The ultimate transmission fear beast stands on the Douluo Continent.

Chapter 387: Death of the Tragic Claw Dragon

"Have you contacted everyone?"

"Yes, we have contacted everyone, and everyone said there is no problem."

"What about that place? Are there any new clues?"

"No, three brothers have already disappeared. We only know that it is probably in the forest outside the city, but we can't determine its exact location."

"Well, whatever, if we can't find it, then we can't find it. Where are the brothers inside?"

"We were able to contact them all, and they all said they were ready to sacrifice themselves."

"Is it."

"Yes."

"Let's prepare more. This is the first storm of the year. I hope the coastal city can be reborn after this."

Blue sea, blue sky and yellow sand.

On the beach, the soft sand sways gently with the waves. The overflowing sea water floods the shallows, forming a vast and deep blue ocean.

In the distance, the horizon connecting with the sky looks very clear. The sea breeze blows on the cheeks, bringing a little salty smell to the nose, which is not only not annoying, but also makes people feel relaxed and happy.

The prerequisite is that you can ignore the existence of a large group of aquatic beasts lying on the shore basking in the sun, and the king of aquatic beasts - water beasts - who are patrolling their territory with their heads held high.

Water Beast Island, as the name suggests, is an island inhabited by a large number of aquatic beasts and ruled by the strongest water beast.

The word "dominate" is debatable, but water beasts are indeed the dominant species on Water Beast Island. The lowest average altitude of all the islands in the Fiery Archipelago means that nearly one-third of the area of ​​Water Beast Island will be covered by sea water during high tide, thus becoming the favorite shallow hunting ground for water beasts.

The water beast has a crown-like crest on its head, yellow-brown skin covered with scales, and a tough diamond-shaped cuticle. While it has excellent resistance to impact, it also provides it with a high ability to resist cutting.

The huge spongy substance on the neck is formed by the degeneration and accumulation of shed stratum corneum. It can not only store moisture to prevent its epidermis from drying out, but also give it the ability to continue using water-attribute attacks in a waterless and dehydrated environment.

Its huge body can easily smash anything that stands in its way, and the water spewing out of its mouth has the special effect of accelerating the consumption of soul power.

Because they are quite difficult to deal with, some soul masters call water beasts "terrible water streams crawling on the ground". They are powerful creatures that are difficult for young soul masters to deal with.

As for aquatic beasts, they can be said to be female water beasts, and they have a husband-wife relationship with water beasts. They are also a completely weakened and bankrupt version of water beasts.

As long as a soul master has the opportunity to kill a water beast, he will never choose an aquatic beast soul ring.

Just a word of caution, water beasts and aquatic beasts like to be active at night, and are mostly lazy during the day. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that soul masters who plan to hunt water beast spirit rings launch a bright and open sneak attack at noon.

Dugu Bo, who was hiding his presence and standing on a tree branch: “.”

Oscar, who was lying on the ground: “.”

Ma Hongjun, who was lying on the ground: "."

"So," Qin Ming, who was also lying on the ground, was speechless: "You changed your target and are going to hunt water beasts?"

Except for Dugu Bo, who seemed to be very unsociable in order to maintain his demeanor, the other four grown men lay side by side in the grass on the hillside, and through the gaps in the bushes, they carefully observed the water beasts that were on alert for some reason.

"No, of course not. The special abilities of the water beasts are nice, but they are not suitable for me."

The pressure characteristic is not the most useful among all the characteristics of Pokémon. In addition, Guyou is not a control-type and does not rely on protracted battles to win, so he does not need related abilities to accelerate the consumption of soul power.

Staring intently at the movements of the water beasts, Gu You held a hand-drawn map of the Water Beast Island in one hand, an open notebook in front of him, and was recording something in the other hand.

Oscar silently endured the invasion of mosquitoes and said, "Brother, please change places and watch something else."

"We've been observing the water beasts all day, but we haven't started soul hunting. If we don't find a place to set up camp, we'll have to sleep with the water beasts tonight."

The other soul masters on the boat rushed in immediately after landing on the island, but Gu You held everyone back and said that they must go for a walk on the beach.

The saying goes: "Identifying the ecological environment of water beasts is an important part of the appreciation of Water Beast Island."

Oscar didn't know whether he could taste it or not, he only knew that if he didn't leave, the water beast would probably have a snack when it entered the active night.

"Okay, okay, I'm so impatient."

After writing the last stroke on his notebook, Gu You gathered his things and stood up. He brushed off the grass debris on his body and said, "Then let's set off officially, heading southeast."

