I'm building Sun City in the eternal night!

Chapter 8 The Incredible Bear Trap!

"Huff~! Huff~!"

In the darkness, Feng Ning'er held a torch, leaning against a crooked tree, panting heavily.

The firelight illuminated an area approximately 3 meters in diameter.

Beneath her feet was a skinless monster, neither human nor non-human, with exposed red muscles, blood vessels, and yellow fascia.

The monster was covered in lacerations and had stopped breathing.

With a "plop!" sound, Feng Ning'er used the tip of her sharp short bow to pierce the monster's head, dug out a blood-stained, glittering monster stone, and put it into her backpack.

These are the eerie monsters of the night. Kill the monster, and you can dig out the [Strange Stone] from its head.

Since the arrival of eternal night, this has been the only way to obtain the [Strange Stone].

The more powerful the monster, the more strange stones it contains.

Of course, it's also more dangerous.

It took her a lot of effort to kill this lowest-level [Skinless Ghost].

They possess strength and speed several times greater than humans, making them extremely difficult to deal with. If they weren't lacking in intelligence, they wouldn't be so easy to handle.

It is said that powerful monsters with true intelligence appear during the rainy season.

Even dealing with the lowest level of weirdness is this difficult.

Feng Ning'er suddenly had some doubts about whether she could survive the rainy season.

Just as Feng Ning'er's heart began to waver, the darkness seemed to deepen, and faint murmurs echoed in Feng Ning'er's ears.

Feng Ning'er's consciousness was somewhat blurred, and she seemed to be unconsciously trying to hear what the babbling was.

But soon, she bit her tongue hard.

The excruciating pain brought her back to her senses. She coughed up a mouthful of blood, supported herself with one hand, her chest heaving violently, her eyes filled with the relief of surviving a disaster!

She almost forgot!

In the darkness, not only are monsters terrifying, but the darkness itself is equally terrifying!

When one is in darkness, it is easy to fall into depravity if one's will is not firm, and even the light of fire cannot drive one away.

She managed to steady herself and regain her strength.

"Roar~!" A roar came from the darkness.

In the dim light of the torch, a skinless monster charged toward Feng Ning'er.

Her momentary lapse in concentration alerted the monster to its fear.

Feng Ning'er composed herself, nocked the short bow, held it in her hand, and her fair fingers pulled the empty bowstring.

A loud whistling sound arose, and an invisible wind arrow materialized out of thin air on the bowstring.

When the bow is fully drawn, it is completely solidified and formed.

Feng Ning'er loosened her grip, and the wind arrow whistled as it shot towards the head of the skinless monster...

Meanwhile, the site.

Chen Hui had eaten and drunk his fill and lay down on the wooden bed in the cabin.

I looked out the window at the night scene and listened to the distant roars.

He yawned.

"It's none of my business..."

"Architects should have the awareness of architects; how can they risk their lives like those reckless brutes..."

After saying that, he leisurely drifted off to sleep.

......

Several miles away, beside a pile of monster corpses, Feng Ning'er was panting heavily, fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead. She held a strange stone in her hand, and strands of light flowed from the stone into her palm, replenishing her physical and mental energy.

The deeper the night, the more monsters appeared in the darkness. In less than three hours, she had already killed nearly eight monsters and obtained eight strange stones.

It looks like a lot, but in reality, she has already absorbed 2 Mystic Stones to replenish her stamina, and with the consumption of the [Torch], she has hardly earned any Mystic Stones.

Therefore, we must kill as many monsters as possible before the torch burns out, otherwise this trip will not be a loss.

"Roar~!" Another skinless monster rushed out of the darkness.

Feng Ning'er's expression hardened, she drew her bow and released an invisible wind arrow with a "whoosh!" which accurately struck the monster's head.

But it didn't pierce through; it only left a two-finger-wide hole in the monster's head before disappearing.

The monster paused, but roared even more ferociously and continued charging towards Feng Ning'er.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!"

