Ye Chong probably did not expect to see a cliff at the end of the forest. The cliff was different from other places. It was as if someone had cut off a piece of it, and it was dented inwards from top to bottom. Ye Chong could not climb it even if he wanted to. Ye Chong could not help but miss the days when he had mechs. Now, even if he had the simplest mech, he would not have to work so hard.
He walked along the bottom of the cliff. The rocks above him blocked the sunlight, and it was very cool. Occasionally, water would seep out from the rocks and drip on his face. It was cold.
There were no signs of human activity here. In fact, even in the forest, it was almost impossible to see any signs of human activity. That senior from the Smoke School must have entered the forest a few hundred years ago. The danger index of that forest was so high that it could be called a land of death. No matter how strong you were, without alchemy, you would not be able to escape death in the forest. Alchemists might be able to identify the dangerous plants, but with their weak bodies, it was almost impossible to evade the Spiderweb Palms and Balloon Blowpipe Vines. Even the leader of the Smoke School, who owned the smoke pearl, died here.
Ye Chong was grateful that he was still alive. He could not help but feel grateful to Lunatic Guan. If not for her, he would be a pile of bones by now.
Above him, the slippery moss on the cliff gave off a rotten smell.
Walking along the bottom of the cliff was a stupid idea, but it was undoubtedly the safest way. These days, Ye Chong had been having a hard time finding his way in the forest.
He walked for three days. Ye Chong did not have to worry about direction. He picked up his pace. He ran at full speed, like a cheetah, never tired.
He was carrying a wooden spear with two huge nets hanging from both ends. It was a pity that this deadly weapon was now nothing more than a shoulder pole. The nets were not something that Ye Chong could weave with his crude craftsmanship. It was a vine plant called Earthweed. They grew on the surface of the ground, spreading out in a net shape. Ye Chong used them to make nets. The net was filled with Ye Chong's loot from the past few days. There were all kinds of alchemy ingredients, and the amount was plentiful. Ye Chong did not stop there. He also found four types of plants that Lunatic Guan's chip did not have. He had already collected samples for further analysis.
Deep down, Ye Chong still had the spirit of research.
On the third day, he finally made a discovery. Ye Chong looked at the crack before him and stopped.
A crevice meandered down the cliff. The entrance of the crevice was very narrow, less than five meters wide. Where does this crack lead to? No one knew. Of course, Ye Chong hoped that it would allow him to leave the forest.
The forest was a paradise for alchemists, but to Ye Chong, who lacked tools, it was like looking at a naked, flirtatious beauty smiling at him, but he could not do anything about it. Moreover, he had to be on tenterhooks and careful every day. Even with his strong mental fortitude, he still found it a little hard to bear. As for the fresh fruits inside, they had an endless aftertaste at the beginning, but after eating too much, the taste became bland in the mouth. Unfortunately, apart from himself, not even an ant could be seen in this forest.
After hesitating for three seconds, Ye Chong decided to go in.
As he entered the crevice, it opened up wide. This was no crevice, it was a huge canyon. The entrance to the canyon was in the shape of an inverted funnel, with the narrowest entrance.
Ye Chong felt like he had entered a completely different world.
The dark red rocks were jagged and jagged. Everywhere in the canyon was dark red, as if it had been dyed by blood. It was desolate, without a trace of life, without any vegetation, and silent. Unlike the damp forest earlier, this place was abnormally dry. The air was hot, and there was no moisture.
Ye Chong's first reaction was to touch the water bamboo hanging on his waist, to make sure it was enough, and then he sighed in relief.
His expression turned serious. This place was unusual. Ye Chong removed the nets from both ends of the wooden spear and tied them to himself.
He focused his attention, holding the wooden spear in his hand, and moved forward slowly but firmly. The hard rocks beneath his feet felt good, suitable for exerting his strength. These days, the thick layer of rotten leaves in the forest made Ye Chong feel like he was floating. Now, he could finally stand on solid ground.
As he moved forward, Ye Chong found that there was still vegetation here. Moss grew in the shadows of the rocks. The water that seeped out from the rocks could also replenish his water supply, although it tasted worse than the water bamboo.
Five kilometers. Ye Chong estimated the distance to the entrance of the canyon. Out of caution, the five kilometers took Ye Chong five whole hours.
The sky darkened, and night fell.
The night did not bother Ye Chong much. With his sharp eyes, he could see everything clearly with the slightest bit of light. Ye Chong did not stop because of the night. He continued to move forward.
There did not seem to be any dangerous animals here. Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief. This was good news for him.
The dark red cliff looked like a sleeping monster in the night. The sky above the canyon was filled with stars. It was a clear night.
