Night Without End
Chapter 71 - 71 46 Reaping the Rewards

71: Chapter 46: Reaping the Rewards 71: Chapter 46: Reaping the Rewards Huang Jingjun was utterly desperate; even his older brother had been defeated, losing an arm.

Who could save him now?

The young hunter in his eyes, with a blood-stained long blade in hand, was still the same person, but his image had completely changed in Huang Jingjun’s perspective.

Earlier, he had thought of forcing the other to gather herbs in the Heavenly Light, and even found him naively ridiculous, asking his brother for advice when death was close at hand.

Looking back now, there was a faint sneer on his lips, and his brother was all smiles.

Weren’t they also looking at them in the same way?

The Three Colored Flower was about to ripen, with light mist flowing and an increasingly intense fragrance that cleared the mind and invigorated the spirit upon its scent.

Qin Ming was deeply attracted, turning around to dig out the Jade Box from the pile of chaotic rocks, fearing to miss the best time to harvest.

Who knew if the Spiritual Flower would wilt rapidly after blooming?

Huang Jingde, his left hand clutching his severed arm and his right side covered in blood, with his armor drenched, staggered back, leaving trails of bloody footprints on the ground.

He didn’t think of ambushing when he saw Qin Ming turn around; instead, he looked deeply at his younger brother before attempting to flee.

If he could survive, even as a cripple, that would be enough.

Although Qin Ming was eager to harvest the Three Colored Flower, he couldn’t possibly make a rookie mistake and let an expert of rebirth slip away right under his nose.

Without turning his head, the Wujin Hammer in his left hand flew out.

With how powerful he was, a full-force throw could even create a dent in a city wall.

Huang Jingde screamed.

Just as he turned around, he heard a crisp cracking sound—the sound of bones breaking.

Amidst the severe pain, he felt his spine shattering, unable to hold himself up any longer.

He felt the world spinning and thudded to the ground.

After retrieving the Jade Box, Qin Ming quickly moved forward.

The Three Colored Flower was blooming at a visible rate, exceptionally splendid and beautiful.

Nothing was more important than this.

Qin Ming ventured into the drifting colorful mist of the Heavenly Light, approaching the intensely fragrant Spiritual Plant.

It grew next to a crack amid a pile of rocks, only about a foot tall.

The flower itself was not small; once the petals spread out, it was as large as a fist.

The Heavenly Light gushed from the crevice, causing Qin Ming to feel suffocated and uncomfortable.

The entire Spirit Flower, glittering with light rain, was in full bloom.

In the Heavenly Light, the flower’s main body was silver, with delicate red mist-like patterns, while the edges were blue, crystal clear.

Its petals resembled willow leaves but were a bit sharper, even angular along the edges.

With numerous overlapping petals, it appeared like a miniature forest of swords—beautiful yet exuding a sharp aura.

“It’s fully ripe!”

Qin Ming began to work, shoving away the rocks and dug out the whole Three Colored Flower with bare hands, from leaves to roots, all imbued with rich vitality.

With a snap, Qin Ming sealed the Jade Box and exhaled, successfully harvesting the exceedingly precious Spiritual Flower.

“Today is really a day of double happiness!” Qin Ming was beaming with a sense of accomplishment.

After venting his frustration by killing the people of Jinji Ridge, he managed to obtain both the Blue Jade Iron and this Spiritual Flower one after another.

Beside him, Huang Jingjun coughed up blood in anger.

Weren’t those their own words?

Now he was utterly drained, seeing his end was near.

“Thanks to both of you for the gifts.

I’ve been busy in the mountains for a few days and haven’t had as much to show for it as I do now.” Qin Ming’s gratitude was heartfelt.

Huang Jingde was also fuming with anger, feeling the rage about to burst out from his chest.

He had already envisioned a bright future, about to use the Spirit Flower to cultivate the Heavenly Light Force, but now he had nothing!

Regardless of whether they were close to their last breath, Qin Ming still went over and finished them off with clean and swift blows.

While searching their bodies, he unexpectedly found a candle on Huang Jingde and figured out its use—it was to seal the cracks in the Jade Box.

“Thorough!” He exclaimed.

Even if some Alien Species had a keen sense of smell, they probably wouldn’t detect it anymore.

In the end, Qin Ming grabbed the bodies of the Huang brothers, putting them together with the old man from Jinji Ridge and two Golden Chicken Knights.

He reluctantly set down the long blade and Silver Spear.

These Weapons were just too conspicuous; he couldn’t take them out and use them.

Chaos reigned below the ground, with various Alien Species having broken in.

When Qin Ming reached an area with loud roaring, he instantly attracted some fierce mutant creatures.

Then, the old man from Jinji Ridge and the Huang brothers became the Alien Species’ “Blood and Flesh Elixir.”

Above the ground, Raptors circled, with silver giant eagles spreading wings ten meters wide, watching the entire Dalie Valley with many other flying Alien Species.

Even in the Underground Cave, Cao Long, Mu Qing, and Wei Zhi Rou grew pale, gathering with the elders of their clans.

“We’ve already seen mutant creatures that evolved four or even five times!”

“Let’s stay underground; at least we’re in the depths of Dalie Valley, not near the exit.

The location is still decent.

The Alien Species won’t attack here for long.

Once the message gets out, someone from Chixia City will definitely come to the rescue.”

Faced with the chaos, even Qin Ming was affected.

It was no longer suitable to take advantage of the situation; it was too bloody.

