Volume 4: It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes Chapter 72: The Consequences of Excessive Strength
"Ah, is there anything more troublesome than the monster tide consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters crying for food following behind us?" Tang Xiaotang was speechless when she heard Tang Zheng's words.
"Although the monster tide is scary, we can just run. With our current speed, I estimate that if we run the distance of a full marathon, we can completely escape the range of the monster tide. This trouble will naturally be solved. But the other trouble may not be so simple." Tang Zheng said while running, and he had time to look back at the monster tide behind them that they had pulled away for a distance.
"What exactly is the trouble? Master, just tell me directly. What you said is a disease that needs to be treated. It makes everyone feel like they are being scratched by a cat. It's so uncomfortable." Xiaotang said with a bitter face.
"Well... this is just my guess now. It hasn't been confirmed yet. I won't say it out loud and make everyone sad. Let's talk about the strategic evacuation first." Tang Zheng touched his nose and smiled.
So, the few of them continued to rush all the way, and under Tang Zheng's guidance, they finally found a very hidden cave. Everyone put away their star power, erased all traces, and hid inside.
Although the demon tide was powerful, all the monsters were caught up in it and could not change direction easily. After tossing and turning for several days and destroying countless trees and rocks, it left a mess before gradually dissipating.
Tang Zheng and his companions stayed in the cave for several days, observing and waiting for the monster tide to completely dissipate so that they could continue their hunting journey.
During these few days, Tang Zheng was not idle at all. He just happened to refine a set of "Extreme North Demon Butterfly Defense Armor" for each of the remaining people.
However, this time, Tang Zheng had learned his lesson and no longer had the intention of pretending to be cool. He decisively refined the armors in the most low-key and inconspicuous way, and he also specially set up a magic circle at the entrance of the cave to prevent the leakage of star power, as well as a defensive magic circle, a maze array, and so on.
We must be on high alert to prevent another embarrassing incident like the demon wave from happening again.
After Tang Zheng finished refining all the armor, the forest outside the cave finally returned to its former tranquility, and the group of people returned to the cave.
Because the entire plan of hunting the Far North Demon Butterfly was delayed for several days due to the sudden tide of demons, Tang Xiaotang and his companions went straight into hunting mode as soon as they came out of the cave, not wanting to waste even a moment.
After all, everyone hopes to find the materials earlier and successfully refine the Butterfly Zombie Gu earlier, so that Xu Qingyan can wake up earlier. Without him, the "human-shaped self-propelled star", everyone always feels awkward when walking in the world, as if something is missing.
However, life is like defecation. Often, after working hard for a long time, all you get is a fart.
Tang Xiaotang and the others have been feeling extremely unlucky these days.
They only rested for one or two hours every day, and the rest of the time was spent conducting a carpet search in the territory of the Far North Demon Butterfly, but without any results.
"Master, things have been so strange these past few days. Not to mention the four-star and above Far North Demon Butterflies, even the numerous low-level Far North Demon Butterflies can't be seen at all. Could it be that we were driven out of the habitat and sphere of influence of the Far North Demon Butterflies by the demon tide a few days ago?" After several days of fruitless harvest, Tang Xiaotang finally couldn't help it. He kicked down a bush at his feet and said depressedly.
"No, before we encountered the demon tide, I had observed several areas where there were traces of the Far North Demon Butterflies gathering, and I also left marks. The area we are searching now is definitely within the habitat and sphere of influence of the Far North Demon Butterflies." Jiang Wuyan affirmed.
"Then, could it be that because of the demon tide, all these Far North demon butterflies were driven away?" Xiaotang guessed again.
"It's not likely. The demon tribe has a strong sense of power, and the demon tide has dissipated for several days. It is impossible for the Far North Demon Butterfly to abandon the territory it has managed and survived for a long time just because of such an emergency. If it migrates rashly, once a conflict comes into conflict with other demon tribes over their sphere of influence, it will definitely be a loss. So the Far North Demon Butterfly should still be living in these areas. It's just that for some reason, we suddenly can't encounter solitary Far North Demon Butterfly in the wild." Hua Yingxiu said.
"According to my analysis..." Zheng Qian subconsciously prepared to give an analysis, but seeing everyone's angry eyes, he had to stop in disappointment, covered his mouth, and squatted in a small corner with grievance.
"Haha, actually...I think I know what the reason is." Tang Zheng suddenly raised his hand, scratched his head and said.
"What's the reason?!" Everyone in the group immediately looked at Tang Zheng, expecting his answer.
"Do you still remember the big trouble I mentioned to you before?" Tang Zheng said with a smile.
"Ah? Could it be that the big trouble you were referring to was that we couldn't find the lone Northern Demon Butterfly? Master, when did you learn to predict the future?!" Tang Xiaotang asked in surprise.
