Chapter 13: Monsters and Values

“…… Blood Orchid?! ”

After staying for a long time, Tracy realized what she had seen, and suddenly trembled with excitement.

This is undoubtedly the blood orchid, although it is only a legendary species in the local area, but some ancient scrolls also have relevant text patterns or something, and he remembered this information before he acted.

I thought there was little hope, but I didn't expect that now that the peak suddenly turned around, the growth place of the blood orchid that he had been trying to pursue and dreamed of, would appear in front of their eyes like this?!

It's just that it looks like the flowering period has been missed, and the orchid has withered?!

But no matter what, it will be of some use, as long as you find a way to collect them and bring them back to extract and purify them with the most advanced laboratory equipment, you should be able to squeeze a lot of essence out of them, right?

That kind of botanical ingredient should be ...... No, it can...... No, no, no, you have to be able to help yourself stay young forever!

The old man was so excited that his body trembled, and he tried to calm down, to calm his mood, but to no avail. Even with the simple action of raising his hand and touching his beard, he couldn't help but pull off his beard one after another.

The possibility of continuing life is just around the corner, and the legendary entity of immortality is right in front of you!

This great temptation suddenly broke through Tracy's psychological defenses, and his mind was full of thinking about this aspect and nothing else.

However, the butler next to him was very competent, and he was in a daze for a moment, and he immediately became alert-

"Wait, this may be where the blood orchid grows, so based on the information we've gathered, it means that there are ...... here as well."

He opened his mouth to look at Commander Marcus to the side, and then realized that the other man happened to be looking at him as well. After glancing at each other, the two of them spat out the same word heavily:

"Dragon King!"

Probably because the impression left before was too deep, at first hearing this word, the old man, who was already unable to think about other things, suddenly couldn't help but shiver and came back to his senses.

Tracy thought for a while, and finally understood, and suddenly gasped for a long breath, and the expression on his face changed instantly.

“……”

“……”

Next, it seems to have started a "one, two, three, wooden man!" "The game is like that.

The bodies of the three of them seemed to be frozen and stiffened, and they subconsciously stood in place, not daring to move, just turning their eyes mechanically, sweeping in all directions.

In addition, holding his breath, clenching his teeth, his muscles tensed all over his body-

The three of them didn't need any prior conversation, and they did exactly the same and exactly the same thing.

Looking at them, it was as if they were afraid that if they breathed a little louder, they would immediately attract the attack of the terrible desolate beasts.

In fact, there is not much difference, the blood orchid is the "blood of the dragon king", and it is said that there is a dragon king guarding it in the place where it grows.

As for what the Dragon King was, they felt that they had already comprehended that level of horror before. If at the beginning they were just disdainful, now they deserve that title, and they don't dare to have any opinions, and they don't even dare to put a fart.

As for why the group lost the news again, they probably understood the reason, who would have thought that this was the place where the blood orchid grows, I am afraid that it will not bump into the dragon king head-on.

A deathly silence enveloped the surroundings, and the three of them had forgotten all their movements, not daring to make any sound, and they had already vaguely sensed some strange and hidden movements nearby.

However, they didn't even dare to breathe too much, and their bodies didn't move at all, as if they had suddenly been petrified and turned into sculptures, and they only felt a chill and a sense of despair in their hearts.

They want to escape, why did they rush headlong into this even more dangerous place now?!

Minutes and seconds passed, and nothing terrible happened, and no dragon king suddenly appeared and then burst out to kill. But it was this kind of waiting that was the most tormenting, and they felt that their breathing was slowly becoming difficult, and they felt like they were gradually suffocating.

There are always some strange noises under the deep ravine below the cliff opposite, which sounds very much like the sound of a large snake slowly wriggling and its scales rubbing against each other, which makes people's scalps tingle and creepy.

Commander Marcus took several deep breaths, and then he said in a very low voice:

“…… I'll try to contact a group again, and if there is no response, it means that they really have a problem...... At that time, we will try to be careful not to make a sound and leave here first, and not linger......"

The other two nodded slowly and almost synchronously.

Picking up the walkie-talkie, Commander Marcus tried to contact the group that had lost contact before, but to his surprise, this time it was all at once.

Marcus was stunned for a moment, and then in unimaginable ecstasy—under the influence of this extremely agitated emotion, he suppressed his voice with great difficulty, and forced himself to continue to pay vigilant attention to the movements around him at this time.

So much so that he couldn't pay attention at all to distinguish who the person opposite was, so he just lowered his voice and said hurriedly:

"I'm Marcas...... One group, immediately report on your current situation, where are you now? What's going on?! ”

The other side was silent for a long time, and then asked, "...... Where are you now? ”

"Damn! We are now at the edge of the swamp that we have agreed upon, from above...... And now I'm asking you, soldier! ”

Marcus whispered irritably, but then he reacted and asked vigilantly, "Wait, who are you?!" ”

"There, I know, stay there and don't move, I'll go over and find you......" The other side of the walkie-talkie didn't answer his question, but said it lightly, as if he was giving an order.

This was the end of the conversation, but Marcus was stunned, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at the other two companions who also had strange eyes.

