Along the passage, Ghost Wail Mushrooms could occasionally be seen.
Since Lin Dong explained its effects and toxicity, when the expedition team passed by, there would always be several cuts or small holes of different sizes on the stem of these Ghost Wail Mushrooms.
The expedition team did not go more than ten kilometers before there was a commotion at the end of the team.
Bloody Mary, Reynold, and other leaders even heard intense gunshots.
"The Short-tailed Monsters are catching up!" The news spread quickly, and the mercenaries began to feel a little nervous. After all, the huge number of monsters made them feel pressured.
"Calm down!" Bloody Mary rushed back and ordered her men to fight back immediately.
The space in the rock passage was not big.
Although the power of the guns was weakened by more than half, the intensive shooting still caused heavy casualties to the charging Short-tailed Monsters. Moreover, the Three Lions Legion of the Plantagenet Dynasty had Admiral Nelson, Mad Scientist Parsons, and Monster Ness. The Short-tailed Monsters could not even get close to them before they were slashed to the ground by the swords in their hands.
The battle was over in less than five minutes. The Short-tailed Monsters that caught up collapsed and scattered.
Duque, who rushed over but did not lend a helping hand, snorted disdainfully. Especially for Monster Ness' crazy shooting, he directly evaluated him as a barbarian.
"Is anyone hurt?" Bloody Mary asked.
"Sorry, Bibby is hurt. He didn't know that a Short-tailed Monster was following and was bitten during the surprise attack." A team leader used a dagger to dig out a piece of rotten flesh from the team member named Bibby's arm and poured a lot of medicine to disinfect it. Bibby was in cold sweat from the pain, but he was very strong-willed. He clenched his teeth and held back from screaming. After carefully bandaging, the team leader gave Bibby another injection, and at the same time ordered the other two team members to take over Bibby's backpack, slightly reducing Bibby's burden.
"Cut open the Short-tailed Monster's heart and see if there is a blood nucleus!" Bloody Mary signaled Mad Scientist Parsons to do it.
Several Short-tailed Monster corpses were opened one after another.
Nothing.
Parsons, the mad scientist, shook his head and sighed. "I don't think there's a Blood Nucleus in these weak creatures. They're just too weak. If it weren't for the fact that there are tens of thousands of them, we could easily crush them like bugs!"
The members of the Plantagenet Dynasty used their daggers to cut open a few more Short-tailed Beasts' corpses. Suddenly, a thin man cried out in ecstasy, "There's a blood nucleus, and it's bright red! Heavens, it's really big! It's as big as a golf ball! I never expected such a weak short-tailed monster to have such a large and pure blood core! "
"What?" This time, not only the Plantagenet Dynasty, but also the Eye of God and the Knights Templar, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, screamed and rushed forward to watch.
Finally, the thin man dug out a red nodule that was shaped like a heart and the size of a golf ball.
Respectfully presented to the Bloody Mary.
Bloody Mary examined the Blood Nucleus for a long time before nodding. "It's indeed a high-purity Blood Nucleus, but the energy is a little lower than I expected. Based on my blood energy, it might not be a Grade-D Blood Nucleus, but a Grade-E Blood Nucleus. However, even if it's a Grade-E Blood Nucleus, it's already beyond my imagination. After all, it was dug out from such a weak creature! Is there any more? Very good, the energy of this Blood Nucleus is even better. It's very close to a Grade-D Blood Nucleus. It's so delicious that I almost couldn't resist sucking in the energy inside! "
There were more than twenty dead Short-tailed Monsters on the ground, and a total of four Blood Nuclei were dug out.
Three big ones and one small one.
Bloody Mary was very satisfied with this harvest. "All the members who stayed behind just now will be given a merit. After we return, those who have merit will have priority in obtaining Blood Nuclei!"
"There are still a lot of Short-tailed Monsters outside. Why don't we go back and kill them to our heart's content?" Monster Ness felt that if they could kill a few thousand Short-tailed Monsters, their harvest would be so fat that they would bleed. In their previous explorations, it was already considered good if they could find one or two Blood Nuclei out of a hundred monsters in the Holy Land. Who would have thought that the Blood Nuclei here would appear at such a high rate? It was so high that it was unbelievable.
"Let's continue forward. If we want to hunt Short-tailed Monsters, we can do it on the way back. Now is the time to explore forward!" Bloody Mary was unmoved.
She was very shrewd.
Just the Short-tailed Monsters at the second campsite had already yielded such a harvest.
What about the monsters at the third campsite? They would definitely have a Blood Nucleus of a higher grade and purity!
How could they lose the big picture just because of a small gain? If they went back now to kill the Short-tailed Monsters and dig out their Blood Nuclei, it would be like giving up a watermelon and picking up a sesame seed!
