Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy
Chapter 33: What are you shouting about?

Chapter 33: Chapter 33: What are you shouting about?

The three heads of the E-level Magical Beast function independently, not reaching the A-level’s level of interconnected thought.

They only know that the third head just took a bite of Qian Qi, and then passed out.

But seeing Qian Qi looking sleazy, the Demon Electric Lion’s powerful hind legs retreated slightly, its sharp claws digging into the ground repeatedly, forming a stance for a frontal attack.

They bared their teeth at Qian Qi, their hostility apparent in their eyes.

Qian Qi wasn’t intimidated, swallowing the Earth Fan Fruit hidden under her tongue, she bared her teeth, retracted her right leg, and assumed a starting pose.

In the next second, "Ahhhhh——"

Qian Qi courageously charged towards the Demon Electric Lion, only to be flung off the lion’s head.

The sky traced a bright arc once more as Qian Qi, like a butterfly with broken wings, crashed into the Black Iron Tree with such force that it split open.

"Ouch, that force is really something."

She clutched her old waist, rising to her feet, looking at the charging Demon Electric Lion, taking a deep breath.

"Bring it on." Qian Qi’s expression grew wilder, with the experience of being hit, this time she flexed her stiff right hand, her gaze firmly locked onto the oncoming Demon Electric Lion.

"Roar——"

The left lion’s head let out a roar, as if cheering on the leader, while the horned head lowered its head, with the horn aimed straight at Qian Qi.

Qian Qi stepped back to stabilize herself, and just as the Demon Electric Lion was about to reach her, she suddenly veered to the left, grabbing the second head’s exposed teeth.

The tremendous momentum nearly knocked her away, but her right hand clung tightly to the second head’s teeth, using the force to propel herself into the second head’s open mouth.

Her worn-out flip-flops stuck at the corner of the second head’s mouth, with a fierce look in her eyes, she raised the Thorny Cloud Sunflower in her left hand, and stabbed it hard into its tongue!

"Roar——"

The furious roar resonated from the second head’s throat, shaking Qian Qi’s ears until they rang. She bit the root of the Thorny Cloud Sunflower, smearing the Poisonous Liquid Demon Gourd from her waist crazily onto the wound in its tongue.

This struggle lasted nearly 7 minutes before the second head groggily passed out from the poison. During this time, Qian Qi nearly let go out of fatigue several times, but her strong will to survive ultimately led her to succeed in knocking out the second lion’s head.

"I’m exhausted, this really isn’t something a person can do..." Qian Qi struggled to pry open the lion’s mouth and prepared to crawl out.

Just as she climbed out of the second head’s mouth, she found herself facing the angry eyes of the leading lion head.

Qian Qi: ...

Qian Qi flashed a polite smile, "Haha, if I say I did it on purpose, will you forgive me for my honesty?"

Leading lion head: ...

Leading lion head: #￥%...*@#￥%...

The Demon Electric Lion naturally couldn’t understand human language, but judging by Qian Qi’s expression, it really looked like she needed a beating.

The leading lion head, now fighting alone, realized Qian Qi’s prowess and didn’t want to drag things out further. It raised its head high, beginning to gather a dazzling power of thunder and lightning at its horn.

This was its strongest attack; if it couldn’t defeat Qian Qi with this, it would have to escape.

After all, no lion would keep its mouth on a hedgehog full of spikes for too long.

Qian Qi looked at the Demon Electric Lion’s open mouth and couldn’t help but grab the mane beside its mouth, starting to crawl inside.

Demon Electric Lion: ???

The Demon Electric Lion shook Qian Qi off, flinging her away, and continued to gather the power of thunder and lightning.

Qian Qi brushed the dirt off her body, persevered, and began climbing again.

Demon Electric Lion: ... damn.

Qian Qi kept crawling, estimating that 20 minutes were about to pass. She licked the tip of her tongue, swallowing the second Earth Fan Fruit hidden under her tongue.

Meanwhile, the electric flow on the Demon Electric Lion’s horn finally condensed successfully. With a roar, it sent Qian Qi flying, and the silver-white electricity tinged with purple turned into a powerful attack, "crackle" heading towards Qian Qi!

"Oh crap, here it comes!"

Qian Qi instinctively raised her arms to shield herself. As the electric light hit her, a wave of electric numbness surged through her body instantly, and the electric current traveled upward and downward simultaneously from the point of impact.

The downward electric shock dived into the ground, while upward... upgraded Qian Qi’s messy hair to messy hair 2.0.

Qian Qi: ...

Demon Electric Lion: ...

Qian Qi and the Demon Electric Lion remained silent.

