"Where's that courage now? That's all you've got…" Shao Bai laughed loudly. After glancing at the five people fleeing in misery, he slowly walked toward Fang Yu step by step.
"You want to fight for it?" Fang Yu asked cautiously.
Shao Bai was extremely powerful, and his background was equally mysterious. No one really knew what trump cards he possessed. Even the people from the Ancient Capital Institute only knew a few things about him, that he spent years in secluded cultivation at the Potala Palace and had a passion for gourmet food and beautiful women.
"You already got the item, so I won't interfere anymore."
"What I said on the ship was sincere. I really did want to make friends with you. That's why from beginning to end, even after the Dragon Crocodile Skin fell into your hands, I never attacked you once," Shao Bai replied.
"You're just giving it up like that? Then what was the point of coming here?" Fang Yu asked.
"It'd be great if I could obtain it, but if not, it doesn't matter. Compared to that little bit of value, it's not worth making an enemy out of you," Shao Bai answered.
Afterward, Shao Bai took out a small jade jar from his spatial ring. The moment he opened it, a rich medicinal fragrance spread out. He handed it to Fang Yu.
"This is the essence extracted from a Plant-type demon creature. Given your current condition, it can practically be considered a miracle healing medicine."
"Thanks!"
Fang Yu accepted it without hesitation. If he did not heal his injuries quickly enough, hidden problems might truly appear and damage his foundation.
At the same time, he was currently extremely weak, his injuries severe. In this condition, he had almost no ability to deal with danger.
Holding the jade jar, Fang Yu sat down cross-legged. Looking at the medicinal liquid inside, fragrant aromas filled the air. He directly drank it all in one gulp.
Not long after, he felt an itching sensation spread across his body. Some wounds wriggled slightly as his injuries slowly began healing.
Fang Yu stood up. While recovering, he also began organizing the spoils of the battlefield. The remaining items were all ownerless now, and their value was no less than the Dragon Crocodile Skin itself.
Soon after, Shao Bai joined in as well and began cleaning up the aftermath.
As Fang Yu walked through the Dragon Crocodile Nest, even he clicked his tongue in shock. Most of the creatures had been beaten completely apart, with bones scattered everywhere!
He carefully searched around and discovered that some White Crocodiles still had remnants of unusual bones left behind. Fortunately, they had not been completely destroyed.
He cut away the sections containing the unusual bones from the White Crocodiles, cleaned them thoroughly, then chopped apart the remaining bodies.
Afterward, Fang Yu gathered all the belongings left on the fallen human mages.
Not long later, the two finished cleaning up the battlefield. After confirming nothing had been overlooked, each of them collected the materials from the creatures they had personally slain, while the remaining items were divided equally.
After storing everything inside his spatial pouch, Fang Yu said goodbye. "I'm leaving!"
"You're not staying here to recover? I can help keep watch," Shao Bai said.
The people on the island had most likely already received news of what happened. After all, some people had withdrawn midway through the chaotic battle, and there were also the few he intentionally let escape. It was impossible to completely seal off the information.
Although most people would probably assume they themselves were the final victor, once they saw Fang Yu walk out alive, suspicion would naturally arise.
If someone truly harbored malicious intentions, then the most likely scenario would be an ambush outside the area, waiting for whoever emerged from the Dragon Crocodile Nest loaded with treasures, then killing them to seize the Dragon Crocodile Skin.
"No need," Fang Yu replied. Debts of gratitude were the hardest to repay. He already owed enough as it was. Besides, he still had hidden trump cards capable of handling danger.
"As this is the White Crocodiles' nest, I'll stay here and wait for the remaining White Crocodiles to return so I can eliminate them. There's still danger outside. Be careful. If things become too dangerous, retreat back here," Shao Bai warned.
"Mm." Fang Yu turned around and strode away. Soon, he exited the ancient cave, climbed out of the sinkhole, and returned to the outside world.
