Puffer whales lay eggs once every ten years, and each time they lay eggs, they migrate to a safe beach deep in a maze-like cave on the city's seaside.
Because that maze-like cave not only goes deep into the ground, but is also full of all kinds of terrifying monsters, it can be said to be an extremely safe place for puffer whales to lay their eggs.
However, when creatures like humans appear at the top of the food chain, the places where they lay their eggs do not seem to be so safe.
But fortunately, the delicious puffer whale is still protected by the terrifying monsters in the cave, which is not easy to capture.
It is said that during the puffer whale hunting event every ten years, only one out of every ten food hunters who enter the cave can come out alive, and only one out of a hundred can see the puffer whale's beach. Only one can successfully complete the hunting activity and safely bring back the extremely delicious puffer whale?
It can be seen that the difficulty of hunting puffer whales is still very high!
However, even so, the hunting activity that takes place every ten years can still attract countless companies, consortiums and individuals to come under various names. Countless food hunter teams also swarm in, rushing in desperately. Go to the cave.
This is not because they are not afraid of death, but because hunting puffer whales not only allows them to prove their ability and become famous, but also allows them to obtain legendary ingredients that are extremely delicious and can also earn countless money. !
As long as any treated or untreated puffer whale is brought out, any food hunter or team can become rich overnight. The one-thousandth chance, the wealth of real money and silver, is comparable to Some ethereal lottery tickets are more attractive to food hunters.
After all, gourmet hunters were originally a profession that fought against those ferocious gourmet beasts in order to obtain all kinds of delicious food. Now that there is an easier opportunity to get rich overnight in front of them, they will definitely not give up easily.
but……
Different from the grand occasion when tens of thousands of people rushed in at the opening day at the beginning, a few hours later, deep in the cave, the voices of the originally loud food hunters were almost gone. The maze-like dark cave, which extends in all directions, was filled with unknown giant monsters. It was quiet, with only the sound of footsteps on the ground echoing as they walked around.
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Bada~! Bada~! Bada~!
Deep in the cave, gourmet hunter Alu, chef Xiaosong and Alu's friend Coco are walking together.
The location here is obviously very deep. Anyway, except for the old man who passed by and rescued Xiaosong as Xiaosong mentioned just now, and except for 'Jiro', one of the legendary three people, they have never met anyone else. people.
And from the fact that no one's footprints were found on the ground of the same dark and damp cave in front, it is not difficult to guess that except for the three of them, no one has been here.
Of course, it is not ruled out that others may have gone to the beach where puffer whales lay their eggs through other passages. After all, this cave is like a maze, and they cannot guarantee that the path they took is definitely the right one. , and there is no guarantee that they will be able to reach the beach this way.
"Alu..."
At this time, it was Alu's friend Coco who spoke.
He is one of the four food hunter kings. He is known as the most considerate man among the four kings. He once practiced with Aru. After that, he gave up his career as a food hunter and became a fortune teller for a while. This time, he was specially invited by Aru in order to capture puffer whales. He came to help and thus started his career as a food hunter again.
Different from Aru's powerful power, his ability is 'poison', and his whole body is poisonous, and has antibodies to up to 500 kinds of poisons. He can convert the water in the body into venom and release it, and he can adjust the type of poison at will. , such as paralyzing poison, violent poison, etc., and can even be synthesized into aqua regia.
In addition to using poison, he is also very skilled in handling ingredients. As for poisonous special ingredients like puffer whales, he is probably the only one among the three who can handle them with a certain degree of confidence. This is what Aru must do no matter what. The main reason for inviting him here.
The two of them had just worked together to eliminate a legendary monster, the Demonic Orochi, and then met Xiaosong, who was lucky enough to save his life. However, after walking so long and far, they still could not meet the person who was with them before. The little girl who entered the cave and then got separated.
"So long."
"I still haven't met that little guy. Is it really okay?"
"We really don't need to go find her?"
But now, when Coco saw that Alu was more worried about the puffer whale than the little girl, he couldn't help but feel confused, worried and anxious.
"Didn't you do a divination and didn't see the 'sign of death' on her face at all?"
"On the contrary, Xiaosong, who you saw as 'dead,' actually died once. Since she is not in danger, why should I worry about her?"
Alu, who was walking ahead carrying a large piece of processed demon snake meat, waved his hands and spoke without looking back, not taking his friend Coco's worries to heart.
"..."
"Although it is indeed a divination, the accuracy of my divination is only 97%. If she happens to meet the 3%..."
"You have also seen that there are so many food hunters who don't know how many will die in this cave. She is an eight-year-old girl. I really don't know why you are so worried about her."
"I always feel that she will definitely encounter the 3% chance..."
Unlike the careless Alu, the gentle and considerate man Keke suddenly stopped while walking.
He didn't want to continue walking forward. He always felt that the three of them should turn back immediately and look for the places with footprints. Maybe there would be a chance to find the little girl who got separated from them not long after entering the cave. maybe?
"Alu..."
"You should have listened to my advice at that time. We shouldn't have brought her in."
"Now there's trouble."
Coco said with a guilty look on her face.
He felt that if something happened to the little girl in this cave or was permanently 'disappeared', he, as one of the 'culprits', would definitely have a troubled conscience for the rest of his life, right?
"Ouch!"
"Keke, you are really..."
"Hello!"
"Xiaosong, you should explain it to him!"
Looking back at his friend who still looked serious, Aru finally shook his head and said nothing. He just continued to carry the piece of meat forward in the dark while asking Xiaosong to explain to him.
"Mr. Coco."
"Actually, Alu is right. We really don't have to worry about Annie at all. It's better for us to worry about ourselves."
"Maybe you don't know yet?"
"Anne is a super powerful guy. So far, no matter what kind of beast or monster she encounters, there is nothing she can't deal with."
