novelraw Chapter 285: A Kick to Finn’s Butt
Chapter 285: A Kick to Finn’s Butt
"Whew..."
Watching the White Tower Hunters depart, Chen Qi stood alone at the ship's bow as the noisy world gradually grew quiet.
The Ghost Ship returned to its lonely state once more.
Chen Qi looked at the solitary vessel, holding the map as he gazed toward the distant Dragonflower Archipelago.
The Dragonflower Archipelago was simply too vast, and the Flower Witch undoubtedly hid herself extremely well.
I wonder if I can actually find Fen... Chen Qi sighed inwardly.
Without question, the most reliable "doctor" he could find right now was Fen!
But locating the Flower Witch wouldn't be an easy task.
After all, the Flower Witch had survived this long precisely because she was exceptionally good at escaping.
"Regardless, I should at least try."Chen Qi piloted the ghost ship to a safe location, used a concealment card to hide the vessel, then assigned Number One to guard their temporary home.
Immediately after, he boarded the steam boat rented from Haibao Number One and set course for the Dragonflower Archipelago.
......
Dragonflower Archipelago, an unnamed small island covered in reeds. Seagulls lined up in formation, flapping their wings as they flew across the blue sky.
The sea breeze gently brushed through, causing the reed beds to sway with the wind, producing rustling sounds like nature's most melodious symphony.
Sunlight filtered through sparse clouds, bathing this verdant landscape in golden light spots that intertwined with the emerald green reeds.
Occasionally, adventurers' ships would pass by the edges of the Dragonflower Archipelago.
All the small animals on the island appeared completely carefree and relaxed.
A moon butterfly fluttered gently through the reed grass.
Fen suddenly burst out from the reeds, then tried to cover the moon butterfly with a glass jar:
"Don't run!"
However, the moon butterfly nimbly dodged, evading Fen's capture.
As Fen stepped on the reed-covered ground, her foot suddenly slipped, causing her to plunge headfirst into the muddy water with her bottom sticking up.
Hmph hmph—The moon butterfly seeing this scene fluttered its wings mockingly, laughing at her mercilessly.
Until the next second, a water spirit with reeds stuck on its head and vibrant green coloration emerged from the reed bed, then covered the moon butterfly with a glass jar.
"Ha!"
Water Spirit No. 2 securely trapped the moon butterfly.
Sneak attack! The moon butterfly struggled inside the container.
"Well done! Number Two!"
Fen climbed up, happily accepting the jar containing the moon butterfly.
Then smiling, she raised the jar with the moon butterfly high up into the sunlight:
"I've obtained rare medicinal ingredients, the moon butterfly!"
"Waku waku (Yay yay)!"
Water Spirit No. 2 happily clapped in agreement.
But soon as the wind gently blew past, the smile on Fen's face gradually faded, transforming into an icy expression of worry.
"Sigh..."
Fen gripped the glass jar and let out a long sigh.
These self-amusing methods could hardly improve her mood anymore.
She had collected many medicinal ingredients these past days, but it was still far from enough. She still lacked one crucial primary ingredient to forge a Philosopher's Stone Potion.
Beyond this, her troubles didn't end there.
Ever since her identity was discovered two days ago, navy personnel and hunters had been frantically pursuing her.
Was my voice too loud just now... Fen frowned, scanning her surroundings to ensure no other adventurers were present.
Although the Dragonflower Archipelago was the Dragon Tamer King's territory, Transcendents themselves often became more precious commodities than medicinal ingredients.
Especially after the Dimensional Tide, third-tier and second-tier Transcendents were becoming increasingly numerous.
Therefore, the Dragon Tamer King intentionally weakened the "defenses" of the Dragonflower Archipelago, allowing more Transcendents to gather the rare medicinal ingredients found there.
Through this method, he could attract adventurers while his flying dragons would enjoy delicious human-shaped Transcendent feed.
The Dragon Tamer King controlled this balance perfectly—though it was his territory, numerous adventurers still managed to obtain extremely rare materials throughout the Dragonflower Archipelago.
Thus, adventurers were quite common throughout the islands.
And Fen, attracted by the archipelago's medicinal ingredients, had become one of these adventurers, though her situation was far more precarious than that of ordinary adventurers.
Another day missing Qi... Flower Witch Fen thought of Qi again.
If Qi were here, she wouldn't have to amuse herself alone and could undertake bolder adventures.
But both she and Qi were third-tier Transcendents, wanted criminals with fifty million bounties. If the two of them traveled together for extended periods, they'd essentially become walking one billion Shell Coins!
One billion Shell Coins—even legends would be tempted by that amount.
Fen also didn't want Chen Qi to delay his path to greater strength because of her matters.
