The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 236 - 143: Strong Acid Demon Spider_3

Qin Hou responded:

"The stronger the demon spider clan becomes, the more limited the survival space of other species. This is an unavoidable fact."

"That’s good." Ye Hanjun was somewhat relieved.

"Do you still plan to go up the mountain?"

Qin Hou hesitated:

"You have helped us, and we owe you. In principle, we should not stand by."

"However, we are short-staffed recently, especially with the village head not yet back. Everyone in the village is worried..."

"It doesn’t matter." Ye Hanjun understood their meaning, so he interrupted: "I can go up there by myself."

"Can you tell me more detail about the situation on the mountain, the more detail the better."

"Also, regarding devil breeds and devil quality on Chaos Burial Mountain, you should express your own opinions, after all, you have contracted the ’Dog Demon’, so I think you have some insights."

"Hmm..." Qin Hou pondered and slowly said:

"The mountain is dense with foliage, and 70% of the area never sees the sun. This area has long been a gathering place for shadowy creatures."

"The most abundant creatures on the mountain are actually not demons, but undead entities."

"Particularly in the dead of night, if you go up the mountain, you will immediately encounter various skeletons and ghostly souls..."

Qin Hou glanced at Ye Hanjun:

"Of course, the situation now has changed because of the problem with the Strong Acid Spider."

"Driven by their vigorous reproductive ability, the demon spider clan have killed many undead, slowly evolving into a situation where they occupy the mountain."

"As for the demons, they are even fewer in number and harder to find. If you want to catch them, you need to put in some effort and have some luck."

"Regarding their types, from what I’ve seen, there are probably the ’Dog Demon’, ’Pig Demon’, ’Corpse Demon’, ’Bat Wing Demon’, ’Fog Demon’..."

"Is there the ’Flame Demon’?" Ye Hanjun asked back.

"Yes." Qin Hou nodded, "but the Flame Demon’s temperament is too impulsive."

"Those who wander outside often provoke the Strong Acid Spider intentionally. After forcing a bunch of them to burn to death, they will be swarmed by the attracted spiders."

"Now, if you want to find a Flame Demon, you may have to go to an underground cave."

"The body of Chaos Burial Mountain is very complex, some places are crisscrossed with passageways, and some seemingly bottomless passages are trembling. They are hiding dangers and opportunities..."

...

After a whole hour of conversation, Ye Hanjun generally understood and decided to set off immediately.

Qin Hou tried to dissuade him. However, seeing his firm belief, he gave up persuading.

"This mount isn’t my Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits, it’s just my means of transportation."

"You don’t have to feel apologetic because you can’t accompany me to the mountain. If you could help me take care of it for a few days and find some fodder for it, that would be a big help."

"That’s easy."

Qin Hou agreed immediately.

His eyes fell on the Six-legged Cow Horse, and he evaluated it with some curiosity:

"So it’s called ’Lao Liu’? A mutated cow horse with six legs... this is my first time seeing one."

"It doesn’t seem to be afraid of humans and its nature is very gentle ..."

"Rest assured, we’ll take good care of it before you come back. We hope you can also come back safely..."

"Oh, yes!"

Qin Hou remembered something and took a jade card out from his bosom:

"Our village head is brutal. If he encounters strangers in the mountain, he usually regards them as potential enemies. He would rather mistakenly kill than let them go."

"Please take this jade card. It’s a token from our village."

"If you accidentally encounter him, you can use it to save yourself..."

"If you run into troubles, you can also seek his help with this..."

Ye Hanjun didn’t decline and took the jade card.

What surprised him was that this jade card was old-fashioned, like an ancient relic, which was not very compatible with the simple style of the village.

And, the front of the jade card seems to be engraved with some symbols, but because it has been touched by too many sweaty hands or stained by grease, it has become blurred.

"This was left by our ancestors, and we’re not very clear about it."

When this question was mentioned, Qin Hou scratched his head, seemingly unconcerned.

Ye Hanjun didn’t mind either. He took the jade card and looked up at the starry sky.

It’s normal for the people in Chaos Burial Village to not dare to go up the mountain at night.

But for him, the deeper the night, the more extreme the sense of blood merging with water.

...

Squish, squish...

The boots stepped on the wet mud, leaving clear imprints.

Ye Hanjun, who walked alone into the mountain path with a lamp, was increasingly energetic.

Darkness—this was his home field.

Others might fear the night, but for him, the night was intriguing.

"Huff Huff!!"

A panicked wild boar rushed over, seemingly guided by the lit lantern, and didn’t really care about its path.

Its body was splashed with green liquid, like natural fluorescent powder, emitting a bizarre glow.

Before it even reached Ye Hanjun, the boar tripped and fell.

The sturdy skin of the boar was peeled off, and the bright red blood mixed with the green juice was horrific. The tragic screams echoed incessantly.

Ye Hanjun extinguished the lamp and threw it into the bushes.

Under the cover of night, he stared at the wild boar that had been knocked down and couldn’t get up, his face calm.

"Hiss hiss..."

A cluster of green spiders about the size of a water bucket rushed over, about fifteen in total.

They swarmed over the wild boar’s back, constantly stabbing it with venomous front limbs.

In extreme pain, the wild boar struggled desperately.

Through rolling back and forth, it crushed several of the smallest and slowest spiders to death.