Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Chapter 26 Wilderness Area, I'm Here!

The next day.

on the plane.

Jiang Lan sat in her seat and turned to look around.

Zhuge Tao's plane looked much simpler than the one Yao Rao was flying.

This plane is more similar to the commercial airliner Jiang Lan lived in her previous life, with only a few simple rows of seats.

Ahead, a pilot was flying the plane, while Zhuge Tao sat next to Jiang Lan and said:

"You haven't forgotten what I just told you, have you?"

Jiang Lan sighed helplessly. She hadn't realized before that Zhuge Tao was acting like a mother hen.

"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten."

"That's good." Zhuge Tao continued, "We'll be on the outskirts of county-level city 0201 soon, so get ready."

"OK."

"This place is close to the supply base, so it'll be easy to call for help if anything happens. Don't forget to call for help if you encounter danger!"

Jiang Lan: "..."

Can't you wish me something better?

"Supervisor, there's a flying monster ahead. We can't continue flying." The pilot's voice came from the cockpit at the front of the cabin.

Zhuge Tao frowned slightly. "How far are we from county-level city number 0201?"

"According to radar, there are still seventeen kilometers to go."

"This..." Zhuge Tao paused for a moment, then said, "Then let's land here directly."

"receive!"

Upon hearing the instructions, the pilot immediately maneuvered the aircraft to descend slowly.

Zhuge Tao looked at Jiang Lan and said, "There was a slight mishap. Our plane's protective capabilities are not strong, and it has been targeted by the flying monster. There might be an accident, so we can't take you directly to the designated location. I'll take you on foot for the rest of the journey."

"No need, I can go by myself."

Jiang Lan immediately refused.

What a joke! Every second is precious to him right now, so how could Jiang Lan possibly let Zhuge Tao escort him?

Zhuge Tao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Alright, given your current location and strength, you're unlikely to encounter any danger. Near highways like this, the monsters that roam are generally Beast Soldier level, with only a very few possibly being Beast General level."

"However, even beast generals are usually only low-level beast generals; mid-level beast generals are almost nonexistent."

As the two were talking, the plane had already landed on the open ground.

"Thank you, Brother Tao. I'll stop here. I'll return to the supply base myself after I'm done."

"Okay, sure." Zhuge Tao nodded. "If anything comes up, remember to contact me anytime."

"I will."

"Open the door," Zhuge Tao said to the driver in front.

The aircraft door slowly opened, and Jiang Lan, holding the Golden Feather Halberd, jumped out, waving the halberd and saying:

"See you later, Brother Tao."

Zhuge Tao's lips twitched.

I really don't know what Jiang Lan was thinking. She's clearly a speed-type fighter, so why did she customize a weapon that looks like it's for a strength-type fighter?

However, he was also certain that even if Jiang Lan didn't use weapons, in close combat alone, there were few monsters in this area that could rival him.

Who can blame them when this kid's speed and reflexes are so abnormal?

Zhuge Tao waved his hand and said:

"See you later!"

After saying that, he turned to the driver and said, "Let's go back to the Yangzhou headquarters."

The cabin door closed, the plane took off vertically, turned 180 degrees on the spot, and flew rapidly back in the direction it came from.

Jiang Lan watched the plane disappear from her sight, clenched her fist, and looked around excitedly.

This is a highway, with a few cars scattered along both sides of the street, their original colors no longer discernible, eroded beyond recognition by wind and sand.

Dried bloodstains and unidentified white bones are everywhere, and you can even see monster corpses that are not completely corroded.

All of this points to the danger of this place.

Jiang Lan took a deep breath, and a pungent, putrid stench assaulted his nostrils, nearly killing him on the spot.

The smell is like a public outhouse in June, a mixture of rotten eggs and old Changsha stinky tofu, making you wish you had two more legs to run away after just one more breath.

"Holy crap... Ugh..."

Jiang Lan fanned her nose with her hand to slow her breathing, and then she felt a little better.

However, it only made me feel a little better.

"Damn it, the smell wasn't this strong when I was with Yao Rao before."

Jiang Lan looked back and immediately saw the carcass of a highly decomposed bovine monster.

[Sacrificeable item detected: Ironhoofed Bull (corpse, highly mutilated). Shall we sacrifice it?]

I'll sacrifice a damn thing!

He wouldn't even eat a body-tempering pill made from this stuff!

I turned around in disgust and took two quick steps before the smell lingering in my nose faded considerably.

After he walked a few dozen meters, apart from a faint dust and a slight smell of blood, there were basically no other unpleasant odors in the air.

Jiang Lan took another deep breath.

Wilderness area, here I come!

Jiang Lan glanced at the location on her wristwatch and aimed at the county-level city.

Jiying!

With the activation of Swift Shadow, Jiang Lan's speed suddenly increased dramatically, and his figure transformed into a phantom as he rushed rapidly towards the county-level city.

Before Jiang Lan could run a few steps, a beast's roar reached his ears.

"Moo—"

Jiang Lan's feet seemed to have brakes installed; upon hearing the sound, she stopped instantly, her heels touching the ground. Due to inertia, she slid forward for more than ten meters before coming to a complete stop.

Turning his gaze, a bovine monster about two and a half meters long appeared in Jiang Lan's field of vision.

This cow looked much like the ordinary cows Jiang Lan had seen in her previous life, except that its four hooves were silver, reflecting light under the sun.

It was almost identical to the highly decomposed corpse Jiang Lan had just seen; it was none other than the Iron-Hoofed Bull.

Upon seeing the size of this bull-like monster, Jiang Lanxin instantly made a certain assessment of its strength.

Intermediate-level beast soldiers, at most advanced-level.

Jiang Lan wouldn't have even given this piece of trash a second when he was with Yao Rao.

But this Iron-Hoofed Bull was the first monster he encountered when he entered the wilderness alone, so it certainly deserved respect.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan didn't hesitate. He dragged his golden halberd across the ground, raising a shower of sparks, and arrived in front of the iron-hoofed bull.

"Pfft—"

Jiang Lan swung his halberd, the tip of which pierced deep into the skull of the Iron-Hoofed Bull, passing through the hard skull and emerging diagonally from above.

Without even a chance to resist, the iron-hoofed bull died instantly.

He drew his halberd, and the Iron-Hoofed Bull collapsed softly to the ground.

At this moment, the system's voice sounded in Jiang Lan's mind again.

[Sacrificeable item detected: Iron-hoofed Bull (corpse). Do you wish to sacrifice it?]

Sacrifice!

As Jiang Lan thought for a moment, the still-warm corpse in front of him slowly turned transparent and finally disappeared completely, leaving not a trace.

[Sacrifice successful. Host has obtained 1 Body Tempering Pill (Iron-hoofed Bull).]

Jiang Lan: "???"

Is that all?

(End of this chapter)