Early next morning.
The huge joint caravan broke camp and set off, slowly heading in the direction of Ocean City along the official road.
The other side.
Lu Zhen, together with Gu Yanzhi and Uncle Old Pockmark, stepped into Sunset Valley.
The light in the valley is dim, and the towering ancient trees block out the sun.
The deeper they went, the more people felt something was wrong.
A strong and pungent fragrance filled the air at some point.
In the surrounding woods, there were no insects or birds chirping, and even the most common low-level mutated rabbits and mice were completely gone.
The whole valley was so quiet that it made one's heart tremble.
Swish... swish... swish...
Suddenly, the dead branches and leaves in front of me surged violently.
In the dark bushes, a dense mass of black shadows surged out like a tide.
Those were hundreds of first-order monsters that were as big as a washbasin and had barbs and poisonous tails!
They gather in groups, like a black Poison Scorpion sea.
Behind the scorpions, the ground shook violently.
"Ho--!"
A terrifying giant beast nearly three feet long, covered with thick dark yellow bone plates, crushed the boulders and slowly squeezed out of the forest.
Second level monster, Iron-Armored Earth-Walking Dragon!
Those scarlet vertical pupils stared at everyone with a cruel cold light.
"Fire!!" Gu Yanzhi shouted.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Uncle Old Pockmark, Monkey and others leveled their short-barreled rifles, spitting tongues of flame, and fired volleys of rifles.
The thick copper-cased ammunition tore through the air and hit the Poison Scorpion group at the front.
The first-level monster's carapace could not withstand the firearm, and it was immediately exploded with juices flying everywhere, and its remaining limbs and claws were shattered on the ground.
Effective!
But when the bullets passed through the scorpions and shot at the Iron-Armored Earth-Walking Dragon.
Ding-ding-ding-ding!
Sparks flew everywhere.
The large-caliber bullets only left a few shallow white marks on its dark yellow bone plates, and not even a single scale was broken off.
Nothing works!
"Remove the bullet! Change the guy!" Uncle Old Pockmark shouted with red eyes.
Everyone quickly threw the empty foreign guns on their backs and suddenly pulled out the hundred-forged swords at their waists.
"Back off. Form a formation to guard the group of scorpions."
Lu Zhen looked cold and took a step forward.
Boom!
A layer of white energy visible to the naked eye evaporated instantly.
Clang--!
Black Gold Long Blade came out of its sheath, causing a shrill scream.
"Death!"
Lu Zhen faced the second-order Earth-Walking Dragon and rushed forward!
Boom!!
One man and one beast collided with each other.
Lu Zhen's arm muscles bulged high, and Black Gold Long Blade slashed hard at Earth-Walking Dragon's skull plate.
Mars surged wildly, and air waves exploded.
During this confrontation, Lu Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly.
What a lot of strength!
The force of this beast's attack was actually about 7,000 kilograms, almost as strong as him.
What's even more terrifying is the iron armor and bone plates, which have an astonishingly high defense.
No wonder an ordinary Bright Force master in the early stage, even if he can explode with a force of five thousand kilograms, will be dead when he encounters this second-level ferocious beast.
You can't fight with strength, and you can't break through the defense!
However, it is a beast, and Lu Zhen is a human.
"Ugh--!"
Lu Zhen With the power of the counter-shock, the waist and horse unite, and the sword light rolls back.
<Army-Breaking Eight Slashes> Opening and closing widely, the sword force was continuous, and each sword was faster than the other. He relied on his exquisite martial arts to exert force, and suppressed this behemoth!
Poof!
After more than a dozen moves, Lu Zhen found a flaw, opened the gap in the bone plate with one knife, and directly cut off Earth-Walking Dragon's giant tail as thick as a steel whip at the root!
Scarlet-black animal blood rose into the sky like a fountain.
"Roar!!!"
Earth-Walking Dragon let out an extremely miserable howl.