What the hell just happened? Who the hell was he talking to?

Who picked up a set of communication devices? In addition to them, there are other people in this ghost place?

Although they thought this unfolding was bizarre and weird, considering that someone is better than no one, especially if the other party came to them directly, they decided to wait and see after struggling for a while.

Moreover, most of the anaconda's habits are nocturnal and basking in the sun during the day, and the fact that they have not had an accident just now does not mean that there are no terrifying creatures nearby, and it is more likely that they are just because they have not been targeted for the time being.

If you act rashly and alarm the nearby dragon kings, it will be quite bad...... People all have an escape mentality, and in this case, all three people subconsciously chose a more secure option.

- also in accordance with their inner thoughts, they do not dare to make any noise, for fear of attracting the attention of some terrifying creature.

I don't know how much time has passed, the sky seems to be changing all the time, and the stratus clouds are sweeping and unpredictable.

Maybe five or six minutes have passed, or maybe a century has passed—

They finally heard something strange behind them, at first, they were sweating profusely and they thought they had heard it wrong, but slowly found that the voice did not hide the meaning at all, and they approached unhurriedly.

Twenty meters ...... Fifteen meters...... 10 meters ......

It was getting closer, it was getting clearer, and it didn't sound like some heavy snake slithering on the ground, and the sound of the scales scraping against the ground felt more like the sound of a person walking on two legs.

However, after approaching a certain distance, the voice stopped.

“……”

“……”

All three of them noticed that everyone was breathing rapidly with each other, and everyone's panting seemed to be irrepressibly starting to get louder, and their hearts were beating faster and faster.

"Hey! What are you waiting for, do you want me to go over and turn around for you?! ”

The man behind him was either looking at them for a full ten seconds before he spoke—or should he shout from a distance of ten meters.

However, this action frightened the three poor fellows so much that their hearts beat wildly, as if the poor little thing was almost bursting out of their chests.

What's going on with this man! How dare he speak so loudly, does this madman want to kill us?!

"Shut up!" "Are you crazy?" "Don't be so loud!!"

They all turned around, whispering in a hurry, and saw that the man behind them was a young man with black hair and black eyes. Considering this is a region of Southeast Asia, or is it a local?

However, it doesn't look like it, and it is very different from those ignorant and uncivilized natives, and this young man seems to have a strange and inhuman aura on him.

The black-haired and black-eyed young man didn't seem to care about his surroundings at all, and he didn't even care about the subconscious whispering of the three of them, he just lowered his head and glanced at the walkie-talkie in his hand, and said to himself-

"Speaking of which, there must be only the three of you left, right? There are no more people...... That's good, come over to me right away, don't waste time. ”

"I've said it all, don't talk so loudly for you!" Commander Marcus was almost mad, and he jerked up his gun and pointed it at the other man.

If he really alarmed the Dragon King, he would definitely shoot this guy to the ground immediately, delaying the terrifying creature to buy time to escape.

But the young man didn't lift his eyelids:

"Please be as cooperative as possible, I'm not interested in repeating it more often...... By the way, I have no interest in protecting human rights, so please don't challenge my patience. ”

"TM's! Go to hell! You are the one who challenges my patience! Marcas was ruthless, pulled the trigger directly, and viciously poured out the bullets in the magazine in the shortest possible time.

Nothing happened.

The young man stood unscathed in the semi-encirclement formed by the bullets, all of which were wrapped in terrifying speed and kinetic energy, approaching him in an instant, and then stopping abruptly.

Each warhead dragging the afterimage suddenly froze in mid-air, hovering in front of him, whirling on its own. But it seemed to be caught in a faint, vague blue light, and could no longer advance half a minute.

“……”

“……”

The young man glanced at it nonchalantly, letting the bullets fall to the ground as if they were unsupported, and then yawned, "The guy who broke into someone else's territory and was so arrogant is really worthless, so I'd better feed you to the snake......"

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

What is it...... Monster?

The three of them were shocked by the scene just now, and they couldn't believe it, but after hearing this, they suddenly felt like they were about to suffocate, as if death had made a judgment.

If the other party doesn't change their minds, then their fate is already doomed, and it is definitely a very terrible thing!

They all felt something strange coming from the deep stream under the cliff behind them, as if some behemoth was slowly climbing up, and suddenly their hearts were "popping", and it was cold.

"Wait, wait! This Excellency...... No, please wait a minute, please give me a minute! I'll prove my worth to you! ”

Hearing the sound of heavy scales grinding behind him, the old man Tracy reacted the fastest at the critical moment, and just like when he rose and worked hard to make such a big fortune in the past, he desperately wanted to seize the opportunity!

Value! That's right, prove your worth!

He gasped and resisted the urge to look back, and though his hair stood on end, countless fears crept into his heart. However, in the depths of his body, a new power was suddenly reborn, helping him to think extremely quickly at this moment.

He stared at the back of the man in front of him, and spoke loudly and sonorously, not only loudly, but also earnestly, sincerely—

"Even if you are as honorable as you, you should have a lot of troubles, right? I don't dare to speculate, but I just want to ask you to give me a minute, just a minute! I will prove my worth to you, and I will be useful to you......"