Translated by Dardex
Zhen Jin and Zi Di moved through the dense jungle.
Overhead the leaves grew thicker, almost obscuring the sky.
The air is extremely hot and humid.
The trees and vines were entangled all around, if you are not careful you could trip.
The ground was soft to the feet because of the fallen leaves.
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Zi Di stepped forward: "It is nearby."
Zhen Jin looked slightly, he knew what she meant. This is the area where she and the others
fled for their lives from.
According to Zi Di's story, when the evil wolf chased them, in order to stall for time the last 3
guards stayed here and tried their best to hold off the wolf to give Zi Di and comatose Zhen Jin
the opportunity to live.
After walking a few dozen steps around a stout big tree, the two saw a corpse.
In the bushes there were two more bodies about ten steps away that emitted a bloody smell.
Their eyes were wide open and their faces still remained frightened and angry.
Zhi Di couldn't help but hold her breath and stay in place. Zhen Jin took a few tense steps and
leaned over to investigate.
Whoosh!
Suddenly like an arrow fired from a crossbow, a thick black and red shadow flashed from the
body aimed towards Zhen Jin's face.
Zhen Jin's hair flew and as his pupils shrunk to the size of a needle he reached out.
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All of a sudden, the shadow was grasped!
"Hiss!"
The shadow that was grabbed by the head by Zhen Jin seemed to be a strange and poisonous
snake.
Its scales were black and it's head was bright red. From its head all the way to its tail was a
distinct crimson line.
On the snake's sides, there are actually hundreds of barbs.
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"This is a bronze level demon beast!" Zhen Jin showed a nervous expression as he felt the life
force of the snake.
"Ah, be careful!" Everything had happened too fast and Zi Di had only just reacted.
"That is a bloodline snake and is extremely toxic. Its poison is so severe that it would only take a
few breaths to kill!" Zi Di quickly said "also its barbs allow it to penetrate leather armor."
As soon as she spoke, the bloodline snake counterattacked.
Its body twisted and wrapped around Zhen Jin's arm and a hundred barbs dug deeply into the
teenager's arm.
Blood flowed and Zhen Jin felt pain.
Simultaneously Zhen Jin felt his arm being squeezed by a great force compacting his flesh into
mud and making his bones moan.
His fingers moved quickly and attempted to strangle the snake. However the snake's bones
were too tough and its scales too smooth.
Zhen Jin grunted and threw the snake's head on the ground. With his other hand he quickly
drew his dagger, held it high and stabbed.
The dagger seemed to have penetrated the head and nailed the snake into the ground.
The snake countered and its barbs dug another inch making Zhen Jin's arm bloodier.
But after a breath, the snake's body stopped moving.
Although it no longer had any squeezing power, the barbs were still stuck in the teenager's skin.
Zhen Jin gritted his teeth and retrieved his dagger. After retreating from the body, he began to
pull out the barbs.
Zi Di quickly drew from her waist pouch some medicinal powder and sprinkled a layer on Zhen
Jin's arm injury. Then she drew a white bandage and the teenager quickly wrapped it around.
The wound was deep but Zhen Jin's constitution was very strong. Soon the blood stopped due
to the medicine.
Zhen Jin had a clear and sour feeling mixed with pain in his heart from the wound.
"What kind of potion is this? How is it so effective? Does this island not prohibit the use of magic
and battle qi? " Zhen Jin was curious about the immediate effect of the medicine.
"This is a herbal medicine from the frost lands's barbarian tribes. This is not a magic potion but
simply uses the nature of herbs." Zi Di explained.
Magic Potions are created by pharmacists by successfully incorporating magical materials and
stabilizing the mixture. Because the potion has inherent magic, it often works quickly and
effectively.
Zi Di looked at Zhen Jin's wound with red eyes and a sense of shame and guilt: "Fortunately the
barbs did not have poison! Sorry senior I hurt you. I should have told you sooner."
Zhen Jin looked at a girl like this with pity and shook his head relieved: "This is not your fault."