Suddenly, Ye Chong felt like he had been in a different world. The star that looked like a diamond now was even brighter than it was in outer space. However, without the interference of the atmosphere, they were not as agile as they were now. Not long ago, he was piloting an advanced starship. Now, he was like a wild man, searching for a way out of the forest.
Ye Chong smiled wryly to himself, and continued forward. There was a corner in front of him, and a rock protruded like a barrier in mid-air.
Right at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, the rock protruding out of the air lit up with balls of strange purple light, as if a purple lamp had been lit up!
The purple light, the size of a bowl, continued to light up. In just a moment, the rock was enveloped by a dense cluster of purple light.
The faint purple light was not dazzling, but it was so clear in the darkness that it was impossible to ignore its existence.
Ye Chong's eyes were sharp. While it happened suddenly, he could still see it clearly. The rock was covered with starfish-like creatures that were attached to the rock. The purple light was emitted by them. In fact, it was actually a purple five-pointed star, but because of the distance, it looked like a ball of light.
Without hesitation, Ye Chong turned and ran.
In the face of unknown danger, the safest thing to do was not to identify the danger, but to stay as far away from it as possible.
Ye Chong did not see the strange scene behind him. Countless purple light orbs floated into the air. Upon closer inspection, one would be surprised to find that these glowing purple creatures were spinning at high speed to gain momentum. Their five flexible antennae were like five spirals. As they spun at high speed, their bodies stretched out like a purple disc, or a purple circular light orb floating in the air.
Ye Chong did not see this, but he was already running as fast as he could.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A sharp sound came from behind him. Ye Chong turned to look, and was almost scared out of his wits. Heavens! Countless flat, circular purple light orbs were chasing after him like raindrops. There were at least a few hundred of these purple light blades.
So fast! Ye Chong had thought that he was fast enough, but now he knew what it meant to be a child in the presence of a child. He had not even run 500 meters when the creatures with five horns caught up to him.
Cold sweat drenched Ye Chong's body.
He felt a gust of wind behind him, and quickly rolled away in shock.
Pfft pfft pfft!
The rock in front of Ye Chong was hit! Dozens of purple light orbs hit the rock. The sturdy rock was defenseless against the purple light orbs. The purple light orbs penetrated the rock easily, as if it was tofu instead of rock.
Ye Chong felt cold sweat again when he saw the power of the purple light orbs. He could not help but shiver. He knew that no matter how strong his body was, it was no match for a rock. If he was hit by the purple light orbs, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Ye Chong reacted quickly. He exerted strength from his waist and bounced up from the ground.
Dozens of purple light orbs struck the ground where Ye Chong had been, and penetrated deep into the ground.
In that moment of life and death, everything around him slowed down. Ye Chong calmed down. His composure, honed from countless life-and-death experiences, was now fully displayed.
The wooden spear slid into his hands, and the light orbs disappeared. Ye Chong could only see the blue light orbs moving at high speed. Ye Chong once again entered his simple field of vision.
Although the geometrical environment in his field of vision was not the most complicated, it was definitely the most difficult geometrical environment he had ever encountered. He was not sure if he could hit the fast-moving light orbs accurately. Moreover, those tiny light blue lines were constantly changing directions, appearing and disappearing, causing him a great deal of trouble in capturing those spots of light.
Ye Chong's mind worked furiously, calmly and calmly. Ye Chong's incredible calculation ability was at its peak. Extreme calmness and extreme madness mixed together, and Ye Chong forgot himself.
His eyes were cold, emotionless, and silent. Ye Chong was like a lifeless machine. His expression was indifferent, without emotion.
His feet kept changing positions, and the wooden spear in his hand was terrifyingly accurate.
No matter which Grandmaster of Combat saw this scene, they would be amazed.
Every mature Grandmaster of Combat had their own fighting style. Some were passionate and wild, some were dense and flexible, some were majestic, and some were strange and unpredictable. Ye Chong's most prominent style, and his specialty, was calculation. Calmness, accuracy, and efficiency had always been Ye Chong's fighting style.
Right now, Ye Chong was demonstrating his style in the most perfect way possible.
The wooden spear always took the shortest route, and accurately struck those incomparably sharp purple light slashes.
The light orbs floated in the air and rained down like rain. The purple light orbs moved at high speed in the darkness, leaving trails of purple light behind them. The sky above the valley welcomed a purple meteor shower, and the center of the purple meteor shower was a spear-wielding young man.
The leaves on the tip of the wooden spear were already broken, and the ink-black tip of the spear was hidden in the darkness. The spear would only reveal itself the moment it collided with the purple light orbs. Under the purple light, the ink-black tip of the spear looked even stranger.
