Volume 4 Chapter 14: Journey into the Wilderness (5)
After killing two groups of golden silkworms, everyone was warmed up. Especially after I witnessed the magical skills of the two sisters, my confidence in the success of this operation increased greatly, so I officially started to set traps.
But this is really hard work. To fill the whole valley with firewood, at least a small forest of trees must be cut down! I finally understand why Xiao Qiao has been so angry with me. I really wasted a lot of their labor last time. Now I rely on the sharpness of the Tiger Soul to cut down trees. It took me a full hour. I wonder if the magic weapon is going to blame the bad person. The Tiger Soul, one of the ten great divine weapons, was actually used as a tool for felling trees...
The most troublesome thing was that when spreading the firewood in the canyon, they would occasionally encounter small groups of golden silkworms scattered everywhere. They had to be on guard against their sneak attacks at all times. It took them more than two hours to set up the trap. Xiao Qiao said that it took them nearly a day last time.
After everything was arranged, Da Qiao took out a purple poppy flower and placed it slightly north of the canyon passage. The flower exuded a sweet fragrance, and I felt a sense of ecstasy when I smelled it. No wonder the golden silkworm loves it so much! Then the three of them quickly slipped to the top of a hill on one side and waited for the golden silkworm king to take the bait.
Time passed by minute by minute. I was relatively relaxed, but the two Qiao sisters looked a little nervous. I knew they were worried that after what happened last time, the Golden Silkworm King might fall into the trap again.
I thought about it and whispered to comfort them, "Don't worry. If the Golden Silkworm King's AI design is really that high, it will include the experience of you luring it with purple poppies last time and in the past into its program judgment. Because you didn't set fire after your failure last time, it will think this place is safe, so it is more likely to be fooled this time."
Xiao Qiao suddenly whispered, "It's coming, don't speak!"
I looked up and saw a line of golden light at the south end of the canyon. It flashed like lightning and then rushed into the canyon, flashed into the blind spot of our sight, and disappeared. I was shocked. This was most likely the Golden Silkworm King. Its movement speed was probably three times that of an ordinary Golden Silkworm. This terrifying speed was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye!
Da Qiao made a gesture, and the three of us immediately tiptoed back a distance and hid in a rock crevice that had been chosen long ago. Then Da Qiao whispered, "Since the Golden Silkworm King has arrived, it will be followed by its ten followers, the Golden Silkworm Mothers. It will take about five minutes for a large group of ordinary golden silkworms to arrive. Now my sister and I will go to the two ends of the canyon respectively. After the golden silkworms enter the canyon, we will first shoot arrows and set fire to both ends to seal the exit, and then light multiple fires in the canyon. Be careful to move as quickly as possible to expand the fire as soon as possible, otherwise if the realgar powder does not have time to take effect, the golden silkworms will fly out and they will be doomed."
I said proudly, "Don't worry about that. I will use my bow and arrow skills. As long as I use the scatter arrows and flaming arrows, I guarantee that a big fire will be set in the valley at the same time, and none of those golden silkworms will be able to escape!"
The two sisters looked at me in amazement, obviously not expecting me to have such a skill. In Fantasy, non-archer players are not incapable of shooting arrows, but without the corresponding skills, they can only shoot one by one, and there is no such thing as a hit rate or attack power. Although it can be used to start a fire, it is not as convenient as an archer's scattering, one bow and five arrows?
In fact, I am a part-time archer, which is no secret now, but it seems that Er Qiao is not an admirer of me, the top master of fantasy, and knows nothing about it, so I took this into account in the previous plan. Of course, this will not have a bad impact, it will only make the plan more perfect.
Da Qiao made a prompt decision and said, "Great! It turns out that the leader has some special skills! Then my sister and I will be in charge of the two ends, and the leader will be in charge of starting the fire in the middle. We will communicate with each other through the team channel, and I will count down and we will attack at the same time. I was originally worried that we were too few and setting the fire would be a flaw in our entire plan, but now there is no problem!"
The three of us split up and took our positions. After a while, the same buzzing sound as last time came from the sky, indicating that a large number of golden silkworms were coming! I took out a longbow, put five arrows on it, and charged the flaming arrow skill, waiting for Da Qiao to give the order.
Soon, Da Qiao's call came through the system: " The golden silkworm has entered the canyon, everyone get ready!"
I quietly moved forward a dozen steps, came to the edge of the cliff, and looked down. Wow, the bottom of the valley was golden and brilliant. There were at least 100,000 golden silkworms densely packed on the firewood pile! Looking at those golden silkworms wriggling like ants in an ant nest, it was creepy. Er Qiao's trap was too vicious. I was afraid that it would make the golden silkworms in this area extinct!
