Greed Critical Strike: 300g Mole Meat + 9
Greed Critical Strike: 300g Mole Meat + 14
Greed Critical Strike: 300g Mole Meat + 27
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Taking advantage of the free time, Chen Yu dismantled all the mole carcasses.
The moles were all relatively small.
Dismantling them also took a short time, about a minute per mole.
Dismantling all 34 moles took Chen Yu half an hour.
The amount of meat obtained was incredibly vast.
527 portions.
300g of mole meat yielded a total of 527 portions.
This meant Chen Yu could exchange for 527 elemental shards from Jiang Yaqing.
Awesome!
Chen Yu was hoping Jiang Yaqing would provide more elemental shards.
So he could properly milk her for resources.
Having tasted the sweet rewards, Chen Yu was even less inclined to leave this mole room.
This was a blessed place.
He was starting to love it.
“What’s going on?”
After dismantling the moles, Chen Yu grabbed his Advent Swift Sword.
It was shaking!
Why did the ground suddenly stop shaking?
How long had he been waiting here?
Couldn't the Mole Kingdom quickly send troops to surround him, the great rat exterminator?
With enemies invading, why wasn't the kingdom sending reinforcements?
What a bunch of cowards?
It couldn't be that dozens of moles were completely drained, right?
No way, right?
Was this all the sustenance a mighty dark mage had to offer, not a single drop left?
Even if this place was connected to the mole camp.
Did the camp only have this many moles?
This couldn't satisfy Chen Yu, it couldn't make Chen Yu excited at all.
“Heidou.”
Chen Yu murmured.
Heidou immediately perked up, its tail wagging energetically.
“Here.”
Chen Yu stomped on the ground a few times: “Did you hear any movement underground?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s sneak in.”
Hearing this, Heidou’s fur immediately bristled.
“It’s a bit dangerous.”
This was deep into enemy territory, the risk was too high.
Chen Yu immediately frowned, looking disdainful.
“Fortune favors the bold, haven’t you heard of that? What are you panicking for? I can punch a scaled bull and slay a forest wolf with my sword, how can I be afraid of a mole?”
Ever since he went bald and could kill a bull with one punch, Chen Yu’s confidence had soared.
What did he have to fear?
Who in this world could withstand his punch?
If there was, then he’d just punch them again!
Furthermore, he possessed an astonishing defense five times that of an ordinary person, his entire body was as hard as rock, indestructible. If he were still timid entering a mouse hole, would he even be considered human?
There was also another point: the desire to farm mole meat had numbed Chen Yu.
His mind was filled with nothing but getting meat.
Heidou’s cowardly legs trembled, and Chen Yu couldn’t help but frown.
“Don’t be scared. I know you, you’re probably a resource-type companion. You’re good at catching fish. Leave the combat to me. You quickly utilize your strengths as a resource-type spirit pet.”
Cough!
Heidou coughed lightly, as if embarrassed at being exposed.
“We have to dig down.”
A shovel instantly appeared in Chen Yu’s hand.
“Where do we dig from?”
Heidou walked slowly, then stopped and pointed below with its tail.
Carrying the shovel, Chen Yu walked over.
He stepped down.
Thump!
After digging two feet, the ground collapsed, and Chen Yu and Heidou immediately fell into a deep pit.
“Whoa, this hole has quite a decent ceiling.”
Chen Yu, who was 1.8 meters tall, didn’t even need to bend his head here.
The corridors on the sides were also quite spacious.
They were wide enough to accommodate three adults walking side by side.
“Not bad, this hole is really well dug.” Chen Yu looked up at the ceiling and kicked Heidou, “Remember the way, so we don’t get lost.”
Heidou patted its chest, making a thudding sound: “We’re professionals, don’t worry!”
Seeing it like this, it was definitely a resource-type.
Chen Yu couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it, and slightly pursed his lips.
“Lead the way.”
The cave wound and twisted, like a maze.
Who would have thought that beneath the soil, there would be such a complex world?
“Shush!”
Heidou, walking in front, suddenly stopped and lowered its voice.
“We’re here.”
Chen Yu stretched out his neck to look forward.
Hiss!
A spacious underground chamber.
Dozens of moles were sitting around, all standing blankly within a huge circle of light.
In front of the moles stood a person wearing a loose, flowing robe.
With horns on their head and long, flowing hair.
This must be the long-horned mole that the Soul of Gluttony had smelled.
“Long hair!”
Chen Yu was startled, and Heidou’s eyes also began to change.
“Hey, pretty sister…” Heidou’s saliva seemed about to drip down. It tilted its head, “Boss, are we still going to deal with this dark mage? Sister, sister, my good sister~”
This is troublesome.
