13: Chapter 13 The Hunting Plan, Jijiji the Troublemaker

"First, we need to choose a valley for hunting. This will make it convenient to set up formations and prevent the prey from escaping," Xia Yan said. He held a crimson long spear, looking exceptionally handsome in his sharp combat suit. Judging by his style, he was at least a genius on the level of a sect young master.

On the other side, Chi Anlin had just returned to the team, and this time, he was carrying the Queen and a Mortal Rank Iron Fierce Ant on his person.

As for the rest of the Iron Fierce Ants, Chi Anlin ordered them to disperse around the area and also took the opportunity to have the Queen lay today's four hundred eggs.

The number of Iron Fierce Ants was limited for now, so Chi Anlin had them act as scouts. If anyone approached the camp, these Iron Fierce Ants would transmit the information to the Queen.

"Leave the task of finding a valley to me," Ji Jiji volunteered, as this was one of his strengths.

Body cultivators usually max out their attack and defense skills, but this guy's style had always been a bit unconventional, so he had put his talent points into speed and stealth.

Therefore, for a professional assassin, scouting terrain was also a part of the trade. Besides that, he could also act as a lure for monsters.

Chi Anlin nodded in agreement; this guy's stealth skills were truly formidable.

It was said that once, Ji Jiji had a brain fart and suddenly wanted to research what brand of body wash men used when taking a shower. So, he observed one hundred men and conducted interviews, but 98 of those men replied: "How the hell did you get in here?"

From this, it was evident that Ji Jiji's talent was truly terrifying.

"Alright, this job is for Ji Jiji. As for you, Li Wen, you can assist him with mental interference on the demonic beasts, causing them to enter a state of loss of control." Xia Yan nodded. Through self-introductions, he had also learned a bit about Ji Jiji.

As a Spirit Refiner, Li Wen could stimulate the spirits of demonic beasts, putting them into a state of rage. Mortal Rank demonic beasts possessed a certain level of intelligence, and if they were clear-headed, it would be quite easy for them to discover the traps set by Wang Qiang.

"Chi Anlin, Xiao Yue is an Ice Spirit Wolf with a very keen sense of smell. It can track the footprints of demonic beasts. While searching for prey, we can hunt some weaker demonic beasts."

"Li Yue, you stay close to Chi Anlin and Little A to prevent any demonic beasts from approaching them."

Soon, the team's division of labor was complete, and they scattered to begin their respective tasks.

Within the four-person team, Chi Anlin separated from Ji Jiji. The demonic beasts they needed to find could not be too strong; otherwise, when dealing with them, it would easily cause a huge commotion, thereby attracting the attention of other teams.

If they wanted to hunt this type of demonic beast, it would be safer to lure them into the formation set up by Wang Qiang.

The plants in the Small Insect World looked quite strange. On one hand, they had to defend against being eaten by insects, and on the other, they had to accept pollination from bee-like insects. Therefore, not only did they possess a steel-like exterior, but they also contained weapons within their stamens targeting herbivorous insects.

Soon, Chi Anlin saw a dung beetle.

[Name]: Earth Element Dung Beetle [Attribute]: Earth [Level]: Mortal Rank Third Stage [Potential]: mortal rank mid-grade

The dung beetle, also known as the shit-beetle, was pushing a ball of dung as tall as a person when Chi Anlin discovered it. This Earth Element Dung Beetle's size was also exaggeratedly large; it was actually half a person's height.

He didn't know why, with the same level of strength, the Queen's body was so small that it could fit into his pocket.

"Mortal Rank Third Stage, we can hunt it directly. Li Yue, keep an eye on them," Xia Yan said in a low voice. Although the Earth Element Dung Beetle only had Mortal Rank Third Stage strength, its armor, which shimmered with yellow light, was formidable. Coupled with its earth-type skills, if they were too close, a single earth spike could potentially insta-kill Chi Anlin.

Li Yue nodded and stepped back. The group had not yet developed any tacit understanding, so it was best for Xia Yan to take the lead in the attack.

Xia Yan leaped a few times and rushed in front of the Earth Element Dung Beetle. A burst of flames suddenly erupted from his long spear, stabbing towards the joint of the beetle's front leg.

Compared to the beetle's back, this joint was clearly easier to break through.

In fact, for Xia Yan, breaking through the beetle's defense directly was not a difficult task, but that would consume a large amount of spiritual energy, which was unfavorable for subsequent battles.

Crack!

This strike directly severed the beetle's front leg, and the beetle, which hadn't yet reacted, fell directly to the ground, and the dung ball as tall as a person rolled away.

The startled beetle stood up on its three remaining legs. Sensing Xia Yan's strength, it spread its wings to fly away, but at that moment, Xia Yan thrust his spear again, passing through the beetle's spread wings and stabbing directly into its body.

[Crimson Flame Spear]

The flames followed the long spear into the beetle's body and exploded at the tip of the spear.

The beetle's body was torn to pieces, and fragments and mucus splattered everywhere, splashing directly onto Xia Yan's face.

In the distance, Chi Anlin gasped. His understanding of cultivation strength was still a bit vague, but if he were to face this beetle himself, he might not even be able to break its defense. He hadn't expected Xia Yan to insta-kill it in just two or three moves.

And looking at how practiced he was, he must have experienced countless battles.

Not far away, after picking up the yellow crystal from the ground, Xia Yan said calmly: "Let's go, keep looking for the next target."

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ji Jiji was fleeing frantically.

Behind him, a swarm of palm-sized bees was approaching rapidly. Their ferocious stingers shimmered with a metallic luster; given their strength, they could pierce a large hole even through a steel plate.

"Old Summer's plan has some problems! The demonic beasts here can all fly; what's the use of a valley!"

Just a moment ago, he had found a particularly narrow valley with rock walls on both sides, and one could even attack by pushing boulders after climbing to the top.

But what he hadn't expected was that shortly after entering the valley, a swarm of terrifying Golden Jade Bees appeared.

Every one of them was at the Mortal Beast level. If surrounded, let alone him, even a First Realm cultivator would only be able to meet their doom here.

In the distance, Li Wen felt his throat go dry and couldn't help but swallow. Ji Jiji's speed was truly fast; if it were him, he would have died within two seconds of running out.

Although Ji Jiji was running fast, he was still not faster than those Golden Jade Bees, which were like bullets. Seeing that a few Mortal Rank Third Stage Golden Jade Bees were approaching, just then, the sound of battle came from not far away.

"Better the fellow Daoist dies than the poor Daoist!" Ji Jiji's eyes lit up, and he ran towards the source of the sound.

Although doing this wasn't very honorable, if he encountered other students, he could save himself one chance to use his protective talisman.

One had to know that in this place, everyone was actually in a competitive relationship. If someone was eliminated, it not only meant that the competition would be much smaller, but there would also be an extra portion of prey.