42: The Extraordinary Core that Dropped in Chapter 42

The moment the Thorn Vine Beast was killed, even the gunshots seemed to freeze.

Feng Bo and the others watched in dumbfounded amazement, their expressions somewhat dazed, as if they were not on a battlefield, but inside an illusion.

"Goodness, nobody said the Parasitic Fungus Vine could also trap people in illusions. Boss Dong, give me a slap."

Xiang Nan muttered to himself, and Dong Hu reached out and gave him a direct slap. The crisp sound of the slap was somewhat harsh, and a handprint visibly reddened on Xiang Nan's cheek.

"Fuck, you actually did it?"

"Nonsense, it's not like it hurts me anyway."

The pain pulled Xiang Nan back to reality, and Dong Hu and the others reacted one after another at this moment.

The Parasitic Fungus Vines waded through the river water, eagerly stepping across the gradually extinguishing fire quarantine line and charging toward Wang Ting.

Everyone's expressions changed, and Feng Bo immediately shouted, "Open fire to cover the Boss's retreat."

He continuously pulled the trigger, knocking down every Parasitic Fungus Vine that might approach Wang Ting.

The steadiness of his hands formed a huge contrast with the flickering uncertainty in his eyes; clearly, he was not as calm in his heart as he appeared.

Extraordinary equipment!

When the sand scorpion armor, this piece of extraordinary equipment, was displayed before them, everything made sense.

Where their captain's confidence ultimately came from, and why he could break through from an ordinary person to secondary limit-breaking so quickly—everything now had a reasonable explanation.

In just a split second, he realized that Wang Ting's background might not be simple. However, with a formidable enemy right before them at the moment, he had no time to ponder Wang Ting's background.

All his attention was focused on the offense and defense battle at the riverbank. Dozens to hundreds of Parasitic Fungus Vines had already rushed ashore and were surging toward Wang Ting. If they did not intensify their attacks, Wang Ting probably would not be able to retreat back.

Prompted by him, the team members frantically began shooting wildly.

Xiang Nan shouted loudly, "Boss, hurry back! After the Thorn Vine Beast is wiped out, we have a hundred ways to wipe out the Parasitic Fungus Vines in this woods!"

Without the Thorn Vine Beast as the main force, no matter how many Parasitic Fungus Vines there were, it would be difficult for them to pose a fatal threat. As long as their firepower was sufficient, they could level the entire woods.

However, just as they thought Wang Ting would retreat, they saw a scene that surprised them immensely. At this moment, Wang Ting drew the machete from his waist, glanced at the charging Parasitic Fungus Vines, and without the slightest hesitation, swung his blade and charged forward.

With a swish of his blade, that Parasitic Fungus Vine was instantly split into two.

This single Parasitic Fungus Vine was only the beginning. Facing the wave of Parasitic Fungus Vines, Wang Ting did not hide or dodge, and actually began to engage in close combat with the Parasitic Fungus Vines right there on the spot.

His blade momentum was fierce and sharp, his reactions were swift, and every charge and dodge amidst his footsteps could precisely avoid the entanglement of the Parasitic Fungus Vines and thereby slaughter his enemies.

After injecting the virus potion, his physical fitness had greatly improved, and his comprehensive combat capability had received a leap-style amplification.

His perception was even sharper, his strikes were more decisive, and through battle after battle, his combat skills gradually transformed into his killing instinct.

Every approaching Parasitic Fungus Vine would be detected by him in advance, and then split into two with thunderous methods.

He charged into the place where there were the most Parasitic Fungus Vines, killing one with a single stroke, but he still seemed to feel it was not fast enough.

Thus, he pulled out the longest barb from the Thorn Vine Beast's body, holding it in his hand like a scimitar. Holding the machete in his left hand and the barb in his right hand, he began his frantic slaughter.

It was not that the Parasitic Fungus Vines did not launch attacks against him, but their speed was too slow, and the vines hitting Wang Ting's body were far too light; there was simply no way they could break through his sand scorpion armor.

"Crazy, truly crazy. Even Boss Zhao isn't this crazy when killing monsters. All of you, aim better, don't hit the wrong person."

Even Ren Chuan, a steady and honest man, couldn't help but exclaim out loud.

Wang Ting's combat was simply too violent and too crazy.

The whole person was like a fierce tiger descending the mountain; rushing into the group of Parasitic Fungus Vines, he began his violent slaughter. Not a single Parasitic Fungus Vine could take down this man-eating fierce tiger.

