However, Wen Jing is now directly in the place where he returned last time, saving a lot of time and allowing him to explore deeper into the area.
"Then... let's begin!"
Wen Jing was also quite curious about how far he could venture into this Knotted Rope Maze if he were alone.
The next moment, the little insect standing on the knotted rope did something that would have made Ji Shuang and her teammates gasp in surprise.
"Whoosh!"
Wen Jing suddenly used the Gravity Silk to 'fly' into the air.
Not long after she floated up, the Rope Knot Maze immediately rippled, and then, just as she had seen before, a large number of moving ropes began to appear in the surrounding void, Extreme Speed wrapping around her.
Wen Jing had anticipated this; his Wide Field of View eyes quickly captured the knotted space further away during the time he was airborne, recording the unknown paths he saw like a camera.
The moment the ropes coiled around her like giant snakes—
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The Wind Blade, which had been poised to strike, fell and severed the rope. The little insect quickly used the Gravity Silk to fall back onto the rope.
"Clang, clang, clang."
She moved so fast it was as if nothing had happened; only the five seashells on her back rattled as they swayed.
As she quickly returned to the rope, the live rope in the void trembled for a moment, then disappeared back into the void because it could not find its target.
On the Knotted Rope Maze, one cannot leave the rope; this applies to the other members of the team at that time.
Wen Jing has the ability to exploit a bug and briefly fly to check the situation in the distance.
She didn't do that when she was in a team because Eve could barely provide vision, but now that she's all alone, she naturally has to find another way.
Wen Jing recalled the distribution of the knots in his mind, then decisively chose a direction and started walking forward.
Before long, she arrived at a type she had never encountered before—a knot of rope wrapped around animal teeth.
The scene before me changed; it was a familiar wasteland.
"Call..."
Amidst the exceptionally strong winds, a figure exuding a terrifying aura slowly approached.
Chapter 76
The wind howled across the wasteland more fiercely than ever before.
Even before seeing the enemy in the wind, Wen Jing felt a strong sense of oppression.
Her will and energy were concentrated, and her spirit was highly excited.
In her exploration of the giant tree, crises often occur without warning. In direct combat, she had not faced an enemy that posed such a threat to her in a long time.
The most recent one dates back to the Shadow Wolf at the Night Altar.
Finally, the wind curtain was torn open, and a huge white shadow burst out.
It is over three meters long, with cold, vertical green pupils and a pair of signature scimitar-like fangs protruding from its mouth.
Saber-toothed tiger.
Wen Jing recognized the predator from ancient times.
At the same time, the other person's gaze, like two searchlights, also locked onto her.
Normally, Wen Jing's skin color would blend completely into the wasteland, and the other party might not be able to spot her.
But now that she was carrying a string of seashells, her location was immediately exposed.
Without hesitation or delay, the saber-toothed tiger pounced on the insect like a moving mountain.
"Jingle bells..."
The Gravity Silk, visible only by the Wen Jing, have radiated into a net, covering the sky, the ground, and even the limbs, head, and tail of the saber-toothed tiger before them.
The shell rustled softly, slicing past the saber-toothed tiger's eyes, while the tiny insect had already circled behind its ear.
Energy gathers, and the sword light emanating from the Energy-Shaping Weapon pulses forth.
The moment it sensed danger, the saber-toothed tiger's white fur bristled like needles.
The next moment, Wen Jing also sensed extreme danger.
The sword light instantly changed, condensing into a shield.
"Boom..."
A pale white light condensed from the saber-toothed tiger's mouth, and a terrifying Shockwave poured out like a flood, indiscriminately damaging everything around it.
"Crack!"
A cracking sound rang out; at such close range, even a level two shield couldn't withstand it.
Superpowers!
As expected of a knot with beast teeth, the large beasts encountered with the ordinary knots before, although their strength and speed were at the level of Wilderness Beast of the same size, did not have any special abilities.
Conversely, the normal Wilderness Beast on the giant tree vary in strength and all possess extraordinary abilities.
"So, can it be eaten?"
As Wen Jing asked the saber-toothed tiger this question, he was lying in its white fur. The Shockwave made the surrounding fur ripple like waves of wheat, and half a meter behind him, the shells pulled by the Gravity Silk were still tinkling.
The sound of the shell attracted the saber-toothed tiger's attention. It turned its head sharply and lunged at the source of the sound.
84.5, 84, 83.5...
The insect, enduring the Shockwave, was losing health, but it did the same thing as the saber-toothed tiger.
Secret Technique: Energy Amplification Method!