With their current power level, they could only hide and struggle to survive on this vast ocean.
Once I create the Philosopher's Stone Potion and advance to legend rank, things will get better for us... Fen thought optimistically.
Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed through the air!
In the sky, the flying dragons' massive wingspans spread like unfurled sails, each beat generating powerful air currents that stirred the surrounding atmosphere, creating low but forceful rumbles as they hunted prey below.
The flying dragons had returned!
The flying dragons were the Dragon Tamer King's pets, the dominant rulers of the Dragonflower Archipelago! Once targeted by flying dragons, the consequences would be unthinkable!
"Trouble..."
Fen gritted her teeth, quickly crouching down and crawling slowly as she searched for burrows where she could hide from the dragons.
However, before she could crawl more than a few steps, she heard adventurers' voices.
"Hey, does anyone know where the Flower Witch is!?"
"Friend, quit joking—if we knew, we would've already sold that information to third-tier hunters!"
Someone's hunting me... The Flower Witch quickly hugged Water Spirit No. 2, preparing to flee.
Yet in the next instant, she sensed a subtle spiritual energy gaze!
The Flower Witch could feel faint footsteps growing gradually closer in the distance.
Someone had discovered her!
The Flower Witch startled. At this moment, running away wasn't the wisest choice.
She had to hide!
After a moment's thought, she decisively employed her signature technique!
Earth Evasion Technique. Burrow!
Fen lay down and began frantically digging into the soil with both hands. Within two seconds, she had excavated a large pit in the earth before her.
However, this pit could only accommodate half a person!
No good, not enough time to complete the technique... Fen had no choice but to shove her head into the hole, leaving her bottom sticking out.
Flower. Plant Concealment!
Soon, disguised reeds grew around her, covering her form. Under the plant coverage, her spiritual energy field diminished to an extremely subtle level, nearly undetectable.
Thump thump—
Don't discover me, my concealment technique is invincible... Fen's head buried in the dark hole, her vision completely blackened. She didn't dare use spiritual energy perception either, risking counter-detection.
She could only hear someone passing by nearby.
"There's no way they can detect me! My spiritual energy field has almost vanished!"
Fen thought silently.
Chen Qi stopped walking, looking with confusion at the bottom hidden among the reeds.
As long as he wasn't too far from the ocean, his Deep Sea Detection could still function with some effectiveness on this unnamed island.
Deep Sea Detection... Chen Qi sensed the third-tier floral aspect energy in this location by detecting subtle water flow movements.
Is that Fen?
Chen Qi gently pushed aside the reeds, then saw a familiar posterior.
"..."
What in the world is this bottom doing here?
Somehow, every time he encountered Fen, she always managed to surprise him in new ways.
Is this an incomplete earth evasion technique? Or did a mimic chest eat her from underground? Chen Qi looked on in astonishment.
Hiss... Chen Qi felt speechless, momentarily frozen in place.
Though he had to admit, that bottom was quite perky, and it even trembled nervously with tension.
As Chen Qi took a step forward, the bottom trembled even more vigorously.
"..."
Chen Qi pondered for a moment.
Although he didn't want to startle Fen, this appearance really made someone want to give it a slap, or a kick.
Just one kick... Almost without realizing it, Chen Qi lifted his foot and delivered a kick to the bottom.
"Fen, don't look back, it's me."
Thump!
The kick landed—weirdly soft, quite comfortable!
Discovered! Sensing the attack, Fen immediately burst from the earth, angrily brandishing her staff, determined to thoroughly punish this attacker!
"You'll pay for this!"
However, her anger lasted less than a second before Fen blinked her eyes, looking at the person before her, a tear unconsciously appearing at the corner of her eye.
The one who just kicked my bottom was... Fen looked utterly shocked, never expecting that Chen Qi would come looking for her, and that he could see through her exquisite concealment technique.
After mastering her concealment technique, it had only failed her when facing Chen Qi.
But beyond confusion and anger, what Fen felt more strongly now was surprise, excitement, and joy:
"Qi..."
Unexpectedly smooth... Chen Qi waved:
"Long time no see, Fen."
Elegance! Elegance! Fen hurriedly wiped the mud and tears from her face, asking excitedly:
"Ahem, Qi, you... why are you here?"
Chen Qi rubbed his aching shoulder, thinking:
"First, I'm sick. I need a doctor."
Sick! Fen asked urgently:
"What illness! Where's the problem! Are you okay, how many days can you survive?"
You really know how to phrase things, but thanks for your concern... Chen Qi thought for a moment before continuing with a smile:
"Second..."
"Second?"
Fen tilted her head in confusion. Had Chen Qi encountered some difficult situation?
"Second, I missed you."
"Huh?"
"Huh huh huh huh huh!?"