Chapter Four Bloodthirsty Vine
Qin Yuan admitted that he was careless.
Even though this small crypt had been raided by kobolds, it was still not something that a little crypt spiderling like him could run through.
"Crack!"
Qin Yuan thought like this when he was knocked away by the bloodthirsty vines just after climbing over two ditches.
The bloodthirsty vine is a plant that acts on instinct. It likes to suck blood to survive and will attack all creatures within the attack range.
It sounds powerful, but when it can be used as medicine and can be used to refine blood-restoring potions, the tragic fate of this plant is determined.
Qin Yuan is very familiar with them.
[The malnourished bloodthirsty vine (white): a medicinal material that can be used to refine blood-restoring potions. However, since it has not known the taste of blood since birth, it is already withering and dying, making it difficult to doubt how many medicinal properties it still has. 】
At the bottom of the field of view, the system automatically searches and analyzes the database "a few years later" and draws conclusions.
Qin Yuan took out the corpse and ate it to restore the cracked carapace on his back. He was relieved to see the conclusion that the bloodthirsty vine was about to wither and die, and seemed to smell the smell of blood as he kept waving the vine and hitting the ground with a "pop" and "pop" sound.
It even made Qin Yuan feel happy.
Qin Yuan is a generous man. He decided to forgive this rash and rude person and decided to give him a chance.
After taking back the corpse, Qin Yuan entered the attack range of the bloodthirsty vine. "Bang", the carapace cracked again. However, when a familiar heat surged from the body to the carapace, Qin Yuan understood that he had done the right thing.
[After fierce whipping, your carapace has been tempered, hardness 1]
Combat enhancement can only be triggered when fighting with living creatures. For example, hitting a wall and training yourself will not work. Although the bloodthirsty vine is a medicinal herb, it has combat capabilities and is obviously treated as a monster in the system's view.
Qin Yuan, who was knocked out of the attack range of the Bloodthirsty Vine, was overjoyed. Looking at the Bloodthirsty Vine, it was like seeing countless "skill points"!
He recovered his strength by eating the few remaining corpses, feeling his slightly larger body and harder carapace, and entered the attack range of the bloodthirsty vine without hesitation.
"Pa!" As expected, the vine's attack came again, and the carapace cracked, but it was slightly smaller than the previous two times. Fortunately, when the second attack came, the heat flow came as expected.
[After fierce whipping, your carapace has been tempered, hardness 1]
Well done, Bloodthirsty Vine!
Qin Yuan praised him without hesitation.
...
Time passes.
Strengthening again and again, Qin Yuan's body expanded and strengthened at a speed visible to the naked eye. This was undoubtedly an addictive thing.
Although there was something wrong with the strengthening process, Qin Yuan was not a stickler for formality, and no one saw it anyway.
"Pa!" "Pa!" "Pa!" crisp sounds echoed. Qin Yuan kept adjusting the stress point to keep the vine's attack at one point. Finally, after dozens of times, the carapace cracked and heat flowed out.
[After dozens of feeble blows, your carapace cracked with difficulty, hardness 1]
Qin Yuan skillfully retreated, ate, and replenished his physical strength.
But something was different this time. After he ate the few remaining corpses, the hunger in his body did not dissipate. It continued to erode his consciousness and made him eat as soon as possible.
Qin Yuan was simply prepared and rushed forward without saying a word.
The attack of the bloodthirsty vine came as promised, but this time Qin Yuan did not stop, but rushed straight towards the root of the bloodthirsty vine that looked like a super-small carrot.
After another strengthening, even if the strengthening has not been completed, the attack of the vines is no longer enough to cause him any harm.
Qin Yuan was very sorry for this, as fate would eventually end.
[You eat a "white" bloodthirsty vine alive, your injuries will be healed, and your growth rate will be greatly accelerated. 】
He ate the rhizomes of the Bloodthirsty Vine in two or three mouthfuls without hesitation. After his hunger subsided, Qin Yuan's body also felt warm and exhausted. The Bloodthirsty Vine was clearly tonic.
Looking at the vine that had lost its body but was twitching a few times, Qin Yuan wanted to make a sympathetic expression, but he obviously wanted to make a face, and the spider's body did not allow him to make such an expression.
He was no longer a human being, but a spider. Qin Yuan sighed, lowered his head and ate the vines.
What is it like for a spider to eat a plant?
Qin Yuan didn't know about other plants yet, but the vines of the Bloodthirsty Vine reminded him of the taste of spicy strips. It was slightly spicy and chewy, and most importantly, it was not junk food, but rich in nutrients.
Chewing the health version of spicy strips, the pain caused by the strengthening in the body seems to have weakened a lot.
Different from the previous small intensification of soreness and swelling, this time's intensification is severe and painful, which shows that it is not a small incident.
In the end, when the strengthening was completed, Qin Yuan's size was already the size of an adult's thumb, which was more than four or five times larger than at the beginning. And this only took one night!
Qin Yuan could only say that his system was "horrible".
"Boom!" "Boom!" Qin Yuan took steps, and his carapace collided with the stone wall, making a dull sound.
"So hard?!" Feeling the hardness of his body at this time, Qin Yuan felt something was wrong.
Newly born burrowing spider babies are milky white, with thin and brittle carapace, but at this time Qin Yuan's whole body is a slightly dull gray-white color, and the carapace is deep and strong, making him look very safe.
But spiders have to shed their shells!
How can he shed his shell if he is so hard?!
Qin Yuan was stunned...
The environment of this cave is the same, with rocks, stone ditches, stone walls, stone pillars... If there was not a system to record the map, Qin Yuan doubted that he would get lost.
As Qin Yuan carefully explored, the fog on the map dissipated little by little.
It was not without dangers along the way. For example, when Qin Yuan crossed a ditch before, he saw a long red worm that was twisting and wriggling on the stone ground.
That voluptuous figure and plump figure make it hard not to salivate. However, when there is a bloody mouth underneath this delicious food, the feeling is not so wonderful.
Anyway, Qin Yuan turned around and left, changed direction, and marked a dark red skull on the map.
Crawling between the cracks in the stone slabs, I was careful and cautious, but I was also a bit lucky, and there were no surprises along the way.
Unfortunately, he still couldn't find a safer place. As the feeling of restraint on his body became stronger and stronger, he urgently needed to shed his shell.
Although theoretically speaking, he can continue to rely on the power of the system to grow taller without shedding his shell, but shedding his shell is a natural progression of life forms, and he will not only become more powerful, but also gain new abilities.
If you don’t shed white, you won’t shed! And what if there is stunted growth?!
Qin Yuan casually collected a few gray-backed beetles disguised as pebbles and put them into his backpack. Qin Yuan was a little helpless. He had to shed his shell, but the problem was that he lacked a safe place to shed his shell.
Although his carapace is now strengthened and very hard, his new carapace will be fragile for a period of time during the molting process.
Moreover, it will be difficult for him to move, and it will be difficult for him to deal with the dangers from the outside world. If a gray-backed beetle that he treats as food comes randomly, his life may be in danger, so he does not want to just find a place unless it is a last resort.
Molting, that's too dangerous.
But where is there a completely safe place in the underground cave?
Wait! What is that?
Chapter completed!