Chapter 1006 The End
“Hurry! Run! Meow! It’s here again, meow!” Pandan jumped up.
The strong wind roared loudly.
Less than two minutes ago, the hunters who had just escaped an "attack" and had not had time to breathe a sigh of relief quickly took action again.
The flat mountain road like a man-made road was absolutely impossible to stay on. With the help of the projector rope, they quickly climbed up the ledges on both sides of the road.
Jian's movements were not slow at all. Even because he was traveling lightly and without the burden of heavy armor and weapons, he climbed to a safe rock wall faster than the hunters.
The earth trembled slightly, and with a "rumbling" sound, a roller that seemed to be made entirely of bones rolled rapidly across the mountain path they were walking on.
Look at those sharp bone spines. If they are crushed, they may not just turn into cakes.
“Rumble—!”
The only good thing is that the giant beast covered with bones was not coming towards them, it was really just passing by.
The frightened hunters did not return to the mountain path immediately this time. Instead, they stayed on the ledge for a few more minutes. After confirming that the skull hammer dragon had really rolled away, they carefully jumped back to the ground.
“Oh my god, it’s not the same Skull Skeleton. Why do we think the one we passed by the second time was bigger?” Gale looked at the direction Skeleton Saurus left and patted his chest.
“The second head is indeed bigger.”
Hayata couldn't help but ask Ajian, who was holding a small notebook and recording something, "Mr. Ajian, are there so many bone hammer dragons here?"
One head at a time and one at a time?
If the frequency really stays like this, it would be better to go back to the bottom and walk through the miasma!
“Well, it’s not a big deal. Maybe we were very lucky. We met two people in a row not long after we came up.
Skeleton hammer dragons are solitary, and this chasing behavior is most likely for courtship. "Ajian closed his notebook and explained with a dry smile.
“This is not the right way to chase girls. Isn’t this an idiot?” Gail muttered.
“Well, considering the differences between male and female individuals of Osteosaurus, there is a higher probability that the larger one behind is a female.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk, I’ve learned a lot.”
“If we drive from the upper level, how long will it take to reach the core area?” Gordon unfolded the map and asked Ajian.
Ah Jian came over and pointed on the map, "From here, we will walk south along the 'express road'. We will make a huge arc and then pass a bone mound.
Be careful there, because it is the favorite feeding place of Osteosaurus. After passing through the bone mound, continue walking forward for a while.
Then we can prepare to return to the bottom, which is very close to the core area.
The whole trip will take about three or four hours. "
“Is it possible to bypass the bone mound?” Ancier came over and asked.
Having just witnessed the power of the Skeleton Wheel a few minutes ago, he didn't really want to "deal with" a fat man with rough skin and thick flesh like the Skeleton Hammer Dragon.
The bones stuck to the body are like armor, which can greatly reduce the power of crossbows, coupled with the strong vitality of the beast dragon species.
It’s a thankless task and a waste of ammunition.
“You can’t go around it. You can think of this road as a ‘fast track’ specially built by the Skeleton Hammer Dragons to rush to the canteen quickly.”
Ajian pointed to the arc-shaped road on the map that seemed to be drawn with a compass, and continued: "The main advantage of moving on the upper level is that this road is convenient for walking.
Without this road, let alone a road, many places would be inaccessible. It would be better to go back to the bottom of the valley to get into the miasma.
But don’t worry too much, the Skeleton Hammer Dragon has a relatively docile temperament.
Even if you encounter them in the bone mound, if there is no behavior that irritates them, such as touching the buttocks too close, shouting, etc., they will generally not attack on their own initiative. "
“This is somewhat similar to the Boomerosaurus.” Gordon smiled.
One specializes in eating ores, and the other specializes in eating bones, but they stand out as indifferent to the world.
“Pandan, sandstone, go forward fifty meters, gale behind the team fifty meters, pay attention to vibrations and rolling sounds, and alert immediately if there is any situation.