The pain of having its tail cut off completely drove it into a state of madness and violence.
Its scarlet eyes turned sharply, ignoring the Lu Zhen holding the knife in front of it. Its huge body twisted suddenly, like an out-of-control heavy tank, and rushed towards Uncle Old Pockmark on the side edge!
Counterattack on the verge of death!
The fishy wind blew against my face, and a violent sense of oppression instantly enveloped me.
Uncle Old Pockmark Pupils contracted suddenly and breathing was stagnant.
In his mind, his daughter Nannan's little face turned red from coughing.
"I can't die! Nannan is still waiting for me to buy medicine!"
Uncle Old Pockmark's eyes were about to burst, and he flew to one side and rolled with all his strength.
But the ferocious beast fought so fast!
The bloody mouth full of fangs already covered the top of his head.
A certain death situation!
"Evil beast!!"
In mid-air, a roar like thunder exploded.
Lu Zhen's eyes widened, his spine collapsed wildly, and the energy and blood in his body were squeezed to the extreme.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Seven consecutive crisp sounds exploded between his muscles and bones!
Seven-Sound Limit Break! Force Extreme double!
Black Gold Long Blade fell from the sky with a terrifying force exceeding ten thousand kilograms.
Click--Boom!!
The blade shattered the indestructible thick bone plate without any hindrance.
Iron-Armored Earth-Walking Dragon's huge head was cut in half by this knife from the Tianling Cap to the bottom!
The brain matter was mixed with black blood and splashed out like rain in the violent wind.
Bang.
The huge beast corpse hit Uncle Old Pockmark's side hard.
The huge inertia and the aftermath of the air wave directly lifted Uncle Old Pockmark's whole body away, breaking a big tree behind him.
"Wow!"
Uncle Old Pockmark landed heavily, spurting out a mouthful of blood, and several ribs were broken on the spot.
"This is... a breakthrough at the last minute."
Lu Zhen A flash of understanding flashed in his eyes.
Seven-Sound Limit Break.
This is what Yan Tieqiao calls it, the second level of Force Extreme!
swish swish...
Ahead, the group of First-Order Poison Scorpion saw Earth-Walking Dragon dead. Instead of retreating, they were completely aroused by the strong smell of blood and came back like a black tide.
After Lu Zhen broke through, his speed and strength were much faster than before.
The light of the sword was like a sword, intertwining into an airtight web of death in the dim Sunset Valley.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The stumps flew everywhere and venom splashed everywhere.
Just a short moment.
Hundreds of First-Order Poison Scorpion were killed.
Lu Zhen sheathed the knife, turned around and walked quickly to Uncle Old Pockmark.
Gu Yanzhi, Monkey and others also had red eyes and hurriedly gathered around.
Uncle Old Pockmark was lying on his back in the rubble, his chest collapsed, and his broken ribs had pierced his organs.
He gushed out blood foam mixed with fragments of internal organs in large mouthfuls, taking in more air and less air out.
"Uncle Old Pockmark! Hold on!" Monkey knelt on the ground, his hands trembling as he tried to cover the blood on his chest, but he couldn't do anything.
Uncle Old Pockmark did not watch Monkey.
His cloudy eyes stared intently at the approaching Lu Zhen.
"Bad head..."
Blood kept pouring from his mouth and his voice was hoarse.
"My... this military exploit..."
"Please... buy medicine for my Nannan..."
Lu Zhen lowered his head and looked at this old face full of prayer.
He just nodded solemnly.
"I will protect your military exploits for you. I will have the medicine delivered to your home."
Hear this sentence.
Uncle Old Pockmark's hand that was holding on to the clothes was finally loosened little by little.
The obsession in his eyes dissipated, his pupils gradually became dilated, he tilted his head and closed his eyes.
It was deathly quiet all around.
There is only the slight rustle of the mountain wind blowing through the canopy of trees.
