Chapter 221: Chapter 221: Darn it, I’ve been seen through
The system thought Qian Qi was not normal in the head.
But Qian Qi believed her mind was perfectly normal, and she was now full of thoughts about how much money this Bone Worm Beast could be sold for and whether there were any other uses.
"Can it only digest but not store?" Qian Qi turned her head to ask the system.
System: [Did you want to use it as a storage space again?]
Qian Qi: "Hey hey (๑ゝڡ◕๑)~"
Having a portable space is an indelible dream for every flower grower~
System: [Hey hey~ That’s a shame, it can only digest and not store (๑ゝڡ◕๑)~]
The idea of a mobile space fell through, and Qian Qi’s little scruffy face fell as she turned to look at the advanced team fighting the Bone Worm Beast below.
"This thing seems hard to beat." She observed, noting that even when these Bone Worm Beasts were burnt to a jelly state by fire, they’d be swallowed by other Bone Worm Beasts and expand again into their own flesh, and those Magic Beasts that were revived and turned into small Bone Worm Beasts had an impressive bite force, even biting a hole in the equipment box.
If the advanced team weren’t all wearing Defense Armor, they might have already been nibbled down to skeletons...
Huh? Wait? Skeletons?
Qian Qi looked at the black beast skeleton beneath her feet and couldn’t help but have the creeping feeling... could these beast skeletons have been nibbled clean by them...
Shaking her head, Qian Qi hastily pushed away the images in her mind and continued to observe the battle, trying to find the Bone Worm Beast’s weaknesses.
However, as she continued watching, she noticed something odd.
"Why isn’t that Bone Worm Beast attacking?" Qian Qi pointed at a giant Bone Worm Beast not far from her that was very busy running around the Bone Worm Beast group, yet it seemed to be doing nothing at all.
It was simply showcasing laziness and idling to the fullest extent.
"Do Magic Beasts also slack off?" Qian Qi wondered aloud.
[Yeah, just like you idling now. Called the Magic Beast World version of Qian Qi.]
Qian Qi: ?
"Captain, these things can’t be burned off at all!" Shao Xian shouted as he swatted off a Bone Worm Beast biting on his Defense Armor, feeling very distressed.
"Damn it, I can’t find its fatal weakness!" The advanced team captain was equally distressed, and he called out to Commander Su when he could spare a moment, "Commander Su, what do we do?"
Commander Su was looking up at Qian Qi standing at the top of the skeleton. Upon hearing this, he retracted his gaze and thoughtfully said, "River water... will guide our way."
Advanced team captain: ?
Commander Su, are you alright? Blink if Qian has possessed you!
"There are only two types of creatures here, one is them, the other is the Cannibal Fish." Su Ang turned toward Lanxi River, speculating, "Maybe the river water or Cannibal Fish can block their attacks."
This somewhat made sense, and the advanced team captain hurriedly directed the team members to run toward Lanxi River.
Seeing them run far, the Bone Worm Beasts either wriggled their bodies or burrowed into the ground to chase after them.
However, once everyone jumped into the river, the originally pursuing Bone Worm Beasts suddenly stopped as if they encountered a taboo, staying near the riverbank and occasionally emitting mental attacks as threats.
Watching all this, Qian Qi muttered, "These little things are pretty good for loosening soil."
System: [Do you want to take it back and keep it?]
Qian Qi was very torn: "...Why isn’t selling it for money good?"
System: ...She’s so stubborn even with hints! Is it because it’s ugly?
[I’ve already said, this thing has high nutritional value!]
Qian Qi decided on a Magic Attack: "...You’ve got a heavy taste."
System: ?
The advanced team was temporarily safe, and the captain was about to persuade Qian Qi to come to Lanxi River for refuge when he saw Qian Qi suddenly being kicked by someone, flying down gracefully through the blue sky along a magnificent parabolic path.
"Ahhhhhhh——"
Qian Qi was caught off guard being kicked by the system and landed precisely in the mouth of that giant slacking Bone Worm Beast.
That slacking Bone Worm Beast was equally shocked by being force-fed, twisting and screaming like a maniac as if it had been forced to swallow something disgusting, making fearful cries.
Su Ang: ...
Advanced team: ...
Wow... that’s a lot of disdain, isn’t it?
Qian Qi fell into the Bone Worm Beast’s mouth and slid into its soft body; she wanted to scream but the desire to survive made her silently close her mouth and resentfully show the system her middle finger.
She’s unclean now!
However...the inside of the Bone Worm Beast was cleaner than she had imagined; there wasn’t any strange smell, and the white, sticky flesh was soft like marshmallows, dense like shrimp paste and clear like jelly, very translucent, though she couldn’t see anything, all was a white blur in front of her.
But...
Didn’t the system say it can only digest but can’t store!
Afraid that her little novice self would be digested, Qian Qi frantically wriggled her body, but the white flesh was too sticky for her to move, and just then, she suddenly felt something behind her stir.
What’s that? Isn’t that stomach acid!
She won’t really be digested, will she!
Qian Qi tried hard to turn her head, finding it wasn’t digestive fluid, but rather the Cannibal Fish in her bag had suddenly revived, tearing the bag and swimming within the Bone Worm Beast’s body, rapidly devouring that highly nutritious white meat.
And then the Bone Worm Beast screamed even more fearfully.
Qian Qi: ...
Oh, so you’re scared like that not because of me but because of the Cannibal Fish.
Qian Qi felt mixed emotions, somewhat relieved yet annoyed.
However, with the lack of air, Qian Qi couldn’t think much more and she noticed that the Cannibal Fish’s scales were able to move smoothly inside this sticky flesh. She was just planning to peel off the fish’s scales when suddenly the whole body was pushed by the system panel, quickly rushing in a certain direction.
Almost getting pushed out of shape, Qian Qi: ???
So sudden?
The system panel moved rapidly with great force, soon pushing Qian Qi deep into the Bone Worm Beast, just as she wondered what the system intended, she felt something slam hard into her stomach, and the next moment, Qian Qi was booted out of the Bone Worm Beast along with something she held.
"Urgh——"
As soon as Qian Qi rolled out, she started dry heaving.
Su Ang, who was about to cut open the Bone Worm Beast to find her, paused and quickly stepped up his pace toward her, a hint of concern crossing his eyes, "Qian Qi, are you alright?"
"I’m not alright." Qian Qi peeled off the white meat beside her nose, taking deep breaths, "Let me catch my breath first!"
"You jumped in... just to get this?" Su Ang slowly asked, reaching out intending to help her clean off the sticky white meat but felt it inappropriate and withdrew his hand, focusing his gaze on the thing in her arms.
Qian Qi heard this, only then realizing she was holding a black Magic Beast Egg in her arms, and this egg was quite unique compared to the Earth Rhinoceros Spirit’s smooth egg shell; this black Magic Beast Egg sported a layer of hard, ink-colored Scale Armor looking very sturdy.
Qian Qi opened her mouth and instinctively glanced at the system.
System: [Alright, does this system have more love from you now~]
Qian Qi sneered, "Cut it out, don’t think I don’t know you want to make me spend money raising the egg!"
System: ...
Darn, she saw through it.