Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive-Chapter 53 - 52: Absorbing on the Spot

The expressions on everyone’s faces changed in an instant.

"It’s definitely the Silver-Scaled Python," Lü Xiuning said, his expression grave. "The speed of that Iron-toothed Giant Snake was already astonishing. If this is a fully evolved Silver-Scaled Python, there’s no way we can outrun it."

"The hell is there to be afraid of? Let’s just kill it and completely clear out the danger around the processing center," Liu Yueming said with a grim expression, reloading his magazine.

Listening to the hissing grow closer, Han Ning spoke urgently, "Can the walkie-talkies reach the dorm area? Get Dean Wu to send backup. We might as well find a spot and make our stand against the Silver-Scaled Python."

"Yes, the effective range of the walkie-talkies is about two to three kilometers. Xiuning, you pick the battle location. I’ll notify the Dean," Liu Yueming said quickly, then immediately took out his walkie-talkie and adjusted the channel.

"Try to get the students with third-mutation Silver Lotus Woods to come over," Han Ning added.

Lü Xiuning’s gaze swept over the surroundings. He clenched his jaw. "There’s a small auditorium nearby. What if we head to the second floor and fight it off from there?"

"Too late. We’re too slow," Han Ning said. "Listen. Have Yin Yi and the third-mutation Silver Lotus Woods dig out as many Crystal Stones as they can from the Iron-toothed Giant Snakes. They’ll absorb the Energy together to recover their strength before the Silver-Scaled Python arrives. We’ll fight it right here."

With that said, Han Ning directed Yin Yi to move forward, slice open the Iron-toothed Giant Snake’s corpse, and dig out the Crystal Stone.

Seeing this, the others also sent out their own Silver Lotus Woods to collect Crystal Stones.

This was Han Ning’s plan.

He had to admit it: the Silver-Scaled Python wasn’t just faster than humans like them; it was even faster than Yin Yi.

After all, speed wasn’t Yin Yi’s strong suit.

Yin Yi’s specialty lay in acting like a turret, unleashing firepower from a distance.

Every volley of its Emerald Flower Thorns was like a dense cluster of missiles.

While it could fly, it was more like floating. Its flight speed was actually slower than its running speed on the ground.

Even the leader of the Iron-toothed Giant Snakes that had just died was arguably faster than Yin Yi when it turned into a silver storm, to say nothing of a fully evolved Silver-Scaled Python.

If the Silver-Scaled Python decided to bypass Yin Yi and attack the humans, then running would be pointless.

Unless they abandoned some of their classmates.

But that was something none of them would ever do.

’So... we might as well just dig up the Crystal Stones and get stronger.’

’Having Yin Yi absorb all the Energy alone to power up would be too conspicuous.’

’But if everyone’s Soul Beast absorbed the Crystal Stone’s Energy, it wouldn’t seem so out of place.’

’As for who absorbed more and who absorbed less, that would all depend on their individual constitutions.’

Han Ning thought for a moment and adjusted the plan again:

"Students who don’t have a gun or whose Silver Lotus Wood hasn’t reached its third mutation, fall back now. Go meet up with Dean Wu’s reinforcements. Everyone else, stay behind me."

"A Silver Lotus Wood that hasn’t reached its third mutation will be almost useless against the Silver-Scaled Python. If it gets caught in the crossfire, it’ll most likely be killed instantly. There’s no point in them staying here."

Seeing the others hesitate, Han Ning’s tone hardened.

Yin Yi could casually one-shot these Iron-toothed Giant Snakes. By that same token, the Silver-Scaled Python could just as easily eliminate any Silver Lotus Wood blocking its path.

A third-mutation Silver Lotus Wood at least has a chance to block one attack!

The second-mutation ones are complete cannon fodder.

"Everyone listen to Han Ning! Those who don’t meet the requirements, fall back!" Lü Xiuning shouted.

Hearing Lü Xiuning’s loud shout, the students who didn’t meet the standard quickly left the scene, sprinting in the direction of the dormitory building.

