Scorpion's Nest

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  Huǒ wěi xiē has already died, but Lín Fēng still 'flogged the corpse' and unleashed four or five more purple lightning bolts before finally stopping.

  It wasn't that he finally realized his enemy was dead, but rather...he had no strength left.

  Lin Feng was about to trigger another purple lightning bolt when he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness wash over him. His legs went soft and he sat down directly on the ground.

  Then he finally stopped his 'crazy' movements and stared blankly at the charred body of the fire-tailed scorpion in front of him.

  “……”

  For a moment, the surroundings suddenly became as quiet as death, and a strange atmosphere enveloped all around.

  "Lin... Lin Feng, are you alright?"

  Also didn't know how long had passed, Lin Feng's ears suddenly heard Zheng Kai's voice, he woke up with a start, looked up and saw that the four companions had already arrived in front of him, looking at him with strange expressions.

  "No, nothing..." Lin Feng replied with a sentence, wanting to get up, but found himself powerless all over. He helplessly said, "It's just that my true energy is exhausted, I'll be fine after resting for a while."

  He finally realized that he had lost some face earlier, looked at the charred scorpion corpse not far away, and then looked at Zheng Kai and others, saying somewhat awkwardly: "Uh, that... I'm a newbie to hunting demons, just now... I was a bit out of control, sorry to make you guys laugh..."

  Just now he was really scared, before that he always thought he could remain calm and composed, but when he was hit by the fire-tailed scorpion, he completely panicked, even thinking he was going to die. In his shock, he almost frantically launched a counterattack, at that time, there was only one thought in his mind, which was to eliminate the enemy, even forgetting about his companions.

  The sudden danger just now was even more intense than when he first faced the group of people led by Han Tie, and Lin Feng had no experience in dealing with demonic beasts. Suddenly being attacked to the point of almost losing his life, it was inevitable that he would be somewhat flustered.

  "It's okay, it's okay......" Zheng Kai didn't mean to mock Lin Feng, but instead looked at the "wound" on Lin Feng's chest and let out a sigh of relief. He exclaimed, "I was scared to death just now! Is this a high-quality artifact armor? Luckily..."

  On Lin Feng's chest, the outer clothes had already been burned out of a big hole, revealing a light golden soft armor inside. This was the best piece of equipment that Lin Feng had left for himself, and it was also because of its protection that he was able to narrowly escape earlier. Otherwise, just the fire-tailed scorpion's tail would have been enough to blast through his chest.

  Even with armor protection, he now feels a dull ache in his chest, presumably still suffering from some impact damage, but nothing serious.

  After making sure Lin Feng was unharmed, Zheng Kai couldn't help but laugh in surprise: "Lin Feng, you really are going out to hunt and kill demonic beasts for the first time? Then you actually dared to volunteer to attract the fire-tailed scorpion earlier, it's truly too reckless...... Fortunately, you have armor, and besides, you actually prepared so many second-level linked talismans?"

  Not only Zheng Kai, but also Duanmu Rui and others were looking at Lin Feng with great surprise. After all, the high-quality magic armor on Lin Feng's body and the several brand-new second-level linked magic symbols he took out were not cheap. Unless it was a rich cultivator like Zheng Kai, ordinary Qi Refining stage loose cultivators couldn't afford to take out so many good things.

  "I've long wanted to go out of the city and hunt down those demonic beasts, so I've made quite a few preparations." Lin Feng casually replied with a sentence, then looked at the fire-tailed scorpion in front of him and asked a pointless question, "Is it dead?"

  Zheng Kai looked at the Fire-Tailed Scorpion's corpse with some 'sympathy' and said, "Of course it's dead, it can't be any deader."

  To say that the fire-tailed scorpion was also quite unlucky, it had previously thought that Lin Feng would definitely die, but as a result of being caught off guard, it was ultimately beaten to death by a flurry of punches.

  Duanmu Rui walked to the corpse of Huo Wei Ge, pulled out a short knife from his waist and cut open the corpse, then picked out a red elixir about half the size of an egg from inside, before turning around and walking back.

  "As expected, there is a demon pill, but the other materials on me can't be used anymore..." Du Mu Rui said, handing the demon pill to Lin Feng.

  "Thank you." Lin Feng somewhat surprisingly accepted the demon pellet and somewhat awkwardly said, "Sorry, it's all my fault for ruining the other materials..."

