Chapter 154 Soul Devouring Insect

The special nature of the [Investigator] profession is beyond doubt.

Perhaps because it involves indescribable things, or strange containment objects, the characteristics of investigators after each stage of promotion tend to be mysterious, making it difficult to figure out the actual effect.

Especially this time's anchoring of the mind.

What is the "specific target" that can be used as a mind image for visualization, and how is the visualization carried out?

Being well-informed and knowledgeable can certainly allow Yu Ke to achieve twice the result with half the effort when learning various skills, provided that he knows how to learn.

There is no way to contact the outside world in the cave, so Yu Ke temporarily put aside the idea of ​​studying new characteristics.

Anyway, the characteristics are already in hand, and it is not too late to learn about them through other channels after getting out. He does not understand, but it does not mean that others do not understand.

With Yu Ke's current status as a special consultant, it is easy to get some information support from the Disaster Prevention Bureau.

One of the two preset goals has been completed.

The most important thing at the moment is to find out the whereabouts of the flying insects transformed from souls.

At this moment, a light red flare burst out from a depth of several dozen meters under his feet.

This was the code agreed upon in advance by Yu Ke and the Disaster Prevention Bureau. If the expedition team found a powerful beast that might manifest its soul, they would inform him of its specific location with a flare, and he would rush over to help as soon as possible.

Because today was the opening day of the secret cave, the official expedition team got up early like Yu Ke, in order to seize the unexplored area before the civilian hunters.

You should know that the beasts and spiritual plants that Yu Ke looked down upon are almost things that can change their fate in the eyes of ordinary people. Even in the official expedition team, there are many special forces who want to take advantage of this opportunity to become extraordinary.

According to Anseli, the patrol team and special service department of the Forestry Defense Bureau and the Disaster Prevention Bureau made a lot of noise in order to grab the quota.

"Feng Ling, come here!"

Stepping on the tree roots and looking at the situation below, Yu Ke called out.

Feng Ling, who was enjoying the prey, swallowed the round crown in his mouth and ran back to Yu Ke. His calf-sized body was already quite heavy, but in the latter's hands, it was still like a rag doll.

He jumped down holding Feng Ling by the back of his neck, changing directions one after another with the help of tree roots and vines.

The trait of calculation and analysis can often play an extremely good effect in complex environments. Yu Ke only needs to take a glance to judge his foothold, and he can immediately estimate how to get there and how much effort he needs to change direction in the air.

The cave environment, which requires extra caution for many hunting groups, does not cause much obstacles to him.

He rushed to the vicinity of the battle scene at a very fast speed.

Gunshots and shouts came from not far away. Yu Ke soon saw the centipede beast fighting fiercely with the expedition team a few dozen meters away. Its body length exceeded 15 meters and it was covered with a brown-red shell, which easily resisted the firepower of firearms.

Hundreds of limbs were wriggling rapidly, making it rush around the tree roots like a runaway train. The front mouthparts were even more ferocious, constantly spewing out clumps of acid in all directions. Even the extraordinary people in the expedition team did not dare to approach it casually.

There were many fierce beasts in the secret realm of the cave. There were still many wolf-level and even tiger-level beasts living below the two-headed dragon. This was also the main reason why hunters flocked to it.

On the other hand, the expedition team also responded in a methodical way. After all, they were all fully armed elite team members. If they could not confront head-on, they would use deep jet backpacks to constantly adjust their positions and pull the giant centipede.

As long as they were given time and paid the price of two to three casualties, the expedition team should be able to successfully hunt this centipede, which should be at the lower level of the tiger.

But now with Yu Ke's strong intervention, the situation is completely different.

Without any unnecessary nonsense, Yu Ke threw the wind chime to a nearby safe area, took out the blackthorn bow and arrows, and shot three explosive arrows directly at the centipede's head, causing damage to it while attracting its attention to himself.

The hunting seal was then activated, forcibly hunting the centipede's various attributes and weakening its defense.

Retracting the bow and arrow, Yu Ke approached with the Leviathan Axe, and after a few rounds of fighting, he cut off the claws on both sides of the centipede's mouthparts, and then used the old tactics he had used to deal with the two-headed dragon before, relying on his agility to easily play with the latter.

When enough attributes were hunted, Yu Ke easily killed the centipede under the cover of the expedition team members.

