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Chapter 9: The Demonic Tide!
The first-tier magical beasts, such as Claw Beasts, Gnawing Beasts, and Demon Lizards, which were attracted by the giant fang beast's corpse, were quickly driven away by the pack of rotting wolves.
Only the vultures circled in the air, ready to scavenge for scraps.
Shen Mo stood on a high point three or four hundred meters away, gazing at the chaos caused by the giant fanged beast's corpse.
Looking at the monsters lingering around the corpses, I couldn't help but feel an itch to fight.
But just then, a series of muffled tremors came rapidly from afar.
Upon hearing the sound, the rotten wolves scattered and fled.
The vultures seemed to be in an uproar, and hurriedly flew into the sky.
The next moment... Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amidst the deafening roar, a mountain of flesh hopped and skipped closer from afar.
It looks like a toad, and has some characteristics of a chameleon. It is estimated to be four meters tall.
The back, covered with scales, bulges of varying sizes.
Yellow acidic liquid flowed from the gaps in the scales.
When it drips onto the ground or plants, it will corrode them with a hissing sound.
The monster may look clumsy, but it moves quite fast.
After several large leaps, the Earth Devourer appeared next to a rotten wolf.
The enormous mouth, comparable to a bathtub, suddenly opened, shooting out a red column of flesh.
The end of that fleshy pillar resembled a snake's head, and was a secondary mouth.
It stretched for a full seven or eight meters before biting into the rotting wolf's body with lightning speed.
Then it suddenly pulled back, forcibly dragged the more than one-meter-long rotten wolf into its mouth, and swallowed it whole!
"A Tier 3 Demonic Earth-Eating Beast!"
Shen Mo had seen many monster encyclopedias, so he recognized the distinctive Earth Devouring Beast at a glance.
only......
"We're not even deep within the Demon Realm yet, why are there Tier 3 magical beasts here?!
Furthermore, the monster encyclopedia states that the Earth Devourer prefers to stay in swamps and caves, ambushing its prey by lying in wait.
But this earth-eating beast has a very strong desire to attack...
Under Shen Mo's watchful gaze, after hunting down the rotten wolf, the Earth Devourer leaped more than ten meters high.
Launch an attack on the vultures in the air.
Its retractable secondary mouth can't reach its prey, but it can still spray acid.
A tufted vulture was unable to dodge in time and was hit by the acid, screaming as it fell from mid-air.
Finally, it was swallowed whole by the Earth Devouring Beast.
With a casual gesture, two first-tier magical beasts perished in the jaws of the Earth Devouring Beast!
Upon seeing this, Shen Mo was startled and felt a vague unease.
Under normal circumstances, high-level magical beasts rarely appear in areas with low magic concentration.
Because this will gradually weaken them.
But judging from the fierce and energetic appearance of the Earth Devouring Beast, it doesn't seem like it has been in the Demon Realm for a long time.
More like... it just emerged from the Demon Well, or perhaps the edge of the abyss...
"Is a demonic tide about to erupt?!"
Thinking of this, Shen Mo couldn't help but feel worried.
The matters of demon hunting and trials were temporarily put aside.
After taking one last look at the Earth Devourer that had begun to devour the Giant Fang Beast, Shen Mo turned and walked towards the wasteland.
For one's own safety, it is also the duty and obligation of a Witcher.
He had to relay the news of the Earth Devouring Beast's unusual activity back to him.
In addition, they had just hunted down a giant fang beast.
Shen Mo not only expended a lot of magic power, but the knife in his hand was also severely worn.
It's not magic armor after all.
Having used so many combat techniques and even slain a massive, thick-skinned beast, the fact that Shen Mo wasn't completely destroyed is a testament to his excellent maintenance...
If he wants to continue hunting, he needs to get a new knife.
So two hours later, Shen Mo returned to the MG-S-3 outpost...
"Thank you for your message. We will report it to Mugu City immediately."
Patrol troops or witchers will be dispatched to investigate.
If this is true, you can use this certificate to claim the relevant reward from the Demon Hunter Association!
Inside the guardhouse.
The garrison leader, who was settling accounts with Shen Mo in the morning, solemnly and carefully handed Shen Mo the stamped receipt.
They used honorifics when speaking, and their tone even conveyed a sense of gratitude.
If a demonic tide were to break out to the south, their outpost would inevitably be the first to be hit.
If no one notices or notifies them, they will be caught off guard and fall into the demonic tide.
Whether they can survive is truly unknown...
"You're welcome!"
Taking the voucher, Shen Mo pointed to the materials on the guard's table and said:
"I want to sell materials other than black iron jade, and buy a longsword and arrows... Do you recycle knives?"
"Retrieve!" the garrison squad leader readily agreed. "Please wait a moment."
He gestured for Shen Mo to sit on the bench nearby.
The garrison squad leader picked up the phone and dialed a number.
A moment later, two people, one after the other, came from the outpost to the guard room.
One person's valuation of the silent hunt.
One person opened two boxes, each containing different styles of swords and arrows.
Shen Mo glanced around and found the same long-bladed knife that he usually used.
The blade is one meter long, with a curved edge and a long handle. It resembles a Miao sword but is wider and thicker. The workmanship looks quite good.
Pointing to the knife, Shen Mo asked:
"How much is this?"
"2500 Alliance Coins!"
Shen Mo: "..."
In Dusk Valley City, it would be worth at most 2000 Alliance Coins.
That's way too much of a premium...
Just then, the garrison squad leader walked up to the knife seller and whispered a few words in his ear.
The knife seller frowned, looked at Shen Mo's broken knife, and pondered:
"This knife isn't worn much... I'll give you 1000 Alliance Coins!"
Pay me 1500 Alliance Coins, and I'll give you 20 regular arrows and three regular magic fang arrows.
What do you think?
Shen Mo nodded upon hearing this, then gave the garrison leader a grateful look.
With his exceptional hearing, he naturally overheard the garrison leader speaking well of him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to acquire this batch of equipment at a price lower than that of Mugu City.
A moment later, the spoils were appraised.
The total was 3000 Alliance Coins, which was clearly rounded up.
Shen Mo ultimately received 1500 Alliance Coins, a longsword, 20 ordinary arrows, and three ordinary magic fang arrows.
After putting on his equipment, Shen Mo took out a cigarette and handed it to the garrison leader who was seeing him out, then asked:
"May I ask your surname?"
"My surname is Li, just call me Li Bin!"
Li Bin took the cigarette, lit it, and took a puff before saying:
"Have you found the location of the demon corpse?"
"No." Shen Mo shook his head. "We encountered that Earth Devouring Beast before we even got there."
"The south might not be safe. If you still want to complete the Black Iron Trial, go west... Do you have a map?"
Li Bin asked Shen Mo to produce a map, then located the western Demon Realm of Mugu City and pointed to several places, saying:
"I was previously on duty at the western outpost."
These places often spawn demonic corpses; you can try your luck there.
be safe!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mo was overjoyed.
He was already considering whether to give up on the Black Iron Demon Hunter Trial.
After all, there is no limit to the number of times you can fail in the Black Iron Demon Hunter Trial.
You can apply once per quarter.
If it doesn't work this time, we can try again in three months.
Unexpectedly, Li Bin would help him.
"Thank you," Shen Mo said sincerely.
Li Bin waved and said:
"You're welcome. You deserve it."
Being able to hunt giant beasts alone means you are already stronger than many Dark Iron Witchers.
I was just going along with it!
The two chatted for a while longer, exchanged contact information, and then Shen Mo left the MG-S-3 outpost...