  The shell on the fire-tailed scorpion's body is also worth a few spirit stones, and its tail is also very useful. Moreover, the blood of the fire scorpion can be used to make fire talismans. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed by Lin Feng's freezing and electric attacks. Now, I only got this one demon pellet, which is roughly equivalent in value to the three second-level linked talismans that Lin Feng used earlier. There isn't much profit left.

  But Lin Feng didn't think so at all, the two remaining talismans could be repaired with some materials, it was just a pity that the completely used up Ice Thorn Talisman had turned to ashes, which couldn't be repaired.

  But having already achieved the purpose of this trip, Lin Feng was very satisfied. If there weren't still people around, he would have been unable to resist taking out that top-grade spiritual light artifact and repairing it immediately.

  ……

  Although Lin Feng's goal was achieved, the team's goal is still far away. For now, they have hunted a Fire-tailed Scorpion here, which can be considered a good start. The real destination is the Red Rock Mountain ahead, where everyone had planned to find a nest of Fire-tailed Scorpions and hunt at least one mid-level or higher Fire-tailed Scorpion per person, otherwise it would be a wasted trip.

  The consumption of Lin Feng was not small, but the true energy 'base number' was originally not many. After adjusting his breath for a while, he recovered almost. Under Zheng Kai's leadership, everyone continued to move forward.

  The red rock mountain is very high and there is no special 'mountain road' to walk, everyone just chose a position at will and started climbing up.

  For ordinary people, it's probably impossible to climb this mountain, and a slight carelessness would lead to a direct fall to death. However, for cultivators, it's not difficult at all. Even Lin Feng, who had only cultivated his Qi to the sixth layer, didn't feel tired after climbing over a hundred meters.

  "There's a hornet's nest over there!"

  Suddenly, Zheng Kai's eyes lit up in front, pointing to a mountain wall dozens of meters away on the right front, reminding.

  Everyone looked carefully and indeed saw a cave of about two meters in size. In front of the cave, there was another fire-tailed scorpion, slightly smaller than the one Lin Feng had killed earlier, quietly lying still as if basking in the sun - or keeping watch.

  Zheng Kai gazed out for a while before saying in a low voice, "It's just a small fire-tailed scorpion den. There shouldn't be any second-level demonic beasts present, making it suitable for us."

  Lin Feng had no experience and humbly asked: "So you're saying that the few of us should be able to take down this Fire-Tailed Scorpion's nest? How do we do it?"

  Zheng Kai nodded and said, "There shouldn't be any problem, as long as we're careful and don't get distracted. If we stick together, even if we encounter several fire-tailed scorpions at the same time, we can handle them. Let's take care of the one at the entrance first, then charge in!"

  As he spoke, his right hand slightly shook and took out a weapon similar to a watermelon knife, handing it to Lin Feng: "Lin Feng, dealing with these fire-tailed scorpions, using only your fist is too dangerous, use this knife instead."

  Zheng Kai saw that Lin Feng didn't have a long-range attack weapon, so he kindly lent him one.

  Lin Feng hesitated slightly, then smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, Brother Zheng, I have my own weapon."

  As he spoke, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out the storage ring, flipped his right hand, and a top-grade artifact-level long knife appeared in his hand.

  "You... you actually have a Na Mo badge?!"

  Zheng Kai's eyes widened in shock, and Tongmu Rui and the others also looked at Lin Feng with incredulous expressions. To think that even ordinary foundation-building cultivators might not have a Storage Ring, Zheng Kai only had one because of his good family background. Yet, Lin Feng, an unknown mid-stage Qi Refining loose cultivator, actually possessed a Storage Ring, which naturally left people feeling shocked.

  Lin Feng said: "This Na Yue ring was also obtained by chance, and I didn't inform you beforehand, so I hope everyone won't mind."

  "Haha, Lin Feng, it seems you're not simple either...... Being cautious when going out is natural, nothing to it." Zheng Kai smiled and didn't dwell on the issue, continuing, "Then let's get ready! This time I'll go first!"

  Zheng Kai put away the 'watermelon knife' he had just prepared to lend to Lin Feng, and took out a silver long sword instead. He nodded at the crowd that was ready, then his expression changed, and a burst of energy shot out from his body. With a single step, he charged forward like the wind!

  Zheng Ke's speed was even faster than the fire-tailed scorpion that Lin Feng had dealt with earlier, covering a distance of nearly a hundred meters in just a few strides. By the time the fire-tailed scorpion guarding the cave entrance came to its senses, Zheng Ke had already thrust his sword at its head!

  "Squeak!!"

  The fire-tailed scorpion let out a sharp cry, suddenly leaping off the ground, its flame-spewing tail shooting out with a whoosh, and it was actually pointing straight at Zheng Kai's head!

