Chapter 988: Being eaten?
(I’m going to start one chapter today. I’m afraid I won’t have time in the afternoon or evening. I was originally coding tomorrow’s chapter, but now I don’t even have the manuscript saved for that day. emmm)
Compared with the caution with which Gordon and others explored the valley, Hayata and Gale seemed much more relaxed when searching for targets in the mountains to the north of the platform.
There are not many animals in this area, and compared to the low-lying areas where everything thrives, it is relatively barren.
The mountain road is rugged, and often the road ends before you have gone far. You have to climb up cliffs that are often tens of meters long to continue moving forward.
But they have long been accustomed to this as hunters. Having companions to help guard behind them when climbing can minimize the probability of encountering accidents.
After two days of traveling like this, not to mention encountering dangers, there were very few monsters that actively attacked them. Gale began to feel bored.
“I should have known I would have gone to the valley. How is this terrain different from the mountainous areas in the Golade region of the Old World?”
Hayata didn’t answer. In fact, she had a similar feeling.
As Mr. Ajian said, the coral reefs at high altitudes have lost their moisture and nourishment from the nutrient-rich mist, and have long since completely died, calcifying into gray reefs.
If it weren't for the vaguely visible lines that belong to living things, it would really be completely mixed with ordinary rocks.
However, these loose and porous coral reefs also have their own unique advantages. Compared with ordinary rocks, they can store more fine soil and water blown by the wind, becoming a hotbed for plants and fungi.
A large number of liverworts, low shrubs and herbaceous plants grow in the gaps between the coral reefs and the rocks, adding a lot of life color to this originally gray coral reef mountain.
“There is actually a reply to Honeybug Meow here?”
Pandan suddenly quickened her pace and ran to a white funnel-shaped flower, with a round honey bug lying on it, sucking nectar.
Although this honey beetle has not accumulated enough honeydew in its abdomen, finding one means there are more nearby.
Its honey insect attracting fragrance finally has no white discharge.
Hayata made a gesture, and Gale and Sandstone gathered together.
At this time, they were located on the mountainside, on a rock platform of thousands of square meters. There were no slopes going up or down, only vertical cliffs.
This is a special landform in this area. There are layers of rock sills, and there is no transitional **** between each layer of rock platforms. In many cases, you can only go straight up and down.
But there are advantages to this, at least it gives you a wider field of vision.
In addition, the soil layer of the rock platform composed of calcified coral reefs is very thin, making it difficult to support tall trees. As long as you pay attention to the sky, you don't need to worry about being attacked by large monsters.
"This platform is good. We have a rest formation. Sandstone, please take charge of the vigilance." Hayata said.
“I understand, meow.”
Contrary to its owner, Sandstone has a mature and steady character. Ancil admires it very much and often says it is a pity that it follows someone.
Putting a piece of food in his mouth, Hayata unfolded the map, compared the surrounding terrain, and quickly confirmed their location at this time.
“We have entered the activity range of the Misty Claw Dragon. If we continue to climb to the top, we will gradually approach the Sakura Fire Dragon’s territory.
Should we go to the top of the mountain first and deal with the Sakura Fire Dragon? Or should we search from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain to find the Mistyclaw first? " Hayata asked for Gail's opinion.
Gail's face was full of indifference. She sat cross-legged on the spot and waved her hands, "I can do it, you just decide."
Hayata thought for a few seconds and said: "Let's go to the top of the mountain to hunt the Sakura Fire Dragon first. The Sakura Fire Dragon can fly and has a higher ecological niche.
The Mistleclaw should not run to the top of the mountain and invade the territory of the Sakura Fire Dragon. However, if we fight with the Misty Claw Dragon, there is a high chance that the Sakura Fire Dragon will fall from the sky to join in the fun. "
“It makes sense, just do what you say!”
Hayata sighed silently. If this guy was so easy to talk to in front of Anshir, there wouldn't be so many quarrels.
“Panglan, stop teasing that honey bug, come and help.” Hayata called.
Pandan ran over and took out a small medicine grinder.
