TheConqueroroftheUniverse

Chapter 70 Red Lotus Pod

Whoosh!

The two black daggers were like the most precise cruise missile and cut off the stems and leaves of two lotus pods as fast as lightning.

The delicate nooses that Li Ping'an tied on the dagger firmly fixed on the stem and leaves of the lotus pods.

Every movement was as accurate as an orbit calculated by the computer. He jerked the thread without any hesitation.

At this moment, Li Ping'an completely let out the burst of energy that was accumulated by years of practice.

He was like a skillful magician. Other than his wrist, his figure remained still. The two black daggers that fixed on two lotus pods were jerked back like a flash.

The air vibrated only for a short while and before silence reigned again. It was as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this on the cliff, Yan Ling, Zhang Hongqiang, and the others were stunned.

A moment later, Zhang Hongqiang widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Damn. It was uncanny. Daniu was a marvelous expert in using daggers."

Yan Ling also heaved a sigh of relief.

She was right about him.

This Daniu! They were so lucky to get to know him, who was not only trustworthy but also resourceful.

Li Ping'an had no time to care about the thoughts of Yan Ling and the others on the cliff. He hung the two lotus pods on the snap on his waist. In the blink of an eye, he had climbed up the vine seventy to eighty meters and stopped at somewhere on the cliff face.

Li Ping'an had to be careful.

The scene of those red-haired monkeys killed by the green tentacle was too shocking and horrifying.

However, one minute passed, and then two minutes...

Five minutes passed, but the dark green lake remained calm as if nothing had happened.

"What's going on? That green tentacle didn't respond."

Li Ping'an was stunned for a moment, and he narrowed his eyes.

Again, Li Ping'an scrutinized the surroundings. There was nothing unusual.

"What the hell! Is that the monster afraid of the sun and can't come out of the water?"

However, Li Ping'an didn't dare to be reckless. He kept on guard as he checked the two lotus pods.

There were more than a dozen lotus seeds in each of the two lotus pods. The seeds were green, verdant, and full of energy.

However, having the experience of picking and taking the odd melon, Li Ping'an soon discovered that although the energy of these lotus seeds was not weak, there was still a huge gap between the seeds and the odd melon.

However, the seeds were much stronger than the five-star Nutrition Drop, even stronger than the Teling Herb.

The exuberant vitality inside the seeds showed their remarkableness.

"But that doesn't make sense... Even if these lotus seeds are more valuable than the five-star Nutrition Drop, the monkeys wouldn't have to risk their lives to pick them."

Li Ping'an racked his brain.

He had seen with his own eyes that those red-haired monkeys were almost as intelligent as human beings.

Although they were not as flexible as human beings in emergencies, they were stronger in terms of discovering treasures, because they were born with a keen sense of perception in this regard.

"There was no reason for them to act on an impulse to pick these unripe lotus seeds whose energy is not as strong as odd melon's. What exactly did they want? They even risked their lives for it."

Li Ping'an narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the lotuses not far away.

Seeing on the cliff that Li Ping'an stayed where he was after getting the lotus pods, Yan Ling, Zhang Hongqiang, and the others were worried about him.

Zhang Hongqiang gestured for him to come back.

However, Li Ping'an did not even look at them. Although they were anxious, they could only wait.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

Li Ping'an's eyes lit up.

He found out something unusual.

It was difficult to find out the difference among the verdant greens of the lake, but Li Ping'an's eyesight was far better than that of ordinary people.

In particular, he was now in a good position, where he could look down from above. He could overlook the lake clearly.

He soon noticed that in the center of the lotuses, there were a few lotus pods that were different from the others.

They were in the best sunny area.

Previously, they looked nothing different when the sun shone on them. However, when Li Ping'an narrowed his eyes or slightly changed his angle, he could see that their stems and roots were not green. Instead, they were dark red.

Li Ping'an looked more closely and discovered that the lotus seeds in these lotus pods were the same color. Apparently, they were special.

"Is this the reason?"

Li Ping'an's heart skipped a beat.

Then, the more he reflected on it, the more it made sense, "Damn, I've already been here. If I don't get one back, I'll be wasting my time and efforts."

"But these lotus pods are too far inside. If I want to use the same way to get the lotus pods, I'm afraid I can only do it from where I am. But it's more than three or four hundred meters away from those lotus pods..."

Li Ping'an narrowed his eyes as he calculated in his mind.

After the experience at the Scrap Swallow of Taihang Mountain, Li Ping'an had been practicing the skills of throwing knives. Even when he did daily meditation, he would meditate on throwing knives.

Although Ma Yuan was sinister and vicious, his skill of throwing knives was an eye-opener for Li Ping'an, who benefited a lot from him.

However, he was nearly four hundred meters away from the lotus pods. It was too far. Even Ma Yuan might not be able to get the lotus pods.

But Li Ping'an would not give up.