Monster Ness glanced at Reynold and the rest, then whispered into Bloody Mary's ear, "We have no competition when we go back. It won't be too late to catch up after we kill all the Short-tailed Monsters! That way, we can let them waste some of their energy! "
"I'm the leader now. You, the smart one, just follow my orders!" Bloody Mary did not even look at Monster Ness.
"You think you're so smart!" Parsons the mad scientist mocked his partner.
"At least it's better than you being born with a bad hand!" Monster Ness mocked Parsons for not having the luck to dig out the Blood Nuclei.
Reynold smiled and congratulated Bloody Mary on her harvest. Even though he looked elegant on the surface, even a blind man could see their envy and jealousy. The Short-tailed Monsters were killed by the Plantagenet Dynasty, so they had no excuse to get their hands on the Blood Nuclei. Duke, for instance, was the first to arrive but didn't lend a hand. He was so regretful that his intestines had turned green. He had held a grudge after being scolded by Bloody Mary and thus didn't lend a hand. Otherwise, he would've gotten at least one blood core.
Thomas smiled. "The Plantagenet Dynasty has been guarding the rear to cover the team's advance. It's been hard on them. We should do a reasonable rotation so that everyone can have the best rest. Reynold, what do you think?"
Reynold, of course, also wanted the Templars to have a chance to hunt, so he nodded in agreement.
Bloody Mary, however, refused. "I'm very sorry, this part is the Plantagenet Dynasty's mission. We drew lots in the camp earlier, and we are willing to take on the task of guarding the formation for our comrades. When it's time for the rotation, we will take the initiative and let the teams take turns! You can compete for the next rotation, but not now! "
This woman was super domineering. Even Thomas and Reynold could not suppress her.
Red Cardinal Nero of the Eden Army did not say anything.
Reynold and the rest could not suppress Bloody Mary's will.
They could only give up.
They had to maintain their elegance.
After all, there were tens of thousands of Short-tailed Monsters, and they could not kill them all. Even if the Plantagenet Dynasty was one step ahead, it did not mean that this woman would have the last laugh.
"What's that?" Lin Dong was curious. Could that be the legendary Magic Crystal?
There was no such thing in the Cultivation World.
The Demonic Insects in the Cultivation World had Inner Elixirs in their stomachs, such as Spirit Marrow or Demon Soul, but there was no such strange Blood Core.
Fox was a little surprised, as if he was confirming whether Lin Dong was joking. "Dear Mr. Wood, you really don't know what this is? I thought you knew about its existence! If not for the Blood Core, how did you develop the gene potion? Don't tell me that the monsters in the underground of Huaxia don't have Blood Cores? "
Lin Dong shook his head. "There are indeed many underground creatures in the Dragon's Mouth Mine. Some of them look strange, but I've never heard of such internal organs!"
After he said that.
Even Enoko Kazama, who was beside him, looked at him curiously.
Bord, who was not far away, was thinking as he eavesdropped. He suddenly realized that there was no Blood Core among the underground creatures he had killed. Could it be that the underground creatures in the East did not have Blood Cores? If that was the case, wouldn't they be at a disadvantage when hunting the underground creatures in the East?
Philip suddenly interrupted. "Actually, we're also researching this. For example, the monsters in the Far East don't have Blood Cores in their bodies. Instead, their blood and muscles are full of vitality. Take the Short-Tailed Monster as an example. It looks like a hunched dog that stands upright. Its limbs and body are a little deformed. If it's in the Far East, especially in Huaxia, the underground creatures there are completely different. Their bodies are usually very strong. Whether it's their skin, muscles, or bones, they have evolved to the greatest extent. Their blood is full of vitality. Although they don't have Blood Cores, their lifespans are very long. The two can be said to be two completely different strengthening directions! "
"What exactly is a Blood Core?" Lin Dong asked curiously. "What exactly does it do in a monster's body?"
"Let me explain!" Fox put on a sweet smile as if he was a beautiful female teacher. "I can explain it in one sentence. The Blood Core is located in the monster's heart. It's an accelerator for the monster's blood!"
"Accelerator?" Lin Dong understood a little.
"Yes, because there's a blood-like secretion in the Blood Core. When a monster needs a burst of energy to deal damage during a battle, this secretion will enter the heart and stimulate the violent beating of the heart, speeding up the blood flow! We've analyzed it. This kind of blood is more powerful than adrenaline, and it won't be poisonous. Most importantly, it can adapt to the human body. In the West, there are a few people who can awaken their Blood Ability naturally. For example, Fox inherited her ancestor's bloodline and awakened her Blood Ability in her teens. However, most people don't have this ability. For example, Griffon. Many warriors like him need an external force to awaken their Blood Ability, and this Blood Core is the best item. Generally speaking, the stronger the monster in the Holy Land, the higher the chance of producing a Blood Core. At the same time, the quality of the Blood Core will also be better! "Philip explained in detail to Lin Dong.
