Half a month later.
South of the Cracked Scale Forest, in the ruins of an ancient town.
Before the mutation of the Cracked Scale Furnace occurred, this was once a prosperous town, famous for its rich production of mutated iron ores and the rare [Blazing Alloy].
In the afternoon, the wind whistled past the damaged flag at the entrance of the mine, making a rustling sound.
The entrance of the mine had already collapsed, and the surroundings were filled with thick fog. Even in the afternoon, there was not a trace of warmth, and a gloomy atmosphere pervaded the air.
Whoosh!
In the forest not far away, three white mice sprang out, flying towards the mine.
Each of them had a piece of meat tied to their tails. They emitted a strange smell, a kind of pungent and spicy smell.
In the blink of an eye, the three white mice stopped in front of the mine, squeaking.
Thump thump thump …
A series of dull footsteps sounded, and three figures rushed over from afar. When they saw the three white mice, or more accurately, the three pieces of meat, they let out angry and greedy roars.
They were three berserkers, two white dwarves, and a giant hound beast.
The two white dwarves wore armor-like protective clothing, which was a very ancient style, covered in cracks and scratches.
The giant hound beast had only one eye, and its pupil-less eye stared at the pieces of meat, saliva dripping from its large mouth like a stream.
Squeak, squeak, squeak …
The three white mice continued to squeak, as if they were mocking the berserkers. After chasing them for more than an hour, they did not even get a piece of skin from the meat.
With a roar, the three berserkers rushed over, but when they reached the entrance of the mine, they stopped, as if sensing danger.
However, it was all too late …
Boom!
A pulse flashed, rushing out from the collapsed mine, and dissolved the three berserkers.
Splash …
There was a puddle of dissolved liquid on the ground, as well as a few damaged Heart Yuan Equipment and two light black crystals.
"I'm getting more and more proficient at controlling the white mice …"
Hayashi River walked out from a gap on the side of the mine, and kept the three mechanical white mice.
Then, he raised his hand, and a force shot out from his palm, smashing the two crystals.
Two wisps of black dust rose up and drilled into Hayashi River's body. The [Windmill Suppressing Mist Technique] was activated, dissolving the [Blazing Substance].
"Six more Berserkers, and that'll be the limit …"
Sensing the swelling pain in his body, Hayashi River knew that the [Blazing Substance] stored in his body had reached a limit.
In the past half a month, he had been killing berserkers and absorbing the [Blazing Substance]. Then, he went to the black vortex cluster to cultivate.
At first, when Hayashi River absorbed five crystals, his body had reached its limit.
Later on, with the continuous improvement of the second level of the [Windwheel Suppressing Mist Technique], his current absorption limit was fifty crystal dust.
During this period of time, his Psychic Force also improved rapidly. In half a month, he had reached Stage 2 Heart Warrior. The second organ that he strengthened was his liver.
"No wonder Cromwell said in his letter that he was at level two, and his advancement speed was even faster than level one."
"During this period of time, if I had the time to cultivate in the Xinyuan Battle Net, I'm afraid I would have broken through to Stage 3 Heart Warrior by now."
Hayashi River shook his head, feeling a little regretful. In the past half a month, he had spent most of his time in the Cracked Scale Forest, and had no time to log into the Xinyuan Battle Net.
Gong Guanyang and other friends sent him several messages, but he did not reply. He really had no time.
Buzz!
Behind him, the floating ball vibrated slightly, emitting a wave. From the dissolved liquid of the Berserkers, a small metal particle was sucked out.
"This is … Wait …" Seeing this, Hayashi River's expression changed, and he wanted to cut off the energy of the mechanical arm.
Pa!
The metal particle was sucked into the ball, and it was quickly refined, becoming a part of the ball.
Hayashi River felt a little heartache. This was a small piece of [Blazing Alloy]! It weighed a few grams …
After cleaning up the scene, Hayashi River returned to the mine. This was his temporary base, and it was very tidy.
Squeak squeak squeak …
In the mine, Blue Kitty and the giant cheetah were lying in front of a half-meter long meat leg, eating the meat in big mouthfuls. They ate until their mouths were full of oil, and they were extremely satisfied.
"Eat … You guys only know how to eat … Why didn't you help me …"
Seeing them eat so happily, Hayashi River scolded them. This meat leg was bait to kill the Berserkers. Now that it was finished, he would have to cook it again later.
"Meow …"
Blue Kitty meowed, looking innocent. Anyway, every time its master used the ball pulse, it needed six hours to recharge, and he could roast another Berserker in this period of time.
"Roar …" Big Yellow gave a low roar.
Hayashi River curled his lips. Actually, he wanted to taste the meat, but this was the meat of a mutated animal in the Cracked Scale Forest. Even if he had cultivated the second level of the [Windmill Suppressing Mist Technique], he did not dare to try it.
As for the little Blue Kitty, it had no scruples. Hayashi River originally did not allow it to eat. However, this little fella ate secretly when it had nothing to do, and there were no problems. Instead, during this period of time, it ate the ingredients in the forest, and it grew bigger.
However, as Hayashi River's strength increased, the relationship between the man and the cat did not improve much. It was still in a stiff state.
"Meow …"
Blue Kitty stopped eating and waved its paws, celebrating that its master killed another three Berserkers.
Looking at the little fella licking him habitually, Hayashi River shook his head secretly. He sat at the side and recorded the data of the three Berserkers just now.
After hunting Berserkers for half a month, Hayashi River discovered a phenomenon. Not every Berserker had Blazing Substance in their body.
After the death of an Animal Berserker, sometimes there would be nothing, and sometimes there would be Blazing Alloy left.
