Chapter 13: Battle with Cactus
The raw materials were insufficient again, with only 1 stone, 1 iron and 1 copper left.
After thinking about it, Qin Zhiyu took out some wood to make wooden boards, tied them together with old clothes, and made a simple shield.
Qin Zhiyu, dressed in black, blended completely into the night.
Qin Zhiyu tiptoed to a place 20 meters away from the cactus. At this time, he could vaguely see its black shadow standing in the darkness.
She carefully stuck the torch into the soil, providing a little light but not getting too close to be attacked.
Cactus monsters usually shoot out cactus thorns or throw cactus fruits. It is uncomfortable to be hit by either one, and some are poisonous. It is not known whether this cactus is poisonous.
Thinking of this, Qin Zhiyu took out an axe from his bracelet, aimed at the middle of the cactus, and threw it over like a javelin thrower.
Doing this can cause some damage and also test the attack range of the cactus.
After throwing down the axe, Qin Zhiyu quickly took out the iron sword and held the shield in front of himself.
As the axe hit the flesh, Qin Zhiyu knew that he had thrown it accurately, and this blow would definitely cause considerable damage to the cactus.
"Swish——" a sound of breaking through the air quickly passed through the air.
Qin Zhiyu only heard the sound of banging on her shield. The thorns shot by the cactus pierced her shield, but it only lasted about two seconds before stopping.
To be on the safe side, Qin Zhiyu took a few steps back with the shield raised, looking at the hard and thick thorns on the shield, which were deeply embedded in the wood, at least one centimeter deep.
Qin Zhiyu secretly sighed that the little boss was indeed extraordinary. These densely packed thorns would pierce a person's body. The human body is not as hard as wood, and it would be pierced into a sieve in an instant!
However, the number of thorns on the cactus is limited after all. If I throw them a few more times, they might all be gone. Then the threat of me chopping the cactus at close range will be much smaller.
After making a plan, Qin Zhiyu took out stone axes, stone swords and other things without hesitation, maintaining a frequency and throwing them at the cactus regularly. When it stopped shooting thorns, he threw another one.
This went on back and forth until all four axes were thrown. Qin Zhiyu threw another stone sword, but the cactus no longer responded.
Qin Zhiyu quickly seized the opportunity and rushed forward, chopping the two huge, nearly circular fleshy palms above and below the cactus with great force.
The feeling of piercing the cactus was like chopping on dry wood. It did not have the smooth feeling of the usual cactus. After being chopped more than ten times, the cactus finally broke.
It seems that if she had come a few days later, the iron sword would have been unable to hurt it. The growth ability of this mutant creature should not be underestimated.
In the previous week, she didn't have enough resources in the shelter in the early stages. Forced by survival, she went out to kill monsters and open treasure chests, and obtained some resources, but these resources were not enough to survive the rest of the natural disaster.
Later, the harsh environment prevented her from going out, and the insufficient preliminary preparations led to a vicious cycle that continuously squeezed her living space.
She luckily survived the fourth natural disaster, and when she came out again, she went directly to the ruins. She had no idea what the mutated animals and plants and the alien races that other people talked about looked like.
Not thinking about these things anymore, Qin Zhiyu looked at the cactus that could no longer move, turned around and picked up the scattered tools, and the torch illuminated the surrounding night.
It's a hematite treasure chest!
The previous bronze treasure chest had already obtained such an enviable item, so this hematite treasure chest inevitably made Qin Zhiyu even more excited.
Qin Zhiyu touched the giant cactus to see if the system was useful. He remembered that the vines he had killed before were recycled by the system and turned into experience points. He wondered if this could be collected.
The system didn't respond for a long time, but when I killed the cactus, my experience points increased by 300.
Qin Zhiyu looked at the cactus, not knowing how to deal with this big thing. Without blood and flesh, it should not attract carnivores. It also has no tissue fluid, so it is dry and astringent and probably not tasty.
She found that the cactus was full of fruits. These fruits looked plump and ripe, bright red and very tempting. So she picked up these fruits with her sword and put them into the bracelet.
Afterwards, Qin Zhiyu went to the back mountain with a torch, scouted a spot there, and took a look at the terrain.
But when they arrived at the back mountain, it was still undeveloped. The mountain was covered with dense forests and there were no roads. Qin Zhiyu gave up the idea of scouting the area. After all, it was dark now and he couldn't see anything without a torch, which was not very convenient.
Qin Zhiyu returned to the place where the fight took place yesterday, and crawled into the bushes on the right side of the street, wanting to know where the robbers came from.
There are only two possibilities. One is that he didn't notice them in the woods when he was cutting down trees, and they ambushed him in advance by going up the stairs. The other is whether there is a road leading up from behind the bushes.
After Qin Zhiyu investigated, he found that there was no road behind the bushes, but only a slightly gentle slope. So these robbers were most likely coming up the stairs, and walked while the noise of his chopping trees was loud, thus covering up the sound of their footsteps and making it impossible to see anything clearly in the dark.
After reviewing yesterday's situation, Qin Zhiyu continued his journey, intending to survey the area within 500 meters of the hill where he was.
We strive to survey the surrounding areas after every natural disaster to prevent the presence of species beyond our control.
He put away his shield and moved forward with his iron sword and torch. A torch could burn for ten hours without any accidents. Qin Zhiyu's comment on this was, "Products from natural disasters must be top-quality products."
Looking at the two-dimensional map in her system, Qin Zhiyu had already inspected an area within a radius of 500 meters for two days. She divided the area around her base into four areas based on the four corners of the 500-meter radius.
By conducting two policy tests today and tomorrow, we can complete the exploration of these four areas.
After walking for half a quarter of an hour, they arrived in the northwest. Qin Zhiyu stood on the edge. There was no danger in the area illuminated by the torches, and she did not hear any unusual noises, so she used detection.
[System: Detection completed, two-dimensional map updated.]
[Date Python: A branch of the python. Its skin is smooth and hard, making it a good material for making armor. It likes to eat red dates. Hunters who want to find it must first find a date tree. Its weakness is...]
“Hiss…”
Just as Qin Zhiyu was reading this, he heard the sound of the python. The torch shone on the body of the silver python, and the glossy scales reflected an orange luster.
Before Qin Zhiyu could fight back, she saw the bulky but very agile python swimming to her feet.
"Ah!" She quickly dodged, but was unable to avoid the huge, cold python's body, which had already wrapped around her waist. As the python tightened its grip, she felt like her waist was about to break. At this time, the snake's head slithered towards her upper body...
(End of this chapter)
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