The entire team was also driven by this crazy fighting momentum of Wang Ting's. They continuously pulled the triggers, and even the barrels of their rifles began to emit heat.

Parasitic Fungus Vines fell in pieces. Soon, when their numbers were suppressed to a few dozen, the instinct for self-preservation finally repelled their madness, and one after another, the Parasitic Fungus Vines crawled up from the river and retreated rapidly toward the woods.

They fled, fleeing so completely in front of Wang Ting, this terrifying beast.

"We won, we finally won."

Everyone let out a long breath, their strength seeming to have been completely drained from their bodies at this moment.

"Didn't we agree that we were just here to scout the situation?"

Xiang Nan was the most weakened. He had already escaped back after a long-distance raid, and a short rest had not allowed him to fully recover his physical strength and state.

Now that he followed the team to scout and directly participated in such intense combat, he could be said to have been using himself like an iron man.

Right now he only felt soreness in all his limbs, feeling as weak all over as an octopus.

However, compared to his physical discomfort, the gratification in Xiang Nan's heart at this moment was more refreshing than ever before.

Wang Ting dragged the heavy body of the Thorn Vine Beast over to them.

With a dull thud, the corpse of the Thorn Vine Beast was just thrown onto the ground like that.

"Well done."

Wang Ting's gaze swept across the team members present, with his appreciation bearing no concealment whatsoever.

The team's combat quality was naturally good. A 10-person team defeated nearly 200 Parasitic Fungus Vines. Such combat capability was naturally powerful.

However, the "well done" in his mouth also pointed to another matter. Even though he had exposed his extraordinary nature, not a single muzzle of the guns behind him shifted—that was what was truly well done.

"Captain, did you break through the second limit?"

Dong Hu couldn't help asking out loud. Even though he already had a guess in his heart, seeing Wang Ting's skills, who wouldn't want to know an exact answer?

Wang Ting nodded without denying it: "I did break through."

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Feng Bo, you are responsible for bringing back the Thorn Vine Beast and dissecting it. Dong Hu, take 3 people to guard the river embankment and don't let those hidden Parasitic Fungus Vines cause any more trouble. There are still many Parasitic Fungus Vines in this woods, and we will have to sweep through it a few more times to clean it up completely. Everyone be careful."

There were definitely still Parasitic Fungus Vines in the woods, but given their current situation, they definitely couldn't continue going deeper.

The team divided the work: some stood guard, while others dragged the corpses of the Parasitic Fungus Vines out and piled them together.

Ren Chuan took a person back and pulled the residents in the camp as well as a few Guard Team members over to support, and only then did they pull all these Parasitic Fungus Vines and the Thorn Vine Beast back.

Everyone counted the quantity and found that they had killed a full 147 Parasitic Fungus Vines, as well as one Thorn Vine Beast. The harvest was second only to the tough battle that Zhao Kun led everyone through against the Parasitic Fungus Vines at night.

The Parasitic Fungus Vines were sent into the stronghold, and dissection began immediately.

The materials on monsters were generally divided into two major categories. One category was extraordinary materials containing extraordinary factors, which were the most precious.

Another category was ordinary materials. Although they were ordinary, anything that could grow on an abnormal entity would not be completely useless waste.

Taking the previously hunted Lizard Hounds and Sand Scorpions as examples, besides extraordinary materials, their bones and tough skin cuticles could all be used as materials for making ordinary clothes and some simple equipment.

Although the Parasitic Fungus Vines were a bit inferior, the outpost residents discovered through pondering and research over the past few days that besides turning their flesh and blood into fertilizer, some finer vines, after being dried, could still retain fairly strong toughness and were very good rope-weaving materials.

With the outpost newly established, ropes were indispensable for building shelves and camps, so naturally they couldn't let these monsters go.

Upon returning to the camp, Feng Bo personally dissected the body of the Thorn Vine Beast according to Wang Ting's instructions.

Hard barbs were unloaded one by one by him and neatly placed side by side from smallest to largest. Leaving aside the small barbs, the ones he kept were all large enough to be held. With a little polishing, these things would be sharp daggers.

As his pointed knife pierced into the body of the Thorn Vine Beast, the sharp blade seemed to touch something, making a slight sound.

His expression changed, and he reached out to pull that thing out. The next moment, he grabbed a round bead emitting a jade-colored glow from behind the single eye of the Thorn Vine Beast.

The bead had the texture of wood, yet resembled a piece of jade, with layers of vertical lines condensing together, yet looking just like an eye.

"It dropped something, this thing is an extraordinary core."