Since landing on the north side of the Water Beast Island, this was the first time Oscar heard such clear directions while hunting souls, and his curiosity was instantly aroused. When everyone lined up in a long line, he stood in the middle of the line and asked, "Any clues?"

Picking up the straightest stick on the ground to explore the way, Gu You took the lead and walked in front, answering: "About the same."

After observing the water beast for the entire day, only Gu You found some clues. Even Qin Ming behind him couldn't help but ask, "Is there something wrong with the water beast?"

There were more than a dozen water beasts, big, small, fat, thin, and the most burly one just now. Except for their age, Qin Ming really couldn't tell the difference between them.

"It's actually quite simple, isn't it, Your Majesty the Poison Douluo?"

Dugu Bo was obviously very pleased that he didn't call him "Old Poison" in public. He smiled secretly at the back of the team and said, "Yes, it's very simple."

Then he said seriously: "Qin Ming, I am very disappointed with your performance. I am beginning to worry about what Yanyan can learn from you."

Yanyan is Dugu Bo's nickname for Dugu Yan. Qin Ming's heart trembled, and he took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, please answer my questions."

"The last water beast is the largest of all the water beasts, and the only one that showed signs of vigilance, right?"

Qin Ming nodded: "Yes."

"Why is it on guard? What is it on guard against?"

Qin Ming thought for a moment and replied, "It should be a soul master. Maybe our aura was not hidden well enough and was discovered by it."

"Extremely stupid."

Why is Qin Ming so confident? Dugu Bo snorted coldly, "Judging from its size, the water beast just now is at least a 50,000-year-old soul beast, and the environment is the most suitable for it to fight at the seaside. How could a soul beast of this level be wary of a mere soul emperor like you?"

"The one it was on guard against was Zhan Long, who had severely injured it some time ago."

When they suddenly heard Zhanlong's name, the three people except Gu You were shocked.

According to the data, the dragon slayers on this island have only been active for about 10,000 years, while the water beasts have been active for a full 50,000 years, and they have even been beaten to the point where they have to be on guard even at the beach.

It's like a fledgling swordsman fighting against an old martial arts master who has the advantage of terrain. After a fierce battle, the old martial arts master is chopped to the ground in the end?

Ten thousand years versus fifty thousand years, the advantage is on my side.

Right. Right?

Recalling that Zhanlong was considered by the locals to be a strong contender for the title of "King of Sub-dragons", and that he had a strong desire to attack, it was not unreasonable for Zhanlong to actively attack for 50,000 years after 10,000 years.

Carefully recalling the water beast's posture, Oscar was completely confused by its majestic lion-like posture: "It doesn't seem to have any injuries on its body?"

"That's because the wound left by the dragon slayer was on the neck, but it was covered by the spongy tissue that grew back."

Dugu Bo analyzed: "Just now, the water beast's eyes kept moving while it was on guard, but its head remained in line with its body. This just shows that Zhanlong's attack was very fierce, and the wound on its neck has not healed yet."

Ma Hongjun also asked: "What about the Decapoda, it may also be the culprit that left the wound on the water beast."

"No, it can't be a dinosaur."

The person who answered Ma Hongjun's question was Gu You, who was leading the way. He said calmly, "Some people describe the attacks of the Traumatoid as swift and fierce as flowing water. The continuous claw strikes will inevitably leave many difficult-to-heal wounds on the water beast's body."

"The attack forced the water beast to jump into the sea to escape with its remaining body. This powerful attack could only come from the powerful sword-like tail of the dragon slayer."

Speaking of this, Gu You could hardly hide the envy in his tone.

The growth path he set for himself was to increase all his skills and physical condition, rely on his self-created soul skills to survive in the early stage, and develop to the later stage where a single normal attack would become a big move, becoming a One Punch Man with hair.

It’s a pity that from a practical point of view, this path doesn’t seem to be feasible.

There is nothing wrong with the development route itself, the key is that the overall environment does not allow it.

In the battle with Qian Renxue, Gu You relied on his excellent basic qualities and full-state amplification soul skills to successfully withstand Qian Renxue's attacks in the early stages, creating favorable conditions for the final counterattack to kill Qian Renxue.

However, this counterattack is based on strategy and possession of two top-level soul bones. Once any one of them is missing, what awaits Gu You is a complete collapse of the mid-term tactics.

Therefore, whether it is the curved hook or the sharp sword tail, for this little bucket without any shortcomings, it is an extra-long wooden board that he urgently needs now to ensure that he can maintain the ability to counterattack the enemy in certain situations.

The Noble Phantasm has potential, but it’s too powerful and requires time to chant the Soul Spell, which is really too damaging.

For the next two days, everyone moved forward carefully while looking for clues, but unfortunately, they did not find any other traces of Zhanlong.

