"This option..."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin, his eyes contemplative.
Although the rewards for the first two options were good,
Who could refuse a corpse that wouldn't decay?
"Run towards the depths of space! There must be medicinal herbs everywhere!"
Chen Shu's expression was resolute, and he wasn't too panicked despite being marked.
After all, he had teleportation potions.
"Still running deeper?"
The four people's expressions were shocked, and they spoke, "At this point, you're still thinking about picking herbs?!"
"Relax!"
Chen Shu said, "We can at least keep our bodies intact!"
"..."
The corners of the four people's mouths twitched. They said, "What's the use of a whole body when you're dead!"
Chen Shu smiled and said, "You don't understand, my corpse might have scientific research value!"
A corpse that wouldn't decay was a rare sight in the world!
A Liang's mouth slightly agape, he said, "Still competing even after death? Nanjiang's top contender, right? You're something else!"
As they spoke, the mutated lightning bird had flown thousands of meters away, seemingly escaping to safety.
However, since the system had not settled the rewards, it meant they were still in danger.
At this moment, the Fire Dragon King looked down at the Silver Lord below and roared:
"Is this what you guys found after trying your best?! The target is right in front of you, and you still haven't noticed?!"
It was extremely angry now, feeling that its subordinates were just going through the motions.
"So it was him..."
The ten-odd Silver Lords below all had this thought.
Over the past few days, they had seen Chen Shu and his group, not just once,
But they hadn't expected him to be the target the Monarch was looking for.
A Silver Lord humbly explained, "Your esteemed Monarch, we did not see that blue bird..."
Boom!
Another burst of flames struck, instantly igniting it, even cracking its scales.
"Are you brain-dead? Humans are beast tamers, of course, they can put them away!"
A trace of anger flashed in the Fire Dragon King's eyes. It said, "Can't you tell who's who?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Silver Lords fell silent.
The Fire Dragon King's original words were: Find a blue lightning bird and a human, with exactly two eyes, often with a smirk on its face.
Their eyes held a hint of grievance. Were these adjectives that a carbon-based life form could utter?
Where would they find the guy if he put the lightning bird away?
Who would have a smirk on their face when encountering a ferocious beast swarm?
The Silver Lords felt wronged but dared not speak out, as they couldn't defeat him even combined.
At this moment, the Giant Lizard Lord finally couldn't hold back!
"Your esteemed Monarch, I informed my clan then, as for the other contracted spirits..."
It had always had this doubt but dared not voice it. Why did the Monarch only ask them to find the blue lightning bird, when there were other contracted spirits with visible forms?
"Roar!"
Before it could finish speaking, a terrifying pillar of fire instantly struck.
Boom!
The terrifying impact directly sent the giant lizard crashing to the foot of the mountain, leaving a horrifying wound on its back.
The Fire Dragon King roared in fury, "Are you blaming me?"
It had been busy making its entrance and had directly swallowed those little fire lizards. Who knew there would be crucial information later?
"Roar!"
The Fire Dragon King's body left the volcano, its flame-burning wings spread wide, its gaze fixed on the distance.
"All of you, go chase!"
Its eyes flashed with skill light, and all the Silver Lords in the space could sense the location of Chen Shu and the others.
In an instant, the异空间(Bizarre Space) was in turmoil!
...
A day later,
A five-person镇灵军(Spirit Suppressing Army) squad was collecting medicinal herbs. They all possessed speed-type contracted spirits, so their survivability was naturally not an issue.
"There's a strong enemy!"
At this moment, a ginger cat on a man's shoulder meowed, as if issuing a warning.
Upon receiving the information, the five people immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, their heat-resistant suits blending with the volcanic ground, providing excellent concealment.
Concurrently, a black hamster used a skill, and an invisible domain covered the aura of the group.
Caw!
At this moment, thousands of firebirds spread their wings and flew, the flames at their tails constantly burning, exuding a terrifying aura.
The leading firebird's gaze was indifferent yet ferocious.
As if by chance, it glanced down below.
In an instant, the镇灵军(Spirit Suppressing Army) squad's hair stood on end, feeling a sudden surge of danger!
However, the flock of firebirds ignored them and flew directly towards the sky.
"They're actually leaving?"
The镇灵军(Spirit Suppressing Army) squad looked towards the sky. The flock of firebirds had disappeared, leaving only a long trail of flames.
Under normal circumstances, ferocious beasts and humans had an innate enmity, and such a situation would not occur.
But the current blazing volcano seemed to exude a sense of strangeness.
"Brother Wang, what do you think?"
"It's nothing, let's continue collecting herbs!"
As pioneers, they were bound to encounter danger, and they couldn't abandon their mission due to a minor incident.
...
"Resurrection Era, Year 982, February 2nd. Unfortunate to have befriended bad company and perished in the bizarre space..."
A Liang, crouching down, was writing something.
"A Liang, what are you doing?"
Chen Shu leaned over and immediately saw two words: 'Will'!
"Holy crap, are you that pessimistic?"
"What do you think?"
A Liang turned his head, pointing to the area below the lightning bird.
Below were dense fire-attribute ferocious beasts, mostly Black Iron level,
But there were still a small number of Silver level, and even several Silver Lords.
Yesterday, they could still run and pick herbs, but at night, two Silver Lords had targeted them, forcing Wang Jue's small gray bird to pick some herbs.
"There are herbs down there again, little bird, you go!"
Chen Shu patted the small gray bird, his eyes shining as he stared at a Black Iron level medicinal herb.
"I'm not going! I won't go even if you kill me!"
The little bird directly refused. Its tail was pitch black, a scar left from picking herbs earlier.
Chen Shu said, "Then I'll beat you to death!"
"..."
The small gray bird trembled and immediately returned behind Wang Jue.
"Chen Pi, what's the plan?"
Wang Jue asked, as there were a total of seven Silver Lords below.
At this moment, the lightning bird was no longer arrogant, but was sticking out its tongue, barely clinging to its life.
Just as Chen Shu was about to speak,
Dozens of huge fireballs appeared in the sky, attacking with immense ferocity.
"Huh?"
The mutated lightning bird flapped its wings, narrowly dodging them again.
The fireballs landed, instantly killing hundreds of ferocious beasts, their power incredibly terrifying.
"Roar!"
A deafening roar emerged, striking fear into their hearts.
The five people looked up at the sky, only to see a giant fire dragon spreading its wings, the flames on its head burning continuously, its aura incomparably terrifying.
"The Fire Dragon King caught up?"
Chen Shu was slightly startled and said, "Since that's the case, let's retreat!"
He took out a bottle of yellow potion, preparing to take the four of them and run.
At this moment, new options appeared before his eyes.
[Option 1: Use teleportation potion to escape, be a coward! Completion reward: Skill 'Fireball Barrage' +1]
[Option 2: Use explosion potion to counterattack, be a warrior! Completion reward: Skill 'Deathly Fire Column' +1]
[Option 3: Use invisibility potion and flight potion, directly engage the Fire Dragon King in close combat! Be an idiot! Completion reward: Skill 'Gigantification' +1]