced flesh under this violent attack.

"Cool!"

He pulled out a large date, popped it into his mouth, and chewed. Qi Heng mumbled indistinctly, "It's so boring, it was over in a minute! Give me some more if you dare!"

"Shut up!"

While also eating qi-boosting dates of unknown origin, Ling Xiao was busy cleaning up the mess scattered on the ground. These were all ingredients, and it would be shameful to waste them.

"Brother Xiao, I have a feeling we've summoned some really powerful guy..."

Qi Heng frowned, chewing faster, but his face remained calm.

"I sensed it a long time ago; there are two, but the level will be higher."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Xiao's gaze pierced through the rain and focused on the two Azure Wave Serpents that had come to provide support.

【LV13 Azure Serpent [Mutant] (Elite)】

[Racial Traits: Water Manipulation, Underwater Breathing, Water Sensing and Positioning, Smooth Scales]

[Racial Skills: Water Arrow Shot, Water Prison Binding, Wave Shield, Water Spirit Healing]

【个体属性：力量10/敏捷8/体质9；灵性7/感知9/精神9】

[Individual Description: The Azure Serpent is...]

"Wow! It's a level 13 great demon! Pshaw!"

Spitting out the date pit, Qi Heng solemnly grasped the bone spear for the first time, his eyes gleaming with intense excitement and fighting spirit.

"How about we have a contest? We'll bet on who finishes first?"

He was about to spit it out, but then suddenly remembered that Lin Lu had said she needed these little seeds. Ling Xiao put away the date pit, grinned, and said, "You didn't even mention the bet..."

"Well, I couldn't be happier! I'll take this one on the left!"

Having said that, he stepped forward and charged ahead.

Qi Heng followed suit, his bone spear thrusting forward like a dragon's fang, striking straight at the LV13 Azure Serpent on the right!

There were quite a few strange snakes just now, but the experience required to level up after LV10 is much higher, so Ling Xiao and Qi Heng are still at the "disadvantageous" level of LV11.

The ones who are now launching the attack are themselves, brazenly and recklessly defying their superiors!

LV13 elite monsters are already considered prey worth fighting.

With a flick of its tail, ripples rose up.

Streams of water arrows condensed from it and shot towards the two approaching figures!

Without helping each other, the two used their own methods to break through and continued to rush forward.

They're too lazy to help each other out; they lack even that much confidence, so how can they claim to be the strongest?

"die!!"

Almost at the same time as the [Execution Declaration] was shouted, the eyes of the elite serpent gleamed with a ghostly light, and fine streams of water surged from the puddles on the ground, coiling around Ling Xiao's limbs and torso.

Both sides simultaneously activated their control techniques!

Ultimately, however, Ling Xiao's talent, which he inherited from the Fallen Butcher, was superior, and the overall quality of the Abyss Species appeared to be much higher than that of the Mutant Species.

The water flow ultimately failed to take shape.

Because Ling Xiao not only put in effort with his words, but also shot out a soul-piercing piercing attack in his eyes!

This is a matching control system that he specifically researched and developed!

Its main feature is that it can be activated instantly and is difficult to defend against!

As an elite species that is much stronger than ordinary monsters, the LV13 Azure Serpent, even without abilities similar to soul resistance and with a low mental attribute, is not so vulnerable to prolonged stun.

Seeing that Lingxiao was not far away, it did not run away after spraying another wave of water arrows. Instead, it stretched out its coiled snake body and urged the water to follow it and crash into it!

The water was initially very thin, only reaching up to the ankles.

Under the control of the Azure Serpent, the water in its path was swept up, and a thicker and thicker wave shield condensed above its head.

Even a sturdy shield can cause terrifying damage if it collides head-on!

Ling Xiao, too, had no intention of backing down.

He stopped in his tracks, which was unusual for him.

He gripped the knife with both hands, gathered his energy and focused his mind, and all the wind and energy he had previously arranged converged here.

On the Iron Heart Blade, crimson flames rose steadily!

It was neither the Gale Shadow Slash nor the Wind and Fire Frenzy Explosion.

The blade slowly began to tremble, a spiraling power brewing within it.

It has reached its limit and is about to go out of control.

That's now!

The long sword swung down fiercely!

Wind marks and fierce fire erupted simultaneously!

A terrifying tornado, unlike anything ever seen before, has formed!

It crushed the puddles on the road, evaporated the falling raindrops, and crashed straight into the swiftly swimming monster snake!

bang——

The tornado burst open after a sharp cut, engulfing the entire snake's body.

Ling Xiao casually waved his hand, using the power of wind to disperse the remaining protective energy.