"Attention, five, four, three..." Da Qiao's call drew my attention back. I quickly concentrated my energy, drew the string and drew the bow. As soon as Da Qiao said "do it", I loosened my fingers, and five arrows with a streak of red light shot out in a fan shape towards the bottom of the valley!
The arrow hit the ground and immediately ignited the dry firewood on the ground. Five balls of flame rose up, and all the golden silkworms in the valley that were attracted by the fragrance of purple poppies were startled. Suddenly, there was a loud buzzing sound, and points of golden light flickered. Countless golden silkworms rushed around like headless flies, trying to find a way to escape. Unfortunately, the two Qiao sisters at both ends also lit the firewood at both ends of the canyon at the same time. The exits at both ends were blocked. The golden silkworms had no choice but to fly into the sky. However, there were too many silkworms, and they were crowded together in a hurry. Their flying speed was far less than usual. The realgar powder sprinkled on the firewood pile was steamed by the heat, and the medicinal smell rushed up. The golden silkworms inhaled the powder, fell down like rain, and were quickly engulfed by the flames.
I was not idle. I fired the second round of arrows one after another, expanding the fire and making it impossible for the golden silkworms to escape. I was kidding. With so many golden silkworms, even if only one percent of them broke through the fire blockade, I would definitely die here. It was a pity that I didn't practice archery skills. Otherwise, if I practiced scattering to a high level, I wouldn't have to work so hard with one bow and ten arrows.
At this time, the second Qiao had already rushed towards me. Xiao Qiao said with a smile: "Haha, it seems that my sister and I don't need to do anything anymore. You can handle this arson job by yourself."
Indeed, at this time the canyon was filled with flames and thick smoke, which completely obscured the figures of the golden silkworms. It was impossible for any of them to escape. We only had to wait to deal with the Golden Silkworm King.
Just as her tense nerves were about to relax, Da Qiao suddenly shouted, "Not good!"
I looked down and saw a golden light in the valley, as powerful as lightning, breaking through the air. To have such power, it must be the Golden Silkworm King. Who would have thought that realgar powder could not restrain it! Fortunately, I had not retracted the longbow in my hand, and the arrow was also on the string. I originally planned to prepare for an emergency and add another round of scattering. At this moment, I quickly changed the skill to three consecutive shots. With a shake of my hand, three iron arrows connected into a line and shot towards the golden light!
The Golden Silkworm King was also attacked suddenly. He was so frightened that he wanted to escape. He was hit on the head by three arrows. He also absorbed a lot of realgar powder. Although he had not lost his ability to fly, his movements were not as flexible as usual. He could not dodge any of the three arrows.
Originally, my longbow was not of top grade, and my skill level was not high either, so the attack power was not comparable to that when I used Tiger Soul. The Golden Silkworm King was not hurt at all after being shot by me, but the impact of the arrow from top to bottom made its body sink again and again. After three arrows, it was forced back into the fire!
The three of them were delighted, but then their faces changed at the same time. They all thought that since the Golden Silkworm King was still able to move, this fire attack might not be able to trap it to death. Even if I blocked the top with bows and arrows, it could still escape from both ends. This link was taken into consideration when designing it, but at that time I thought that realgar powder would definitely be effective, and the golden silkworm crawled very slowly on the ground. By the time it crawled out of the canyon, the fire would probably be almost burned out. Now the situation is different. There is no one guarding the two ends of the canyon. If it escapes, our efforts will be in vain!
Da Qiao said anxiously, "Alliance leader, stay where you are. I'll go south and my sister will go north. Hurry!" Then the two Qiao sisters ran to the two ends quickly. However, if the Golden Silkworm King immediately fled, it would be too late to rush back! Oh, if they hadn't been careless for a moment, it would have been better if they hadn't rushed back after setting fire to the two ends!
Suddenly, golden light appeared in the flames again. I was overjoyed when I saw it. I estimated that either the Golden Silkworm King was afraid of the fire and wanted to escape in the shortest direction, or it was enraged by my attack and had to break through from the sky. This was exactly what I wanted, so I shot the three arrows that I had prepared in advance, and the Golden Silkworm King was very depressed and was forced back by me.
This happened several times before the Golden Silkworm King finally stopped flying. By this time, the two Qiao sisters were probably in position, so I felt relieved.
But after waiting for a while, I didn't hear any communication from Er Qiao, which meant that the Golden Silkworm King didn't escape from either end. This was strange. It wouldn't just wait to die in the valley. Could there be another secret exit in this valley? I couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Amidst the anxiety, I heard a crackling sound like frying beans coming from the canyon. It was the countless golden silkworms that finally couldn't stand the roasting of the fire and exploded to death. It was such a pity. If this attack method could also gain experience, with so many golden silkworms, each of us three could upgrade two or three levels, right?
