Process X Luck

This feather is very small.

It's like the feathers of a raptor that's only one or two meters long.

But this feather feels so familiar.

Kevin glanced at it and immediately knew whose feather it was.

The eye-like patterns on his body no longer had any special effect, but Kevin would never forget them.

That came from the Sky Overlord.

That Sky-Covering Bird.

Kevin reached out, held the feather in his hand, and stared at it blankly.

Kim and the others also noticed that Kevin was acting strangely, so they stopped talking and stood quietly watching him.

Kevin, meanwhile, was thinking.

Why?

The first question about the feather is why it's so small, considering it looked up.

Even at a height of hundreds of meters, when he looked up, he could clearly see the eye-like patterns on the feathers.

This explains why each feather is ridiculously large, even if it's because the eyes are so conspicuous that Kevin can't ignore them, resulting in a visual magnification.

Each of these feathers should be able to completely encompass it, instead of being such a tiny single feather.

And the second question...

Why is that?

Why would a single feather be caught in the Phoenix's grasp?

And why don't I feel anything?

The most serious problem is that Kevin didn't feel even the slightest bit of desire when he held the feather.

This is inherently the most unreasonable thing to do.

It's important to understand that even the most ordinary creatures on the Dark Continent possess very subtle desires, which means they are at least considered materials.

The most common D-Rank or C-grade Material.

This is the most basic material need that living beings should have, in this Dark Continent.

However, this feather does not exist.

This, in turn, highlights the difference between it and feathers.

"Did it give it to you?"

Kevin suddenly asked.

The Phoenix transformed into flames, coiling around Kevin's body once more and becoming part of the patterns on his skin.

"For me?"

He had absolutely no idea why.

At that moment, Jin seemed to understand something.

"So, you didn't kill that Sand Worm?"

In fact, King couldn't be sure whether Kevin killed the Sand Worm, but given the circumstances at the time, only Kevin could have done such a thing.

Because there is a very simple reason.

Whether it's Sand Worm or Kevin, Jin can't determine their strength.

Although I didn't know why I suddenly lost consciousness.

However, judging from the way the Phoenix protected Kevin after they came out, it becomes clear.

Kevin certainly wasn't unconscious like them and then sucked into the Sand Worm's body.

There were also some traces in the surrounding area, indicating that Kevin had been in a fight.

Kevin fought and didn't die, and they didn't know why he emerged from one of the Sand Worm's organs.

Therefore, it's highly likely that Kevin fought and saved them.

But now it seems that's not the case.

That feather.

Jin had already guessed something; it was very likely that it was the Sky Overlord, because he had read the Sky Overlord's information.

The feather had an eye pattern on it.

This is the only matching information.

Kevin nodded in response to Kim's question.

"I'm not strong enough to kill that Sand Worm yet. I can only try my best to delay it and prevent it from escaping."

"To be honest, I was already considering whether I should just go inside the Sand Worm and try to destroy it from the inside."

Even now, Kevin is very clear that his greatest strength is actually his defensive ability, which is his most outstanding advantage.

The others were more average.

"But at that time, the Sand Worm didn't want to fight me at all; it just wanted to run away. That's when I realized something was wrong."

"Then the Sky Overlord arrived. When the Sky Overlord arrived, I was almost in despair. However, it was clear that it was not attacking me, but attacking this Sand Worm."

"In a way, my delay bought the Sky Overlord time to arrive and kill the Sand Worm, so it played a crucial role."

Kevin makes no secret of the impact of his work.

If he hadn't delayed the Sand Worm would have definitely been able to escape.

Kevin patted his behind, stood up, and looked at Kim and the others.

"And what happened to you after you entered the Sand Worm's body?"

Hearing this, Jin shrugged helplessly.

"To be honest, I don't know anything. After everything went black and I lost consciousness, I knew nothing more. When I woke up, the Sand Worm was already dead, and we were dissecting it from its organs."

Kevin nodded; that was normal.

