18: Chapter 18 The Accompanying Dangers

After exploring the prairie for so long without finding anything, I discovered a bronze treasure chest just as I was about to return to the Highway!

Moreover, the bronze treasure chest was only thirty-something meters away from the Highway!

Is this the accumulation of luck?

Regardless, a bronze treasure chest is enough to make up for an entire afternoon!

Qin Yun suppressed the excitement in his heart, focused his gaze, and triggered the Eye of Insight entry!

Basic Information: Wild bronze treasure chest, disappears after a certain amount of time, almost impossible to destroy, can be opened with a bronze key or by consuming energy!

Hint/Advice: Please note that treasure chests refreshed in the wild will always be accompanied by danger. It is recommended to ensure safety before approaching. As time passes, the treasure chest will gradually become illusory until it disappears!

As expected, treasure chests refreshed in the wild are often accompanied by danger!

Other Survivors had discovered treasure chests before, only to be bitten by venomous creatures lurking nearby, ultimately dying from the poison!

Qin Yun took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

After thinking for a moment, he whispered: "Xiao Qi, let's detour back to the Highway first!"

"Understood, Master!"

The bronze treasure chest was right there, still tangible and not yet illusory, so there was no need to rush; he had to return to the safety of the Highway first.

Soon, the electric vehicle returned to the Highway.

Qin Yun flipped off the electric vehicle, focused his gaze on the surroundings of the bronze treasure chest, and continuously triggered the Eye of Insight entry!

The one-meter-high boulder nearby, the three-meter-tall small tree, the weeds on the ground, the small stones...

None of them were disguises!

This was strange. The hint said it would definitely be accompanied by danger, but everything around it had been checked via the Eye of Insight entry, and no danger had been found.

Could it be inside the boulder or the small tree, or perhaps underground?

"This is a randomly refreshed wild bronze treasure chest, almost impossible to..."

Qin Yun recited the information and advice regarding the bronze treasure chest, then asked: "Cat Xiaoxiao, Xiao Qi, where do you think the danger is coming from?"

"Xiao Qi speculates that the danger might be hidden inside the rock, the small tree, or underground. Master, should we try using the ordinary energy-gathering gun?"

"Meow!"

Cat Xiaoxiao meowed, indicating that the danger was hidden underground, though she didn't know why.

"Not yet. Firing the ordinary energy-gathering gun once consumes 3 units of energy. I'll try other methods first."

Qin Yun shook his head and took a handful of small stones from his space ring.

He prepared to throw the stones at the position of the bronze treasure chest to see if he could lure out the hidden danger.

If that failed to lure it out, he would use the ordinary energy-gathering gun!

"Thud."

The first small stone, thrown with force, struck the bronze treasure chest.

The stone shattered, and there was no reaction from the surroundings.

The second and third stones struck the boulder and the small tree, respectively, but there was still no movement around them.

Qin Yun glanced at Cat Xiaoxiao.

Immediately, he threw all the remaining small stones in his hand.

The bronze treasure chest, the boulder, the small tree, and the surrounding ground were all struck by the small stones.

However, he still didn't hear any movement!

"Master, there is a change in this location. Although it is very slight, Xiao Qi is absolutely certain she didn't see it wrong!"

Qin Yun looked at the screen on the electric vehicle.

The image zoomed in and replayed in 10x slow motion.

The ground indeed had a slight change!

"You are both amazing!"

Qin Yun gently petted Cat Xiaoxiao and patted the electric vehicle.

"As long as I can help Master, that's good!"

"Meow!"

"Xiao Qi, use the ordinary energy-gathering gun and shoot at this spot!"

Qin Yun reached out and tapped the ground on the screen where the subtle change had appeared.

The ordinary energy-gathering gun quickly aimed at the marked spot, and with a 'zzzt' sound, fired a powerful energy beam!

In an instant, the energy beam shot into the ground!

Immediately after, a sharp squeaking sound came, the ground suddenly bulged, and a long, fist-thick creature covered in scales crawled out from the bulge.

"Meow-rawr!"

Cat Xiaoxiao arched her back, looking vigilantly at the creature that had crawled out.

The unknown long creature that had crawled out from the ground kept rolling and twisting on the ground, emitting painful squeaks.

Qin Yun noticed that the long creature had already been pierced by the powerful energy beam!

As the long creature rolled and twisted, viscous green liquid flowed out from the wounds on both sides!

Green blood?

Qin Yun focused his observation and triggered the Eye of Insight entry.

Basic Information: Black Phosphorus Earthworm, a type of highly venomous mutant earthworm that is good at sneak attacks. Although its sneak attack speed is relatively slow, ordinary prey will die within one minute of being bitten. The dead prey will also emit a special odor to prevent other creatures from scavenging it!

Hint/Advice: The Black Phosphorus Earthworm strongly detests the smell of garlic. As long as you tie peeled garlic to your feet, you generally won't be attacked by it!

A long creature that was as thick as a fist, one and a half meters long, and covered in black scales was actually an earthworm, and it even hated the smell of garlic...

This world is too magical!

Immediately, Qin Yun recited the information and advice regarding the Black Phosphorus Earthworm.

Cat Xiaoxiao nodded her cat head in a proper manner and meowed, indicating that she had remembered it.

"Xiao Qi has recorded it in the database. Master, do you need to continue firing to kill the Black Phosphorus Earthworm directly?"

Qin Yun thought for a moment and waved his hand. "It doesn't have much vitality left now. There's no need to waste energy, and it's a good opportunity to see if this method of death can drop items."

Due to losing too much blood, the Black Phosphorus Earthworm could only slowly wriggle at this moment and could no longer continue rolling.

Not long after, the Eye of Insight entry transmitted different information, which meant that the Black Phosphorus Earthworm had completely lost its life.

At the same time, three copper coins appeared out of thin air beside the corpse.

Qin Yun smiled.

On one hand, it was because of the information transmitted by the Eye of Insight entry, and on the other hand, it was because it could actually drop items this way!

The meat of the Black Phosphorus Earthworm damages the stomach lining and numbs the nerves, so it cannot be eaten, but the black scales on its body surface can be eaten as long as they are deep-fried until they turn completely white.

Moreover, not only is it crispy and delicious, but it can also improve the body's poison resistance!

"Xiao Qi, control the electric vehicle to move out, and watch the surroundings."

"Master, please get in the vehicle."

There were no accidents. Qin Yun successfully collected the bronze treasure chest, the corpse of the Black Phosphorus Earthworm, the dropped copper coins, and the boulder into his space ring, and the electric vehicle returned to the Highway.

"Xiao Qi, keep the electric vehicle moving forward. I'll remove the scales from the Black Phosphorus Earthworm. Its meat damages the stomach lining and numbs the nerves, so it can't be eaten, but the scales on its body..."

"Understood, Master."

Qin Yun took some water from the primary water condenser and then jumped off the electric vehicle.

Cat Xiaoxiao meowed and jumped down as well.