After crossing the river, they had entered the jungle and stayed alert to their surroundings. Even
when communicating, it was very limited to avoid distractions.
However the bloodline snake was extremely fast when it leapt out of the corpse and Zhen Jin
did not anticipate it.
"Even a snake on this island is weird and sinister." Zhen Jin thought back. He used the dagger
to pick up the snake's head and cut its body apart.
"If only I could use battle qi I would not have gotten injured." Zhen Jin sighed.
Regardless of if he had silver level or only iron level battle qi, as long as the qi defense activated
the barbs would have had a hard time piercing his arm.
Zhen Jin observed the snake's innards and saw its belly had a lot of undigested food.
The junior paladin's eyes flashed: "It seems this snake likes devouring prey and lives a bloody
life. No wonder it flew out of the body."
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"Strange." After searching twice, Zhen Jin felt doubtful. "Where is this demon beast's crystal
nuclei?"
Demon beasts are able to absorb the natural elements and create their own magic. This magic
over time will form a magic crystal that is the demon beast's nuclei!
Demon beasts that have just been born lack a crystal nuclei. A young demon beast's crystal
nuclei is very small and all adult demon beasts have one.
This bloodline snake was no newborn yet it did not have a nuclei. This made Zhen Jin confused.
Zi Di explained: "On this island there are many strange demon beasts. Although they are full of
life they do not have a magic crystal. The search and rescue team killed some demon beasts
before, but did not find any crystals in their bodies. Because of this none of the demon beasts
showed any spells."
"It turned out like this." Zhen Jin realized.
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Although the value of a demon beast's magic crystal isn't small, because it is missing these
demon beasts cannot use spells, Zhen Jin and Zi Di are definitely better off.
Zhen Jin thought about the battle between the vines and the huge turtle.
Although the giant turtle had lava flowing from it, there was no magical surge. It did not utilize
magic from within its body.
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This is not surprising.
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Some dragon beast mouths can have a poison gland or a special sulfur pouches that when
exhaled create a poison breath or a fire breath.
This is also not a spell but rather a natural ability.
Trying to solve this bloodline snake, Zhen Jin examined the body again.
On the ground the two guards lay dead.
One had a fatal injury where the entire neck was almost bitten off. Only the back of the neck
remained. In addition, the other's head was worse. The entire head was crushed with blood and
brains flowing together.
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These are fatal wounds.
These two people's bellies are decayed. No doubt these injuries were caused by the snake.
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Zhen Jin gave a dignified look, he stood up and looked around.
He carefully discovered that the surrounding bushes had been severely trampled.
In the eyes of ordinary people the scene was chaotic. But Zhen Jin was able to effortlessly
distinguish which was caused by people or by the evil wolf.
Using these traces in front of him, he was able to visualize a path.
The teenager's eyes narrowed and using his mind's eye found a route out.
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But soon, the bushes and the jungle blocked his vision.
Zhen Jin stepped forward ten steps out of the bushes and around a big tree.
This time, there was a rare clearing within the forest in front of his eyes.
Zi Di followed Zhen Jin into the clearing.
Zhen Jin looking down found footprints.
This is because the jungle ground had many rotten leaves. Heavy rain caused these rotten
leaves to be very watery.
Therefore the heavier the person the deeper the footprints formed creating puddles.
The space between footprints in the clearing is very big showing the owner of the footprints and
also showed the guard's speed and status.
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Zhen Jin contemplated attentively and quietly speculated: These two guards saw this clearing
did not block their sight and decided this was the best place to fight the evil wolf.
He replayed the scene in his mind.
But when they stayed here, they suddenly found that the evil wolf ran back into the bushes. It
seemed to bypass the guards to go after Zi Di.
The two guards then rushed back and gave up this location to attempt to pursue and block the
evil wolf.
In the bushes, the two guards came together when the wolf suddenly turned around quickly and
jumped up and directly bit the guard's head.
After that it rushed the other guard and bit his throat!
Zhen Jin speculated using the bodies and clues.
A chill spread from the bottom of his heart.