Then he looked at the Resentful Eater Snake.

He walked over and placed his hand on her.

The Resentful Eater Snake did not attack them, since they had been inside their Snake Nest the whole time.

She wasn't foolish enough to forget about Kim and the others after such a short time away.

Kevin communicates with the Resentful Eater Snake through touch.

As mentioned before, these powerful creatures are no less intelligent than humans, and may even be more so. They simply lack civilization, and their individual strength is so great that they appear like wild beasts.

With a simple touch, Kevin had already communicated with the other person and learned what had happened.

"So that's how it is. On your way to find your territory, you encountered Sand Worm, fought them, and lost."

For the Resentful Eater Snake, there is no shame in defeat, and it gave a clear affirmative answer.

"I see, so they came specifically for you. No wonder."

During their brief exchange, Kevin learned that the Sand Worm were after the Resentful Eater Snake.

"A natural enemy? No? An adversary? Oh, I see, it's revenge."

Kevin was once again certain of the intelligence of these creatures.

This Sand Worm has actually been wandering in this area for a long time.

From a human perspective, this is at least a thousand years.

During this wandering period, a battle ensued with the true owner of the Snake Nest territory, the very one that had first sought to establish its own domain here.

Then, after suffering a crushing defeat, they fled.

So, upon sensing that the Resentful Eater Snake had left its lair and was far away, he launched an attack without hesitation.

And after winning the battle, it swallowed its opponent whole.

The conflict fluctuations they sensed in the Pitch Black Land were actually the aftershocks of the battle between these two creatures.

Having received the information exchanged, Jin and the others listened to the entire process and learned what had happened.

"If that's the case, then does that actually confirm why this Sand Worm is more greedy when devouring the creatures around it than when you first encountered it?"

Ximo looked at Kevin and asked.

Kevin nodded.

"It must be because of the injury. When you're injured, you need more food to replenish your energy, so unlike the first time I encountered one, you wouldn't leave immediately after taking one pill, but instead risk taking one more pill."

Last time, Kevin didn't experience any mental fluctuations, and the whole process came and went quickly.

"Hmph." Men Qi snorted resentfully, saying, "If it hadn't been so greedy, it wouldn't have died here."

If that Sand Worm hadn't been so greedy, it could have left safely long ago, and Jin and the others wouldn't have been in danger.

They were eventually affected by the Sky Overlord's ranged attack and fell into a coma.

Otherwise, the Sand Worm would have simply swept through the surrounding creatures over a wide area without harming Kevin and the others.

There would naturally be no conflict between the two sides.

Because of their greed in eating for too long, Kim and his companions were eventually caught in the blast and sucked in, forcing Kevin to delay the rescue.

This series of actions gave the Sky Overlord time to arrive and then instantly kill the Sand Worm.

"From this perspective, to the Overlord, these Lords are simply—"

Illumi muttered to herself.

She originally thought that while Overlord was powerful, he wouldn't be so exaggerated in terms of strength as Lord.

But things are different now.

Lord Resentful Eater Snake> Sand Worm> Adult Resentful Eater Snake.

They were undoubtedly all of Lord Level.

Although there is a gap in strength between them, it is clearly visible and tangible, and they are capable of growing to the same level as each other.

The Sand Worm in this middle ecological niche was instantly killed.

The opponent's only advantage is that they can escape underground.

It has no other advantages.

Moreover, one must escape before the Sky Overlord arrives.

"I see, actually we can make this analogy."

Jin rubbed his chin and then gestured to the crowd that had turned around.

"Can we consider the Sky Overlord and his territory as analogous to a person's house?"

"And things like Sand Worm, which are like Rat or cockroaches in a room, are very easy for humans to kill if they are seen."

"And things like 'Resentful Eater Snake' are actually potted plants, pets, or other living things in the room. They can add some color to the room, and of course, they are beneficial to both the room and its owner."

Upon hearing this analogy, everyone pondered for a moment and then nodded involuntarily.

