Chapter 102: Chapter 102: The Secret Technique of Stench: Hidden Dragon Soaring to Heaven! (Second Release)
At the foot of the mountain of the Profound Yellow Sect.
Dung Beetle crouched alone at the Mountain Gate, surrounded by the things he had brought. He couldn’t bring the stove down, so he had to build a new stove on site at the foot of the mountain. Such a skill did not stump him.
Players from the Construction Team, seeing this, began to joke around.
"Dung Beetle, are you really planning to stew poop?"
"Can you move a bit further away? We in the Construction Team probably can’t withstand this torment."
"We’re all on the same team. Why must we slaughter each other?"
"Damn, what is that thing in your jar? Quickly put it away, the smell is too overpowering!"
Dung Beetle ignored them and picked up a jar next to him. The moment he uncapped the jar, a heaven-piercing stench instantly burst forth. This stench was incredibly unique—not the smell from a toilet, but an indescribable foulness. No one knew how he’d concocted it, but the odor was indeed potent.
The next moment, he poured the intermingled black and yellow contents of the jar into the iron pot on the stove. The surrounding Construction Team players all recoiled, keeping their distance.
Biological weapon! Definitely a biological weapon! they thought.
Forget Junlin, Flourishing Flowers, or Morgana. Compared to Dung Beetle, they were nothing! The title of Top Player had to go to Dung Beetle; no one could compete with him! This was too much!
Dung Beetle, holding a long-handled iron spoon, controlled the fire while stirring the contents of the pot. From time to time, he would take a deep, appreciative sniff.
"AHHH—refreshing!" Dung Beetle laughed with satisfaction. "That’s the smell I want, pure indeed."
The Construction Team players were utterly bewildered.
"What the hell is this?"
"I thought *we* were twisted, but compared to you, we’re just a bunch of amateurs."
"Damn, my game is showing I’m poisoned!"
"Damn it, me too! This smell is actually toxic! Does anyone know how to detoxify?"
"There should be Life Players who specialize in potion-making. Let’s ask them! And it’s best to prepare more Detoxification Pills; I have a feeling something big is about to happen."
"Fuck, I can’t move anymore! Help me... help me!"
As the stench spread, three players from the Construction Team were directly poisoned to death by it. In contrast, Dung Beetle savored it with a smug look. Now, thanks to his extensive experience with self-administered poison testing, he could be said to have developed a constitution immune to all poisons. This was all small fry to him.
Just as he was stirring, a petite young lady carrying a Cyan Dragon Crescent Moon Saber walked past at the foot of the mountain. Upon smelling the stench, her face instantly turned deathly pale.
"GAG—"
The next moment, she stopped in her tracks, bent over, and began to retch uncontrollably.
What is so smelly? Did someone fall into a toilet and then get fermented by the sun?
"GAG—"
The young lady felt rooted to the spot. She glanced around and then saw the figure stirring something at the entrance of the Profound Yellow Sect.
Dung Beetle noticed her too. Seeing that the young lady was pretty and seemed to be heading towards their Profound Yellow Sect, he recalled the Sect Leader’s instructions: "Whenever you see such a woman, just splash her!"
Dung Beetle’s gaze instantly hardened with resolve. After stirring the concoction with his spoon a few times and confirming its viscosity was just right, he scooped up a spoonful and charged towards the young lady.
The young lady was completely baffled.
What’s going on? I haven’t done anything, have I? Why the hell are you charging at me, and what exactly is that stuff in the spoon?
This young lady was none other than Guan Guan Jujiu, one of the owners of the Nine Dragon Key and the sole survivor of the Guan family. Originally, she had planned to go to the Celestial Origin Mansion, as she had learned that news of the Nine Dragon Key had spread from the Nine Heavens Alliance within that prefecture. She had finally made it to Fengxiang Prefecture and was merely passing through on her way to the Celestial Origin Mansion. Little did she know she would encounter such a madman here.
"Take this move!" Dung Beetle bellowed, "Hidden Dragon Soaring to Heaven!"
With that, he fiercely flung the contents of his spoon, sending a black, viscous substance splattering outwards. Guan Guan Jujiu tried to dodge, but for some inexplicable reason, her legs gave out, and she collapsed to the ground.
The next moment, the black, viscous substance drenched her. From head to toe, she was covered in the stuff, and it carried a stench so foul it could drive one to despair!
"AH!!! GAG—"
Guan Guan Jujiu, a renowned heroine of the Jianghu, never imagined she would find herself in such a predicament.
"GAG—!"
Facing the foul smell, she couldn’t hold back any longer. Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she fainted dead away.
Dung Beetle, spoon in hand, approached to check if Guan Guan Jujiu was feigning unconsciousness. He poked her baby-fat cheek with the spoon but found no reaction at all.
Really passed out? Did the stuff I made turn out to be this powerful? That’s not right. I didn’t use actual feces this time but substituted it with stinky tofu; it shouldn’t have knocked someone out. Though, this NPC young lady is quite pretty. Her face is round and chubby, with tear stains at the corners of her eyes. She looks like the type who can take a beating.
After a moment’s hesitation, he pried the Cyan Dragon Crescent Moon Saber from Guan Guan Jujiu’s grasp and swung it at a nearby tree.
"CRACK!"
The tree trunk snapped cleanly, the cut surface smooth and even. Even Dung Beetle was shocked.
What’s with this? This great saber is so sharp, almost on par with Junlin’s Black Dragon Dagger! Excellent! I was just looking for a suitable weapon. I’ll borrow this for now.
Dung Beetle tied the Cyan Dragon Crescent Moon Saber to his back with a rope. Then, spoon in one hand and dragging Guan Guan Jujiu up the mountain by her collar with the other, he began his ascent. The poor young lady was dragged unceremoniously all the way up.
The people on the mountain also caught a whiff of the stench, but they couldn’t quite identify its source or nature. However, as Dung Beetle made his way up the mountain, the stench grew more pronounced.
"Damn, Dung Beetle, did you stew shit again?"
"Holy crap, this smell is absolutely lethal! It stinks so bad it could open its own door; it stinks to high heaven!"
"I can’t take it anymore! Someone save my life!"
"Detoxification Pill! Quick, give me a Detoxification Pill! I’m actually poisoned now!"
Now, Dung Beetle was like a walking, humanoid biological weapon. Actually, the potent odor was emanating from Guan Guan Jujiu, whom he was dragging, not from Dung Beetle himself. He had already capped his jar before starting up the mountain, so the worst of the smell now lingered primarily at the foot of the mountain.
"Sect Leader! Sect Leader! I’ve captured a woman and brought her back!" Dung Beetle bellowed towards the Great Hall. "It’s just like you said, a beautiful woman really came to our Profound Yellow Sect! I fought her for three hundred rounds, defeated her with my ’Hidden Dragon Soaring to Heaven,’ and even captured her alive!"