In troubled times, human life is like a piece of grass. A person who was alive just a moment ago has turned into a corpse that is gradually becoming cold in the blink of an eye.
Lu Zhen looked around at everyone.
"Bury Lao Ma's body on the spot."
"The work is done, let's break down the beast and load it into the car."
Monkey wiped the tears and snot from his face, gritted his teeth and stood up.
"Work!"
Several old soldiers silently took out their knives, dug a deep hole in the soft mud nearby, carefully put Uncle Old Pockmark in, filled it with soil, and compacted it.
Afterwards, everyone suppressed the sadness in their hearts and quickly began to cut the huge second-order Iron-Armored Earth-Walking Dragon, as well as the Poison Scorpion on the ground.
Pieces of the fattest and most powerful second-level animal meat were carried heavily onto the truck.
When everyone is busy.
Lu Zhen stood at the bottom of a messy valley.
He sniffed.
In the air, the strong and pungent aroma not only did not dissipate due to the smell of blood on the ground, but became even clearer.
Lu Zhen followed the traces of trees broken by the second-order Earth-Walking Dragon when it rushed out violently, and walked all the way to the depths of the valley.
Ahead is a large area of densely packed black thorns that are as tall as a person.
The fragrance comes from behind the thorns.
"Brother Gu." Lu Zhen turned around and greeted.
Gu Yanzhi heard the sound and came over.
Lu Zhen waves Black Gold Long Blade.
Brush it a few times.
The sharp knife directly cut a passage through the tough thorn bush.
Behind the thorns, an extremely hidden natural Earth Vein cave was revealed.
The two looked at each other, Lu Zhen was holding the knife in front, Gu Yanzhi was following behind, and they cautiously stepped into the cave.
Not far after walking in, a dim red light suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead.
The strange fragrance was so strong that it was almost impossible to get rid of it. Just one whiff made people feel the energy and blood rushing all over their body.
In the center of the cave, a plant grows quietly.
The rhizome of the plant has a translucent jade texture, and at the top, a strange flower that looks like a lotus and is as red as blood blooms.
The faint red light is emitted from these petals.
"Crimson Blood Golden Lotus?!"
Gu Yanzhi took a sharp breath of air.
He quickly stepped forward and stared at the shimmering strange flower, his eyes shocked to the extreme.
"That's it..."
"No wonder the wolves in the periphery rush for cards like crazy, and no wonder this second-level Earth-Walking Dragon sticks to its nest in this deep valley!"
Gu Yanzhi turned to look at Lu Zhen with an excited tone.
"Brother Lu, judging from the color and fragrance, this flower clearly matured just yesterday!"
"This is the second-level top grade Spirit Medicine!"
Gu Yanzhi took a deep breath and lowered his voice to explain.
"The "Earth Dragon Blood Vine" that can be exchanged in the game can only be regarded as a first-level best product at most, used to nourish the blood and energy to pass the level."
"But Crimson Blood Golden Lotus is different. It is a really good thing that can directly penetrate into the internal organs and nourish the foundation of Bright Force!"
"In terms of medicinal power alone, this strain is worth ten strains of Earth Dragon Blood Vine!"
There is no place to be found even after wearing iron shoes.
Lu Zhen carefully uprooted the Crimson Blood Golden Lotus plant that had just bloomed, wrapped it up layer by layer, and put it into his arms.
"Let's go."
Lu Zhen turned around and strode out of the cave.
Outside the valley.
Monkey and others have loaded all the decomposed animal meat onto the truck.
The anti-collision steel plate was splattered with dried black blood.
Lu Zhen and Gu Yanzhi out Sunset Valley.
"Bullshit, everything is installed!" Monkey reported loudly.
"Hmm."
"Get in the car and go back to the city."
Everyone climbed onto the back of the truck.
The engine made a dull roar and spewed out a puff of black smoke. The military truck turned around and headed in the direction of Ocean City.
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