Wen Jing's mouthparts flashed with a sharp, cold light. Because the energy fluctuations were contained within her body, the saber-toothed tiger, whose attention had been diverted, did not notice her as before.
The next moment, its enhanced mandibles pierced the tough skin beneath its fur.
"Roar--!!!"
In terms of size difference, this bite was originally as insignificant as a mosquito bite.
What's truly fatal is the Digestion capacity connected to the mouthparts.
Any flesh that is bitten will disappear immediately, which is different from simply being bitten and injured.
Wen Jing also realized from this bite that the saber-toothed tiger in front of her was different from the Chaos beast that had appeared in the wind before; this time, she had truly eaten its flesh and blood.
Its wild, slightly fishy taste also contains a Scorching Heat sensation of energy...
As Little Bug gradually developed into a connoisseur of Ancient Wilderness delicacies, he subconsciously began to comment on the taste of saber-toothed tiger.
I vaguely remember that Homo sapiens never ate this prehistoric creature.
The panel popped up while she was eating. Her health, which had been steadily decreasing amidst the Shockwave, began to fluctuate back and forth as if it were stuck, while her strength attribute started to increase.
Unlike the red and white bird before, after being attacked by Wen Jing and initially stiffening from the pain, the saber-toothed tiger suddenly swung its body, creating layers of repulsive force that vibrated throughout its body from the inside out. This was similar to its previous Shockwave, but applied in a different way.
"Wow..."
For the first time, the meat that was about to be eaten flew out of Wen Jing's mouth.
From the wound on its neck, a translucent insect was pushed out. It should have been thrown far away, but because it managed to hold onto the Gravity Silk, it swayed in mid-air like a kite.
However, the moment the saber-toothed tiger turned its head, Wen Jing's figure had completely disappeared into the wind.
All scent and energy vanished, and the color of the body blended into the wasteland.
"Ding-dong..."
Just then, the shells floating on the saber-toothed tiger's tail made a clattering sound.
Without hesitation, it opened its mouth towards that spot, creating a second Shockwave.
Although the Shockwave power was ultimately released as a wide-range attack centered on the saber-toothed tiger, the frontal fan-shaped area was where the impact was strongest.
"Whoosh!"
In that instant, a transparent silhouette appeared on the side of the saber-toothed tiger's neck, followed by a blazing white Energy Pulse.
The rays poured out unreservedly from the mouthparts, and due to the swaying of the Gravity Silk, these rays, which could easily penetrate normal alloys in the material universe, carved a dark red wound on the behemoth's neck.
That's because the flesh hit by the pulse was burned, and the outer skin and fur were charred and bent.
"Waaah..."
The saber-toothed tiger stumbled, its head jerking, and the second Shockwave that was brewing was abruptly interrupted.
But in the next moment, a foul gust of wind swept in, and a pair of saber teeth, like two giant guillotines, bit down towards Wen Jing, who had exposed himself.
"When!"
The little insect conjured a long spear in its hand, struck the long tooth horizontally, and used the recoil to leap back and stab at its eye.
The saber-toothed tiger flew into a rage and launched a furious counterattack.
Wen Jing was also fully committed, using every trick in the book.
The moment she tasted the flesh and blood of the saber-toothed tiger, the nature of the battle changed; it was no longer a trial battle, but a hunting battle!
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"Boom..."
In the vast wilderness, the wounded saber-toothed tiger could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.
At the largest wound on the back of its neck, flesh and blood are rapidly disappearing.
If you look closely, you'll see a small worm that's the same color as the flesh and blood moving around; the flesh and blood are what disappeared into the piece of her missing mouthparts.
Not only his mouthparts, Wen Jing also lost both legs, all of which were the price he paid for hunting saber-toothed tigers.
This enemy's ability is different from the red and white bird and the black snake we encountered before, and it is at its peak. Its ability is a pure large-scale energy impact, which cannot be compensated for by temporary evolution.
Wen Jing chose to withstand the shockwave and fight it head-on.
After all, her highest attribute... is actually health!
As she devoured the creature, her health points were rapidly recovering, and she felt her energy replenished. However, as she became a crippled worm for the first time, she realized that her body's repair mechanisms were noticeably slower for such direct loss of bodily matter.
"Being missing an arm or a leg is already affecting my eating speed..."
"Let's evolve a trait that allows for rapid organ growth and repair."
The Wilderness Beast meat before them was different from those Ancient Wilderness treasures that increased all attributes; it mainly provided energy replenishment and single attribute growth, with little ability to repair the Wilderness Body.
Evolving in this direction could also be a strategy of using war to sustain war.
[The direction of evolution has been determined...]
[Evolve by consuming points...]