The blue haired wolf was brutal and ferocious yet still so cunning. It seemed to have human
insight by using lures and executed complex counterattack tactics to efficiently hunt down the
two guards.
During the whole process it also took advantage of the terrain and the protective nature of the
guards.
Even if you turned around to attack, it could strategically strike a critical blow.
Without a helmet, it would crush the head with its fangs.
With a helmet, it would bite the throat.
The two guards' strength did not even reach iron but were all bronze. Although not a rival of a
silver level demon beast, the wolf should have taken some injuries.
However when forcing the guards to make the ultimate sacrifice, it cost the wolf nothing.
Behind Zhen Jin Zi Di sighed: "This blue haired wolf was silver level!"
The traces of battle were the best proof that the evil wolf's bite force and jumping power were
obviously silver level.
Zhen Jin with emotion: "The scariest part is it had shocking intelligence completely beyond any
ordinary demon beast. Especially when using tactics it is comparable to people!"
Generally speaking, wolves are pack hunters and use group tactics. Lone wolves are driven
away from the pack by defeat or are old and weak.
Fierce tigers will hide and slowly approach their prey and suddenly kill them in one blow.
Before when the wolf was chasing us, it was obviously unusual. It used tactics and was more
insidious and fiercer than a tiger.
It was a fluke that we succeeded!
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Zi Di deeply nodded and her face turned white: " I even suspected that the evil wolf had a
human soul! The first time we encountered the evil wolf was when the team was attacked from
behind."
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"It obviously has the ability to kill but only dragged around the guards allowing us to rescue
them."
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"Our formation became chaotic giving it a chance."
"In the first battle, although we injured it severely, three people died."
"Of course we were very angry for incurring heavy losses. But the evil wolf is a silver level
demon beast that had long disappeared. After discussion, we decided to carry on looking for
you senior and temporarily give up our vengeance against the wolf."
"Many of us thought that the injured wolf would be eaten by the other beasts of the jungle. Even
if it were still alive, it would be injured by us and would not dare provoke us again."
"But the truth tells us we were all wrong."
"So very wrong!"
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"The second time the wolf appeared was six days later. Most of its injuries were better and it
directly raided our campsite that evening."
"It threw a hive into our camp and immediately retreated."
"Subsequently, a swarm of poisonous fire bees assaulted the camp. The bees were not afraid of
fire and contained a fierce and fiery poison. It was easy to repel the bees but four guards got
stung severely and they all fell into a coma."
"They had a fever. I used every conceivable way but I could not lower their temperature. Later
that night they died."
"After this, our team was suddenly attacked three to five times by the wolf. It became our grim
reaper. It is our lingering nightmare…"
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Zi Di spoke with her arms around her, her body shaking with lingering fear still in her heart.
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Zhen Jin looked at his crying fiance, ah, she is so helpless.
The young paladin couldn't help but take a few steps forward and reach out and embrace Zi
Di.
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The girl's slim body shook like a frightened bunny that returned to its den. Quickly she
composed herself in Zhen Jin's arms.
Zhen Jin lightly slapped her back and looked down at the girl's face revealing a shy face.
I understand your feelings." Zhen Jin tenderly said "Right now, me and you are together.
Unless I fall, I will protect you and prevent demon beast from hurting you."
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"Zhen Jin Senior!" Zi Di tenderly cried.
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The two carried on cleaning the battlefield.
The two dead guards had one man wearing leather armor however it was already broken. One
was wearing a helmet and chainmail.
Zhen Jin took iron arm armor first and replaced the leather he was wearing that had been
pierced by the snake's barbs.
Subsequently he took the iron helmet and chainmail and put it on himself.
A sense of security suddenly appeared.
Equipment can to an extent make the difference between life and death.
For example the blue haired wolf did not use its teeth against the head because of the helmet.
As for the iron boots, because they did not fit the teenager's feet, Zhen Jin abandoned them.
Apart from the armor there were also weapons.
The two guards had one long sword and one machete.
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The long sword's blade was damaged but the machete was in good condition.
