Chapter 1316 Blackened Corpse
After eating and drinking, adjusting to their condition, and checking their equipment and luggage for the last time, Gordon and his party left the camp.
Pork chops and fish roe were still responsible for exploring the path, but compared to the previous half-joking "exploring a thousand meters", Gordon's order this time was finally normal.
Two hundred meters out.
The target of this investigation is the Kirin, which is the least dangerous among the ancient dragon species and has a relatively docile temperament. However, the ancient dragon species is the ancient dragon species. Too much laughter will cause harm. Something happened.
The group followed the route planned by Alva and made some discoveries after traveling less than two kilometers.
The soil layer of the continental coral platform is very thin, and few green plants can survive. It is not easy to leave footprints on such a landscape.
But on a piece of soft coral, Gordon found a hoof print.
Different from the footprints of other large monsters whose size is measured in meters, this hoofprint is less than the size of a palm and fell into the groove of soft coral. It is extremely inconspicuous. The person responsible for exploring the path The pork chop and fish roe were not noticed.
If it is in a cold zone such as permanent frost and permafrost, snow deer may also leave similar footprints.
But this is a terrestrial coral platform, and the only ungulates that live here should be elf deer, and the hoof prints of elf deer are much smaller than this.
Using the elimination method, it is self-evident who the owner of this footprint is.
——The magical beast Qilin.
Alva was holding a portable camera and lying next to the hoof prints. The camera lens almost hit the ground. He didn’t know if he could get the focus right this way.
As an ancient dragon species with relatively many sighting records and hunting records, humans have conducted quite in-depth research on Qilin, but for him personally, this is the first time he has personally come into contact with the footprints of a fantasy beast. .
The whole person seemed very excited.
Gordon winked at Ted, who grinned widely and picked up the excited scrivener team members from the ground.
Gordon came to the hoof print and squatted down, took out a peeling knife, and picked off a piece of coral from the edge of the print.
"Ah!! I haven't had time to make a rubbing yet!" Alva screamed.
Gordon ignored him and put the specimen into the insect guide cage. Sure enough, the cologne breath attached to the coral was extracted, and the guide insect emitted a burst of blue light.
Gordon stood up satisfied.
He glanced at Alva who was crying, and said angrily: "What are you crying for? It's just a footprint. If you really have a chance to see Qilin later, why don't you pounce on it?"
Alva Blinking, I thought so.
This time, if you follow Gordon and the others shamelessly, the probability of seeing Qilin and the mysterious ancient dragon that is suspected to be Mingbosaurus is not low.
There is really no need to regret a hoofprint.
"Ahem, it seems that the Kirin's range of activities is wider than we thought." Putting away the camera and adjusting his clothes, Alva analyzed:
"There may be another ancient dragon living in the distance here. The highest peak of the mainland Coral Platform, only ten kilometers away in a straight line About.
In terms of the ancient dragon’s territory, it’s too close, which is a bit abnormal.”
“It’s true, but similar situations seem to be more common in the Dragon Crystal Land?” Aziz, who was on guard, said while looking around.
Alva's expression was a little helpless, "Don't forget the reason why the Dragon Crystal Land was formed. That place itself is synonymous with 'abnormal'."
"That's right."
Gordon interrupted the discussion between the two, "Anyway, we have entered the area where the ancient dragon is active. Be vigilant and keep moving forward."
A group of people walked among the colorful and diverse coral reefs on the mainland coral platform.
After traveling for several kilometers, they made another discovery.
On the tree-like coral bushes on the roadside, there are a few pale manes hanging, with tiny electric arcs faintly jumping on them.
There is no doubt that this is what Qilin left behind.
Pig Chop and the others also discovered this trace and made a conspicuous signal near the tree-like coral.
After completing the extraction of the breath, Gordon raised his head and met Alva's expectant gaze.
Most of this naturally shed hair is incomplete and of average quality. It cannot be used as equipment material and is looked down upon by hunters. However, it is a very good research specimen for scholars.
