Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

The tense atmosphere inside the cave only eased slightly after the figure completely disappeared into the light at the cave entrance.

Hongye let out a long breath; her back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Hongnan's body also felt weak, and she leaned against her mother.

"Mom, what do we do?"

"Run." Hongye's answer was without the slightest hesitation.

"Gather everyone immediately, pack your belongings, and prepare to migrate. Three days should be enough."

Her gaze hardened again.

"This is the Sunset Mountains. The reason why we Bloodthorns have been able to take root here for hundreds of years is not because we fight people head-on, but because we know how to hide."

"Once we enter the deep mountains, let alone an eighth-level Senluo Envoy, even a ninth-level expert wouldn't be able to find us."

Hearing her mother's words, Hongnan felt at ease.

That's right, this is their home turf.

As long as they hide, the monster can't do anything to them.

Everyone immediately got to work, and the entire cave became busy yet orderly.

Hongye and Hongnan personally led a group to pack up the important resources accumulated by the tribe over generations.

Just as the two bent down to put away a roll of animal hide map.

At the cave entrance, the Senluo Envoy, who should have left, returned.

Everyone inside the cave froze in their tracks.

Hongye and Hongnan straightened up and bowed respectfully.

"My lord, is there anything else you need?" Hongye's voice was a little hoarse.

Senluo Envoy did not speak, but took a step and slowly walked in.

He walked straight through the crowd and finally stopped in front of Hongnan.

Hong Nan's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously took half a step back, not understanding why the other person was staring at her.

Senluo's gaze slowly moved down from her face, finally landing on a small animal skin bag hanging at her waist.

On the drawstring of that animal skin bag, there was a small, dried, dark green vine fragment, no bigger than a fingernail.

Hong Nan followed his gaze and looked down.

The moment she saw that piece of vine, her mind went blank, as if it had gone completely empty.

She remembered.

That day in the valley of the Shadow Wolves, she witnessed the burly man kill one of the monster's kind with a single punch.

Later, out of curiosity, she picked up the fragment from the pile of pebbles and dirt.

She found the pattern on the item peculiar, so she casually hung it on the bag at her waist.

She... completely forgot to dispose of it!

Senluo reached out and gently pinched the fragment of vine with two fingers.

He brought the fragment close to his eyes, and the familiar patterns on it were reflected in his green pupils.

The cave was deathly quiet.

"I sensed a familiar aura about you just now."

Senro's voice was very soft.

"Now, can you tell me where you found it?"

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the other side.

On a wide plain on the outskirts of the Sunset Mountains.

Lin Bai was checking his location against the simple map on the task list.

It has been five days since I left Scarlet Order City.

During these five days, he did not rush to travel, but instead used the shadow leaping ability of his Dark Body to complete the material gathering tasks along the way.

Wind Spirit Grass in Black Wind Valley, Earth Fire Crystals in Lava Cave.

The process went so smoothly that even he was somewhat surprised.

The Dark Body's abilities are far superior to the Power Body's in terms of stealth and avoiding danger.

Now, only three tasks remain on the list.

They were all hunting Crimson Beasts.

[Hunting Mission: The Hydra of the Rotten Swamp.]

[Hunting Mission: Skyhawk of Blackwind Valley.]

[Hunting Mission: The Balrog in the Lava Cave.]

Lin Bai put away the map and looked up into the distance.

At the horizon, a vast expanse of land is shrouded in a gray-green mist.

Rotten swamp.

The Hydra is there.

According to the mission description, this behemoth is around level seven, comparable to the Shadow Wolf and the Earth-Splitting Demon Ape.

However, it is far more troublesome than the latter two.

The nine heads each represent a different power; to kill it, all nine heads must be severed simultaneously.

It is a giant beast with peak seventh-order strength.

Lin Bai didn't seem to care much about this.

What he's concerned about now is how much world origin this seventh-tier behemoth can provide him.

One hundred and fifty portions? Or two hundred portions?

Without further delay, he activated his Dark Body, his figure merging into the shadow beneath his feet, and sped towards the gray-green mist.

Half an hour later.

Lin Bai stopped at the edge of the rotting swamp.

The sight before him made him frown slightly.

The air was filled with a pungent, strange smell, a mixture of sulfur and rotting flesh.

As far as the eye could see, there was an endless expanse of black mud.

On the surface of the mud pit, fist-sized bubbles were bubbling and popping, releasing more gray-green poisonous mist.

Not a single weed could be seen on the ground, only the pale skeletons of unknown creatures that occasionally rolled up from the mud.

Lin Bai activated the second-tier spell he had just learned.

Energy Detection.

An invisible spiritual force spread outwards in a fan-shaped area from him.

As his mental energy probed into the swamp, he immediately felt a strong resistance.

The mud here has an extremely high density and contains a special substance that can erode energy.

The detection range of mental energy has been compressed by nearly 70%.

Lin Bai increased the output of his mental energy.

One minute later, his mental energy finally detected an unusually large energy source.

The energy source lurked deep within the swamp, obscure and cold, carrying a primal and violent aura.

found it.

Lin Bai was overjoyed and immediately located the position.

But the next second, his brows furrowed even more.

That energy source is deep beneath the swamp...

He estimated the distance.

The straight-line distance exceeds five kilometers.

Vertical depth... at least below 800 meters.

The most troublesome thing is that the other party seems to be moving at high speed.

In just a moment, it had already escaped Lin Bai's mental detection range.

How do we fight this?

Lin Bai stood at the edge of the swamp, lost in thought.

We need to find a way to bring it out from below.

Lin Bai began analyzing the descriptions of the Hydra's habits in the mission intelligence.

"It feeds on carrion, has a violent temper, and possesses an extremely strong sense of territory..."

He touched his chin.

Do they enjoy eating rotten flesh?

This swamp has no shortage of corpses of various creatures, so it has no shortage of food.

Trying to lure them with food is unlikely to be very successful.

Is he violent and territorial?

This is something we can make use of.

If enough noise is made within its territory, or another powerful aura appears, it might be able to be provoked and forced to show itself.

Lin Bai glanced at the empty plain behind him.

Go catch a huge beast and throw it into the swamp?

It seems like I could give it a try.

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