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A few minutes later, the insect captain stopped in front of a swamp.

Xiao Yun jumped down and looked at the rotten land in front of him, which was soaked in purplish-black slime.

The air was filled with a pungent, putrid stench, and occasionally a few bubbles would rise from the depths of the mud, bursting and splashing out specks of purple light.

"This is it? Chairman Xiao, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Jing Feiwan covered her nose, her brows furrowed:

"This place doesn't look like a place with an antidote at all; it's more like—"

septic tank...

Upon hearing these three words, Jing Feiwan's face turned pale, and she suddenly felt nauseous.

Beside him, Xiao Yun seemed to have seen through her thoughts and affirmed:

"Minister Jing guessed correctly. This swamp was formed from the excrement of the amethyst scorpion swarm. The inert magical substance contained within it can combat crystallization disease."

"Ugh—it's disgusting, do you really have to say it out loud?"

Jing Feiwan gagged, slapped his arm, and scolded him irritably:

"You took advantage of your sister the whole way, and now you want to disgust me? You little man, you're so wicked."

Xiao Yun's lips curled into a wicked smile, which he then instantly suppressed.

"Okay, enough joking. Actually, our target isn't this swamp, but the short-legged termites inside."

"Short-legged termites feed on this sludge. During digestion, they excrete toxins and store the purest inert energy in their bodies. Therefore, only their corpses are needed for medicine."

After hearing Xiao Yun's explanation, Jing Feiwan's expression softened considerably, and Ji Mingyu and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it's not red stone...

Xiao Yun smiled, stepped forward, and quietly looked into the depths of the swamp.

There was a rustling sound, but nothing was visible.

A moment later, he squatted down and gently tapped the ground with his hand.

Knock knock knock—

A hollow echo came.

"Underground."

He stood up and looked at Wang Tianyuan:

"Ah Yuan, fire a few shots in that direction, I'll add fire to them."

Wang Tianyuan nodded, created a clone, and drew his bow to shoot an arrow.

shhhhh--

The arrows, wreathed in flames, plunged into the depths of the swamp like a continuous rain of fire.

boom!

Flames exploded, and mud splattered everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, a piercing hissing sound came from underground.

rustling sounds—rustling sounds—

The swamp began to churn, and countless white figures emerged from the mud.

Those are ants.

Each one is about the size of a palm, pure white, and covered with barbs on its six legs.

The strangest thing is that their legs are extremely short, so short that they are almost invisible, and their whole body looks like a white ball of flesh rolling on the ground.

Short-legged termites

[Rank: Ninth Sequence ~ Eighth Sequence]

[Talents: Corrosive Saliva (F), Group Perception (E)]

[Description: Low-level organisms living in swamps, feeding on decaying matter. Their bodies contain a special enzyme that can neutralize the crystallizing effects of amethyst veins.]

"These are them!"

Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, but the others all looked rather grim.

Is this thing... definitely not a district?

Jing Feiwan felt a churning sensation in her stomach, and all her fighting spirit vanished.

But before them, the disturbed termite swarm had already launched an attack.

Amidst the hissing, thousands of termites surged forth like a white tide, their presence corroding the mud with a sizzling sound.

Holy crap!

Wang Tianyuan's expression changed.

"So many!"

Zhong Mo subconsciously raised the wolf-headed hammer, glanced at the writhing white wave, and suddenly fell silent.

The image of a wolf-headed hammer smashing into a short-legged termite, its juices splattering everywhere, subconsciously flashed through his mind.

Zhong Mo's lips twitched violently as he silently put away the heavy hammer and replaced it with an iron axe that was more than three meters long.

Ji Mingyu put away the Bible, wrapped the sleeves of his priest's robe tighter, and looked troubled.

The others hesitated to attack, fearing that the yellow and white paint would splatter all over them.

Xiao Yun smiled and waved his hand:

"No need to fight, retreat."

Everyone was stunned, as if granted a pardon, and quickly retreated.

The termite swarm chased for a distance, but when they realized they couldn't catch up, they stopped and burrowed back into the mud.

"They won't stray too far from the swamp."

Xiao Yun explained:

"These things aren't very powerful, but there are so many of them, and killing them is disgusting. However, we only want their corpses; we don't necessarily need to fight them."

"Then how do we do it?"

Ji Mingyu asked.

Xiao Yun did not answer, but looked at the few withered trees in the middle of the swamp.

The trees were completely dead, their trunks riddled with holes, clearly hollowed out by termites.

