This Red Patterned Snake only had the strength of a first-grade martialist. With Linlong's strength, there was no need for him to use the Rune Sword. However, in order to avoid any accidents, Linlong naturally wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible.
After all, he was no longer in the outskirts of the Xingwu Mountain Range.
Since they weren't in the periphery of the Xingwu Mountain Range, the number of Scarlet Flowery Snakes they encountered was naturally higher. In just a short while, Linlong had killed five snakes and obtained five gall bladders of the Scarlet Flowery Snake. As long as he killed one more, he would be able to complete his task.
Linlong planned to head out immediately after completing the quest.
After all, both the Lei and Fan families were searching for him, so the longer he stayed in the mountain range, the more dangerous it would be.
After that, Linlong continued to walk forward. After just a few steps, another Red Patterned Snake appeared in front of him. Just as he was about to go up and kill it, his expression changed slightly.
This was because he had discovered that there seemed to be a powerful aura nearby. Linlong immediately gave up on killing this Red Patterned Snake and carefully looked forward.
He discovered that there was a leopard standing under a big tree in front of him. However, it was obvious that this leopard only had the strength of a second-grade martialist and was not the source of the powerful aura. In other words, there was an even more powerful ferocious beast beside this leopard.
Linlong could see this from the leopard's trembling body.
Sure enough, in the next moment, a black shadow suddenly sprang out from the grass in front of the leopard. The leopard reacted quickly and immediately turned around to run.
However, it still could not outrun the other party. In just a few breaths' time, the black shadow that sprang out had firmly entangled it. This was obviously another Red Patterned Snake, but its body was several times larger than an ordinary Red Patterned Snake. It was almost no different from a giant python.
Most importantly, it clearly had the strength of a third-grade martialist.
This was a Red Patterned Snake that had swallowed a third-grade energy stone and had undergone a mutation! This was Linlong's judgment in his heart.
Most ferocious beasts would experience a change in their strength after swallowing an energy stone of the same grade. Only a small number of ferocious beasts would not experience such a change, and the Red Patterned Snake was one of them.
Even if a majority of the Red Drill Flower Snakes swallowed a grade 3 energy stone, their strength would only be equivalent to a grade 2 warrior. The reason why the Red Drill Flower Snake in front of them possessed such strength was because it was a mutated Red Drill Flower Snake.
It was precisely because of this that it was able to attain the realm of a Rank 3 Martialist after consuming a Rank 3 Energy Stone.
After confirming this point, Linlong's eyes immediately lit up.
The reason why he was happy was because the Red Drill Flower Snake usually had a specific hiding place, and in its hiding place was a kind of crystal that could instantly increase a person's energy.
If he could get this crystal stone, Linlong could guarantee that his strength would be greatly improved in an instant. Of course, this crystal stone was a consumable like the Strength Qi Pill. It could not be used many times, but it was still a rare treasure.
Linlong decided that he would follow the Red Drill Flower Snake and see if he could find its hiding place. Then, he could obtain the Crystal Stones inside.
Of course, he had no way to kill this Red Drill Flower Snake, so the only thing he could do was to see if he could take advantage of the moment when the Red Drill Flower Snake left its hiding place to steal the crystal stone.
After making such a decision, Linlong just stayed in the same place, quietly watching the Red Drill Flower Snake.
In just a short while, this mutated Red Drill Flower Snake, whose body was several times bigger than an ordinary Red Drill Flower Snake, swallowed the leopard whole into its stomach.
After that, it lazily crawled forward.
As for Linlong, he carefully followed behind it. Naturally, it was incomparably dangerous to follow behind such a ferocious beast, but for the sake of obtaining the crystal stone, Linlong also threw caution to the wind. After all, if he could obtain the crystal stone, he would have an additional ability to protect himself when facing the experts of the Lei and Fan Families.
After following it for half a quarter of an hour, the Red Drill Flower Snake crawled to the side of a stone cave. This stone cave was extremely hidden, and there were trees and bushes at the side to hide it. If he did not follow the Red Drill Flower Snake, it would be very difficult for Linlong to discover such a stone cave.
This should be the nest of the Red Drill Flower Snake, Linlong thought to himself.
