Chapter 560: If you can’t beat them, join them

King Shabao keeps the habit of resting for four hours every day.

It doesn't actually need sleep.

The treasure chest monster will remain motionless, using its own body as a trap to lure various humans or other life forms to approach.

Every treasure chest monster is a natural hunter. They can remain motionless for days or months, waiting for their prey to lose their guard and alertness and fall into their trap step by step.

Greedy and curious openers will always try to touch the treasure chest and want to open it and take a look.

At this time, the treasure chest monster will suddenly attack, swallow the prey into the box in one gulp, and lock it in. No matter how hard the prey struggles, it will be difficult to escape until it agrees to all the treasure chest monster's demands.

In fact, the treasure chest monster doesn’t want much.

They like hunting and treasures, and if the slaves in the box can pay enough chips, the treasure chest monsters don't mind giving them freedom.

If faced with a powerful and unbeatable prey, the treasure chest will take flight. Their natural speed allows them to escape danger and avoid becoming prey.

The treasure chest monster searches for its target every day, disguises itself to hunt, and then moves to the next location to continue luring prey.

When disguised as a treasure chest, they will convince themselves that they are an inanimate box.

They must deceive themselves before they can deceive others. At this time, they will fall into a confused state and will not show the slightest abnormality.

"Why do you want to sleep? Sleeping doesn't bring any improvement to the treasure chest monster."

Bingwuxiang advised King Shabao: "If we had the time to hunt, we might have caught prey."

“It’s about getting into people’s lives and trying to figure out how they think.”

Sha Baowang explained: "It will become increasingly difficult to catch people in the future if we just follow the traditional methods. I try to find their flaws and habits from their perspective and lifestyle."

A cloud of white mist rose from the ice mist box: "You have been trying to figure this out for so many years. What have you figured out?"

King Shabao was silent for a while: "People are greedy."

"If they have a seashell, they will want a second and a third one. If they have a treasure chest, they will want to open it and take it for themselves. If sleeping makes them feel comfortable, they will often sleep in... People like to do things endlessly."

"Have you figured out a new way to catch hunters?"

“Not yet.”

"Then remember to tell me when you think of it. I have to go hunting. There have been a lot of tourists from other places coming to the Blessed City recently. This is a good opportunity to ambush."

King Sha Bao watched the ice mist box jump up and down and dive into a pile of ice.

The ice mist box shook off some broken ice, revealing a corner of the silver treasure chest on the surface, pretending to be squeezed by the ice layer and exposed in the world.

King Sha Bao was a little depressed.

It's not finished yet.

Traditional hunting has many disadvantages.

According to the investigation conducted by King Sha Bao, the success rate of hunting the 14 treasure chest monsters that have been active for a long time around the Eternal City has dropped from 20% two years ago to 8%. In the desert farther away, the success rate of hunting treasure chest monsters is less than 4%.

It is even more difficult to succeed in areas near Sand City and Bailing Tribe Village, because many people there are knowledgeable and experienced, and the treasure chest monsters no longer appear in those areas.

Bingwuxiang thought: "Then we should focus more on hunting. More time and more hunting times can maintain the prey we had in the past."

That's not the case at all.

The Yao clan has been getting to know the treasure chest monsters better and better, but the treasure chest monsters still don't know the Yao clan well enough.

It is true that there will still be greedy and lucky guys who will be fooled - there will always be such people. But with the constant publicity of the Yao Clan, the ability and hunting methods of the treasure chest monster are no longer a secret.

In the past, the enemy was in the light and we were in the dark. Now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. The situation is very bad.

If you continue like this, it's only a matter of time before the treasure chest monster becomes your prey.

King Shabao sighed.

Knowing this harsh reality doesn't seem to be of much use, it can only adopt the traditional method of squatting and waiting for a destined person to appear.

…

Today, many people were entering and leaving the border area between the Kingdom of Mist and the Desert, but they just pointed at the Sand Treasure King who was trapped in the sand.

"That's a treasure chest monster, right? I heard that in order to lure people over, they often lie down in various places like this, pretending that there are treasures in the chest. They must have a hard life."

"These are all outdated tactics from ten years ago. It's not easy to be fooled."

