With a slightly narrowed gaze, Shen Heng looked down at the corpse of the Coiled Ox.
You can feel the rapidly fading aura emanating from the other person.
Fifth Tier, though it was only barely achieved, it was indeed Fifth Tier.
It seems that because there is more Origin Power in the air, the Distortion and continuous absorption of Origin Power will also lead to a level of improvement in the target's strength.
This situation further reinforces the idea that unless there is a significant difference in strength, or you can kill the opponent before they complete their Distortion, it's best not to push them into a corner.
My thoughts settled.
Shen Heng took one last look at the Distortion corpse of the Coiled Ox.
He let out a soft breath, took out the Origin Crystal, and flew away into the distance again.
More than ten minutes later, they saw another Calamity Beast lying on the ground, still unconscious.
Shen Heng hesitated for a moment before waking the other person up.
Then, just like when dealing with the Coiled Ox, he forced it to use its Origin Power, causing it to Distortion, before finally killing it.
Thus, more than half a day later.
Shen Heng's figure sped forward.
One mountain after another rushed past him.
Occasionally, a Calamity Beast would appear, but he did not stop as before, instead continuing to fly forward rapidly.
Finally, two figures appeared in his line of sight, one after the other.
The figure moved swiftly through the mountains, chasing after something.
Ahead was a middle-aged man around 40 years old.
Behind them was a Calamity Beast.
The Calamity Beast wasn't strong, only at the Third Tier, but it was still quite difficult for the man in front of him to deal with it.
Especially after a long period of escape.
"Ha, hoo, ha, hoo..."
Zhou Dehou was breathing heavily.
My chest felt constantly bulging, and with that bulging came increasing discomfort.
But he dared not stop. If he did, the Calamity Beast behind him would catch up in no time.
He didn't even need to stop.
The sounds of pursuit grew closer and closer behind him, so close that he could even hear the other person's heavy breathing.
Because of exhaustion, he felt his thinking becoming increasingly sluggish, sluggish to the point that...
"Boom--"
A tremendous booming sound rang out, followed by a long, dragging, and impacting sound.
The sudden commotion jolted Zhou Dehou awake.
He didn't dare stop, turning his head to look behind him, and then... he stopped.
Somewhat bewildered, Zhou Dehou stared at the figure that had just been full of energy but was now lying on the ground.
Suddenly, it seemed as if a figure was falling.
Zhou Dehou looked up and instinctively opened his mouth.
"Shen... Captain Shen?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized what he had done, stood up straight, and saluted.
" Captain Shen! I am Zhou Dehou from the Third Battalion of the Seventh Legion in Shuofang City!"
He tried to stand up straight, but his chest was still heaving violently as he gasped for breath.
Shen Heng looked at him.
His military uniform had several tears, revealing wounds inflicted by the Calamity Beast beneath.
The wounds weren't deep, but there were three or four of them, distributed on the forearm and side of the ribs, with slightly curled edges, and they were still bleeding.
With a flick of his wrist, a bottle of quick-healing gel appeared in his palm.
Shen Heng handed over the gel.
Let's treat your injuries first.
Zhou Dehou was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly pulled out a bottle from his waist as well.
" Captain Shen, no need, I have enough too, I haven't used up my quota yet!"
"I have a lot stored in my storage space. We might encounter other situations later, so keep yours for now," Shen Heng said.
He paused, then added:
Do you need me to apply it for you?
"Ah? No need, no need!" Zhou Dehou hurriedly took the bottle of quick-healing gel. "I can do it myself, it's not serious, it's not serious!"
His injuries were indeed quite serious, but not to the point where he needed help applying ointment; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape for so long.
Shen Heng nodded. "Then you apply it first, I'll go get the Origin Crystal from the Calamity Beast."
"Yes, okay, okay!" Zhou Dehou nodded repeatedly.
He held the healing gel in his hand, watching the figure slowly walk towards the Calamity Beast.
The bad mood from being chased by the Calamity Beast was replaced by an overwhelming joy at this moment.
That's Captain Shen! Looks like I can finally relax about my safety!
He laughed as he unscrewed the bottle cap and began applying the medicine to the wound.
Shen Heng then walked up to the Third Tier Calamity Beast.
The long sword automatically unsheathed, severing the skull, and a Origin Crystal flew out and landed in his palm.
Hard, cold...
Including this one, he has obtained 2 Fifth Tier Origin Crystal, 24 Fourth Tier Origin Crystal, 53 Third Tier Origin Crystal, and 7 Second Tier Origin Crystal today.
Knowing that the Origin Prohibition would cause the Calamity Beast to Distortion and their rank to be passively increased, the benefits of hunting Calamity Beast and obtaining Origin Crystal in this space increased dramatically.
He clearly didn't encounter a single Fifth Tier Calamity Beast in a single day, yet he still managed to obtain two Fifth Tier Origin Crystal.
The benefits have gone from being less than what could have been gained from a single battle to far exceeding it.
After all, a battle usually takes several days to fight, but here, it only took one day.
but...
Shen Heng paused, put away the Origin Crystal, and looked up at the corpse of the Calamity Beast in front of him.
The Distortion Calamity Beast contain chaotic Origin Power within them and cannot be eaten directly.
Considering the unknown number of people we'll encounter later, we need to balance replenishing food and acquiring Origin Crystal.
After storing the Calamity Beast's corpse in his storage space, Shen Heng turned and walked back to the warrior's side.
"How are your injuries?" Shen Heng asked.
"It wasn't a very serious injury to begin with, but now that I've applied the healing gel, it should be healed in a few days!" Zhou Dehou replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng glanced at him and nodded slightly.
"By the way, Captain Shen, do you know where this is? And why are we here?" Zhou Dehou asked, pulling his clothes down again.
Shen Heng did not respond; he turned his head to look at the setting Sun on the horizon.
He withdrew his gaze and said:
"That's a long story. Let's find a place to stay first."
Zhou Dehou nodded.
Half an hour later, the two were sitting inside a cave that had been carved out.
Shen Heng brought over a piece of wood he had cut along the way. Just as he was about to break it into smaller pieces to start a fire, Zhou Dehou, who was standing next to him, quickly stood up.
" Captain Shen, I'll do this! I'll do this!"
"No need, I can do it. Besides, you're injured, so you should sit down and rest." Shen Heng glanced at him indifferently, continuing to break the wood in his hands.
"It's alright, my injuries aren't serious. Besides, what kind of commander would light a fire for us soldiers?" Zhou Dehou insisted, moving closer to Shen Heng.
Shen Heng stopped what he was doing, but instead of handing the wood to Zhou Dehou, he looked at him.
He paused for a moment, then said:
"Commander, soldiers, do we in Great Xia even talk about this kind of thing?"
The sudden words left Zhou Dehou frozen in place.
He looked at the figure sitting in front of him, who was probably twice his age, and inexplicably felt that any words he spoke had lost their power.
After a moment of surprise, he slowly nodded and sat back down in his seat.
Although he had participated in many battles led by Captain Shen, including the earliest Battle of Bedrock City, the Battle of Eagle-Sorrow Ravine, and the support battle for Frontier-Pacifying City, this was the first time he had been so close to Captain Shen.
He looked up and saw the young man calmly breaking pieces of wood not far away.
Zhou Dehou sighed inwardly.
Sure enough, what my comrades said made a lot of sense.
Captain Shen really is like a succubus...