Sure enough, after sticking its head out of the stone cave to look around, the Red Drill Flower Snake drilled into the cave, and its figure disappeared in an instant.
Naturally, Linlong did not dare to just follow it in, so he could only stay outside and watch.
He wanted to wait for an opportunity, wait for the Red Drill Flower Snake to come out again.
This would most likely take a very long time, sometimes even a few days, but Linlong did not care so much.
Unknowingly, two days had passed. During these two days, Linlong had been staying on a tree not far from the stone cave.
However, what made him depressed was that the Red Drill Flower Snake did not leave the stone cave at all during these two days.
Linlong also planned to use some method to lure the Red Drill Flower Snake out, but in the end, he gave up on it, because if he accidentally alerted the snake, it would be very difficult to obtain the crystal stone inside.
After another half a day, the sky gradually darkened.
It was also at this time that Linlong suddenly heard the voices of people not far behind him. Hearing one of the voices, Linlong could not help but frown slightly, because it seemed to be Han Qisheng's voice.
Could it be that these people still have not given up? Such a thought flashed through Linlong's mind.
However, after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, this was a good opportunity to kill him, how could the other party give up so easily?
Not long after, those people were getting closer and closer to him. He could even see their figures, and as for their voices, it was even clearer.
"Strange, where did that kid go? Could it be that he has already left the Xing Wu Mountain Range? "
"I don't think so. If he had left, he would have met up with the others, but right now, he is not here at all."
"Patriarch Fan is right, that kid is definitely still in the Xing Wu Mountain Range. As long as we spend a little more effort, we should be able to find him."
"In that case, let's continue working hard."
"Elder Han, it has been hard on you."
"Patriarch Fan, Patriarch Lei, what are you saying? This is what we should do."
… …
Hearing these people's voices, a trace of astonishment flashed across Linlong's face. This was because three of them were actually Lei Peng, Fan Shenglin, and Han Qisheng.
If these people were to gather together, even if I had three heads and six arms, I would still not be their match. Therefore, it was better to obediently hide. Thinking of this, Linlong held his breath.
At this time, if he was not careful, he could only flee in all directions in this mountain range.
When he thought of the word 'flee', his eyes suddenly lit up, because he had thought of a brilliant plan.
Since these people are so powerful, and I can't do anything to the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake, wouldn't it be better to directly lure them over to deal with it? Such a thought flashed across Linlong's mind.
This method was very dangerous, but when he thought of the crystal, and that it might be able to make these people shed a layer of skin, Linlong felt that he had to do it no matter what.
After thinking for a while, Linlong took out a portion of fragrant wild rabbit meat from his Runic Spatial Ring and directly placed it outside the cave where the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake was.
Linlong knew that the wild rabbit meat's fragrance would definitely attract the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake, but given the snake's cautiousness, it would definitely not immediately come out to eat the wild rabbit meat.
This period of time was enough for him to lure Fan Shenglin and the others over.
After putting down the hare meat, Linlong immediately headed in the direction of Fan Shenglin and the rest. After a while, he suddenly appeared not far away from Fan Shenglin's group.
Seeing Linlong's sudden appearance, Fan Shenglin and the others were clearly stunned. After a while, they realized that the person in front of them was simply the Linlong they had been dreaming of capturing.
Although they were puzzled as to why Linlong would suddenly appear, they did not think too much about it at this time.
"Brat, I didn't expect you to walk right into the trap!"
"Truly wearing out iron shoes in fruitless searching, only to find it without even looking for it!"
"Cut the crap, everyone attack together!"
With that, Fan Shenglin and the others immediately rushed toward Linlong.
Although it would definitely be embarrassing for them to deal with Linlong at the same time, when they thought that Linlong could escape at any time, they did not care about such a thing.
When he saw the three of them rushing over, Linlong naturally turned around and fled. He did not immediately flee to the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake's cave because that would be too obvious.
Therefore, he took a slight detour.
His speed was fast, but compared to Fan Shenglin and the others, he was still a little slow. If not for the complicated terrain around him, Fan Shenglin and the others would have probably caught up to him before he reached the cave.
In the end, when Fan Shenglin and the others were about to catch up, he finally arrived near the cave. At this time, he could also sense the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake's aura.
