Chapter 58: Scorching Sun and Formidable Enemy

Zhu Zhiquan told Zhao Yuxin the method for players to avoid ground subsidence; after Zhao Yuxin tried it and found it truly effective, she added that fireballs were no longer falling from the sky and her Magic Power had mostly recovered.

Thus, she felt at ease handing the heavy responsibility of pedaling the Tricycle to Zhu Zhiquan, while she continued to study her plants.

By the time they traveled into the evening, the two of them watched the wondrous sight of the two suns alternating while preparing dinner.

Zhao Yuxin pointed at the two suns and said, "Ajiu, look, there are two suns. Do you think one of them might have been created by the Game System?"

Zhu Zhiquan shook his head and continued cooking, while Zhao Yuxin went on, "Sigh~ I wonder how my parents are doing. Ajiu, what do you think happened to our parents?"

Zhu Zhiquan sensed that Zhao Yuxin's emotions were a bit off, so he hurriedly changed the subject, "Azhao, how is your research going?"

Upon hearing this topic, Zhao Yuxin immediately began to speak incessantly, "I have now cultivated the Ice Cream Cactus to its youth stage, and now I plan to teach it how to drive so we won't have to drive ourselves.

And then, I created a new plant called the Sea Buckthorn Bomb-Thrower, which can throw bombs to cause explosive damage to enemies in a certain area. As for the power..."

After dinner, Zhu Zhiquan was responsible for teaching the Ice Cream Cactus to pedal the Tricycle. Don't let the fact that this Ice Cream Cactus is just a plant fool you; its learning ability is quite good, and it quickly mastered the knack of pedaling the Tricycle and could even avoid the danger of ground subsidence.

Zhu Zhiquan examined the youth-stage Ice Cream Cactus with satisfaction. He saw that it had already detached from its Flowerpot, and its top had grown the facial features of a wolf—he didn't know if it was because of the materials—while its limbs clearly carried the characteristics of both the cactus and the materials used.

Zhu Zhiquan returned to the carriage and looked at the Sea Buckthorn Bomb-Thrower placed at the rear; currently, this plant had two Green Bean Ice Cream Shooters on each side, standing by in battle formation.

Its main body was in the shape of a sea buckthorn plant, with branches covered in fruit resembling bombs. The skin of the fruit had the color and texture of sea buckthorn berries, though it was unclear how it sensed the surrounding environment.

However, that was not important; once the beast herd refreshed, they would know what this thing's strength was like. Meanwhile, in the rear, the Jiaoyang Kuikui emitted scorching energy.

At this moment, Zhao Yuxin was looking at a manga and making "hehehe" laughing sounds. Zhu Zhiquan came to her side to discuss, "Azhao, I'll take the first half of the night watch tonight."

Zhao Yuxin waved her hand and said, "No need. With the plants guarding, there's no need to worry about monsters refreshing, and with the Ice Cream Cactus driving, there's no need to worry about fireballs falling from the sky."

Zhu Zhiquan said cautiously, "We cannot be careless. If this system has any unexpected changes, I fear we will need to work together to get through it. Hm?" Just as Zhu Zhiquan finished speaking, he suddenly looked outside the carriage.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yuxin followed Zhu Zhiquan's gaze and discovered that this time, the beast herd had only refreshed a single giant beast about three meters tall.

The giant beast looked like a qilin, its body covered in a layer of crocodile-like scales, purple flames emerging from the soles of its feet, and its eyes, resembling a tiger preparing to hunt, made one's hair stand on end.

"How come there's only one? Wouldn't that make it simple and easy for my plants to fight it?" Seeing there was only one, Zhao Yuxin appeared quite relaxed.

Conversely, Zhu Zhiquan, who was to the side, had already put on his Fish Scale Armor, Wrist Guard, and Wrist-Mounted Strange Crossbow; the Skirt Armor was placed to the side, clearly not believing the system would send a piece of trash over.

Zhao Yuxin rolled her eyes at him and said, "Ajiu, you're too nervous. Even if we can't beat it, can't we just run away? Green Bean Ice Cream Shooters, fire for me!"