Ye Chong's hands moved as fast as they could. The sudden and violent attack felt like a spring being pressed to its limit. The simple attack route and calm calculation saved Ye Chong's life this time.
Screams rang out. Ye Chong's wooden spear also dealt heavy damage to the strange creatures. The ground around him was littered with the corpses of the creatures with five horns. Their purple glow was gradually dimming. The poison on the tip of the ironwood spear was so strong that even the creatures Ye Chong had never seen before could not escape.
Ye Chong's breathing quickened. His stamina was depleting at an alarming rate.
133 of them! That was the number of light orbs hit by his wooden spear. The number of light orbs in the sky had decreased, but the creatures were still able to learn quickly. They immediately changed their direction of attack, abandoning their original straight line of attack. They circled around Ye Chong, but did not attack him.
This change put a lot of pressure on Ye Chong. The pressure was usually at its peak right before the attack. He did not know when the purple light orbs would hit him, so he could only focus on defending against any attack that might come at any time. Hissing sounds could be heard, as the high-speed orbs cut through the air, pressuring him.
In the previous round of attack, Ye Chong's hand speed was at its peak. His hand speed was over Mach 20! If this speed were to be made public, it would cause an uproar in both the Five Galaxies and He Yue Galaxy.
It was a pity that Ye Chong did not know what hand speed meant.
Until now, whether it was combat or alchemy, he had the experience of interacting with others. Mech piloting, however, was something that he had learned from Mu and Shang's teachings. He had learned it almost entirely from his own experience.
These creatures with five horns actually knew how to work together!
Ye Chong could not help but feel a headache coming on. There were at least 200 of them in the sky. What made him feel uneasy was that the creatures with five horns that had sunk into the ground and rocks earlier were now crawling out, wobbling. They looked like they were drunk, moving in an indescribably naive manner. With their small bodies, they had the looks to make many girls fall for them. However, the scene only made Ye Chong's expression turn even darker.
After about 10 seconds, the creatures with five horns rose into the air. However, their wobbling movements made one wonder if they would fall to the ground at any moment.
Suddenly, Ye Chong saw something out of the corner of his eye. He perked up, and came up with a perfect plan in the shortest time possible.
The ground was littered with leaf pouches. Ye Chong had rolled away when he was in danger, and the two nets on his back had broken. The leaf pouches were scattered all over the ground. However, he had bandaged each of the leaf pouches tightly, and none of them were torn.
Ye Chong was aiming for these leaf pouches. These leaf pouches contained at least 30 types of anesthetic and hallucinogen.
Ye Chong stared at the sky, at the purple laser beams that were circling around him. His feet moved soundlessly.
The creatures with five horns were intelligent, but they could not understand what Ye Chong was doing.
The leaf pouches were only three steps away from him. Ye Chong was secretly pleased, but he dared not let his guard down. The closer he was to victory, the more likely he would fail. He did not want to fail at the last moment.
His vigilance was effective.
Whoosh!
15 laser blades came at Ye Chong from all directions. If one were to look from above, one would see that the 15 laser blades were still a little rough in coordination, but they were beginning to form some sort of tactical coordination.
Although there were only 15 light blades, the attack this time was shockingly powerful.
Ye Chong tried his best, and his wooden spear was still nimble. However, he was already out of his trance, and his movements and calculations were slower. He only hit seven laser blades, and dodged five.
Three bloody gashes appeared on his body, as if they had been slashed by a sharp blade. He had experienced firsthand the sharpness of the creature's spinning antennae.
The faint smell of blood in the air caused the nearly 300 high-speed spinning light blades to become restless. This was the first time their attack was effective. The intelligent creatures were restless.
However, their pause gave Ye Chong an opportunity.
Ye Chong did not dare to hesitate. He rolled towards the leaf pouches.
Crack, crack, crack.
The sturdy leaf pouches could not withstand Ye Chong's deliberate pressure, and broke. In the darkness of the night, it was difficult to distinguish the original green and red powdery smoke.
Sweet, spicy, and all sorts of other scents filled the air. In order to increase the power of all narcotics and hallucinogens, they were designed to increase the speed at which they spread.
In an instant, a 50-meter radius around Ye Chong was shrouded in smoke. The Rare Grade anesthetic and hallucinogen was so concentrated that he could not even see his own fingers. This level of concentration, this level of extravagance, would definitely make any alchemist other than Ye Chong's heart bleed.
"There are more than 30 powerful anesthetic and hallucinogen. Let's see how many of them you can resist!" Ye Chong thought coldly to himself as he heaved a sigh of relief.
*****
He had only planned to restore the C drive, but something had gone wrong, and everything was gone. He wanted to cry!
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