  Just as they were about to "die together", Zheng Kai made a mistake with his footwork, and lightly dodged half a foot to the side, avoiding the fire-tailed scorpion's attack. However, the long sword in his hand drew a huge gash on the fire-tailed scorpion's head!

  "Hiss!!" The fire-tailed scorpion let out a painful shriek, but before it could make another move, Zheng Kai's figure suddenly darted forward, his long sword stabbing out and directly piercing the top of its head, pinning it to the ground!

  The scorpion let out a more mournful shriek, struggled violently for a few moments, and soon lay still, dead.

  In less than ten seconds, a level 8 fire-tailed scorpion was easily killed by Zheng Kai!

  "That's really amazing..."

  Watching Zheng Kai draw out his long sword, put the corpse of Huo Wei Chong into the Na Wu Jing, then turn around and beckon to this side, Lin Feng secretly admired him, and couldn't help but feel a hint of envy in his heart.

  ……

  Then Zheng Kai led the way, Duanmu Rui and Qin Ye on either side, with Lin Feng and Lu Cheng at the back as the weakest, they formed a simple triangular formation and entered the cave.

  As Zheng Kai had expected, it was just a small first-level fire-tailed scorpion lair. The three fire-tailed scorpions that everyone encountered when they entered the cave were only mid-first-level and were easily killed. It wasn't until they went deeper, tens of meters in, that they encountered two late-first-level fire-tailed scorpions, which were also quickly taken care of with everyone's combined efforts.

  When they had advanced about 100 meters in a relatively narrow cave, the scene suddenly opened up before them. A large stone chamber appeared, over 100 meters wide, and here the group encountered a "team" of five fire-tailed scorpions.

  Among the five first-class fire-tailed scorpions, there were two ninth-grade, one eighth-grade, two seventh-grade and one sixth-grade. Coincidentally, their strength composition was similar to that of Lin Feng's team. At the beginning, Lin Feng was a bit worried that he couldn't handle them, but soon he put his mind at ease. After all, they were just low-level demon beasts with almost no spiritual intelligence, only knowing how to attack randomly. In comparison, their own coordination was much better, and each of them had the assistance of magic treasures, so it could be said that they completely held the advantage.

  The crowd adopted a one-by-one elimination method, carefully guarding against the attacks of other fire-tailed scorpions while collectively attacking one, killing it and then turning to another. Before long, these five fire-tailed scorpions were eliminated one by one.

  "Squeak!!"

  When the last fire-tailed scorpion died under the long spear in Du Mu Rui's hand, the entire cave finally quieted down.

  After clearing the battlefield, Zheng Kai directly stored all the Fire-tailed Scorpion corpses into his Spatial Ring. They would return to the Guild and exchange them for rewards later. For now, everyone took a short rest on the spot.

  "Hey, Lin Feng, how does it feel? Is it exciting?" Zheng Kai asked with a smile while resting and looking at Lin Feng beside him.

  "Exciting, damn exciting!!" Lin Feng's heart was still racing with excitement. This was his first time hunting a demonic beast, and the feeling was indescribably thrilling. It even gave him the same thrill as forming a team to take down a boss in an online game on Earth. But this was real life, and the thrill was many times more intense than any game.

  "Haha, your performance is much better than mine when I first entered the Seven Peaks Forest. I remember I was so scared that I almost hid behind my father's back... " Zheng Kai burst out laughing and said with emotion, "Of course, your reaction to facing that fire-tailed scorpion in the forest earlier was very typical of a rookie demon hunter... Haha!!"

  Zheng Kai brought up the previous embarrassing incident again, Lin Feng was embarrassed and scratched his head, while Duanmu Rui and others burst out laughing.

  Everyone was chatting and laughing while adjusting their breath, Zheng Kai took out a small artifact similar to a clock and looked at it, saying: "It's almost evening, if we spend the night in this Seven Peaks Forest, I'm afraid there might be some danger. I think we should leave before dark, this time's harvest is pretty good, what do you think?"

  "Alright! Let's get ready to leave then!" Lin Feng nodded, his goal had already been achieved and there was no need to take any more risks. Du Mu Rui and the others didn't have any objections either. The fire-tailed scorpions they hunted this time should be enough to exchange for some spirit stones, which would be sufficient for their cultivation for a while.

  Everyone's opinions were unanimous and they all took a deep breath, ready to leave.

  But just at this time...

  "Wow!!!"

  A shrill and piercing scream suddenly entered everyone's ears, startling all of them!!