Chapter 437 Intelligence
An unnamed valley, where vegetation is lush and various medicinal herbs are growing well.
A small team of three, consisting of two women and one man, is collecting herbs.
"We were able to stay in the secret realm for more than 20 days this time, and only one day has passed since we left. This secret realm feels so magical."
"How many attribute points do you think we'll gain after we get out?"
"A friend of mine came yesterday, and she said she gained more than 70 attribute points!"
"Over 70? That's outrageous! My three attributes combined don't even add up to 30. Wouldn't a trip to the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm double that?"
"Yes, we have to thank Mengmeng and the others for this. They let us in for free with such great props; it's practically charity."
The three players chatted while gathering herbs, which was quite relaxing.
But they were completely unaware of the impending danger.
The only male player in the team was quite far from the other two girls. He was bending down to collect something when he suddenly heard a slight rustling sound behind him.
It sounded like a snake crawling.
He immediately turned around to check, but Feng Yiming, who was coming from the opposite direction, bit his neck.
The male player struggled to make a sound, trying to alert the two girls nearby to the commotion and flee for their lives, but he only managed a very short gasp before he died.
Feng Yiming greedily drank his warm blood, as if it were the most delicious thing in the world.
His swallowing sounds finally alerted one of the female players, named "Sunny Rain".
She looked over with some confusion, and then she saw an extremely horrifying scene.
A half-human, half-snake monster was greedily sucking the blood of its male teammate, who was motionless and pale, clearly dead!
"There's a monster!" Qing Tian Xiao Yu took out her bow and arrow and shot an arrow at Feng Yiming.
Another female player, "Tingting," was shocked and quickly picked up a bow and arrow to join the battle.
Arrows whizzed towards Feng Yiming, but they were all blocked by the scales covering his body.
The arrows couldn't harm him in the slightest!
Sunny with a light rain exclaimed in alarm, "What kind of monster is this?"
Tingting gritted her teeth: "I don't know, but this monster is far stronger than us. We need to notify the team leader quickly!"
He then quickly sent a message in the group chat.
When Feng Yiming heard them calling him a "monster" over and over again, his face immediately turned extremely gloomy.
He discarded the desiccated corpse and moved his snake tail toward the two of them.
He was incredibly fast, arriving in front of Tingting in the blink of an eye. Tingting was shocked and tried to pull Qingtian and Xiaoyu back, but she herself was bitten on the neck by Feng Yiming.
Upon seeing this, Qing Tian Xiao Yu immediately took out a dagger and stabbed Feng Yiming, but his scales were too hard, and the dagger could not penetrate them at all.
Despite being bitten, Tingting managed to utter a single sentence: "Quick...run away!"
After saying that, the light in her eyes completely died out.
With red eyes, Qingtian Xiaoyu took one last look at Tingting, then quickly put away her dagger and left.
...
Qin Jiu, along with Chengzi and Tan Yue, fought their way through the monsters, making them tremble with fear.
Suddenly, Orange said seriously, "Team leader, look at the group chat! It looks like someone sent a distress message!"
Qin Jiu immediately clicked into the large group chat.
Tingting: "[Location], there's a monster."
The message wasn't finished being sent; the person who sent it is likely in grave danger.
Qin Jiu: "You two go and gather herbs first. I'll go take a look now."
Orange: "I'll go with you! If there's danger, it's safer with more people."
"No need," Qin Jiu said before leaving.
Chengzi wanted to go and help, but Tan Yue stopped her and said, "Forget it, the two of us are far less capable than the team leader. Going there would only cause her trouble and slow her down. Saving lives is urgent, and every second of delay could lead to irreversible consequences."
Orange gave up, looking worried: "I hope nothing bad happens."
...
When Qin Jiu arrived at the scene, there were only two boxes left. She squatted down and examined the area carefully, and found that in addition to bloodstains, there were also marks on the grass where something had crawled.
Several feathered arrows were scattered around.
She searched the surrounding area again, but found no other boxes.
It is now confirmed that only two players have died.
We need to find the last player in this squad as soon as possible to find out what exactly happened.
Qin Jiu immediately sent a message in the group chat: "Tingting's teammates, please message me privately immediately if you see this!"
No sooner had I sent that message than a video message came in, it was a light rain on a sunny day.
Qin Jiu answered the call immediately, and a girl with red eyes appeared on the screen. She was probably hiding in a cave.
Sunny Rain spoke first: "I'm Tingting's teammate. We just encountered a monster with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake. It..."
She choked up as she spoke, but knowing time was of the essence and she had to tell the leader everything she knew, she forced back her tears and continued, "It killed two of my teammates and drained their blood. My arrows couldn't harm it at all..."
Under her voice, Qin Jiu keenly heard a rustling sound, but Qing Tian Xiao Yu was completely unaware of it.
Qin Jiu was shocked: "You should leave there first!"
The next moment, the video call ended, and Qingtian Xiaoyu's profile picture turned black.
Qin Jiu punched the tree, but it still couldn't save her!
Cave!
She was very familiar with the terrain and knew there was a cave nearby!
Qin Jiu had no time to grieve and quickly headed to the cave.
The group chat exploded with discussion.
A sleepyhead asked, "What happened? Is Tingting alright?"
Yun Lingyao: "I'm afraid this is not good. Our group chat started with 10,000 people, but now there are only 9,997 people left."
Xin Chengjingming: "Didn't you say there was no danger? How come three people are dead?"
Yan Jing: "Could it be that the experience points are not distributed evenly, and some teams are fighting amongst themselves?"
Duobao Demon God, the chief disciple of the Jie Sect: "Internal strife doesn't necessarily lead to murder, does it? I don't think anyone in our group is that kind of cruel person."
Starry Bay Bay a: "I think a very powerful monster has appeared."
Orange: "Everyone, don't panic. The team leader has already gone to handle this. Trust her."
Xueyuan Ping'an: "That's true. The team leader is so strong, we don't need to worry. Even if there are very powerful monsters, they would probably have to go around her."
"..."
Qin Jiu found Qing Tian Xiao Yu in the cave before it turned into a box.
Her death was so gruesome that even Qin Jiu, who was used to seeing life and death, couldn't bear to look at it anymore.
But Qing Tian Xiao Yu tightly clutched a small black scale in her hand; it was the only thing she had left behind.
Qin Jiu picked up the scale, her voice filled with sorrow: "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."
If a light rain falls on a sunny day and the person stays quietly hidden in this cave without making a sound, they might escape unscathed.
But she chose to provide information to herself, which revealed her location.
She would never let her die in vain.
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