The end of the world: mountain and sea disasters - #154 - Chapter 154 Soul-Eating Insect
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There is no doubt about the special nature of [Investigator]’s profession.
Probably because it involves indescribable objects, or strange contained objects, the characteristics of the investigators after promotion at each stage tend to be mysterious, making it difficult to understand the actual effect.
Especially the anchoring of the mind this time.
What is a “specific object” that can be visualized as a mental image, and how is the visualization performed?
Being knowledgeable and knowledgeable can certainly help Yu Ke achieve twice the result with half the effort when learning various skills, provided that he knows how to learn.
Unable to contact the outside world in the cave, Yu Ke temporarily put the idea of researching new characteristics behind him.
Anyway, I already have the characteristics, and it’s not too late to learn about them through other channels after I go out. Just because he doesn’t understand it doesn’t mean that others don’t understand it.
As Yu Ke’s current special adviser, it is easy to obtain some information support from the Disaster Prevention Bureau.
One of the two preset goals has been achieved.
The most important thing right now is to find out where the flying insects transformed from souls are going.
Just at this moment, a light red signal flare burst out from a depth of tens of meters below my feet.
This is the code that Yu Ke and the Disaster Prevention Bureau agreed upon in advance. If the expedition team finds a powerful beast that may manifest its soul, it will use a signal flare to inform him of its specific location, and he will rush over to help as soon as possible.
Because today is the opening day of the underground cave secret realm, the official expedition team got up early like Yu Ke, in order to seize the area that has not been fully explored before the private hunters.
You must know that the ferocious beasts and spiritual plants that Yu Ke disdains are almost things that can change their destiny in the eyes of ordinary people. Even in the official expedition team, there are many special operations personnel who want to use this opportunity to become extraordinary. .
According to Anseli, the patrol teams and special service departments within the Forestry Protection Bureau and the Disaster Prevention Bureau made a lot of noise in order to seize the quota.
“Wind Chime, come here!”
Stepping on the tree roots and looking at the situation under the tree, Yu Ke called out.
Feng Chime, who was enjoying the prey, swallowed the round crown in his mouth, turned around and ran back to Yu Ke. The calf-sized body had some weight, but it was still like a rag doll in the latter’s hands.
Holding the wind chime on the back of his neck, he jumped down, using tree roots and vines to change directions.
Calculation and analysis are often very effective in complex environments. Yu Ke often only needs to take a quick glance at where he will end up, and he can immediately estimate how he will get there and how much energy he will spend looking at the sky. Change direction.
For many hunting groups, the cave environment requires extra caution, which does not pose much hindrance to him.
Rushed to the scene of the battle at extremely fast speeds.
Gunshots and shouts came from not far away. Yu Ke soon saw the centipede beast that was fighting fiercely with the expedition team dozens of meters away. It was more than fifteen meters long and covered with brown-red carapace. It could resist easily. The firepower of firearms and weapons poured out.
Hundreds of arthropods squirmed rapidly, causing it to rush around the tree roots like a runaway train. The mouthparts at the front were even more ferocious, constantly spitting out balls of acid in all directions. Even the extraordinary ones in the expedition team could not help but squirm. Don’t dare to get close at will.
There are a large number of ferocious beasts in the secret territory of the cave. Under the two-headed dragons, there are still many wolf-level and even low-level tiger-level ferocious beasts living in it. This is also the main reason why hunters flock here.
On the other hand, the expedition team’s response was quite methodical. After all, they were all fully armed elite members. If they couldn’t confront it head-on, they would use their deep jetpacks to constantly adjust their positions and pull the giant centipede.
As long as they are given time and at the cost of two to three casualties, the expedition team should be able to successfully hunt this centipede, which should be at the low level of tiger level.
But now with Yu Ke’s strong intervention, the situation is completely different.
Without any unnecessary nonsense, Yu Ke threw the wind chime to a nearby safe area, took out the black thorn bow and arrows, and three explosive arrows directly hit the centipede’s head, causing damage to it and drawing its attention to himself.
The Hunting Seal is then activated, forcibly hunting the centipede’s attributes and weakening its defense.
Withdrawing his bow and arrow, Yu Ke approached with the Leviathan Ax in hand. After a few rounds of fighting, he chopped off the pincers on both sides of the centipede’s mouthparts. Then he used the old tactics used to deal with the two-headed dragon, relying on his agility and ease. Toying with the latter.
After hunting enough attributes, Yu Ke easily killed the centipede under the cover of the expedition members.
