Chapter 99 - 98: Wolf Blade Bracers, Chameleon Cloth, Solution

Chapter 99: Chapter 98: Wolf Blade Bracers, Chameleon Cloth, Solution

"I wonder if I can refine something good..."

Ji Zhixing looked at the corpses of the two Tier Two Blood Beasts in the Genetic Furnace, waiting quietly with some anticipation.

Time ticked by. About ten minutes later, the refinement was complete.

He swept his consciousness across the Furnace Space, a hint of disappointment showing on his face. Inside, there were only four Tier Two Gene Source Stones and four Tier Two Blood Crystals. Aside from that, there was nothing else. He shook his head, feeling slightly let down.

However, he quickly moved to the corpses of the other Tier Two Iron Armor Blood Beast and Tier Two Blood Wolf, threw them into the furnace, and continued refining.

Another ten minutes passed. This time, as the refinement finished, his eyes immediately lit up when he scanned the Furnace Space.

"A drop!"

In the Furnace Space, besides four Genetic Source Stones and four Blood Crystals, there was an extra item. It was an armguard, dark red all over, its surface covered in fine scale armor. The outer edge of the armguard was embedded with a sharp, crescent-moon-like blade. The edge was razor-sharp, gleaming coldly.

With a thought, he received the item’s information.

"Wolf Blade Armguard, Tier Two Two-Star Genetic Equipment. Can be worn on the forearm to defend against enemy attacks. The wolf blade can also be deployed for close-quarters combat.

"It can also be activated by genetic source power and shot out to attack enemies. The wolf blade can be retracted after being fired."

"Not bad." Ji Zhixing felt a slight sense of joy.

A piece of Tier Two equipment could be sold for at least 500,000 genetic coins. Moreover, he could use this equipment himself. Although it was only two-star quality, it might play an unexpected role in catching enemies off guard.

After finishing the refinement, he looked up and glanced around. The others had already finished refining the remaining Blood Beasts. Xiao Mingyue had also refined a few.

After all, too many Blood Beasts had died this time, and time was limited. If they didn’t hurry, the corpses would go to waste. But for her to refine these Blood Beasts was a waste anyway—because she hadn’t gotten a single drop either.

"A Weapon Order? Two pieces of Tier Two Five-Star equipment?"

Meanwhile, through chatting with Xiao Mingyue, Su Qing had also learned what Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue did yesterday.

When the others heard about Ji Zhixing’s harvest, they instantly understood why he had suddenly become so powerful.

What did Tier Two Five-Star equipment mean? If bought outside, let alone two million genetic coins, even three million might not be enough to buy a single piece. With two such pieces of equipment on him, it would be strange if Ji Zhixing’s strength didn’t skyrocket.

"Tier Two Five-Star equipment... I’m so jealous," Su Qing said, her eyes full of envy as she looked at Ji Zhixing.

"It was just luck," Ji Zhixing smiled. "Besides, if it weren’t for Ming Yue, I might have been left there for good yesterday."

Speaking of this, Ji Zhixing shook his head. Yesterday’s ordeal had truly been a close call.

As they chatted, the group found a flat spot to sit down and rest. The battle just now had taken a heavy toll on all of them, especially the trio of Zhou Han, Tie Shan, and Su Qing. Zhou Han had even sustained injuries and needed to take a healing potion.

"Let’s go. We’ll take you to that underground space."

An hour later, Ji Zhixing and the group had mostly recovered. Thanks to the healing potion, Zhou Han’s injuries had also healed significantly and wouldn’t affect his movement.

On the way, Zhou Han couldn’t help but ask, "Is the pack of Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles you encountered really no smaller than the one we met earlier?"

"There are only more of them, not less," Ji Zhixing nodded. "You’ll see when we get there."

"What about that snake you mentioned?" Tie Shan asked.

"That snake is not to be trifled with." Ji Zhixing shook his head, his expression serious. "It’s a Blood Beast that has reached Tier Three, and it might not even be an ordinary Tier Three. It’s truly not something we can handle."

"Tier Three..." Zhou Han nodded, dropping the thought.

