As it turned out, the alchemy formula from Lunatic Guan's chip was indeed trustworthy. Plop plop plop! The creatures with five horns fell from the sky one after another, like kites with their strings cut. Even Ye Chong, with the protection of his smoke pearl, felt a little dizzy in the smoke.
He thought to himself, "What a strong medicinal effect!"
Shang's image flashed across his mind. The man must be fond of these things. Ye Chong remembered Shang's vile personality, and his fondness for sinister methods.
Sigh, when would he see Mu and Shang again? Amidst the smoke, Ye Chong's stony face showed a hint of warmth. Right now, no matter who saw him, they would not be able to associate him with the cold, emotionless man he used to be. Right now, Ye Chong was just a young man reminiscing about his friends.
These emotions only flashed across Ye Chong's face for a moment, and then his expression returned to its usual indifference.
He crouched down and studied the strange creatures that had put him in danger.
The creatures with five horns were scattered all over the ground. Some were still glowing purple, while others were no longer glowing purple. Each of the creatures was only the size of a palm, in the shape of a pentagram. Their limbs were soft. Their dark purple skin was hard to see in the dark, which was why Ye Chong did not notice them. They lay quietly on the ground, their bellies rising and falling rhythmically in the middle of the pentagram. It was an indescribably cute sight, without a trace of the ferocity from before. The edges of their pentagons were covered with a sharp and hard layer of cuticle. With the high speed of rotation, they were very lethal.
Ye Chong was still fearful of the danger he had just been in. If he had not reacted quickly enough, he would have been dead. The creatures were unusually intelligent. Ye Chong did not know if it was their combat instincts or their intellect. Either way, they were a great threat to him.
He did not know how resistant the creatures were to drugs, but he did not dare to risk his life to test it out. With his wooden spear in hand, he stabbed each of the creatures on the ground. The poison from the wooden spear was potent. Once it cut through the creature's skin, the creature immediately turned black and lay motionless.
After that, Ye Chong felt the tiredness wash over him like a tidal wave. His legs felt as heavy as lead, and his body was drenched in sweat. The night breeze blew, chilling him.
Ye Chong did not sit down immediately. Sitting down now was not beneficial to his recovery. Dragging his extremely heavy legs, he moved bit by bit. In fact, he was so tired that he didn't even want to move a finger.
Gritting his teeth, Ye Chong resisted the temptation to lie down and moved his limbs a little. Sure enough, his efforts were not in vain. Gradually, the soreness in his body lessened, and he could feel his strength slowly recovering. Only then did he slowly sit down, gasping for breath.
After half an hour, Ye Chong stood up. At this moment, he was full of energy and did not look tired at all.
Ye Chong analyzed the battle calmly.
What else could be inside? He did not know. However, he believed that there should be more than one type of creature here. Moreover, no one knew if there were more of these five-horned creatures in here.
It seemed that he was not a qualified alchemist. He subconsciously did not place alchemy on the same level as combat and mech piloting. He would only resort to alchemy when he could not solve a problem with combat or mechs.
Unknowingly, he had made such a grave mistake. A long time ago, Mu had taught him that no matter the situation, he should always value all his resources, and choose the most optimal method at the most opportune moment, and not the one he was most used to.
If he had released those strong anesthetics and hallucinogens as he ran, these creatures would not have been able to hurt him, and he would not have ended up like this. He remembered clearly that when the creatures with five horns caught up to him, he was already about 500 meters away. If he had released the tranquilizer right from the start, it would have been enough to knock out these creatures with five horns a few times.
Ye Chong laughed bitterly at himself, and picked up the undamaged leaf pouches on the ground. He counted them, and found that he had used up most of the anesthetics. In his panic just now, he did not have the time to identify what was in each leaf pouch. He wanted to release all the anesthetics he had.
After some thought, Ye Chong did not continue. He had to return to the forest to replenish his supply of anesthetics. No one knew how deep this valley was, and what other powerful creatures there were. In the face of unknown danger, he needed to be fully prepared.