The whole process took no more than five minutes, and Yu Ke was unscathed. Ordinary tiger-level ferocious beasts no longer posed any threat to him.
The nearby expedition members were stunned.
Although I have already seen Yu Ke’s hunting methods from the hunting diary series videos, it is another thing to witness it up close and personal.
Yu Ke stepped on the carapace on the centipede’s back and locked his gaze on its head until the fire-white fluid energy emerged.
Sure enough, Anseli’s guess was right.
Only the souls of ferocious beasts that have reached a certain level of strength will materialize after their death.
This time, Yu Ke was in good condition. He would not miss the opportunity again. He came nearby almost at the same time as the souls gathered and observed carefully. Yu Ke was not disappointed by the characteristics of checking for leaks and filling in the gaps, and he quickly gave the corresponding information.
Soul-Eating Insects: Insects that live in the bodies of powerful creatures will collect soul energy and return to their original bodies after their death.
The glistening white flying insect gradually took shape and looked strangely beautiful. However, Yu Ke, who knew its information through checking for omissions and filling in the gaps, could not help but frown.
He originally guessed that the soul flying insects were a unique phenomenon in the secret realm of the catacombs, but now the results clearly told him that there seemed to be something even more terrifying than the two-headed dragon hidden in the catacombs.
Being able to unknowingly parasitize soul-eating insect eggs into the bodies of these ferocious beasts shows their abilities.
Fortunately, they are very picky about their target selection. Most humans are obviously not capable of being “powerful creatures”. Yu Ke has the protection of the forest spirit, so he doesn’t need to worry too much.
The condensed Soul-Eating Insect flapped its wings and tried to return to its true body.
Yu Ke did not stop him. He wanted to take this opportunity to follow the clues and trace the original body of the insect lurking in the dark.
“Wind Chime, stay here and wait for me, don’t run around.”
It will take a long time for the exploration team to dispose of the giant centipede’s body, and the wind chime is safe enough to stay here.
Yu Ke chased the Soul-eating Insect and quickly shuttled between the intricate mutant roots and vines. At this time, the golden quality of agility and the unreasonable recovery ability in the wilderness came in handy.
Running at high speed for a long time, plus crossing obstacles and jumping up and down, an ordinary extraordinary person would probably have to cough out his lungs, but Yu Ke was just that alien, just following the Soul-Eating Insect on two legs.
As time passed, Yu Ke noticed that his position was constantly declining, and the soul-eating insect was likely to fly directly to the bottom of the cave.
We have already followed here, so there is no way to give up halfway.
After a brief thought, Yu Ke gritted his teeth and continued to follow the Soul-Eating Insect to a depth of several hundred meters above the surface.
It was at this time that Yu Ke was surprised to find that the bottom of the cave was not a thick layer of soil as imagined. A large number of mushroom plants of various shapes covered most of the area, vaguely forming a mushroom jungle, which was also mixed with Mixed with tree roots and vines.
Not only that, inside these lush vegetation, there are actually dense water networks, extending to all directions at the bottom of the cave. The target of the Soul-Eating Insect seems to be among them!
It’s normal if you think about it carefully. There are so many animals and plants in the secret cave. Without enough water, it would be impossible for such a special ecology to occur.
“Hmph, if you want to get rid of me by getting wet, you are looking down on me!”
Relying on the characteristics of loot, Yu Ke’s main focus is an all-round, hexagonal development.
Seeing the soul-eating worm falling into the water, Yu Ke continued to follow it through the current. The bright white body of the worm was particularly eye-catching, and it was not difficult to catch the trajectory.
However, after continuing to track for hundreds of meters, the real obstacle appeared. The Soul Eater followed the underground river directly to the depths of the rock wall at the edge of the cave. If Yu Ke wanted to continue tracking, he had to sneak in. in water.
No one knew what was going on under the rock wall, so they rushed in rashly.
Seeing that he was about to hit the rock wall, Yu Ke didn’t think much. He looked at the time on his watch, took a deep breath, and plunged into the underground river. He set a time for himself and only continued to chase for three minutes.
If you still can’t find the location of the Soul-Eating Insect, then withdraw and give up for now.
Your own safety always comes first.
The characteristics of volt waves allowed Yu Ke to breathe in the water for a long time. When he turned on the lights on both sides of the helmet, the deep water flowed by his side, and occasionally some strange aquatic creatures flashed past his field of vision.