At that moment, rain was falling from the sky!
In the distance, the ocean roared as massive waves surged violently!
He carefully observed the surroundings. For now, there were no traces of living creatures outside. It was possible that people were still gathering reinforcements.
Fang Yu pondered for a moment. He did not linger nearby, as the danger had not yet been completely eliminated. Moving forward through the rain curtain, he appeared on the beach.
He passed by skeletons buried beneath the sand and washed out again by the rain.
A while later, Fang Yu arrived at the ship. Unfortunately, he discovered that no one remained aboard.
It seemed the academy personnel were still stranded somewhere on the island. From here onward, he could only rely on himself.
Fang Yu departed. Amid the storm and rain, he continued onward, searching for a hidden place to shelter.
Only when night finally fell did he discover a concealed cave. The place was completely desolate. Forget humans, even weeds could not be found here. It was truly a godforsaken wasteland.
"This is the place."
He entered the cave and carefully sensed the surroundings. After confirming there were indeed no living creatures nearby, he finally began adjusting his condition.
And so, time passed. One night went by.
During that night, Fang Yu's injuries finally recovered somewhat. His complexion was no longer pale, his magic energy was no longer depleted, and the exhaustion brought on by the slaughter had also faded away.
Recalling the massacre from before, even with his cultivation and combat strength, he had still felt a weariness he had not experienced in a very long time. Fortunately, the rewards this time were astonishing enough to leave satisfaction showing in Fang Yu's eyes.
Other than the Dragon Crocodile hide, his gains included ten Warrior-level crocodile molts. As for lower-level crocodile molts, there were even more.
In addition, there were also quite a few White Crocodile exotic bones.
As for the rest Fang Yu calculated that they were probably worth around ten million Jiuzhou coins as well.
Independent mages were mostly poor. The reason Fang Yu had obtained so much was because too many people had died, and he had taken the spoils from corpse after corpse. The ones that contributed the most value were Ouyang Ye and the woman in black.
As for the others, Fang Yu had checked their pockets. They were all terribly poor, which left him somewhat disappointed.
But after thinking about the profits he had made this time, Fang Yu no longer cared about such matters.
"Counting the Dragon Crocodile hide and my previous harvests, the total value should already be around two hundred and ninety million Jiuzhou coins," Fang Yu muttered to himself.
At this moment, his spatial ring was completely full. He only had one thought now to recover as quickly as possible, then return and use these resources to rapidly raise his cultivation.
Just like that, another five or six days passed.
At this moment, Fang Yu remained inside the hidden cave. Influenced by the environment, every breath he exhaled now turned into white mist and even condensed into ice crystals.
"This is…"
"The temperature suddenly dropped? It's snowing?" Fang Yu murmured.
The next moment, he walked out of the cave and looked into the distance. Snowflakes were drifting down there from time to time. At first, it was not very heavy, but as time passed, the entire area gradually turned into a vast expanse of white. Snow and ice danced through the air while thick fog spread everywhere.
"After all this time, they've finally found the Dragon Crocodile's whereabouts…"
On the other side, outside the island, in the area Fang Yu was observing, snow was falling heavily above the sea, so heavily that it seemed capable of freezing the ocean surface itself!
Roar…
At this moment, bursts of roars came from the sea. A white Dragon Crocodile radiated brilliant light across its body while gray mist surged into the heavens. It continuously shattered the layers of ice, wandering across the sea like an unrivaled demonic overlord, its eyes filled with vicious light as it stared at the humans ahead.
The Dragon Crocodile swung its tail, transforming into a streak of white lightning. Fierce winds howled and the sea churned violently as it instantly charged forward.
In an instant, one of the humans blocking the Dragon Crocodile's path suddenly stopped moving. His eyes turned lifeless, blood burst from his body, and his shattered remains scattered everywhere. The Dragon Crocodile opened its mouth and directly swallowed his broken corpse whole.