"You have killed a participant (Modern Civilization World)."
"You have obtained three Divine Stone Shards."
"You have killed a participant (Steampunk World)."
"You have obtained two Divine Stone Shards."
"Due to the first-time kill of a participant from the Steampunk World, you have received a reward: Mechanical Scarab x1."
Mechanical Scarab (Weapon) (Blue): Crafted by hollowing out the body of a giant scarab. Effect: Flying Shot (The Mechanical Scarab can fly and shoot at targets. Its attacks carry a divine effect, with a restraining effect on evil creatures.)
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Bai Ye ran forward quickly.
Passing by, he casually killed three people, gaining five Divine Stone Shards...
Completing a restricted zone only yielded fifteen Divine Stone Shards.
So, why wouldn't everyone be willing to fight?
Of course, while fighting is fighting, restricted zones are irreplaceable. After all, restricted zones also produce other items that can be used to improve strength.
Furthermore, to take a step back, the existence of restricted zones, in a certain sense, is precisely to gather people and force them to draw their swords against each other.
As Bai Ye pondered, he suddenly sensed something and abruptly stopped.
Bai Ye quickly looked up at the sky. The surroundings were filled with towering trees, their branches and leaves dense, obscuring the sky, allowing only faint glimpses of light.
This was also why the Spider Demon family lived here.
Even during the day, sunlight found it difficult to penetrate the surrounding trees and reach the ground on Mount Natagumo.
And just as Bai Ye looked up...
Shadows suddenly appeared from above, falling from the treetops.
Bai Ye couldn't help but smile.
"It seems I'm not mistaken," Bai Ye murmured. "It should be nearby."
While his thoughts raced, Bai Ye's hands were not slow.
The Southern Ming Li Fire Sword was drawn. Bai Ye then formed a sword seal, and the Southern Ming Li Fire Sword transformed into a streak of light, piercing the sky.
The sword let out a series of resonant hums!
As it swept through the air, the falling shadows were continuously sliced apart, dropping to the ground.
Those shadows were revealed to be colorful spiders, each as large as a washbasin.
There were hundreds of these spiders. Their sudden descent was quite terrifying.
However, these spiders could not break through the defense of the Southern Ming Li Fire Sword. Accompanied by the streak of light across the sky, the spiders were already shattered before they even hit the ground.
Bai Ye did not stop. He continued to run forward, retracting the Southern Ming Li Fire Sword with his hand.
At the same time, Bai Ye began to carefully examine his surroundings.
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 Corps member present.
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 Demons and the injured Demon Slayer was too difficult for Bai Ye.
Therefore, Bai Ye could only confirm the general area and then search.
It was at this moment...
Sizzle!
A sound of intense electrical current surged from ahead.
Bai Ye couldn't help but stop and look forward.
Deep within the forest, a patch of orange-yellow light suddenly bloomed. Then, accompanied by the sound of intense electricity...
A beam of orange-yellow current shot up from the ground, soaring past the surrounding trees and piercing the sky.
Bai Ye grinned. Wasn't this exactly what he was looking for!
Bai Ye accelerated again, quickly traversing the forest. He leaped over a patch of bushes and then saw a Demon Slayer, dressed in orange and with orange-yellow hair, slumped at the base of a large tree.
The Demon Slayer had no visible wounds, but showed clear signs of poisoning.
His face and arms had turned a purplish-blue color due to the poison.
And the perpetrator...
Bai Ye looked up!
The treetops were covered in spider silk, woven into a massive spiderweb.
And at the center of that spiderweb...
Was a Spider Demon!
The Spider Demon's body resembled a mottled spider the size of a millstone, but it had a human head.
White short hair, skin as white as if coated in lime, and red markings on its face resembling spider eyes.
The elder brother of the Spider Demon family!
When Bai Ye appeared, the Spider Demon also detected 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 went directly to the Demon Slayer's side. He felt for the Demon Slayer's breath, confirming he was not dead, and then cut open his arm with a single stroke.
Blood flowed out, but it was not bright red. Instead, it was a poisonous purplish-black.
Bai Ye opened his mouth and began to suck the poisoned blood from the Demon Slayer's arm.
The Spider Demon paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. "So, you're a fool who doesn't know death. You think this will save him? No, you can't save him. Not only can't you save him, but you'll also die from poisoning."
Ptooey!
Bai Ye spat out the poisoned blood, impatiently saying, "So noisy!"
As Bai Ye spoke, he casually tossed the Southern Ming Li Fire Sword into the air.
The Southern Ming Li Fire Sword instantly transformed into a streak of light, soaring upwards.
The power unleashed in that moment, and the sharpness emanating from the flying sword, startled the Spider Demon. It quickly leaped to the side, spitting out silk to anchor itself to a nearby tree.
The next instant, the streak of light passed by.
The spiderweb was instantly pierced with a large hole, and the spider silk wrapped around the surrounding trees was instantly severed.
The Spider Demon was greatly alarmed. Its spider silk was no ordinary silk; each strand was as tough as iron, and ordinary swords could hardly cut through 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, continuing to suck the poisoned blood from the Demon Slayer until the flowing blood was no longer purple but a bright red. Only then did Bai Ye wipe his mouth and stand up.
The young man's life was saved.
Next, it was time to deal with that noisy fellow.
As Bai Ye thought this, he turned around and said to the Spider Demon, "Who I am is not important. What's important is that you are about to die."
The Spider Demon was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Such arrogance! You don't even know you're facing your own death. In no time, the poison will take effect on you, just like that little brat beside you."
"Perhaps!"
Bai Ye shrugged indifferently and then snapped his fingers.
The Southern Ming Li Fire Sword immediately began to vibrate.
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