However, experience is not important. What is worrying is that there is still no news about the Golden Silkworm King. The three of them began to call each other to inquire, but none of them found anything. Now things are in trouble!
When we were almost in despair, Xiao Qiao suddenly cried out, "Come quickly! Golden Silkworm King!"
Finally, there is movement! Although I am very confused about why this guy appeared at this time, I don’t have time to think too much now. I quickly summoned Coco to ride on him and ran to the north. You know why the Golden Silkworm King is a C-level boss. No matter how powerful Xiao Qiao’s Tai Chi sword is, I can’t defeat it alone. I must support him as soon as possible!
When I arrived at the north end of the canyon, I saw the opposite of what I expected. A fat giant silkworm, N times bigger than an ordinary golden silkworm, was lying on the ground. It must be the Golden Silkworm King. Its body was black and mottled, with traces of smoke and fire. It had a mouthful of poison and sprayed some venom to attack Xiao Qiao, but it was not threatening. It looked a little wilted. Looking more closely, it turned out that its wing membrane had been burned by the flames and it had lost its ability to fly. No wonder it had not come out for a long time and now it was so difficult to move. Xiao Qiao was slashing with her sword here and there on it, but her attack power was really not very good. It seemed that she couldn't do anything to the Golden Silkworm King. Both sides were helpless and the scene was very funny.
I am in a good mood. Now the Golden Silkworm King is already meat on the chopping block , we can cut him however we want. I didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly. This C-level Boss is a bit unworthy of its name!
But I'd better hurry up to help and finish this matter as soon as possible. Thinking of this, I rushed forward. The Golden Silkworm King was startled by me and raised the front half of its body. The six pairs of sharp feet on its chest were waving wildly, which looked a bit scary. I didn't care so much. I charged forward and swung Tiger Soul, leaving a deep knife scar on its body, deducting more than 2,700 HP!
I don't know if it's because of the previous injury or because of its natural attributes, but the defense of the Golden Silkworm King is far worse than that of the Stoneman King, and it basically takes the beating without fighting back. Although I'm the only one attacking (Xiao Qiao's attacks are still basically ineffective), it probably won't take more time to deal with it than when thousands of people besieged the Stoneman King. I used a variety of sword moves, such as thrusting, charging, and Hundred Slashes, and I had a lot of fun killing.
Unexpectedly, when I was chopping with great pleasure, I felt a sudden pain on my back. I turned around in shock, only to see that a few golden silkworms had appeared behind me and were about to pounce on me!
Damn! What bad luck! Logically, there shouldn't be many golden silkworms in the north end of the valley. How come I ran into a group of them at this critical moment? But it doesn't matter. It's easy to deal with a few small golden silkworms, and then I can go back and torture the golden silkworm king. I swallowed the antidote while swinging my sword at the golden silkworms. At the same time, Xiao Qiao was also entangled by a few golden silkworms, but her Tai Chi swordsmanship was enough to protect herself, so I didn't have to worry.
However, after I killed two golden silkworms, I suddenly felt something was wrong. The number of golden silkworms around me did not decrease, but increased! What happened? Could it be that the Golden Silkworm King called his men to protect him? But by now, all the golden silkworms nearby should have been led into the canyon and burned to death. Even if there are a few that have escaped, they will not increase in number, and they will not refresh so quickly.
I quickly made two consecutive charges and broke through the encirclement of the golden silkworms. Then I turned my horse's head and faced the Golden Silkworm King. My mouth suddenly opened into an O shape. It was really weird. I didn't know when two thick and short silkworms appeared beside the Golden Silkworm King. Their bodies were slightly smaller than the Golden Silkworm King, but they were fatter than the Golden Silkworm King. They were obviously different from ordinary golden silkworms. They must be its follower, the Golden Silkworm Mother. Unexpectedly, two of them rushed out of the sea of fire.
It's no big deal that the golden silkworm mother can rush out of the sea of fire. She has been seriously injured for a long time, so it won't be difficult to kill her. The problem is that now I understand the meaning of the name of this monster. Since it is called "silkworm mother", it can give birth to golden silkworms. It's okay to give birth to golden silkworms, but... your reproductive ability should not be too abnormal! I saw two golden silkworm mothers, with their tails raised high to the sky, and their abdominal muscles squirmed and contracted. With a "puff puff puff" sound, a dozen silkworm babies were ejected from the tail holes like machine guns. Within a minute, there was another round of puff puff puff . In the time I was fighting with a few golden silkworms just now, hundreds of golden silkworms had been born, forming a circle, protecting the golden silkworm king firmly in the middle.
