Chapter 109: Changes in the Entrance to Spiritual Medicine Valley
The Spiritual Medicine Valley is a treasure land in the Lingxiao Secret Realm. More than 70% of the rare medicinal materials in the Lingxiao Secret Realm come from here. Therefore, many alchemists and their companions, like Ning Xuan and others, have the first goal of finding this place when entering the secret realm.
The place where Ning Xuan and the others were teleported into the secret realm was quite far away from here. In addition, Ning Xuan and the others wasted some time looking for a safe place to stay and cleaning up the surrounding environment, so it was not early when they found this place.
As soon as Ning Xuan arrived here, she heard a wild beast-like roar. A strange half-orc with red eyes, a bear-like appearance but a human face, was attacking the crowd like crazy.
The monster, which was more than two meters tall, had a body as strong as a small mountain, and its muscular body was covered with thick, long, blue-gray hair. The hair had been stained red with blood and looked mottled and dirty. The most frightening thing was the human face - a fist-sized tumor protruded from where the forehead should have been. The tumor was surging, and black mucus spurted out from it from time to time, almost bursting into its bloody mouth at the base of its ears. An arm was being chewed between the three rows of sharp teeth, and smelly mucus dripped from it from time to time.
"Master, he is an advanced bear-type alienated orc. He has only been alienated for a short time and still has some combat power, but he is nothing to be afraid of." Lin Mo said to Ning Xuan calmly.
At this moment, the alien orc, who had been on all fours, suddenly stood up and slapped the ground with its strong hind legs covered with barbs. The ground immediately shook violently, and sand and rocks flew everywhere. The alien orc took the opportunity to pounce on the man closest to it. The young man had been lingering around the alien orc and refused to leave. He was pounced to the ground and cried out in tears, "Xiong Yue, open your eyes and look, it's me. We grew up together, went to school together, and later worked together. We are the closest comrades-in-arms. How could you suddenly become like this?"
"Brother Zhou, run away." Someone nearby attacked the mutated orc and shouted at the man who was knocked to the ground.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The mutated orc's huge bear paw slammed on the man's head. His skull was instantly shattered, his brain burst, and red and white sticky matter scattered all over the ground.
The people around screamed and retreated in all directions. At this time, a flaming arrow flew out from the crowd and with a "bang", it hit the tumor right in the middle of the mutated orc's forehead. The archer had great strength in his hand and pierced the orc's skull with one arrow.
"It was Captain Xiao who took action." Someone in the crowd cheered.
Chen Nan whispered to Ning Xuan, "He is Xiao Yulin, the leader of the Abyss Mercenary Group. His Sunset Bow is very famous."
Xiao Yulin shot and killed the mutated orc with one arrow, temporarily solving a problem, but looking at the entrance of the Spiritual Medicine Valley shrouded in black fog, the people who were blocking the place fell silent again.
"Everyone, it's our turn to enter the valley. Qingxian, Qingyu, you go." Xiao Yulin had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and he was a handsome man. He looked around with a bit of undisguised arrogance in his eyes.
The two assistants that Yan Fuzhen sent to Ning Xuan have gone to find people to gather information. After a while, they reported the information they had gathered to Ning Xuan. This black poisonous miasma had appeared at the entrance of the Spiritual Medicine Valley three days ago. At first, the color was light and not obvious. Seventeen people entered the Spiritual Medicine Valley from the entrance together. Not long after entering the valley, three of them suddenly became mutated. The others were not prepared, and three of them were slashed by the three mutated people. The poisonous miasma seeped into the wounds, and all three died tragically on the spot.
Of the remaining 11 people, 5 fled into the depths of the Spiritual Medicine Valley and their whereabouts are unknown. While the other 6 worked together to kill the mutated orcs, 3 more died. The remaining three ran out of the Spiritual Medicine Valley and informed their teammates outside of the situation.
From that time on, the crowd waiting outside the valley to enter was divided into three groups, and the three groups took turns entering the valley. Originally, some people were scrambling to get in, but in recent days, the probability of alienation has become higher and higher, and many people are no longer willing to enter the valley.
Ning Xuan listened to the reports from her subordinates and looked at the black mist thoughtfully. The black mist was somewhat similar to the poisonous gas that was cleared from Lin Mo's wound when she was treating him that day, but the evil spirit seemed to be heavier.
The two male spirit controllers sent by the Abyss Mercenary Group have entered the dark entrance of the Spiritual Medicine Valley. Everyone was staring at the entrance nervously. After about five minutes, a hoarse bird cry was heard from the entrance, and a strange man with black wings and a pointed bird beak on his face flapped his wings and flew out of the entrance, running straight towards Xiao Yulin.
"Bang" an arrow hit the weirdo's heart, and the weirdo fell to the ground more than ten meters away from Xiao Yulin. Ning Xuan watched the weirdo fall down with tears in her eyes and sadness. It was obvious that the weirdo was different from the alienated orc with bloodshot eyes before, he was obviously conscious.
"Qingyu, don't blame me for being cruel." Xiao Yulin said in a low voice as he looked at the team member who was shot by an arrow on the ground with a sad look on his face.
The strange man on the ground died soon. Most of his body still retained human characteristics, only his wings, beak, and sharp claws looked like those of a strange beast.
"Captain Xiao, it is responsible for you to make a prompt decision. Otherwise, you will end up hurting everyone like Xiong Yue did just now by dragging it out." Someone said loudly, and the people around him had no objection to Xiao Yulin's approach.
Xiao Yulin clasped his fists towards the people around him. Someone behind him came forward and put Qingyu's body into the space button. The ground was clean. Compared to the chaotic situation just now caused by the crazy mutated orcs, the scene quickly returned to calm.
This morning, when Yan Fuzhen came to see people off and told Ning Xuan about the changes in the rules of the secret realm, in order to prevent anyone from targeting Ning Xuan, he specially modified Ning Xuan, Chen Nan, Lin Mo, and Leng Yue. At this moment, the six of them all had modified faces. The people surrounding the entrance looked at Ning Xuan and others as unfamiliar, and someone immediately asked, "You came here to enter the valley to find medicine, right? We are divided into three groups here, and we will take turns entering the valley. You can see which group you want to join, or if you want, you can go in directly now." This is a special treatment for newcomers.
However, the newcomers have just seen the mad mutated orcs, so they should not dare to enter the valley rashly.
Ning Xuan heard him say this, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile. She gracefully bowed to the people around her, and said in a clear and firm voice: "Since we can go in directly, then we won't waste your time. Let's go into the valley now."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Xuan took a step forward without hesitation and walked ahead.
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