"It looks so pitiful. Why don't we give it some seashells?"

"It's so hot, the treasure chest monsters' skins will be cracked if they are exposed to the sun all the time, right? I heard they are also flesh and blood."

Two young men came over and put down a clay pot full of water not far from King Shabao, and also dropped two seashells.

Wait until they leave completely.

Only then did King Sha Bao shake the sand and jump up.

hateful!

How dare you look down on the treasure chest monster! The Sand Treasure King wanted to kick the kettle to pieces, but in the end, he put the pottery pot and seashells into his own box.

The situation is stronger than people. The hunting market is not good now, so any harvest is good.

Just when King Sha Bao was about to finish work and find a place to sleep, a figure walked towards him.

It immediately switches to treasure chest form.

The newcomer was wrapped in a black robe, and he stumbled in the desert, looking tired and weak. The strange thing was that his body was very soft, as if he had no bones.

He came closer.

Chance!

Here we come!

King Sha Bao held his breath and concentrated.

The man in black robe sat down next to the treasure chest, breathing heavily.

Just as the Sand Treasure King was about to attack, the other party suddenly said, "You, is it a treasure chest monster?"

His accent is neither from Shacheng nor like someone from Yao Country. His Yao language has a strong accent.

"I won't live much longer."

The other party said: "Eat me, I'm giving it to you, at least it won't be wasted."

King Sha Bao couldn't handle this.

Should I eat now or not?

Let him eat it, but it feels a bit like bullying. Bullying a terminally ill person is not in line with his style.

King Shabao has a lofty goal, which is to eventually become a box god and be listed among the gods in the temple as the right-hand man of the supreme god Yao.

It knows this is very difficult.

But if the treasure chest monster has no ideals, what is the difference between it and a rotten box? The Sand Treasure King has always wanted to use his upright strength and superb skills to capture prey, show his ability and value, and finally be discovered by Lord Yaoshen from the same group.

From the words of this man who was seeking death, King Sha Bao heard a sense of self-abandonment and deathliness.

This reminded it of some treasure chest monsters.

King Shabao said, we have to find a way to change the current situation, everyone can think of a way and give each other ideas. They said, what's the use?

That's the tone.

King Sha Bao snorted coldly.

"A treasure chest monster is not a trash can. If you want to commit suicide, find another place."

The other party was stunned for a moment: "Didn't they say that the treasure chest monster disguises itself as a treasure chest in order to eat people?"

Then the man was filled with sorrow: "Eh, even the treasure chest monster doesn't want to eat me... I really am a waste."

King Sha Bao originally wanted to curse a few words, but considering that the other party was already terminally ill, he thought about it and let it go.

It says: "Life is not easy for any race, you have to stand up for yourself."

"But I will die soon. My body is dissolving."

The man in black robe sat on the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Its name is Blood Fang. It comes from the Blood Hill World and is a young blood ancestor in Ice Lake City.

Blood Ancestor could transform into a Blood Devil through the gene sequence activation potion, but Blood Fang failed. Not only did it fail to become a Blood Devil, but it fell into an extremely weak and sick state.

A normal blood demon is huge in size, can condense and store a large amount of blood elements and blood, possesses a strong physique and the top power of the blood clan.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

However, Blood Fang's body is smaller than when he was the Blood Ancestor, and has become even thinner and weaker.

Its whole body felt hot and cold, and the blood in its body split into two streams. The two kinds of blood were like two spirally entangled ropes, pulling at each other frantically, causing Blood Fang great pain and embarrassment.

Blood Fang would tremble constantly and cough up blood. The blood in his body would become less and less, and it would be difficult for his body to stabilize in human form.

What's more terrifying is that its blood will contaminate and assimilate the blood and blood elements in the blood pool.

The Blood Demon and Blood Ancestor of Ice Lake City checked its condition repeatedly and invited the most experienced vampire doctor of the Yao clan to treat it.

Everyone finally concluded that this was a never-before-seen type of blood poisoning that would cause pollution of the blood pool or even the blood lake, and there was no cure.

Between eternal imprisonment and leaving, Bloodfang chose the latter and came all the way to the Sand City, ready to end his life in the Eternal City, where the glaciers were a paradise of toxins.

