Conquer the game world

Chapter 55 Blackwater Pond

"drink"

With a flash of sword light, Ye Feng's longsword swept across, and a red-skinned wild boar in front of him fell to the ground.

It has been three days since Ye Feng and Bei Linhan left Xingyue City.

Ye Feng followed Bei Linhan and discovered many places that were not in the original game.

For example, in the game before, this place was just a dead end, but now Ye Feng has discovered that there are also passageways in these places. It seems that this world is much bigger than Ye Feng imagined.

Not long ago, Ye Feng and Bei Linhan finally arrived at the outer edge of the Monster Forest.

After entering the outer reaches of the Monster Forest, you will gradually start to encounter some weak beasts and other monsters.

Throughout the journey, Bei Linhan clearly treated Ye Feng as her personal henchman, showing no intention of taking action herself. Ye Feng, in turn, was happy to serve as her henchman for the sake of experience.

According to Bei Linhan, the Blackwater Pond that Ye Feng and his group were going to was just a place on the outskirts of the Monster Forest.

Therefore, Belinhan decided to go around the outer edge of the Monster Forest to Blackwater Pond, preferring to take a longer route rather than venture deep into the Monster Mountain Range. As for flying, that would be making herself a target.

Ye Feng wanted to go deeper into the Forest of Monsters to see what was going on, but unfortunately, he was just a follower and could only accompany Bei Linhan on a detour.

Fortunately, the journey wasn't too long, and the two arrived at their destination quickly.

"One-Eye, it looks like they've definitely entered the Monster Forest." On the outskirts of the Monster Forest, the bald man said from the side; it was One-Eye and his group who had been chasing after them.

At the same time, there were two elderly men beside them, both of whom were martial artists at the Agility level. It seems that for safety reasons, two more experts were brought along.

"Separately search the outer perimeter and find their whereabouts as soon as possible," One-Eye ordered. At the same time, the four of them quickly dispersed to search for Ye Feng. In One-Eye's opinion, Ye Feng and his companion would definitely not choose to venture deep into the Monster Forest.

"This is the black pond." Ye Feng asked, looking at the pond in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Ye Feng originally thought that the Black Pond should be a black pool of water, and that apart from being able to tell that it was water, he could not see anything inside the pool at all.

Unexpectedly, the water in the pond was exceptionally clear, which made Ye Feng suspicious.

“Don’t be fooled by its current appearance.” Bei Linhan noticed Ye Feng’s confusion and explained, “Blackwater Pond used to be completely black. There were even cases where people accidentally fell in and never came out again, which is why it was named Blackwater Pond.”

"So what's the situation now?" Ye Feng pointed to the clear water in front of him, thinking that the water was probably drinkable.

“I don’t know. I heard it’s been like this ever since that hydra came,” Beryl Han said. “But don’t be fooled by appearances. The water in this pool looks very clear, but I heard it can hide the hydra’s tracks. Once that guy dives into the water, it won’t be able to be found.”

After a pause, seemingly worried that Ye Feng might not be taking it seriously enough, Bei Linhan continued, "Perhaps the Hydra is currently in the shallow part of the pond, but we just can't see it. That's why the Hydra has been here for so long, and no one has been able to kill it."

"I see." Ye Feng finally understood what Bei Linhan meant. It turned out that the clarity of the pond in front of him was just an illusion. Who knew what dangers were inside?

"Those purple ones by the pond must be the Purple Mother Lotus you mentioned." The number of Purple Mother Lotuses by the Black Pond was far greater than Ye Feng had imagined. Ye Feng originally thought that such a useful thing would be snatched up by everyone, and even if there were any, there wouldn't be many left.

“That’s right, that’s also what Hydra likes the most, which is why it stays here and won’t leave.” Seemingly noticing Ye Feng’s confusion, Bei Linhan continued to explain, “There have been many Purple Mother Lotuses here for a long time. After people discovered their wonderful uses, they were all snatched up, but soon after, the place would be full of Purple Mother Lotuses again. No one knows exactly why.”

"While the Purple Mother Lotus is quite effective, it seems to lose its effect after a single use. Furthermore, its inability to be preserved makes it impossible for people to harvest and sell. Over time, this place has become an adventure destination that martial artists must visit," said Bei Linhan. "Any martial artist who feels strong enough will come here to harvest some Purple Mother Lotus. However, the hydra in the Blackwater Pond is not to be trifled with. Generally, only martial artists at least at the ninth level of the Spirit Light realm will be safe."

“Wait a minute,” Ye Feng suddenly said, “So, you should have already taken the Purple Lotus a long time ago, right?”

“Of course, I was escorted here by my family to pick the Purple Mother Lotus when I was at the ninth level of the Spirit Light Realm,” Bei Linhan replied.

"Then why did you make me come with you to pick purple lotus?" Ye Feng was speechless.

“Did I say I was going to take it?” Belinhan said. “I’ve done my research. You only recently arrived in Starmoon City, right? You didn’t even know the way when you first came. I suppose you’ve never taken this Purple Mother Lotus before.”

