Chapter 583: Bound to the Childbirth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 584 Infinite Stream Cannon Fodder (31)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Whether in an Instance or in the Infinite World, the danger of Strange Phenomenon Instances far exceeds that of Regular Instances.

If they could help it, no one would be willing to enter a Strange Phenomenon Instance to complete a Mission.

Every time a critical Node arrives, people in the Infinite World are passively thrown into Strange Phenomenon Instances to clear them; the situation is basically nine deaths and one life, and those who survive are few and far between.

At this moment, both Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen are hiding inside the Che Xiang diligently practicing Talisman Drawing.

Compared to the five types of Talismans they haven't mastered, the five types the two of them have already learned are more worth devoting thought to.

Swish swish swish——

Shen Yao calms her mind and steadies her breath; very quickly, sheet after sheet of Talisman Paper drawn with cinnabar and shimmering with feeble Spirit light appears before her.

Hah

Done!

Setting down the Hairbrush in her hand, Shen Yao grabs a few of them and pinches them in her hand; she doesn't know how effective the Talisman Paper is, whether it can deal with the abnormalities in the Si Jun.

Driving the Lu Che out of Yu Family Village, although the two of them are still headed for Lankou Commandery, their speed has obviously slowed down.

The words the Yu Family Village Village Chief said forced them to be vigilant.

To rely on a Mortal Body to prevail over Demons and Monsters, the price paid is greater than imagined.

Even though they persisted in practicing Talisman Drawing, the power of the two categories of Talisman Paper with aggressiveness — Spirit Thunder Talisman and Spirit Fire Talisman — is still insufficient.

As for Spirit Calming Talisman, Immobilization Talisman, and Cleansing Talisman — three categories of Talisman Paper for daily use — only the Immobilization Talisman temporarily matches their expectations; the remaining two can be said to be better than nothing, not needed in large quantities, just enough is fine.

"We need to find a relatively safe place to test the Talisman effects.

Best if there are wild beasts; if not, we can only try on people."

As for recklessly running to Lankou Commandery (or the other Si Jun) to deal with the legendary Demons and Monsters, unless the two of them have truly gone mad, what difference is there from sending themselves to death?

Xu Ningchen takes out the Qing Zhou map and points at it seriously, "Further ahead there is a small Mountain Range; the vegetation is lush and species diverse, there should be medium-to-large wild beasts."

Like the more common wild wolves, wild deer, wild boars, and so on; there might even be more terrifying big beasts.

"We'll go there; our time is tight and Mission heavy, we must test out the Talisman effects to arrange the next step of the plan."

Right now the Supplies they can utilize are not many; the Space Backpack does store many tools, and even back at the Changping Guild they bought items that can cope with Strange Phenomena, but these are mostly consumables, unlike the Talismans they draw themselves — as long as they concentrate, they can draw them.

The two of them finalize the discussion, then immediately drive the Lu Che over.

Fortunately the place they're going is not far ahead; the Lu Che doesn't need to detour at all.

Even because of their testing behavior, the two Mules pulling the cart rarely welcome leisure time; not only do they not have to pull the cart, they can also freely nibble on the surrounding vegetation.

The Che Xiang is temporarily tossed into the Space Backpack; the two Mules just stay circled around; the two of them change into a set of Clothes more suitable for climbing the Mountain, then enter the Mountain one after the other.

Bang——

The Spirit Thunder Talisman is thrown by Shen Yao into the wild boar herd; only a boom is heard, lightning flashes, directly splitting the wild boar at the very Center charred black.

Scary!

Shen Yao's eyes brighten slightly; it seems her Spirit Thunder Talisman has improved quite a bit!

At least compared to the previous effect, it's worlds apart.

Just unknown what effect such a Spirit Thunder Talisman would have on Demons — would it be ineffective as the Old Taoist said? Their Capability isn't enough, need more practice?

Random thoughts in her heart, until the wild boar herd below runs far away, only then do they climb down from the thick Tree Trunk.

The already charred wild boar isn't much to look at; Shen Yao circles around observing seriously, decides to find some more rough-skinned thick-fleshed wild boars to test again.

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Life in the Mountain is monotonous yet meaningful; the two of them use up most of the Talisman Paper they brought out, finally leaving with a Space Backpack full of wild game.

"Spirit Thunder Talisman is more practical than Spirit Fire Talisman, greater power.

Moreover, thunder and fire restrain Demons and Monsters and such; combined with Immobilization Talisman, we'll have more confidence entering Strange Phenomenon Instances in the future."

Regular Instances go round and round dealing with people; no matter how high the difficulty, a way to survive can be found; Strange Phenomenon Instances are clashing with Demons and Monsters; it's said some Strange Phenomenon Instances have no way to survive at all; surviving depends entirely on the Strange Phenomenon being kind-hearted.

