"I can mask our scents, so creatures with a keen sense of smell cannot detect us. I can also detect the scent in the air and tell which creatures have been nearby." Qu Lanxi explained her powers to Han Sen.
Han Sen was surprised to hear this. Qu Lanxi's power was not particularly strong, but it was still very useful.
Her power would be very helpful to their journey through Thorn Forest, and Han Sen had no reason to turn her down. So, he agreed to go with her.
It was important to be able to mask their scent. If they didn't, they'd be discovered by creatures, and they wouldn't be able to escape.
The next morning, Han Sen and Qu Lanxi set off for Thorn Forest. Although Han Sen was prepared, he was still worried. He didn't have the power to control everything there, and there were many mysteries to be found in Thorn Forest.
If it wasn't for the wind beast, Han Sen wouldn't have set foot in Thorn Forest.
A few hundred meters into the forest, Han Sen found a wild geno plant. While Qu Lanxi wasn't paying attention, he absorbed it.
With the wind wolf leading the way, Han Sen was able to absorb a dozen wild geno plants in just a few miles.
They were still at the edge of Thorn Forest, and there were trees and flowers everywhere. There were only a few patches of thorny bushes.
Once they entered the thorny forest, there would be thorns everywhere, and the number of creatures inside would increase. Relatively speaking, this area was still considered a safe area.
Suddenly, Xiao Fengfeng stopped and bared its fangs at the front, issuing a warning whine.
Han Sen comforted Little Wind and used his dongxuan aura to scan the area. Unfortunately, his dongxuan aura was limited, and he couldn't find anything.
Qu Lanxi's eyes turned silver, and she looked around. She told Han Sen, "There are scents that have been here for no more than eight hours. There are at least two creatures that have been here a few hours ago."
"Can you tell what kind of creature it is?" Han Sen asked.
"I have never seen these two scents before, so I'm not sure what kind of creature they are," Qu Lanxi said.
Little Wind made a warning gesture, and its fur stood on end. Han Sen knew the creature was coming, so he quickly took the two of them to hide behind a thicket of thorns.
Qu Lanxi used her power to mask their scent. Unless a creature found them, they wouldn't know they were there.
Not long after, the bushes in front of him trembled. Then, he saw a crimson porcupine with a body full of sharp spikes. It looked as if it was made of metal.
"This is a primitive creature. I wonder how many gene locks it has opened." Han Sen used his dongxuan aura to scan the porcupine, and he noticed its lifeforce was no weaker than Little Wind's.
The porcupine walked under a big tree and used the porcupine to dig up the soil next to the tree roots. Not long after, it dug out a hole. Under the soil, there was a fungus that looked like a mushroom. The porcupine immediately started chewing.
"Wait here; we'll go and kill it."
Han Sen was excited to find a primitive creature that was all alone, and that was exactly what he wanted.
"Be careful," Qu Lanxi said. She was nervous, so she warned him.
Han Sen asked Little Wind to wait for him, while he snuck up behind the porcupine. Fortunately, he still had the basics he had learned, and he was able to conceal his presence. When he was three meters away from the porcupine, the porcupine was still eating. It did not notice Han Sen's approach.
When he was within two meters of the porcupine, Han Sen suddenly launched a sneak attack. He flicked a coin from his finger and threw it at the porcupine.
The porcupine was enraged, and it turned around to face Han Sen. The spikes on its body stood up, and one of them was fired at Han Sen. It was more powerful than an arrow, and in a flash, it was in front of Han Sen.
Han Sen used his dongxuan skills to evade the spike. The spike, which was one foot long, almost brushed past his cheek.
Pang!
The porcupine quill pierced through a large tree, but its power was not extinguished. It flew for more than ten meters before falling to the ground.
The plants of the Third God's Sanctuary were much stronger than those of the Second God's Sanctuary, so the spike's strength was frightening.
The porcupine was like a metal chariot, running towards Han Sen. Its body was full of spikes, and if he was hit, he'd be turned into a beehive.
Han Sen's body moved quickly, using his positioning and layout, as well as the surrounding terrain to deal with the porcupine.
Little Wind appeared from the side, gathering wind in his mouth to form an air cannon. He fired it at the porcupine.
Pang!
The air cannon was a wind-elemental attack that could only be cast when the fourth gene lock was opened. The compressed air struck the porcupine, and it was like a bomb exploding. The giant porcupine fell to the ground, and its spikes were broken. Its flesh was blasted open, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
The porcupine was also a ruthless character. It ignored the injuries on its body and turned its head to howl at Little Wind. The porcupine quills on its body stood up, burning with red flames. Then, one after another, the flaming porcupine quills shot towards Little Wind like a rain of arrows.
Little Wind roared, and a whirlwind formed around its body. It blew away the raining spikes, and none of them were able to land on the porcupine.
Han Sen used this opportunity to toss coins at the porcupine. The porcupine's attention was focused on Little Wind, so it had no chance of dodging the coins. Its body was covered in coins, and its movements became sluggish.
Little Wind opened its mouth and fired another Air Cannon at the porcupine. The porcupine was suppressed by Dollar, and its movements were sluggish. There was no way it could dodge the attack, and it was knocked to the ground again. It screamed in pain.
With Han Sen and Little Wind working together, the porcupine was quickly rendered immobile. Little Wind fired a few more shots at the porcupine, and seeing that it was on the verge of death, Han Sen used Sonic-Thunder Punch to punch it in the head. The porcupine was heavily injured and killed.
"Primitive Creature Fire Porcupine killed. Beast soul gained. Consume its flesh to gain zero to ten primitive geno points randomly."