In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

Chapter 88: Battles Against the Great Jin (11/20, Seeking First Subscription)

As Wang Yan walked out of the passageway, he looked at the main hall, which was in complete disarray.

Under the final AOE lightning storm from the Sacred Relic Scorpion, most of the scorpion corpses were affected.

The remaining internal organs and fluids were splattered all over the ground.

When Wang Yan was focused on killing these scorpions, he didn't feel anything special, except that they smelled bad.

Now that the matter is resolved, his obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness has returned.

However, after glancing at Falushan walking towards the Sacred Scorpion, Wang Yan gritted his teeth, avoided looking at the ground, and ran over in small steps.

The Sacred Scorpion did not die.

Sensing Farusan's approach, it tried to struggle, but it was too old, and its outburst just now was a desperate struggle.

It's estimated that not a single drop of elemental power can be squeezed out of the body now.

Ignoring the venomous gaze of the Sacred Relic Scorpion, Falushan examined it, nodding occasionally. The multifaceted Heyao floated beside her, seemingly taking a picture.

Wang Yan approached and watched this scene with some curiosity.

"Teacher, what are you looking at?" he asked.

Farusanne glanced back at him, noticing something was off about his expression: "What's wrong?"

Wang Yan explained, "I'm a bit of a germaphobe."

"Do you have OCD?"

Farusan was stunned. She had known Wang Yan for so long, but she had no idea that this was true.

However, upon closer reflection, Wang Yan does indeed love cleanliness and dislikes clutter. Every time I visit her home, I make sure to tidy it up neatly.

"For scholars, being a clean freak is not a good thing," Farusan said, frowning again.

Wang Yan shook his head: "It's okay, mentor. My condition isn't serious. I only have my OCD when I have the means; otherwise, it doesn't bother me."

"—" Upon hearing this, Farusan shook her head, "Then your germaphobia is quite humane."

After saying that, she stopped worrying about the matter and pointed to the Sacred Relic Scorpion: "Such a large Sacred Relic Scorpion is not common. It is very useful for the research of the Biophysical School. I am recording its data. When we return to the Council of the Church, this data and photos can be used to exchange for some good things, whether we go to Tinari or Nafis."

Unfortunately, there were only two of them. Even if they killed the Sacred Remains Scorpion, they could only take away the most valuable materials from its body.

If there were a team here, they might be able to transport the entire Sacred Beast back to Sumeru City.

As he pondered, Wang Yan's thoughts began to wander again.

I wonder if Liyue in the real world has something like the Dust Jar. If it does, could we get one?

When going out on adventures and explorations, you really need spatial equipment.

"Come and see for yourself. Weren't you reading books on the theory of life before? Now see how well you've grasped it." Farussan was happy to give her apprentice a chance to show himself.

Wang Yan had already gotten used to it; from the time they set off from the Academy of Teachings until now, Farusan had been teaching and testing him all along the way.

Putting everything else aside, this educational model has enabled Wang Yan to make rapid progress.

"Okay, mentor."

Wang Yan responded in agreement. Strangely enough, once he had something to do, the slight discomfort he felt due to his obsessive-compulsive disorder disappeared instantly.

As they approached the Sacred Remains Scorpion, the giant beast's breathing grew increasingly weak. Even if Wang Yan and Falushan didn't intervene, it wouldn't have long to live.

Wang Yan squatted down and began to carefully examine the outer carapace of the Sacred Relic Scorpion.

Although the carapace of this Sacred Scorpion was severely shattered and covered with scorch marks and cracks during the previous Super Bloom bombardment, Wang Yan still managed to discover many older traces thanks to his keen observation skills.

These are undoubtedly the marks left by the battles this sacred beast has experienced throughout its long life.

As Wang Yan examined the exhibits, he rapidly drew upon his knowledge of the "Illustrated Guide to Desert Creatures."

He quickly identified several different types of old wounds:

On its left carapace, near the edge, there is a penetrating wound with jagged edges, and the surrounding carapace shows unnatural twisting and healing hyperplasia.

This is a typical mark left by the hooked tail of a scorpion piercing the remains of the sacred relics.

As mentioned in "The Desert Creatures Guide", when scorpions fight for territory, the most deadly attack often comes from the full force of a hooked tail piercing, leaving a mark that looks exactly like this.

This old wound almost pierced through Shen's shell, which gives you an idea of ​​how dangerous it was at the time.

On the shoulder of its right forelimb, there is a row of round depressions about the size of a bowl on the carapace, with the surrounding carapace collapsing inward and accompanied by radial fine cracks.

This makes it easy to identify; it's a very standard mark of the Holy Relic Beast's teeth.

