Chapter 30: Seven Mysteries Forest 2

It took another four hours to reach the inner perimeter. Qing Mei felt that it was eerie inside. There was almost no one in the inner perimeter, because generally, only those at Tier 6 or above could basically guarantee their safety.

However, if one were unlucky enough to encounter a powerful spirit beast, they would certainly be done for. The inner perimeter contained many high-level spirit beasts and medicinal herbs, which attracted many people here, but also caused them to lose their lives.

"Mei'er, be careful inside," Nan Qingcheng reminded her, though his expression remained as calm and indifferent as ever.

Qing Mei nodded and silently tightened her grip on the dagger in her hand.

They had only walked a short distance when they encountered a Tier 5 Human-Faced Spider, which was larger than a person. Nan Qingcheng originally wanted to eliminate it, but he was stopped by Qing Mei.

"Let me try this one alone." Qing Mei wanted to test how much capability she truly had; she couldn't let Nan Qingcheng protect her forever.

Nan Qingcheng nodded and stepped back. "Be careful."

"Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, watch out for the venom!" Tian Chenyun shouted from beside Bei Tang Xiaoyang.

"I know." Qing Mei walked slowly toward the Human-Faced Spider.

The Human-Faced Spider stood there disdainfully, as if it were impatient to deal with such a weak enemy as Qing Mei. Qing Mei curled her lips coldly and suddenly lunged forward, stabbing the spider in the back, but it caused no damage; to the Human-Faced Spider, it was merely an itch.

The spider turned its head and sprayed a jet of venom at Qing Mei, but she dodged it. The venom landed on a cluster of grass, which withered at a speed visible to the naked eye and then turned into a pile of ash.

Qing Mei then used fireballs, throwing them at the Human-Faced Spider as if spiritual energy were free, but each time it caused no damage; its shell seemed very hard.

The spider toyed with Qing Mei leisurely, which infuriated her.

With a "boom," a crack appeared on the spider's back, emitting thin wisps of smoke. Qing Mei stared blankly at her hand. She had been so angry that she had just waved her hand at the spider, and a bolt of lightning had followed, striking it.

The spider collapsed, and the human-faced pattern on its abdomen faded away.

"Wow, wow, wow! Sister-in-law, you're amazing! You're actually a lightning-element mage!" Tian Chenyun shouted excitedly from the side.

Qing Mei tilted her head to look at Nan Qingcheng, wanting to ask what was going on, but Nan Qingcheng only shrugged, indicating he didn't know either.

Qing Mei gloomily dug out the spirit core and continued on their way. Why had she been able to unleash a lightning-element skill just now? The Human-Faced Spider, which had been completely unharmed no matter how she attacked it, had been killed by a single bolt of lightning, and the power had been quite significant. Qing Mei remained puzzled.

"Let's rest here for the night," Bei Tang Xiaoyang's voice interrupted Qing Mei's thoughts.

Nan Qingcheng looked around the area and nodded, then moved a wooden house out from his spatial storage. He pulled Qing Mei inside first, and Tian Chenyun and Bei Tang Xiaoyang followed behind.

There were two rooms in the wooden house, with a small hall in the middle containing a table and chairs. It could be said that although it was small, it was fully equipped.

Qing Mei rested for a while, then suddenly needed to use the restroom.

"I'm going out for a moment," Qing Mei said, preparing to get up, but she was held back by Nan Qingcheng at her side.

"What are you going to do?" Nan Qingcheng looked grave.

Qing Mei glanced at the bickering Tian Chenyun and Bei Tang Xiaoyang and leaned close to Nan Qingcheng's ear. "To use the restroom."

Nan Qingcheng frowned in confusion. "What is a 'restroom'?"

Qing Mei also frowned. A restroom was a restroom, what did he mean by "what is it"... Suddenly, Qing Mei realized that they probably didn't have that term here. "It means to relieve myself..."