TheConqueroroftheUniverse

Chapter 72 Young Master Can

The efficiency of Young Master Can's main force was higher than Li Ping'an had expected.

By the time they just finished their dinner, the main force had already got ready for the fight and started to check the signal.

Li Ping'an couldn't help feeling astounded.

He had looked down on the foundations and strength of these giant financial groups!

Li Ping'an was just about to see how Young Master Can would arrange the mission when Yan Li, who had always been smiling charmingly beside him, suddenly widened her beautiful eyes.

Immediately, her small hand forcefully held Li Ping'an's arm, and her delicate body started to tremble. She said in a low voice, "Daniu, look, look over there! Are there the red-haired monkeys?"

Li Ping'an was stunned. He didn't even have time to experience the warmth, fragrance and softness of her body in his embrace before he hurriedly looked at the direction to which Yan Li's little finger pointed, and he frowned suddenly.

Those strange red-haired monkeys were coming as expected!

In the dense forest that Li Ping'an and the others were facing, several pairs of scarlet eyes were looking at the main force secretly.

They hid very well. It seemed that they were all wearing leaves and were almost completely integrated with the surroundings. Although Li Ping'an had good eyesight, he did not find them.

If it had not been for Yan Li's good eyesight, they wouldn't have discovered the monkeys in such a short time!

"Damn, these monkeys were not to give up!"

Li Ping'an couldn't help but spit in a low voice, and then he immediately whispered to Yan Li, "Sister Li, you have good eyesight. Keep an eye on them. I will call Brother Qiang and the others! We must get prepared in advance in case something unexpected happens later!"

"Okay!"

At this time, Yan Li didn't dare to be neglectful or continue her charm offensive to Li Ping'an anymore. She nodded heavily.

Li Ping'an quickly called Zhang Hongqiang and the others. After a brief moment of relaxation, the several of them were on the alert again.

Yan Ling hurriedly said, "Daniu, let's pack up our equipment. If anything happens, we'll take your orders at any time."

"Okay."

Li Ping'an nodded heavily and came to Yan Li's side. He asked her to go back and pack up her equipment. They had to take their equipment with them.

They finished packing up quickly. On the other side, Young Master Can also gave the order to start the attack.

Li Ping'an did not know whether Young Master Can had noticed the arrival of those strange red-haired monkeys or not. However, there were many experts by Young Master Can's side, and the red-haired monkeys' main target was them, so Li Ping'an naturally would not ask for trouble.

Swoosh!

More than a dozen experts with outstanding skills quickly slid down the ropes. They adopted the same tactics as Li Ping'an. Instead of taking the lotuses by force, they resorted to skills.

In an instant, several jet guns ejected threads at the same time, aiming at the lotuses.

The "bullets" of this kind of jet guns were rotating throwing knives. Obviously, they were more stable than Li Ping'an's hand-made throwing knives. In the blink of an eye, several lotus pods were directly cut off and taken back by them.

Li Ping'an could not help but nod.

Although he did not like Young Master Can's personality, Young Master Can's strength was unquestionable!

Obviously, he entered the mountain this time to do great things!

The current mission was actually a bit like a lion wrestling with a rabbit, but he still used all his strength!

Swoosh!

After they succeeded in the first round, the second round of rotating throwing knives were ejected in an instant. The lotus pods were harvested in patches, and almost half of them were snatched away in the blink of an eye.

But that big toad obviously could not let these people succeed so easily!

"Crash!"

Just as these people were about to harvest the second round of lotus pods from their throwing knives, not far from their feet, a terrifying green tongue flew out like lightning and headed straight for these people!

This big toad had clearly learned a lesson from the previous fight with Li Ping'an. It no longer chased after the lotus pods. Instead, it directly chased after the people who cut off the lotus pods!

Even though these experts were all prepared, facing this terrifying green tongue that attacked them so fiercely, they were still scared to death and were barely able to dodge.

Three unlucky guys were directly hit by the green tongue. In the blink of an eye, they were taken to the bottom of the water.

"Boom!"

At the same time, the mountain that the green tongue swept over just now collapsed, and soil and stones splashed.

"Damn it! If it dares to come out again, just kill it!"

On the cliff, when Young Master Can saw this scene, he was furious and shouted coldly.

These experts were all beyond the interim of the Awakening Stage. They were all under his direct control. In the blink of an eye, he had lost three of them. He was quite distressed.

The order was quickly conveyed, and none of the emplacements dared to neglect the order. All the people widened their eyes, waiting for the green tongue to come out again.

The remaining ten plus experts didn't retreat at all. "Swoosh!" A rain of knives were shot towards the lotus pods!

"Crash!"

The big toad was obviously severely provoked. It did not expect that these humans dared to be so arrogant even after it had already made its move.

In the next instant, water splashed even more violently. Half of its body bounced out, and the air was stirred and vibrated violently!

"Splutter!"

The solid fibre threads were instantly snapped. Although they had obtained the lotus pods with the throwing knives, they could not withdraw them.

Meanwhile

Hiss!

Hiss! Hiss!

Several dark green liquids suddenly shot out from the bubbles on the big toad's body. They were like green laser beams aiming straight at the dozen or so people.

"Ouch..."

This big toad was clearly enraged. Although these people had extraordinary skills, six or seven of them were directly hit in the blink of an eye.

Then, they completely turned into green liquid in the sight of everyone and dissolved into the lake.

"It's poisonous miasma!"