Only after the death of a Humanoid Berserker would there be crystals of Blazing Substance left.
Compared to a Humanoid Berserker, Animal Berserkers were less dangerous. Hayashi River speculated that it was because they did not absorb as much Blazing Substance, so their bodies were not as strong.
This was also the reason why mercenaries and adventurers ventured deep into the Cracked Scale Forest. As long as they could get a small piece of Blazing Alloy, it would be a fortune.
Di Di …
The ball behind him spun and transmitted a number: "0.1/100."
Hayashi River's mouth twitched, and his heart ached. This was the Blazing Alloy that the weapon had absorbed for half a month, a whole 100 grams!
When the weapon was activated, it could instantly absorb the Blazing Alloy around it, covering a diameter of 500 meters.
The absorption speed was so fast that Hayashi River could not stop it even if he wanted to.
Admittedly, the weapon displayed terrifying power against the Berserkers, but the cost of upgrading it was too high.
Every time he saw the round weapon absorb a small piece of [Blazing Heart Alloy], Lin Chuan's heart would ache. He was conflicted as to whether or not he should continue to upgrade it. When it came to swallowing metal, it was a thousand times better than Lan Xiaomiao.
Buzz …
A message came from the Cracked Scale Forest's military channel. The Berserkers at the edge of the forest had been cleared.
"Basically wiped out? So fast? I still need at least six more Berserkers to complete the second stage of [Windmill Mist Suppression Technique] … "
Hayashi River was stunned. It was strange that he had only managed to capture three Berserkers after searching for half a day.
At first, he thought that there were not many Berserkers at the southern part of the forest, and he was prepared to go somewhere else the next day. He did not expect that almost all the Berserkers at the edge of the forest had been cleared.
"What should I do? Only six or seven more Berserkers. Do I have to go deeper into the forest … "
Hayashi River frowned and picked up a piece of paper. This was not his design, but the second piece of the Rubik's Cube.
[Blazing Alloy Extractor]!
The paper said that in the middle of the Cracked Scale Forest, there were many materials that contained [Blazing Alloy]. In order to extract this precious metal, Cromwell had designed the [Blazing Alloy Extractor].
Hayashi River also understood how Cromwell had made his fortune here. He had become a pirate while obtaining [Blazing Alloy] in the Cracked Scale Forest. No wonder he had become a tycoon in just a few years.
Unfortunately, Hayashi River had inherited the [Cracked Scale Arm], and his dream of becoming a tycoon had to be postponed indefinitely.
"It's too dangerous to go deep into the forest alone. I should find some companions. If there's danger, I should run. Whoever runs slower will be cannon fodder …"
As Hayashi River thought so, he entered the password into the communicator and connected to the Cracked Scale Forest's adventurer channel. This was given to him by Yi Xing, and he had never used it before.
As soon as he connected to the channel, a series of messages popped up on his screen.
Ashen Bar Mercenary Group, Boss Lu: "Damn! Which group of strong people cleared out all the Berserkers at the southern edge of the forest? At least leave some for us. "
Ashen Bar Mercenary Group, Little Rat: "Boss is right. These strong people are too unkind. If they're so powerful, why don't they go to the middle of the forest? If you guys are eating meat, you should at least leave some soup for us."
"That's right … It's only been half a month, and we've only obtained 5 grams of [Blazing Alloy]. It's such a loss!"
"At least there's something to be gained. We've been here for half a month, and we've only hunted three humanoid Berserkers. We haven't seen a single animal Berserker, not even a hair."
"Boss Lu, why don't you organize a group and have everyone go to the middle of the forest. Otherwise, we'll lose thousands of gold coins every day. What a loss!"
…
Looking at these messages, Hayashi River was stunned. So, most of the Berserkers in the south were hunted by him?
After thinking about it carefully, he also understood. Ashen Bar Mercenary Group was already considered strong among the mercenary groups that were here.
Such a mercenary group needed to carefully set up traps to deal with a Berserker, suppress it with firepower, and exhaust it to death.
How could they be as relaxed as Hayashi River, who killed three or four Berserkers with a single Pulse Wave Attack?
In a day, excluding sleep time, Hayashi River could hunt at least ten Berserkers. His efficiency was several times that of a mercenary group.
As he was thinking, he saw Ashen Bar Mercenary Group's Boss Lu post a location information. He was going to organize people to enter the middle of the forest and do something big.
"Boss Lu Xiong … That's an old acquaintance …"
Hayashi River mumbled and turned to look at Blue Kitty. "That rat-man who wanted to torture you is probably in there too …"
Blue Kitty raised its head and revealed an expression. (〃 > 〃 <) "
I'm going to teach that rat-man a lesson …
"Then I'll go with the group. I'm just short of six or seven Berserkers. Hopefully, I can get them today …"
As Hayashi River mumbled, he pressed on his Mechanic robe. With a whoosh, the robe changed into a windbreaker.
He pressed on the Telepathy Helmet, and the helmet became fully enclosed, covering his face.
At the same time, the appearance of the Telepathy Power Boots changed, making him look taller and a size bigger.
Kacha …
The mechanical arm changed into an arm guard that covered his left arm. The spherical weapon protruded slightly, looking like a One-Star Arm Guard.
Clang!
A grayish-white dagger was attached to his waist. This was a Quasi-Star Weapon modified from [Silent Sawtooth Blade]. He then carried a Quasi-Star Heavy Sniper Rifle on his back.
After some modifications, Hayashi River looked like a well-equipped Telepathy Warrior mercenary and a very popular heavy sniper.
"It's about time …"
Hayashi River nodded and left the mine. He patted the cheetah beast, sat on it, and headed toward the meeting point.
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