"Since it was Huang Sanba's Mighty Bear that killed this E-level beast, its body belongs to Huang Sanba. Let's keep looking for herbs," Yin Tong said. The others nodded in agreement.
"Brother Wu, here you go!" Huang Sanba handed the Red-Faced Mad Demon to Wu Ming. The latter didn't refuse.
Wu Ming took out the E-level beast core and threw the Red-Faced Mad Demon to the ground.
He had finished the conversion and gained 55 evolution points. He didn't need the Red-Faced Mad Demon's body anymore.
The others didn't notice this. They were all busy picking herbs.
Ten minutes later.
Everyone left the cave and went to the next location. Along the way, they would see pieces of human bones and clothes.
"These should be the members of other exploration teams who died in battle. How tragic." Huang Sanba expressed his sympathy.
Usually, exploration teams were made up of ordinary people.
Even if they were wearing combat suits, they didn't have pets above the F-level. If they ran into beasts that were more agile, or beasts that were good at sneak attacks or poisons, they would die for sure.
However, for the sake of their livelihood, they had to take risks and come out to pick herbs.
"It's all for the sake of living!" Wu Ming exclaimed.
If he didn't have the system or pets, he would have been wandering the streets by now.
Just the thought of it was terrifying!
Huang Sanba stood next to Yin Tong and whispered to her while looking at the map, "Brother Wu, there is a black rock in front of us. Black Light Grass is growing on it. It's just right for you."
"Okay." Wu Ming nodded.
The red-haired Beast Tamer frowned. "That black rock is more than ten meters tall. It's surrounded by a dense forest. The Black Light Grass grows in the cracks between the rocks. It's hard to find them.
Besides, I think there's a poisonous beehive nearby. It's not a good idea to mess with it. "
"Woof, woof, woof!" Little Tyrant barked as if it was saying that it could burn the poisonous beehive with fire.
The other Beast Tamers' eyes glowed.
Little Tyrant was not an adult yet. But, unless it was a beast above the F-level, no one could survive its flames.
Average poisonous bees were not a threat at all.
However, the key now was to determine the exact location of the nest.
"Be careful. The queen bee seems to have mutated into an F-class Direbeast. Its stinger is very sharp. It can easily pierce through our combat suits," Silvereye warned.
"Understood." The others nodded.
Everyone spread out and cautiously approached the black rock.
Little Tyrant followed by Wu Ming's side, constantly vigilant of their surroundings. His big, watery eyes were filled with seriousness and focus.
The Ghost Cat was always invisible.
It was like a hunter in the dark.
Emotionless, cold, taciturn, only obeying orders.
Buzz buzz buzz …
The sound of the poisonous bee flapping its wings could be heard.
Wu Ming noticed a few poisonous bees flying nearby. Each of them was as big as a thumb, and the stingers on their buttocks were like red-hot steel needles. It was very scary.
Puchi!
Little Tyrant waved its paw. The poisonous bees that were about to pounce on Wu Ming were cut into pieces and fell to the ground.
Although it was not an adult yet, Little Tyrant had F-level speed, F-level defense, F-level self-healing, and many other talents. It was an experienced F-level pet with strong combat abilities.
Of course, it was still not experienced enough.
But with Wu Ming's command, it would not be a problem.
"Ghost Cat, go and find out the exact location of the nest," Wu Ming ordered through the pet contract.
Ghost Cat took graceful steps and snuck into the nearby forest. Soon, it found the nest on an old tree stump.
It was a super hive that was bigger than a water tank!
There were many poisonous bees the size of a thumb on its surface. If an average person was stung, the venom would paralyze their nerves within three seconds, causing them to be paralyzed. Then, they would fall into a coma and die.
Even a Direbeast would die if it was injected with a large amount of venom.
"What a big hive."
Wu Ming pushed aside the leaves and saw the nest. He quickly took out his walkie-talkie and whispered, "I found the nest. It's big, like a fortress."
The others heard the sound and were about to come over.
"Ah!"
All of a sudden, a Beast Tamer screamed, "Oh no, I'm in the Steel Shell Ant's nest. I need backup …"
Crack!
There was a sound like countless iron nails piercing into a combat suit. Then, the Beast Tamer screamed again. In less than three seconds, there was no more sound.
Wu Ming didn't dare to move.
Because the Beast Tamer had made too much noise. The poisonous bees had flown out of the nest. There were tens of thousands of them, like a swarm of locusts passing through.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
Little Tyrant barked. Its body began to expand and turned into a one-meter tall Cerberus. The three heads spewed out blazing flames at the same time, burning a large number of poisonous bees to death in an instant.
However, there were too many poisonous bees!
They kept flying out of the nest, all pouncing towards Little Tyrant. Every one of them was very fast, like countless darts, arriving in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, Little Tyrant's combat strength was stronger after transforming.
Its three dog heads spat out flames in different directions, burning all the poisonous bees that were flying in from all directions. Then, the three mouthfuls of flames focused on the poisonous beehive, burning it into ashes.
Even the Queen Bee was burned to death.
There were still dozens of poisonous bees flying in the air, but they were all slashed apart by the Ghost Cat's sharp claws. None of them could get within three meters of Wu Ming.
Only then did Wu Ming have the time to run towards the Steel Shell Ant's nest.
When Wu Ming arrived at the scene, he only saw a skeleton lying in a pile of sand. The surface was covered with countless peanut-sized Steel Shell Ants.
The toughness of these ants was comparable to steel, and their strength was shocking. They could even bite through ordinary steel bars. Their combat strength was terrifying.
Fortunately, Little Tyrant's flames were very hot. Thousands of Steel Shell Ants were burned to ashes in a flash.
"He's actually dead!"
The red-haired Beast Tamer brought the Spirit Monkey to the vicinity. Looking at the skeleton, he could not help but feel sad.
That was an F-grade Beast Tamer.
In the end, because he accidentally fell into the Steel Shell Ant's nest, he could not escape in time and was eaten by countless Steel Shell Ants, becoming a skeleton.
The silver-eyed Beast Tamer, the middle-aged Beast Tamer, and the others also gathered.
Looking at their dead teammate, they felt sad.
"Being a beastmaster is such a dangerous path. We might still be chatting happily one second ago, but in the next, our teammate might be reduced to a pile of bones," the red-haired beastmaster lamented, bowing to the pile of bones.
"Rest in peace!"
The other Beast Tamers also sighed.
Although their teammate had died, the mission still had to continue.
After Wu Ming and the others dealt with the poisonous hive and the Steel Shell Ant's nest, they finally arrived at the black rock safely. Realizing that there was no longer any danger here, they began to harvest the herbs.
Now, there were only six of them left.
This meant that all the mature herbs only had to be divided into six portions. Everyone would get a little more than before.
However, no one was happy about this.