Chapter 356 Night in the Tree Hole
The waning moon appears in the night sky.
In the dark stream and dense forest, a Marutori cart was running fast.
Pandan was driving the car, and Babaka sat on the back of Marutori with it to guide the way.
In order to prevent the noisy Maruniao from causing unnecessary trouble by chirping all the way, Feng Ying specially tied the beak of the cart-pulling Maruniao with a rope.
The effect of this is good. Marutori likes to raise its head and "quack" twice when there is nothing wrong. Now it can only quietly run away.
As their group gradually approached the area where Babaka and its owner encountered the Thunder Wolf Dragon, Hayata and Feng Ying's spirits also became tense.
This place should have entered the hunting range of the Thunder Wolf Dragon. In other words, the Thunder Wolf Dragon may appear at any time.
The biggest difficulty in the rescue mission is that here, the possibility of them being attacked by the Thunder Wolf Dragon is far higher than finding the victims first.
—The hunter in distress does not have as high mobility as the Thunder Wolf Dragon.
“Sister Hayata, and Xiao Xianglan, please activate your luck and let us find Babaka’s owner first.” Feng Ying muttered.
Hayata, who was alert to the disturbances around her, glanced at Feng Ying helplessly.
How did this kid become as superstitious as Senior Gordon?
“Kabacha!” Babaka suddenly shouted.
Xianglan pulled the reins, and Marutori slowly stopped pulling the cart.
Hayata and Feng Ying jumped out of the car and observed their surroundings.
On the forest road, they saw a broken Marutori cart, which should be the means of transportation for Babaka and its owner. There were some messy luggage, clothes, wine bottles, etc. scattered around the vehicle.
The Marutori who pulled the cart disappeared of course, leaving only blood stains and some feathers.
This made the marutori on their side become a little restless.
Checking the marks on the ground, Hayata had a big head. Feng Ying gave up thinking and asked Amber to cheer up.
Human footprints are densely interspersed with huge paw prints. There was obviously a battle here, but where did they go after that?
After wandering around for a long time, Hayata finally found a bunch of footprints that should have been left by the missing hunter and the monster with the help of Amber.
The problem is that the human footprints are cut off halfway, while the monster's claws continue to extend forward.
Such traces gave Hayata some bad guesses.
This looks like a hunter was caught up by a monster and taken away. Otherwise, would he still be able to fly up the tree?
Looking vaguely at the anxious Babaka, Hayata did not immediately express her thoughts, and she was not completely sure of her guess—because there was no blood on the ground.
It didn’t rain today, and the traces are very clear. If Babaka’s owner was really killed by an animal, there should be some traces of blood left behind.
This is so weird
“Baka!” Babaka, who couldn’t find his owner, howled loudly.
Hayata and Feng Ying were worried that this would attract the Thunder Wolf Dragon, so they were about to give them a warning and comfort the little Qimian Clan.
A whistle that was not loud but was enough to catch your ears sounded deep in the woods.
The two people, a cat, a dog and a strange-faced tribe all turned their gazes towards the direction of the treeline, and a vague figure waved to them.
“Ka baba baba!” the little Qimian clan cried and ran over.
Hayata and the others also followed quickly.
“Hush! Hush!”
The young female hunter, wearing a blue strange bird armor and carrying a fire dragon stick on her back, nervously put her index finger in front of her lips, signaling Babaka to shut up and stay quiet.
Barbarka scratched his exaggeratedly huge helmet in embarrassment and hugged the huntress's legs.
The huntress touched its head, or helmet, and whispered some words of comfort. Then she tilted her head to Hayata and the others, signaling to follow her.
There is no doubt that this is the owner of Babaka.
As for why she did not choose to leave immediately, but stayed here in hiding, Hayata believed that there must be a reason. The current environment was not convenient for asking, so she and Feng Ying followed quietly.
The three of them plus their three hunting partners squeezed in one by one.
Amber was too big to squeeze in. Feng Ying pointed her to a nearby bush and hid in it, whimpering in frustration.
The huntress pulled a bunch of branches to block the entrance to the tree hole, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as she was about to say something, Xianglan suddenly covered her nose, "Why does it smell so bad?"
The huntress was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I put some monster feces on my body to cover up the smell. Do you want some?"
Hanglan hid behind Hayata in fear.
It always felt that the huntress's words "Do you want some?" sounded like she was urging her to take a few bites.
"Um."
“I’ll have some too.”
Hayata and Feng Ying behaved very calmly.
It is a common thing for hunters to do this in hunting grounds in order to cover up their own smell.
Xianglan was reluctant to dirty her beautiful silver hair, but Fengying held her down and wiped it twice.
After dealing with the smell, the female hunter said: "My name is Maka, the four-star insect stick user, and also the master of Babaka. This is my hunting insect Jijiji."
“Chi!” The huge beetle lying motionless on the huntress’s arm, which looked like a small arm shield, chirped as if to say hello.
“I really didn’t expect this child to be rescued. Anyway, I’m really grateful to you guys.”
“That’s right, Hayata, a five-star swordsman.”
“My name is Feng Ying, um, the three-star shield and axe.”
Hayata and Feng Ying also briefly introduced themselves.
Maka couldn't hide her surprise when she heard that Hayata was a five-star hunter.
I thought that a four-star hunter at my age was good enough, but it turned out that this swordsman was younger than me and had a higher level of hunter.
"Is the Thunder Wolf Dragon nearby?" Now was not the time for small talk, Hayata asked the question that concerned her most.
“So that monster is called Thunder Wolf Dragon? It’s really vivid. It looks a bit like a wolf, and it’s sparkling with lightning.”
Maka muttered to herself.
Then he explained with a wry smile: "Yes, I have been chased by that guy for a whole day, and I was almost bitten by it several times. Once, I barely escaped by jumping into a waterfall.
But that guy has a very strong ability to track targets, maybe because of his keen sense of smell and hearing. I was intercepted by it twice when I broke out, and it took a lot of effort to get rid of it.
Later, I saw that it was getting dark, so I simply sneaked back to the area and found this tree hole to hide temporarily, hoping to regain my strength and spend the night.
I’m also worried that if Baba Ka happens to come back with rescue, he won’t be able to find me. "
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Hayata nodded with understanding, "That's it. My idea is that we'd better hide here until dawn before breaking out.
It's easy to get lost in the forest at night, and it's also troublesome to fight, so you don't have an advantage. "
"I agree."
Maka nodded in agreement, and suddenly said a little embarrassedly: "By the way, do you have anything to eat? After running away for a day, your physical energy is a bit exhausted."
Feng Ying handed over a few pieces to carry food and drinking water.
Maka thanked her, and under the incredulous gaze of Xianglan, she ignored the stench and devoured it.
Hayata also gave Maka some of the extra supplies he had brought with him. The latter did not refuse to be polite in vain. After thanking him again, he put everything away.
After finishing eating quickly, Maka began to close her eyes and rest.
The same goes for Feng Ying and Hayata. No one will talk much at this time, which increases the risk of exposure.
The night was still very long, and they were not sure whether they could spend it safely.
(There is another chapter in the evening
(End of this chapter)