Chen Yu couldn’t bear to be heavy-handed with a sister. Who would bully a cute sister?
What was that circle of light for?
Brainwashing?
The underground world was truly unusual, no need for talk therapy for brainwashing.
“Get them!”
Chen Yu’s eyes narrowed, and he motioned to Heidou.
“Sneak up and give sister a surprise.”
Heidou: ヾ(◍°∇°◍)ﾉﾞ”
It loved doing this kind of thing.
It loved scaring sisters the most.
Seeing a sister tremble in fright was simply dizzying.
The person and the cat tiptoed forward.
“You abominable foreigner, you slaughtered my mole warriors!!!”
？！
Suddenly, Chen Yu and Heidou stopped.
Something was wrong.
That deep, rough male voice.
Could it be a sister?
Exchanging glances, Chen Yu and Heidou looked at each other, shrugged, but still crept forward.
Rough voices often belonged to beauties.
One should remain hopeful.
Judging a person’s appearance by their voice was already outdated; gruff-looking men could have voices sweeter than a loli.
Everything should be judged by the actual appearance.
The moles standing in the circle of light were all staring blankly.
Even when Chen Yu and Heidou walked past them, they remained unresponsive.
They reached the back of the long-horned mole.
Heidou greedily sniffed the air around it.
Chen Yu frowned.
How long had it been since they washed their hair? It really had a strong odor.
He gestured to Heidou.
Heidou jumped onto Chen Yu’s shoulder, and they simultaneously reached out to pat the long-horned mole’s left and right shoulders.
The long-horned mole suddenly turned its head.
“Holy crap!”
“Meow!”
Bang.
With one paw from Heidou and a punch from Chen Yu, it was knocked down.
...
The mole’s carcass was dragged out of the burrow.
Nether Soul + 27.
Chen Yu looked down at the long-horned mole, which had been stripped and tied up on the ground.
Pah!
What bad luck.
Chen Yu and Heidou stood with their hands on their hips.
It turned out to be a male.
Shameless.
It even had long hair.
With a shifty face and two large buck teeth.
It was disgusting!
Chen Yu shone his wristband at the unconscious long-horned mole.
【Long-horned Mole Novice Mage】
“Boss, I’m going to pee.” Heidou looked up. Chen Yu pointed at the long-horned mole on the ground, “Wherever you go, just do it right here. Wake it up, you deceived our brotherly feelings. Go ahead and spray it.”
“Okay!”
Heidou was also filled with anger.
He thought it was a beautiful young sister, but it turned out to be a buck-toothed old man.
Spray it.
It must be sprayed!
Water splashed onto the long-horned mole’s face. Its nose was caved in by Chen Yu’s punch, and half of its buck teeth were knocked out. The long-horned mole jolted awake.
It looked up and saw a wooden stick held horizontally above its head.
Plop.
The Long-horned Mole Novice Mage knelt down, its movements so practiced it was heartbreaking.
“B-b-b-b-b-big brother, please don’t kill me. I-I-I-I-I-I will do anything you say.”
Bang!
Heidou raised its paw and slapped the side of its head.
“Who do you think my big brother is? Do you think if you stick your butt out, my big brother will favor you?”
Bang!
Chen Yu raised his hand and slapped Heidou on the head.
“What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”
After being slapped, Heidou took two steps back but still stood proudly beside Chen Yu, its dark eyes fixed on the mole mage.
Chen Yu walked over and squatted in front of the mole mage.
“Did you summon the moles?”
“B-b-big brother…” The mole mage’s face was full of fear. Sweat or the liquid Heidou sprayed earlier was trickling down its face, “I-I-I have no ill intentions.”
“Whether you have ill intentions or not, did you summon the moles?”
“Yes.”
“Summon more for me.” Chen Yu drew his Advent Swift Sword with a swish, drew a circle in front of the mole mage, and pointed at the circle with the blade twice, “You summon one, and I’ll kill one.”
“B-b-big brother…”
With a flash of afterimage, Heidou raised its paw and slapped the mole mage’s head, making it tremble as if it had springs.
“Just summon when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense.”
“I… I can’t summon anymore.” The mole mage cried, “The last batch almost completely depleted my magic.”
Suddenly, a chilling aura descended.
The mole mage looked up and saw a pair of eyes so dark they were almost black, and a whisper that seemed to come from the abyss.
The sword hung at its throat.
“Summon them for me!”
In an instant, faint light surged within the circle Chen Yu had drawn.
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Author's Notes:
I revised the previous chapter. I stayed up all night, tossing and turning, and felt I had to change it if it wasn't right. The changes aren't too significant, I think. Cough, cough, please give me a five-star rating, I beg you.