Yu Ke’s eyes were always locked on the Soul-eating Insect in front of him, and at the same time, his perception was spread to the extreme. The forest spirit also assisted in vigilance to ensure that no water beasts would attack nearby.
After diving for more than two hundred meters, Yu Ke keenly noticed that there was a faint light coming from the front. Just as he was curious and ready to continue chasing, a warning from the forest suddenly came in his mind.
“Get back! Now!”
His figure suddenly froze, and Yu Ke turned around and turned back without saying a word.
Although he didn’t know the specific reason, Yu Ke 100% trusted the forest spirit’s warning.
Where it says you can’t enter, it really can’t be entered!
At this time, Yu Ke didn’t care about the Soul-eating Insects, and quickly returned to the secret realm of the cave along the underground river.
After coming out of the water to take a breath, Yu Ke, who had recovered somewhat, couldn’t help but wipe his face and sighed helplessly,
“This trip was completely in vain.”
After chasing so far, he was about to find the body of the Soul-eating Insect, but he gave up at the last moment. He would not be willing to do anything else. Yu Ke asked the forest spirit in his mind what it sensed inside, so that So desperate to get him out.
“The power that prevents me from sensing. The spirit, the aura is a bit messy. A powerful existence!”
Sen Ling’s answer made Yu Ke freeze in place. His scalp suddenly felt numb like an electric shock, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Yes, I should have thought of it a long time ago!
Ever since the discovery of the cave under the giant vine forest, the forest spirit’s perception has been hindered. Even if it goes deep into the cave, the information it can sense is still extremely limited. This situation of being restricted everywhere is unprecedented.
You must know that this is the Jinghu Forest, a place where the forest spirit has protected for thousands of years. It can easily locate the aberrant beasts in the depths of the Jinghu Forest and find the aberration network in the water. How can it be impossible to detect it normally in the cave? ?
The only person who can stop the will of the forest spirit is another being of the same level!
In other words, Yu Ke just almost broke into a place where the will of the gods might be entrenched. Thanks to the forest spirit, he had no idea what he would encounter otherwise.
With his current strength, wandering around in the cave might be easy and enjoyable.
However, for a being at the level of a forest spirit, one might not even know how he died. Thinking of this, Yu Ke asked again and again,
“Who is it? What is it doing hiding inside? Is the body of the soul-eating insect another god?”
“I didn’t get a response. It was in a sleeping state, or it was sealed like me and has not yet awakened. However, that area is still shrouded by its will. If you break in, you will be attacked. With your current The strength of the soul is unbearable.”
The forest spirit’s answer was quite straightforward. Yu Ke quickly realized that the existence of the secret realm in the cave was probably due to the overflow of the power of the god, and its current state was most likely similar to the forest spirit’s previous situation, and it could only passively defend. Unable to take the initiative.
Otherwise, these intruders would have been cleared out long ago.
Thinking about it this way, maybe it was also the one who created the Soul-Eating Insect, collecting the souls of ferocious beasts everywhere to create conditions for his own awakening?
The more he thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was possible. Yu Ke turned around and returned to the position where he had dived. After confirming that he had left no traces nearby, he quickly returned to the upper level of the cave to prevent anyone from knowing that he had been here.
Yu Ke has no plans to disturb the other party yet. Perhaps he will try to find out in the future when his strength becomes stronger and his soul is strong enough to withstand the defensive power arranged by the gods outside the sleeping area.
As for now.
Regardless of whether the god sleeping deep in the secret realm of the cave is good or bad, letting it continue to sleep is the best choice.
On the way back to the upper level of the cave, Yu Ke could not help but recall the situation in the Soul-eating Insect and the Dark River.
The experience of the [Investigator] profession has skyrocketed, approaching 100%. This is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for Yu Ke, and it also shows that the powerful existence sleeping on the other side of the underground river is by no means ordinary.
Not only that, except for experience points, there seems to be no substantial gain from this chase.
In fact, the place where the suspected gods sleep is itself a huge hidden treasure!
What is the purpose of the Disaster Prevention Bureau and major financial groups in Beijing and Hangzhou organizing archaeological teams to visit the ruins in the mountains all day long?
To put it bluntly, it’s not just that I want to find all kinds of extraordinary things from the ruins.
What ruins can be compared to the place where the gods sleep?
If the secret realm of the underground cave is only a creation where part of its power overflows.
So what should the space where its body is located be like?
To put it bluntly, what Yu Ke lacks now is just the key to the treasure, that is, his own strength!