"You have killed a participant (Modern Civilization World)."
"You have obtained three Shard of God Stones."
"You have killed a participant (Steampunk World)."
"You have obtained two Shard of God Stones."
"For the first time completing the elimination of a Steampunk World participant, you receive a reward: Mechanical Scarab x1."
Mechanical Scarab (Weapon) (Blue): Crafted from the hollowed body of a giant scarab, Effect: Aerial Assault (The Mechanical Scarab can fly and fire at targets, its attacks imbued with divine energy, effective against demonic creatures).
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Bai Ye sprinted forward rapidly.
Passing by, he casually eliminated three individuals, earning five Shard of God Stones...
Completing the Forbidden Zone only required fifteen Shard of God Stones.
So, why wouldn't people be willing to fight?
Of course, while fighting was inevitable, the Forbidden Zone was irreplaceable. After all, the Forbidden Zone yielded other items that could be used to increase one's strength.
Furthermore, speaking from another perspective, the existence of the Forbidden Zone, in a way, was meant to gather people and force them to draw their swords against each other.
As Bai Ye mused, he suddenly sensed something and abruptly halted.
Bai Ye quickly looked up towards the sky. The surroundings were filled with towering trees, their branches and leaves so dense they obscured the sky, allowing only faint glimpses of light.
This was also why the Spider Demon family lived here.
Even during the day, sunlight struggled to penetrate the surrounding trees and reach the ground on Mount Natagumo.
And as Bai Ye looked up...
Shadows suddenly appeared above, falling from the treetops.
Bai Ye couldn't help but smile.
"It seems I'm right," Bai Ye murmured. "It should be nearby."
While his mind was occupied, his hands were swift.
The Nanming Lihuo Sword was unsheathed, and as Bai Ye formed a sword incantation, the Nanming Lihuo Sword transformed into a streak of rainbow light, piercing towards the sky.
The sword sang out with sharp cries!
As it swept through the air, the falling shadows were continuously sliced apart, tumbling to the ground.
These shadows were, in fact, numerous, multicolored spiders, each as large as a washbasin.
There were over a hundred of these spiders. Their sudden descent was quite terrifying.
However, these spiders could not breach the defense of the Nanming Lihuo Sword. Accompanied by the rainbow streak in the sky, the spiders were already shattered before they could even touch the ground.
Bai Ye did not stop. He continued to run forward, retracting the Nanming Lihuo Sword with one hand.
Simultaneously, Bai Ye began to carefully examine his surroundings.
The Spider Demon family consisted of five members: parents and three children.
If Bai Ye remembered correctly, this area was the territory occupied by the eldest brother of the Spider Demon family, and there was also an injured Demon Slayer present here.
Defeating the Spider Demon and rescuing the Demon Slayer would complete two Forbidden Zone missions.
The problem was, although Bai Ye had vivid memories of Mount Natagumo, it was from his previous life.
He remembered the general route without issue, but recalling the precise locations of the Spider Demons and the injured Demon Slayer was too much to ask of Bai Ye.
Therefore, Bai Ye could only determine the general area and then search.
And it was at this moment...
*Zzzt!*
A sound of intense electrical current surging suddenly came from ahead.
Bai Ye couldn't help but stop and look forward.
Deep within the mountain forest, a patch of orange-yellow light suddenly bloomed. Then, accompanied by the sound of strong electrical currents...
A bolt of orange-yellow lightning rose from the ground, soaring over the surrounding towering trees and straight into the clouds.
Bai Ye grinned. He had found it!
Bai Ye sped up again, rapidly traversing the forest. He leaped over a patch of bushes and then saw a Demon Slayer, clad in orange and with orange-yellow hair, slumped beneath a large tree.
The Demon Slayer had no visible wounds, but showed clear signs of poisoning.
His face and arms had turned a bruised, purplish-blue due to the poison.
And the perpetrator...
Bai Ye looked upwards!
The treetops were covered in spider silk, woven into a massive web.
And in the center of the web...
Was a Spider Demon!
The Spider Demon's body was that of a large, multicolored spider the size of a millstone, but it had a human head.
Short white hair, skin as pale as if coated in lime, and red markings resembling spider eyes on its face.
The elder brother of the Spider Demon family!
As Bai Ye appeared, the Spider Demon also noticed his presence. It crawled on the web, slowly turning its body.
"Another one. Looks like my food has increased."
Bai Ye ignored the creature and went directly to the Demon Slayer's side. He checked the Demon Slayer's breathing, confirming he was not dead, then used his sword to cut open his arm.
Blood flowed out, but it was not bright red; instead, it was poisonous, dark purple.
Bai Ye opened his mouth and began to suck the poisonous blood from the Demon Slayer's arm.
The Spider Demon paused, then burst into laughter. "So, you're an idiot who doesn't know when to die. Do you think this will save him? No, you can't save him. Not only can't you save him, but you'll also die from poisoning."
*Ptooey!*
Bai Ye spat out the poisonous blood, annoyed. "So noisy!"
The moment Bai Ye spoke, he casually tossed the Nanming Lihuo Sword into the air.
The Nanming Lihuo Sword instantly transformed into a streak of rainbow light, soaring upwards.
The might erupting in that instant, and the sharpness exploding from the flying sword, startled the Spider Demon. It quickly leaped to the side, spitting out silk and suspending itself from a nearby tree.
The next moment, the rainbow streak passed.
The spider web was instantly pierced with a large hole, and the strands of silk clinging to the surrounding trees were severed.
The Spider Demon was shocked. Its spider silk was no ordinary silk; each strand was as tough as iron, and ordinary swords could hardly cut it.
The Spider Demon looked at Bai Ye and said sternly, "Who are you? Are you one of the Nine Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps?"
Bai Ye still ignored the Spider Demon, continuing to suck the poisonous blood from the Demon Slayer until the flowing blood was no longer purple but a vibrant crimson. Only then did Bai Ye wipe his mouth and stand up.
The guy's life was saved.
Next, he had to deal with that noisy fellow.
As Bai Ye thought this, he turned around and looked at the Spider Demon, saying, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you're about to die."
The Spider Demon was taken aback, then burst into laughter. "So arrogant! You don't even know death is upon you. You'll be poisoned soon, just like that little demon beside you."
"Perhaps!"
Bai Ye shrugged indifferently and then snapped his fingers.
The Nanming Lihuo Sword immediately vibrated.
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