NOVEL NEXT Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Followed
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Zhou Chen randomly chose a cave path at the fork and parted ways with the others.
When they were splitting up, he saw Brother Wang and Little Li move to a passage together, the tall girl with the saber took another passage, while that tall and thin young man followed him.
“Why is this guy following me? Shouldn’t you chase after that girl?”
Zhou Chen felt slightly displeased when he saw that there was a follower behind him. He had already taken the initiative to go alone, but someone still insisted on coming over.
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Zhou Chen increased his speed and gradually pulled away from the thin and tall youth.
Not long after he ran, he realized that his luck was good. Not only did the thin and tall young man split up with him at another fork in the cave, but the group of flying monsters that had been chasing them had also not chosen to chase him. In the black-and-white vision of the Low Light Vision, he was sure that there were no monsters fifty meters in front and behind him.
“This is good, it would have been really difficult to deal with those flying insects. Now that I’m safe, I can move more relaxedly.”
With a rather relaxed mood, Zhou Chen walked unhurriedly through the tunnel, paying attention to his surroundings at all times.
The tunnel seemed to be very quiet. There was only the sound of his footsteps and sneakers hitting the stones.
Suddenly, Zhou Chen felt that there was something wrong with his surroundings. There seemed to be another light footstep mixed in.
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He immediately stopped and looked around, realizing that everything seemed to be normal. He did not see anything strange near him.
“Am I hearing things?”
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He felt a little puzzled, so he held the iron rod and slowed down slightly.
The following period seemed to show that he had indeed been slightly paranoid. Nothing jumped out. Instead, he was the first to discover a long worm monster chewing on something.
The monster was about a meter long and as thick as an arm. It looked like a caterpillar, looking somewhat nauseating.
However, Zhou Chen was not afraid of it. As soon as he noticed it, he quickly stepped forward and smashed the iron rod into it, crushing its body and causing disgusting mucus to flow out.
However, this monster did not die after being split by Zhou Chen. Instead, it crawled towards him in two parts and attacked. The mucus on the stones on the ground drew thin trails.
“It won’t die even if it’s split into two? Let’s see how many pieces you can split into!”
Zhou Chen did not feel much pressure because the other party was really slow. It was basically powerless in front of him, who was more agile.
After hitting the bug’s broken body a few more times, Zhou Chen steadily retreated, not letting the other party touch him.
However, when he was retreating, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis, as if there was a bottomless abyss behind him.
At this moment, he chose to believe in his own feelings. He suddenly jumped forward and quickly stepped on the stone wall on the side of the cave, circling around the broken bodies of the worm and reaching past it.
As soon as he landed, he turned around and raised the iron rod to observe the situation.
Then, he saw something. He saw that near the broken bodies of the worm that had yet to turn around to attack him, a few small stones flew or scattered, as if something invisible was stepping on them.
Seeing this, how could Zhou Chen not realize that this was the thing that was following him? He immediately kicked some sand and stones into the air.
As expected, the fine sand and stones encountered an inexplicable resistance in the air and suddenly rebounded.
Zhou Chen charged forward and swung his iron rod at the hidden enemy.
However, his attack still missed. The small stones on the ground suddenly shook slightly. The other party seemed to have decisively retreated.
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Zhou Chen could have chased after it, but the broken bodies of the worm on the ground had already turned around and charged at him menacingly.
Without much hesitation, Zhou Chen chose to eliminate this worm first and give up on chasing after the unknown target.
One strike after another. Zhou Chen remained vigilant as he easily smashed the remains of the worm on the ground.
As expected, this worm could not maintain its vitality after its body was crushed into pieces. It was quickly defeated.
[Passive Plunderer triggered: You have plundered the cave worm’s passive skill, Life Recovery I. Do you want to absorb it?]
“Absorb!”
Zhou Chen immediately chose to absorb it and checked its details.
[Life Recovery I
Type: Low bronze passive skill
The life recovery ability of your body has increased to five times the basic speed.]
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“Five times? This is quite high. Not bad, not bad.”
He felt that this passive skill was quite strong. It could effectively increase his endurance in battle.
In his joy, he did not forget to remain vigilant. After all, he had been followed by an invisible thing. The other party clearly had malice towards him.
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“I wonder what the hell that is. I have to be careful in case I’m ambushed…”
With the help of his higher spiritual perception, Zhou Chen could confirm that the other party was not within ten meters of him. Through focused observation, he could tell that the other party was most likely not within 30 meters of him, but it was impossible to confirm if it was following from a further distance. Therefore, he had to be careful. This invisible monster was much more dangerous than a ferocious visible existence.
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Zhou Chen slowed down and left the place. He continued to advance cautiously along the tunnel. Every few steps, he would observe his surroundings to see if there was anything unusual.
About 15 minutes later, he encountered another group of monsters.
There were a total of six monsters this time. They were a rat-like monster the size of a cat. Their small eyes that were emitting red light appeared from the depths of the cave and charged towards Zhou Chen.
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Zhou Chen did not panic at all when he saw this. Instead, he accelerated and charged forward, directly fighting one against six.
He first smashed the head of a jumping rat monster in front of him with the iron, then kicked the other monster that was charging at him away. Then, he swung his left fist to the side, knocking another monster that was jumping at him into the cave wall.
After defeating the three at the front, Zhou Chen agilely moved to avoid the other three. The iron rod in his hand also smashed down.
In the end, only Zhou Chen’s pants were bitten slightly. Before they could even touch him, they were all lying on the ground.
However, Zhou Chen was not happy after accomplishing such a battle result. This was because he realized that he had not obtained a passive skill or a drop. It could be said that his efforts had been wasted.
“This system is f*cking stingy. I killed six monsters, can’t you give me a drop even if you don’t give a passive skill? Even if it’s just a dagger…”
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