"Sometimes I also think that she might be more powerful than Alu and Mr. Coco, both of you combined?"
"correct!"
“She also said that she is a most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most The most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most powerful arcane mage!”
"That is, a magician, the kind who really knows magic!"
As he spoke, Xiaosong motioned for Coco to follow him, while not forgetting to tell him what he knew, such as a bad little girl who defeated a whole ship of brutal pirate gangs alone, and a chain lightning that wiped out dozens of pirates. Roast a whole pig, fly high into the sky to hunt down the ferocious Hankla bird, drive away a large group of Coco Koalas, scare off the giant apes that were occupying the rainbow fruit, and other glorious deeds.
Of course, Xiao Song did not dare to say it casually that the other party stole rainbow fruits and blamed the apes while driving away the giant apes.
After all, no matter what, they seemed to be 'accomplices' who benefited from that incident. Once it was publicized, it would definitely cause big trouble for themselves.
"Magician?"
"Really or not, is there such magic in the world that can fight against monsters?"
Seeing Alu so relieved and Xiaosong saying the same thing, Coco felt a little relieved, but in the end she still felt a little doubtful.
"Why not?"
"Keke, can't you also do divination?"
"You are allowed to do divination, but others are not allowed to use magic?"
Alu, who was leading the way, suddenly turned around and sarcastically said something like this. Of course, he was relatively kind, and he didn't mean anything else.
"Well……"
"All right!"
"Alu, and Xiaosong, I hope you are right."
Coco frowned and pondered for a moment, feeling that Aru didn't seem like the kind of unreliable person who wouldn't casually put a little girl in danger like Xiaosong just now, so he decided not to say anything more. He began to follow the two of them intently.
Anyway, it's useless for him to worry now. Thousands of food hunters poured into this huge cave and it fell silent soon. In such a huge, complex and dangerous terrain, the three of them really have to go find a little girl. , it must be a huge project that is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If we really want to do that, we probably won’t have to catch puffer whales.
"Do not worry!"
"Maybe she is already waiting for us on the beach at the deepest part of the cave. If we don't hurry up, we may not even be able to get any puffer fish meat in the end."
"If she gets a taste of the sweetness, she will definitely snatch up all the puffer fish meat!"
Yes, instead of worrying about the safety of that annoying little girl, Aru felt that what they should worry about now was the safety of the puffer whale.
He was not sure where the little guy was now, but he only knew that if the other party really arrived at the legendary beach first and ate the delicious puffer whale meat first, then there would really be no It’s other people’s business.
"??"
"No way?"
"Even if she has the kind of power you mentioned, puffer whales cannot eat them without special treatment. Even I have only a few levels of confidence that I can perfectly handle the poison sacs of puffer whales. Even if she can capture them, she probably won't dare. Did you do it randomly?"
"If you eat it randomly, you will eat it to death!"
Coco obviously didn't believe that the careless little girl he met and talked to before could have the ability to perfectly handle puffer fish meat. In fact, as far as he knew, there was someone in the world who could perfectly handle puffer fish meat. People can be counted with just one hand, and he happens to be one of them.
"cocoa……"
"What?"
"Remember!"
"Remember what?"
"You should never underestimate that little one. She can do anything when it comes to food, especially delicious food."
"ah?"
"you mean……"
"That's literally what it means."
"!!"
"You mean, she even dares to eat the meat of a puffer whale?!"
"Ah!"
"Who knows?"
"Anyway, let's hurry up. I seem to have a bad feeling again."
"..."
"Mr. Coco, I also think Aru is right. Anne is not the kind of person we need to worry about. We are the ones who should be worried."
"alright!"
"Hurry up, Coco, Xiaosong, follow up. If you are too late, we may not be able to see the puffer whale."
"..."
"It's really unbelievable."
"Ha ha!"
"Just wait, after you have been in contact with her for a long time, there will only be more things that make you unbelievable."
Soon, as the voices of Alu, Coco and Xiaosong talking became farther and farther away, and as the rustling footsteps became weaker and weaker, finally, the three of them walked deeper into the cave, and just now they The area they passed through was once again plunged into deep darkness.
…
However, just ten minutes later, the three of them turned back angrily.
"Aru, I told you, it's a dead end, but you still don't believe it..."
"You didn't say!"
"No!"
"I told you! You have to go on."
"..."
"Then you will lead the way this time?"
"No problem! I must be right to lead the way. Let's go this time..."
"Go this way!"
"Hey! Alu, Mr. Coco, is it really okay this time?"
"It's definitely no problem!"
"Why are you so sure?"
"I smell a different smell here, and unlike Aru, I can also see in the dark."
"Amazing……"
Komatsu was very surprised at Coco's confidence and ability, and then finally felt a little more at ease.
but……
Not long after, about half an hour later, Xiaosong didn't think so anymore, because the three of them turned around again in embarrassment.
Obviously, the path we just changed doesn’t seem right?
"This way!"
"It will definitely be okay to go this way this time!"
Coco, who could see in the dark, patted his chest and assured him again.
"..."
"..."
Alu and Xiaosong didn't speak, they just followed each other feebly.
Now, let alone looking for the legendary beach or a bad little girl, they were already lost themselves, so how could they still be in the mood to think about anything else?
What they didn't know was that while they were still struggling in the dark and deep cave like a maze, a certain troubled little girl had used teleportation spells to arrive at the legendary beach ahead of everyone else.
"Wow~!"
(⊙o⊙*)
"Tibbers, this place is so beautiful. This should be it, right?"
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After saying that, Annie, who was not lost this time, cheered and rushed in...
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(Tibbers didn't speak. He obviously didn't want to deal with a bad little master who had spent hundreds of teleports to get here...)
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(?︶?)Hehehehe...
