Rampaging Ahead

An Advanced Stage Swamp Giant Lizard was killed in an instant. Third Brother would probably have cried in frustration if he had seen it~ The remaining Swamp Giant Lizards were stunned.

While the demon beasts were cowed by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's imposing presence, a platinum light flared. Holding that platinum glow in her hand, Di Qiu'er chuckled and said:

"Perfect timing to try out a new move. Glass Flame! Fire Burst, Flame Corrosion!"

Platinum flames swept out like a tidal wave, engulfing more than twenty servant-level Swamp Giant Lizards at once. A flood of remnant souls poured into her Sea of Consciousness.

This was level-five Fire Burst. Di Qiu'er's light-fire element had been enhanced once, and with her mutated star seeds, she could cast level-five Fire Burst.

The terrifying flames became a demon that devoured everything, clinging to the Swamp Giant Lizards like maggots to bone as they consumed them.

Sensing that terrifying power, the remaining twenty-odd Swamp Giant Lizards turned to flee. Su Miu raised his hand and unleashed a level-two Thunder Seal.

The azure, spirit-seed-enhanced Thunder Seal forked, killing three Swamp Giant Lizards. At the same time, he gave an order:

"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, cut them off!"

"Roar!"

With a roar, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear charged forward and blocked the Swamp Giant Lizards' escape route.

"Again! Glass Flame, Fire Burst, Explosion!"

Di Qiu'er attacked again. Platinum flames swept over them, killing seven or eight Swamp Giant Lizards without giving them the slightest chance to resist. That was how terrifying the boost from a spirit seed was.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's razor-sharp claws tore straight through the Swamp Giant Lizards trying to flee. It was an utterly one-sided slaughter.

Just then, with a piercing screech, the last Advanced Stage servant-level Swamp Giant Lizard launched a desperate attack. It spat gray-green venom at Di Qiu'er as she charged toward it.

"Watch out!"

Ling Ling immediately called out a warning, but someone had already prepared her spell. Azure light flared, and Bai Xiuxiu's sharp cry rang out.

"Water Shield! Protection!"

She opened with a level-two Water Shield. Di Qiu'er immediately stopped and watched the venom strike it. The shield began dissolving, and Bai Xiuxiu promptly added another spell.

"Water Shield, Cycle!"

The reinforced shield successfully blocked the venom. Di Qiu'er covered her nose as a foul stench hit her. Irritated, she raised her hand, and platinum fire flared again.

"Die! Fire Burst: Double Explosion!"

Boom!

With a deafening blast, swathes of Swamp Giant Lizards were blown to pieces. Su Miu raised his hand and dropped a Thunder Seal onto the Advanced Stage servant-level Swamp Giant Lizard, and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear tore it apart. That ended the battle.

"Three minutes! They wiped out an entire nest of demon beasts in three minutes..."

Ling Ling stared in disbelief at the timer on her phone, stunned by their formidable combat strength.

An entire nest of demon beasts, including three Advanced Stage servant-level ones—even a well-equipped ten-person squad of Intermediate Mages would have faced a tough fight. Yet two mages who couldn't cast intermediate magic and one level-three beginner dual-element mage had steamrolled them.

After recalling the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, they began cleaning up. Bai Xiuxiu took out a short knife and searched for exotic bones, exotic hides, and the like.

Su Miu and Di Qiu'er sat cross-legged to recover their magic energy, while Ling Ling explored the Swamp Giant Lizards' cave. Eventually, she found five Swamp Giant Lizard eggs, and her eyes lit up.

Half an hour later, the two had recovered their magic energy when Ling Ling jogged over, hugging her backpack.

"Su Miu, look! There were exactly five Advanced Stage servant-level Swamp Giant Lizard eggs inside! They'll definitely fetch a good price."

"Eggs too?! Now that's great."

Hearing about their unexpected haul, Su Miu rubbed his hands together. Just now, he had obtained another Essence Remnant and synthesized one as well. The one that dropped had come from that Advanced Stage demon beast.

Su Miu immediately enhanced the second star seed of Bai Xiuxiu's wind element. He planned to sell the Essence Remnant from the Advanced Stage beast instead. Perhaps the proceeds from selling one would be enough to buy two.

Once they finished cleaning up, the group headed to another Swamp Giant Lizard nest and slaughtered the fifty-odd lizards there, obtaining two more Essence Remnants. Su Miu was delighted. Over the course of their killing spree, he had already obtained four Essence Remnants and synthesized two.

On top of that, Bai Xiuxiu had carved out three exotic bones and five exotic hides. Unfortunately, there were no demon beast eggs in the second nest.

After clearing both nests, the four gathered to eat their dry rations. Su Miu also scattered Demon-Repelling Powder around them.

"It's getting late. Let's sleep."

Su Miu set up their tents. There were only two, and Di Qiu'er and Bai Xiuxiu followed him into one. Ling Ling's expression changed, and she immediately stopped them.

"Wait! Men and women shouldn't be so intimate! Sister Qiu'er, Sister Xiu Xiu, sleep with me. Don't let this big pervert take advantage of you."

Di Qiu'er and Bai Xiuxiu exchanged puzzled looks. Su Miu wanted to speak but held back. He had intended to send the two back after entering the tent to save some magic energy, but that no longer seemed possible.

"Uh... how about I take the first watch? Qiu'er, Xiu Xiu, you two get some sleep first."

He offered a compromise. Ling Ling eyed him suspiciously, then glanced at the two stunningly beautiful girls beside her. The more she looked at him, the more suspicious he seemed.

In the end, Su Miu took watch while the others slept. He summoned the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear to help keep guard, then sat cross-legged to recover his magic energy.

At around two in the morning, Bai Xiuxiu stepped out of the tent. Looking at Su Miu as he recovered his magic energy, she said:

"Su Miu, get some rest. I'll take over."

"Hmm? All right."

He nodded, then recalled the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear to save some magic energy. Afterward, he crawled into the tent and saw Di Qiu'er sleeping soundly. He lay down beside her and went to sleep as well.

Early the next morning, the group quickly packed up and resumed traveling on Wind Tracks. They rampaged along the way, killing servant-level and Advanced Stage servant-level demon beasts with a single move.

They also gathered plenty of earth-element and water-element Spirit Seed Fragments along the way. These were valuable resources, so they made sure to keep them.

"Someone's watching us!"

Su Miu keenly sensed someone watching them from a distance. Ling Ling and Bai Xiuxiu looked over at his warning and spotted a squad of hunter mages. They appeared to have watched the group wipe out a nest of over fifty Swamp Giant Lizards and seemed stunned.

"Stay alert. Outside the Safe Zone, people murdering others for their valuables isn't uncommon."

Frowning, Ling Ling tugged at the hem of Su Miu's clothes to remind him. She naturally knew about such things too.

Meanwhile, seeing the azure lightning in Su Miu's hand and his ferocious summoned beast, the hunter mage squad immediately assumed he was a dual-element Intermediate Mage.

Bai Xiuxiu had a wind-element spirit seed, and Di Qiu'er had a fire-element spirit seed, so they were also mistaken for Intermediate Mages. Realizing this group wasn't to be trifled with, the hunters slowly left.

After seeing how easily Su Miu and the others had wiped out an entire nest of demon beasts, they hardly dared to attack. They didn't want to pay a devastating price, after all. The information about that water-element spirit seed was more important.

P.S. This was the eighth chapter for June 19, bringing the total to sixteen thousand Chinese characters.