Chapter 235 - Chapter 235: Chapter 228: Entering the Green Demon Forest 1 (2/2)
The latter, enduring the severe pain, extinguished the oil lamp and lay on the ground.
A moment later, the swarm of bees slowly returned to calm.
The man staggered to his feet, humming as he ran towards the outside of the mountain. He must have been seriously injured.
Before entering the mountain to hunt for bees, he clearly hadn’t done his homework and ultimately paid a heavy price for lighting a lamp.
Fortunately, the wild bees outside, though highly poisonous, were not lethal.
Suffering some flesh wounds, he should be able to recover before long.
Qin Niu was already advancing quickly ahead, his goal quite clear, unlike other adventurers who were content with finding just a slightly more formidable wild bee.
He needed to capture the Green Demon Bee to obtain the treasure of the Green Demon.
Armed with his Innate Realm cultivation and long-term experience traversing the mountains, he soon left the other adventurers far behind.
In reality, adventurers were everywhere in the mountains.
Even in some dark corner, there might be an adventurer lying in wait.
Some would bring provisions and lie in wait for a powerful wild bee, motionless like a scout, at one spot.
Observing carefully, one would notice that Qin Niu’s steps were peculiar as he moved forward.
Indeed, he had started to learn the Misty Rain Traceless Step.
He was currently in the early stages of practice.
To master a martial skill, one must first learn the methods, that is, the theory, and understand its principles. Then, put it into practice.
After initially learning it, one must diligently practice to truly grasp the essence of the martial skill.
There are no shortcuts; it’s a matter of studying, practicing, pondering, and understanding more.
As he ventured deeper into the mountains, fewer and fewer adventurers could be seen.
With his keen hearing, he could still detect some adventurers lurking in trees and on the ground.
These people had their own goals.
After crossing the mountain ahead, a taller mountain rose imposingly before him.
More accurately, it was a mountain range.
“The destination is getting closer.”
According to the treasure map, beyond the mountain range ahead, another even larger mountain would appear.
That mountain was Broken Head Peak, with its cliff, and the treasure was at the bottom of the cliff.
Everything was going so well that it made him feel uneasy.
From his life experience, things that were too easy to obtain were either of poor quality or a trap.
He had come with great hope to take the treasure of the Green Demon.
Hopefully, nothing untoward would happen.
As he entered the taller mountain range ahead, the terrain became even more treacherous.
“Eh, why have these stones turned black?”
Upon entering the mountain range, Qin Niu noticed that visibility had worsened, and the light seemed to have darkened considerably.
Seeing the black stones, he couldn’t help but recall the warning from the young waiter.
However, he did not stop but continued forward, relying on his courage and mastery of his art.
After walking less than a hundred meters, he saw a stone tablet emblazoned with flax patterns.
“Enter with caution! Dangerous!”
Engraved beneath it were several images of wasps.
Past the stone tablet, his feet crunched on thick layers of dry branches.
He instinctively looked down to check.
“My goodness!”
Even with his boldness, he was startled and retreated repeatedly after seeing clearly.
The ground wasn’t covered with dry branches but with a thick layer of bones.
How many people must have died here?
Qin Niu suddenly felt this area was exceptionally bleak and frightening.
With so many people dead, how did they die?
He could only think of one possibility.
These people were probably stung to death by wild bees.
While looking around, he heard the buzzing of bees’ wings in his ears.
A large wild bee with yellow patterns covering its body dived towards him like a bomber.
Qin Niu quickly focused to face it.
This large wild bee was even thicker than an adult’s thumb.
It flew at an incredibly fast speed.
However, when it got to about five meters in front of Qin Niu, it suddenly stopped.
Fourth’s antennae were already aimed straight at the wild bee.
It seemed to have been successfully controlled.
Qin Niu scrutinized it closely; this wild bee was at most a Grade Three creature.
It fell far short of Grade Four.
Its wings were unusually sturdy, which is why they made a particularly deep sound when flapping.
“You’re of no use to me, Golden Toad, it’s yours.”
Qin Niu let the Golden Toad eat it straight away.
He moved forward cautiously, with such wild bees occasionally attacking him.
As the discussions had indicated, these wild bees possessed Night Vision capabilities.
This rank of wild bee posed a great threat to ordinary experts, but they couldn’t get close to Qin Niu. He didn’t even need to act personally; his pets would take care of the wild bees for him.
Through careful observation, he noticed that these wild bees’ nests were varied. Some were underground, some inside tree hollows, and some on branches.
And they belonged to different species.
Catching one and selling it in Hundred Leaf Town could fetch around a hundred copper coins.
But since there were many sellers, it was probably not easy to sell them.
He felt their poison must be quite potent, but their other abilities were rather common..