"I've got a solution."

He walked to the withered tree, raised his hand and waved it, activating [Unlimited] skill.

Blue and white magic, like threads, seeped into the holes of the dead tree, spreading and intertwining along those channels, eventually filling the entire interior of the dead tree.

"rise!"

Xiao Yun gave a low shout, and the threads of magic power suddenly tightened.

boom!

The entire dead tree was uprooted, bringing with it a large amount of mud and countless termites.

The termites fell from the tree roots in terror and rolled around in the mud.

"Alright, once it's burned to ashes, it can be used to make medicine."

Xiao Yun raised his hand, preparing to make it while it was still hot.

Upon seeing the short-legged termites covered in mud, Jing Feiwan's eyelids twitched, and he quickly stopped them:

"Wait, wait a minute."

As she spoke, a crystal ball appeared in her hand.

"Sparkling blue waters flow here!"

Jing Feiwan nodded:

"That's fine."

"Why go through all that trouble? It's all the same whether it's burned to ashes or not..."

Xiao Yun muttered something under his breath, ignoring Jing Feiwan's eye roll, and activated Eternal Blood.

sizzle-

Flames rose, and termites struggled and rolled in the flames, quickly turning into clumps of charred ashes.

Xiao Yun raised his hand and waved it, his magic power sweeping up the ashes and gathering them into the [Hand of Embers].

In just three minutes, a full five pounds of termite ash was obtained.

Xiao Yun took out the Spirit Spring and refined it into a potion according to the proportions given by the system.

"Who wants to try the medicine?"

Xiao Yun shook the yellowish-white liquid in the bottle, and everyone's faces turned pale. They shook their heads frantically and rushed to protect the others in front of them.

Xiao Yun smiled helplessly and had no choice but to taste the blandness himself.

He picked up the medicine and drank it all in one gulp. The thick liquid slid from his mouth into his stomach, carrying a slight burning sensation and a sour smell.

It tasted like swill that had been fermenting in the cafeteria for many days; the flavor was indescribable.

But then, a strange energy slowly appeared, forming an invisible protective film on the body surface.

"One bottle can provide immunity against crystallization for half an hour, and can also be used as an emergency to eliminate 10% of crystallization."

Xiao Yun nodded, confirming it was effective, and waved to the crowd behind him:

"Come and get yours, drink one bottle first, and each of you carry five more bottles with you for emergencies."

Everyone looked hesitant, but Xiao Yun had already set an example, so they could only pinch their noses and swallow the medicine.

After drinking it, everyone looked as uncomfortable as if they had eaten shit.

Surprisingly, Jing Feiwan, who was initially very opposed to it, hardly opposed it at all.

Even after drinking the medicine, her face was flushed, as if she were savoring the taste:

"Oh dear! I'm so hot! Chairman Xiao, did you add something extra to my food? It's so saccharine, I can't take it anymore! Chairman Xiao, please help me..."

Xiao Yun glanced at her and scolded her irritably:

"If you get a fever again, I'll throw you into the swamp to cool you down."

Jing Feiwan immediately composed herself, pursed her lips, and rolled her eyes:

"Hmph, so clueless about romance..."

……

Amethyst mine entrance.

The monkey, accompanied by several members of the Blue Wolf Guild, stood there, yawning listlessly.

"Brother Hou, do you think our guild leader and the others can take down that King-level scorpion?"

"Nonsense, the president is a seventh-ranked individual, and with Minister Ye added, two seventh-ranked individuals can't handle a beast?"

The monkey rolled its eyes.

"Just wait, when it grows out, we can get a share of the soup too."

"Where are those people from Utopia? They were just waiting here a moment ago, where did they go? Did they run away?"

"Heh, it's good that you ran away. There's no point in waiting here."

The monkey chuckled.

"They really think they can get something for nothing? When the guild leader comes out, we'll just throw some trash at them to get rid of them. What kind of Utopia is this? A C+ rank guild, they dare to try and associate with our Worry-Free Country?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint voice came from behind him.

"Oh? Is that so?"

The monkey froze, then suddenly turned around.

Xiao Yun had somehow appeared behind him, staring at him expressionlessly.

"President Xiao... President Xiao..."

The monkey's face turned pale, and its legs went weak.

Xiao Yun ignored him and simply led his team past him.

As he passed by, Wang Tianyuan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, brother, we'll give you more soup when we get out."

The monkey wanted to cry but had no tears.

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