Master of Monster Synthesis-Chapter 245 - 165 Meteorite Fall, Terrifying Creature (Subscribe Please)
Chapter 245: Chapter 165 Meteorite Fall, Terrifying Creature (Subscribe Please)
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Immediately, he sent out Rein Jia’er to check the situation.
In certain situations, Qin Shou was still quite cautious about his own life.
"Beep beep..."
The communicator displayed a video feed, showing the end of the passage where dense, blood-red tree roots sprawled across the underground. They emitted an eerie crimson glow.
A large number of Gold-Eating Insects were instantly enveloped by the blood-red energy emanating from the roots upon contact. Their internal energy was swiftly drained, leaving behind empty shells that fell to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Qin Shou felt a deep sense of foreboding.
"Crack crack..."
He looked again at the blood-red roots, which resembled red serpents slithering along the stone walls.
Suddenly, the sound of stones shattering came from above, as if something was digging through the tunnels quickly, heading in his direction.
"Not good, we’ve been discovered!"
Qin Shou was alarmed. These blood-red roots must belong to a powerful Beast Cultivation guardian of the mining district.
And now, the mine’s guards had noticed the anomaly and were closing in rapidly.
Time to escape.
While recalling his Beast Cultivation entity, he opened the system interface and casually synthesized several humanoid cockroaches, placing them there as decoys.
Afterward, Qin Shou fled swiftly along the passage.
As he retreated, he continued synthesizing humanoid cockroaches, sending them to dig tunnels in different directions to confuse the unknown pursuers.
Wang Sheng had mentioned before that anyone assigned to Cosmic Meteorite Gold Mine security was at least an Unbreakable Realm-level powerhouse.
If caught, the best-case scenario might be claiming he took a wrong turn and having Su Liang come to bail him out.
Worst-case scenario, immediate death.
Terrifying.
Qin Shou synthesized his tenth humanoid cockroach, barely lamented the loss of fifty thousand Synthesis Points, and dashed full-speed ahead.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the giant cocoon formed by the blood-red roots broke through the rock, causing stones to shatter and fly everywhere. A man clad in white battle armor stepped out of the cocoon, spotting the humanoid cockroaches in the passage at first glance.
He furrowed his brow. "Just cockroach monsters?"
The corpses of the Gold-Eating Insects had already been collected by Qin Shou, so the man naturally did not notice any other anomalies.
With a casual wave of his hand, the man summoned a massive crimson Star Power whip, effortlessly binding the humanoid cockroaches and draining their energy.
The desiccated cockroach corpses fell as the man’s feet radiated energy light. He transformed into a bloody streak, pursuing along the passage.
Along the way, he noticed frequent forks in the tunnel. Pausing for a moment of contemplation, the man then waved his hand, destroying the passage and ceasing his pursuit.
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Several hours later, Qin Shou reached the surface, discovering it was already midnight.
He checked the death reports of his Beast Cultivation entities, then activated his battle armor flying device and headed in another direction.
During his escape, he had deliberately avoided fleeing toward the canyon outpost.
Two more hours later, Qin Shou silently returned to his room at the canyon outpost.
Prior to leaving, he had informed the others not to disturb him while he was cultivating.
Perfect for faking an alibi now.
Or maybe he was overthinking it; perhaps they didn’t even care?
In any case, this mission had been a big loss.
As the horizon began to glow with a pinkish light, Qin Shou emerged from his room, spotting Leng Wanbai alone at the outpost, still working on her embroidery.
"Where are the others?" Qin Shou asked casually.
Leng Wanbai’s gaze remained focused. Without looking up, she replied: "During the day, progress was delayed due to the sandstorm, so Xiao Sheng and the others set out under the night sky to search for the Cockroach Beast King."
Qin Shou nodded, sat down, and poured himself a glass of water. Just as the barrier trembled, Wang Sheng and his team finally returned.
"Brother Qin, guess what we discovered!" Wang Sheng said, beaming with excitement.
Qin Shou glanced at them and asked indifferently: "Discovered what?"
"Hahaha, we discovered that due to the surface temperature drop, those cockroach monsters enter a dormant state, drastically reducing their combat effectiveness."
"Oh, you only just figured that out?" Qin Shou said blankly.
The group froze.
"Brother Qin, you knew this all along?"
Qin Shou replied: "Of course, an hour before you returned, I took a quick stroll and noticed it.
Not only that, I also found out the Cockroach Beast King is hiding beneath the meteorite crater they inhabit."
As he spoke, he tossed out several space wristwatches.
The group caught the wristwatches and curiously tapped on the interface. Within the virtual display, they saw a massive cockroach with its antennae forcibly ripped off lying docile inside.
"The Cockroach Beast King? Brother Qin, how did you catch it so quickly?" The group was elated.
Qin Shou waved dismissively. "The Cockroach Beast King doesn’t have much combat prowess. You just need to take advantage of the cockroach monsters’ dormant state and wipe out the surrounding horde; it’s easy to capture it."
Xu Ruo paused, saying, "That seems way too simple, doesn’t it?"
Xu Xin glanced at Xu Ruo and shook his head. "Little sister, it’s not actually that simple.
The cockroach monsters are numerous. Even in a dormant state with weakened strength, dealing with them is far from something a handful of people can manage."
"Exactly!"
Xiao Ming smiled. "If not for Big Sister and Brother Qin, we wouldn’t have managed to enter the Beast Cultivation Main City as a group, let alone conveniently undertaking the annual grade examination together.
With so many of us working together, capturing the Cockroach Beast King was just a matter of time—far easier than for other examinees."
The group reflected and agreed this made sense.
Leng Wanbai glanced at them briefly before lowering her head again, puzzled, to return to her stitching.
What does your group dynamic have to do with me?
Qin Shou stood up. "Alright, now that we know the cockroach monsters’ weakness, let’s rest during the day and take action at night."
The group nodded unanimously, having no objections.
After some idle chatter, they each returned to their rooms to rest.
At that moment, Leng Wanbai was still immersed in her needlework.
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