Beloved Daddy In Apocalypse
40. Mei Qi VS the Dragon Hawksbill Snake
It has been a week since Earth underwent evolution.
During that time also the Soul Evolutionaries were trying to raise their levels by killing more mutant beasts as well as zombies, there were some people as well who did not wish to stay still longer and chose to become an Evolutionary Soul as well.
The first group of Evolutionary Souls consisting of 10 people almost all touched level 15. Their skills were honed for a whole week endlessly and several times they had life and death battles with many mutant beasts.
Not only the humans whose levels increased, but also the other mutant creatures also developed.
Previously there were only a handful of mutant beasts that were at level 5, either, but now the mutant beasts that dominated the entire district were almost all level 5 and there were many more mutant beasts that were much higher level.
Just as Yin Zhen and Mei Qi were facing right now, the two were faced with a gigantic snake figure that was over 100 meters long and 6 meters wide. Yin Zhen could see that the snake was previously a python seen from the size of its head and stomach were far different.
"Mei Qi, focus your attacks towards his head. It was only his only weakness that opened, whereas his body was coated in steel scales, it would be difficult to break through it," Yin Zhen instructed Mei Qi thus, Mei Qi who heard that firmly nodded her head.
Mei Qi raised both of her hands, dozens of vines with strong branches of dark brown color quickly wrapped around the snake's entire body. The snake's speed which might be around 50 kilometers per hour slightly made Mei Qi difficult, coupled with the characteristics of her slippery figure, it was easy for the snake to run away from its clutches.
But of course the woman would not let the snake just run away. He added a thorny element in his vines that made the snake inevitably have to stay still if it did not want its body to be injured. Even though his body was covered in steel scales, those little spines could touch every small gap between his scales.
"Autumn, sing!"
Suddenly a yellow light shot into the sky, a circle was formed and exactly thousands of brownish-yellow maple leaves shot towards the snake's head with incredible speed. The movement of the leaves is regular, like a swarm of bees attacking another colony.
The Dragon Scale Snake who was faced with thousands of leaves was panicked, not so long before his eyes became blind, at that time he knew that the human who attacked him had blinded both eyes with the maple leaves.
Yin Zhen who saw that was all amazed by Mei Qi's courage. He knew that the flying maple leaves were no ordinary leaves. Although it looks like a fallen leaf that can be fragile even if stepped on by just anyone, in fact the leaves are as sharp as a carefully sharpened dagger.
"His ability is getting better every day. Supposedly after he killed this snake, he could rise to the next level." muttered Yin Zhen softly.
Mei Qi relaxed her vigilance once the Dragon Scales Snake managed to kill her. Activating the Autumn skill made his mana points drain more than half of it and it made Mei Qi's mental state a little unstable.
[Host has killed a level 27 Dragon Scales Snake. Host gets..].
[Host successfully level up (15—>16)]
"How did I look? I should have recorded it, but unfortunately the phone is no longer usable due to electrical limitations. It would have been amazing if I managed to record it and upload it on my social media."
"That was a pretty good appearance. You are only at level 15 and you managed to kill mutant beasts that are higher level than you. Look, what did you get out of him?"
Yin Zhen directed his gaze toward a yellow crystal ball and a golden-colored box located not far from the corpse of the Dragon Scales Serpent.
"I'll see it."
Mei Qi brought the two items she had obtained before Yin Zhen.
"This should be a mid-level skill. I'll see if it matches the skill I have or not."
[Middle level Skill: Steel Body (passive). Once the Host activated this skill, the Host would have a body as strong as steel naturally. Every day the physical hardness of the Host would increase, and its peak was equivalent to a whole steel layer. STR +20]
Mei Qi slightly frowned, "Yin Zhen, I don't know if this skill suits me or not. Let's see." He handed it to Yin Zhen, letting Yin Zhen see what he got.
Yin Zhen was silent for a moment as he looked to be thinking.
"It's actually a pretty good skill, but considering you're a mage who specializes in the use of magic, this skill is less than suitable for you. And as for defense, it would be better for you to get a mage skill that focuses on defense in the future, such as illusions or magic traps. That would be more useful." he suggested.
Mei Qi just listened and nodded her head in agreement not to mind the advice given by Yin Zhen. "Considerate. Then we keep this skill for now, maybe others will be interested especially those who are fighters or tankers. This skill should be useful for those who fight from close range."
Yin Zhen then stored it into the cloth bag he was carrying.
Mei Qi on the other hand opened the gift box he had obtained after killing the Dragon Scales Snake.
Just as he opened it, a simple bronze necklace with a magic stone in the center was visible.
[Magic Necklace (Rare): Hosts can regenerate mana as much as 10 MP every 30 seconds. MP (+100)]
Both of Mei Qi's eyes immediately sparkled after seeing the usefulness of the thing she had just obtained.
"It's a Rare item! I didn't expect to get it here."
Without many words, Mei Qi immediately wore that simple-looking necklace at the intersection of her pretty neck.
Yin Zhen also did not expect that the Dragon Scale Snake would drop a Rare item once he was killed. Everyone knew that Rare items were extremely difficult to obtain, most Evolutionary Souls only obtained low or medium items, it was rare for them to obtain high-level or even rare items.
Because to get it requires them to deal with enemies that are really difficult to face. As an example, Mei Qi would not obtain a Rare item if she killed a Moon Wolf below her level or any other mutant beast of her level. No matter how much he killed them, Mei Qi would not get it. However, it was different if he was dealing with a mutant beast whose level was far above him, like dealing with a Dragon Scale Snake who was level 27 whereas back then Mei Qi was only at level 15. Indirectly Mei Qi risked her life to deal with that monstrous mutant beast.
The stronger the enemies he faced, the higher the chances of obtaining rare items.
"So far only Bian Lu, Long Hu and Hu Lian had obtained Rare items. And with you being the fourth person to get it, the strength of our group is increasing" she told Mei Qi.
Long Hu and Hu Lian were natural fighters, their high attack power was extremely detrimental to the mutant beasts that became their enemies. While Bian Lu who was originally a fighter, turned into an assassin. His incredible speed and attack power made him a reliable assassin moving in the dark.
"Wait a minute, I'll transport the body of this snake to our camp. With its large body and its steel-hard scales, we should not have to worry about food. As for about the scales, it would be useful to create defensive equipment that fights on the frontlines," Yin Zhen told Mei Qi. Mei Qi only nodded her head lightly, she also agreed with Yin Zhen's words.
Yin Zhen flicked his hand, thousands of Silver Ants instantly appeared before the two. The Silver Ant Colony flocked to transport the corpse of the Dragon Scales Snake to be taken to the Yin Zhen camp.
Now everyone knew that Yin Zhen possessed a strange ability that could summon an army of mutants in absurd numbers. So Mei Qi was no longer surprised once she saw the thousands of Silver Ants appear in front of her all of a sudden.
Yin Zhen's Soul Force skill was also upgraded to a high-level skill after this week he actively used it. In contrast to before, all of his Soul Forces now took on a clearer form and no longer looked too radiant as if they were created from a wisp of light, either, but it was a shiny silver with both eyes of each of its forces in crystal blue. The attack strength as well as the endurance of their bodies also increased.
The Silver Ant Colony he had just summoned was also at least on par with a level 10 mutant beast. Although not very high, but considering he had hundreds of thousands of Soul Troops and Silver Ants was the weakest among all the Soul Troops he possessed. He basically held absolute power and power in his own hands.