The temporary camp was simple and unadorned. It was built in the middle of a forest. Since they insisted on building the camp in the forest after witnessing yesterday's thunderstorm, there was no doubt that they wanted to avoid the threat from the air.
The scene in the camp was bleak. The only ones who could barely stand up and move were the cyborgs. Even these cyborgs had wounds of varying sizes on their bodies. White oil and lubricant flowed down their bodies, and they looked like they would collapse at any time when they moved. One could only imagine how inefficient they were.
There was no doubt that the three cyborgs under Sheyan's command were all acting arrogant at the same time. They stared fiercely at the unlucky fellows, probably intending to take their spare parts.
Hedi Curry, Azsa, and Dardanian, the botanical expert, were either lying on the ground or leaning against a tree. They did not say a word, and their morale seemed to be very low. Only when they saw their allies coming to their aid did they feel a little more spirited. The wounds on their bodies were even more ghastly.
Hedi Curry's eyes were bandaged and were faintly oozing blood. He looked like a bigger version of a Demon Hunter.
Azsa's hands were broken, but her red hair was still fluttering in the wind, and her wild nature was still there.
Dardanian was lying unconscious on the ground. His whole body twitched from time to time, and faint groans came out of his mouth. He seemed to have completely lost consciousness.
Seeing this, the five of them including Sheyan were all stunned. However, the questions that came out of their mouths were all different.
"Where are the rest of us?"
"How did this happen?"
"Where's Aldaris?"
"What happened?"
"… …"
Of the three survivors, Hedi Curry and Azsa were obviously not in the mood to talk, while Dardanian, the botanist, was completely speechless. It took them quite a while to understand the truth of the matter.
It turned out that the thunderstorm was only a small part of the reason why Party Ace had spent the night so peacefully and safely. The main reason was that the mushroom rock had actually been occupied by a group of terrifying social beasts.
This kind of beast was called the One-Horned Flying Ant. It had bat-like skin, unicorn-like horns, and amazing strength. It could not only hunt in the air and fly, but it could also rampage on land without any scruples.
The One-Horned Flying Ants had already divided this plain into their sphere of influence, and any wild beasts that dared to trespass would definitely be mercilessly killed.
These One-Horned Flying Ants could secrete two types of venom. One was a strong acidic venom. No matter how thick the defense was, it would be like paper after being attacked by them for a long time. The One-Horned Flying Ants also relied on this venom to successfully corrode a large number of caves on the mushroom rock. In other words, although the mushroom rock looked huge, the top of it was hollowed out like a human building.
The second type of venom was a very vicious venom. It would directly affect the victim's nerves and continuously harm the victim as if it had a life of its own. The victim's pain and flesh would be transformed into the power of the venom.
This was the reason why the three people in front of them had not recovered from their injuries even though they were all Growth Hunters and Awakeners with the help of advanced medicines.
Of course, the scariest thing about the One-Horned Flying Ant was that although its body was as large as a tiger or a lion, it had inherited the most powerful instinct of the Ant Clan, which was its astonishing strength. It could move objects that were dozens or even hundreds of times its own weight!
More than ten united ants could carry maggots or other food that was more than 5,000 times their own weight. This was equivalent to ten burly men with an average weight of 70 kilograms carrying 3,500 tons of heavy objects, which meant that each of them carried 350 tons.
For ants that only weighed a few grams, this ability might not attract the attention of others, but for One-Horned Flying Ants that weighed thousands of pounds, such a powerful ability was enough to make one shudder in fear! Therefore, there was no need to elaborate on how the giant beasts that were hunted managed to reach the top of the mushroom rock.
Under the leadership of the two MTs, the contestants first engaged in a contact battle with the One-Horned Flying Ants. The contestants who were selected to join this party were not just there to make up the numbers. In addition, the One-Horned Flying Ants did not come out in full force, so they managed to kill two of them.
Party Ace had already reaped a lot of benefits from killing the Cockatrice Beasts, not to mention these powerful creatures that were strong enough to carve out a territory on Uplos. So, they were sure to reap a lot of benefits. The arrogance of the contestants immediately soared under the influence of benefits.