Gordon threw it to him casually.
Alva carefully put the few bristles into the empty test tube he carried with him, feeling that the trip was well worth it.
Just when they were about to move on to see if they could find more traces and improve the guide insect's perception of the unicorn's breath, the pork chop and fish roe who were exploring the path in front came flying back.
"A corpse was found, meow." Pig Chop came to Gordon and whispered.
Gordon was a little surprised, and Alva looked like he was about to fly, blurting out a series of questions.
"What corpse? Whose corpse? It shouldn't be the corpse of the unicorn. Could it be the corpse left by the unicorn after preying on other creatures?
No, there has never been any record of Kirin preying on other creatures in the data. Is it a turf war? Or some other reason? "
Pork Chop didn't know how to answer for a while, Gordon waved his hand.
"Just go over and have a look. ”
The group of people speeded up and soon came to the corpse in Zhupa’s mouth.
This is the corpse of a Traegonychus.
The originally scarlet body was scorched black, obviously struck badly by lightning.
The real fatal wound was on the chest. Its chest was penetrated by some sharp object. The wound was extremely deep, but because of the severe carbonization, almost no blood seeped out.
Gordon knelt down and checked the wound and the state of the body. "The body is very fresh, and the time of death is estimated to be only a few hours.
The 'murderer' should be Qilin, from the looks of it It was as if a unicorn had pierced its chest with its horn, and its internal organs were scorched by high-voltage current, and then it was struck completely by lightning.
It was considered a fairly peaceful death.
Well, the thunder before was probably because of this guy, right? Calculating the time seems to be about the same.
I remember that Qilin rarely takes the initiative to attack or even kill other monsters, so the Mistyclaw is the one who stirs up trouble?
Hmm. Taking the initiative to attack an ancient dragon or something like that would be unthinkable for other monsters, but it doesn’t seem strange for the Misty Claw Dragon. "
Ted grinned widely and kicked the charred corpse of the Mistyclaw, "What do you think you did to provoke it? It is already weak to lightning. Are you looking for death like this? ”
Azi also had a “tsk tsk tsk” expression.
None of the hunters thought too much, only Alva's frown deepened.
"What?" Gordon asked, noticing that his expression was abnormal.
"Something's wrong. It's true that the Mistyclaws have a ferocious and manic temperament and are fearless, but they are not madmen who bite everyone they see, otherwise they won't be able to reproduce."
"No. The lunatics are almost there. With the exception of the Dinotyrannosaurus, the Dionysus can almost be said to be the most offensive monster, right?
Every Dionysus I have ever encountered will pounce directly on me. Yes." Ted retorted.
"No, no, you guys have misunderstandings about the Dionysus."
Alva squatted down next to the corpse of the Dionysus, taking pictures of the fatal injury while continuing to explain: "The Dionysus inhabited In the harsh environment of the Miasma Valley, in order to ensure the survival of the group, they will continue to hunt.
In addition to hunting, they will have conflicts with other large monsters. In addition to hunting, it is generally to snatch food, compete for territory, and show that they are not easy to mess with.
As a type of dragon monster whose size and strength are not outstanding, this is their way of survival. .
But again, they are not crazy, everything they do is to survive.”
Having said this, Alva stood up again and looked around.
“Qilin is not a male fire dragon. It does not have the habit of roaring when seeing other monsters to intimidate them.
There is no competition in terms of feeding habits. Even the Misty Claw Dragon does not have the habit of roaring when it sees other monsters. It’s time to take the initiative to attack the powerful but harmless ancient dragon species like Qilin.”
“Is it possible that this miserable claw dragon is particularly crazy?” Zhupa muttered softly.
“Perhaps.” Alva shrugged, “Maybe it was the unicorn that went crazy, and it somehow stimulated the Dionysus.
The Mistyclaw, which was never afraid of trouble, couldn't bear this, and pounced on it as soon as its brain got hot, and then..."
Alva pointed to the charred corpse, "It's like this. "(End of this chapter)