Regarding the Evil Dragon Fafnir.
Fang Xiu had already traded with him quite a few times.
This guy really was just like the legends said.
He was a massive pervert.
He’d asked for two women.
He’d asked for a dozen Liu Bei.
And now, he even wanted a pair of thigh-highs, and worn ones at that.
And every time, the things he gave Fang Xiu in return were pretty good.
Especially Kajimi.
The Succubus Summoning Scroll was something he’d gotten from Fafnir.
This had been a huge help on Fang Xiu’s path to becoming a stronger Awakened.
After all, Kajimi’s combat prowess was absolutely exceptional.
And for this latest Sacrifice,
Fafnir had given him a small box.
Although it was small, Fang Xiu knew it couldn’t be anything ordinary.
Of course, Fang Xiu would have been fine with it even if it was something a little more ordinary.
After all, he’d only traded a pair of worn... a mutated Level 50 Demon Beast for it.
As long as its value exceeded that of the mutated Level 50 Demon Beast, Fang Xiu wouldn’t feel like he’d lost out.
"Let’s see what’s inside, shall we?"
Fang Xiu picked up the small box, his curiosity piqued.
Whether the item was good or bad, he knew he wouldn’t be punished, since it was a successful Sacrifice.
This was a conclusion Fang Xiu had reached after testing it several times.
After opening the small box,
Fang Xiu saw a small bottle resting inside.
The box was only palm-sized.
As for the small bottle, it was about as thick and long as a grown man’s index and middle fingers combined.
It appeared to contain a black liquid.
And it wasn’t even full.
"What is this?"
Fang Xiu stared at the small bottle of black liquid.
He was more than a little curious.
Fortunately, a detailed description appeared just then.
[Dragon’s Blood: Blood drawn from the body of a member of the Dragon Race. If ingested, you will surely die. Therefore, it must be diluted with fresh water. If ingested after dilution, you will still surely die. Therefore, it cannot be ingested. It can only be used to soak the body, which can effectively increase the body’s Defense Power.]
Fang Xiu knew these kinds of descriptions were always written by the creator of the item.
And the one for this bottle of Dragon’s Blood... seemed to have been written by Fafnir himself.
"So long-winded... But hey, this is good stuff!"
Fang Xiu looked at the Dragon’s Blood in his hand.
He hadn’t expected Fafnir to be so generous.
He’d just given him a pair of stockings—worn ones, at that.
And in return, he got a bottle of Dragon’s Blood that could increase Defense Power.
"Looks like I should browse the thigh-highs section more often. I might find more things to Sacrifice!"
Other ideas were already forming in Fang Xiu’s mind.
If a pair of thigh-highs could be exchanged for a bottle of Dragon’s Blood...
...then perhaps other, similar items would work too?
Who knew what perverted thoughts Fafnir had?
Fang Xiu’s job was just to provide the goods.
"But just how much water do I need to dilute this Dragon’s Blood?"
Fang Xiu was at a loss for words.
’Why can’t these Deities ever give clear instructions?’
’It was the same with the Flower God’s Flower Dew last time.’
’And this time...’
’Forget it. I’ll ask Kajimi if she knows later,’ Fang Xiu thought.
’Now that I have it, I should head back.’
’Can’t let Ye Fan wait too long.’
Thinking this, Fang Xiu turned and headed back the way he came.
"ROAR!"
Just then, Fang Xiu heard the roar of a beast in the distance.
"Hmm?"
Fang Xiu quickened his pace, running toward the source of the roar.
The roar had come from where he had left Ye Fan.
The Demon Beasts here were no pushovers.
Ye Fan had already been struggling with his strength in the outer areas.
He couldn’t even defeat a Level 40 Demon Beast.
If he were to encounter a Demon Beast here, his chances of survival would be slim.
Fang Xiu sprinted over.
Not far off, he ran right into Ye Fan.
"Brother Fang, run!"
Ye Fan was currently sprinting toward Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu froze for a moment, then saw a Demon Beast chasing after Ye Fan.
It seemed to be only around Level 30.
It wasn’t easy to find a mere Level 30 Demon Beast in the Central Region.
Fang Xiu didn’t understand why Ye Fan was running.
But he quickly found out why.
Because behind that Level 30 Demon Beast followed a dense, dark mass of creatures.
"A Beast Tide!"
Fang Xiu realized what was happening.
The individual Demon Beasts might not be that strong, but when they formed a Beast Tide, their power was on a whole other level.
After all, the Demon Beasts in a Beast Tide weren’t just numerous, they were also diverse.
There were Level 30 ones, Level 10 ones, and even Level 50 and Level 70 ones.
"ROAR!"
The Demon Beast seemed to spot Fang Xiu and picked up its pace.
Ye Fan reached Fang Xiu’s side. "Brother Fang, are you done? You weren’t disturbed, were you? I was going to stop it, but I didn’t expect it to be a Beast Tide!"
"Yeah, I’m done!"
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
Then it suddenly hit him—there was something a little off about Ye Fan’s question, wasn’t there?
"Ahem, Brother Fang, that... only a few minutes... no, I mean, my family has this ancestral secret formula, it’s really good!"