Zhen Jin held the machete in his hands first and after waving it frowned.
He laid down the machete and picked up the long sword again.
Just when he was about to flourish the blade, suddenly a memory emerged from the teenager's
mind.
Author's note
Yesterday, the new official group was closed, please don't add groups for now. Old fans know
that reports and criticism have always been with us. This was the case six or seven years ago.
Anyway, the road ahead will never lack thorns and grindstones. Without resistance, how can it
be called a journey? Tonight, I will discuss this with management, and I will bubble up in the
original group. I'm sorry, I can't reply to private chats one by one. One's energy is too limited.
But everyone's encouragement and comfort, I can see it and remember it in my heart. Thank
you! ! )
Notes BY DARDEX
Well this marks the first time I have ever translated a webnovel chapter ever. It took me like 6
hours to do and I spent most of the time looking through Chinese dictionaries and Google
translate to try to figure out what was being said. The most hilarious part was that I realized that
mtl default translates Zhin into Pin since Pin is a synonym of needle making me assume our
dear MC is actually Pin Jin instead of Zhen Jin. I always thought Pin Jin kinda sounded stupid...
As I suspected my Chinese is limited to mostly ordering food. The reason I did it was because I
thought it would help me expand my miniscule chinese vernacular and also I have way too
much time in quarantine at this time. Please don't judge me too harshly Chibi and Sky.
Will I do more of these? idk maybe this shit takes forever.
Translation notes
1. 脚踩在地面上,感觉松软,因为地上日积月累了许多腐叶
I am not sure how to translate this. The meaning of it is that the ground feels soft to walk
on due to rotting leaves but I am not sure how to phrase that...
2. 汗毛一炸 Translator says fried hair clarification needed
3. What does 蜈足 mean in this context? The dictionary and Google default to centipede.
After thinking about this I wondered what part of a centipede could possibly be on a
snake. When looking at a centipede I guess the legs of a centipede look like thorns or
needles that could pierce skin. However due to how the battle played out I went with
barbs since thorns and spikes are plant related.
4. 种蜈蛇 translates into centipede snake? idk (看来这种蜈蛇喜欢吞食猎物脏腑)
5. 这才了然 directly translates to this a moment clear I guess. I'll use "realized" until
someone tells me the actual term.
6. 波动 is fluctuation I could translate it as no fluctuations of magic. 调动 means mobilize
but I feel utilize translates better. ("巨龟喷涌流淌出来的熔岩,的确没有法术的波动,不
是它调动体内魔力催发的类法术.而是一种生物本能.")
7. 奇怪 translates to surprising or strange idk which in this context
8. 剧烈变形 translates to "severely deformed" but I felt "crushed" suited it better
9. 稀烂 means pulpy, however I feel decayed fits the effects of poison better.
10. 视线顺着脑海 translates to line of sight to follow the mind. I translated this into the mind's
eye. If you know the proper term please inform me.
11. 奔驰 means mercedes or speed lol damn corporate marketing
12. 触到 translates to touch or make contact with. I went with encountered since it made the
most sense in English.
13. Clarification needed ("它明明有击杀的能力,却只拖拽着那个护卫奔走,令我们急奔救
援.")
14. "大错特错!" directly translates to "blunder terribly wrong" Like before let me know if a
proper term exists in English.
15. Clarification needed (我们的队伍就三番五次遭受恶狼的突袭)
16. This is that body posture when someone is scared shitless. Not sure how to phrase it
though. (紫蒂说到这里,怀抱双臂,身躯都在微微颤抖,心中还有相当多的余悸.)
17. 主动地将 translates to "actively" and 揽进自己的怀中 translates to "rush into my arms." I
assumed Zhen Jin is hugging Zhi Di but they could just be holding hands really close.
Clarification needed
18. 地道: can either be authentic or tunnel where is correlation…
19. 眼眸中 translates to "eyes midstream." Is Zi Di crying? I would assume so…
20. 弯刀 translates to either scimitar or machete. I chose a machete cause they are in a
jungle I guess.