17:06.
The group arrived at the Death Swamp.
Jiang Fan looked up and saw a vast expanse of swamp that stretched as far as the eye could see. It was a place where water and land intertwined. The water was covered with a layer of duckweed, which was similar in color to the silt and aquatic plants covering the land. If you didn't look closely, you might mistake the swamp for land and sink into it with one step.
A gust of wind blew by, carrying with it the fragrant scent of mud and grass, but at the same time, it also carried with it the pervasive atmosphere of danger and death.
Just then, a "whoosh" sounded.
Jiang Fan and everyone else's attention was instantly drawn to it, and they all looked over at the same time.
Immediately, a huge crocodile leaped up like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, drawing a graceful arc in the air before splashing back into the water.
"This is... a crocodile?" Jiang Fan's eyes were filled with astonishment.
The crocodile we just saw was different from ordinary crocodiles. Its size wasn't much different, but its sharp teeth, which gleamed coldly in the sunlight, were like those of a buck-toothed woman, making it exceptionally frightening.
It's terrifying to look at; if you were bitten, even steel could break instantly.
Yang Xiaoqiang explained, "This is a unique monster of the Death Swamp, the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile. As the name suggests, this beast has very sharp teeth. Not only that, its entire body is covered with golden armor that is harder than steel."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan couldn't help but ask, "Even E-grade alloy can't be penetrated?"
"You could shoot through it, but its skin is incredibly thick, thicker than you can imagine. So even if you could pierce its golden armor, it would be difficult to damage its internal organs."
"Is there really no other way?"
"There is a way, though. There are gaps between the golden armor plates, but the gaps are so fine they are almost invisible."
Jiang Fan's eyes lit up. "So, as long as we aim at the gaps between the golden armor, we can easily pierce his internal organs?"
To Yang Xiaoqiang, Jiang Fan's words sounded incredibly naive.
Even Zhou Xiaoyan couldn't help but complain, " Tang Fan, didn't you hear the boss say that the gaps between the golden armor are so fine they're almost invisible to the naked eye? If you want to see them clearly, you have to get at least within a foot of them, and even then, you'd need a magnifying glass to examine them properly. I'm asking you, how are you going to aim through such narrow gaps? This isn't a test of your archery skills, it's a test of your eyesight. And your eyes aren't a magnifying glass or a microscope."
Jiang Fan really wanted to say, although his eyes aren't magnifying glasses or microscopes, his Psychic Power can break things down to the quantum level. Do you believe it?
"So there's still no way to deal with it?"
Zhou Xiaoyan's lips twitched. "I'm telling you, why are you always thinking about how to kill the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile? That thing is terrifying. Instead of avoiding it, you're thinking of provoking it? Do you even know how many puddles there are in this vast Death Swamp, and how many Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile there are?"
"I was just asking," Jiang Fan replied casually.
In fact, he didn't just want to ask; he was genuinely thinking about how to kill those Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile, as these monsters were his precious points.
How can we attack these Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile without them noticing?
While using his Psychic Power to observe the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile in each puddle, Jiang Fan pondered possible solutions.
Drawing a bow and shooting an arrow directly is absolutely not feasible; it's too conspicuous.
A few seconds later, Jiang Fan took out the long needle of the Eight-Legged Hedgehog Pig from his spatial ring, and silently dropped the needle into the puddle next to him with his Psychic Power.
He "observed" the situation in the puddle, and after finding a suitable target, his pupils narrowed, and then his field of vision was filled with the ever-enlarging scales of the demonic beast.
Zooming in further, I finally saw the gaps between the scales clearly.
Having found a weakness, Jiang Fan seized the opportunity to shoot the long needle in.
However, it only penetrated halfway into the flesh before failing to go any further.
Although it didn't completely penetrate, it still severely damaged the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile.
Suddenly! The crocodile's roar echoed like thunder.
Hearing the commotion, everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came, and then saw large patches of blood spreading and proliferating.
"What happened?" Wang Jiangang stared wide-eyed.
No one dared to approach, fearing that Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile might suddenly leap onto the shore.
"How could there be blood? And judging from the screams just now, it seemed to be the cry of the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile. Why did it scream so pitifully?"
"Could it be that these demonic beasts are fighting amongst themselves? Have they broken into a brawl?" Li Zhe asked, speculating.
Nobody knows, and nobody answers.
At this moment, Lan Shengxue's voice broke the silence.
"Never mind that for now. Let's find a relatively spacious and safe place and wait until the sun sets to find that black lotus."
Upon hearing this, the group stopped and continued walking.
Jiang Fan remained at the very back, his brows slightly furrowed.
Although the weakness of the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile lies between its scales, it is not something that can be penetrated by ordinary weapons.
Oh, right!
The Eight-Legged Hedgehog Pig's long needles won't work, but the spider silk from the Two Star monster Beautiful-Faced Spider, will definitely be useful.
Jiang Fan a man of action; once he has an idea, he immediately puts it into practice.
The spider silk, imbued with Psychic Power, became even stronger and sharper than before. It slowly submerged in the puddle, silently approaching the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile, and aimed at the gaps between its scales. "Swish, swish, swish—"
In less than a second, the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile was cut into pieces by the incredibly sharp spider silk.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! You have successfully killed One Star monster. You have done a good deed. Your points have been increased by 50.]
In less than ten seconds, Jiang Fan had already dealt with all seven or eight Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile in the puddle.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! You have successfully killed One Star monster. You have done a good deed. Your points have been increased by 50.]
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! You have successfully killed One Star monster. You have done a good deed. Your points have been increased by 50.]
After clearing one puddle, Jiang Fan set his sights on the next one.
Next one.
They enjoy it immensely.
The system's notification tones once again played a pleasant symphony.
If Yang Xiaoqiang and his group looked back at this moment, they would see that the puddles not far behind them had all been dyed red.
Yang Xiaoqiang walked at the front, reminding everyone.
"Watch your step, everyone. Some puddles are very well camouflaged and indistinguishable from land. Don't accidentally fall in—"
Before he could finish speaking, a scream came from the back of the line.
"Damn it!"
It's Li Zhe!
Li Zhe was stuck in the swamp.
Xu Dai rushed over to rescue the person immediately.
"Be careful." Lan Shengxue frowned slightly.
Xu Dai cautiously approached, handed over the weapon, and had Li Zhe grab it, pulling him up.
"Huff, huff!" Li Zhe gasped for breath. "That really scared me to death! I looked carefully enough, but I still fell for it."