Pfft, pfft, pfft~

All the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooters fired Crossbow Bolts continuously at the qilin, but the qilin merely spat out a ball of flame, successfully suppressing the attacks of all the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooters, and the flames had a trend of slowly approaching them.

"Baobao, speed up!" Zhao Yuxin shouted at the Ice Cream Cactus.

The Ice Cream Cactus immediately quickened its pace, causing the Tricycle's speed to reach its maximum instantly, while also escaping the risk of being hit by the monster.

Just as Zhao Yuxin wanted to heave a sigh of relief, she discovered that the qilin-like monster had condensed an orange-red protective shield in front of itself, charging through the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooters' attacks, and its speed was several times that of the Tricycle.

The Sea Buckthorn Bomb-Thrower on the vehicle sensed an enemy approaching and continuously threw out fruits, attempting to intercept the pursuit.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Continuous explosions rang out. The qilin's massive body suddenly shrank, its speed increased by a few points, and it instantly arrived behind the Tricycle, using its horn to ram the Tricycle.

Bang!

Just as the qilin's horn was about to hit the Tricycle's carriage, Zhu Zhiquan activated his Boiling Blood talent and kicked its horn to one side, then held the Dagger Spear and slashed down heavily.

Clang!

The Dagger Spear slashed against the qilin's crocodile skin, leaving only a faint mark, while the qilin stomped its front limbs hard on the ground, sending a heatwave spreading in all directions with the qilin as the center, nearly flipping the Tricycle over.

Zhu Zhiquan was blown out of the Tricycle by the airwave, rolling several times on the Desert Highway before stopping. The qilin condensed a large fireball with a diameter of 5 meters and began to compress it.

Zhao Yuxin was left dazed by this sudden change. When she saw the large fireball the qilin was compressing, she hurriedly told the Ice Cream Cactus to pedal the Tricycle quickly, while simultaneously picking up an Explosive Chili and throwing it at the qilin.

The qilin saw Zhao Yuxin throw a chili and looked at her with disdain, but the explosion that occurred after the Explosive Chili landed made the qilin feel its whole body burning; it felt like it had been splashed with super-grade chili water.

Instantly, the qilin interrupted the compression of the fireball, scurrying about and wailing continuously, attempting to reduce that burning sensation.

Seeing that the Explosive Chili had an effect, Zhao Yuxin immediately signaled all the plants to focus fire on the qilin. The next second, Crossbow Bolts and fruit-like bombs fell onto the qilin one after another.

The smoke produced by the fruit explosions obscured Zhao Yuxin's vision. Relying on the perception of her Bat Wing Ear, Zhao Yuxin clearly knew that the power of this explosion had blasted a large hole in the ground.

This made Zhao Yuxin feel proud, "Ajiu, get on the vehicle, we'll be able to finish it off soon!"

Zhu Zhiquan did not respond. After stabilizing his posture, he turned and jumped onto the canopy of the moving Tricycle. However, he did not rush back into the carriage, but instead looked at the qilin being focused-fired with a grave expression.

Zhao Yuxin, inside the carriage, had thought she could defeat the qilin by relying on the plants' focused fire, but when the continuous echoes conveyed the information that the qilin had at most only suffered superficial wounds, she looked at the qilin's direction with some shock.

She saw the qilin walking out of the continuous bombardment; the orange-red protective shield had blocked all damage from the front, the horn on its head was a bit shorter, and its eyes were full of anger.

It roared, and fireballs continuously fell from the sky toward their Tricycle. Fortunately, the Ice Cream Cactus was gifted, controlling the Tricycle to dodge the fireballs' attacks.

The qilin raised its head slightly and locked eyes with Zhu Zhiquan, who had arrived on the canopy. Neither side exchanged any words, and Zhu Zhiquan activated Boiling Blood and charged toward the qilin.

"Ajiu!" Zhao Yuxin looked at Zhu Zhiquan charging toward the qilin in shock, unable to believe it. Afterward, she ordered the Ice Cream Cactus to stop the vehicle, and she herself picked up the Dingtang Sword and the Wrist-Mounted Strange Crossbow and jumped off the vehicle as well.