The thriving and lush rainforest has intentionally or unintentionally covered up too many traces.

According to the climate classification that Gu You learned when he was in school, the Fiery Islands belong to a typical tropical rainforest climate. The hot temperature and the characteristics of the island make the air extremely humid, which is very suitable for the growth of various plants.

The heavy sword-like tail of the dragon-chopping dragon can theoretically cut off all the plants growing on the ground just by walking normally. Unfortunately, the rainforest plants, which can grow from a few centimeters to more than ten centimeters a day, easily buried the clues with their vigorous vitality.

"Brother, what should we do next?"

After not finding any new clues for two consecutive days and using up the fifth clean towel of the day during a short break, Ma Hongjun couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Don't be anxious, stay calm."

Taking out the map and comparing it to the current location, Gu You thought for a moment and said, "We should be almost there."

Oscar asked, "Are we there yet? Where?"

He had completely lost his way. The tall trees and overlapping treetops completely blocked out the sky that could have allowed him to identify the direction.

If Gu You hadn’t climbed up to the treetops every half hour, everyone except Dugu Bo would have been lost in this green hell within three hours.

"The very center of Water Beast Island, a place called Mirror Lake."

Except for sea soul beasts and some very strange soul beasts, most soul beasts need to drink fresh water like humans. Mirror Lake is the largest source of fresh water on Water Beast Island.

Finding that he couldn't find the trace of Zhan Long by normal means, Gu You slightly adjusted his route from yesterday, changing the direction from the direction where the water beasts were most alert to the direction of Jinghu Lake, which was slightly south.

A person can live seven days without food, but only three days without water. Zhan Long is huge in size, so he has a higher requirement for water, so he must return to Jinghu Lake to drink water from time to time.

All he has to do next is sit tight and wait, and sooner or later he’ll be able to compete with Zhanlong.

The same is true for the Decapoda, a swift hunter with strong body skills also needs a lot of water to maintain body functions. Although he is more inclined to the Zhanlong that can strengthen both the waist muscles and the tail, if he finds the Decapoda first, Gu You will accept it without hesitation.

What are you thinking? Are you really a perfectionist who thinks everything is perfect? ​​There are always trade-offs in deck building, and playing whatever cards you draw is just a basic virtue of a card player.

After resting, everyone continued to move forward, and finally at sunset two days after arriving on the island, they successfully arrived at Mirror Lake in the center of Water Beast Island.

Unfortunately, the scene before their eyes made everyone's joy at arriving safely disappear without a trace.

The sturdy body bathed in blood, which was so scary, was split in half at the waist by some sharp weapon. The vicious claws that were like torture instruments were now turned into meat paste embedded in the huge footprints. The hard tail with a rocky texture also turned into flying fragments and scattered all over the lake.

The ugly head, which looked like a skinless demon, was missing nearly one third of its original size.

Judging from the saber-sharp canine teeth in its mouth, its name during its lifetime should have been the powerful contender for the title of "King of Sub-dragon Species", the Deinonychus.

The reason why it was done before death was that there was no need for an experienced old doctor, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was beyond help.

The lake was quiet, and the air was filled with the aroma of barbecue. For some reason, Gu You wanted to hold a barbecue party here.

Dugu Bo immediately squatted down, picked up the gray-white rock on the ground and squeezed it, then broke off a canine tooth from the skull, roughly measured its length, and said, "Your 20,000-year-old Claw Dragon is gone."

"I think so too."

Gu You helplessly spread his hands, silently put the meat paste made from the claws of the Carcharodontosaurus into an extra-large sieve, and then stuffed it into the arms of Oscar who was closest to him.

"Go wash yourself in the lake."

Oscar: "???"

He looked at Qin Ming with a pleading look. Qin Ming took the initiative to explain: "The claws of the Devil's Claw are very strong and it is difficult to destroy them with conventional means."

Oscar understood what was said, and he pulled Ma Hongjun and ran towards Mirror Lake happily.

I didn't expect Gu You to have a strange hobby of collecting soul beast materials. This experience will definitely be useful for the next meeting. (Refers to building relationships)

Dugu Bo asked: "What should we do next? Should we continue to track Zhanlong or look for another target?"

If Gu You agreed, he could find the location to slay the dragon on the island in half a day. Unfortunately, based on his understanding of Gu You, he knew that Gu You would definitely choose to refuse.

“Why look for another target?”

Gu You did not ask Dugu Bo to take action. He just grinned to an amazing degree and said, "It's not easy to come across a rare special individual. I'm not going to let it get away."

"Just bear with it for three more days, and I will also be a Soul Sect member."

(End of this chapter)