It was only then that Qin Hu was satisfied. He pulled over his backpack, sat down cross-legged, and started munching.
While he wolfed down the food, he mumbled, "Brat, I need to circulate my qi and regulate my breathing for half an hour before I can recover around 50% to 50% of my fighting strength. But the biggest problem right now is, how are we going to get up there?"
Meng Chao walked along the wall and noticed that the cliff was at least one hundred meters wide. It had been washed by the underground river in the past until it was as smooth as a mirror. There was also slippery moss on the wall, so there were very few places he could use as leverage.
It was very difficult for him to climb up with his bare hands.
Since the crystal mine released spirit energy ripples of different frequencies in the depths of the cave, they surged against each other and filled the air with invisible turbulence. It was like the legendary wind.
Even Heaven Realm superhumans who had mastered maglev had a hard time flying stably under the interference of the wind.
Meng Chao tried to use the Ultimate Style to precisely control his muscles and climb up like a gecko.
At most, he would slide down after climbing more than ten meters.
If he slid down after climbing more than one hundred meters, the consequences would be dire.
'We need to use some tools …'
As a harvester, Meng Chao instinctively remembered the Grade Two superbeast they had just killed — the Slit-mouthed Anaconda.
He dragged the incomplete carcasses of the Slit-mouthed Anacondas to Qin Hu's side.
Then, he knelt down on one knee and tore off the four mouthparts of the Slit-mouthed Anaconda's mouthparts, which were covered in sharp teeth.
Then, he swung the Bloody Flame Saber, which was as thin as a cicada's wings, and completely removed the outer membrane covering the Slit-mouthed Anaconda's body. Then, he cut it into moderately sized cubes.
The outer membrane was like the skin of a mollusk. It was much more malleable than a beast's hide or shell. It could also absorb the trace elements in rocks to turn it into a sturdy calcareous shell. It could be said to be tough and soft, and it was a natural material for protective clothing.
Meng Chao brought out a few mining nails from the backpack Lin Chuan had given him. With his harvesting tools, he soon created neat rows of holes at the edges of the Slit-mouthed Anaconda's outer membrane.
Then, he pulled out the tendons behind the Slit-mouthed Anaconda's mouthparts, tore them into four pieces, then twisted them into one. Then, he pierced the holes at the edges of the outer membrane to turn them into extensible ropes. Once he connected them, he cut the Slit-mouthed Anaconda's "skin" into two crude "leather armor".
Meng Chao put on a leather armor.
Without the need to tighten his tendons, the leather armor would automatically shrink and fit perfectly, not hindering his battle.
Meng Chao nodded in satisfaction and tossed a large leather armor to Qin Hu.
Qin Hu watched as Meng Chao's hands turned into two balls of gray mist, and after working smoothly for ten minutes, he managed to turn the Slit-mouthed Anaconda's mantle into these two things. He could not help but say, "What the hell is this? It can't even withstand one slash from me!"
"This isn't for you to defend against the enemy's attacks."
"When we fight around crystal mines, the greatest problem is spirit energy magnetic field interference. It's especially so near the Red Radiance Jade mine that we're searching for. The interference there is definitely the strongest.
"However, all living things in the world reinforce and subdue each other. Within seven steps of the poisonous creature's dwelling, there must be a way to resolve it.
"Since these Slit-mouthed Anacondas are so fat and so aggressive, it's clear that their organs haven't been affected by too much spirit energy radiation. I'm guessing that there's something strange about their mantle. It's a natural anti-radiation suit. Once we wear it, we can weaken the spirit energy magnetic field interference so that we can bring out greater fighting strength."
Qin Hu was skeptical. He put on the leather armor Meng Chao had cut and circulated his spirit energy quietly. Suddenly, his eyes went wide, and he said in surprise, "As I expected, it feels much better than before. The speed at which I can create my spirit energy magnetic field has become faster, and it's also more accurate and stable. The pain in my spirit meridians has also become much lighter!"
Meng Chao smiled faintly and continued working.
He brought out a few blood-stained, rubber-like materials from his storage bag.
He harvested a few more Slit-mouthed Anacondas' acid glands and dripped acid on them.
A layer of foam appeared on the rubber-like materials. Soon, it softened and turned into a sticky liquid.
Meng Chao used the sticky liquid to stick the four mouthparts of the Slit-mouthed Anacondas's soles and the front of his forearms, which were wrapped in leather armor. At first glance, it looked like the limbs had grown four rows of sharp teeth.
He pressed his arms and toes against the wall to test it.
This time, it felt like he was stepping on ice with a nail shoe. The sharp teeth sank in slightly, and it felt much more stable.
Qin Hu's eyes were fixed on it. "What is this?"
"This is the sticky liquid of Stone Statue Fungi," Meng Chao explained patiently.
"Stone Statue Fungi are the ones you encountered earlier. When they're injured, they'll spit out sticky liquid. Once the sticky liquid solidifies, it'll become as hard as concrete.
"The solidified sticky liquid from Stone Statue Fungi is practically unafraid of anything, but it can be softened by acid. Coincidentally, Slit-mouthed Anacondas are monsters that like to spit acid.
"I killed a Slit-mouthed Anaconda on the surface and harvested its acid glands. When I noticed that the Stone Statue Fungi's sticky liquid had solidified, I thought that it was a very sturdy and easy to use solid glue, so I gathered a few pieces and brought them with me. Just as I expected, they came in handy!