"Indeed, there isn't any, but you traded the Flame Crystal for me to come and keep you company just so I could take the Purple Mother Lotus?" Ye Feng said strangely. He didn't think it was a good thing, and there might be more trouble waiting for him later.

"What? You can't?" Bei Linhan glared at Ye Feng and said, "Anyway, you agreed to come out and keep me company, so I can do whatever I want."

"Uh..." Ye Feng had expected Bei Linhan to make other difficult requests, after all, he was prepared to deal with such tactics. However, Bei Linhan showed no intention of asking him to do anything else, leaving Ye Feng momentarily speechless. "Be careful when you're picking later, watch out for the Hydra's sneak attacks. Don't expect me to help you," Bei Linhan said, seeing Ye Feng's silence.

“Miss Bei has helped so much, and now she’s brought me here. How could I possibly ask you to help?” Ye Feng replied. “If I need your help with a mere Hydra, wouldn’t I lose face?”

"Alright, stop dawdling and go quickly."

"Hey. Do you have to talk like that? You're so cute when you're being adorable." Ye Feng's goodwill towards Bei Linhan had greatly increased at this moment, and he had already come to regard Bei Linhan as a friend from the bottom of his heart, so he said jokingly.

"Get out...go now!" Belinhan sneered and cursed.

Without saying anything more, Ye Feng went to the Blackwater Pond and prepared to start picking Purple Lotus.

“The biggest one is the ripest, you idiot,” Berylhan’s voice came again.

"So fussy," Ye Feng muttered, but he still gave up on the smaller Purple Mother Lotus next to him, which was quite far from the Blackwater Pond, and instead chose the one that looked the largest. This Purple Mother Lotus was very close to the edge of the pond.

As he approached, Ye Feng also kept a close eye on the movements of the Blackwater Pond.

Sure enough, as Ye Feng approached the Purple Lotus, the tranquil Blackwater Pond suddenly stirred. At the same time, a nine-headed water snake burst out of the pond, one head lunging at Ye Feng, while the other heads seemed eager to pounce.

The head that lunged at Ye Feng revealed its teeth, which Ye Feng noticed were green. Based on his experience, he knew they were poisonous.

Meanwhile, two other heads emerged from their mouths, ready to attack Ye Feng at any moment.

Seeing the situation before him, Ye Feng showed no fear. He first nimbly dodged the sneak attack from one of the heads, and at the same time, he drew his longsword and slashed at the head of the hydra.

At the same moment Ye Feng dodged the attack, two more fireballs prepared by Hydra also landed. These two attacks were obviously based on Ye Feng's dodging position, and the attacks arrived in front of Ye Feng immediately after he dodged.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Feng would have had to abandon his attack and continue dodging. In that case, the Nine-Headed Serpent's attacks would have been relentless, leaving Ye Feng helpless.

However, facing the attack that was about to land on him, Ye Feng neither dodged nor avoided it, and the movement of his long sword in his hand did not stop at all.

"Roar"

Ye Feng slashed down with his longsword, severing one of the hydra's heads. The hydra let out a scream, and its subsequent attacks ceased.

Ye Feng, who was hit by the fireball, was also caught in an explosion.

After the explosion, Ye Feng still stood there. Apart from the damage to the surrounding flowers, plants, and purple lotus, which indicated the accident, there was no sign of any injury from the explosion on Ye Feng's body.

"Your attack is still too weak," Ye Feng said smugly. Just before the attack arrived, Ye Feng used a defensive shield skill to block it. The shield effectively blocked the attack, and Ye Feng was able to cut off one of the Hydra's heads without taking any damage.

Just as Ye Feng grabbed his longsword, preparing to attack the Hydra, the Hydra roared and ignored Ye Feng, quickly disappearing into the black water pool.

"You coward, damn it!" Ye Feng stomped on one of the Hydra's heads that had been left there, shouting as he did so.

"Stop showing off. It's just a weak hydra, what's so great about it?" Belinhan chimed in, trying to put him down. "Hurry up, this hydra has a strong regenerative ability in the Blackwater Pond. Even if it loses a head, it can grow back very quickly."

"Damn, this is insane!" Ye Feng cursed.

Just as Ye Feng was battling the Hydra, One-Eyed and Baldy arrived nearby with two old men.

"These two actually came to pick purple lotus, it's been a long time since I've been looking for them," the bald man said viciously. The four of them had split up to search, and it was only with great difficulty that they finally found the two picking purple lotus in the Blackwater Pond.

"Baldy, is the poison on the throwing knife ready? It's up to you. If you can take care of it in one go, we won't have to worry about anything else," One-Eyed said to Baldy.

"Don't worry, I don't believe this kid can dodge my throwing knife," the bald man said confidently.

"Wait a minute, wait until he's about to pick the purple lotus before you make your move," the one-eyed man said cautiously to the bald man.

The bald man withdrew his hand that was about to make a move. Although he disagreed with the one-eyed man's caution, he still did not choose to act rashly.

(End of this chapter)