Feng Ning'er fired three more arrows in succession, and the head of the skinless monster finally exploded, from which a glittering, strange stone fell out.

Feng Ning'er's face was pale.

A single four-shot burst consumes a great deal of energy.

Even with the strange stones, it's difficult to replenish stamina in a short time.

After all, this is just the lowest-grade strange stone.

Feng Ning'er, holding a torch, was about to bend down to pick up the strange stone on the ground.

Just then, a slender black shadow darted out with a "whoosh!" and pounced over in the blink of an eye.

"Um?!"

Feng Ning'er was startled.

It turned out to be a strange creature known for its speed, which knew how to lure him with strange stones and launch a sneak attack at the crucial moment?

Although they may not possess intelligence, they are certainly more difficult to deal with than ordinary strange creatures.

However, Feng Ning'er remained calm despite her surprise. As a wind-riding wanderer, what could be faster than her?

A strong wind blew, and the man was lifted into the air, briefly floating a few feet above the ground. He drew his bow and arrow, ready to shoot the strange creature that had launched the sneak attack.

But she had only drawn her bow halfway.

"Clatter!" It sounded like some metal object closing together.

Immediately, the skinless monster stopped in its tracks, fell to the ground, rolled around wildly, and let out a series of piercing screams.

Feng Ning'er had killed many strange creatures, but she had never heard such a miserable howl.

It was as if the monster was enduring some unbearable pain.

Looking towards the monster, one could see a closed animal trap on its foot.

It reached out, seemingly trying to pry open the clamp.

Feng Ning'er then remembered that this was a "beast trap" made by Chen Hui, which she had placed there.

Animal traps, are they really that powerful?

Feng Ning'er was filled with doubt and suspicion, even wondering if this strange creature had developed some intelligence and was deceiving her.

Therefore, prepare to shoot the arrow again.

But in that very moment, the monster's body burst into flames.

Golden cracks, like spiderwebs, rapidly climbed up from the monster's feet.

The skinless monster's scarlet flesh cracked and melted, and soon turned to ashes.

Only two strange stones and the closed [beast trap] remained on the ground.

Feng Ning'er watched all of this with wide eyes, seeing the monster that seemed to have vanished into thin air. Her mouth was slightly open, and she didn't even notice that the arrow in her hand had disappeared.

It wasn't until a few breaths later, when she landed on solid ground, that she truly believed the monster had indeed been killed by a bear trap.

"What level of architect is it that can kill a monster with a bear trap?"

"Grade A? Grade A+? Or something else?"

Feng Ning'er's pupils flickered.

She had personally witnessed Chen Hui craft this animal trap; it was made without using any materials and was completed in the blink of an eye.

It was never purchased from anyone else.

In other words, Chen Hui is an architect of extremely high caliber.

Is the F-level architect just a smokescreen?

But why do that?

Moreover, after awakening, they will go to the inner city to verify their abilities. Even if they are some kind of extremely powerful "professional", they can still be tested.

Or perhaps he's only good at making the most basic animal traps, far from meeting the standards of a high-level architect?

Feng Ning'er's shock subsided slightly.

That's true. Just by building the lowest-level structures like [Strange Fire] and [Beast Trap] to trap and kill the lowest-level monsters, we can't determine the opponent's strength.

After all, it's rumored that all professionals above Rank A are incredibly strong.

"I almost overestimated this kid," Feng Ning'er chuckled.

At the same time, Chen Hui, who was sleeping soundly in the cabin, suddenly turned over, his eyes showing surprise. He stared intently at the night view outside the window and murmured:

"A fish has taken the bait, should we go get it now?"

"Forget it, the bear trap has a cooldown period and can only be used once a day. Even if we pick it up now, we can't use it."

"It's just some strange stones dropped by monsters... That woman comes from a prominent family in the inner city, she wouldn't be so greedy as to covet my few stones..."

Sleepiness washed over me, and I collapsed onto the bed with a "plop" and went back to sleep.