Meanwhile, this nest was a high-level nest. Zhao Fu occupied it and then chose to migrate, gaining more than 6,000 experience points and 200 battle merits. However, due to the King's Ring's four times experience and two times battle merit bonus, Zhao Fu gained more than 24,000 experience points and 400 battle merits.
With 400 battle merits, Zhao Fu's status was elevated to Second-Class Baron. Now, Zhao Fu can purchase ten properties in the system's cities and hire 10 more Tier 1 guards. As for upgrading to First-Class Baron, he needs 3,000 battle merits.
"Your Highness! Please enjoy your meal," a soldier said respectfully, handing a freshly roasted rabbit to Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu nodded, put everything into his ring, and then took the rabbit and began to eat it.
Afterwards, the group filled their stomachs and continued their exploration. Apart from encountering a few ferocious beasts that Zhao Fu easily dealt with, they made no other discoveries that day, and did not even see a trace of the Void-Severing Beast.
The first day passed just like that, but the second day was the same; they didn't encounter the Void-Severing Beast at all, which showed that the Void-Severing Beast was extremely rare. On the third day, Zhao Fu could only return to the place where he had set up the six traps, carrying with him his remaining hope.
The first trap remained untouched, and the Rainbow Demon Fruit used as bait was also intact. Zhao Fu was somewhat disappointed and ordered the traps to be removed, since there was no point in setting up more traps here today, as he was going to meet Bai Qi.
The second trap in the tree canopy was triggered, but what was caught was a white-haired monkey, which disappointed Zhao Fu even more. He had come to the tree earlier and heard some noise, but the greater his hope, the greater his disappointment.
Then, they came to the third trap, which was also triggered, but what they caught was a huge rat. Not counting its tail, the rat was nearly a meter long just by its size.
Zhao Fu examined the rat and found it to be just an ordinary burrowing rat, nothing special. Most restaurants also serve a dish of stir-fried rat meat with scallions, and Zhao Fu's Westfall Tower also offers this dish.
The fourth and fifth traps remained untouched, and the Rainbow Demon Fruit used as bait were also intact. The only hope now lay in the last trap that had been set up.
Zhao Fu remembered that the sixth trap was placed near a Xiao Xi. Zhao Fu immediately led his men there, and the scene there surprised Zhao Fu.
The iron cage, originally crafted from bronze essence, was now completely twisted and turned into a pile of junk, scattered to one side. The Rainbow Demon Fruit, which had been used as bait, had also disappeared.
Zhao Fu walked over and took a closer look. There were some scales on the ground. He didn't know what kind of creature it was, but it was surprisingly strong. It easily damaged the iron cage. However, this creature was definitely not Void-Severing Beast, because the Void-Severing Beast was not actually very strong. It was just very fast.
After checking around again but finding nothing, they could only return to Bai Qi in disappointment.
At this moment, Bai Qi and his group were already waiting at the meeting point. Zhao Fu walked over and saw that Bai Qi's face showed no joy. He already roughly understood what was going on, but he still couldn't help but ask, " Bai Qi! How is the situation on your side?"
Bai Qi sighed, shook his head, and said, "Your Highness! We gained nothing this time. Four of our traps were triggered, but we didn't capture the Void-Severing Beast. Now we only have two Rainbow Demon Fruit left."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fu nodded. He had three Rainbow Demon Fruit left, and with the two in Bai Qi's hand, he now had a total of five Rainbow Demon Fruit. Zhao Fu began to have some doubts about how the Rainbow Demon Fruit could attract the Void-Severing Beast, but there was no other way, so he could only continue to use this method.
" Bai Qi! I think we should go a little deeper into the Void-Severing Belt and take a look. If it doesn't work out, we can try another place. Anyway, there are three other Void-Severing Belt that lead to other regions," Zhao Fu thought for a moment. He couldn't put all his eggs in one basket, so he said to Bai Qi.
Bai Qi nodded in agreement, indicating his approval of the method, and then the group continued their journey towards the Void-Severing Belt.
A little over a day later, Zhao Fu led his men to the deepest part of the Void-Severing Belt. Everyone looked very serious and dared not be careless. They spoke in hushed tones because the creatures here were generally at least at the seventh level.
" Bai Qi! Let's split up for a bit and try to find the Void-Severing Beast again, while we set up the traps."
At this moment, Zhao Fu also gave the order, and once again split the troops into two groups to explore. If this time it didn't work, they would have to find another place.
Zhao Fu only brought a few ordinary soldiers with him this time. He walked to the side because it was definitely dangerous there. Not long after they separated, Zhao Fu encountered more than a dozen wind wolves.
These blue wolves were enormous, each two meters long, with blue fur and cold, cruel eyes. Upon spotting Zhao Fu and his group, they opened their mouths and unleashed more than a dozen Wind Blade.
Zhao Fu stood at the front, expressionless as he watched the incoming wind Wind Blade. He raised his hand and swung his sword, unleashing a black, arc-shaped sword beam over ten meters long. The dozen or so Wind Blade exploded, transforming into a whirlwind that swept outwards, instantly uprooting many withered branches and leaves.
Seeing that the Wind Blade were ineffective, the wind wolf immediately leaped up, transforming into streaks of black shadow as it attacked Zhao Fu. Zhao Fu, however, remained standing in place, watching the wind wolf pounce on him.
The first sword strike sealed the throat of the first wind wolf that charged forward. The second sword pierced the throat of another wind wolf. The third sword cleaved a wind wolf in two at the waist. The fourth sword strike, the Heavenly Demon Sword, unleashed a massive black sword beam that engulfed the five wind wolves. After the sword beam subsided, the five wind wolves were reduced to countless pieces of flesh, making the scene somewhat bloody.
In the blink of an eye, all eight wind wolves perished. Zhao Fu didn't even move an inch, standing there. Seeing how powerful Zhao Fu was, the remaining wind wolves dared not continue their charge. They howled a few times and fled in a sorry state.
Seeing the wind wolves fleeing, Zhao Fu didn't chase after them. He casually picked up the two talent orbs that had fallen. As for the wind wolves' corpses, they were instantly devoured by the Heavenly Demon and turned into dried-up corpses.
The soldiers behind Zhao Fu looked somewhat ashamed, because it wasn't them protecting Zhao Fu, but Zhao Fu protecting them; it was not the king protecting his soldiers.
Zhao Fu didn't care about this. He wasn't some cruel ruler who took pleasure in the deaths of his soldiers. If they were capable of dealing with these wind wolves, Zhao Fu wouldn't intervene and would train their combat skills. However, these wind wolves were all at least at the eighth level of strength, and there were many of them. For these ordinary soldiers to go forward would only be tantamount to suicide.
Afterwards, Zhao Fu led the soldiers to continue exploring the surrounding area, but they found nothing. They could only set up two traps before meeting up with Bai Qi.
This time, many of Bai Qi's men were injured. Seeing this, Zhao Fu frowned. He then asked what was wrong, and Bai Qi brought back some good news.