Chapter 60: Buy One, Get Another Free!
Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu
After consuming the Vampiric Vine Petals which Bei Feng had given them, their strength had risen exponentially. Right now was the moment when their confidence was at its highest. How could they bear the ridicule from Bai Xiang?
“God d*mmit, don’t think that you’re something just because you’re bigger! Come! We’ll show you!”
Mystic Two stepped forward and brandished his finger at Bai Xiang in challenge.
“You’re really too weak, I fear that I’m going to hurt you accidentally…”
Bai Xiang wagged his hands dismissively, an honest smile on his face.
“Come! Why don’t you try and give me a punch!”
Mystic Two gritted his teeth in anger. From his perspective, Bai Xiang was merely a guy with a more impressive build. His strength should be greater than that of an average person but it shouldn’t be by too much.
‘Really asking for pain…’
Bei Feng could not bear to continue watching. Don’t mention Mystic Two and Mystic Three, even he would not be able to take a punch from Bai Xiang and be fine.
“Bam!”
Bai Xiang could not be bothered to continue bickering with Mystic Two. He directly slapped Mystic Two on the shoulders with his massive palms, as though he were swatting a mosquito.
“Didn’t I tell you that you were too weak? You just refused to listen…”
Bai Xiang looked at Mystic Two who was lying motionlessly on the ground and mumbled in an exasperated tone.
‘F*CK! Yet another freak!’
Mystic Three gulped in fear as he saw Bai Xiang turn to look at him, an eager look in his eyes.
Bei Feng hurriedly retreated from the scene. Once Bai Xiang got started, it was nigh impossible to get him to stop in a short period of time.
Don’t ask how he knew this, but after his last spar with Bai Xiang, Bei Feng swore to himself that he would never fight against that monster again unless he gained strength equivalent to his.
The usually docile, simple and honest Bai Xiang would turn into a completely different person after he was forced into action. He would not relent until he was satisfied.
“It’s been awhile since I last went Fishing. Let’s see if there’s any surprise.”
Bei Feng was filled with anticipation. He was just like those people who fantasized about striking the jackpot right before the lottery results are revealed.
Grabbing the Purple Bamboo Fishing Rod, Bei Feng walked over to the Ancient Well. Looking around, he caught a 5-6 cm long faint-yellow centipede and ran the hook through it.
After casting the line into the well, he sat down cross-legged by the well, as motionless as an old monk in meditation.
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Across a massive land, a mighty mountain stood, lofty and everlasting. The mountain reached an unknown height, and at least half of it was shrouded in clouds.
On the huge mountain, a young, strange beast crept forward with caution, its ears twitching as it approached a medium-sized pool.
After a long time and having ascertained that there was no danger, it leaped forward and happily lapped up the sweet, clear spring water from the pool.
“Bloop, bloop.”
Unbeknownst to the little beast, a pair of eyes had surfaced from the water a short distance away. With its appearance, two tiny bubbles also floated onto the tranquil water surface.
“Baa!”
The little beast raised its head in alert and looked around anxiously as it moved a few steps backwards.
A few seconds passed and all was quiet. The little beast cocked its head in uncertainty before moving forward to continue drinking the water.
“Baa!”
A jet of water flew out of the calm lake in an instant!
Without even giving it the chance to react, the jet of water struck the little beast, causing blood to flow all over the place.
A toad the size of a basketball swam to the surface of the lake and leaped onto the shore.
Opening its mouth wide, it wrapped its tongue around the little beast, which was only as big as a human’s fist, and swallowed it in one gulp.
The first word that one would think of when they first saw the toad was: disgusting. It was inky-green in color and had numerous ugly-looking pustules that covered its back, causing it to look exceptionally revolting.
After swallowing the little beast, it jumped back into the water and sank below the surface to lie in wait for the next unlucky bastard.
Right after the ugly toad returned to the pool, a silk-thin fishing line dropped out of the sky, landing on a spot near the pool.
A small, light-yellow centipede hung on the almost weightless fishing hook. The hook was so light that even the centipede which was no bigger than a toothpick was able to pull it around as it pleased!
The first thing the centipede did as it arrived in this new world was to look for a crack or hole in the ground to hide in!
But before it managed to find anything to crawl into, a pocket-sized bird as large as a ping pong ball had spotted the centipede.
Folding its wings behind its back, the bird hopped off the tree branch it was perched on, landing right in front of the centipede. The centipede immediately stopped moving, frozen in fear.
