novelraw Chapter 163: Honeydew of a Hundred Flowers, A Military Water Bottle That Has Been Baptized
Chapter 163: Honeydew of a Hundred Flowers, A Military Water Bottle That Has Been Baptized
Buzz buzz buzz—
The Scent-Seeking Bee flew through the sewer.
Behind it, Ma Xingjue, draped in the Mimicry Cloak, surveyed the situation inside the sewer, inwardly filled with admiration.
"This guy is definitely a tough one. I also thought about establishing a shelter in the sewer before, but I ultimately couldn't make up my mind."
"No wonder his shelter ranking rose so fast. With that kind of tenacity, he's absolutely not an ordinary person."
Although he highly approved of the Yu Yuan Shelter in his heart, Ma Xingjue's desire to hunt down his target grew even more resolute.
The reason was simple: the more extraordinary the target, the richer the rewards from this hunt would be.
But he also grew increasingly vigilant.
The Scent-Seeking Bee led Ma Xingjue through the sewer and soon stopped before a ladder, then flew into a dark opening above it.
Seeing this, Ma Xingjue immediately quickened his pace. Looking up at the pitch-black opening, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes."Found it!"
He didn't enter immediately. Instead, he stood still and waited quietly. After about a minute or two, the Scent-Seeking Bee flew out of the opening and landed in Ma Xingjue's hand, ceasing all movement.
Checking the time on the Virtual Light Screen, Ma Xingjue had a rough estimate.
"One minute and forty seconds. The shelter is probably between fifty to eighty meters inside."
"This guy really knows how to pick a spot!"
With that thought, Ma Xingjue's heart grew even more fervent.
"I hope it won't disappoint me!"
Now that he had confirmed the location of the Yu Yuan Shelter, he didn't plan to wait any longer.
Ma Xingjue was certain the target would never imagine that he had already found the shelter's location.
Now, all he had to do was hide well at the shelter entrance. The moment the target opened the shelter door would be his time to strike.
He was quite proficient with this move.
Putting away the Scent-Seeking Bee, he began climbing up the ladder. Though eager in his heart, as a veteran player, Ma Xingjue's movements became even more careful and cautious.
Inside the Yu Yuan Shelter.
Yu Yuan, looking at the surveillance screen, also frowned slightly.
What's going on?
Did the enemy teleport somewhere else again this time?
His surveillance covered all the surrounding intersections, yet he still hadn't seen any trace of the enemy. This was becoming troublesome.
Just as he was feeling frustrated, a striking red message suddenly popped up on the Virtual Light Screen.
[Warning! Defense - Flamethrower has been triggered and is conducting defensive attacks!]
What!
The Flamethrower was triggered? But how is that possible?
Yu Yuan was shocked. But it wasn't just the Virtual Light Screen giving the alert; even the surveillance camera installed in the civil defense shelter level captured the two jets of scorching flames shooting out from the passage ahead.
Accompanying them was a scream of utter agony.
[Ding... Player ID: Star Duke Shelter has been confirmed dead. This invasion war has ended. Settlement evaluation in progress... Ratio of material consumption for both sides, casualty ratio for both sides, tactics of both sides......]
[Evaluation Result: Defending Player ID 'Yu Yuan Shelter' sustained extremely minimal material loss in this battle, zero casualties, mental state is optimal; Attacking Player ID 'Star Duke Shelter' player is dead, no followers survived, fulfilling the condition of total annihilation!]
[Congratulations, Player ID 'Yu Yuan Shelter' has won this invasion war!]
[Congratulations, Player ID 'Yu Yuan Shelter' has achieved a flawless victory without losses. Rewards doubled!]
[Congratulations, Player ID 'Yu Yuan Shelter' has obtained Civilization Treasure Chest (Silver grade) ×1, Civilization Points ×20]
[Congratulations, Player ID 'Yu Yuan Shelter' has obtained spoils of war — 156,436 survival points]
This...
Yu Yuan instantly understood what had happened.
But how did this Star Duke suddenly appear here?
Yu Yuan had been watching the surveillance the whole time, especially the ladder exit area. He had been paying close attention and hadn't seen anyone at all.
Puzzled.
Yu Yuan left the shelter.
After deactivating the defense system.
A corpse was still burning in the passage. The entire corridor was filled with scorching heat and the pungent smell of burnt protein.
Yu Yuan took out a fire extinguisher and sprayed it at the still-burning corpse.
The flames quickly died out. After cooling down the corpse, Yu Yuan directly took a door frame with a lock from the Rabbit Ring, set it up beside the body, opened a passage to the Motel Main Guest Room, and dragged the corpse inside.
Ten minutes later, Yu Yuan looked at the pile of damaged items before him with a regretful expression.
"What a shame! Everything's burned!"
He was very curious about how Star Duke managed to find his location so silently.
Unfortunately, the power of the Flamethrower was simply too great. Not everything could withstand 1200°C.
In the end, only a few items from the backpack remained somewhat intact.
A small bottle containing a tiny amount of pale yellow liquid, an alloy box, and finally, a metal military canteen.
And this was only because he had put out the fire promptly.
[Hundred Flowers Nectar]
Quality: Rare
Functions:
① Promotes the growth of all insect-type creatures. Has a certain probability of nurturing special individuals.
② After personally feeding Hundred Flowers Nectar to an insect, temporarily gain the ability for simple communication with the insect and enhance the insect's characteristics.
(Friendly Reminder: Each insect can consume at most one drop of Hundred Flowers Nectar per day.)
This is good stuff!
Unfortunately, the liquid left in the bottle was only about 1ml at most.
Even at a generous estimate, that's only about ten to twenty drops.
Yu Yuan then opened the alloy box.
Inside lay a dying bee. The moment the box was opened, the bee's body, which had been struggling slightly, immediately stopped moving.
With a final twitch, it died!
But the Spirit Collector on Yu Yuan's wrist suddenly lit up.
The progress for collecting dispersed spirituality increased by about 1%.
This bee actually possessed spirituality. Although it hadn't reached the level of a low-level Spiritual Creature, it was close enough.
Its spirituality was significantly stronger than those failed experimental mutated animals from the Johnck Zoo back then. Perhaps with a bit more cultivation time, it could have advanced to become a true Spiritual Creature.
And he also saw the information for this bee.
[Scent-Seeking Bee] (Deceased)
Grade: Rock
Introduction: This is a special individual accidentally cultivated by a Beekeeper. It possesses exceptionally sharp olfactory senses. Under the Beekeeper's specialized cultivation, it has already acquired the ability to track scents.
Yu Yuan suddenly understood. No wonder Star Duke could find his location so quickly.
It seems it was because of this bee.
And that final military canteen was also no simple item.
[Baptized Military Canteen]
Quality: Rare Artifact
Ranking: Unranked
Introduction: Though it is merely a canteen, it might be your only hope in a desperate situation.
Functions:
① Can simultaneously store 5 types of liquids. The maximum storage capacity for each liquid type is 1000L.
② The liquids stored in the canteen always remain in the state they were when poured in. Their quality will not change.
A light of interest gleamed in Yu Yuan's eyes.