When the grass puppet arrived, Li Pu and it headed towards the South Forest together.

During this period, he almost traversed the entire South Forest to collect cards.

The distribution of magical beasts in the South Forest isn't stronger the deeper you go.

Instead, it's distributed in a weak→medium→strong→medium→weak manner.

So far, the only place he hasn't been is the southeastern boundary's great stone wall that the seniors warned about.

Now that he had mastered the double-speed [Sprint], Li Pu felt it was time to explore it.

After all, to hunt more valuable magical beasts, he needed to look for stronger targets.

For him, that area was the new hunting ground.

A new hunting ground will naturally bring new related items.

The sacrificial upgrade work for the grass puppet couldn't be neglected.

So, one person and one grass moved quickly through the forest, and over an hour later, the great stone wall appeared in sight.

"If we continue deeper, it will be places we've never been to."

"The upcoming enemies might be very different from before."

"If there's anything unusual, notify me immediately."

When he stopped to regroup, Li Pu instructed the grass puppet.

After all, its wood sensing skill of 10 was indeed useful in the forest.

[Grass!]

Grass puppet: Rest assured, it's safe with Ben Cao.

The grass puppet shook the tuft of grass on its head, as if it were a radar detector.

However, what happened next was a bit unexpected for Li Pu.

They continued forward only to find there were no magical beasts here.

And it wasn't just the lack of magical beasts, there weren't any ordinary creatures either.

Even the surrounding plants and vegetation became increasingly sparse.

Signs of life were noticeably diminishing.

This was Li Pu's most immediate reaction.

So he intentionally slowed his pace and had the grass puppet walk a few meters ahead.

In this manner, they walked to the base of the great stone wall without finding anything unusual.

The only odd thing was that within 10 meters of the stone wall, not even a blade of grass grew.

And there was none of the fertile forest soil, only rocky ground.

[Caocao! Caocaocao!]

Grass puppet: Summoner, there's a scent here that Ben Cao doesn't like!

Standing by the stone wall, the grass puppet expressed its opinion.

There was no sense of crisis, just a dislike.

[Clang clang clang!]xN

Just then, a sound of metal clashing came from the top of the stone wall.

The noise grew closer, as if specifically targeting them.

"Come back quickly."

Li Pu sensed something was wrong and immediately called the grass puppet back.

The stone wall was over ten meters high, taller than the nearby trees.

So Li Pu couldn't observe the top by standing on the trees.

Now it sounded like a significant number of unknown magical beasts were approaching.

[Grass!]

Even without Li Pu's reminder, the grass puppet felt uneasy upon hearing the metallic noise, even though it didn't have any fur to raise.

It darted back to Li Pu hurriedly.

[Clang clang clang!]xN

However, the grass puppet seemed to have already attracted their attention. Even as it retreated, those creatures still advanced.

After several seconds, the first of the magical beasts leading the pack revealed itself.

It was an insect-like magical beast about the size of a soccer ball, entirely green and crystalline, with a large belly and short, thin legs.

If it were just its appearance, Li Pu recognized this type of magical beast.

He had seen a few of them in the South Forest before, known as aphids.

However, unlike ordinary aphids, this one's size was larger, and its mouthparts were open like two scythes.

When they clashed open and shut, a metallic clanging sound echoed.

Let's tentatively call it a scythe aphid.

A notable trait of aphids is their voracious appetite for plants.

So, the discomfort that the grass puppet felt is completely understandable.

This is also why they were scarce in the South Forest.

Even neutral plant-based magical beasts despise them, often attacking on sight, pursuing relentlessly until death.

In such a hostile environment, aphids struggle to survive, and their numbers can't grow.

But near the stone wall, the situation seemed different, so…

"So many!"

Li Pu's second reaction was to exclaim.

As the scythe aphids climbed down the stone wall, there were about a hundred of them.

His eyes lit up because.

If they couldn't gather enough for a related item with so many, it would be unreasonable.

Plus, their scythe mouthparts looked high-quality and might fetch a good price at the trading station.

However, without understanding their combat capabilities, Li Pu didn't dare to act rashly.

After all, this was the area repeatedly warned against by the seniors, so the magical beasts appearing here must not be weak.

[Clang clang clang!]xN

Soon, the scythe aphids had entirely climbed down the stone wall and were moving toward them.

Their speed didn't seem fast, almost slow, but Li Pu still pulled back with the grass puppet quickly.

Just as they'd retreated a small distance, he noticed something strange.

Because the scythe aphids didn't pursue, instead standing at the edge of the rocky territory, constantly opening and closing their scythe mouthparts.

"Is it territorial awareness?"

Li Pu felt something was off but couldn't pinpoint the cause.

Logically, even if it wasn't the grass puppet, they should crave the edge's plants.

But now, it was as if they were disciplined soldiers with no intention to devour plants.

"How about you go test it out?"

Li Pu pondered and looked at the grass puppet.

[Caocao!]

Unexpectedly, the grass puppet shook its hands, then opened its mouth.

[Grassaaaaaaah!]

The ridiculous scene of extracting items reappeared.

"Uh..."

But seeing what it pulled out left Li Pu speechless.

It was actually... a student wristwatch.

The wristwatch had a tag with a name: Chacha.

Clearly, the wristwatch didn't belong to the grass puppet.

But Li Pu didn't remember knowing a student named Chacha.

More importantly, he felt like he was being looked down upon by the grass puppet.

After pulling out the wristwatch, it appeared smug.

Li Pu realized he couldn't refute it.

Because he didn't have the watch, but it did.

Most critically, the grass puppet even knew how to use it.

He watched it aim the watch's face at one of the scythe aphids, pressing it lightly.

[Beep beep!]

A tiny green laser shot out, hitting one of the scythe aphids.

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