Chapter 1345: Slime Nest (2)

A cyan glow wrapped around the feet of the female soldiers and the elves.

Now they really did have the wind beneath their feet.

All of their movement speed had increased by a full 72%, and their terrain adaptability by 36%!

Add to that the bonuses from the stockings and high heels.

They could all gain an extra 152% movement speed and 56% terrain adaptability.

Although still a bit slower than a cheetah, they could now fully keep up with the Shadow Leopard's speed.

And with such high terrain adaptability in the wild's complex terrain, even a cheetah might not compare.

On top of that, they all had the Carefree Spring's ultra-high stamina recovery effect, so in terms of cross-country running, they should be able to look down on most creatures.

And Su Qin and the other female heroes, with the outfit's effect added on, had speed +175%, terrain adaptability +67%!

Zhao Chi reminded Su Qin with the words he often used to say: "Remember, be careful not to crash into trees! Be careful not to crash into other people."

Su Qin didn't quite understand what that meant yet.

But very soon, she found out.

Zhao Chi ordered: "Everyone, advance! Move quickly to the territory's border—don't let the Shi Laimu invade first."

"Yes!"

In an instant, the entire formation moved.

The female elves' shrieks never stopped.

They sprinted across the land at top speed, their hearts incomparably exhilarated!

Behind them, Su Qin's 300 melee soldiers could only watch helplessly as the women ahead "flew away."

A few beastman heroes couldn't help but shout: "My lord, what do we do?"

Su Qin turned her head and ordered: "Zha Zha Hula, Kashaduo, the two of you will lead everyone forward—catch up with us at the front later!"

In less than two minutes, everyone had reached the border.

Only upon arriving here did Zhao Chi realize where that smell from earlier had come from.

The area ahead was very vast.

But it was a scene of utter desolation.

Everywhere was dark brown withered grass and dead trees.

Yet all these trees and withered grass were coated in a layer of sticky, gooey gel.

Not just in front of them.

One could say that the entire Shi Laimu territory ahead was covered in this sticky substance everywhere.

Step on it, and it felt like stepping on glue.

Lift your foot, and a faint squelch rang out as the sole pulled up a string of viscous slime.

It was truly unsettling.

No need to think about it—one knew this substance must have come from the Shi Laimu.

But nearby, there wasn't a single trace of Shi Laimu to be seen.

Gu Qing now had 18 points in Intelligence—her eyes were practically like telescopes.

The morning visibility was excellent, and Zhao Chi carefully looked around.

This Shi Laimu nest was deathly silent everywhere.

Withered grass and dead trees stretched into the distance, all sealed beneath the viscous gel, devoid of any sign of life.

A few kilometers away, there was a cluster of grayish-brown buildings.

They too were entirely covered in sticky, gooey liquid.

They looked like stone buildings, but they could also have been wooden ones, corroded by the slime into this grayish-brown color.

But strangely, as far as the eye could see, not a single Shi Laimu was visible.

Where were they?

Could they all be hiding inside that cluster of buildings?

But the number of those buildings clearly couldn't hide tens of thousands of Shi Laimu.

Could they be in underground caves?

"Zhao Chi, Sister Gu Qing, look at your feet."

Feet?

Zhao Chi looked down.

He noticed that where Gu Qing stood with both feet, a faint fluorescence lit up.

That fluorescence couldn't be seen clearly in the morning sunlight, but it was slowly spreading outward, like ripples in water.

The moment it began to spread, it was immediately noticed.

"Everyone fall back first—retreat to the position of Taoyuan Village!"

Zhao Chi raised his hand, and everyone quickly retreated.

As the group withdrew, pairs of feet once again stepped on the slime—down, up, down, up…

The fluorescence from earlier grew brighter and brighter, and the speed of its spread became extremely fast.

It rippled rapidly throughout the entire Shi Laimu nest.

Squelch!

Squelch! Squelch!

Squelch! Squelch! Squelch! Squelch! Squelch! Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!

In an instant, squelching sounds came from everywhere.

The viscous slime covering the entire territory seemed to come alive, constantly tearing and coalescing, rapidly gathering into mounds of slime.

Those slime mounds gleamed with light, various different colors flaring to life.

"Zhao Chi, be careful — those are all Shi Laimu."

Su Qin gripped her long bow tightly, staring fixedly ahead with full concentration.

Zhao Chi nodded: "Understood. Looks like the battle begins here.

"Su Qin, prepare to fire!

"Tang Ruan, follow behind Su Qin's spirit beast, be ready to step forward and support at any moment.

"Qi Yue on the right, Zhuang Ya on the left, await orders at all times.