After measured the strange centipede curiously for a brief moment before, the little bird casually pecked at it lightly with its beak to provoke a reaction from the it. But just like that, the first centipede to ever ascend into a different world had died!
Luckily, its sacrifice had not been in vain! At the very least, the unknown bird had also swallowed the hook!
A few minutes passed, and a 30-40 cm long, infant-fist-thick centipede slowly crawled out of a crack on the side the mountain.
It was unclear how long this centipede had lived in order to attain its current size. Its entire body was a bright purplish red, and the exoskeleton on its back glistened brilliantly in the sun.
The huge centipede crawled slowly towards the now motionless little bird. The moment the latter had swallowed the hook, it had been rendered immobile.
As it arrived before the little bird, the huge centipede opened its fearsome mandibles and bit down on the little bird!
Immediately, it began sucking the blood out of the little bird. When it was done, the centipede found to its surprise that it had suddenly become bound by a strange power, causing it to be unable to move!
With its pitiable brain size, the dumb centipede was close to tears as it thought with shock that the bird must’ve been poisonous!
Feeling that something had been caught, Bei Feng hurriedly reeled in the line.
The bird who had first disturbed the hook was simply too small! Bei Feng had not even felt anything from the line at all!
Now that the centipede had been caught, Bei Feng finally felt something tugging at the line. If he didn’t reel the line in now, when would he reel it in?
Back on the mountain, the purplish-red centipede began to rise into the air. But in that moment, the gigantic toad also poked its head above the water surface!
As it watched its friend of so many years in such a helpless position, the toad felt like it should at least try to do something about the situation…
“Gua!”
This croak resounded in all directions and echoed out around the stony mountain. It was hard to imagine that the likes of a mere toad could produce such a loud sound!
Having made up its mind to save the huge centipede, the toad mustered all its strength and pushed off the ground heavily with its powerful hind legs, soaring high into the sky! In one hop, it had leaped over three meters into the air!
Then, it resolutely held onto the centipede with it mouth, refusing to let go!
‘Mmm, the taste is not bad!’ That was the last thought that went through its mind before a petrifying force took ahold of its body!
Bei Feng reeled in the line and soon he found himself staring stupidly at what had to be the ugliest toad to ever exist.
‘What the hell? Can this thing be eaten…? Isn’t it poisonous? It doesn’t look very appetizing…’ That was the first thought to cross his mind.
“Ding! Grade 1 treasure obtained! Poison Dart Toad! (This toad contains poison on all parts of its body. Able to fire a powerful jet of water from its mouth. A single Poison Dart Toad has enough venom to kill 10,000 commoners! However, all things in extreme form can transform into its opposite; when used correctly, it can become an excellent medicine!) Experience gained: 400! Remaining experience points required to advance to level 2 Fisherman: 4000!”
“Ding! Grade 1 treasure obtained! Purple Red Centipede! (This centipede possesses venom unrivaled in toxicity! Able to spit out a deadly poison miasma, and enjoys sucking fresh blood for food. All things in its extreme form can transform into its opposite; when used correctly, it can become an excellent medicine!) Experience gained: 350! Remaining experience points required to advance to level 2 Fisherman: 3650!”
“Ding! Quest 1: The two treasures are mutually compatible and can be refined into wine together. Upon consumption of the wine, user will become immune to a multitude of venoms, as well as experience further strengthening of the body! Quest 2: Destroy with fire!”
Three messages appeared in his mind one after another, causing Bei Feng to stare in amazement.
‘This is… buy one, get another free? Wait, it says there are two creatures… I only see a toad, where’s the centipede?’
Bei Feng wondered. Suddenly, as though he had thought of something, he picked up a wooden stick from nearby and gently pried open the toad’s mouth. As expected, a huge centipede stared back at him from the darkness of the toad’s mouth!
As for why he used a stick instead of his hand?
It was naturally because Bei Feng was not an idiot! The two creatures were each more venomous than the other!
There was no way he was going to touch either with his bare hands and test whether he could withstand their venom!
‘The system actually issued a mission on its own initiative… this must be the first time it’d ever happened!’
Bei Feng felt that the situation seemed quite suspect.
‘Bloody hell! System, could it be that you have awareness and intellect all along?!’
Bei Feng’s eyes lit up as he scolded in his mind.
But a few moments passed, and there was still no response from the System. Bei Feng could only shake his head in disappointment. Perhaps he had just been overly imaginative.
