Chapter 116: The Mosquito-Killing Marvel

Occasionally, she would use a large blade, but critical strikes at such a high rate were exceedingly rare. They typically landed on the opponent’s vital points. When attacking lower-level monsters, the critical hits only occurred because her strength was sufficient to damage the creatures’ internal organs.

Yun Qing attributed the 100% critical strike rate to the superior quality of her weapon. The spider silk she acquired from the Hell-level dungeon was truly exceptional. Slaying monsters around levels twenty to thirty felt almost effortless.

She didn’t discount the influence of her personal inner power either. After all, she cultivated faster under sunlight, and mosquitoes feared the sun.

Obtained: Silver x1;

Obtained: Silver x1;

While the silver vanished in a flash, Liuliu was able to pick up the drops for her.

Obtained: Poison Needle x1;

Yun Qing’s speed was astonishing; in quick succession, dozens of mosquitoes turned to dust.

She initially thought she could only use her inner power to enhance the mosquito swatter about a dozen times. To her surprise, only a trace of inner power was needed to deliver critical hits to every single mosquito. The dust from the critted mosquitoes didn’t even settle on the web’s surface. After a dozen strikes, her inner power was depleted by just over ten percent, and the swatter’s durability remained intact.

“Woo woo!” Most mosquitoes on the Chimera were exterminated, and the once irritable beast emitted a contented hum. The white text above its head turned green.

Yun Qing didn’t stop her movements and communicated silently with Liuliu: “Liuliu, if the Chimera could also increase my favorability, its affection for me must have reached friendly.”

“You’ll have to wait until it can cultivate and transform; then the favorability will count,” Liuliu replied.

The caravan members all wore the robes issued by their group, which offered a degree of protection. The mosquitoes could only bite exposed skin. As long as the people guarded those parts, they could help the Chimera by killing the mosquitoes perched upon them.

Their method was to slap the insects away, using the backs of knives or sword blades against the Chimera’s body. Some mosquitoes died instantly, while others required multiple strikes. Regardless, the sharp proboscises and poison lingered within the Chimera’s body. Though the mosquitoes were dead, the beasts’ suffering barely lessened.

The pain made it difficult for the Chimeras to stand still and allow the caravan members to kill the mosquitoes. They became restless and even accidentally harmed those trying to help.

Among the group of agonized, roaring Chimeras, one suddenly emitted a comfortable hum, prompting the others to communicate with it and understand what had happened.

“Howl! Howl!”

“Hiss! Hiss!”

“Woo! Woo!”

After a brief exchange, the Chimeras refused external help in removing the mosquitoes. Instead, those swarming with mosquitoes gathered around Yun Qing.

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Everyone also noticed the tool Yun Qing used to kill the mosquitoes.

At this critical moment, the caravan’s only elder, Old Li, ordered: “Everyone, form a circle and try to prevent mosquitoes from reaching the Chimeras. Yun Qing, quickly help clear the mosquitoes. Once done, secure the Chimeras inside the carriage.”

All responded in unison: “Yes!”

Soon, about twenty people, including the inn’s staff, protected Yun Qing and the Chimeras within the circle, while others guarded the outer ring to keep mosquitoes out.

Critical hit - 200;

Battle experience +64;

Critical hit - 100;

Battle experience +27;

Obtained: Poison Needle x1;

Obtained: Silver x1;

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Yun Qing swiftly exterminated every mosquito on the Chimeras, with experience and loot flooding the screen.

If asked how she quickly found the mosquitoes on the Chimeras, it was simple. Under the glow of the luminous stones, the red names, levels, and health bars on the Chimeras were strikingly clear.

Under Old Li’s coordination, the group quickly controlled the relentless mosquitoes biting the Chimeras, preventing a scenario where mosquitoes at one spot were killed only for others to swarm anew elsewhere. Yun Qing soon cleared the mosquitoes from one Chimera.

As soon as one was done, another approached, affectionately rubbing its mosquito-ridden head against Yun Qing.

Yun Qing reached out to soothe it, simultaneously swinging the swatter. With a series of sharp claps, mosquitoes turned to dust.

From the corner of her eye, she saw that under Old Li’s guidance, the cleared Chimera was quickly led into the carriage and sealed inside.

Yun Qing continued exterminating mosquitoes, while others shielded her and the Chimeras inside the circle. The mosquitoes came in relentless waves. Though individually weak, their numbers and agility made total elimination nearly impossible.

The group combined their inner power with torches, making the inner circle impenetrable to even a single mosquito.

Many mosquitoes bit the Chimeras. By the time Yun Qing finished with the third one, her inner power was nearly depleted, and her battle experience had increased by over 6,000.

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Currently, she needed nearly thirty thousand experience points to level from 36 to 37. At this rate, she could level up without clearing every mosquito from all the Chimeras.

With a thought, she took a pill from her backpack, swallowing a Qi replenishing pill to restore her inner power and continue fighting.

While Yun Qing consumed the pill, maintaining the protective inner circle required significant inner power. The inn’s staff and some caravan members with weaker inner power had already run out and taken their own Qi pills. Some couldn’t endure and, like the Chimeras, rested inside the carriage.

After clearing mosquitoes from three Chimeras, Yun Qing noticed her swatter’s durability was still 34 out of 35.

“Liuliu, why hasn’t the swatter’s durability decreased after killing so many mosquitoes?”

“Because you aren’t using its sticky function right now, so the durability wears down very slowly.”

That was excellent. Without employing the adhesive feature to trap enemies, the weapon would last a very long time. Since the mosquitoes were biting the Chimeras directly, there was no need to use that function.

The longer the mosquitoes sucked blood, the worse it was for the Chimeras.

Clearing them one Chimera at a time wasn’t ideal. She worried that by the time she reached the last one, it might be drained of blood and perish.

Yun Qing stopped clearing each Chimera individually and instead began targeting higher-level mosquitoes that were more accessible. The Chimeras noticed the change in her approach and crowded even closer around her.

Looking at the crowded heads and tails, with red names and health bars hidden in between, Yun Qing said, “Xiao Jingzi, help me get the Chimeras to form a neat circle around me. We’ll switch sides soon.”

“All right!” Feeding the Chimeras usually fell to both Xiao Jingzi and Yun Qing. Under Xiao Jingzi’s direction, the Chimeras—aware of the danger—quickly followed her guidance and stopped clustering together.

Inside the circle, Yun Qing spun 360 degrees, clearing mosquitoes from every angle. After clearing those at the Chimeras’ innate realm, she took another pill to replenish her inner power. Taking advantage of this, Xiao Jingzi guided the Chimeras to turn to a new side.

As Yun Qing cleared mosquitoes above level 30 from this new side, her level rose to 37, just as she had predicted. She continued using the Breath Restriction Technique to maintain her strength at the fifth layer of the innate realm.

Leveling up restored her inner power. To avoid suspicion, she mimed taking a pill but actually ate a wild strawberry.

Mosquitoes above level 30 granted her between 60 and over 300 experience points each, along with 3 to 5 silver coins or occasional item drops.

For mosquitoes around level 20, experience dropped to just over 20, with each dropping a fixed one silver coin.