Its symptoms became more and more serious along the way, and it became drowsy. It barely reached the edge of the Mist Country. Bloodfang had already tried its best and could collapse at any time.

After hearing about Blood Fang's situation, King Sha Bao dared not move.

This guy is a blood-poisoned creature. If I eat it, will I be in trouble? Although the treasure chest monster is a special life form, it also has blood.

"Eat me, help me, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, just think of it as helping me die early. I can't tolerate myself dying without any value, it's such a waste, at least let me fill your stomach!"

As he said this, Bloody Fang started to lift the lid of the box, trying to get in.

"Wait, wait, calm down!"

Bloody Fang was covered in blood.

King Sha Bao broke out in a cold sweat.

It already felt something bad. Its body seemed to be getting stiff, sometimes hot and sometimes cold, and it was shaking all the time.

Bloodfang coughed up another mouthful of blood onto the treasure chest.

At the critical moment of life and death, King Sha Bao suddenly thought of a solution.

"I can save you!"

"How is it possible..."

"some!"

King Sha Bao tried hard to calm the frantic Blood Fang: "As long as we go in and freeze you with ice, we can delay death! This has been proven to be effective! On the ice field of the Land of Mist, there is a life that was completely frozen. When the ice finally melted, it was discovered that it was still alive!"

"The blood clan has strong vitality, they will definitely be useful over there!"

"This can also delay death until the doctors find a way to treat you! This method will definitely work!"

Bloodfang was stunned and thought about it.

"You just don't want to eat me, right?"

"…I just think it's unnecessary. You still have hope of survival."

“You are such a good person.”

Bloodfang said gratefully: "I will never forget you. If I can still live, I will definitely repay you. But now I can't walk. Can you take me there?"

King Sha Bao nodded quickly.

The targets of treasure chest monsters are normal prey, poisonous lunatics, and no one wants to provoke them.

So, King Shabao carried the blood fang all the way into the Kingdom of Mist. However, before entering the Kingdom of Mist, the blood fang completely melted and turned into a coagulated blood clot that seeped into the treasure chest.

These blood clots turn into connected blood-red crystals under low temperatures.

King Shabao wanted to cry but had no tears.

If you want to die, hold on till here, it's just a short distance away...

The Sand Treasure King returned to the hot desert and tried to clean out the blood teeth in his box. However, the sticky blood and blood elements recovered slightly and seeped into the box, scaring the treasure chest monster so much that it ran all the way back to the cold foggy country.

It had no other choice but to come to the inexhaustible spring.

Here is a knight under the command of God.

He has been standing here since the opening of the Kingdom of Mist. The Blood Knight witnessed the awakening of the Nibelung clan, the birth of the three frost giant brothers, and silently watched over this strange country.

King Shabao prayed in front of the knight who stood with his sword: "Glorious Blood Knight, I, the treasure chest monster King Shabao, ask you to give me guidance. I was infiltrated into the box by a blood ancestor suffering from blood poisoning..."

"Please tell me what I should do."

The Blood Knight remained motionless, and an emotionless voice came from within the armor.

"die."

King Sha Bao was filled with despair.

"No."

King Shabao came back from despair.

The Apostle is really something, he split a sentence into two parts.

It said respectfully: "Lord Blood Knight, I have always been a loyal follower of God Yao, but now I find that the treasure chest monsters are in trouble. I can't find a way. Can you show us a way?"

The Blood Knight said: "If you can't beat them, join them."

“…”

King Sha Bao found it a little hard to accept.

But after it calmed down and thought about it carefully, it found that this was a good method.

…

Two days later, a treasure chest monster appeared in the Bulao City. Unlike other treasure chest monsters, it did not move motionlessly to disguise itself as an ancient treasure chest, but jumped around actively on the road.

A flag is erected on the treasure chest.

It was written on the flag.

"You can open a box once by inserting 10 seashells, and take any treasure inside! Clearing out the stock, the early bird gets it, while stocks last!"

A large number of people came uninvited, and even lined up to get close to it, waiting to be deceived by it.

King Shabao became famous.

(End of this chapter)