"Fire! Fire!"

Someone shouted from the emplacements.

"Chirp!"

"Ratatata..."

The emplacements finally reacted, and all kinds of powerful firearms instantly poured down like rain towards the big toad.

"Croak!"

Although the big toad's skin was extremely thick, the firearms were not for fun. In an instant, many wounds appeared on its body, and scarlet blood splattered everywhere.

It didn't dare to put up a desperate fight anymore. "Splash!" It sank into the water.

"Go! Get the fire lotus pods!"

On the cliff, Young Master Can shouted loudly, his eyes shining brightly.

He didn't care too much about these ordinary lotus seeds. It would be better if he had some, and it wouldn't matter if he had none. However, the fire lotus pods in the center were precious treasures!

They were important ingredients for making high-level Energy Drop!

If one was lucky enough to encounter a top-grade fire lotus seed, then the value was simply immeasurable.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, several advanced drones swooped down swiftly and headed straight for the fire lotus pods in the center.

The big toad clearly sensed the danger. Regardless of the fact that these fire lotus seeds were still unripe, it fiercely flung out its huge tongue, and all lotuses were instantly swept down in patches and directly brought into the water by it.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Seeing the fire lotus pods within easy reach was gone just like that, Young Master Can couldn't help but curse out loudly, and his expression was extremely gloomy.

"Fire! Kill it!"

In an instant, overwhelming firepower swept down crazily. This originally quiet water body directly turned into hell on earth, with nothing left.

However, the big toad was clearly not stupid. It did not float out of the water again, as if it had disappeared.

Next to Young Master Can was an old man dressed in a black robe and surrounded by a faint black fog. He said, "Young Master, do you want me to go down, drag this annoying toad out and snatch the fire lotus pods back?"

At this moment, Young Master Can had calmed down quite a bit and hurriedly shook his head. "Uncle Guang, there's no need to do that. Although the fire lotus pods are precious, they're not the primary goal of our journey. Better make friends than make enemies! This big toad might have some helpers, so there's no need to make such a big deal out of it. However, we should be careful of those red-haired monkeys!"

The old man called Uncle Guang couldn't help but nod his head approvingly. A trace of smile appeared on his old face that was hidden in the black fog, and his ghastly white teeth were especially dazzling.

"Young Master, you are really mature. Well, that's a relief."

Young Master Can smiled respectfully and said, "Uncle Guang, having you by my side is my greatest strength. For the rest of the journey, I will have to rely on you."

Uncle Guang laughed and nodded.

...

Although the main force failed to obtain the lotus pods, they did not continue fighting. They withdrew the troops soon and everything was arranged in an orderly way.

On the top of another mountain, Li Ping'an frowned slightly, but he couldn't help nodding inwardly.

He had really underestimated this Young Master Can before.

Since Young Master Can was so cautious, it was safe for them to follow his main force for the time being.

Li Ping'an thought he could now set his mind on the "Trick Guide" a little!

As for the red-haired monkeys hiding in the forest, seeing that the lotus pods had been destroyed, they didn't stay any longer and disappeared soon without a trace.

Yan Ling, Zhang Hongqiang, and the others relaxed a little.

Zhang Hongqiang chuckled, "Daniu, it seems that we can continue to stay in the team for a little longer."

Li Ping'an frowned slightly, but soon he became relaxed again.

According to his original intention, Zhang Hongqiang and the others could stop here. After all, they had already obtained quite a lot of lotus seeds, plus Young Master Can's remuneration, they could be considered to have a good harvest.

Otherwise, with their strengths, if they went further, Li Ping'an was not sure whether he could take good care of them or not.

But in this situation, he definitely could not say that directly.

He smiled and said, "Brother Qiang, that's good. We can have a good rest for a few days! Let's see if there will be such opportunities later!"

Zhang Hongqiang's eyes lit up suddenly. "Hehe, Daniu, you really are my lucky star! Don't worry, we will definitely get ready!"

...

Although Young Master Can did not obtain many lotus pods, the rewards that he gave Team 97 were still distributed soon.

There were six bottles of six-star Nutrition Drop altogether!

One for each, and Li Ping'an was rewarded with an extra bottle because he found the lotuses.

This also made Li Ping'an and the others in the small camp shout and jump for joy excitedly.

Li Ping'an also had a deeper understanding of Young Master Can, and he was even more certain that Young Master Can's goal was absolutely not small!

Most likely, he was here for the "Trick Guide"!

Six-star Nutrition Drop could be absorbed directly, and there was no need to worry about side effects. Therefore, after the celebration, Yan Li did not bother Li Ping'an anymore. Instead, she returned to her tent to absorb her six-star Nutrition Drop.

So did Zhang Xiaojing, Yan Ling, and Zhang Hongqiang.

After all, given their strengths, there was not much chance for them to obtain six-star Nutrition Drop.

In addition, there were many camps around them, and they were in the central part, so they did not need to keep watch on that night. Naturally, they all wanted to spend this precious time improving their strength.

Li Ping'an also returned to his tent to have a rest.

However, he was not in a hurry to absorb the two bottles of six-star Nutrition Drop. Instead, he contacted Lin Jianjia first. He wanted to confirm the levels of these lotus seeds.

In particular, what effects did that fire lotus pod have?

A moment later, Lin Jianjia replied. When Li Ping'an saw her words, he could not help but get slightly stunned. He hadn't expected that he would be so lucky!