13: Rooster Knight and Elite Bug Monster

Chapter 13: Rooster Knight and Elite Bug Monster

Wu Xian had already gone far.

At this moment, he was riding the Chicken King, searching for another Zerg hive.

He hadn't expected the Chicken King could actually be a mount. Not just the Chicken King, but the God of Wealth's black tiger could also serve as a temporary mount. Although their speed couldn't compare to a mechanical mountain motorcycle, it was much easier than traveling on foot.

And with the Chicken King under the passive buff of the Five Virtues of the Rooster's 'Civility Virtue,' its energy consumption was significantly lower than that of the black tiger.

The only drawback was that it looked a bit strange.

But who cared?

The Chicken King was indeed the Chicken King. After a burst of sprinting, it quickly located another Zerg hive.

With the God of Wealth's Qi Protection buff, the Chicken King crowed and charged forward fiercely.

Wherever it went, the swarms of bugs were shattered.

Although this hive was larger in scale and had more Rank 2 bug monsters, this couldn't stop the Chicken King's destructive advance.

After all, the Chicken King had also been improving along the way.

It dug out the Mother Bug, killed it in one blow, and the spiritual energy within the Chicken King surged, allowing it to advance to a two-and-a-half-star painting spirit.

He collected the Mother Bug's corpse, fought his way out of the chaotic swarm, and retreated to a safe area.

Wu Xian immediately began to study the so-called “information network.”

The most valuable part of the Mother Bug was its brain matter.

He tried to infiltrate it with spiritual power, and as expected, the spiritual structure inside the Mother Bug's brain matter was much more complex. Various spiritual substances interacted with each other, forming a relatively stable energy structure.

Then he used his Mental Energy to sense it.

A blurry scene seemed to flash through his mind, fleeting in an instant.

That visual information didn't come from a single spiritual substance, but from the entire spiritual structure.

“What is this?”

This discovery surprised and intrigued Wu Xian, and he quickly urged his Mental Energy to continue exploring.

Soon, another image flashed in his mind, like some kind of bizarre giant creature, but it wasn't very clear.

Continuing to sense, more images flashed by, all of them strange and mysterious shadows of creatures. Crucially, these creatures were not all the same species: some were covered in giant spikes, some had wings, some had tentacles, and there was even a glimpse of a humanoid creature's shadow.

What, what, what, what are all these? (Wang Baoqiang's bewildered face)

“This is even more outlandish than the Classic of Mountains and Seas,” Wu Xian couldn't help but complain.

Perhaps because of his limited Mental Energy, the images that flashed in his mind were not very clear.

But many of these creatures were clearly not related to “Zergs.”

“Are Scroll Masters relying on these things to brainstorm their ideas?”

To be honest, he was quite impressed.

Fortunately, he came with the brilliant cultural Legacy of his previous life, otherwise, he would have a headache.

“By the way, does that guy still want this stuff?”

Because he hadn't disturbed the spiritual structure inside the Mother Bug's brain matter, this brain matter was still intact.

Anyway, he didn't need this thing, so he might as well sell it for money.

But on second thought, he might need the spiritual substances in the Mother Bug's brain matter when mixing pigments in the future.

Judging by the time, it was time to go back.

Riding the Chicken King, he headed back towards the Artillery Fortress, transforming into a Rooster Knight.

Along the way, the Chicken King easily dealt with scattered bug monsters, feeling no difficulty at all.

“I feel like there's no need to come to this kind of beginner-level copy in the future.”

Although he was just a Rank 2 Spirit Master beginner, the foundation of the scrolls he possessed was too good. Any one of them was equivalent to a purple weapon, or even an orange weapon, in a beginner village.

Rumble... The heavy roar of an engine gradually approached, full of oppressive force.

Wu Xian, riding the Chicken King, looked in the direction of the sound and saw a giant mechanical armored vehicle speeding across the wilderness, pursued by a swarm of bugs.

“It's just a beginner's copy, is it really necessary?”

He had thought the mechanical mountain motorcycle was cool enough, but he hadn't expected even a mechanical armored vehicle to appear.

How to put it, it was like a village brawl, and someone brought a tank to join the battle.