Gordon stepped on the ground under his feet, which was composed of mycelium, vines, soil and bone hammer keel oil. After repeated crushing, it was flat and had a subtle elasticity.
He breathed a sigh of relief, "This road is comfortable to walk on, but we don't want to stay here any longer." "Understandable."
The group quickly adjusted their formation and sped up their action.
After that, they encountered two more "attacks" by skeleton wheels. Fortunately, they had a warning from their hunting partners, so they were not in danger.
Hours later, they arrived at the bone mound mentioned by Ajian.
Ajian pointed upward. The hunters looked up. The next second, they all froze in place in shock.
The dome above is made up not of any rock, but of an unimaginably large roof of skull.
Judging from the size of the skull, even the largest monster they had ever encountered, the Lingshan Dragon, was far from comparable to the owner of this skull.
A small amount of rainwater from the mainland coral platform fell on the skull, and then dripped down the remaining fangs on the skull, gathering into a black pond on the ground.
Although it is dirty, this may be the only source of water for nearby creatures.
“These are the bones of Snake King.” Ajian explained simply. “The mainstream view is that they are the source of the formation of the Miasma Valley and even the entire New World ecosystem.”
“It turns out that such a creature really exists in the world.” Gordon murmured with emotion after a while before he came back to his senses.
All around, countless skeletons that were either complete, broken, fresh, or decayed and dark yellow were mixed together and layered on top of each other. It was very difficult to just walk among them.
There are still remains of carrion and fascia on some bones, and some huge beetles with shiny carapace and sharp legs crawl among the bones, scraping away at the carrion.
The pungent rotten smell in the air was unbearable, and the hunters put on filtering masks one after another.
“You’re lucky~, there’s no Bone Hammer Dragon here.” Ajian said with a smile: “This is a treasure land, if you’re lucky, you can dig out very high-quality bone materials.
The same goes for those giant beetles. Their insect feathers are light and tough, making them useful for many equipment. "
Gordon thought for a while, smiled and said to his companions: "It's not a problem to come back empty-handed when you come to a treasure land. I'll be on guard. Let's spread out and look around. Maybe we can dig out some good things."
Anhil looked around and said, "I'm not interested in the bone material. There are two passages. Each of us will guard one of them. It's best not to take too long."
“Just a quarter of an hour, we’ll leave in a quarter of an hour.” Gordon said to everyone.
Hunters spread out.
Gail rubbed his hands, squatted on the ground with the sandstone, and started rummaging around. Hayata was not interested in the bones. Her attention was on the beetles.
Maybe those insect feathers can be used to build the armor of the Vicious Claw Dragon.
Pianlan is very torn. It likes to hunt for treasures, but hates smelly and dirty things. Lifeng doesn't care much about it and runs around among the bones.
Of course, Gale Feng didn’t have any intention to bite. Gale Feng, who was picked up by Ancil, couldn’t look down on these rotten bones.
A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and Gordon shouted to remind everyone that the time was up.
Hayata had a satisfied smile on her face. Looking at the insect corpses in that area, she must have collected good materials.
Gail Xianglan was full of regrets. There were many high-quality bone materials, but they were not valuable enough for them to carry them across the mountains and ridges and travel along the way.
Sandstone is perhaps the most harvested one, and the main component of its protective shield is various animal bones.
You can find bones of any size and shape here. It has collected a lot. When it returns to the camp later, it will improve its beloved shield.
Ajian Ajian took a nap.
The group of people gathered together and were about to leave, but suddenly found that Li Feng had not returned to the group.
Anhir frowned and blew his whistle.
“Woof! Woof!” A loud cry of strong wind came from the pile of bones in the distance.
Everyone can hear the excitement in this roar.
Everyone gathered around and found that Li Feng was trying to drag something out of the pile of bones.
It was a tailbone with a little bit of cortex. The cortex was broken but still tough, and it was difficult to tear it apart even with the bite force of the strong wind. There were a few clusters of crimson tail hairs remaining at the end.
(End of this chapter)