The direction the Silver-Scaled Python’s sound came from was opposite to the direction of the dorms, so there was no need to worry about them running into danger.

Just then, the hissing of the Silver-Scaled Python grew even closer, now within about 200 meters.

Feeling the time was right, Han Ning shouted to Yin Yi and the Silver Lotus Woods digging for Crystal Stones, "Get back here!"

"Lingling!"

Yin Yi scurried back, carrying five grayish-white Crystal Stones in her vines.

The other ten Silver Lotus Woods each carried at least one Crystal Stone in their vines as well.

"Absorb them."

All the Silver Lotus Woods stuffed the Crystal Stones into their dense roots and began to absorb them.

In an instant, rays of grayish-white light shone from their bodies.

Han Ning, however, did things differently. He used his body to block everyone’s line of sight, cradled Yin Yi in his arms, and used his panel to completely absorb the Energy from all five Crystal Stones.

[Energy +13.34] [Energy +12] [Energy +11.1] [Energy +10.4] [Energy +20.34]

A total of 67.18 Energy.

To avoid hitting the Spiritual Energy cap and wasting points, Han Ning converted the Energy into Spiritual Attribute Points one at a time, rather than converting them all at once.

After he consecutively converted and added 10 Spiritual Attribute Points to Yin Yi’s data panel, the words "Current Spiritual Energy cap reached" appeared next to the Spiritual Ability Attribute.

Seeing that Spiritual Energy could not be increased any further, Han Ning had no choice but to convert the remaining Energy into Body Attribute Points and allocate them to its three physical stats.

[Race: Cuiwei Wood DemonGender: FemaleTalent: E+Level: Awakening Level I (1→200/600)Elemental Affinity (Wood): 17.2→25.2Ice: 0.23→0.73 (Increasing Spiritual Energy will automatically increase Elemental Affinity. The higher the base Elemental Affinity, the more significant the increase.)Talent: NoneAcquired Soul Techniques: Healing I (23/500), Emerald Flower Thorns I (55/500),Power: 8.13→9.13Body: 9.2→10.2Agility: 9.1→10.1Spiritual Energy: 28.22→38.22 (Current Body cap reached. To break through the cap, Body strength must be increased.)Remaining Energy: 1.2 (For the current Soul Beast, every 3 points of Energy can be converted into 1 Body Attribute Point or 0.5 Spiritual Attribute Points)]

Because Han Ning was using the system’s energy, unlike the grayish-white light from the others, a rich, emerald-green light began to envelop Yin Yi’s body.

He was just debating whether to have Yin Yi consume the energy-depleted Crystal Stone to increase her Metal Element Affinity.

Yin Yi was already holding a Crystal Stone, wrapping it with her Vine Whip.

At the same time, a line of small text appeared before him: [For each additional Elemental Affinity the current Soul Beast acquires, the absorption efficiency for that Elemental Affinity is reduced by 70%].

’That’s equivalent to only 30% effectiveness... I’d better forget it.’

This information instantly made Han Ning give up the idea of adding the Metal Attribute to Yin Yi.

’The Crystal Stone wrapped in her Vine Whip will just be a waste, then.’

[Gold Element Affinity +0.03]

Suddenly, a heavy scraping sound came from up ahead, like a massive weight plowing through the earth.

"It’s here!"

Han Ning immediately dismissed the panel and placed Yin Yi on the ground.

Yin Yi’s body had grown by two or three centimeters, and a few barely visible patterns had appeared on the emerald leaves of her main trunk.

CRASH!

A massive python, about ten meters long and shimmering with a silvery-white luster, burst through the white mist. It smashed through the bushes in its path, charging violently from fifty meters to the northwest.

"HISSSSSS!!"

The rapidly slithering Silver-Scaled Python immediately spotted the snake corpses scattered on the ground before Han Ning and the others. It instantly let out a piercing hiss.

The piercing sound wave spread out, instantly making everyone’s hair stand on end as an indescribable feeling of nausea washed over them.