Chapter 106: Setbacks

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At the peak of the eighth rank, accompanied by a mate who possessed a burst skill, the mighty beast declared—

Within this S-level dungeon, apart from that terrifying sea of soul-consuming grass, it truly had little to fear. Even if traps were set by a ninth-rank monster, so what?

Both it and its mate were formidable together.

If the “other party” who set the traps was weak, then it was simply a meal offered to the two of them! Absolute strength bred absolute confidence. Unfortunately, these two “small fry” were too cowardly; their precious one had already slowed down its feeding.

Moreover, the pregnant belly was so prominently displayed, making it look like it was at the most vulnerable moment in its beastly life.

And yet, they didn’t dare to “attack the sick beast” or “take its life”—totally taking advantage of the situation?

Truly cowardly and foolish!

Yet these two small fry were exceptionally skilled at concealing their presence.

It could vaguely sense two tiny things spying around but couldn’t pinpoint exactly where those annoying creatures were hiding. Its mate was indeed at the weakest point in her life; fighting would only cause harm.

The male beast’s eyes were like flowing water as they glanced at the female beast beside him.

The regret of not catching the two small pests wasn’t so overwhelming. Gently nudging the female beast, the couple then drifted away at a slow, leisurely pace, completely different from when they had arrived.

Yu Yan: “…”

If she wasn’t mistaken, she had just been shown up by two dungeon monsters?

Damn it, bullying her little boyfriend while he wasn’t around, huh?

She definitely remembered these two monsters.

Through spiritual perception, the two monsters had already left far behind.

Maintaining such deep transformation for so long had consumed over half of Yu Yan’s mental strength and spiritual energy. She was about to withdraw the deep transformation to rest... Huh? What’s going on? Why had those two pesky monsters returned?

This time, even spiritual perception wasn’t needed.

Two faint black dots rapidly approached in her line of sight, quickly growing from the size of sesame seeds to black beans, until—

The male beast’s cold, predatory eyes came into view, silently circling the towering tree where Yu Yan and her companion stood.

At the closest moment, the beast’s foul-smelling mouth even rubbed against Yu Yan’s forehead.

A drop of murky saliva slid down her high nose bridge.

Yu Yan widened her eyes, her pupils instantly contracting, struggling to hold her breath.

Only the bulging veins on the back of her hand betrayed her inner turmoil.

At this moment, Yu Yan desperately wanted to thrust the sharp leaf of the featherleaf banyan into the beast’s neck, to show it that even a dungeon monster must pay the price for such poor hygiene!

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Luo Yuhui, standing behind Yu Yan, dared not breathe a word.

Since Yu Yan was so cautious, unwilling to reveal even a trace of aura, it was clear that the monster before them was beyond his ability to confront. He had only just accepted Yu Yan as his master moments ago; if because of him she was forced into a fierce battle that severely drained her energy—

Hmm... Yu Yan had always been ambivalent about his loyalty.

Now, she was probably even less willing to accept him.

The male beast circled once more, still failing to find the two small pests, and left sullenly with the female beast.

This time, Yu Yan did not immediately withdraw the deep transformation, waiting until her mental strength was nearly depleted and her remaining spiritual energy was scarce.

Neither of the two lower-rank monsters returned, and Yu Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They should really be gone now, right?

Yu Yan withdrew the deep transformation and stood up nonchalantly, grabbing Luo Yuhui and rushing off.

At an angle where Luo Yuhui couldn’t notice, she slightly raised her right hand, the sharp leaf of the featherleaf banyan returning to the illusionary lotus space. Meanwhile, a splash of water swept over her face, washing away the saliva.

Yu Yan found it so disgusting that she rinsed three times before feeling somewhat better.

Only then did the featherleaf banyan leaf return to her palm.

Luo Yuhui, being held by Yu Yan’s left hand, was completely unaware of the whole sequence of events happening above his head.

He was still in shock—Yu Yan truly lived up to her reputation!

Coming into such close contact with a ferocious giant beast, with its saliva dripping onto her face, and she acted as if nothing had happened, continuing as usual?

Not to mention Yu Yan appeared delicate and fragile, just a small woman; even he, a grown man, felt a chill recalling the scene. His back was still sweaty and uncomfortable.

In contrast, Yu Yan didn’t even bother to wipe the saliva off but boldly dragged him onward.

For her, such things were as trivial as getting soaked in the rain—nothing worth making a fuss about... Amazing! Simply amazing! Luo Yuhui gave a thumbs-up in his heart.

Apparently, today’s luck was all spent on the first attempt to lure the pegasus herd to its doom.

The next two attempts to lure and bait monsters also went awry—not because the monsters attracted were too weak or unsuitable, but because the second lure attracted lower-rank monsters—this time even more extreme.

No longer just a small couple out for a stroll, stopping for a snack.

A swarm of over a dozen seventh-rank monsters, led by a ninth-rank dungeon monster, swept across like a locust plague.

They devoured all the “bait” on the ground, and the leader, a ninth-rank monster, seemed to disdainfully glance at the branch where Yu Yan and company were hiding before leaving.

In its spiritual perception, the branch where Yu Yan and the others hid under deep transformation leaked a faint trace of human flesh aura.

But that trace was so minuscule, less than one percent of the smallest “bait” on the ground.

Such two insignificant ants, even killing them wouldn’t be enough to fill its teeth.

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The ninth-rank monster sneered and led its subordinates in a thunderous departure.

Dust billowed in the air, covering Yu Yan and her companion from head to toe.

Yu Yan couldn’t help but grit her teeth—

These monsters were simply outrageous!

Did they think she had no temper and would just walk around them? If provoked... hmm, lower-rank spiritual materials were precious; forget it, no need to bother with these brainless creatures. In two months, the first Strengthener Gathering Center in Y City would appear.

She must go there to find Mi Qi.

Mi Qi was the most famous master craftsman in her previous life, and the only person who, on the eve of Yu Yan’s rebirth, could forge lower-rank equipment.

Although two months from now, he could only forge mysterious-rank equipment and couldn’t directly help Yu Yan create lower-rank gear.

But a large part of that was due to the scarcity of lower-rank spiritual materials.

Mi Qi simply hadn’t had the chance, having only been in the dungeon world for three short months, to obtain lower-rank materials for testing. Even the cleverest housewife can’t cook without rice; don’t blame him for barely managing to produce a few lower-rank items by the third year in this world.

With Yu Yan, it would be different—she could reduce this process to within a month!

At least, she could slightly refine the disposable Fire Rhino Horn, turning it from a one-time item into something reusable.

Of course, Mi Qi would have to search, but the original plan could not be abandoned.

Yu Yan intended to find her parents first, then seek suitable individuals to train as her team’s exclusive craftsmen.

For this, she had prepared a large collection of spirit beast bones, spirit bird feathers, useful parts of spirit plants at various grades, and even spirit beast blood that could be used for weapon forging.

She had gathered many pots, buckets, jars, and containers, all filled to the brim.

She believed this would be sufficient to nurture one or two excellent craftsmen...

—End of side note—

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