Starting With Contract Pets
chapter-139

Chapter 139: Re-entering the Insect Ruins

Inside the insect ruins, innumerable insect monsters, which were originally densely packed, had disappeared.

Unprecedented silence reigned over this place now that all the insect monsters had disappeared, leaving only these ruins filled with insect corpses.

Only Pet Tamers, who came in and out of the insect ruins, would occasionally look back at this embarrassing place.

In the center of the ruins lay a dense pile of insect monsters with only one shell left. A five- or six-hundred-meter-high Insect King Flower was left decomposing and emitting a stench.

This was the remains of the thousand-meter-tall Insect King Flower, which was left after opening.

“It’s said that the gigantic Insect King Fruit was eaten by an emperor Praying Mantis, where the huge effect made it directly break through to sovereign level. I wonder whose pet of the Alliance it is!” Chen Rouxue exclaimed.

Su Bai looked at the remains of the Insect King Flower without speaking and focused until a line of messages appeared before his eyes:

[The remains of the Insect King Flower, left behind after it condensed a gigantic Insect King Fruit.

The Insect King Fruit is formed by absorbing the essence of hundreds of millions of insect monsters, but in the deepest part of its main root, there’s still a poisonous pearl. This is only when the Insect King Flower’s vine wilts and rots, which will cause the hundreds of millions of insect monsters left in its body to form a treasure by the reflux of insect toxins and the essence of the vines.

It is extremely poisonous, and ordinary people will die even if they just breathe in the air it has infected. It also contains the special remnants of hundreds of millions of insects and is the nemesis of insect monsters.

As long as an insect monster is infected with it, the insect will be corrupted and poisoned, and its whole body will fester. Even emperor or sovereign insect monsters cannot withstand its toxicity.

Stone tools are required to pick its poisonous pearl, and a crystal box to seal it for full bloom.]

“Su Bai, what’s wrong?”

Chen Rouxue turned around and asked. He had not spoken for a while and appeared to be in a daze.

“Oh, I was deep in thought. Everything in this world has yin and yang. Since the Insect King Fruit has been consumed, won’t there be treasures hidden under it?

“After all, this humongous thing is the Alliance’s first experiment, so they may have missed out something.”

He analyzed carefully.

Although there were many monsters in the insect ruins, the idea of synthesizing giant Insect King Flowers to seduce the Insect Queen was unprecedented.

The Ten-thousand Poisonous Pearl was only formed after the Insect King Flower’s head rotted, so it was normal to be missed out.

“I don’t think it’s possible. Even if it’s the first experiment, how can so many senior trainers miss something and let us pick up the bargain?”

Chen Rouxue shook her head.

“Well, I’ll take the dino and the fox to look. It won’t take much time, anyway.

“You can help me keep a lookout. If I need anything, I’ll come back immediately. Take the Thousand-face Fox into your contract book and release it so that I will know to come back immediately for support,” said Su Bai.

“Okay, hurry up.” Chen Rouxue did not prevent him from going, since it would not take long. What if there were really insect crystal treasures left behind? Would they not really hit the jackpot?

“Little Tyrant, pay attention to your safety and dig down along the main roots.” Su Bai patted its solid muscles.

“Roar!”

Don’t worry; I won’t have an accident.

Patting its chest, the dino activated its ancestral digging skills and speedily dug into the ground.

Su Bai activated Internal Breath and took the cub and the fox inside.

“Howl!”

Oh, my God, Ah Bai! I’m about to die from how stinky it is here!

The cub complained. Even though it did not need to breathe, it could still imagine the foul smell due to the rotting Insect King Flower.

“Be patient. We’ll reach the end soon and you can go out. Hold your breath; I think that this thing might be poisonous.”

Su Bai warned.

He thought that he would find insect crystal treasures underground, but there was nothing.

On the contrary, the branch roots of the Insect King Flower and some super fine roots spread all over the bottom of the ruins. He guessed that it had already absorbed the insect crystals and everything.

The reason why it smelled so bad was it had expelled its rotten roots.

It took about half an hour for them to dig more than a thousand meters and finally reach the end of the taproots.

“Roar!”

Ah Bai, look; there are really treasures here! You’re so smart you deserve to be the Pet Tamer that hatched me!

At this moment, the Little Tyrant suddenly roared and pointed to the bottom of the main roots.

He came over with Shield and Internal Breath to look, grinning excitedly.

Besides a poisonous pearl, there was a layer of golden top worm crystals wrapped around it.

The Ten-thousand Poisonous Pearl was only a black bead less than five centimeters in diameter, but the insect crystals wrapped around it were the size of a basketball.

He popped a crystal box out of his backpack and said, “Find a stone to break the insect crystals, then use them to bring me the poisonous pearl and place it into this box. Do exactly as I say; no deviation is allowed,” said Su Bai solemnly.

“Howl!”