Because it's very vivid.

Following this line of thought, Illumi said, "The way Sand Worm hunt is a complete destruction of the environment."

"Based on what we saw after we came out, the Sky Overlord didn't intend to eat the Sand Worm after killing it. Instead, it turned the sandworm into life energy and spread it throughout the environment."

As she spoke, she reached out and scooped up a clump of dirt from the ground.

"This environment has seen significant growth, which will allow those organisms that haven't been completely eaten to survive and thrive more quickly, thus stabilizing the area again."

Of course, there will be food chain collapses, but there won't be large-scale malicious wasteland.

Think about it carefully, how many desolate areas did they see along the way?

To be honest, there are quite a lot.

Almost every region has similar desolate areas in the middle or somewhere within each region.

They still considered it normal.

The Dark Continent is so vast, isn't it?

Looking back now, it was completely abnormal.

These barren areas are very likely traces left by these Sand Worm when they were hunting.

They're like cockroaches in a room; they might not be able to damage the room, but they certainly make people feel disgusted and nauseous.

It causes damage to the room that, while not affecting the overall structure, is nonetheless real.

"So this is the meaning of the Lord's existence; he protects a certain area of the room belonging to the master, ensuring its safety."

"At least in the areas where cats frequent, Rat dare not go."

The analogy with the Lord's Resentful Eater Snake and the Sand Worm is quite obvious.

Just then, the Resentful Eater Snake circled around and dragged something to Kevin's front.

Everyone looked over.

It was a very large spherical object, at least half a meter in diameter.

It is pure black, as if it is absorbing the surrounding light.

The Resentful Eater Snake, carrying the object in its mouth, flicked its head, and Kevin caught it.

It's so heavy.

Then comes longing.

A surging desire.

It rushed towards Kevin like a tidal wave, crashing against him.

This momentarily suffocated Kevin.

A-Rank.

No, definitely not only.

It surpasses A-Rank.

It has at least reached S-level.

Kevin, holding the Black Stone Orb, stood frozen in place.

The Resentful Eater Snake lowered its head, rubbed against Kevin's face, and then its entire body dissipated into the air.

She left.

"It seems this is something extremely rare?"

Men Qi stared at Kevin and said.

She had seen that expression before, more than once.

"That's right, this is—the highest grade material, reaching S-Rank."

"S-Rank?"

The crowd gasped in surprise.

It's impossible not to be surprised.

They had only used A-Rank drugs a few times, but they knew all too well the feeling, the changes to their bodies, and the permanent alterations.

Seriously speaking, after taking one dose, their strength can be felt to increase.

That was merely a tiny remnant that remained permanently after fifteen minutes.

"This is an important organ of the Sand Worm."

That brief friction just now could be considered an exchange of information.

This is the core of the organ where Kim and the others had been staying.

They were unconscious, but the Resentful Eater Snake that had been swallowed earlier had not been unconscious; they were simply being digested.

Immediately after the Sand Worm died, she began to destroy the digestive organs stored in that area.

Then this Orb became the spoils of war.

It was precisely because the Resentful Eater Snake destroyed this organ that Kim and the others were able to awaken and crawl out from inside it.

Of course, if the Sand Worm completely disappear, Jin and the others will also emerge, but they will definitely be unconscious and then die from the attacks of those creatures.

"I think I know why you're locked up in the same place as the Resentful Eater Snake."

As he spoke, Kevin looked up and stared at the crowd.

"Because the storage organs in the place you are in are actually used to digest creatures that are composed of high-energy spiritual entities, not flesh and blood creatures."

In other words, Sand Worm have two sets of storage and digestive organs.

"You have used the Soul-Heart Unity, so not only can the physical body be used to block spiritual harm, but the physical body also exhibits the same characteristics as the spiritual will."

"The Sand Worm consider this to be the same type of food as the Resentful Eater Snake, which is why you two are together."

Even Gon couldn't help but say something at this point.

How lucky!

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