After cleaning up all the delicacies like a storm, the three of them rested on their seats contentedly.
At this time, the village chief came over and asked the three people why they came here.
After hearing their purpose, the village chief frowned slightly.
Seeing his expression of embarrassment, Adam asked him the reason for his frown.
"It's actually very dangerous here, and you didn't come through the normal entrance, so the level of danger is much higher."
"In addition, we have no way to send anyone to help you now. You can only rely on yourself to get to the fifth floor."
Seeing that the village chief had something to hide, the three of them were naturally reluctant to ask for help.
However, the village chief still handed them a fourth-level map that the mushroom people had continuously explored.
Although their map was very detailed, Adam was still a little uncomfortable with the cute painting style.
However, this is much more detailed than the map he owns, and he only needs to draw it again.
After thanking the village chief, Adam and the other two left the mushroom village.
After they left, a human male walked out of the village chief's room. Although his appearance was ordinary, his eyes were extremely deep, and he seemed to be able to see through everything.
"Is this enough?" the village chief asked him.
"Yes, please, Mr. Village Chief."
"You're welcome, your father is an old friend of mine, and I don't believe he would do anything to assassinate the princess."
"They are the only ones who can save my father. Although the future is a bit blurry, I believe they will be fine."
The three people encountered the first battle just after leaving Mushroom Village.
A giant mantis swooped out from the shadows of the tree, wielding a huge scythe, towards the three of them.
The sickle was so sharp that even Xia Lulu's blood shield was easily cut into two pieces.
Laura raised her fists, but was unable to attack. Although she refused to admit it, her fear of insects was still exposed.
Xia Lulu was the same, her already pale face was even more bloodless. She was afraid that her attack would cause the insect's bodily fluids to splash out.
Adam had no choice but to take action himself.
Quills are ineffective against this enemy, and Adam can only fight with two painted blades.
As he expected, the huge body of insects brings about greater strength and speed than humans.
And the mantis with its sharp swords made Adam know what the real mantis swordsmanship is.
Unlike humans, the giant mantis has only one simple attack method, which is extreme speed. Its attack methods are extremely predictable, but the extremely fast speed prevents Adam from reacting.
In just a moment, several deep blood marks were left on Adam's body. If it weren't for his extremely exquisite Nine Stars Heavenly Steps, he might have died long ago.
But the opponent's pair of huge compound eyes could still capture his whereabouts. Seeing that the road was blocked, Adam could only use the desperate sword technique. Since he couldn't avoid it, he attacked head-on.
Adam resisted the blow from Mantis's double sword and endured the severe pain with the painted blade, slashing at the opponent's fragile joints.
Upon seeing this, Mantis was about to withdraw his two knives, but found that Adam's other painted blade had pulled the barbs on its long knives, making it impossible to retrieve them.
But the mantis opened its huge mouthparts and bit directly at Adam.
"Well done!" Adam's blade suddenly turned strangely when he was about to cut into the opponent's mouth, and inserted it directly into the opponent's mouth.
A stream of bodily fluids spurted out, but Adam did not stop, but continued to turn the painting blade to completely pull the mantis's head away from its body.
The mantis, which had lost its head, still struggled for a long time before it completely lost its mobility.
Only then did Adam leave the other party's body with scars all over his body.
"You're just watching like this, aren't you afraid that I'll be killed?"
"No, this is to train you. If you are about to fail, we will naturally take action."
"Then thank you very much."
Adam, who was dripping with body fluids, grinned and began to clean the barbs stuck in his body.
Just a giant mantis without any magic left Adam seriously injured, and the three began to worry about the subsequent journey.
However, to Adam's surprise, the bleeding from his wound had stopped and he was recovering slowly. It seemed that it was the effect of the cordyceps feast just now.
Unable to succeed, the two had no choice but to take Adam back to the Mushroom Village.
The village chief seemed to have anticipated this situation and had prepared a mushroom house for the three of them.
After leaving Adam to rest alone, Xia Lulu and Laura began to wander around the village.
They still blame themselves a little. After all, Adam was hurt this way because they did not dare to fight insects, and this place was full of insects. If they did not overcome this, they would not be able to move forward at all.
The two of them still felt a faint fear in their hearts when they looked at the busy insects in the Mushroom Village.
With no other choice, they had to return to the village chief's room in the hope of seeking help.
The village chief burst out laughing after hearing what the two said: "I understand, just follow me."
The two followed the village chief to a huge mushroom house. As the village chief opened the door, the two women screamed loudly at the same time.
Densely packed white worms are eating huge green leaves, and at the same time, they are producing a long white silk thread behind them.
"Don't be afraid, they won't attack you. The best way to overcome fear is to face it head on."
The two of them thought about Adam for a while, and then they had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk in.
The white worm did not react at all to the arrival of the three people, and was still working hard with its head down.
The village chief said to the two of them: "This kind of insect is called silkworm by the princess. They don't attack but they have the most amazing magic."
As he spoke, the village chief took out two pieces of clothing that had been prepared for a long time. Their elegant appearance made Xia Lulu immediately recognize their names.
"Is this a cheongsam?"
"Yes, this is specially prepared for you."
When the two took over the clothes and couldn't put them down, the village chief said to them: "These two clothes are made of the silk threads produced by these silkworms."
After looking at the beautiful clothes, the two of them suddenly felt that this fat and white insect looked much cuter.
"You can touch it and see."
The two swallowed a sip of saliva, gritted their teeth and touched the little guys who were cooking. The fleshy touch made the two of them less afraid. After a while, they were able to imitate the village chief and use them like the village chief. Put it in your own hands.
"How about it, it's much better now. All you need is to get in touch with insects more and discover their cuteness, so that you can overcome your fear."
"That's what the Princess taught us, she called it desensitization therapy."
Xia Lulu stopped her movements at this time and asked the village chief: "Your princess is really a powerful person. I have a question that I wonder if I can ask you."
"But there is no harm in saying that, noble friend."
"Have you met Princess Tina? Does she look like me?"
"Of course I have. Princess Tina is as beautiful as you, but in my opinion you are different."
"Oh, really, thank you." Xia Lulu looked a little disappointed, but soon her attention returned to Silkworm Baby.
"Princess Tina, I must meet her once."