The crucial point was, they had a mechanical armored vehicle, yet they were still being chased by a swarm of bugs?

“No, that swarm of bugs isn't right!”

Upon closer inspection, Wu Xian quickly noticed the anomaly.

Among the surging swarm, a larger Rank 2 bug monster stood out like a crane among chickens. Its entire carapace glowed with an eerie light, and its three pairs of blade-like legs were like sharp knives, terrifying and full of ferocity.

The attacks from the armored vehicle's rear-mounted cannon landed on that bug monster like tickles.

“Elite Monster?!”

Wu Xian was both surprised and suspicious.

It was important to know that, in addition to Rank, interdimensional monsters were also tiered.

Elite-level monsters completely overwhelmed ordinary monsters of the same Rank in all attributes, and the Materials on them were also more valuable.

An Elite Monster in a beginner's copy was like a college student appearing in a remote mountain village—a genuine rarity.

Therefore, Wu Xian didn't hesitate at all and directly controlled the Chicken King to turn around and approach the armored vehicle.

The value of this one Elite Monster could rival that of a Mother Bug. How could he miss it?

Rumble... Inside the armored vehicle, a young man in a studio student uniform cursed while controlling the vehicle, “Seriously~ are you guys even capable? You can't even take care of a Rank 2 Elite Monster? Is it just because you have pretty faces, huh?”

Inside the carriage, four beautiful girls of different styles looked pitiful and disheveled.

“We're already fighting very hard.”

“Yes, Young Master, that Elite Bug Monster is really too strong. This is our first time encountering an Elite Monster.”

“Young Master, I'm so scared.”

“Wuwuwu, my little turtle that I just bought is broken, wuwuwu...”

The young man's mouth twitched into a smile. People really do smile when they're speechless.

“Alright, just be your cheerleaders,” the young man waved his hand irritably, “In the end, I still have to rely on myself, Young Master.”

Saying that, he controlled the armored vehicle to execute a Divine Dragon Tail Whip, kicking up thick smoke and charging back towards the swarm of bugs.

“I'll run you over—!”

Ordinary bug monsters couldn't withstand the impact of the armored vehicle; some were sent flying, others were crushed to death.

In contrast, the Elite Bug Monster, although constantly retreating, used its blade-like legs to firmly brace against the front of the vehicle, engaging in a struggle with the armored vehicle.

Bang!

Two blade-like legs clamped onto the armored vehicle's window, scaring the four beautiful girls, who screamed repeatedly.

“So noisy!”

The young man was annoyed. He skillfully controlled the armored vehicle to reverse quickly, creating distance before charging again. The cannon on the top of the armored vehicle rose, bombing the scattered bug swarms around.

“Someone?”

In the melee, the young man vaguely saw something.

Amidst the dust and gunfire, a crimson figure was rapidly approaching the bug swarm.

The four girls inside the vehicle rejoiced, “Is a passing Senior coming to rescue us?”

“Rescue my ass, if he's coming, he's coming for that Elite Monster.” The young man grumbled with a snort. The next second, his expression suddenly changed to one of shock, “What the hell, a chicken?”

“Oh~ what a big rooster~!” The beautiful girl next to him exclaimed softly, covering her mouth, “And a handsome young man is riding on its back.”

Even more absurd was that the guy on the chicken's back looked about the same age as him.

He was brave, alright, but wasn't he afraid of death?

However, the next scene that unfolded made him utterly dumbfounded, secretly questioning his life.

He saw the great Rooster Knight enter as if into an uninhabited land. Under his artillery bombardment, it dodged and weaved, easily dispatching the bug monster grunts and heading straight for the Elite Bug Monster.

Cluck-cluck-cluck—!

A high-pitched crow sounded, and the great rooster flapped its wings, kicking the Elite Bug Monster away.

Then, while flying and dodging, it stomped frantically.

The hard carapace on the Elite Bug Monster's body became riddled with holes at a visible speed, and the six eyes on either side of its head were quickly pecked out by the great rooster. Its six blade-like legs desperately counterattacked, but it was difficult to hit the agile great rooster.

When it finally managed to hit once, it was blocked by the golden spiritual light on the great rooster's body.

In another blink of an eye, two of its six sharp blade-like legs had already been torn off.