Back in the forest, Ye Chong made a large amount of anesthetics. The forest was rich in alchemy resources. Ye Chong only needed to gather raw materials at the edge of the valley. Even so, the work still took Ye Chong three days. However, he did not mind the time. The more prepared he was, the more likely he was to survive the danger. He did not want to lose his life because of his impatience.
Ye Chong was well prepared when he returned to the valley. He had seven leaf pouches hanging on his waist, two of which were open all the way. These seven leaf pouches contained strong anesthetics, and the alchemy bottle containing crimson sand dehydration was also hanging on his waist. He had applied a thick layer of glue to his hands, but the smoke pearl was not stained. The two leaf pouches were filled with two highly volatile anesthetics. They would form a protective circle around Ye Chong. With the smoke pearl, he was naturally unaffected. If not for the smoke pearl, he would not have been able to use this method.
Ye Chong slowed down as he passed by the rock that protruded from the sky. However, he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he saw the empty rocks.
As they went deeper, the dark red rocks gave off a heavy feeling. The gloomy sky made the valley even more oppressive. There was not a single sound. It was dead silent. Even someone as mentally strong as Ye Chong could not help but frown.
There was no soil here, and the ground was made entirely of rock. There were no signs of humans in the valley, and the terrain was uneven. However, this did not pose too much of a problem for Ye Chong. Whether it was jumping or climbing, Ye Chong's nimble movements reminded people of apes, known for their agility.
The terrain in the valley grew steeper, and the ground was filled with ravines. It was hard to find a flat surface like the entrance to the valley. Besides, Ye Chong noticed that the ground was rising. In other words, he was now climbing higher.
Occasionally, the dripping sound of water seeping through the rocks would sound terrifying in the empty valley.
However, Ye Chong soon got used to it. This place reminded him of the trash planet, and the time before Mu and Shang came to him, when he was fighting alone. It was the same empty and silent trash mountain, the same danger that could appear at any time, and he was all alone.
Soon, Ye Chong cleared his mind of these random thoughts, and focused on his surroundings. This was not the time to think about these things.
Just then, his ears picked up an almost inaudible buzzing sound.
He immediately stopped and listened attentively.
Ahead! The sound came from the corner in front of him.
The buzzing grew louder, and it was approaching him. Ye Chong immediately made the right decision. He quickly observed the terrain around him. The corner ahead was about 40 meters wide.
"Alright, this is it!" Ye Chong quickly decided on a plan.
He did not know what the buzzing sound was, but he knew that it was better to strike first.
He removed two leaf pouches from his waist and opened them carefully. These were two strong anesthetics. They had two obvious similarities. One was that they were very strong, and all the anesthetics in the eight leaf pouches were present. The other was that they were colorless and odorless.
Ye Chong quickly scattered all the powder in the two leaf pouches around the corner. The two anesthetics had an effective radius of 50 to 80 meters, which was enough to cover the entire corner. A wide band of anesthetics cut off the corner.
There was no wind in the canyon, which was perfect for Ye Chong.
After that, Ye Chong quickly retreated. He retreated about 500 meters, then jumped into a gully and hid. He wanted to see what it was. He wanted to understand the creature directly, in case the anesthetics did not work, and he had to resort to other methods. Of course, this was in preparation for the next time.
The buzzing sound grew louder. Ye Chong hid patiently in the gully, carefully observing the corner. He was ready to run at any time, if the anesthetics did not work.
Buzz! The voice suddenly grew louder, like the sound of a tightened steel wire being violently pulled.
A large mass of dark clouds suddenly appeared around the corner, and the light in that corner suddenly dimmed.
Ye Chong sucked in a breath of cold air as his heart raced. However, his expression didn't change at all. He had already made up his mind to turn around and run!
This was the first time he had seen so many flying insects. If the anesthetics did not work on these insects, he would be in big trouble. Combat was useless in the face of these countless flying insects that blotted out the sky and covered the earth.
Ye Chong stared at the corner in front of him, his heart in his throat.
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