Not far in front of him, the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake could not bear it anymore.
"Brat, let's see where you can run to!" Fan Shenglin also could not bear it anymore. When he saw that Linlong's figure was already within his attack range, he let out an angry roar and directly attacked with his palm.
Who would have thought that at this critical moment, Linlong's figure would suddenly flash to the right and dodge his attack?
This fella really has some skills when he puts his life on the line. This thought flashed across the minds of Fan Shenglin and the others.
However, their expressions changed very quickly because they realized that Fan Shenglin's palm attack seemed to have struck a powerful ferocious beast in front of them. Then, a Scarlet Drill Flower Snake that was obviously a few times larger than the others appeared in front of them.
"It's a mutated Scarlet Drill Flower Snake!"
The few of them who were experienced could tell what kind of ferocious beast it was at a glance.
By the time they figured out the origin of the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake, it had already raised its head and charged over.
How could it let go of Fan Shenglin's palm attack for no reason?
Seeing that the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake was charging over, Fan Shenglin and the others could only take out their own runic weapons to attack the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake.
If the three of them were to deal with the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake like this, wouldn't Linlong escape? Hence, Fan Shenglin, who had recovered from his shock, hurriedly said to Han Qisheng, "Elder Han, you go after Linlong. Let the two of us deal with the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake."
The Scarlet Drill Flower Snake was stronger than any of them. Hence, they needed two people to deal with it.
"Okay!" Han Qisheng nodded, and then moved his body, directly chasing in the direction that Linlong had escaped to.
As for Fan Shenglin and Lei Peng, they used all their strength to deal with the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake in front of them.
After chasing for a while, Han Qisheng felt that something was wrong because there seemed to be no trace of Linlong in front of them.
Could it be that this fella didn't escape, and was still at the same place? Han Qisheng thought to himself.
However, he felt that it was impossible. Hence, after thinking about it, he continued to chase.
How would he know that the nest of the mutated Scarlet Drill Flower Snake was nearby, and that Linlong was now in the stone cave?
At the moment when the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake attacked Fan Shenglin and the other two, Linlong pretended to escape to the left. However, when his figure left the sight of Fan Shenglin and the other two, he directly changed direction and rushed toward the stone cave of the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake.
As there were many trees and weeds around, and Fan Shenglin and the other two were fighting with the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake, they did not expect that Linlong had not left, and was in the nearby stone cave.
After entering the stone cave, Linlong found that it was extremely dry along the way. Logically speaking, such a stone cave should be extremely dark and damp, but this dryness made a trace of a smile appear on Linlong's face.
Because this meant that the stone cave definitely had that kind of crystal.
After walking through a not too long passage, Linlong finally arrived at a relatively large stone cave.
Just as he entered the stone cave, a black shadow suddenly attacked him. Fortunately, his reaction speed was lightning fast, and he was able to dodge it.
His figure paused, and he saw that the sneak attack was a Scarlet Drill Flower Snake. However, its strength was clearly much weaker than the one outside, and it only had the strength of a second-grade warrior.
The longer this dragged on, the more dangerous it would be. Therefore, Linlong directly took out his rune sword and directly attacked the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake.
He even used a method that would cause both sides to suffer, because this was the only way to get rid of the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake in the shortest time possible.
In the next moment, the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake's tail swept across his body, and he was heavily sent flying. However, his rune sword was also firmly nailed to the Scarlet Drill Flower Snake's weak point.
The Scarlet Drill Flower Snake died on the spot, while Linlong only suffered some injuries.
After consuming a top-grade healing medicine, Linlong directly went to the deepest part of the stone cave. When he arrived, a smile once again appeared on his face.
This was because a blue crystal was quietly lying on top of a large flat rock.
This crystal was only the size of a fist, but its entire body was emitting a powerful energy. Needless to say, it was the kind of crystal that the mutated Scarlet Drill Flower Snake treasured.
The Scarlet Drill Flower Snake had mutated because of this crystal, and it was precisely because of this that it treasured this crystal so much.
Immediately, Linlong directly stored the crystal into his rune spatial ring, and then swiftly ran along the path he came from.
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