Other monsters or hunters may not be able to break through the Sacred Corpse Scorpion's sturdy carapace, but the Sacred Corpse Fang Beast's teeth can easily pierce through the Sacred Corpse Scorpion's carapace.

It can be said that in the desert ecosystem, the only threats to the Sacred Beasts, besides the Grass Dragon's retinue, are other monsters that are also Sacred Beasts.

However, Wang Yan shook his head slightly. This Sacred Skeleton Beast had left so many gnawing marks on the Sacred Skeleton Poison Scorpion, yet the Sacred Skeleton Poison Scorpion was still alive—

Therefore, there is only one answer: the Sacred Skeleton Beast that left the gnawing marks was most likely killed by the Sacred Skeleton Poison Scorpion.

In addition, Wang Yan also discovered an even older scar above the base of the tail of the Sacred Relic Scorpion.

This crater is different from the relatively long and thin puncture wound left by the scorpion's hooked tail, and it is also unlike the row of teeth marks left by the Holy Skeleton Beast.

Its opening is wider, like a knife cut, and the wound almost covers the connection between the scorpion's body and its tail hook.

It's easy to imagine that this was probably the most dangerous battle this Sacred Scorpion had ever experienced; it almost lost its stinger.

"The tail blade of the Sacred Remains Flying Serpent—it should be a mark left by the Sacred Remains Poisonous Scorpion when it was young," Wang Yan speculated.

The tail of the Sacred Relic Flying Serpent is unique; it can not only condense wind blades, but its own strength is also very high, no weaker than high-level swords forged by humans.

Therefore, the bounty for the tail blade of the Sacred Relic Flying Serpent has remained consistently high in the market of Sumeru.

Looking at the wounds on the Sacred Remains Scorpion's body, Wang Yan couldn't help but shake his head. This was truly being born into the wrong world.

If it lived in the Monster Hunter world, it would be at least a high-level tempered monster, or even a Elder Dragon.

While Wang Yan was examining it, the sacred scorpion breathed its last and died.

"Hmm—Mentor, it's dead." Wang Yan reported to his mentor subconsciously.

"I can see," Farusan said irritably. "How's the examination going?"

Wang Yan told Farusan about his discovery.

Farusan nodded slightly: "That's pretty much it. This is indeed a Sacred Relic Scorpion with rich combat experience. We were able to take it down mainly because we had an advantage."

"Mentor, this isn't about taking advantage; it's the power of knowledge," Wang Yan said with a smile.

He thought Farusan meant that they had used elemental reactions to severely damage the Sacred Relic Scorpion.

Farusan shook her head: "That's not what I meant."

She beckoned, and the multifaceted He Yao floated towards the base of the Sacred Corpse Scorpion. Several runes condensed, and then the wind element gradually exerted its power, slowly lifting the giant beast up.

Wang Yan was dumbfounded.

These sacred scorpions must weigh at least ten tons.

Is that all it took to lift it up?

Perhaps noticing Wang Yan's surprise, Farusan casually explained, "The Heyao multifaceted body added runes to reduce its weight, something it couldn't have done while alive."

After a pause, Farusan continued, "This is a weight-reducing rune commonly used by the Mystic School. When constructing many high-rise buildings, this weight-reducing rune can be of great help."

After saying that, Farusan pointed to the exposed abdomen of the scorpion, whose remains were being lifted up.

On its relatively soft abdominal carapace, there were several hideous and terrifying wounds!

Compared to the old wounds that Wang Yan saw, these wounds still had some dark purple dried blood and tissue fluid remaining at the edges, indicating that they had been seriously injured not long ago.

"What—what could possibly leave such a wound on the abdomen of the Sacred Relic Scorpion?" Wang Yan exclaimed in shock.

Farusan shook her head: "Judging from the marks, they look like claw marks from the Sacred Relic Crimson Vulture—but—it's hard to believe that the Sacred Relic Crimson Vulture could overturn this Sacred Relic Poison Scorpion and leave a wound on its abdomen."

How big must a Sacred Red Vulture, capable of overturning a two-thousand-ton behemoth, be?

Wang Yan really couldn't imagine it.

Unfortunately, even the Church Council's research on the Sacred Beasts is not very in-depth.

Neither Farusan nor Wang Yan could determine the size of the sacred red vulture simply from the scratch marks.

"Alright, let's get it out of here first, don't let it rot in the ruins." Farusan waved her hand, ending the topic. He Yao exerted his strength in multiple ways, lifting the corpse of the Holy Relic Scorpion and flying away. "Let's go out too, deal with this guy, and then we'll deal with the ruins."

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