Qian Qi was silent because her clothes and magic plants were entirely scorched by lightning, while the Demon Electric Lion was silent because its strongest attack hadn’t managed to kill Qian Qi.

"That strike was pretty pathetic." Qian Qi remarked.

[After all, it’s just E-level, only has one attribute skill.]

"Ha, what a weakling~" Qian Qi became even more arrogant upon learning this.

[But all the magic plants you can use have been scorched.] reminded the system.

Qian Qi: ...

Qian Qi turned and ran, she only had two Earth Fan Fruits hidden in her mouth. The rest, to avoid them rotting during the fight, were hidden away with the Light Brain in her nest. Now, all she had left on her was a small knife for self-defense, if not now, when would she run?

Seeing Qian Qi run, the previously timid Demon Electric Lion suddenly felt capable again. It roared excitedly and chased after Qian Qi.

"Oh, mom! Stop chasing me, I admit I was wrong, okay!" Qian Qi fled in panic, seeing the Demon Electric Lion catching up, she quickly reached into her pants pocket.

That was a disaster. The pocket of her clothes, scorched and blackened, crumbled directly into powder, and the small knife for self-defense dropped to the ground with a "clang," leaving Qian Qi dumbfounded.

[Haha, Qian Qi is going to have no clothes to wear~] The blue panel taunted mercilessly.

Qian Qi: ...

Qian Qi: ???

What the hell are you barking at?

She looked at her clothes, ready to fall apart into dust at any moment, then at the Demon Electric Lion already in front of her, furious, she grabbed the gloating blue panel and smashed it down fiercely on the lion’s middle head!

Blue panel: ???

Demon Electric Lion: ???

With an impact comparable to C-level, it directly gave the Demon Electric Lion a concussion. Its massive body wobbled slightly, stars appeared in its eyes, and with a "boom," it fell to the ground.

Qian Qi: Wuhu~

[#￥%...*@#￥%... how dare you——]

"Hahahahaha, I knew it! You really are a tool for hitting people!"

Qian Qi couldn’t help but laugh out loud. When she was under the foot of the Swift Demon Elephant, to prevent her from getting injured due to the small surface area being stepped on, the system panel had smacked her on the back of the head, leaving a bump.

But how could Qian Qi, who could defend against D-level damage at the time, get a bump from being hit by the system panel?

The answer is clear, the hardness and attack capability of the system panel far exceed D-level.

"You don’t really think such an obvious flaw would be overlooked by me, do you!"

The reason she didn’t expose it then was to make the system panel lower its guard, then seize the chance to test its power!!!

System panel: ...

Damn, why is she so cocky, makes one want to punch her.

Qian Qi was in a great mood, looking at the fallen Three-headed Demon Electric Lion, she glanced at the blue panel and rubbed her little hands, "Could you lend a hand again?"

[...Go away!] The blue panel flashed and disappeared.

Qian Qi couldn’t help but snort lightly, "Stingy."

The small knife for self-defense wasn’t enough to pierce the skin of the Demon Electric Lion and kill its heart. Fortunately, she was prepared. Crawling back to the top of her nest, Qian Qi dug out the hidden Earth Fan Fruit and Light Brain, then picked up a red magic plant from nearby - Poison Coral.

This magic plant somewhat resembles North American Holly, with a cluster of slender branches covered in bright red berry-like fruit, and these small berries are full of toxicity, enough to kill a fully grown E-level Magic Beast.

But Poison Coral is a mobile magic plant, because it’s not very aggressive, it can only move around to ensure its safety, as some poison-resistant magic beasts still love to eat it.

Before coming to this nest area, she almost ran out of breath chasing it, and finally managed to snatch a small bunch. Luckily, Poison Coral’s toxin is neurotoxic, so as long as she doesn’t get injured, she won’t get poisoned.

Qian Qi returned to the Three-headed Demon Electric Lion, raised her small knife and smashed the Poison Coral berries on the branch, the blade coated with red toxic pulp, she unhesitatingly thrust it into the eye of the one-horned lion head! _{freew\e bnovel.com}

The knife tip pierced into the deep blue lion’s eye, and the toxin on the knife quickly traveled along the optic nerve, spreading into the Demon Electric Lion’s three brains and entire body.

In just a few minutes, Qian Qi suddenly felt something was off, an indescribable feeling spread throughout her body, as if guided by intuition, she raised her small fist.

"Strength..." she whispered, and the next moment, her fist smashed down hard on the lion’s head.

"Boom—"

The lion’s head exploded instantly, and Qian Qi’s eyes widened in shock!

[Congratulations on clearing this instance and gaining a Strength Attribute bonus. Your current Power Level is: D-level!]

Qian Qi’s mouth gaped open, "There’s such a benefit?!"