The cub could also sense the poison brewing in the pearl, so it warned the dino that its claws would be gone if it touched that directly.

Purple Jade showed a frightened expression.

Nodding, the Little Tyrant smashed the insect crystals as Su Bai instructed and then placed the Ten-thousand Poisonous Pearl into the box.

Su Bai closed the box and let the cub tie it up firmly in a circle with its vines.

He placed the insect crystals into another box and sealed them tightly as well. These crystals were contaminated with the poisonous pearl and were highly poisonous. Their toxins had to be removed via a special method once he returned.

“Let’s go. Jade, pull us up. F*ck! It smells so bad even after I activated my Shield.”

Su Bai pinched his nose, about to vomit. Not only could this odor penetrate his shield, it could stimulate his olfactory nerve even without breathing.

The cub tied everyone and quickly pulled them up using the vines it had placed on the ground previously. The Little Tyrant then used its spiritual power to fill up the dug tunnel.

“Wow, you smell horrible.” Chen Rouxue pinched her nose in disgust. She then asked, “How was it? Did you find anything?”

“I guarantee that it’s worth hundreds of millions.”

Su Bai chuckled. Just the golden insect crystals alone could be sold for tens of millions, since they were items that people rushed to buy.

The output of the golden insect crystals was too small, but it was very expensive.

Meanwhile, the cost of the Ten-thousand Poisonous Pearl was not fixed at hundreds of millions; it depended on whether he was in the mood to sell it or not.

“Really, what is it?”

His words aroused her curiosity.

Something worth tens or hundreds of millions was too scary, was it not?

“I swear I’m not lying to you, but it isn’t convenient for me to take it out now. Let’s head into the insect market and see what’s going on inside,” said Su Bai.

“Okay.”

Although she was curious, she also knew that it was not suitable to take out something worth hundreds of millions here.

They quickly walked forward with their pets and passed through the black space vortex to see the real scene inside.

“I’m afraid I’ll lose my way.” He complained.

“Don’t worry; you won’t be the only one.” Chen Rouxue nodded.

The inside of the insect ruins was not a new world but rather a massive passage with a diameter of several kilometers. This passage spread to the end of their line of sight.

On the walls were other dense and countless secondary passages, which were like a huge termite nest.

The result was quite disappointing but not surprising.

What else other than an insect nest could be inside the insect ruins?

“Tyrant, Jade, remember to leave some spiritual power marks along the way. Otherwise, we might really get lost and be unable to find our way back within a month.”

Su Bai warned.

“Howl! ( ̄へ ̄)”

Ah Bai, who are you looking down on? Do you think we’re like you?

The cub glanced at him with disdain. He was really a rookie Pet Tamer who might get lost.

The dino’s fierce small eyes also revealed a trace of disdain. Who was he looking down on? Could it possibly get lost?

Su Bai was speechless.

Laughing, Chen Rouxue patted his arm and said, “Let’s take this main road. It feels like this should be the road leading to the center of the nest, where the Insect Queen is.”

“Okay.” Su Bai nodded.

After two months of exploration, fewer people were inside the insect ruins, and the senior Pet Tamers had also left.

In such places, only the first explorers harvested bountifully. After that, only bits and pieces of treasures could be found, so fewer people came to explore.

However, this place was not without danger and was most likely filled with criminals. The environment here was complicated and easily accessible to people with evil intentions.

Soon, the two came to the end of the main passage. Looking at the situation here, Su Bai nodded and said, “It seems to be the correct way. The Insect Queen used to be located here, but unfortunately she was removed.”

“This place was cleaner than if a dog licked it.”

Chen Rouxue was also shocked. The ground was lifted off and moved away, leaving nothing behind.

“Let’s continue drilling along this branch hole.” Su Bai shook his head.

It seemed that they had missed the first batch of treasures.

Still, it was not considered a loss. Some human bones could be seen on the ground, left behind from when the first few waves of people came in to fight fiercely when the insect ruins just opened.

“Hehe!”

Big Demon went down, quite bored. Its virtualization was not affected by physical objects, so it was much more comfortable than the rest of them.

Not long after walking along the branch hole, they walked into the next level.

Because they had not encountered a single monster after walking for so long, they were not hopeful and estimated that it would be even more difficult.

“Howl”

Ah Bai, what’s that?

The cub suddenly howled and indicated a two-meter-tall tunnel in the distance, where a cluster of amethysts grew. They emitted a gleam of purple, luring people to pick them.

On the wall of the cave next to the amethysts were some golden mushrooms .

“Those are Tier 2 Golden Thread Fungi! Wow, there are actually some here. Little fellow, you can go and pick them. Eat the amethysts as well since they’re useless.”

Su Bai exclaimed happily. Although this stuff was not expensive, it was delicious and was a particularly valuable fungi ingredient.

Nodding excitedly, the dino walked over and broke off an amethyst to eat. It then used its spiritual power to start collecting the golden fungi.

