The Death List Novel - Chapter 681
Chapter 681 Split Up The Hunt
The thieves discovered bloodstains intermittently in front of them. To Qin Lun and the others’ surprise, the bloodstains actually followed the stream and extended all the way to the dark hole in the upper reaches of the river.
The hole was flat and wide, less than two meters tall. The rock stratum covered Qin Lun and the others’ heads, making them feel extremely depressed. On the other hand, the width was very wide. Apart from the six-meter width of the stream, there were probably a few meters of pebble beaches on both sides.
As Qin Lun stepped on the pebbles, he observed the stream at his feet. The water quality of this small underground river was clear. There were no fish visible to the naked eye. There was no soil at the bottom of the river. It was only covered with a thin layer of sand and gravel. During this period, it was interspersed with the pebbles on the bank of the river.
The humid environment of the cave made everyone extremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, the cave was not too long. After several hundred meters, the front was spacious. The rock above their heads had a big jump here. It was less than two meters high and directly jumped to more than a hundred meters.
The orange light of the two Tyre night lights spread out in front of them, illuminating a large space. High and low rock groups appeared in front of everyone. They were currently relatively high, and in front of them looked like a huge stone beach.
“The amount of blood here is beginning to increase. However, it’s heading towards the Chaos Stone Beach.” The thief in front of him sent news. He paused for a moment and said hesitantly, “I don’t feel very good here. There might be danger in the Chaos Stone Beach.”
“Monkey’s perception is very high. Since he said that Chaotic Stone Beach would be in danger, then he must be right.” Wei Si thought for a while and suggested, “Why don’t we wait here for the Dwarves Exploration Team? The position is already so deep that Jillim shouldn’t kick us out again.”
‘”No, we entered the dark region ahead of time on the pretext of rescuing trapped Dwarves. If we don’t encounter any battles, we will inevitably be looked down upon by those Dwarves. Even if we don’t get kicked out, Dwarves won’t rely on us anymore, which will be detrimental to the completion of the mission in the future.” Without waiting for Qin Lun to speak, Hill immediately voiced his rejection.
Wei Si thought for a moment, but he did not insist on his own opinion and waited for Qin Lun to decide. Hill’s words made sense. This wasn’t to say that Wei Si was wrong. The two of them chose differently.
“There is indeed danger in the Chaos Stone Beach, but I already know what it is!” Qin Lun took out a can of Queen’s Honey and drank it. The Yin Yang Fish pattern in his left eye flickered slightly, and he continuously used the Gaze Aura, placing a heavy burden on his body.
Qin Lun fed back the reconnaissance images from the Gaze Aura to the guild channel. Three distinct icy blue images appeared on the chaotic beach, which was almost entirely made up of black and white lines.
Wei Si stared at the blue object for a while before finally frowning. “Judging from its shape, it looks like two Devilclaw Beasts. This thing is a high-grade creature, and there aren’t many nests nearby. How could such a large-scale predator appear?”
The dangers in the dark regions were unpredictable, but they also followed the most basic ecological laws. Without a small creature nest, for high-level predators, it meant that there was not enough food. The environment here was obviously not suitable for Terrorclaw Beasts to survive and reproduce.
“We are not familiar with the dark region, so we don’t need to think too much about why the Terrorclaw Beast appeared here.” Qin Lun muttered to himself, “The question now is, should we bypass this chaotic beach area, or should we kill these Devilclaw Beasts and continue to follow the bloodstains?”
“It’s impossible to go around. This Chaotic Stone Beach area is very large. Even if I can go around it, I might not be able to find any more blood.” The monkey shook his head and said solemnly, “Since there are two Devilclaw Beasts here, perhaps the previous exploration teams have all been exterminated. The corpses should be in the Chaos Stone Beach!”
“Impossible. I asked Lorraine about the general situation of the Dwarves Exploration Team.” Qin Lun frowned and said, “Every exploration team has about ten to fifteen Dwarves. The captain is a mid-to high-level expert, and all the members can be regarded as the elite model of a First Grade Apostle.”
Most Shield Dwarf had the innate ability to protect their body and skin. In addition, they were powerful and used heavy weapons. They were the nemesis of creatures like the Terrorclaw Beast. Even if this team of Dwarves was weaker and could not deal with two Devilclaw Beasts, they would not be able to escape with just one person. Besides, I’ve seen Dwarves’s injuries before. It doesn’t look like he was left behind by the Devilclaw Beast. ”
The Terrorclaw Beast’s most powerful attack weapon was its two gigantic scythe-like forelimbs. Apart from the broken arm, the fatal wound on Dwarves’s chest was the dent in his chest. This was clearly not caused by the Terrorclaw Beast.
“Since we can’t go around, let’s start fighting!” After figuring out what was inside the Chaos Stone Beach, Wei Si no longer worried. He smiled and said.
Terrorclaw beasts were high-grade wild creatures with a strong sense of territory. With two Devilclaw Beasts entrenched in the Chaos Stone Beach, there shouldn’t be any other underground magical beasts besides them.
For Wei Si, a Terrorclaw Beast without human-like intelligence was not difficult to deal with. Even without Qin Lun and the others, he would still be able to slowly kill these two Devilclaw Beasts by himself.
