On the first night, they set up a camp.
They assigned night watch to everyone equally.
It was Grim's turn for the first night.
Grim sat near a tree. He started gathering Qi and absorbing them. He also didn't forget to pay attention to his surrounding.
The night passed just like that without any major incidents.
Their destination was still six days away. So, they got up early the next morning and started their journey.
They would travel for hours. Then they would take a break to eat or rest for some time and continue their journey again.
The ration usually consisted of dry meat or bread. So, Grim would hunt an animal or two for a change of taste.
However, Grim didn't go overboard with hunting. He didn't want to expose his strength or secrets.
During their journey, they would go through different caves, canyons, forests, and rivers.
They would get the view of beautiful scenarios and also meet strong beasts. However, they were able to get rid of those beasts with combined strength.
They were able to reach their destination on the seventh day.
"Let's camp for now everyone. The 'moon grass' can only be identified at night." Meng Rong suggested.
Grim made a tent for himself and went in. Once inside, he started absorbing the liquid Qi. By the time he was done, he could feel the breakthrough nearing him.
"I'm about to make a breakthrough."
Grim used his Qi to refine his crystals. He was successful in a breakthrough. Now he was at level 3 of the mutation realm.
"Brother Grim, let's go. It's almost midnight."
Grim could hear both of them calling for him. So, he went outside to meet them.
"Brother now is the perfect time to search for the herb. Let's go." Meng Rong urged Grim.
"Alright let's go."
All of them went in a group in search of the herb.
They searched for hours. But, they couldn't get their hands on any.
"Is it possible that other groups might have come before us and picked all clean?" Grim asked
"It might be possible." Meng Rong replied.
"Is it possible for multiple people to pick a single mission?"
"You didn't know Brother Grim? That's why we made the journey the next day." Meng Rong replied disheartened.
"Well, that complicates things. We'll search till morning."
"They must have left at least one." Grim encouraged them
They started searching for any leftovers until the sun started to rise. They were lucky enough to get their hands on one.
"At least we were lucky to find one. That's a mission complete. Let's return." Meng Rong placed the herb in the wooden box.
They started packing their things after eating, and they were able to start their journey back.
Their journey was the same as before, they took a short break for food and rest, travel again till evening, set camp at night, and let one be the night watch.
They were able to make the journey without any problems for 3 days. However, it could not be said the same for the 4th day.
While on their way, they encountered a group of bandits.
There were 6 bandits in the group, and their leader even had peak mutation realm cultivation.
Meng Rong wanted to negotiate with them. However, before he could even say anything the leader signaled to attack them.
The bandits shouted in unison and started running toward them.
"You two handle one each. I'll take care of the rest." Grim ordered them and ran toward the bandits.
"Dash" Grim appeared near the bandit.
"Thew" He multiplied his strength by 15 times and grabbed the bandit.
The bandit tried to attack Grim with a knife. But, Grim grabbed his hand and crushed it.
Arghh!
The bandit was in enormous pain. He was scared. He wanted to escape, but he couldn't free himself from Grim's grip.
Grim grabbed the neck of the flailing bandit and snapped it.
The sight shocked all of the bandits and his brothers from the group.
[Congratulations to the host for eliminating the bandit]
"You have obtained 25 Evo" He wanted to ask questions to the system. But, he had no time to waste.
Grim used their shock to his advantage and made his way to the next target.
He was able to get off him easily too. However, just when he was about to make his way onto the third, he was stabbed in the back.
Grim turned back and saw the bandit grinning. He grabbed the bandit by the head and crushed it.
He had trusted two bandits with his brothers but one was able to make his way back to Grim.
Grim observed the surrounding. He could see Meng Rong lying on the ground with injuries, while Teng Guo was still fighting a bandit.
"So Rong couldn't even keep one bandit occupied."
Sigh!
Grim decided to leave one bandit to the Teng Guo while he would take care of the others.
"Dash" He reached near the last small fry and got rid of him.
"Now, that leaves you." Grim paid his attention to the leader.
The bandit leader disappeared from his spot and made his way toward Grim.
"Dash" Grim disappeared from his spot as well.
"You are still slow" Grim commented while appearing in another spot.
Grim used 'thew' to strengthen his by 15 times. He dashed toward the leader and released a punch.
The leader blocked the punch. "Got you"
He attacked Grim with a sword.
"Oh crap" Grim used his arm to block the attack. He was sent flying.
Cough! Cough!
Grim was coughing blood while bleeding from his arm.
He immediately used 'regeneration' to heal his injuries. However, the ability was draining his Qi quickly.
"I cannot drag on."
"Thew" He multiplied his strength by 30 times.
"Dash" He rushed toward the leader and released a punch again.
Even the leader could feel the strength of the punch. But it was too late to dodge so he decided to block with his sword.
As soon as the sword made contact with the sword, it shattered. But, the momentum of the punch was still strong and it landed on the bandit leader.
There was a hole in the chest of the leader, and there was disbelief in his eyes. He had died just like that.
[Congratulation to the host for eliminating the bandit leader]
"You have obtained 200 Evo."
"Finally done." Grim breathed a sigh of relief. There were injuries all over his body. His skin had been torn in some places because he had made full use of 'thew'.
He sat near a tree and started collecting Qi to use 'regeneration'.
He decided to trust Teng Guo with the last remaining bandit.
[Evo points left: 17,850]