"We can’t deal with that snake," Xiao Mingyue suddenly chimed in. "But we might still be able to get the Underground Blood Ginseng it’s guarding."

"Oh? How?"

Ji Zhixing looked at Xiao Mingyue in surprise.

Seeing his gaze, Xiao Mingyue willed a tattered cloth she had picked up earlier into her hand. This was the very same camouflage cloth Chen Wenjie and Han Shuang had used to hide.

"Refine this thing and check its information," Xiao Mingyue smiled, handing the tattered cloth to Ji Zhixing.

Ji Zhixing took it. It felt soft, smooth, and incredibly light.

"Refine."

Without hesitation, he willed the cloth into the Genetic Furnace and began the refinement.

A few minutes later, it was done. As his consciousness touched the camouflage cloth, a stream of information flooded his mind, and his eyes lit up slightly.

"Chameleon Cloth: Tier Two Three-Star Genetic Equipment. When draped over the body and activated, it will automatically blend with the surrounding environment. It can also conceal one’s aura, making the user undetectable."

"Good stuff!" Ji Zhixing couldn’t help but praise.

"Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for us to get that Underground Blood Ginseng unless the snake leaves the cave on its own," Xiao Mingyue looked at him and said. "But we can’t just wait there indefinitely, or we’ll be in danger if we run into it.

"However, with this Chameleon Cloth, we can completely camouflage ourselves near its cave entrance and lure it out. As long as it comes out, we’ll have a chance to get the Underground Blood Ginseng."

Ji Zhixing nodded. But then he shook his head and said, "I’m afraid that’ll be very difficult. Even if we lure the snake out, it might go straight back in when it sees no one outside. We might not have time to take the Underground Blood Ginseng."

"You’re right," Xiao Mingyue smiled. "However, that’s under normal circumstances.

"We’re currently in the Blood Beast Secret Realm. We don’t have to fear death here; if we really encounter fatal danger, we’ll be automatically teleported out of the Secret Realm.

"Therefore, we can completely make some sacrifices. On the very last day, you can use the Chameleon Cloth to take the Underground Blood Ginseng, while the rest of us will help you lure the snake.

"That way, you can get the Underground Blood Ginseng."

"This..." Ji Zhixing was slightly taken aback.

He had never thought of this method.

"That’s a great idea," Zhou Han immediately agreed. "When the time comes, just leave the task of luring the snake to us."

"Right." Tie Shan nodded as well. "If it’s on the last day, even if we get teleported out of the Secret Realm, we won’t lose much."

"Yeah, count me in," Su Qing nodded. "It’s simple. Even if we get hurt, it’s just a matter of drinking a healing potion at most."

Speaking of this, Su Qing thought of something else and turned to Xiao Mingyue. "But Ming Yue, you should sit this out. We only formed this team because of you. It’s best if you don’t do this kind of thing."

"Yeah, the three of us are enough," Zhou Han and Tie Shan chimed in.

Xiao Mingyue thought for a moment and didn’t refuse. She nodded, "Then it’s settled."

While they spoke, the five of them quickly arrived at the cave Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue had emerged from earlier. The cave wasn’t large, and its entrance had been blocked with branches when the two left. If one didn’t look carefully, it was completely undetectable.

"This is it," Ji Zhixing took the lead and squeezed inside.

The five of them followed the winding cave passage all the way down. After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at the underground space where they had discovered the pack of Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles.

On the surface of the river, dozens to a hundred Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles were bobbing up and down.

"That really is a lot." Zhou Han lowered his voice. "It really seems like more than the pack we ran into before."

"Same old method. We’ll lure them wave by wave," Xiao Mingyue said.

Tie Shan nodded.

Following that, the group used their old tactic, beginning to lure the blood crocodiles up wave by wave.

However, they had only lured two waves when a tremendous roar echoed from deep within the underground space.

Immediately after, two massive Tier Two Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles burst out of the Blood River, leading a large swarm of Tier One Blood Crocodiles. They surged toward the five like a tidal wave.