“The three of us will deal with one, and you will deal with the other. Is that alright?” Qin Lun smiled and assigned the battle sequence. Wei Si shrugged, indicating that there was no problem.
In fact, this is the most reasonable distribution of personnel. As a high-level Wei Si, Apostle was more than enough to deal with a single Terrorclaw Beast.
Although there were three people on Qin Lun’s side, Hill was a priest and wouldn’t directly resist the monster. Forget about the Thief’s strength for now, the Terrorclaw Beast was wearing a thick armor, which was perfect for restraining Agility Professionals. Although Qin Lun had a demon transformation, he wouldn’t reveal his trump card so quickly. He only knew how to use ranged attacks.
Therefore, if the three of them didn’t make a big move, Wei Si might not be able to deal with the Terrorclaw Beast alone.
After making up their minds, the four of them quickly crossed the underground stream and walked towards the Chaos Stone Beach. However, when they arrived in front of the Chaotic Stone Beach, none of the Devilclaw Beasts rushed out to meet the enemy, which made them feel a little strange.
The Terrorclaw Beast’s eyesight was very poor. It was basically blind, but its hearing was very developed. If it lay on the ground, it could hear dozens of kilometers away.
Although they were somewhat puzzled, the four of them still hadn’t changed their original plan. The best way for the two teams to completely dispel their worries and prevent betrayal by each other was to show off their strength. The two Devilclaw Beasts in front of them were the best prey. This was also one of the reasons why Wei Si and Qin Lun agreed to fight.
They quickly approached the core of the Chaos Stone Beach, but there was one situation that was very special. The bloodstain left behind by Dwarves took a turn from here and actually circled the Terrorclaw Beast’s area. This showed that Qin Lun’s previous guess was correct. Dwarves had never fought against these two Devilclaw Beasts before.
“These two Devilclaw Beasts should have come here on a whim. Otherwise, they would have blocked the path of the expedition team. I’m afraid that Jillim would have cleaned them up long ago.” Qin Lun whispered on the guild channel. The others also agreed. However, they still didn’t understand why Dwarves was able to bypass the Terrorclaw Beast at such a close distance without being discovered.
As the few of them approached, the two Devilclaw Beasts began to react, letting out a warning hiss and rushing towards them. Until this time, Qin Lun and the others finally discovered why the two Devilclaw Beasts ignored them and allowed Dwarves to pass through the territory.
It turned out that after their enormous bodies moved away, more than ten basketball-sized grey eggs appeared on the spot. They looked like stone mound in a messy beach. These two Devilclaw Beasts were male and female. They had come here temporarily, obviously to hatch their offspring.
If Qin Lun and the others hadn’t gotten too close, they would have had a chance to bypass the Devilclaw Beast. However, since things had already come to this point, Qin Lun and the others naturally would not avoid the battle. They had originally planned to use this battle to show off their strength to each other.
“Cyberlas!” As Qin Lun took out the light and darkness for burial, he pressed his right hand across the void.
A hexagram summoning array instantly appeared between the two Devilclaw Beasts, isolating them. A giant magical beast phantom in the formation excitedly raised its two ferocious and terrifying heads, and crimson lava dripped down its fangs onto the ground.
“Bang!” Understanding Qin Lun’s intentions, the Hellfire Devil Dog suddenly crashed into a smaller Terrible Claw Beast on the left, causing it to stagger and distance itself from the one on the right.
Terrorclaw Beast was also called Terrorclaw Monster. This was an underground creature with a very peculiar shape. Its head was like a bird’s head, with a beak as sharp as a hook, a thick shell like a tortoise shell on its back, grayish-brown scales on its abdomen, two hind legs similar to an eagle’s claw, but its forelimbs were like the fins of a sea turtle, only sharper than a scythe.
Its overall appearance was like a turtle with a bird’s head and claws, or a bird monster with a tortoise shell and degenerated wings. However, this creature was enormous. The male was more than three meters tall and more than five meters long. It moved like a tank.
The Terrible Claw Beast that Cyberlus had knocked into became furious from embarrassment. With a roar, it became entangled with the Hellfire Devil Dog.
Cyberlus had now grown to rank seven. He was a rare high-level summoning beast, and his body was even larger than that of the Devilclaw Beast. From afar, it looked like a building.
The movement of the two magical beasts fighting was simply earth-shattering. Even the ground trembled slightly, making Qin Lun and the others unable to interfere.
Although the two behemoths were both high-grade creatures, when compared together, the Hellfire Devil Dog was even stronger. Their defenses were all very high. The Terrorclaw Beast’s movements were more agile than Burrows’. Its scythe-like forelimbs had a high attack power. Every attack could tear open a wound on the Hellfire Devil Hound’s body.
However, for a highly resilient Abyss Devil creature, this kind of attack was painless and had no effect other than making Cyberus grin in pain. On the contrary, the Hellfire Devil Hound’s wounds would often burn the Devilclaw Beast.
One had to know that the Hellfire Devil Dog’s body was truly a mixture of lava. Even if the Terrorclaw Beast’s carapace was hard and thick, it would inevitably be burned by the high temperature lava.
Seeing Cyberus suppress him, Qin Lun casually started to play with soy sauce, and at the same time, he shifted his attention to another area of the battlefield.