This is going to be fun, because my speed in killing monsters cannot keep up with the speed at which the golden silkworm mother gives birth to babies. In a little while, it won’t be the Golden Silkworm King who needs protection, but I will need to escape. The tragic situation of being chased by tens of thousands of golden silkworms is chilling just thinking about it!
The strangest thing is that the Golden Silkworm King started to move. It... started to spin silk! A strand of golden thread came out of its mouth, and it gradually formed a golden cocoon around it! Although I don't understand its intention, it will definitely not be good for us!
At this critical moment, Da Qiao also arrived. She was also stunned when she saw the situation in front of her, but she immediately reacted and joined the battle. Her tactics were correct. She ignored me first, but shot out the Ice Soul Divine Needle to deal with the several golden silkworms entangled with Xiao Qiao. When Xiao Qiao was freed, she displayed her Tai Chi sword power and circled all the golden silkworms around me. After that, it was easy. The three of us worked together and ended the battle in two or three moves. However, facing the Golden Silkworm King and the hundreds of golden silkworms around it, as well as the golden silkworm mother who kept giving birth to babies, we felt helpless.
Should I give up? Fail at the last hurdle?
"No!" Da Qiao said after observing for a while, "Although the golden silkworm mother can reproduce indefinitely, the speed is definitely not this fast. This should not be normal!"
Before she could finish her words, the two golden silkworm mothers suddenly became like deflated balls, their bodies went limp, and after struggling a few times on the ground, they died!
Later we learned that the golden silkworm mother was seriously injured at the time. In order to protect the golden silkworm king, she used a desperate skill that could increase her reproductive capacity a hundred times in a short period of time, but the price was her life, and the number of births was only 300. However, these six white golden silkworms were enough to give us a headache! And the golden silkworm king had already finished building a cocoon. God knows what will happen after it breaks out of the cocoon!
I knew that I didn't know much about golden silkworms, so I had no choice but to ask Er Qiao humbly. Xiao Qiao frowned and said, "It's really strange. The reason why we have to go to so much trouble is to capture the Golden Silkworm King alive, because the amount of high-grade golden silkworm silk that is exploded by killing the Golden Silkworm King is very small. After the Golden Silkworm King is seriously injured, it can be collected in a cold jade box, and then fed with precious medicinal materials to accelerate its maturity. It will spin silk and make cocoons. The silk thread of a golden silkworm cocoon is enough to embroider a golden brocade dress. This information can be found in the official monster atlas. The wild Golden Silkworm King will also make cocoons after a certain period of time. After breaking out of the cocoon and becoming a pupa, it will transform into a golden butterfly monster, which is a B-level Boss! But judging from its appearance, this Golden Silkworm King is far from mature, and I don't know why it is making a cocoon... So we must kill all the little golden silkworms before it breaks out of the cocoon, and then find a way to kill the Golden Silkworm King in the cocoon, otherwise once the Golden Butterfly Monster appears, we will be dead!"
Damn, there is such a thing! But now that it has come to this, I have to give it a try!
The three of them formed a battle formation and slowly approached the giant cocoon. The golden silkworms guarding the cocoon immediately responded and forty or fifty of them rushed towards us!
We were not surprised but delighted. If there were really hundreds of golden silkworms rushing towards us, we would have been forced to flee. Now it seems that these golden silkworms are eager to protect their master and dare not allocate too much force to attack us, which gives us the opportunity to defeat them one by one!
The three of them attacked at the same time. Da Qiao's Ice Soul Needle could attack from a distance, so she hit the golden silkworms first. After a dozen green lights flashed, nearly one-third of the golden silkworms slowed down. Then my Hundred Splitting Thorns blocked more than ten golden silkworms, and Xiao Qiao took care of the rest. With a circle of her long sword, all the golden silkworms were sealed in her Tai Chi sword, unable to move forward or backward.
Although this was the first time the three of us worked together, we were all experts with rich combat experience. In addition, we all knew each other's characteristics, so we naturally formed a tacit cooperation. After slowing down the speed of a small number of golden silkworms, Da Qiao turned to help me. It happened that I was in a period of stiffness after using a big move. More than a dozen golden silkworms that were chopped away by my Hundred Ripping Thorns were about to counterattack, but they were shot by Da Qiao's Ice Soul Needle one after another, and their speed was greatly reduced. In just a few seconds, I had recovered my breath, swung my sword again, and protected Da Qiao, who had relatively less blood, behind me, so that she could free her hands and concentrate on helping Xiao Qiao quickly eliminate the golden silkworms on her side.