"If we use the Stone Statue Fungi's adhesive liquid to stick the Slit-mouthed Anacondas' fangs on our leather armor and fighting boots, we'll be able to increase our friction. When we climb up this mirror-smooth wall, we'll have anti-radiation suits protecting us. At most, our fighting strength will be reduced by 50%. Even if we go up against Heaven Realm superhumans whose fighting strength is reduced by 20%, Mr. Hu, if you round up the numbers, your chances of winning will still be more than 50%, right?"
Qin Hu scratched his beard for a long time and grumbled, "You brat, you sure have a lot of crooked tricks up your sleeves!"
Meng Chao smiled and said, "Do you regret allowing my brother-in-law to run amok too much? Originally, a genius harvester like me could have helped you make Prosperous Resource Recovery Company bigger and stronger, and its scale would have reached a new level. "
Qin Hu chuckled and said smugly, "That's where you're wrong. Even though it's a bit of a pity, I don't regret it at all. Even if that bastard Shen Rongfa really makes Prosperous go bankrupt, I don't care."
Meng Chao was dumbfounded. "Why?"
"You don't understand. How could my wife not know just what sort of person her younger brother is? The worse Shen Rongfa messes up the company, the more my wife feels that she owes me, and the gentler she'll be to me!"
Qin Hu said smugly. "Over the past few years, my wife has always been the one who calls the shots in the family, especially over the past two years, when she went through menopause.
"It's only over the past half a year that her younger brother has caused a foul atmosphere in the company has been exposed, and she knows that she's in the wrong. It's only then that I can take the initiative at home and stand tall.
"In any case, resource recovery is just my side job. I mainly rely on accepting quests and killing monsters to get money. You don't know just how profitable it is to use a company in exchange for my family's happiness. Right now, I'm living a really good life, so why would I regret it?"
"…"
Meng Chao sucked in a deep breath and said, "Then why did you repeatedly tell the harvester circle that you're in a terrible situation because of us? The company has suffered huge losses, and you're determined to kill us?"
"Duh. If I didn't say that, how would my wife know just how serious the situation is? Just how much trouble did her younger brother cause and how much trouble did he give me? And why would she still be as gentle to me as she was when she was seventeen?"
The more Qin Hu spoke, the more excited he became. "Besides, if I make the company's financial situation sound like it's a mess, my wife would know that it's a critical period right now, and she wouldn't want to buy a bag for no reason!
"In any case, this is the survival wisdom of a middle-aged man. Don't you understand? Hahahaha!"
Meng Chao found himself speechless.
He felt that the world before and after he returned to the past was completely different!
Soon, he created two anti-radiation suits that were covered in Slit-mouthed Anacondas' sharp teeth.
Qin Hu jumped up as well, and he looked very energetic.
At that moment, an explosion came from above them.
Boom!
A shocking explosion traveled through the layers of subsurface plasma. When it reached their ears, it turned into the dull thunder of a summer afternoon.
They looked at each other, and at the same time, they saw the shock in each other's eyes.
"Even the crystal bombs used to demolish the mother lodes are being used?"
Qin Hu mumbled. "They're really not afraid of destroying the cave or running out of oxygen so that they can die with us!"
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Soon after the explosion, five burning carcasses fell from the sky and into the depths of the subsurface plasma.
They had been swept off the cliff by the shockwave.
The Slit-mouthed Anacondas that had been patrolling the depths of the subsurface plasma immediately pounced on them. They fought to be the first to tear the carcasses apart and eat them.
When Meng Chao and Qin Hu saw the dense group of Slit-mouthed Anacondas squirming madly and eating the carcasses, chills ran down their spines.
They were glad that they had not killed each other just now, or else both of them would not have been able to escape and become Slit-mouthed Anacondas' food.
At that moment, another incomplete carcass fell.
Meng Chao reacted quickly. He threw his chain sabers and yanked the carcass from the air before the Slit-mouthed Anacondas could see it.
A few of the Slit-mouthed Anacondas opened their mouths at them in displeasure and let out hissing sounds.
"Damn it, do you really think that I don't dare to cut you up with just one slash?!" Qin Hu glared at them and took a step forward. He raised his Tiger Fang Saber over his head and exuded a fierce presence.
The Slit-mouthed Anacondas hesitated for a moment before they dragged the food they had just obtained and retreated into the depths of the subsurface plasma.
Qin Hu sighed in relief and turned his head around to say, "A person is dead, and his corpse is just a pile of rotten meat. There's no need for us to stir up the ferocity of so many Slit-mouthed Anacondas just to snatch his corpse back."
"I know."
Meng Chao nodded. "Mr. Hu, look. Who is this?"
Qin Hu drew closer to take a look and spat on his palm. He rubbed the corpse's face, which had been baring its teeth, and was instantly stunned. "Li Xin?"
Indeed, the badly battered corpse belonged to the ace sharpshooter Li Xin, who was a four-star superhuman.
He was already dead.
Even if he had reached Heaven Realm, he had been cut in half at the waist, badly burned by the explosion, blown off the cliff by the shockwave, and his organs scattered all over the place. It was impossible for him not to die.
Even a Heaven Realm superhuman had died in the dark region.
By the looks of it, there were very few people who could escape death in the battlefield above the cliff.
But Meng Chao could not care about that.
He removed the armor belts that bound Li Xin's chest and back and checked how many guns and bullets were left in the gun bag made of soft superbeast skin.
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