Chapter Seventeen: Escape

  Thieves have a strong output, even comparable to that of the law system professions, but their bodies are extremely fragile and can only face up to three monsters of the same level at most. If they encounter seven, it's going to be a problem.

  On the left, the five desert man snakes were relatively quiet. The most deadly ones were the two on the right, who kept swimming back and forth. If either of them discovered him, Xiao Yu would trigger an attack by all seven desert man snakes, which was basically a fatal situation. Even if he managed to escape, he would have to pay a terrible price.

  Xiao Yu was extremely cautious when sneaking around, afraid of exposing his whereabouts, and slowly moved forward step by step.

  Occasional gusts of wind and sand blew around, the pervasive dust reducing visibility in the vicinity, creating a more advantageous situation for Xiao Yu.

  Xiao Yu carefully noted the positions of the seven desert sand vipers, estimating that he was within ten paces of the Blood Frost Grass. As long as he could get past these seven snakes, Xiao Yu would be able to hide behind a rock and collect the Blood Frost Grass, then wait for his Stealth skill to cool down before returning by the same route.

  Xiao Yu really wanted to safely reach the other side, but things didn't go as he wished. Xiao Yu's footsteps paused because he found a desert cobra crawling towards him. Xiao Yu's nerves were stretched taut, and his current position was precarious. The seven cobras formed a circle around him, trapping him inside. If discovered, his life would be in danger.

  Xiao Yu's footsteps stopped, and he didn't dare move a muscle where he stood.

  The hidden effect is strongest when staying still in place and hardest to detect. Xiao Yu dared not move again.

  "It's over, I hope my luck isn't that bad." Xiao shrunk his body as small as possible and stared at the desert cobra slithering towards him, a thin layer of sweat appearing on his forehead.

  Three meters, two meters, one meter, the desert cobra was getting closer and closer to Xiao Yu, who felt like his heart was going to jump out of his chest.

  Xiao Yu lightly exhaled a breath and calmed down her uneasy mood.

  The desert cobra suddenly stopped, possibly smelling something, its green eyes looking around.

  "Not good, I might have been discovered." Xiao Yu held her breath, not daring to move a single inch, the cold sweat on her forehead almost dripping down her temples.

  Xiao Yu's heart was racing non-stop with the movements of the desert cobra, his life hanging by a thread, and he truly felt the breath of death.

  The desert python looked around for a moment, didn't find anything, and continued to move forward, passing by Xiao Yu at an arm's length.

  As he watched the desert viper slither by without noticing him, Xiao Yu's mind gradually calmed down. The god of luck was still watching over him, but then he discovered a very serious problem - there were only 5 seconds left for his stealth.

  If five seconds pass, Xiao Yu will reveal his figure and expose himself at that time.

  We must leave at once!

  Keeping an eye on the desert python that had swum by, the python gradually moved further away and swam to a distance of two zhang from Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu suddenly quickened his pace and ran towards the rocky outcropping.

  Quickly leaving behind the desert python, the stealth time ended, and Xiao Yu finally slowly revealed his figure.

  Arriving at the bottom of the rock, Xiao Yu finally let out a breath and sat down at the foot of the rock to rest for a moment. It was really too thrilling just now, making Xiao Yu's nerves extremely tense.

  Xiao Yu lowered his head and looked at the Blood Luan Grass again after a brief moment of recovery.

  This Blood Orchid grows in the crevices of rocks, where the crevices are slightly darker and more humid than other places, making it an ideal environment for the Blood Orchid to grow.

  Xiao Yu carefully picked up the Blood Rain Grass.

  Bloodthorn: A common first-tier herb, usable in potion-making.

  A stalk of Blood Orchid is equivalent to a bottle of Primary Instant Recovery Potion, which is equivalent to a life. This account, Xiao Yu will calculate it.

  "Heh heh, got it." The Blood Rain Grass was collected, Xiao Yu Xin was very satisfied, and put the Blood Rain Grass into his backpack, patting it.

  After picking up the Blood Orchid, Xiao Yu waited quietly on the spot for the cooldown of his stealth skill to pass, then headed back along the original route.

  As far as the eye could see, the locations of seven sand vipers were clearly visible.

  Xiao Yu searched for a suitable route and slowly made his way past the gap in the middle of the seven desert sand snakes.

  He had gradually crept into the midst of seven desert pythons, which suddenly became agitated. This sudden and unexpected agitation left Xiao Yu stunned.

  Are these desert cobras having a seizure? Or have they been discovered by themselves?

  "This is terrible." Xiao Yu discovered that two desert sand snakes were crawling in his direction.

  What should I do?

  If Xiao Yu makes a move, he will definitely be discovered by the two desert sand snakes. However, if he stands still in his original position, according to the route of the desert sand snakes, he will definitely be hit by them and reveal his figure.

  "Damn it." Can't just sit and wait for death! Taking advantage of the fact that the two desert cobras were still relatively far away from him, Xiao Yu no longer hesitated and instantly burst out with his fastest speed, rushing outward.

  The stealth state disappeared, and the seven desert cobras discovered Xiao Yu, all of them chasing after him.

  Xiao Yu's running speed was still a bit inferior compared to the Desert Viper, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

  "Damn it, these guys are really troublesome." Xiao Yu ran up a sandy dune with all his might and looked ahead. Ahead of him were rolling sand dunes that stretched as far as the eye could see, but amidst the dunes flowed a black river.

  The lifeblood of the Undead, Dark Holy Spring!

  As he watched the seven desert vipers closing in, Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and made a desperate dash for the dark Holy Spring below.

  Seven sand vipers slithered in S-shapes across the desert, spitting crimson snake letters that sounded to Xiao Yu's ears like the summons of the god of death.

  Getting closer and closer to the Dark Holy Spring, Xiao Yu's shoulder suddenly hurt as he was bitten by a desert python.

  "Damn it, poisoned again." Xiao Yu's speed slowed down, his movement becoming extremely slow, and the six desert sand snakes behind him also closed in.

  Xiao Yu turned around, using his dagger to parry the attacking desert cobra while retreating towards the Dark Holy Spring.

  Seven Desert Vipers continuously attacked Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu's HP quickly dropped.

  "It can't be this unlucky that I'm stuck here, right?" Xiao Yu continuously waved the dagger in his hand, constantly retreating, getting closer and closer to the Dark Holy Spring.

  He took a glance at his own HP, still having 23% left. Xiao Yu took a step back and dodged the attack of a desert sand snake. He jumped backwards and with a splash, he plunged into the dark holy spring's ink-like black water.

  Ripples spread out on the calm river surface.

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