The three of them showed their strengths and moved freely among the group of golden silkworms. In a short while, we had wiped out all the dozens of golden silkworms. We continued our efforts and lured dozens more golden silkworms over. Using the same method, we very efficiently reduced the number of golden silkworms guarding the cocoon ball.
It took us about half an hour to kill all the six white golden silkworms that the two golden silkworm mothers had given birth to. We can finally face the Golden Silkworm King directly!
But we have no way to deal with this giant cocoon!
Xiao Qiao, needless to say, had insufficient attack power. When the sword stabbed the giant cocoon, there was no reaction at all. I tried to chop it with the Tiger Soul, but only a dent appeared on the cocoon shell, and then it fluctuated for a while, and then it was flat again. Da Qiao first used the Ice Soul Divine Needle to attack from a distance, emitting green light, but the light arrow was bounced off the cocoon ball. Then she tried to stab it with the physical body of the divine needle at close range. It was able to penetrate the cocoon, but there was no movement, like a stone sinking into the sea. I think the Ice Soul Divine Needle is limited in length and cannot hurt the body of the Golden Silkworm King in the cocoon shell.
We tried everything we could, but couldn't do anything about the giant cocoon. Finally we gave up. No wonder this grade of golden silk can be used to make Holy Spirit equipment. It turns out its defense is so abnormal!
I pondered and said, "The only solution now is to build a pile of firewood around the cocoon ball and light it on fire. Judging from the ambush in the canyon, the golden silkworm seems to be afraid of fire. The golden silkworm silk should not be able to withstand the long-term burning of the fierce fire. This may kill the golden silkworm king."
Xiao Qiao said anxiously, "No, our original purpose is to obtain the golden silk. If you burn it like this, even if you can kill the Golden Silkworm King, won't all the golden silk be destroyed? We must preserve this giant cocoon intact. Your bad idea won't work."
I could only smile bitterly. Isn't it because I had no other choice that I thought of using fire? But this contradicts our original purpose. It's really difficult!
When the three were in great distress, the giant cocoon suddenly shook. Xiao Qiao exclaimed, "It's bad, it's bad, the Golden Silkworm King... No, the Golden Butterfly Monster is coming out. It's over. What should we do now?"
I said angrily, "What else can we do? Let's run away. We can't handle a B-level Boss! We can stay away from it and monitor it. Maybe if we're lucky, the golden butterfly monster will break out of its cocoon and fly away. We can even pull the cocoon back as a trophy."
Er Qiao both nodded and said, my idea makes sense. It depends on whether God can help us!
After retreating to a safe distance, we hid behind a towering tree, only sticking our heads out to carefully observe the changes in the giant cocoon.
The giant cocoon was shaking more and more violently. There was a faint golden light on the outside of the cocoon ball, and the light became stronger and stronger, illuminating the surrounding area. Suddenly, a circle of blinding light shot out from the top of the oval cocoon ball. When the light faded, a big hole was seen on the top of the giant cocoon. A small piece of the cocoon shell in the shape of a pot lid was hanging aside, revealing a neat incision. And a strange-looking monster was struggling to crawl out of the hole.
After the monster crawled out of the cocoon, it stood on the ground and stretched its body. Only then did we see its full appearance. It was completely different from the previous golden silkworm king. It had a slender body, about two meters tall, with eight spider-like long legs, two of which supported it, and six forelimbs as thick as wine glasses, with sharp claws at the tip, waving constantly in front of its chest. Its head was a triangular head very similar to that of a mantis, with two long tentacles, and a pair of butterfly-like wings on its back, but from a proportional point of view, it was too small, and it was hard to believe that the wings could fly. Its main body was black, but its body was covered with golden patterns, which had a strange beauty, but it also made people feel cold.
I suddenly understood that the AI of the Golden Silkworm King was incredibly high! After it rushed out of the fire, it might not have completely lost its resistance, but it knew that it was a planned ambush by the enemy, and even if it fought back with all its strength, it might not win, so it pretended to be seriously injured and weak, so that Xiao Qiao and I underestimated it, and thus developed a contemptuous heart, and did not notice the existence of the Golden Silkworm Mother! And it must have commanded the Golden Silkworm Mother to hide, and attracted our attention by itself, so as to buy a certain amount of time for the Golden Silkworm Mother to give birth to a large number of silkworms, and then the little golden silkworms would protect it in turn, but it took the opportunity to make a cocoon. When it broke out of the cocoon, all its injuries had healed, and it itself had evolved and transformed, and its abilities had greatly increased. Now it is no longer afraid of any enemy threats!