Some Alien Species were exceedingly brutal, tearing humans to pieces before consuming them.

While looking for a way out, he had already killed several mutant creatures.

He couldn’t possibly run deeper into Dalie Valley; according to his memory, he headed towards the area where the mountain dwellers had disappeared.

Qin Ming estimated that some older hunters might find a way out of the valley because they had frequented the mountains for years and had extensive survival experience and life-saving tactics.

It was evident from the fact that these people made the right decisions as soon as they entered the underground.

A white giant bear with a ferocious gaze, its mouth dripping with blood, with sharp claws that had pierced through two corpses, charged straight at Qin Ming upon sighting him.

“I can’t take down this giant bear!” Qin Ming felt the danger; this beast was far more vicious than creatures that had mutated three times.

He rapidly fled; he had experienced such dangerous escapes at a young age, living off the mountains at fourteen or fifteen, a truly life-or-death struggle.

However, back then, he faced ordinary beasts and was looked after by people like Lu Ze and Xu Yueping; now he was up against a multiple-mutated giant beast.

Qin Ming hadn’t faced such a blood-soaked terrifying scene for a long time.

The only option was to keep running; to stop meant death.

Fortunately, the underground passages were densely interwoven, like a spiderweb, with some sections being very narrow.

The white giant bear was blocked and, in its rage, it pounded on the stone walls, causing the entire passage to vibrate intensely, with stones rolling down, while the two corpses hanging from its claws became unrecognizably mangled.

Qin Ming knew that Jinji Ridge and the Sanyan Sect must have suffered heavy losses this time; the small number of survivors were rushing towards the territory occupied by Huang Jingde’s family.

In the underground caves, many paths were stained with blood, with the hisses of alien species and the shouts of humans heard occasionally.

When the two sides met, one was bound to fall.

Qin Ming walked along the narrow passage, and upon emerging from another area, he just witnessed an old man from the Sanyan Sect being killed, grotesquely impaled through the chest by the thick horns of a golden giant bull.

This thrice reborn old man was quite pitiable; a directionless wanderer.

Despite his strength, after wandering around confused, he never left the area.

Otherwise, with his abilities, he would have reached the Huang Family’s territory long ago.

He had become utterly disoriented here.

The golden giant bull’s massive horns, already hanging five corpses, swung its massive head violently, tossing all the bodies away, which, with thudding sounds, crashed against the stone walls, leaving behind patches of blood.

Beneath its feet lay more bodies, already trampled into mush by the giant hooves.

The golden giant bull’s coat, as smooth as satin, was nearly completely dyed red with blood.

Upon seeing Qin Ming, it immediately spewed flames from its nostrils and nose, rushing towards him furiously.

Seeing its brutality, Qin Ming knew he was no match and turned back into the narrow passage.

Now, speaking harshly to a terrifying alien species, cursing, what use was there?

All he could hope for was that the beast would leave quickly.

This feeling of not being in control of his own life was unpleasant; Qin Ming keenly longed to become stronger because, in a place like this, if a smaller yet multiple-times mutated creature appeared, he was certain to die.

“Bam!”

The horns of the golden bull, more terrifying than a brightly polished long blade, smashed the stone walls into splits, with chunks of rock falling and dust rolling.

The fire it exhaled turned the rock walls red, waves of heat surging.

“No wonder the thrice-reborn old man wasn’t its match, dying in the passage.” Qin Ming’s heart trembled as he retreated deeper into the passage.

After about fifteen minutes, the golden giant bull finally left, reluctant to leave after detecting a two-legged creature it hadn’t killed.

Qin Ming waited a while longer; it quieted down outside.

He groped his way out, encountering some alien species this time, though none as dangerous.

Eventually, he entered a gap barely large enough for a person to squeeze through, and after getting through, the path became somewhat easier to navigate.

This was the last area the mountain dwellers had entered.

Qin Ming moved forward unevenly, in complete darkness, but luckily he carried the Sun Stone with him.

Still, he was tossed around by the rough and uneven paths for about half a two-hour period before emerging from the dark underground crevice and escaping Dalie Valley, reaching a dense forest.

Qin Ming had to admire the experienced old hunters; if he had set out to find this escape route, he certainly wouldn’t have been able to find it so quickly.

He felt somewhat emotional; originally, those mountain dwellers whol had been mining were in the most dangerous situation, yet in the end, they were the ones to survive and flee.

Of course, this was also because they started to seek their own rescue immediately upon entering the underground.

Had they been chased into it by alien species like those from Jinji Ridge and the Sanyan Sect, they wouldn’t have had the time to find a way out.

Qin Ming took a deep breath – no matter what, he had finally escaped with his life.

The mountains were very quiet, and he saw almost no creatures while hurrying along.

Qin Ming slowed his pace; many dangerous alien species in the mountains had now crashed into Dalie Valley.

Pondering this, he suddenly stopped.

“If I remember correctly, the lairs of that white bear and the golden bull are less than ten miles from here, they belong to a row of the most formidable creatures outside the mountain boundary.”

Qin Ming, decisive in his actions, turned and dashed firmly in a certain direction.

When encountering the two giant beasts, he had narrowly evaded disaster.

Although he ultimately did not suffer any injuries, the process was extremely perilous—if he hadn’t discovered that narrow passage, he would’ve been torn apart by bear claws or already hanging on the bull’s horns.

Qin Ming decided to take advantage of the absence of the two giant beasts to raid their nests.

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