novelraw Chapter 805 699: Coastal Strategy
Chapter 805 699: Coastal Strategy
The scent of blood was spreading through the dense jungle.
At the edge of this jungle, beasts attracted by the smell of blood were hidden everywhere.
They revealed their crimson eyes from the shadowy underbrush, staring intently into the inner region of the jungle.
The scent of blood in the air made their saliva secret crazily, dripping from the corners of their mouths.
Murmur-like growls emitted from their throats.
Yet, even so, these ravenous beasts still dared not advance further, only lingering and waiting in this area.
Fear mingled with hunger, leaving them uncertain of what to do.
The aura from inside indicated a fierce battle was taking place.
The strong aura emanating from inside made these beasts not dare to approach even slightly.
Shifting the gaze to the source of the scent of blood.
On the branches, in the mud, on the stones, everywhere lay the corpses of beasts, with their blood sprayed around.
This was the reason for such a heavy scent of blood.
The corpses of these beasts resembled the leopards of the forest, with robust limbs and a strong build.
Huge sharp teeth protruded from their mouths, yet their bodies had transparent stripes.
Even in death, those stripes seemed to change according to the surrounding environment.
Apparently, they were concealed hunters in the jungle, and these coats provided incredible stealth abilities in the forest.
From this, it could be seen that they were not ordinary beasts but Magic Beasts possessing Magic Power.
Such Magic Beasts appearing in packs were somewhat abnormal.
After all, such feline Magic Beasts in the forest with stealth Skills generally should be solitary.
Yet the large number of casualties around indicated they were a clan.
This signified their destructive capabilities and the unimaginable harm they could cause.
Whoosh!
"Meow ah!"
A pitiful cat cry rang as the last Spirit Hidden Leopard fell from the branch.
Its neck was pierced through entirely by a Feathered Arrow, which was still glowing with a blue light.
After confirming that there were no live Spirit Hidden Leopards, Tistek's squad finally had a chance to rest for a while.
A sturdy human male clad in dark green Leather Armor jumped down from the branches, holding a Bow shimmering with Magic Power.
With an antiquated outfit, he wore an Equipments not quite suitable over his eyes.
It seemed like a modern tactical goggle, which he pushed up as he steadied his stance.
"After chasing for so many days, we finally killed all these damned leopards."
Tistek walked over from the other side, eyes flashing with strange colors as he looked at his teammates.
Then, a hint of green emerged from his Magic Staff, penetrating into his teammate to precisely heal internal injuries.
Beside him were a woman and two men.
These five made up a squad, the leader being the Healer, Tistek.
Their exposed skin bore the Lamp Mark indicating their identities.
The leader clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention: "Alright, everyone get moving, strip the pelts off these corpses, and let's leave here quickly."
"The saliva from those beasts around is almost flooding this place," Tistek joked, then pulled a dagger from his waist and started dissecting the corpse nearby.
The others also chuckled, then similarly began working, chatting while they worked.
During this time, they openly exuded their body aura, intimidating the hungry beasts around.
They worked skillfully, and soon perfectly skinned the pelts from these corpses.
As for the remaining bodies, they had no significant use, the meat was too tough, leading to a poor taste, and held little meaning.
Only these pelts served as a trace of spoils.
Stored in Space Equipment, they retraced their route back out of the forest.
As they left, the beasts that had been waiting for a long time crazily pounced on those corpses.
With many bodies, they temporarily coexisted peacefully.
As the number of corpses decreased, and more beasts gathered, this place was bound for another massacre.
On the way out of the forest, Tistek and his crew started chatting.
"Killed a total of 19 Magic Beasts, I have two Silver Magic Stones here, how about you?"
"I have three here."
"I only have one, how unlucky."
"I don't have any, oh well, let's not talk about it."
"Didn't the Guild announcement say? The current drop rate is up to 1/2. You didn't get even one, next time leave the finishing blow to someone else."
"I managed to get three last time, just unlucky this time, don't kick me when I'm down."
"Hahaha."
For the Explorer Squad, discussing their harvest always brought happiness.
Fuman, carrying a Bow and wearing protective goggles with dark green Leather Armor, said: "Our mission should be completed, right?"
"Pretty much, we've mapped the terrain and understood this faction's situation, along with the livelihood of various places," Tistek said as he walked.
"Why do we have to spend so much effort on this faction? It doesn't seem that strong anyway," the female Mage in the team queried, feeling somewhat puzzled.