Strange Phenomenon kind-hearted?

This phrase really shouldn't be used on a Strange Phenomenon.

Anyway, when Shen Yao hears people in the Infinite World describe Strange Phenomenon Instances, she instinctively wants to Complaint; no wonder Infinite World people are unwilling to enter Strange Phenomenon Instances — who wants to PK face-to-face with non-human things?

The road down the Mountain is easier than going up; Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen return, and see the two Mules still safe and sound waiting at the Original Place eating fodder.

The Che Xiang placed in the Space Backpack is taken out; Shen Yao walks over and harnesses the Mules, then she and Xu Ningchen sit steadily inside.

The Mules raise their heads and bray, hooves pawing at the Land; clearly they're not used to the feeling of being restrained.

Fortunately Xu Ningchen's cart-driving skill improves daily; a few whips down, the two Mules instantly face reality, lower their heads and walk onto the flat Path.

Clip-clop clip-clop——

Hoofbeats ring out, striking a Rhythm.

Shen Yao leans against the Che Xiang, silently calculating the remaining time in her heart.

Ten days!

The two of them have already been on the run for two and a half months; to say something untimely, if another Instance comes, the child in her belly might be born.

Tsk tsk tsk

The Infinite Stream is truly magical; daily life can be so thrilling and exciting, it's just not very Friendly to most people; having lived in a peaceful world too long, not everyone likes this lifestyle of not knowing the way to survive.

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Two days have passed since parting with the Yu Family Village people; they are also several dozen li closer to Lankou Commandery.

Because they hadn't seen anyone on the road, their information still came from what the Village Chief of Yu Family Village had said; but compared to the news they'd gathered upon entering Qingzhou, it was obvious that the Qingzhou Four Commanderies were also changing.

Who knew—right now, there might be even more demons, monsters, and strange phenomena in the Qingzhou Four Commanderies.

Go? Or not go?

Shen Yao felt conflicted inside, and kept urging the system to work.

System:...

It wasn't that the system didn't want to help its Host, but that it truly didn't know how to help.

In a corner Shen Yao couldn't see, the system wore a worried face, sighing and groaning.

Hard, really hard!

If I'd known today would come, I wouldn't have been so greedy for that bit of energy; sure enough, I was still too short-sighted myself.

The system cursed itself up and down, then buried itself in playing dead and ignoring the Host; unless the Host asked harshly, it would only stammer out a bit of news, and it was all useless scraps anyway.

Shen Yao:...

"Hyah!"

Xu Ningchen stopped the Lu Che, jumped down and walked to the two diverging roads ahead to look, finally choosing the right-side path with lush vegetation.

But though this path looked ordinary, once they stepped in they sensed something strange.

There was no sound at all!

There was no sound at all here, including their own speech.

Hiss

Shen Yao rubbed the goosebumps that had risen on her body, and suddenly felt some real sense of the supernatural instance.

If everything they encountered in the supernatural instance was like this situation before their eyes, then even the calmest person would find it hard to clear it continuously.

Crack crack—

Two Calming Talismans were pasted on each of them; the effect of the Calming Talisman was to make people calm and composed, able to think calmly.

The more dangerous the situation, the more they needed a calm brain.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen were the first to feel the effect brought by the Calming Talisman.

The Lu Che continued straight down the path, only without any sound; they were like performing a silent mute play.

"What do we do?"

Shen Yao opened her mouth, but Xu Ningchen could only translate her words through lip-reading.

"Take out the Spirit Fire Talisman and Spirit Thunder Talisman, smash them!"

Xu Ningchen took out a Spirit Fire Talisman; the runes on the talisman paper surged, and then Xu Ningchen threw it to one side.

Boom!

The Spirit Fire Talisman exploded, firelight flashing, illuminating both their faces.

At the same time, they also noticed water ripples appearing around where the Spirit Fire Talisman exploded.

Boundary Array?

Shen Yao hurriedly threw down a Spirit Thunder Talisman; in the instant the talisman paper dissipated, thunderlight spread.

The effect of thunder was more obvious than firelight; the water ripples that appeared fluctuated more greatly.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen cooperated, continuously throwing down Spirit Thunder Talismans and Spirit Fire Talismans around them.

They had used some when testing on the mountain before, but during these two days of journeying they had drawn some more, so these talisman papers were enough for now.

Bang bang bang—

After continuous attacks, the water ripples they had blasted out became increasingly unstable, and the two of them could also hear some sounds.

It seemed this method, though violent and direct, was indeed effective.

They still had plenty of Blank Talisman Paper left; using up these talisman papers wouldn't pain them even if they had to draw more.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen threw them cheerfully, until finally they heard a crack, and obvious cracks appeared on the water ripples.

