44: Chapter 44 Human-Faced Demon Spider

Its appearance quickly became clear. Just as Peppa had said, it was the so-called Black Giant Rat.

It had just undergone a mutation... it was about the size of a large cat, and its fur was all standing on end.

It looked a bit like a hedgehog.

"It seems these guys won't be easy to deal with. Should we just fly away?" Bai Yi felt his scalp tingling just looking at them.

Mu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "The strength of these Black Giant Rats shouldn't be very high, right? Otherwise, our team wouldn't have such a high score."

At this moment, Captain Ling's score had already reached sixty thousand... The Liu family from the other teams was over ten thousand, while the other five teams on the leaderboard were all around eight thousand.

"That makes sense. Then let's carve a path through them!" Bai Yi said and immediately took action...

Two white silk ribbons in his hands... With a gentle flick, he eliminated over twenty Black Giant Rats.

Soon, their bodies... transformed into energy forms, finally turning into black crystals.

"Is earning money this easy? I'll join in too!" The moment Mu Cheng saw the ground covered in black crystals,

he immediately unleashed a black sword aura, instantly wiping out over thirty Black Giant Rats. Their bodies, too,

quickly condensed together to form black crystals.

"Kid, can't you think bigger? Getting so excited over a little something. Besides, with that little girl around, do you really lack spiritual energy? It seems not, right?" Peppa couldn't stand it anymore and retorted.

Mu Cheng paid no attention to this. "Every little bit counts. I don't need your grand thinking."

"Fine, fine... You two can have your fun then!" Peppa was left speechless and simply plopped down to sleep soundly.

In less than five or six minutes... more and more black crystals covered the ground.

But the Black Giant Rats kept coming endlessly... there was simply no stopping them.

There was no chance at all... for Mu Cheng and Bai Yi to pick them up.

"This situation isn't looking good. Why does it feel like the more we kill these Black Giant Rats, the more there are?" Bai Yi noticed the anomaly and asked.

Mu Cheng could say with absolute certainty, "Be confident. It is exactly that—the Black Giant Rats are increasing the more we kill. It seems... picking up the black crystals is simply impossible."

Peppa finally seized the opportunity again and, of course, didn't miss the chance to tease.

"Hey, didn't listen to your Grandpa Pig, did you? Now you're seeing the consequences, aren't you?"

Mu Cheng ignored him and instead pondered seriously.

Finally, with no other choice, he made a decision. "Let's get out of here quickly too! It seems the black crystals and we are just not meant to be."

"Mhm, mhm. Then what are we waiting for?" Bai Yi, clearly not someone short on a few black crystals, readily agreed.

No sooner said than done. The two quickly soared into the sky. Not looking was one thing, but one glance gave them a huge shock.

The City Ruins area was densely packed... with Black Giant Rats everywhere!

Countless... the entire area probably had over a million, maybe even more.

"There are just too many of these Black Giant Rats." Mu Cheng did feel quite the sting.

But there was nothing to be done at the moment. Going back or continuing to kill them was impossible.

Bai Yi suddenly became quite aloof, not responding to Mu Cheng at all, instead carefully observing below.

Meanwhile, in another part of the City Ruins.

"Shouldn't it be about time?" Chu Yaoyao suddenly spoke up.

With her were Lu Yuxuan and Lu Yuling. It was very clear they had been teleported together.

"No rush, no rush. To be safe, let's grind until we reach two hundred thousand points!" Lu Yuling suddenly appeared out of thin air.

At this moment, she held a black gold dagger in her right hand. Combined with her black clothes... she looked like a tough woman.

"Mhm, mhm. Then let's put in more effort!" Lu Yuxuan kept unleashing crimson sword auras. Their power wasn't immense,

but they could take out about fifty Black Giant Rats at once... basically with no pressure at all.

Lu Yuling vanished again. At the same time, Captain Ling's score on the big screen resumed its rapid increase...

"Still grinding... Forget it, let's head straight for the Central Area." Bai Yi stopped observing.

Originally, he had wanted to see if he could spot anyone else, but it ultimately proved futile.

Rather than continue like this, it was better to give up... and head directly for the Central Area.

"This map is really annoying. Couldn't they show the teams' locations?" Mu Cheng subconsciously cursed.

Bai Yi, however, didn't feel the same way. "Think about it carefully. I actually think this is pretty good."

Teams being separated is a good thing. Otherwise, if a whole team of sixth-tier strength entered together, what would be the point of fighting?

"True. Entering at the same location would indeed be quite unfair." Mu Cheng thought about it

and found it quite reasonable.

Peppas suddenly praised, "Hey! Looks like you're not completely stupid, kid. You can figure this out too."

"Alright, alright. Since we know, let's hurry to the forest area!" Bai Yi had no time to listen.

Even if they couldn't find the other three right now, the rules were clear... not reaching the Central Area meant death.

Naturally, they had to speed up!

"Mhm, mhm. Why overthink it? Let's just head to the Central Area as soon as possible."

Half an hour later, the two finally arrived at the junction between the City Ruins and the forest.

A very distinct transparent wall separated them. On one side were the City Ruins, on the other, a dense, sprawling forest.

Peppa suddenly spoke with great seriousness.

"Listen to me, land. In the forest area, you cannot use bloodline power, nor can you use Transcendent Martial Arts."

"Alright. I'll listen to you." Bai Yi always had a bad intuition...

Without even asking Mu Cheng's opinion, he had already begun to descend.

"This... then let's assess the situation first!" Mu Cheng didn't dare take the risk either.

They were flying at a height of about five hundred meters. If, as Peppa said, they couldn't use bloodline power, falling would definitely be fatal.

The two soon stepped into the forest area. The trees were enormous, at least a hundred meters tall. Ten people couldn't wrap their arms around a single trunk.

And the further they went... the more sinister it became.

"You really can't use bloodline power or Transcendent Martial Arts." Bai Yi suddenly uttered as they walked.

Just as Peppa had said, the forest imposed restrictions on bloodline power... it couldn't be used, nor could Transcendent Martial Arts!

"Huh? Are you sure it can't be used? Why do I feel I can still release battle aura?" Mu Cheng asked, quite puzzled.

Without overthinking it, he directly released his black battle aura...

"You... where's your brain? Battle aura isn't bloodline power, and it's certainly not Transcendent Martial Arts. Forget it, just let you guys have your fun!" Peppa said, suddenly becoming cryptic.

Mu Cheng almost couldn't hold back. "You jerk, can't you be clearer?"

"The meaning is very obvious. We've been noticed, and it's all because you released your battle aura." Bai Yi replied, quite exasperated.

Wasn't this hard to guess? Clearly not. But Mu Cheng, well, didn't even bother thinking before asking.

Mu Cheng hurriedly withdrew his battle aura. "This... we shouldn't be noticed now, right?"

"Of course we're noticed, and it's already coming... a fifth-tier Human-faced Magic Spider. You two need to be careful." Peppa stated very clearly.

"This is trouble now, and it's all your fault." Bai Yi was clearly very panicked... and began blaming Mu Cheng.

Mu Cheng scratched his head and asked, "It's just a fifth-tier Human-faced Magic Spider, right? Can't you and I handle it?"