Chapter 22: Caught Between Two Women
"Cough cough, your skin is really thick."
"Stop being so full of yourself! You…"
After hearing Zhou Han's words, both women's faces flushed red. Of course, they couldn't admit their embarrassment and hurriedly denied it.
Heh! Women. Saying one thing and meaning another!
"Let's go then! The wild monsters here are too weak, leveling up is too slow."
After all, the highest-level monsters in the Misty Forest were only level 10, and they didn't drop anything good.
The experience was also too little, not enough to meet Zhou Han's upcoming leveling needs.
Zhou Han decided to head to a higher-level map to grind.
"Hey, wait, something over there is glowing!"
Han Qinxue spotted something unusual again with her gifted eyesight.
Zhou Han followed the direction she pointed and walked over to take a look. It was actually beside Chen Beixuan's corpse.
It was a blueprint, emitting a faint golden glow.
Most of it was pressed under his body.
Zhou Han had to admire Han Qinxue's sharp vision. She could spot something even from such a tricky angle.
When he picked up the blueprint, a system notification sounded.
[You obtained a Treasure Map (Misty Forest). Do you want to activate the treasure-hunting route?]
Damn, it's actually a treasure map.
This guy was pretty lucky—too bad I already killed him.
After complaining inwardly, Zhou Han chose to activate it.
[Activation successful. Route has been generated. Please check.]
Soon, Zhou Han opened the map information and could see the marked treasure location.
From his current position to the treasure point, there was a winding path.
"What? You're saying this is a treasure map? I love treasure hunting games the most!"
After hearing the news, the two sisters became extremely excited.
"I wonder what kind of treasure is waiting for us."
"Then let's go, what are we waiting for?"
Zhou Han was also full of anticipation. The three of them quickly set off.
After following the winding route, they finally arrived in front of a cave.
The map showed that the treasure was located inside.
"It's pitch black inside, so creepy!" Han Xiangning said nervously.
"Looks like a very dangerous place." Han Qinxue also felt uneasy.
The cave in front of them was indeed very dark, with faint lighting. Visibility was only about two or three meters.
Girls being timid was normal.
After all, they had only been in the Divine Demon Continent for less than a day. It wasn't possible to completely adapt so quickly.
"How about you two wait outside?"
Seeing that they were scared, Zhou Han asked tentatively.
"No way, since we're already here, we have to go in and take a look."
Han Xiangning immediately refused, speaking righteously.
"Yeah, we also need to train our abilities. We can't keep dragging you down!"
Han Qinxue expressed her stance as well.
"Looks like you both want to be my virtuous helpers. Alright, let's go!"
Seeing that both of them had the determination to become stronger and independent, Zhou Han was quite pleased.
That way, things would be much easier for him in the future.
Nodding in satisfaction, he took the lead and walked into the cave.
"Virtuous helpers? Bad Zhou Han, always taking advantage of us."
Han Xiangning looked at his back. Although she spoke harshly, a smile appeared on her face.
Inside the cave was a long passage. The three of them walked for a while.
Aside from the darkness, they didn't encounter any danger.
Finally, at the end of the passage, they found a huge treasure chest.
Just as Zhou Han was about to walk over, he noticed a shadow flicker beside the chest.
"Hm? Is this the guardian of the treasure chest?"
According to typical game mechanics, to obtain the treasure, one must defeat the boss guarding the chest.
So Zhou Han guessed that the shadow was the guardian.
Sure enough, upon noticing someone intruding, the shadow directly attacked Zhou Han.
[Blood Shadow Insect Demon]
Grade: Silver
Level: 20
HP: 3200
Attack: 413
Defense: 217
Skill 1: [Insect Swarm: Summons a large number of insects to surround the target.]
Skill 2: [Block: When receiving fatal damage, has a 20% chance to block.]
Description: Can summon numerous insects, making it very troublesome. Weakness: Fire attribute attacks.
Seeing that the Blood Shadow Insect Demon only had 3200 HP, Zhou Han felt no pressure at all. He could handle it with just two skills.
Both skills were quite unique.
One summoned insects for swarm tactics.
The other was a blocking skill with only a 20% chance—not very high.
The appraisal didn't provide very detailed information.
Without hesitation, Zhou Han raised his sword and unleashed [Cross Slash].
Violent sword energy slammed into its body, leaving deep damage.
And his luck was pretty good—it triggered the knockback effect.
The Blood Shadow Insect Demon was blasted backward, crashing into the stone wall.
"Ghh…"
It was clearly enraged and immediately used [Insect Swarm].
The ground around them began to tremble.
Soon after, countless insects crawled out from underground, surrounding Zhou Han and the others.
"Ah! So many bugs!"
"So disgusting, they're coming toward me!"
The densely packed insects made one's scalp tingle.
Anyone with trypophobia would probably faint instantly.
The two women were immediately terrified by the scene.
They panicked and, upon seeing Zhou Han, threw themselves into his arms.
Zhou Han was speechless. Their courage was way too small!
He was caught between the two women, one on each side. Two different fragrances filled the air, making it quite pleasant.
But this wasn't the time to get distracted. He still had to deal with the danger ahead.
"Hey, you two, calm down, alright?"
In their current state, he couldn't even use his skills properly!
"Bugs… I'm so scared! I can't stand even looking at them."
Han Xiangning said uncomfortably, probably suffering from trypophobia.
Meanwhile, Han Qinxue quickly regained her composure.
Realizing that her chest was still pressed against Zhou Han, her pretty face instantly turned red.
She hurriedly stepped back, lowering her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
On the other hand, Han Xiangning still clung tightly to him, refusing to let go.
Zhou Han let her be. He could deal with it with one hand anyway.
"Watch how I deal with the enemy!"
He directly pulled Han Xiangning into his arms with one hand and unleashed [Void Slash].
Three arcs of sword energy shot out, striking the Blood Shadow Insect Demon.
miss
miss
Two consecutive dodges triggered—his luck was terrible.
However, the third arc of sword energy pierced through it.
[You have successfully killed the Blood Shadow Insect Demon and obtained Golden Treasure Chest Key x1.]
A golden key appeared in his inventory.
[Golden Treasure Chest Key]: Can open treasure chests below the gold grade. One-time consumable. Disappears after use.
Treasure chests in the Divine Demon Continent are divided into two types:
One type is system-rewarded chests, which do not require a key to open.
The other type is chests distributed across the map, which require a key to open.
And defeating a chest guardian has a 90% chance to drop one.
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