Su Bai and Chen Ruoxue stood still at the entrance of the branch hole, where they had four or five branch holes to escape to any time.

The Little Tyrant’s location was extremely dangerous, and they would be under attack if an enemy ambushed them.

This was one of Su Bai’s experiences in the monster wilderness. It was better not to rush in a swarm to snatch a treasure, or he would simply fall prey for an ambush.

Just as his pet finished picking the Golden Thread Fungi and was done gnawing on the amethysts, a sharp purple spike directly pierced its heart from the depths of the cave wall. When this reached the earth, a yellow beam of energy enveloped the dino.

With a bang, the dino’s body turned into powder and dissipated along with its breath.

“Purple Jade, attack!”

“Hehe!”

“Howl!”

Big Demon and the cub attacked simultaneously.

Xiao Bai directly struck forth with two Shadow Curse, which directly entangled with the bodies of a Black Spider and a Yellow Python.

The cub, meanwhile, unleashed Continuous Energy Burst and hit the Yellow Python’s body.

Its energy bullets were no longer the same and had a more solid dark green color. Furthermore, each bullet was now ten centimeters big and effused with a terrifying aura.

Two bangs sounded, and although only one of the energy bullets hit the Yellow Python, the bullet still directly eroded the target’s body, drilling a large hole through it. Its paralyzing effect also stiffened the python’s body.

While the python’s body went stiff, five or six thick vines wound around it. Some sharp purple thorns broke through the defenses of its scales and pierced its body, sending toxins and parasitic seeds inside.

As the cub erupted with a wave of green spiritual energy, the parasitic seeds took roots and sprouted. A large amount of soil spiritual power in the Yellow Python was transformed into wood spiritual power and got absorbed by the cub through its Ultimate Absorption skill.

“Hiss!”

The Yellow Python uttered a heart-piercing cry of pain and burst forth with terrifying spiritual power to form a golden wave of light. The parasitic seeds bounced off it as it prepared to escape.

“Roar! (▼ 紅▼#)”

However, where the Little Tyrant died, countless fragments gathered, and a new Little Tyrant returned to life. It raised its head and smashed a white dead cocoon into the body of the giant Yellow Python.

The dead cocoon entering its body was like a special black hole which madly absorbed the life essence of the Yellow Python, such that its stronger breath wilted in an instant.

Cocoon of Death was the strongest and most terrifying skill of the Little Tyrant to date. If it was not cleared at the first moment this skill entered the target’s body, it would almost be impossible for a high-level warlord to escape.

On the other side, Big Demon unleashed its Hidden Shadow skill as per usual and moved behind the Black Spider. It was about to use Scary Ghost Shadow to throw the latter into a state of chaos, but a shadow shield erupted from the spider and lifted its control.

This Black Shadow Spider was actually a rare dark pet with an extremely terrifying attack power. Coupled with its strength as a low-level commander, it retaliated against Big Demon and rendered the latter a little breathless.

However, Big Demon relied on its special ghost attribute. Although it could not beat the opponent, it could prevent the other from supporting the Yellow Python.

Upon seeing the cub and the dino looking over, the hidden Pet Tamer could not help but shout, “Li Er, f*ck! Why aren’t you attacking?”

At this moment, a transparent ruby eye emerged, and several purple lasers shot out from the pupil and directly hit Su Bai and Chen Rouxue.

At the same time, countless vines rose from the ground, forming a thick shield to protect Su Bai.

“It’s the domain characteristic! Let’s retreat!”

Seeing the Thorns Domain of the opponent made them lose their will to continue fighting. The red ruby eye emitted a terrifying red beam at Su Bai.

“Howl!”

The cub unleashed a series of Energy Burst to collide with the beam of light. After a violent collision, the opponent disappeared without a trace.

Only the corpse of the dead giant Yellow Python was left.

“Should we chase after them? I can sense their path of retreat,” Chen Rouxue asked.

“Forget it. The other party has a commander pet and is definitely not a simple character. It’s good enough that we got lucky, but nothing good can come out of chasing them. I don’t want to release my blood dragon, and I can’t guarantee that the opponent doesn’t have a trump card, either.”

Su Bai shook his head. These people were probably criminals hiding here in the insect ruins, bent on attacking Pet Tamers seeking treasures.

“Then should we continue exploring, or should we leave?”

“I think we should leave. There’s no treasure left. We’ve been here for seven to eight hours and have only found a few things.”

Su Bai shook his head.

However, this was only normal. Finding treasures needed patience and for one to take risks, and their harvest of the Ten-thousand Poisonous Pearl was already enough.

He had only entered because he wanted to see the insides of the insect ruins and to see if he could obtain an Insect Queen egg.

Alas, it seemed that the Insect King Flower had attracted almost all the insect monsters of the entire insect nest, leaving no treasures behind.