Ye Fan said as he ran, "I used to only last a few minutes myself. After taking it, I became a beast! Less than six months after we got married, my wife gave me a big, healthy baby boy!"
"Six months... after you got married?"
Fang Xiu asked while running.
"Yeah!"
Ye Fan nodded. "That’s right, six months. He was a preemie, but he wasn’t underweight in the slightest!"
"Well... that’s really amazing!"
Fang Xiu said weakly.
’I don’t know if I should be the one to break it to him!’
"ROAR!"
Just then, a roar came from the Demon Beasts behind them.
At that moment, Fang Xiu decided not to burst his bubble.
"How big is this Beast Tide?"
Fang Xiu asked directly.
He hadn’t expected to run into a horde of Demon Beasts right now.
"Uh... I’m not really sure either!"
Ye Fan said helplessly.
He was fast. After all, for someone from the Power System, if you directly channeled Power into your legs...
...you could run quite quickly.
And Fang Xiu’s Power was naturally nothing to scoff at either.
But if they didn’t shake off these Demon Beasts soon, they would be the ones to run out of stamina first.
"We need to lose these Demon Beasts, and fast. We have enough stamina for now, but that might not be the case for long!"
Fang Xiu said helplessly, glancing at the horde of Demon Beasts behind them.
"So what do we do now, Brother Fang?"
Ye Fan was completely out of ideas.
After all, this was his first time encountering a Beast Tide of this scale.
Before, in other Gate Worlds,
even though Ye Fan had encountered them,
the Demon Beasts back then were nowhere near this powerful.
He had always been able to escape just by running fast enough.
But now, he couldn’t beat nearly ninety percent of these Demon Beasts.
This time, even running away was difficult.
What’s more, there were speed-type Demon Beasts among them.
"Even though some of these Demon Beasts aren’t that strong, they aren’t slow. If we keep running like this, we’ll be the ones to lose out!"
Fang Xiu watched the Demon Beasts behind them.
Their strength was decent, but they were still no match for him.
But he still had to be wary of their speed.
"So, should we stop and fight?"
Ye Fan didn’t quite understand what Fang Xiu was getting at.
Fang Xiu: "..."
’Good grief,’ he thought. ’If we stopped to fight, I doubt even a Level 60 or Level 70 Awakened could withstand this!’
There were reports before of a powerful Level 60 expert being swallowed by a Beast Tide of creatures all below Level 50.
That Awakened had thought he was strong enough to fight the Beast Tide head-on.
In the end, the numbers were too overwhelming. His Spiritual Power ran out, and he died filled with regret.
Fang Xiu had no desire to become that kind of Awakened.
If he ended up in the news, he’d most likely be used as a cautionary tale.
"I just took a look at the Demon Beasts in this tide. The strongest one seems to be around Level 65!"
At first glance, Fang Xiu had thought there might be Level 70 or even Level 80 Demon Beasts.
But upon closer inspection, the strongest was only Level 65.
"Yeah, but even so, we can’t possibly fight them, right?"
Ye Fan said with a sense of helplessness.
Forget a Level 65 Demon Beast; they couldn’t even handle a Beast Tide peaking at Level 55.
If it were a single Demon Beast, they could try to fight.
But this was a Beast Tide, made up of thousands upon thousands of Demon Beasts!
"Who said anything about fighting?"
Fang Xiu retorted.
He then explained, "If we lead these Demon Beasts deeper into the central area, we might have a chance to escape."
"Why? In the central area, don’t the Demon Beasts get stronger the deeper you go?"
After hearing Fang Xiu’s words,
Ye Fan was also a little confused.
At a time like this, shouldn’t they be running toward the exit of the Gate World?
Why would they run deeper into the central area instead?
"The stronger the Demon Beasts in the central area, the better!"
Fang Xiu explained as he ran, "The strongest of these Demon Beasts is only Level 65. If we can run into a Level 70 or even higher-level Demon Beast..."
Fang Xiu trailed off, pausing for a moment.
Ye Fan, at his side, quickly understood. "You mean, we borrow the tiger’s might?"
"That’s not quite the right phrase. I prefer ’killing with a borrowed knife.’"
Fang Xiu said.
Ye Fan understood perfectly. What they needed was a powerful Demon Beast to put the tide in its place.
Demon Beasts were extremely territorial.
They would definitely not be happy if their territory was invaded.
When that happened, wouldn’t the pursuing Demon Beasts be stopped by a more powerful one?
Fang Xiu and he could use that opportunity to make their escape.
Once the plan was decided, neither Fang Xiu nor Ye Fan had any objections.
They turned and ran deeper into the forest.
"ROAR!"
The furious roars from behind them were a clear sign that the Demon Beasts had not given up the chase.
They seemed unaware that they were now trespassing on the territory of another, more powerful Demon Beast.
"Brother Fang, is there... really a Demon Beast in here? I feel like... the aura of the beasts here is really powerful."
Although Ye Fan hadn’t seen any Demon Beasts yet,
the atmosphere in the surroundings had grown heavy.
It felt as though a powerful Demon Beast could leap out from anywhere at any moment!

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