Chapter 97: Chapter 95: The Darkest Demon Eye_1

"This...this concept is completely different..."

Zhao Li took a deep breath, repeated it seven times, and finally managed to regain her composure somewhat.

Instead of running away, she screwed up her courage to observe the fallen bones, her pale face reflecting her unsettled state of mind.

"A trial zone, with a place like this..."

"Doesn’t this mean that, decades, even hundreds of years ago, people might have lived here? Or perhaps a small-scale conflict took place here. Is that why there are so many bodies buried here?"

"That I don’t know," Ye Hanjun replied lightly, "But in my opinion, such things occur quite frequently."

"A sudden beast attack, an epidemic or a wicked sacrifice... all these are happening every day, unseen by us."

"Gulp..."

Zhao Li clutched her chest, slowly standing upright.

The experiences of the last couple of days and the profound mental transformation she had undergone had drastically changed her perceptions.

Huang Dengshan and Zhang Wu remained silent.

However, the speed at which the Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits were digging the pit had slowed by thirty percent. They seemed somewhat nervous and extra cautious.

Ye Hanjun offered no more consolation.

He wandered around with Huazhu, catching two wild boars and several hares.

"Master Han, the pit is ready."

Iron Wolf was panting heavily, almost collapsing from exhaustion.

The Big-eyed Deer and the Pink Ostrich were in a better condition, although their hooves, which they used as shovels, were aching somewhat.

"Alright, Su Mei, Dengshan, you two go fetch some bamboo," Ye Hanjun commanded.

The Hard Bamboo Forest was only five miles away.

With the stride of the Pink Ostrich and the Big-eyed Deer, it wouldn’t take long for them to make the round trip.

In a short while, 20 or so thick, black bamboo shoots were brought back.

Ye Hanjun led the four students in the task of sharpening the bamboo.

Essentially, each bamboo shoot, which was several meters long, simply needed to be halved and both ends shaped into points.

It wasn’t a difficult task, but it required patience.

Thanks to their numerical advantage, they quickly completed the task.

First things first, Ye Hanjun secured the captured wild boars and hares in the centre of the pit.

Glancing at the sky, he saw that the sun was starting to set and he nodded approvingly.

"Huang Dengshan, Zhang Wu, the trap we’re making needs human blood as a lure."

"I am frail and therefore can’t undertake this."

"Whoever among you contributes two litres of blood, I will give you a Grass Rabbit Paste and a Moke Bamboo Rice Ball, which is enough to replenish your qi."

The two burly men exchanged glances.

Zhang Wu volunteered, saying:

"I’ll do it. I am a ’soldier’, and I possess ’strength’ as a passive ability. My body is tougher and can recover faster."

"Alright." Ye Hanjun nodded.

Soon enough, a translucent sack was filled with fresh blood.

Zhang Wu first applied the Grass Rabbit Paste to the wound, astonished at how quickly it stopped bleeding and formed a scab.

He then consumed a tiny Moke Bamboo Rice Ball. An astounding surge of qi filled his chest, his weary face almost immediately regained colour, restoring him back to his original, spirited self.

"Such incredible power..."

Zhang Wu felt that despite the considerable loss of blood, not only had he not weakened, his body had actually become even stronger.

The rosy complexion of his face made Zhang Wu and Zhao Li marvel. They could not help but praise Assistant Han’s generosity, willing to share such precious magical food.

Ye Hanjun just smiled without saying anything.

He used the Blood-Sucking Dagger to make several cuts on the bellies of the boars and hares.

It could be seen that due to the bleeding effect, their wounds had difficulty healing and blood was slowly oozing out.

"Whoosh -"

Ye Hanjun poured part of the two litres of human blood over the boars and hares, and the rest he splashed randomly on the ground.

"Now, insert the sharp bamboos."

Over forty sharp bamboo poles were inserted into the ground at random spots and secured carefully.

With the help of vines, the five of them climbed back to the top of the pit.

They then used more vines to crisscross over the surface of the pit, covering it with large leaves.

And thus, the rudimentary pitfall was completed.

"Let’s wrap-up here."

"As it’s nearing evening, let’s find somewhere safe to rest. about four in the morning, I’ll wake you up."

"Hunt in the middle of the night?" Zhao Li’s eyes glowed with surprise.

Her concept was that the night must be more dangerous than the day.

If she were with other students, she would suggest that they stay still and safe until daylight, not to do anything unless absolutely necessary.

But, if it was with Assistant Han...

Zhao Li, on the contrary, was looking forward to her first night in the wilderness, wondering what bizarre and freakish sights the dark world had in store for her.

...

The night deepened.

In a cave, Su Mei, Zhao Li, Huang Dengshan, and Zhang Wu, all exhausted from a day’s journey, could hardly keep their eyes open.

Although they tried to mentally prep themselves before going to sleep, warning not to fall into a deep slumber and to stay alert for danger, this was their first time sleeping in the wild and things hardly ever go as planned.

Soon, the thundering snores of Huang Dengshan and Zhang Wu began to echo, Su Mei and Zhao Li didn’t stir, their peaceful faces deep in sleep.

