Chapter 580 (1/2)

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“Well, aren't you a c.o.c.ky b.a.s.t.a.r.d?” the warrior snarled as he whirled his battle axe with a fierce gleam in his eyes. “Your daddy's going to tell you one more time! This Windmill Forest has been reserved by the Mad Dragon guild. You can enter if you dare, but we won't be able to guarantee your safety, hahaha….”

I grinned back at the warrior and brushed past him on my way into the forest with my sword in hand.

This loser wants to threaten me? Who the h.e.l.l does he think he is?

“d.a.m.n you! You're looking to die!” The warrior's enraged voice rang out from behind me. The wind whistled as he launched a fierce Explosion Slash at my back, but I just kept on walking forward as if nothing had happened. It was as if I hadn't even noticed his attack.

Boom!

974!

A damage number flew up above my head, but it hadn't even cracked four digits. The power behind the swing wasn't bad and it actually managed to cause the tattered Soul Suppressing Cloak to flap in the air. The warrior stared at my back with a dumbfounded look on his face. ”How is this possible? I only hit him for less than a thousand damage, and it's just a melee fighter without a mount! What kind of defensive power is this…”

I turned around, a warm and gentle smile appearing on my face. ”Remember, you were the one who started it!”

Whoos.h.!.+

Light exploded out from the Cyan Netherworld Sword as a spiral of blazing indigo energy formed around its tip. When the Eight Trigrams formation appeared underneath my feet, the stagnant air suddenly swirled around me, causing the dead leaves to whirl up from the ground. A shudder ran through the warrior's spine as my blade exploded forward and instantly blew a hole in his chest!

Puchi!

24572!

I slowly retracted the Cyan Netherworld Sword as the light slowly faded from the warrior's enraged and unhappy eyes. The difference in our levels was just too wide. In fact, he hadn't even been able to see my ID before he died, and I didn't even bother to look at the potions that had dropped on the ground in the wake of his death. He hadn't dropped any equipment, but I was sure that a small fry like this wouldn't have dropped anything that was capable of catching my eye in the first place.

I turned around and continued walking into Windmill Forest. To think that Mad Dragon would actually go so far as to reserve this place. f.u.c.king h.e.l.l, could there be something precious hidden here?

……

The occasional roar of some wild beast broke the tranquil silence of the forest. Mysterious flowers glowed with an enchanting light under the bright moon, but these herbs weren't what I was looking for. They were at most Rank 6 or 7, and my skill had already grown past the need for them. I couldn't be bothered to pick them up. My Herbalism was already at Rank 10 thanks to Spirit Cooking, and if Lin Yixin found out about this, she would be boiling with uncontrollable rage. She'd spent many long hours toiling to raise that skill to Rank 10, but I had gotten it as a quest reward.

Crack...

The Stormy Waves War Boots suddenly shook when I stepped on something. I looked down to see that I had stepped onto a pile of withered animal bones. As I carefully inspected the area around me, I discovered that the floor was filled with the bones of animals. What the h.e.l.l, what happened in this place? What creature killed all of these wild beasts in a fit of savage rage?

As I parted the branches in front of me, my entire body trembled at the sight that greeted me. A skeleton of a gigantic dragon was actually lying in front of me in the middle of the woods. It looked for all the world like a little mountain and it was clear that this dragon had died a long time ago. Its bones had been washed a stark white by the elements, and its skull resembled a gigantic hut. When I walked closer, several wild bears roared in fright as they bounded out of the skull and fled into the depths of the woods.

”Oh?”

My eyes fell on a purplish-red plant sticking out of the ground. Its leaves were sticking up like triangular blades and it looked very beautiful. The name of the herb slowly materialized in front of me. Ah, this was the Agave herb that I had been looking for!

I stretched out my hand and used my herb-gathering skill!

Ding~!

System Notice: Congratulations, you have gathered Agave x7!

……

Hehe, this was good news! I could gather seven Agave plants at one go! My Rank 10 Herbalism was really living up to its reputation. The rate at which this skill gathered herbs was extremely efficient!

I looked up to scan the area. There was another stalk of Agave not too far away from me. I happily ran over to collect it as well. And then I found another not too far from it! And another! I was practically bouncing to and fro, throwing stalk after stalk of Agave into my bag. My heart was dancing with joy.

Hmmm, could it be that these Agave herbs only grew around dragon bones? If that's true, that's not too bad. This skeleton is huge, so there should be a lot of Agave growing right here, around it!

As a result, I ran all around the dragon skeleton, managing to find more than thirty stalks of Agave in the process, resulting in over 200 Agave in my inventory. However, even though my Herbalism skill let me gather around 7 Agave per stalk, I needed far more. I have to find some other dragon skeletons.

But it was at this moment that I heard a yell not too far away from where I was standing. ”Second Brother, that's the b.a.s.t.a.r.d who killed me! He's inside that dragon skeleton! He's definitely gathering Agave. d.a.m.n it, this punk really did come for the Agave herbs!”

”Let's go!” A deep voice boomed out of some trees nearby. I looked up to see a familiar face. It was the Level 121 warrior who I had killed just now and he had brought a dozen people with him this time. The person who seemed to be leading this little band of ruffians was a big-bearded man riding on a warhorse. He was casually spinning the broadaxe in his hand as he approached me. There was an ominous glint in his eyes as he yelled at me, ”Friend, you are gathering herbs in Mad Dragon's territory and you even killed one of our brothers. What do you have to say for yourself?!”

I stood up and brandished my Cyan Netherworld Sword, a smile surfacing on my face. ”I only came here to gather herbs. Besides, your brother was the one who attacked me first. My actions afterward were pure self-defense. Why do I even need to explain myself?”