"Forget it. If I fail for the first time, I'll make additional attempts. This position leaves me much leeway, even if that monster comes out trying to kill me."

Then, Li Ping'an no longer hesitated. He took out more than a dozen daggers in succession, tying each of them with fiber thread.

It meant that Li Ping'an had more than a dozen chances under normal circumstances.

Swoosh!

When everything was ready, Li Ping'an threw out a dagger. The dagger shot towards a red lotus pod like a streak of black.

Unfortunately, he was a little nervous for the first time and it was too far away, so that he didn't calculate the distance accurately. Just as the dagger was close to an ordinary lotus pod, Li Ping'an jerked it back, lest he would startle the monster under the water.

"Be patient. Be patient..."

Li Ping'an kept breathing in and out, calming himself down.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Then, he began to try again and again.

On the cliff, Yan Ling, Zhang Hongqiang, and the others also understood Li Ping'an's intentions, and they were dumbfounded.

Zhang Hongqiang exclaimed, "Daniu, Daniu is so audacious! He practiced throwing knives in the territory of the green tentacle?"

Yan Ling glared at him and said, "Stop being so dramatic. He has his reasons to do this. We must stay alert. Once something bad happens to Daniu, we must provide enough firepower support to keep him safe."

"You're right."

Zhang Hongqiang and the others were on alert and hurried to get the firearms ready for battle.

Meanwhile, after failing eight to nine times, Li Ping'an knew how to do it.

"I can make it this time. Come on!"

Swoosh!

The black dagger shot out again, heading straight for the red lotus pod in the most central part.

As expected, the dagger cut off the root of the red lotus pod precisely. Then, the noose on the dagger was firmly fixed on the stem.

Li Ping'an was overjoyed. He jerked the thread, trying to take the red lotus back.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened.

"Crash!"

The huge green tentacle that Li Ping'an thought was afraid of the sun shot out from the water like a flash of lightning and headed straight for the red lotus pod fixed on the dagger.

"Damn!"

Li Ping'an had tried so hard to get this red lotus pod, so how could he let it be taken away?

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Li Ping'an had no time to think. He threw the three daggers in his left hand at the green tentacle.

At the same time, Li Ping'an jerked his right hand with the strength of his waist, trying to retrieve the red lotus pod on the dagger.

Whoosh!

Swoosh_

The three daggers shot at the green tentacle. Although this green tentacle was powerful, Li Ping'an was no inferior.

In the blink of an eye, a piercing sound was heard. Then, scarlet liquid sprayed out from the green tentacle, which looked like three blood fountains.

"Whoosh!"

The green tentacle went furious and ignored the red lotus pod, heading towards Li Ping'an.

But although it was fast, it wasn't as fast as Li Ping'an.

He tightened the thread in his right hand, kicked hard on the cliff and leaped up. He didn't even need the vine. He was much nimbler than the red-haired monkeys, dashing towards another cliff a hundred meters away.

"Boom!"

The next moment, this terrifying green tentacle had hit hard the cliff where Li Ping'an was. The cliff shattered and crumpled, and a dent appeared in the cliff, indicating how powerful the strike was.

"Brother Qiang, why are you still standing there? Fire and save me!"

Li Ping'an was also shocked. He jumped another hundred meters to another cliff and shouted at Yan Ling, Zhang Hongqiang, and the others on the cliff.

"Ah? Oh!"

It all happened so fast that Zhang Hongqiang and the others had no time to respond.

When they heard Li Ping'an, they realized how dangerous the situation was and fired.

"Bang! Ratatata..."

All of a sudden, they fired on the green tentacle with their firearms.

"Croak!"

Then, there came a thunderous voice.

A monster jumped out of the water. It was as big as a small mountain and covered with disgusting green bubbles.

Its enormous shadow alone was enough to cover more than half of the lotus lake.

It resisted the firearms with its body. It opened its huge mouth again and stuck out the weird green tongue that looked like a green tentacle, heading towards Li Ping'an.

"Damn, it's a big toad!"

How could Li Ping'an dare to fight with such a huge toad? He shot out the daggers one after another and jumped up the mountain, running away as quickly as he could.

Boom!

There was a rumbling sound.

The big toad had never suffered such a loss. Its huge green tongue was like a small nuclear weapon, destroying everything in its path.

However, it dared not go too far away from the water. When it saw that the Li Ping'an had already arrived at the top of the mountain, it croaked so loud that the rocks around it fell from the cliff and plopped into the water.

But at this time, Li Ping'an had already fixed the red lotus pod firmly at his waist. With the help of Yan Ling and Zhang Hongqiang, he climbed up to the top of the mountain.

"Croak!"

The big green toad looked bitterly in the direction where Li Ping'an left with a pair of eyes that were bigger than a millstone. It roared again but stopped going after him. And it plopped into the water with a big splash.