Chapter 67 (2/2)
What disappointed Zhang Che was that even the ordinary Maneater Leeches weren’t severely injured by the Sonic Wave attack. They were merely slowed down and were unable to continue pursuing and attacking.
If it were any other two-star bronze-quality exotic beasts, the sound waves would have caused a large amount of casualties among them.
The handful of silver-quality Purple-Gold Maneater Leeches weren’t even affected that much. They continued chasing the Wind Shadow Wolf. With every pounce they made, they would shoot forward over twenty meters, causing a great deal of trouble for the Wind Shadow Wolf.
The only thing that made Zhang Che feel assured was that the Wind Shadow Wolf actually managed to narrowly dodge the Purple-Gold Maneater Leeches’ fervent attacks continuously, never getting hit.
“It’s up to you next!” Zhang Che set his gaze towards the restless Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly by the side, issuing an order to attack. This large butterfly with a horrifying pattern on its wings fluttered them and flew ahead.
Concentrated poison powder drifted down, like a thin layer of grey smoke emerging out of nowhere, setting a poisonous trap along the Wind Shadow Wolf’s path.
As expected, the Maneater Leeches’ intelligence wasn’t high. They didn’t notice any problems with this layer of grey smoke and directly went through it.
What followed after was thoroughly tragic for them.
Ordinary Maneater Leeches directly fell weakly to the ground unmoving after the poison powder came into contact with them, as if their acupoints had been struck.¹
Even the Purple-Gold Maneater Leeches were greatly affected. They were like drunken men, and could only slowly crawl forward, without a shred of offensive capability left.
“Go, get rid of them fast!” The impatient Fiery Scorpion followed Zhang Che’s footsteps closely after receiving his command, rushing forward. Its red glowing stinger aimed right at a Purple-Gold Maneater Leech’s rear orifice, swiftly stabbing into it accurately and injecting a lethal amount of fire-attributed toxin.
Zhang Che, who was a few steps behind the Fiery Scorpion quickly came up and slashed down with the Mutated Puffersword in his hand, drawing an arc in the air that carried a deathly aura with it, splitting a Purple-Gold Maneater Leech in two.
Judging from the feedback, Zhang Che found out, much to his surprise, that the defense of the Purple-Gold Maneater Leech’s skin was actually slightly tougher than ordinary steel. It was no wonder the Fiery Scorpion’s stinger was unable to penetrate it!
It was fine this way, too. If he obtained such a defensive-type beast card, he wouldn’t need to worry about ordinary low-level exotic beasts’ physical attacks!
==[You Killed a Purple-Gold Maneater Leech. Obtained 8 Points of Soul Force.]==
==[You Killed a Purple-Gold Maneater Leech. Obtained 8 Points of Soul Force.]==
Two notifications of Zhang Che killing exotic beasts rang out in his mind simultaneously. He looked to the side, and saw that the Purple-Gold Maneater Leech stung by the Fiery Scorpion earlier was turning into a streak of light under a red glow.
A pity, however, that he didn’t get any beast cards, despite killing two Purple-Gold Maneater Leeches. His luck was a little bad, as expected.
-Luckily, there are still three more Purple-Gold Maneater Leeches. I don’t believe not a single silver-quality beast card will drop!-
Without any pause, Zhang Che and the Fiery Scorpion continued their hunt and jumped on another Purple-Gold Maneater Leech.
On the other front, after the Wind Shadow Wolf realized that its claws couldn’t do a thing to the Purple-Gold Maneater Leech’s defenses, it could only helplessly redirect its aggression towards the ordinary Maneater Leeches to the side.
Attacking wasn’t the Wind Shadow Wolf’s strength, after all.
Just as Zhang Che cut apart the second Purple-Gold Maneater Leech, he suddenly felt his scalp going numb, and turned his head to look deeper into the forest apprehensively. He saw an enchanting purple lightning flashing in his vision, flying straight his way.
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Translator’s Note:
1: Reference to Wuxia/Martial Arts. A martial artist is said to be able to stop another person from moving by accurately striking their acupoints.