"No need to retreat this time!" A sharp glint flashed in Ji Zhixing’s eyes. "Kill them head-on!"

"Giantification!"

His body abruptly shot up, growing to 2.7 meters tall in the blink of an eye. His Rock-Solid Physique activated simultaneously, covering his entire body in a grayish-white horny layer. Grasping the Nine-Tiered Tide Rod in his hand, the three-meter-long staff emitted a faint blue glow.

He led the charge straight into the crocodile pack.

"Surge!"

With a horizontal sweep of the long staff, three Tier One Blood Crocodiles were sent flying.

Zhou Han followed closely by his side, slashing continuously with his long saber. Every strike landed precisely on the vital spots of the blood crocodiles.

Tie Shan held up his shield, primarily protecting Xiao Mingyue and Su Qing to prevent them from being sneak-attacked.

In the rear, Xiao Mingyue and Su Qing unleashed flames. Flame Spirit Butterflies and Flame Spirit Birds intertwined into a sea of fire, burning the Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles until they shrieked in agony.

Soon, one blood crocodile after another fell, their blood dyeing the ground red.

"ROAR!"

A Tier Two Single-Horned Blood Crocodile charged furiously, pouncing straight at Ji Zhixing.

"Undercurrent!"

Ji Zhixing thrust his staff with unbelievable speed. The Tier Two Blood Crocodile’s eye was instantly pierced, killing it on the spot.

"Sea Burial!"

Then, a sharp light flashed in his eyes as he activated the Fallen Feather Moon-Treading Boots. His figure shot forward rapidly, arriving in front of the other Tier Two Single-Horned Blood Crocodile in an instant, and brought his staff crashing down.

"BANG!"

With just one strike, the Tier Two Blood Crocodile’s skull was smashed inward, blood splattering everywhere.

With the death of these two Tier Two Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles, the remaining Tier One Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles instantly lost their will to fight and scattered in all directions.

"Chase them!"

The five immediately gave chase.

In the end, only twenty or so blood crocodiles managed to escape back into the Blood River; the rest all fell to the ground. Ji Zhixing looked at the Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles fleeing back into the Blood River. After some thought, he ultimately decided against pursuing them into the water.

"Phew..." He deactivated his Giantification and leaned heavily on the Nine-Tiered Tide Rod, panting for breath.

"That felt amazing!" Zhou Han flicked the blood off his saber. "Before, we had to be so careful fighting this many Blood Beasts. Now, following you, we just steamroll them."

"Hurry up and refine them," Xiao Mingyue urged. "If we wait too long, we won’t be able to refine Blood Crystals from them."

The group quickly stored the blood crocodile corpses on the ground into their furnaces. Ji Zhixing did the same.

Only this time, his luck wasn’t as good.

After refining two Tier Two Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles and six or seven Tier One Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles, he ended up with nothing but Genetic Source Stones and Blood Crystals.

"Bad luck?" Xiao Mingyue asked, noticing his flat expression.

"It’s actually alright, it’s just that no Genetic Equipment dropped," Ji Zhixing smiled and took out a few Blood Crystals to show her.

"Did you think Genetic Equipment was that easy to get?" Xiao Mingyue rolled her eyes at him.

Afterward, the group searched the area one more time. Confirming there was nothing else to find, they followed the passage back to the surface.

By the time they emerged from the cave, it was already evening.

"It’s getting dark. The leaderboard for today should be out soon," Zhou Han glanced at the sky, feeling somewhat expectant.

"Ji Zhixing’s harvest today is much greater than the past two days combined. His rank should shoot up quite a bit," Su Qing remarked.

Ji Zhixing was also calculating his harvest in his mind.

"Today, I refined two Tier Two Blood Wolves, two Tier Two Iron Armor Blood Beasts, and two Tier Two Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles... I got a total of twelve Tier Two Blood Crystals. If I take out a quarter, that’s three.

"I can also take out thirty Tier One Blood Crystals to hand in.

"Added together, that’s 60,000 points. Plus the 85,000 from the first two days, that makes a total of 145,000 points.

"With this score, could I actually break into the top four?"