Hayata and the others also took out the detoxifying grass they had collected over the past two days from their backpacks, as well as a green mushroom that was very similar to the blue mushroom from the Old World.
Due to the energy-rich environment in the New World, the medicinal effects of various herbs and mushrooms collected here are often better than those in the Old World.
Take antidotes as an example.
In the Old World, detoxification grass often had to be mixed with blue mushrooms and extracted through a series of steps before a standard antidote could be prepared.
If you add green mushrooms and simply mix it, the antidote effect can even be comparable to Kampo medicine. Hayata, who had hunted the Sakura Fire Dragon before, was deeply impressed by the monster's surprisingly potent venom.
She was worried that the amount of Kampo medicine she and Gale carried with them was not enough, so she collected materials along the way and prepared to mix a few more doses before the battle began.
The blending process went smoothly, mainly because the medicinal materials were fresh and of high quality, and there were no failures.
By the time these "New World version" Kampo medicines were mixed, their physical strength was almost restored.
Simply packed up the lowering gear and tools, and were about to continue climbing, when Sandstone, who was responsible for the warning, suddenly sounded an alarm.
It raised its large shield, bared its small fangs, and stared in a certain direction warily. Combined with the black cat armor that looked like a vicious dog, it really looked a bit ferocious.
Hayatagail immediately took off the weapon behind him, and Xianglan also held the cat sword tightly.
The scene was silent for a few seconds, but no monster appeared.
“Come on, meow!” Sandstone growled.
“Meow-up-up-up-down!” It repeated in the language commonly used by the orcs in the New World.
A long moment passed, just when Sandstone was thinking about whether he should rush over and catch the peeper.
Two small figures poked their heads out from behind the coral reef where they were hiding.
Those are also two Detels. Their fur color is mainly gray with some milky white stripes.
They seem to be very frightened and are only willing to show half of their faces. Once the hunters show aggression, they will definitely turn around and run away.
Hayata made a gesture to Gale, and the two temporarily put away their weapons.
“Brother, go and ask them what they mean.” Gale’s mysterious name made Sandstone a little speechless, but it still obeyed obediently.
The dog-like Sandstone put away his protective shield, raised his paws to show no harm, and then walked towards the two Detel.
The two Deters still acted very uneasy, their tails were stretched straight, and one of the ears was still shaking.
Fortunately, Sandstone, who was a member of the Deter group in the wild not long ago, knew very well how to deal with these timid fellows.
It took off its helmet, revealed its true appearance, lowered the vigilance of the two Detels, and exchanged some food with each other to show friendship.
Soon, they started communicating normally.
“What are they talking about?” Gale asked Xianglan in a low voice.
“How do I know meow?”
“Aren’t you a cat too? Why don’t you meow with them?”
"." Xianglan turned her head and was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Fortunately, at this time, the communication between Sandstone and the two came to an end, and it came back with the two Deters.
“They are a clan of performers who live on the coral plateau.” Sandstone gave a brief introduction first.
After following Gale, who was quite talkative at times, for a period of time, his Common Language level has improved significantly, and his accent has become much more accurate.
“From what they said, the ‘pink fire dragon’ is already dead, meow, and was hunted and killed by another terrifying monster, meow.
They were all very scared and ran around, and in the end they ran into us. "
After hearing this, Hayata and the others frowned.
They don't think these two Deters can lie. The orcs generally have no concept of deception.
It can kill the Sakura Fire Dragon whose danger level is infinitely close to six stars. The strength of that unknown monster is at least six stars, and most likely seven stars, or even eight stars.
I thought it would be an easy mission, but who would have thought that I would encounter such a difficult existence?
“Fight or not?” Gale looked at Hayata.
Hayata hesitated for a few seconds, shook his head and said, "If you don't fight, hunting a high-risk monster with an unknown identity is too easy to cause an accident.
However, I plan to investigate the body of Sakura Fire Dragon at close range and try to collect some clues. It would be best if I can confirm the identity of the attacker.
We must bring this information back to the research base. Compared with an unknown, high-danger monster that can kill the Sakura Fire Dragon, hunting the Mistyclaw is irrelevant. "
(End of this chapter)