Back Mountain, Skeleton Monkey

Seventh day, afternoon.

Chu Danqing's trial task of surviving for seven days had only three hours remaining.

The village chief had already urged Chu Danqing for the fifth time.

But Chu Danqing said each time that there was no rush, until the last three hours, when he leisurely took Da Bao and set off.

He didn't hike up the mountain, but drove a donkey cart loaded with crude iron sand gunpowder.

He had tested the power, and it was very strong.

The gunpowder was not in the normal ratio, but 9:0.5:0.5 of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. This ratio of gunpowder had extremely high explosive power, but it was also very sensitive and prone to accidental detonation.

A moment of carelessness could cause it to explode.

Moreover, it was mixed with iron sand, which would have fragmentation and armor-piercing effects when it exploded, so it could not only be used for blasting, but also to kill enemies.

On the way, Da Bao seemed a little restless, with a bloody aura appearing on his body from time to time, as if he couldn't wait to eat the Cave Beast priest.

"Da Bao, I've been meaning to ask you something," Chu Danqing said.

"You, ask." Da Bao's way of moving at this time was not bipedal like a human. His arms were too long, so he moved forward like a gorilla, using his forelimbs as support points.

The speed was not slow at all, with at least 7 points of agility.

"The Cave Beast priest used to be a human, if you eat him directly, isn't that a bit..." Chu Danqing didn't finish his sentence, the meaning was clear enough.

Da Bao really hadn't considered this issue. Chu Danqing's words made him think.

"Little Chu yourself, also said, used to be, human." Da Bao quickly found the logical blind spot: "Now, not."

Chu Danqing looked at Da Bao, and felt that his brain shouldn't be able to come up with this answer. It might be an instinctive answer brought about by the skill [Beast Instinct].

He opened his mouth, wanting to refute from a philosophical and biological perspective, but in the end, he didn't say the words.

Even if Da Bao didn't care, there was no point in him winning the argument, and if he said it too complicated, Da Bao most likely wouldn't understand.

His Spirit attribute was locked at 1 point, which didn't represent intelligence, but it was definitely related.

"You're right," Chu Danqing said, swallowing all his objections back into his stomach.

"Coming." Da Bao grabbed the donkey and steadied the cart.

Standing up, his two-and-a-half-meter frame looked very strong.

A rustling sound was approaching from not far away.

"Squeak~" A sharp monkey sound appeared, and skinny, skeleton-like little monkeys leaped out from between the trees and bushes.

Their size was not large, only about fifty centimeters, with sharp teeth and claws and no fur.

Most importantly, there were many of them, at least dozens at first glance.

At this time, they were only a short distance from the Fallen Blossom Cave on the back mountain, at most three kilometers away.

Da Bao was about to make a move, but Chu Danqing stopped him.

"Protect me, I'll deal with them." Chu Danqing said, taking out a fire starter, directly lighting the fuse of a pack of gunpowder and throwing it into the monkey horde.

A Skeleton Monkey nimbly hugged it, but due to its low strength and stats, it was directly smashed back into the surging monkey horde.

Boom!

An explosion sounded, and a surging heatwave, accompanied by iron sand, spread through the Skeleton Monkey qun at a terrifying speed.

All the Skeleton Monkeys within range were swallowed up, creating a blank area in the Skeleton Monkey horde.

At the same time, the loud noise also severely frightened the Skeleton Monkeys.

But this was just the beginning, and the second pack of gunpowder was thrown out again.

This time, the Skeleton Monkeys had learned their lesson and scattered when they saw the gunpowder pack.

But they were a step too slow. The fuse of the gunpowder pack that Chu Danqing used was shorter, so the explosion was faster.

The second explosion sounded, and the Skeleton Monkeys dared not continue to move forward.

And the Skeleton Monkeys that approached the donkey cart suffered an even worse fate, directly torn to pieces by Da Bao's claws.

The Skeleton Monkeys kept a safe distance, glaring at Chu Danqing with their eyes and making rustling sounds.

"They, are cursing," Da Bao could understand what the rustling of the Skeleton Monkeys meant.

Chu Danqing remained unmoved: "Tell these little monkeys that we are going up the mountain to kill the Cave Beast priest."

Isn't it just provocation? Everyone can do it.

As soon as Chu Danqing said this, all the Skeleton Monkeys fell silent.

They could understand human speech and didn't need Da Bao to translate.

All the Skeleton Monkeys showed their fangs to Chu Danqing at the same time, and the next moment, they rushed over madly.

It was as if they had overcome their fear of the power and sound of the gunpowder.

Clearly, Chu Danqing's words had touched their bottom line.

"I'm not afraid of your numbers, I'm just afraid you won't come," Chu Danqing sneered, lighting the gunpowder packs one after another and throwing them out.

Explosions echoed one after another. With Da Bao providing close-quarters protection, Chu Danqing wasn't threatened at all.

He was even using a donkey cart to transport the gunpowder packs, which was enough to show that he had brought enough for this group of Skeleton Monkeys.

After the last Skeleton Monkey was torn apart by Da Bao, an ordinary Treasure Box appeared.

After these few times, he had also made some guesses about the Treasure Box patterns.

Small monsters only dropped a Treasure Box from the last one after they were all cleared, just like the wolves, the White Dragon Fish offspring, and this group of Skeleton Monkeys.

Elites or BOSS types like the White Dragon Fish, on the other hand, very likely dropped one as soon as they were killed.

"Looks like a lot, but the number is only about a hundred."

"These Skeleton Monkeys don't have high stats. The three White Dragon Fish offspring working together could kill them all." Chu Danqing counted the number, while Da Bao grabbed the Treasure Box and came over.

After becoming Chu Danqing's permanent summon, he could naturally see the Treasure Box as well.

"Weak, I kill, fast." Da Bao handed the Treasure Box to Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing opened it directly and said casually, "You need to maintain your condition to kill the Cave Beast priest. It's not worth it."

[You have opened: Treasure Box (Common), obtained: Monkey Wine, Paradise Points ×100]

[Monkey Wine]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Common]

[Effect: After fully drinking, restores 10 energy points within 10 seconds]

"The recovery amount is a bit low." Chu Danqing casually tossed it to Da Bao. It seemed that even among common-grade items, there were differences in quality.

He didn't have any skills and had nowhere to consume energy, but Da Bao was different; he had active skills he could use.

This Monkey Wine would only allow him to activate his Tearing Claws for a minute.

Da Bao put it into the pouch at his waist. As a permanent summon, he didn't have a Storage Space.

"Great White Ape," Da Bao said, after putting it away, he raised his head and looked towards the end of the mountain road.

A figure not much different from Da Bao was slowly walking down.

If there was a difference, Da Bao's fur was red, while the other's was white.