The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 166 - 125: Astonishing Mutated Mushroom_4

Professional herb gatherers make mistakes a few times a year, which isn’t hard to understand.

"Found it!"

Severing a white umbrella-shaped mushroom, Ye Hanjun revealed a hint of relief.

Almost thought he wouldn’t be able to find the Stiff Mushroom in this cave, even considering catching a few more Stone Spotted Ants to explore other areas.

Luckily, everything went smoothly.

Pondering, Ye Hanjun gave instructions:

"Li Jingming, wait till at night when it’s darkest; let your Ghost-Faced Moth eat this mushroom."

"Whether it can activate the hidden bloodline skill depends on its insect fortune."

Li Jingming slowly nodded.

Since becoming a Patron and contractually bonding Xiao’e as his Contracted Spirit Fond Spirit.

He had read all the information on "Ghost-Faced Moth" that he could access in the Canghai Pavilion.

But there was never any hint that this species had a hidden bloodline skill.

Li Jingming... was greatly looking forward to it!

Once he could master the skill which was as powerful as, or even more so than, the "Scare Powder",

Xiao’e’s combat power might be comparable to that of a Mud Blade Mantis at the same stage, almost reaching the threshold of 90 points.

"Big brother! There are human footprints here!"

"Big brother! The outline is really clear! They went in this direction!"

Several whining sounds as thin as a mosquito, accompanied by the wind outside the cave and the sound of vines shaking, suddenly drilled into Ye Hanjun’s ears.

His right eyebrow lifted upwards, and his finger immediately went up, making a gesture for silence.

Just as Su Mei wanted to speak, her mouth barely opened before closing tightly again.

"Whoosh—"

"Whoosh whoosh—"

The sound of swift winds was followed by the image of three human males appearing before their eyes.

They were dressed simply, just like typical hunters.

But they had blood-red bandanas wrapped around their foreheads, the fluttering red was particularly eye-catching when swaying with the wind.

"Ah, three tender newbie soldiers!"

"And they’re all rather good-looking! Two handsome guys and a beautiful girl, all of them are so lively!"

The second man on the right had an angular face, and when he saw Ye Hanjun and Li Jingming, his eyes lit up.

And when he saw Su Mei, he couldn’t help but whistle, displaying a casual and cheeky manner.

"Enough talk! Let’s act!"

The burly man in the middle barked, a sinister smile spreading across his face as he sped up on his mount.

It was a ’Digging Cat Demon’, covered in shiny yellow circular spots, looking like a combination of a cat, leopard, lion, and tiger.

It had the agility of a cat and a leopard, the robustness of a lion and a tiger. As its hooves thundered on the ground, they whipped up gusts of wind.

"It’s a ’Bandit’..."

Witnessing the three people failing to hide their tracks, being cornered at the mouth of the cave, Su Mei lowered her voice, her tone grave.

"Whoosh—"

An earth elemental arm stretching over five meters long suddenly extended from the right hand of the burly man.

As the distance shortened, the man’s black skin, rough pores and sinister smile were reflected in their eyes, making him seem all the more vicious.

A Class-E Ability—Bandit!

Once this ability is awakened, the human body will form a connection with the earth elements.

Combined with another Passive Ability ’Bully’, the higher-ranked can easily oppress the lower-ranked, becoming even stronger.

And the earth elemental arm that had extended was a part of the ’Hand of Snatch’, an Active Ability that could take things away from its prey as long as it managed to touch them.

If the target was a human, it was even simpler, just directly snatch their bags and then use the ’Burrow’ ability to escape.

Once they’ve fled to a safe place, they would then count their spoils of war—this was the standard strategy for Bandits.

"What audacity."

Ye Hanjun gripped the dagger, lowered his center of gravity, and squinted his eyes.

He sensed ’killing intent’.

These three people were all bandits working together, probably used to committing all sorts of despicable deeds, completely lawless.

What’s more, they were rather gutsy.

Just because they perceived the three of them to be young, emitting not-so-dominant auras,

They never considered whether there might be guards or elders around, and charged straight in. Not only did they intend to rob them of their belongings, but they also wanted to kill them all off, to prevent any future troubles.

This really is...

We’re all going to die...