About how my wife resurrected me as tentacles after my death.

In the basement, Yu Wan turned another page.

My fingers moved down the vertical lines of ink characters, pausing occasionally to copy a few words from the notebook spread out beside me.

The small purple tentacles above her head slid slightly as she lowered her head.

The tentacles drooped on her forehead, still limp and motionless.

She turned to the chapter on promotion paths, her gaze lingering on a particular line.

The next level... we need a level four magic core directly...

I skipped an entire level.

In other words, if the mutation proves effective after finding a level 2 magic core, the next advancement will require directly seeking a level 4 magic core.

But level four magical beasts are far superior to level two and three beasts.

The level 3 dragon I encountered outside the city last time.

Just the fact that a piece of Ah Yuan's tentacle was torn off... had already terrified her for days.

At level four, there's absolutely no chance of escaping unscathed.

The little tentacle on its head rolled over.

Chen Yuan twisted in her hair, turning herself from lying on her back to lying on her side.

He was still asleep, or rather, still in a state of sage-like tranquility, not yet recovered.

After all that commotion on the sofa, his entire tentacle felt completely drained, and he just lay on her head without moving again.

While she was flipping through the book, he seemed to wake up for a moment, his tentacle tip curled up and swayed, and he mumbled two indistinct "plop" sounds.

Then he buried the tip in her hair and fell asleep.

Yu Wan raised her hand and gently lifted him down from above her head.

The tiny tentacles curled up in her palm. Yu Wan looked down at him for a while, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

Then I gently placed him on the table, letting him rest on my arm to sleep, while I continued to turn the pages of my book with my other hand.

She had already read through the second half of the ancient book many times.

There are only so many different paths to advancement.

She closed the book and leaned back in her chair.

The basement remained quiet for a while.

Since we still have time at noon, let's go out of town again and try our luck.

We might not find a level 2 monster, but it's better than sitting here waiting.

She made up her mind, then looked down at the document in her hand.

He was still asleep, the tip of his tentacle resting on her arm, his body rising and falling with his breath.

She gently poked him.

She didn't wake up, she just turned over.

I poked it again.

This time he woke up.

The tips of the tentacles curled up first, and then the entire tentacle stretched out as if it had just woken up.

"Puji puji (What's wrong?)"

Yu Wan said softly, "A Yuan, it's time to go out."

"Pfft."

.......

After packing my gear, I got ready to head out.

Outside the city, sandstorms still raged.

Yu Wan pulled her hood tighter.

The detector screen is lit up, displaying concentric circles of scanning ripples, but there are no red dots yet.

This area is still within the safe zone designated by the Alliance, less than three kilometers from the city gate, so the probability of encountering monsters is very low.

"Puji puji." Chen Yuan made two sounds inside her collar.

Yu Wan responded softly, "Mmm... I understand."

Chen Yuan was also somewhat helpless.

She knew what? He hadn't even said anything, and she already knew.

After crossing the Gobi Desert, the view gradually opened up.

Ahead lies a natural geological boundary.

To the east are rugged rocky mountains, with layers of black rocks piled up, the highest point of which is hidden in the sandstorm.

The giant scorpion quest I did last time was there.

To the west is grassland.

Further beyond that lies the snow-capped mountains and icy plains, which she has only visited once.

The location of the Alliance's city was carefully chosen, far away from the territories of those high-level monsters.

The snow-capped mountains and ice plains are the territory of magical beasts of level six and above, and several large creatures of level four and above also dwell deep in the rocky mountains.

Only this Gobi Desert and the surrounding grasslands have low-level monsters, making it the area where hunters most frequently appear.

However, "not high" is relative.

If you encounter a level 2 monster, you can handle it if you're prepared, but if you encounter a level 3 monster, there's no point in even running away.

Yu Wan continued walking forward.

The ground beneath our feet changed from gravel to pebbles.

A few scattered red dots began to appear on the detector, flashing on and off at the edge of the screen.

The distances are all over two kilometers, and the light spots are very small, probably level one magical beasts, not worth taking a detour for.

She did not change direction and continued walking deeper into the Gobi Desert and grassland.

Chen Yuan made a few more plops inside her collar.

The tip of a tentacle peeked out from the edge of her collar and poked her chin.

We've reached the edge of the danger zone.

Further ahead lies the danger zone marked on the Alliance map.

Yu Wan didn't stop walking.

She gently pressed Chen Yuan's tentacle tips back into her collar, her fingertips lingering on the collar for a moment before continuing forward.

"Puji puji puji".

Chen Yuan started making a series of soft, wet sounds inside her collar.

Going back alone is too dangerous and not worth it. Let's go to the black market tomorrow and talk about it then. Don't take the risk...

Yu Wan pretended not to hear anything.

She simply quickened her pace.

The wind picked up, and the hood fluttered loudly in the wind.

Silvery-white wisps of hair peeked out from under the brim of his hat, fluttering in the wind.

The gun he carried on his back rustled in the wind and sand.

The number of red dots on the detector screen increased, spreading out in all directions.

The distance ranges from one to three kilometers, and the light spots are all very small; they are signals of level one monsters.

She glanced at it and continued searching.

Chen Yuan remained silent for a moment inside her collar.

He began to think about other things.

How can I escape if something happens?

Can Xiao Yuwan's marksmanship kill the level two monster before it gets close? How much energy does her Shadow Form still have left...?

After thinking for a long time, he probably realized he couldn't stop him anymore, and he mumbled a soft "pfft".

Yu Wan heard it.

After a long silence, she suddenly spoke, her voice half-dissipated by the wind, but still audible:

"Let A-Yuan punish me if she wants to when we get back."

Suddenly, a red dot lit up in the upper right corner of the detector's screen.

It's brighter than the other red dots, unlike the level 1 monsters which flash on and off.

Based on the signal strength and size, it should be level two...

Yu Wan reached behind her back and took the long sniper rifle.

The buttstock is resting in the shoulder socket, the muzzle is slightly downward, and the fingers are on the handguard, not yet cocked.

She tilted her head and aimed the scope toward the scree slope.

The sandstorm reduced visibility, and I could only see a blurry shadow moving across the scree slope through my glasses.

She raised the gun slightly and gently placed her index finger on the trigger.

This gun is called "Po Zhen Zi" (破阵子), a name given to it by Chen Yuan after his modification.

She didn't understand the meaning of the name, but she felt it suited her well.

Chen Yuan also peeked out from her collar, ready to grab her and run away at any moment.

The sandstorm swept across the Gobi Desert, making her white hair curl up.

On the detector, the red dot was still moving back and forth on the scree slope, and she was not found.

The crosshairs of the scope followed the moving shadow, slowly moving forward.

I aimed at it from a distance in the direction it was heading.

Finger on the trigger.....