"Don't use me as a negative example, okay?" Griffon protested with a face full of grief and indignation.
"A person can use different Blood Cores to awaken?" Lin Dong asked again.
"Yes, and the better the quality of the Blood Core, the more the body's Blood Ability will increase! The only drawback is that after using Blood Ability, there will be a gradual change in the human body. The lower the quality of the Blood Core used, the greater the change in the body. This kind of change, we call it repulsive mutation. But in terms of genes, Mr. Wood, you should have a more authoritative opinion! "Philip nodded.
"In my opinion, this method is a little like contamination. You guys have directly used the genes of a more powerful creature to contaminate your own human genes! The lower the quality of the Blood Core, the more impurities it may have, and the greater the contamination. But as for the specifics, I need a Blood Core to study it before I can find the answer! " In his heart, Lin Dong not only believed that Blood Ability was a form of contamination, but even the Blood Core in the monster's body was a form of contamination.
This was definitely not a natural product!
A natural product should be like the Demonic Insects and Monsters in the East, accumulating Spiritual Qi bit by bit over a long period of time to form an Inner Core.
The Blood Cores dug out from the Short-tailed Monsters were completely different. Some of them had Spiritual Qi, and some didn't. They were almost the same body, so there shouldn't be such a big difference. Moreover, their strength shouldn't be enough to form a Blood Core of this level.
Lin Dong suspected that in some places in this underground world, there was a high possibility that there was a treasure with strong radiation sealed.
Their energy leaked out from the seal.
It caused the bodies of the monsters that came into contact with it to undergo a type of radiation mutation, forming a Blood Core.
In the East, any Demonic Insects and Monsters knew how to use their Inner Cores. Some of them could even continuously refine and upgrade their Inner Cores, absorbing the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to strengthen themselves. They could even gradually transform into human forms and embark on a faster path of cultivation … But here, these Short-tailed Monsters didn't seem to know how to use the energy of the Blood Core!
If they knew how to use it, the Plantagenet Empire's mercenaries wouldn't be able to kill them so easily with their weakened guns.
Of course, it could also be that these Short-tailed Monsters' intelligence was too low.
They didn't realize the changes in their bodies, so they didn't know how to use the energy of the Blood Core …
"Mr. Wood!" Bloody Mary heard the news and walked over. She looked at Lin Dong and said, "I can give you a Blood Core, no, I can give you all the Blood Cores for research. But I hope you can promise me one thing, Mr. Wood. I hope you can share the results of your research with the Plantagenet Empire! If it can make a breakthrough in the genetic potion, we will give you more compensation! "
"Can I think about it?" Lin Dong certainly wouldn't agree to such a condition, but he didn't reject it outright either.
"We'll wait for the news!" Bloody Mary turned around and left.
Because there might be more Blood Cores in the future, she didn't expect to convince Lin Dong immediately.
Most importantly, it would be strange if he didn't consider it when it came to the genetic potion! The reason Bloody Mary approached Lin Dong was to seize the opportunity to express her stance. She expressed the Plantagenet Empire's cooperation request and sincerity before the Eye of God, Eden Army, and Templars!
Fox watched as Bloody Mary left. "That bitch finally gave in. I thought she would be able to go further!"
Fuuma Shiko, however, laughed. "In the face of power, all arrogance, racial superiority, and natural disgust are foolish and laughable existences. Besides, she hasn't completely surrendered yet. She just feels that she needs to play some tricks in the face of benefits. For an ambitious woman like her, benefits will always come first!"
"Leech, let's work together first. After we kill her, we'll have a good fight!" Fox felt that it was best to get Bloody Mary down first.
"This proves that you're guilty!" Enoko Kazama laughed weirdly. "Fox, we can work together, but I can predict that you won't be able to defeat me, even if your strength is slightly higher now …"
"Just because you can eat leeches to increase your strength?" Fox sneered.
"No, because my intelligence is higher than yours. Also, my endurance is much better than yours! You're a spoiled princess who doesn't know what it means to be lowly. As for me, I was born lowly and climbed up step by step from the bottom! I'm not as good as you now, but it won't be long before I surpass you. I'm sure you're feeling the same psychological threat now! "Enoko Kazama smiled sweetly.
"You're not lowly, you're lowly!" Fox retorted coldly.
"Same to you!" Enoko Kazama wasn't angry at all.
"Hmph!" Both of them turned their heads at the same time. Not only did they have no intention of working together to fight, but they were also fighting amongst themselves. Luckily, Lin Dong was there, or else they would have started fighting already!
"Scary women!" Griffon accidentally heard their argument and couldn't help but shiver.
Lin Dong acted like he didn't hear anything.
He walked forward at a steady pace, occasionally observing the growth of the Wailing Mushrooms around him.
On both sides of the tunnel, the originally scarce Wailing Mushrooms were growing more and more. Some were growing in clusters, some were even more than a meter tall!
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