I Can Program My Body?
Chapter 126: Profit In Nightmare

Chapter 126: Profit In Nightmare

Heading to the Willow Primeval Forest, their previously confident expressions turned solemn.

The Willow Primeval Forest was a mid-level danger zone. Even a five-star void warrior would struggle in such a place, let alone fledgling void warriors.

Unfortunately, blinded by potential profits, they could only grit their teeth and press forward.

"Let’s just circle the periphery. There shouldn’t be much danger," Nash said cautiously.

Although confident in his strength, he couldn’t protect everyone.

Having been with them for months, he didn’t want anyone to die.

Meanwhile, hearing they would only skirt the periphery, the group heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, their team leader wasn’t too reckless.

Soon, as they stepped onto the outer edge of the Willow Primeval Forest, the atmosphere suddenly thickened with a suffocating weight.

Yet, seeing precious herbs scattered like shrubs and weeds, they couldn’t contain their excitement.

"Begin! Don’t worry about your safety, we’ll protect you!" Nash signaled.

"Elisha, Colson, Kye, Kelsey, and Matteo, spread out and wait for my orders!"

With his swift command, the team moved to their designated spots.

The three-star void warriors bent down, gathering the herbs Nash indicated.

Although there were many plants around, not all of them contained void energy.

Meanwhile, the four-star void warriors fanned out, shielding them from waves of dark beasts.

In the center, Nash issued various orders, using precise body signals and sound.

While doing so, he didn’t forget to take his bow and support in defense.

Soon, as minutes passed, a five-star dark beast appeared.

"Colson! Kye! To the left—I’ll cover your position!"

Without hesitation, Colson and Kye abandoned their positions and jointly attacked the five-star dark beast on the left.

In the past, facing such a dark beast, they could only cower in fear and defend passively. But after months with Nash and his guidance, their combat skills had improved significantly.

Soon, without even pausing for a minute, they brought down the five-star dark beast and returned to their positions.

With such a seamless operation, they slowly marched deeper into the edge of the Willow Primeval Forest, harvesting herbs like a swarm of locusts.

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Hours passed, and just when they thought danger wouldn’t come, a group of five-star dark beasts appeared.

"Devil Monkeys!"

"Unlucky! I didn’t expect we’d face such a large group of five-star dark beasts even at the edge of the Willow Primeval Forest."

"It should be attracted by the herbs we harvested."

Although Dark Beast didn’t need herbs or elixir, the large concentration of void energy was like a light source in the dark.

Since most of them didn’t have storage items, they carried herbs on their backs.

"There is over a dozen of them! Should we retreat, boss?"

Facing more than a dozen five-star dark beasts, no matter how skilled they were, retreat seemed the only option.

"Don’t worry, leave it to me. Protect the rear," Nash said, giving the group of four-star void warriors the signal.

Eager to test his strength, Nash dashed toward the enemy, planning to face them alone.

Having already fought these Devil Monkeys once, he was confident he could defeat them.

Brandishing his brand-new, high-quality spear, Nash slashed at the enemy, severing a head.

[Devil Monkey Killed: 1050 merits+]

"Easy!"

Not slowing his pace, Nash swooped into the center of the enemy like a wolf diving into a flock of sheep.

Branding his spear, it seemed to multiply, butchering every Devil Monkey in his path.

No matter how they dodged, attacked, or retreated, their heads fell, as if death had already marked their end.

Meanwhile, watching Nash slaughter the group of Devil Monkeys, the team stood in shock.

Initially, they were worried for their leader, but seeing him ruthlessly kill the devil monkeys, they felt their world view was shattered.

"Is this our boss? How is he so strong?"

"So dazzling! Who else could it be if not Boss Noir?"

"Huh, I didn’t expect Boss to be this strong. Was he hiding his strength before?"

"I don’t think so. Boss just gets stronger faster than we can imagine."

"Tsk, tsk, Boss must be stronger than a five-star void warrior!"

"Hah! Maybe Boss could even take down a group of void commanders on his own."

"No, we need to get stronger fast, or Boss will leave us behind!"

"Come on, pick the herbs! Don’t be lazy while Boss fights!"

"Let’s go! Let’s earn ten million merits today!"

As their chatter ended, Nash finished off the group of Devil Monkeys in mere minutes.

"Huh, what a nice workout..." Nash smiled, wiping his nonexistent sweat.

For him, as long as the dark beasts didn’t reach yellow rating, he could handle any number of enemies.

Whether it’s one-star or five-star dark beasts, ten or a thousand, as long as he had enough energy, he could wipe them all out.

With 360% void saturation rate and superb combat skills, his power was already beyond that of void warriors.

Returning to the rear, Nash ordered everyone to keep working.

Seeing Nash return unscathed, without even a crease on his clothes, the team felt their steps lighten.

With a leader comparable to or stronger than a five-star void warrior, they shouldn’t encounter any problems.

Perhaps even in the heart of the Willow Primeval Forest, they could march without any issue.

Unfortunately, they still lacked the courage to try.

Commanding the group steadily, Nash led them through over ten hours of work.

With an abundant harvest that made their backs ache, they returned to the Black Willow Shelter in high spirits.

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Back at their residence, dozens of them slumped to the ground, exhausted physically and mentally.

Although everything went smoothly, the fear hidden in their hearts couldn’t be erased.

"Hey, how much do you think we harvested? Can we make a million?"

"I don’t know, but I was picking herbs until I thought I’d vomit."

"That’s right. It’s the first time I’ve stretch my back in hours; there were just too many herbs to pick."

"If not for the danger of dark beast, if anyone saw us, they might think we were farming!"

"Huh, I don’t know if I should be happy or not. Sure, we could earn a fortune, but it felt like an endless nightmare."

Initially, picking herbs was like gathering money from the ground, filling them with unmatched joy.

But when all they did was pick, pick, and pick until they couldn’t even straighten their bodies, it felt no different from a nightmare.

"Haha, nightmare? Wait till you see our profits before you try waking up..."