The whole process took no more than five minutes, and Yu Ke was unscathed. Ordinary tiger-level beasts no longer posed any threat to him now.

The nearby expedition team members were stunned.

Although I had seen Yu Ke's hunting methods in the hunting log series of videos, it was another matter to witness it up close.

Yu Ke stepped on the shell on the back of the centipede and locked his sight on its head until the fluorescent white fluid energy emerged.

As expected, Ansai Li's speculation was correct.

Only when the fierce beasts with strong strength reach a certain level of strength die will the soul materialize.

This time Yu Ke was in good condition, he would not miss the opportunity again, and he almost got close to the soul at the same time when it gathered, and observed carefully. The feature of checking for omissions and filling in the gaps did not disappoint Yu Ke, and he quickly gave the corresponding information.

Soul Devouring Insects: The alien insects that live in powerful creatures will collect soul energy and return to their bodies after their death.

The white flying insects gradually took shape, looking strangely beautiful, but Yu Ke, who knew the information by checking the gaps, could not help but frown.

He originally guessed that the soul flying insects were a unique phenomenon in the secret cave, but the result now clearly told him that there seemed to be a more terrifying existence than the two-headed dragon hidden in the cave.

The ability of the other party to parasitize the soul devouring insect eggs in the bodies of these fierce beasts without knowing it is enough to see the other party's ability.

Fortunately, they are quite picky about their choice of targets. Most humans are obviously not "powerful creatures". Yu Ke has the protection of the forest spirit, so he doesn't have to worry too much.

The condensed soul devouring insect flapped its wings and tried to return to its body.

Yu Ke did not stop it. He wanted to take this opportunity to follow the clues and track down the alien insect body hiding in the dark.

"Feng Ling, stay here and wait for me. Don't run around."

It will take a long time for the exploration team to deal with the corpse of the giant centipede. It is safe enough for Feng Ling to stay here.

Yu Ke chased the soul-eating worm and quickly shuttled between the intricate roots and vines. At this time, the agility of the golden quality and the unreasonable recovery ability in the wilderness came in handy.

After a long period of high-speed running, plus crossing obstacles, jumping up and down, ordinary extraordinary people would probably cough up their lungs, but Yu Ke was the outlier, and he followed the soul-eating worm on his two legs.

As time went by, Yu Ke noticed that his position was constantly decreasing, and the soul-eating worm was about to fly directly to the bottom of the cave.

Since it has already followed here, there is no such thing as giving up halfway.

After a brief thought, Yu Ke gritted his teeth and continued to follow the soul-eating worm, coming to a depth of hundreds of meters from the surface.

It was at this time that Yu Ke was surprised to find that the bottom of the cave was not a thick layer of soil as he had imagined. A large number of mushrooms of various shapes covered most of the area, vaguely forming a mushroom forest, which was also mixed with tree roots and vines.

Not only that, inside these lush vegetation, there was actually a dense water network, extending to all directions at the bottom of the cave, and the target of the soul-eating worm seemed to be in it!

It was normal to think about it carefully. There were so many animals and plants in the secret realm of the cave. If there was not enough water, such a special ecology would not be possible.

"Humph, you want to get rid of me by taking in water, you underestimate me too much!"

Relying on the characteristics of the trophy, Yu Ke's main goal was an all-round, hexagonal development.

Seeing the soul-eating worm fall into the water, Yu Ke continued to track it on the water flow. The white worm body was particularly eye-catching, and it was not difficult to capture its trajectory.

However, after tracking forward for hundreds of meters, the real obstacle still appeared. The Soul Eater flowed directly into the depths of the rock wall at the edge of the cave along the underground dark river. If Yu Ke wanted to continue tracking, he had to dive into the water.

No one knew what was under the rock wall, so he rushed in.

Seeing that he was about to hit the rock wall, Yu Ke didn't care to think too much. He looked at the time on his watch, took a deep breath, and plunged into the dark river. He set a time for himself and only continued to chase for three minutes.

If the location of the Soul Eater body is still not found, then retreat and give up temporarily.

Your own safety is always the first priority.

The Fubo quality allows Yu Ke to breathe in the water for a long time. Turn on the lights on both sides of the helmet, the deep water flows by his side, and occasionally some strange aquatic creatures flash by in his field of vision.

