Chapter 18
A Solitary Journey

Facing the well-meaning dissuasion of everyone.

“I’ve made up my mind, you don’t need to persuade me anymore!” Zhang Yun Feng said with a determined look in his eyes.

He wasn’t the type of person who hesitated. Once he decided to do something, he would see it through to the end!

Seeing that he was determined, everyone didn’t say anything more.

“I’ll pack you some extra food and equipment…” Huo Xian Gu said, getting up.

“Thank you!” Zhang Yun Feng nodded.

Half an hour later, Zhang Yun Feng and Huo Xian Gu, carrying large and small bags, arrived at the foot of the mountain under the cloak of night.

Before setting off, Huo Xian Gu, with tender eyes, instructed him: “Be careful, if something is not right, retreat immediately… ”

“I will, thank you, go back now!” Zhang Yun Feng smiled and nodded, his heart filled with an inexplicable sense of warmth and emotion.

But just as he grasped the rope, ready to climb up, a series of footsteps suddenly came from behind.

Turning his head, he saw that it was Xiao Ge who had followed him, and he also had his equipment ready, clearly well-prepared.

“I’m going with you.” Xiao Ge said calmly.

“No, you should go back. If I don’t come back, the Zhang family will depend on you to support it!” Zhang Yun Feng said resolutely.

He wasn’t going to die, because he had the system.

But Xiao Ge was different. If he went, he would most likely die.

Moreover, if he went alone, he wouldn’t have so many concerns and could fully unleash his strength without worrying about exposing his secret.

Xiao Ge wasn’t the kind of person to be indecisive. He calmly looked at Zhang Yun Feng: “I’ll wait for you.”

“Alright, take care!” Zhang Yun Feng patted his shoulder.

Then he grabbed the rope and climbed up quickly, like a flash of lightning.

With the Yin-Yang Eyes, Zhang Yun Feng could see clearly in the dark, like daylight. Whether there was a light source or not wouldn’t affect his eyesight.

Xiao Ge and Huo Xian Gu stood at the foot of the mountain, quietly watching his back until he disappeared completely.

“Do you think… he’ll be able to come back?” Huo Xian Gu asked.

Xiao Ge didn’t respond. He simply turned around and went back to the camp.

In the darkness, Zhang Yun Feng’s figure, like a nimble monkey, quickly climbed towards the top of the mountain.

Climbing to a height of several hundred meters, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he put all the large and small bags he was carrying into the system’s backpack.

Without the baggage, he instantly felt much lighter.

It only took him an hour and a half to reach the entrance of the cave.

The entrance had been sealed with cement.

Fortunately, the cement hadn’t dried yet, and it wasn’t very difficult to dig through.

He used the Black Gold Ancient Knife like a hoe and started digging.

It only took him half an hour to dig a hole big enough for one person to enter. Then he crawled in.

Back in the cave, all he could see were the corpses of cockscomb snakes and insects, and the bodies of the few blood corpses.

A pungent, indescribable burnt smell filled the air.

Holding the Black Gold Ancient Knife, he walked into the passage without hesitation.

Then he took out kerosene and matches for backup, lifted the drawbridge planks, and stepped on a pottery jar, smashing it with his foot.

As the pottery jar shattered, a pitch-black human head was revealed, and several hatched Corpse King Beetles crawled out from the head’s nostrils!

Zhang Yun Feng didn’t hesitate. He immediately poured half a bottle of kerosene over the head and then lit it with a match.

“Boom!”

The orange flames shot up, reaching half a person’s height.

The poor Corpse King Beetles hadn’t even had time to take flight when they were scorched to death by the flames. The air was filled with the smell of roasted meat.

After a while, the flames on the head died down.

All the Corpse King Beetles inside the skull, whether hatched or unhatched, were all burnt to death!

【Killed a large number of Corpse King Beetles, gained 930 achievement points!】

Then, he used the remaining half bottle of kerosene to burn another skull containing Corpse King Beetles.

【Killed a large number of Corpse King Beetles, gained 950 achievement points!】

This time, he had brought more than ten kilograms of kerosene.

He had brought almost half of the team’s kerosene with him.

He only kept one bottle, and all the rest was used to kill insects.

After working for several hours, the kerosene was finally gone.

The Corpse King Beetles’ corpses piled up into a thick layer.

Counting them, he had gained a total of over 12,000 achievement points!

Adding the previous two thousand, the total was only just over 14,000.

He was still far from 50,000 achievement points.

“Next, I have to find those monsters with high achievement points to deal with.” Zhang Yun Feng looked towards the depths of the passage with piercing eyes.

He didn’t rest that night.

He went directly to the meteorite canyon, using himself as bait, and entered the meteorite’s holes, attracting an ancient human-insect.

Then he killed it and gained 10,000 achievement points.

Then, using the insect’s corpse, he attracted a large number of bats.

While the bats were busy eating, he hid nearby and launched a sneak attack, killing several large bats, easily gaining 20,000 achievement points!

He only needed a few thousand more achievement points to reach 50,000.

But the appearance of the bats attracted huge owls.

Huge owls were undoubtedly the overlords of this area, and Zhang Yun Feng didn’t dare to provoke them. He could only find a place to hide.

Fortunately, these big birds came and went quickly, carrying the bodies of the big bats back to their nests.

After the owls left, he went back to the holes to lure the insects.

This time, unexpectedly, he saw a python as thick as a bucket inside the meteorite hole, swallowing an ancient human-insect.

The insect was larger than the python, but it had been swallowed by the python, leaving only half of its body outside!

“A good opportunity!” Zhang Yun Feng thought gleefully.

This was a good opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. The insect was already dying. If he killed the python, he could also get the insect.

As the saying goes, it’s better to give it a shot than to regret not trying.

He didn’t hesitate, holding the Black Gold Ancient Knife, he quietly approached the python step by step.

But unexpectedly, the python, even while it was eating, was still very vigilant. It detected him from more than ten meters away.

When it sensed danger approaching, the python didn’t care about eating anymore. It desperately tried to spit the insect out.

However, its body structure was only suitable for eating, not for spitting.

Moreover, the insect was larger than the snake, so it was very slow to spit out!

Seeing his cover blown, Zhang Yun Feng didn’t hesitate. He rushed forward like a flash of lightning, slashing his knife hard at the python’s heart.

The slash directly cut the python in half, its intestines and internal organs spilling out everywhere.

However, the python’s vitality was very tenacious. Even though it had been cut in half, it still didn’t die. Instead, it rolled wildly in a frenzy.

Zhang Yun Feng quickly hid far away and waited for it to die.

After about ten minutes, the python finally stopped moving.

“Killed the Ancient Giant Python, rewarded 20,000 achievement points!”

Although the python was dead, the insect wasn’t dead yet. Half of its body was stuck in the python’s stomach, unable to get out.

“Let me help you out!” Zhang Yun Feng smiled.

Then, with a swing of his knife…