Of course, what happened next was needless to say. The One-Horned Flying Ants went out in full force, immediately forming a transformation process from quantitative change to qualitative change. Then, the two contestants who were captured were sent to the food storage room at the top of the mushroom rock. They knew that they would suffer a fate worse than death, so they simultaneously launched their last resort … This was the fundamental reason for the drastic geological changes in the mushroom rock. Translator's Note:
After learning the whole story, Sheyan was actually relieved. Aldaris was a cunning bastard. As long as they did not encounter each other or have anything to do with "Zi", Aldaris would definitely take advantage of the situation and run away when there was nothing to gain. Besides, he also had that 'Blood Disassembly' skill to protect him, so it would be strange if anything happened to him.
But the tricky problem at hand was that the venom of the One-Horned Flying Ants had corroded the three contestants in front of them. The venom was obviously some kind of lifeform that would remain in their bodies as long as it was not extracted. However, none of the contestants present seemed to have any experience in surgery.
After much discussion, the contestants finally decided to give the job to Sheyan. After all, he was in the field of medicine concocting and was good at providing support, so he could at least have a little bit of experience in the field of treatment.
Sheyan did not have any stage fright, he even assumed a posture of taking responsibility and stood up. Of course he did not mind, it was not his flesh that was being cut. Besides, the patient's physique was extremely strong, even if two or three arteries and veins were cut, a few pieces of liver, spleen, kidneys and so on would not die ….. Fortunately, these three patients did not have the ability to read minds, otherwise, they would rather do it themselves than allow Sheyan to do it.
The sky gradually darkened. Pokan, Paul and Vassily hurriedly set up the security measures of the camp, while Sheyan sharpened his knife and aimed it at the three tragic test subjects in front of him.
Dardanian was the first to be used as a practice target for Sheyan. Although there were many wounds on Dardanian's body, they had all avoided his vital parts and were not too serious. After Sheyan cut open the wounds, he saw that the venom was really vicious. It was dark green in colour and had a mercury-like texture, but it was constantly corroding flesh and blood like an earthworm burrowing into a hole.
After the incision, Sheyan found that Dardanian's skin had almost been corroded into a two or three centimeters deep tunnel. Fortunately, the venom was only drilling randomly. Otherwise, if it had gone all the way to the internal organs, even an Awakener with the physique of an Awakener would have lost a layer of skin!
After all the operations were done, Sheyan collected the venom and carefully poured it all into the fire to burn it. At a glance, he saw Aldaris leaning against a tree next to him, deep in thought. His three cyborgs were almost paralyzed next to him. They were carrying bags of various sizes as if they were fleeing for their lives. It was obvious that they had made a lot of money.
As soon as Aldaris saw Sheyan, he immediately jumped up and bared his teeth.
"Potions, potions, ten bottles first. Also, I heard that you've just operated on them. My back was also hit. These damn ants really give me a headache."
Sheyan sent a kick over.
"Ten bottles of potions? Do you think they're cola? Look at the bags you've got. You're rich, aren't you? "
Aldaris straightforwardly split half of the spoils.
It turned out that the most valuable thing about the One-Horned Flying Ant was its glands. The secret behind its ability to move objects dozens or even hundreds of times its own weight was that these glands could secrete some kind of magical hormone! This was the source of the ant's power. Humans could also extract some trace amounts of this hormone from it.
However, 99.99% of those who could hunt One-Horned Flying Ants were from the military, so this hormone was very rare and hard to find.
Then, on a certain day, a product suddenly appeared on the Universe Taobao website. Its slogan was: Shockingly expensive, but equally shockingly effective. In the end, it was revealed that the main ingredient of this product was this ant hormone … Everyone knew that as long as something was related to one's kidneys or sexual ability, the value of the product would definitely rise faster than the value of the land in the core city.
If this thing was really effective, then it could only be described as a huge profit.
Nowadays, there were no fresh One-Horned Flying Ant glands for sale even on the Universe Taobao website, because there were so many rich people who would buy them as soon as they appeared on the shelves ….
But Aldaris's generosity was not without reason. Although the glands of the One-Horned Flying Ants were expensive, they occupied a large area. All of Aldaris's storage space had been filled up, so it was impossible for him to not leave some space for battle and living. He also could not tire his cyborgs out. After all, he still had the main mission to complete, so he might as well give the One-Horned Flying Ants a favour.
In addition to his personal space, Sheyan also had a huge party space. It was more than enough to stuff a Wasp spaceship into it, so he gladly accepted it. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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