Yu Ke's sight is always locked on the Soul Eater in front of him, and at the same time, he spreads his perception to the extreme. The forest spirit also assists in vigilance to ensure that no water beasts nearby will approach and attack.

After diving about 200 meters, Yu Ke noticed a faint light ahead. Just as he was curiously preparing to continue chasing, a warning from the forest spirit suddenly came to his mind.

"Go back! Now!"

His body suddenly froze, and Yu Ke turned around without saying a word.

Although he didn't know the specific reason, Yu Ke trusted the forest spirit's warning 100%.

If it said you couldn't enter, you really couldn't enter!

At this time, Yu Ke didn't care about the soul-eating insect, and quickly returned to the secret cave along the dark river.

After surfacing and taking a breath, Yu Ke, who had recovered somewhat, couldn't help but wipe his face and sighed helplessly,

"This trip is completely in vain."

After chasing for so long, and seeing that he was about to find the body of the Soul Devourer, he gave up at the last minute. No one would be willing to give up. Yu Ke asked the forest spirit in his mind what it had sensed inside that made it so eager to let him leave.

"The power that blocked my perception. The spirit, the breath is a bit messy. A powerful existence!"

The answer of the forest spirit made Yu Ke's movements freeze in place. His scalp suddenly felt numb like an electric shock, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

Yes, I should have thought of it earlier!

Since the discovery of the cave under the giant vine forest, the forest spirit's perception has been hindered. Even if it goes deep into the cave, the information it can sense is still extremely limited. This kind of situation of being constrained everywhere is unprecedented.

You have to know that this is the Mirror Lake Forest, where the forest spirit has protected for thousands of years. It can easily lock the distorted beasts in the depths of the Mirror Lake Forest and find the distorted network in the water. Normally, how could it not be able to explore smoothly in the cave?

The only one who can stop the will of the forest spirit is another being of the same level!

In other words, Yu Ke almost broke into a place where the will of the gods might be entrenched. Fortunately, the forest spirit had some sense, otherwise he really didn't know what he would encounter.

With his current strength, it might be easy and enjoyable to venture into the cave.

However, facing a being of Sen Ling's level, he might not know how he died. Thinking of this, Yu Ke asked again and again, "Who is it? What is it hiding in there for? Is the Soul Devourer another god?" "I didn't get a response. It is in a sleeping state, or it is sealed like me and has not yet awakened. It's just that the area is still shrouded by its will. If you break in, you will be attacked. With your current soul strength, you can't bear it." Sen Ling's answer was quite direct. Yu Ke quickly realized that the existence of the underground cave secret realm was probably due to the overflow of the power of that god, and its current state was probably similar to Sen Ling's previous situation. It can only passively defend and cannot take the initiative to attack. Otherwise, these intruders would have been cleared out long ago. Thinking about it this way, the Soul Devourer might also be created by it, collecting the souls of fierce beasts everywhere to create conditions for its own awakening? The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high. Yu Ke turned back to the place where he had dived deep before. After confirming that he had left no traces nearby, he hurried back to the upper level of the cave to prevent anyone from knowing that he had been here.

Yu Ke had no intention of disturbing the other party for the time being. Perhaps when his strength becomes stronger in the future and his soul strength is strong enough to withstand the defensive power arranged by the gods outside the sleeping area, he will try to find out.

As for now.

Regardless of whether the gods sleeping in the depths of the secret realm of the cave are good or bad, it is the best choice to let them continue to sleep.

On the way back to the upper level of the cave, Yu Ke's mind still couldn't help but recall the soul-eating insects and the situation in the dark river.

The experience of the [Investigator] profession has skyrocketed by a lot, close to 10%, which is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Yu Ke, and it also shows that the powerful existence sleeping on the other side of the dark river is by no means ordinary.

Not only that, this chase seems to have no substantial gains except for the experience points.

In fact, the place where the suspected gods are sleeping is itself a huge hidden treasure!

What is the purpose of the Disaster Prevention Bureau and the major consortiums in Beijing and Hangzhou organizing archaeological teams to go to the ruins in the mountains all day long?

In a nutshell, they want to find all kinds of extraordinary things in the ruins.

What ruins can be compared with the place where the gods sleep?

If the secret realm of the underground cave is just a creation of part of its power overflowing.

Then what should the space where its body is located be like?

To put it bluntly, what Yu Ke lacks now is just the key to open the treasure, that is, his own strength!