"No, no, no. I can't predict the future. I originally just made a guess based on the reaction of the four-star peak Far North Demon Butterfly when it touched the breastplate I made. It's just... unfortunately, this guess has now been basically confirmed." Tang Zheng shrugged and said helplessly.
"Well, what is the specific situation?" Hua Yingxiu asked curiously.
"To be specific, everyone should know that I took a different approach to designing my breastplate, which was completely based on how to restrain the Far North Demonic Butterfly. And then... probably, maybe, my design plan, the materials I used, and the refining techniques were all a little too awesome, which resulted in a little side effect on the original effect of being able to greatly defend against the attacks of the Far North Demonic Butterfly." Tang Zheng continued.
“What are the side effects?”
"Well, the side effect is that this breastplate might make the Far North Demon Butterflies feel extremely uncomfortable and disgusted, making them want to stay away and not get too close to the breastplate. You can also understand it as them being... slightly allergic to this breastplate." Tang Zheng explained.
"Allergy... this allergy again! That means, as long as we wear this breast armor, the Far North Demon Butterfly can sense it from a distance and will move away in advance?" Tang Xiaotang was a little unbelievable.
"Yes, that's it." Tang Zheng nodded.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling that their world views had collapsed once again.
I just made a breastplate to defend against the attacks of the Far North Demon Butterfly, but how come it turned out to have this kind of effect that brings out the aura of dispelling coldness...
Is this the legendary black technology?
"Haha, as the saying goes, great force produces miracles, and excessive force produces strange things. I'm sorry, I did use a little too much force this time. Please forgive me, please forgive me." Tang Zheng saw that everyone was silent, so he touched his chin and smiled awkwardly.
"Okay, let's not worry about whether we use too much force for now, Master. What should we do now? If we don't wear the breastplate, it will be very dangerous if we encounter a four-star peak Far North Demon Butterfly, or a group of Far North Demon Butterflies. If we wear the breastplate, we can stand outside, three miles upwind and ten miles downwind, and all the Far North Demon Butterflies will fly away quickly, and we will have no chance to hunt... So, is it better to wear the breastplate or not?" Tang Xiaotang was speechless.
"That, I've been thinking about it, too. I've been considering ways to improve this breastplate these past few days, to see if I can get rid of this 'small' side effect, so that these northern demon butterflies won't play hide-and-seek with us anymore. But there's been no progress so far." Tang Zheng scratched his head and replied .
Jiang Wuyan and Hua Yingxiu also fell into deep thought.
Indeed, wearing this special " Armor for Defending Against the Far North Demonic Butterfly", the hunting efficiency will be much higher.
However, everyone still remembers vividly the last time they encountered a four-star peak Northern Demonic Butterfly. Hua Yingxiu was able to escape the calamity of having her heart torn out thanks to the breastplate refined by Tang Zheng. They really cannot afford to take any more risks.
The situation has reached a dilemma, and just as Tang Zheng said, this trouble is much bigger than the monster tide of the past few days.
"Well, I have a plan, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not." While everyone was thinking hard, Zheng Qian, who had been squatting in the corner drawing small circles, suddenly jumped up and said mysteriously.
"Speak!" everyone said in unison.
"Well, the dilemma now is that the Far North Demon Butterfly is particularly unhappy with our special defensive armor and doesn't want to confront us, so... why don't we force them to confront us? For example, we can find a way to catch some young butterflies of the Far North Demon Butterfly and use them as bait. In this way, no matter how unhappy they are with the scent of the special defensive armor, they will have to fall into our trap." Zheng Qian said in a low voice.
"You mean, take advantage of the maternal instinct of the Far North Demon Butterfly?!" Tang Xiaotang had a complicated expression when she heard Zheng Qian's plan.
"No, it's the maternal instinct of all living things..." Jiang Wuyan's voice became even deeper.
Zheng Qian saw the two's reactions and was about to speak, but Tang Zheng suddenly waved his hand and looked up at Jiang Wuyan: "Wuyan, what do you think of this plan?"
Jiang Wuyan was a little surprised to see Tang Zheng suddenly ask for his opinion. He looked at his teammates and was silent for a moment. Finally, he said, "This plan is not what a gentleman should do!"
Before Tang Zheng could say anything, Zheng Qian's face darkened and he got angry first: "I'm not a gentleman, I'm a bandit! I'm also a veteran soldier. To be honest, this vicious plan was not my idea, nor was it even our human race that came up with it first. It was the damn demon race that did it first! The demon race can do it, so why can't we?!"
Jiang Wuyan looked at Zheng Qian's forehead with veins exposed, knowing that he was probably thinking of some cruel memories, and sighed slightly: "But... there are things we should do and things we shouldn't do, this is the difference between us and the demons."
Xiaotang and Hua Yingxiu saw that Zheng Qian and Jiang Wuyan were deadlocked over this matter, and immediately turned their eyes to Tang Zheng.
Everyone is waiting for Tang Zheng’s final decision. His decision will be the team’s decision.
