HCB Chapter 2013 472: Seizing the Earth Bead
Chapter 2013 472: Seizing the Earth Bead
If Lin doesn't leave, how could Lei Ming dare to leave? With his ability and experience, ten lives wouldn't be enough to survive in the Jitian Rainforest.
"Lin, aren't you afraid at all?"
"When you've done nothing wrong, why fear a ghost knocking at your door?" Lin Yifan answered.
"Impressive, I'm in awe!"
Lei Ming was completely defeated, not daring to persuade him any further.
Indeed, aside from the terrifying sounds, there seemed to be no actual danger in the Forest of Death.
Of course, the inside and outside are two completely different concepts, and must be distinguished.
In Weiji Country, some cultivators who first approached the Forest of Death felt the same fear as Lei Ming.
Such sounds and such an environment are not something ordinary people can withstand, and coupled with the word "death," it adds even more fear.
Some people hesitated and retreated, but they dared not stray far, for if the Princess found out, it could cost them their heads.
Not just them, even the Princess of Weiji Country, knowing the situation, stayed far away, fearing unexpected events.
The long night was torturous.
Everyone stayed extremely alert, staring at the slightest movement in the Forest of Death.
After surviving twelve hours, dawn finally arrived.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but unfortunately, they didn't know how much longer they would have to wait.
The Forest of Death was silent as death, without a single sound.
Anyone unaware of the situation wouldn't know that danger lurked inside.
Lin Yifan and Lei Ming secretly felt lucky; fortunately, they were followers yesterday, not hunters.
If they were hunters, they might have been buried in the Forest of Death by now; at least, Lei Ming would have.
A day quickly passed.
During that day, they gained nothing, not even the sight of a mosquito.
This mosquito refers to one flying out of the Forest of Death, not suggesting that the Jitian Rainforest lacks mosquitoes entirely.
Day passed, into another long night.
So day and night alternated, and after five days, Lin Yifan finally had a discovery.
He heard movement in the front of the Forest of Death, as if something was about to come out from within.
He held his breath, fully focused.
Sure enough, a minute later, a head appeared.
This head belonged to the Earth Raccoon, and it was alive and unscathed.
This puzzled Lin Yifan greatly; how could the Earth Raccoon stay in the Forest of Death for so long without issue? Is the Forest of Death only meant to scare people, or is it not the actual Forest of Death?
This matter needed to be decided; now was the time to prepare and strike.
The Earth Raccoon, seeing no human cultivators outside after poking its head out, boldly stepped forward.
It walked towards Lin Yifan, seemingly intending to enter the Jitian Rainforest to find food.
Besides plants, there were almost no animals in the Forest of Death.
Being a carnivorous animal, how could it not eat meat? Moreover, most plants in the Forest of Death are poisonous, which it wouldn't dare eat.
These five days truly starved it; today, it couldn't bear it and had to come out to find food.
The prey walking into the trap was exactly what Lin Yifan hoped for.
He was fully prepared, waiting for the Earth Raccoon to approach.
Lei Ming had long fallen asleep; these five sleepless days truly tired him out. Unable to endure, he dozed off for a while.
In other words, success or failure relied solely on Lin Yifan now.
Actually, it's good that Lei Ming was asleep, avoiding unnecessary trouble.
The Earth Raccoon's realm was the Great Immortal Fourth Realm, and Lin Yifan had to kill it in one hit to avoid unnecessary commotion.
As the Earth Raccoon was about to approach, a snore suddenly broke the original silence.
The Earth Raccoon sensed something amiss and immediately began to flee.
"Damn it!"
Muttering a curse, Lin Yifan rushed out from the grass without hesitation, wielding the Shadow-light Sword Technique, and slashed with a sword.
Due to the close distance, the Earth Raccoon couldn't evade and was struck by the Seven-Colored Immortal Sword.
However, it wasn't a fatal blow, and it could still move.
The Earth Raccoon sped up, and Lin Yifan feared it would escape again, so he directly took out the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, using Thunder Technique Profound Mysteries, summoning five bolts of lightning to fiercely strike the fleeing Earth Raccoon ahead.
"Boom!"
With Five Thunder Bombardment, the Earth Raccoon fell to the ground immediately, severely injured and unable to rise.
To quickly acquire the Earth Bead, Lin Yifan went for broke, summoning lightning again to deliver a fatal blow to the severely injured Earth Raccoon.
"Boom!"
The black lightning descended, and the severely injured Earth Raccoon on the ground could no longer hold on, being electrocuted thoroughly.
Lin Yifan quickly kept away the Heavenly Thunder Pearl and rushed to the Earth Raccoon's body.
Two huge events occurred almost instantly; when Lei Ming heard the first Five Thunder Bombardment, he was startled awake.
He thought there was a major enemy ahead and possibly danger.
As he looked around, he only saw Lin crouching down, doing something.
Curious, he wanted to know what happened.
When he approached, he found Lin had already taken out the Earth Bead.
"Lin, you killed the Earth Raccoon?"
"Nonsense, if not the Earth Raccoon, who else can it be?" Lin Yifan muttered, discontentedly asking.
"You were really fortunate, huh?"
Lei Ming was astonished, feeling Lin was like a "Constellation Beads child," no Constellation Bead could escape his grasp.
"Fortunate my foot, hurry up and pack up to leave." Lin Yifan advised.
Such a commotion surely attracted nearby lurking cultivators from Weiji Country, so they must leave quickly.
Realizing the seriousness, Lei Ming quickly packed up, waiting for Lin to lead him away.
During Lei Ming's packing, Lin Yifan had arranged the array.
Next moment, he immediately used the Earth Escape Technique, taking Lei Ming with him underground.
As soon as they left, the cultivators from Weiji Country arrived.
The arrivals were the Sixth Elder and Fourth Elder from the highest academy of Weiji Country.
Upon hearing thunder here, they rushed over.
Once they arrived, they only found the Earth Raccoon's corpse; the Earth Bead on its head had been dug out.
It must have been done by those two brats using Thunder Technique Profound Mysteries. They hadn't expected those brats to be hiding here and beat them to it.
Why was their luck so poor in such a big place, failing to encounter the Earth Raccoon first?
They sighed, feeling very annoyed.
Soon, the Princess of Weiji Country arrived with a large cohort.
Upon seeing the Earth Raccoon's corpse, she felt uneasy.
"Where are the people? The Earth Bead?"
"They escaped, and the Earth Bead was taken." The Sixth Elder and Fourth Elder from the highest academy of Weiji Country lowered their heads, answering ashamedly.
"Damn it, a bunch of idiots! How could such powerful experts not catch those two brats?" The Princess of Weiji Country fumed with anger, almost exploding.