The Iron Wolf, Big-Eyed Deer, and Pink Ostrich, each curled up by their owners’ sides.

The Iron Wolf seemed more vigilant, its ears moving now and then, showing it wasn’t completely asleep, solely relying on its bloodline instinct, attentive to any sounds in its surroundings.

The Big-Eyed Deer and Pink Ostrich, clearly did not make for good guards.

They had fallen asleep, and the Pink Ostrich even had drool on the corner of its mouth, most likely dreaming about some tasty food.

"Yiyiyi~~~"

At the top of the stone cave, the Broom Ghost, which was quite active at night, was full of energy.

It’s a pity, there was no one there to join it. While performing its guard duty, it could only flit about in this cramped space.

"Whoosh——"

Ye Hanjun, who was sleeping in his clothes, silently opened his eyes.

Huazhu, who was not contracted into the contract space, had been resting in the corner, hugging her knees.

Noticing something out of the ordinary, she lifted up her head, and sand began swirling under her feet.

However, once she saw that the cause of the oddity was Ye Hanjun, she relaxed her guard and looked at him questioningly.

Ye Hanjun made a hold position sign and pointed to the four humans and four beasts.

Huazhu nodded in understanding, and the swirling sand returned to calm.

Instead of hugging her knees, she leaned on the wall, keeping her eyes open in the darkness, like a detached observer, calmly observing the world.

"Yiyi~~~"

The Broom Ghost was stirred and its eyes filled with curiosity.

Ye Hanjun shook his head at it, making a stop gesture, hinting for it to stay here.

At the other side, the Iron Wolf, having quietly lifted its head and witnessed Ye Hanjun stepping out of the cave, closed its eyes and continued its light sleep.

...

"Hoo——"

Emerging from the cave alone, Ye Hanjun again used leaves and fat earthworm clay to cover up the cave entrance.

It was probably around two in the morning right now. There were clouds in the sky, so the bright moonlight was obscured, and even the faint glimmering of stars was hard to spot.

The dark night spread ink across the forest as the rustling of leaves resonated with the cold breeze.

Listening carefully, the nearby area was very quiet, benefitting from the selection of a sufficiently secluded spot, invisibly improving safety.

However, in the far distance, the roars of beasts and noises of birds flapping their wings were clearly discernible and unceasingly resonated.

"The darkness..."

Ye Hanjun looked up at the sky, devoid of the sun. The black world, mysterious and dangerous from a student’s perspective, was so enchantingly beautiful to him.

His troubled heart steadied by the breeze brushing his chest.

The ’Super Spirituality’ he usually kept at 20% activation suddenly surged.

The microscopic world mirrored in his mind exponentially expanded.

Almost instantly, the entire area within a 300-meter radius from Ye Hanjun, big trees, and small grass alike, all came under his sensory perception, enabling him to examine everything effortlessly with his eyes closed.

"Thump——"

A soft noise, audible only to him, emerged from within his body.

Some deliberately suppressed power within his bloodline awoke from sleep.

In a split second, as if a dark curtain fell over Ye Hanjun’s already dark eyes.

Even his sclera gradually darkened, like a spreading dye in water, transforming from white to black, matching his pupils in color, turning absolutely and purely black, leaving no trace of any other color.

At this instant, Ye Hanjun’s demeanor changed.

The activation of one of his passive abilities, ’The Darkest Demon Eye,’ inherited from the Demon Servant, turned this man, who still resembled a human and had only a somewhat weak aura, into something as horrifying as a devil.

He remained silent, just standing there, enveloped by the darkness that writhed around him like sentient spirits. They caressed his hair and kissed his skin in a frenzy, simply for his favor.

"Hoo——"

An impure breath, suppressed deep within his lungs, was gently exhaled.

His long-missed feeling of ease under the protection of the darkness swept over him. Ye Hanjun’s brain felt a wave of coolness, as if his thinking became sharper under this state.

His sensory range surged once again, swiftly expanding from a radius of 300 meters to 400 meters.

This distance, unless one has a specific ability, even the third-ranked Patrons would have a hard time achieving such a significant range of complete sensory encapsulation.

A vague smile formed at the corners of Ye Hanjun’s lips.

He moved, strolling nonchalantly in a particular direction.

If there had been an outsider present, all they would’ve seen was a vague figure shrouded in darkness, foggy and elusive, making his true face completely indiscernible. After a few breaths, he disappeared from sight like a ghost.

"Whine——"

A Claw Tiger, gnawing on prey, felt a gust of wind sweep past. It looked back cautiously.

However, it didn’t see anything, and after a moment of suspicion, it lowered its head to continue savoring the warm entrails.

"Chirp——"

In the jungle, a huge beetle was fighting a rabbit with four ears.

Ye Hanjun swept past them, and the two fighting spirits seemed to be utterly oblivious of it and remained unaffected.

Scenes such as these repeatedly flashed by.

About three minutes later, Ye Hanjun, traveling alone, arrived at the entrance to the shady area where he had dug a pit yesterday.