"You have slain a combatant (modern civilization world)."
"You have obtained three fragments of the Stone of the Gods."
"You have slain a combatant (steampunk world)."
"You have obtained two fragments of the Stone of the Gods."
"For your first kill of a steampunk world combatant, you have received a reward: Mechanical Scarab x1."
Mechanical Scarab (Weapon) (Blue): Crafted from the hollowed-out body of a giant scarab, Effect: Flight and Shoot (The Mechanical Scarab can fly and shoot at targets. Its attacks carry a divine effect, which has a restraining effect on evil creatures.)
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Bai Ye ran forward rapidly.
Along the way, he casually killed three people, obtaining five fragments of the Stone of the Gods...
Completing a restricted zone only required fifteen fragments of the Stone of the Gods.
So, why would anyone be unwilling to fight?
Of course, fighting was fighting, but restricted zones were irreplaceable. After all, restricted zones produced other things that could be used to improve one's strength.
Moreover, to take a step back, the existence of restricted zones, in a sense, was precisely to gather people and force them to draw their swords against each other.
Bai Ye thought as he suddenly felt something and braked sharply.
Bai Ye quickly looked up. The surroundings were filled with towering trees, their branches and leaves dense enough to block out the sky, allowing only faint glimpses of light.
This was also why the Spider Demon family lived here.
Even during the day, sunlight had difficulty penetrating the surrounding trees to reach the ground on Mount Natagumo.
And just as Bai Ye looked up...
Shadows suddenly appeared above, dropping from the treetops.
Bai Ye couldn't help but smile.
"It seems I was right," Bai Ye murmured. "It should be nearby."
While his mind was racing, Bai Ye's hands were not idle.
The Southern Bright Vermillion Fire Sword was unsheathed, and Bai Ye formed a sword seal. Following this, the Southern Bright Vermillion Fire Sword transformed into a long rainbow and pierced the sky.
The sound of the sword resonated!
As it swept through the air, the falling shadows were continuously sliced apart and dropped to the ground.
Those shadows were, in fact, numerous, colorful spiders, each the size of a washbasin.
There were over a hundred of these spiders, and their sudden descent was quite terrifying.
However, the spiders could not break through the defense of the Southern Bright Vermillion Fire Sword. With the rainbow streaking across the sky, the spiders were shredded before they even hit the ground.
Bai Ye did not stop. He continued to run forward while sheathing the Southern Bright Vermillion Fire Sword.
At the same time, Bai Ye began to examine his surroundings carefully.
The Spider Demon family consisted of five members: parents and three children.
If Bai Ye remembered correctly, this area was the territory occupied by the eldest brother of the Spider Demon family, and there was also an injured Demon Slayer here.
Defeating the Spider Demon and saving the Demon Slayer would complete two restricted zone missions.
The problem was, although Bai Ye had a vivid memory of Mount Natagumo, it was from his previous life.
He remembered the general route without issue, but precisely recalling the locations of the Spider Demon and the injured Demon Slayer was too difficult for Bai Ye.
Therefore, Bai Ye could only determine the general area and then search.
And at this moment...
Zzzt!
A sound of intense electrical current surged from ahead.
Bai Ye stopped and looked forward.
Deep within the forest, a patch of orange-yellow light suddenly bloomed, followed by the sound of intense electrical currents...
A stream of orange-yellow electricity surged from the ground, passing over the surrounding towering trees and shooting straight into the sky.
Bai Ye grinned. Hadn't he just found it?
Bai Ye quickened his pace again, swiftly moving through the forest. He leaped over a patch of bushes and then saw a Demon Slayer in orange clothing with orange-yellow hair sitting at the base of a large tree.
The Demon Slayer had no obvious wounds, but showed clear signs of poisoning.
His face and arms had turned a bruised purple and blue color due to the poison.
And the perpetrator...
Bai Ye looked up!
The treetops around were entwined with spider silk, woven into a massive spiderweb.
And in the center of that spiderweb...
Was a Spider Demon!
The Spider Demon's body was shaped like a millstone-sized, colorful spider, but it possessed a human head.
White short hair, skin as pale as if coated in lime, and red markings on its face resembling spider eyes.
It was the elder brother of the Spider Demon family!
As Bai Ye appeared, the Spider Demon also noticed his presence. It crawled on the spiderweb, slowly turning its body.
"Another one. It seems my food supply has increased."
Bai Ye ignored the creature and immediately went to the Demon Slayer's side. He felt for his breathing, confirmed he was not dead, and then cut open his arm with a knife.
Blood flowed out, but it was not bright red; it was poisonous purple-black.
Bai Ye opened his mouth and began to suck the poisonous blood from the Demon Slayer's arm.
The Spider Demon was stunned, then burst into laughter. "So, you're an ignorant fool. Do you think this will save him? No, you can't save him. Not only can't you save him, but you'll also die of poisoning."
Pah!
Bai Ye spat out the poisonous blood, impatiently saying, "You're too loud!"
The moment Bai Ye spoke, he casually tossed the Southern Bright Vermillion Fire Sword into the air.
The Southern Bright Vermillion Fire Sword instantly transformed into a long rainbow, soaring upwards.
The power that erupted at that moment, and the sharpness emanating from the flying sword, startled the Spider Demon. It quickly leaped to the side, spitting silk and hanging from a nearby tree.
In the next instant, the rainbow streaked past.
The spiderweb was instantly pierced with a large hole, and the spider silk entwined around the surrounding trees was immediately severed.
The Spider Demon was greatly alarmed. Its spider silk was not ordinary; each strand was as tough as iron, and ordinary swords could not cut it.
The Spider Demon looked at Bai Ye and said in a deep voice, "Who are you? Are you one of the Nine Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps?"
Bai Ye still ignored the Spider Demon and continued to suck the poisonous blood from the Demon Slayer until the flowing blood was no longer purple but a vibrant red. Only then did Bai Ye wipe his mouth and stand up.
The life of this fellow was saved.
Next was to defeat that noisy creature.
Bai Ye thought as he turned to face the Spider Demon and said, "Who I am is not important. What's important is that you are about to die."
The Spider Demon was taken aback, then burst into laughter. "Boasting shamelessly. You don't even know you're facing death. Soon, you'll succumb to the poison, just like the little brat beside you."
"Perhaps!"
Bai Ye shrugged indifferently and then snapped his fingers.
The Southern Bright Vermillion Fire Sword immediately began to vibrate.
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