The cracks slowly expanded around, and finally like a shattered mirror, they all fell with a clatter, and they finally escaped from the strange environment.

Exhale

Shen Yao patted her chest, her gaze sweeping over the path that was exactly as before but where they could now hear all kinds of sounds.

"Are we out? What was that just now?" Ghost Wall? But they hadn't been going in circles in one place; they had still walked forward some distance.

Xu Ningchen touched his chin, "Perhaps it's a Boundary Array that isolates sound; if we can't break it, we can only survive with difficulty inside."

Without sound, people would feel irritable after a long time; irritability meant an unsettled mind and spirit; perhaps that was the effect of that Boundary Array.

The Instance World contained many crises; some were open, some were hidden; they had to be careful and cautious enough not to capsize.

After that ordeal just now, the route ahead went smoothly with calm winds and still waves.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen continued hiding in the Che Xiang drawing talismans, focusing on Spirit Fire Talismans and Spirit Thunder Talismans; after all, they were the two most aggressive types of talismans. When they returned to the Infinite World, they had to learn all the remaining five types before entering the Instance.

Journeying, drawing talismans, resting.

Every day opening and closing eyes was the same old thing; Shen Yao found tranquility in the repetitive activities.

Until they were not far from Lankou Commandery and had to stop the Lu Che.

If they went further they would easily be drawn into Lankou Commandery; then, as the Village Chief of Yu Family Village had said, they couldn't get out and could only stay in Lankou Commandery. What would they do if they encountered danger they couldn't solve?

"Lankou Commandery is a Commandery City; there must be villages, towns, and estates around it."

"We'll go look around, and ask for some news along the way; it would be best to find out what exactly happened in Lankou Commandery."

Xu Ningchen raised his hand and pointed to a relatively wide road; there were more cart tracks and footprints on it, so people and carts must pass often. Following this road, they would probably meet people living around.

Coincidentally, their space held many corpses of wild game they had hunted.

They couldn't eat it all themselves, nor could they take it out of the Instance to the Infinite World; better to give some away in exchange for news than to keep spending the gold and silver they bought from the System Mall.

"Giddyap"

The mule cart clattered along the road; in just half a day they discovered several villages.

Only the villages near Lankou Commandery were already empty — no one resided inside, and the fields near the village entrances were overgrown with unknown weeds.

Shen Yao's expression was grave. "The matter at Lankou Commandery is bigger than we imagined."

These villages were deserted yet full of supplies; one could only say the escape was too panicked, or there simply wasn't time to pack up.

The two could only urge the mule cart onward, encountering empty houses one after another, until night fell — they still had not encountered any human habitation.

Shen Yao: ……

It was truly strange — could it be that their cannon fodder setting was so steady they didn't even have the opportunity to trigger an NPC?

They found a village entrance; Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen parked the mule cart and prepared to rest.

Of course, simply lying down without any protective measures definitely would not work.

First paste talisman paper in a circle, then take out the handgun from the space backpack, wear a spirit item on each wrist — Shen Yao closed her eyes steady and calm, feeling that if anything dared come attack, it would surely be a one-way trip.

"Oh! Cock-a-doodle-doo——"

Shen Yao opened her eyes; dawn was breaking, and she seemed to hear a rooster's crow!

A rooster?

This empty village — does it have a rooster?

"Something's off, let's go fast!"

Xu Ningchen flipped up and jumped to his feet; because there was no time to harness the cart, he could only toss the carriage into the space, and they led the two mules and ran for their lives.

Shen Yao, a pregnant woman, at this moment had even more reason to be grateful for the Infinite World's formatting — pregnant yet able to run and jump, not affecting her body's agility.

The two led the mules running ahead; behind them a bank of mist suddenly surged up and gave chase.

From afar, things seemed to be churning inside that mist — not like humans, more like animals.

Body Strengthening point allocation gave the two of them very strong capabilities; a few short steps were nothing — the mist chased to a node then stopped pursuing, and they too gradually slowed.

Face not red, breath not panting, watching the mist behind them constantly churning, wanting to pounce yet unable to, Shen Yao scratched her cheek, not knowing what this was.

Xu Ningchen analyzed carefully, feeling the things in the mist somewhat resembled chickens.

Mm, precisely the rooster crow they heard earlier.

"Is it a yaoguai? Or a guishi?"

Shen Yao took out a Spirit Fire Talisman and a Spirit Thunder Talisman, tossing one each into the mist.

After two loud booms, the mist's color lightened somewhat, and the churning frequency increased.

"Not like a yaoguai," more like a guishi.

Xu Ningchen followed by tossing another Spirit Fire Talisman, shifting his body and moving a bit — "Let's test whether talisman paper can eliminate it completely."

Cautious inference, bold verification — a hard-won opportunity; how could they miss it.