They followed the tracks for seven or eight minutes before the tracks suddenly disappeared.
Horani seemed to have expected this and said to Monica next to him: "My hunting group tracked it here and then there was no news. Can you see where it went?"
Without waiting for him to ask, Monica had already used her ability to observe the tiny clues at the end of the slide mark. A moment later, she frowned and said in a low voice, "This thing seems to have been captured by something else."
"Captured?" Holland and Barker's face changed. The next moment their eyes flashed as they stared at Monica.
Barker said in a low voice, "Are you serious?"
Monica knew what they were guessing, but she didn't care. She pointed to a spot in front of them and said, "There's some mucus left by something here. It's already dried, so you can't smell it. This mucus has no smell, so it should be a monster that's very good at hiding. You can pry open the soil below and touch it."
Horani gave the ruler next to him a look. The ruler understood and immediately went forward to pry open the place Monica was pointing at. He dug out a small hole and immediately felt a sticky sensation on his fingers. He turned around and returned to Horani's side. He nodded and said, "Sir, this soil is indeed strange. It's very wet."
Holland stared at him: "Nonsense! Miss Monica said that there is monster's mucus. How can it not be wet?"
The ruler was startled but quickly reacted. He bowed to Monica: "Miss Monica, this subordinate didn't mean to offend you. Please forgive me."
"It's nothing." Monica looked indifferent: "The ice worm has fallen into the hands of the monster. It will be more difficult for us to find it. Do you have any countermeasures?"
Holland and Barker looked at each other and pondered.
Dean had long noticed the mucus in the soil. Although he was an offensive type but his vision was excellent. He thought that Holland and Barker could also see it. He didn't expect that only Monica would notice it. He glanced at the three: "If the ice worm is found by the monster, will it be eaten?"
The three turned to look at Dean. There was a trace of surprise in their eyes.
Dean was puzzled by the three. He realized that he might have asked a question of common sense. But he didn't hide it anymore. He frowned: "What's wrong?"
Horani smiled as he saw that Dean didn't know: "Mr Dean, did you just become an abyss member? The Extreme Ice Insect is the ancestor of the Parasitic Soul Worm. If the Parasitic Soul Worm can live in a monster's body, then the Extreme Ice Insect can too. Furthermore, it's much easier to invade than the Parasitic Soul Worm. Even if this monster already has a Parasitic Soul Worm, it can only give way to the Extreme Ice Insect. Otherwise, it can only be eaten. "
Dean raised his eyebrows as he understood. No wonder the three were so surprised. In their opinion, this was basic common sense. As for Horani's words, he was too lazy to pay attention to it. Who told him to be an abyss expert? So denying it now would make it more realistic.
"If the Extreme Ice Worm enters the body of this monster, what use is there for us to capture it?" Dean asked again. He didn't care if the question would show that he was ignorant. As long as he could get the answer he wanted, it was fine. After all, if they were to fight, he would have to rely on his own skills.
"Of course it's useful." Horani smiled but didn't explain to Dean why it was useful.
"Why?" Dean continued to carry out the spirit of not being ashamed to ask questions.
Horani was speechless, but since Dean asked, he didn't want to be vague. He said: "Generally, when the Parasitic Soul Worm enters the monster's body, it will passively master the monster's ability. But the Extreme Ice Worm is different. It can master the monster's ability, but at the critical time, it can also get rid of this ability and return to its own purity."
Dean understood. He thought for a moment and didn't ask anything more.
Monica and Barker looked at Dean. Their expressions were calm and didn't show any thoughts.
"Monica, can you see the size and type of this monster?" Horani turned to Monica and asked.
"It's not more than ten meters tall. It's a reptile, cold-blooded creature. Like other cold-blooded monsters, it's good at hiding. I don't know anything else," Monica said calmly.
"Can you track its whereabouts?" Horani asked again.
Monica gave him a look and said: "If I could find it, I would have said it earlier."
"That's true. So, even you can't find the trace of this thing. This is a bit tricky. Do we have to rely on a carpet search?" Horani felt a headache coming on. If it were any other area, he could still spread out a large force to search. However, this was the Magic Swamp Pit. Monsters above Level 300 were very common, especially in the central area. There were even monsters that they couldn't resist, such as the Demonswamp monsters.
"We can assume that the Extreme Ice Bug has already taken control of this demon. The Extreme Ice Bug likes low temperatures. If I remember correctly, there's an ice lake in the Swamp Magic Pit. It's very likely to go there," Buckle said.
Horani glanced at him and said, "But that is the inner area of the Swamp Magic Pit, close to the center, and there is an Arctic Ice Dragon living in the ice lake. The evaluation given by the Magic Kingdom Academy is 372. Even if the few of us work together, we may not be able to defeat it, let alone in the ice lake, which is its home ground."
Barkel shook his head and said, "That's true, but don't forget how many people we have here. If we really encounter that thing, we only need to hold it back for a while and let the others fill up the frozen lake or evaporate it. It's like a bird with broken wings, and it might not be a match for us on land. Don't you have a list of these people's abilities? See how many of them have fire abilities or the ability to move rocks."
Horani thought for a moment and looked at Monica and Dean: "What do you think?"
Monica nodded and said, "Although the risk is a little high, it is indeed feasible. We can take this opportunity to kill this Ice Dragon. When we come here again in the future, we can avoid a huge hidden danger. If it stays here for too long and mutates again, it will be even more troublesome."
"I don't care. I will listen to you." Dean also said.
"Well, we will go to the ice lake according to the wall's plan." Horani made a decision and immediately gave the order. At the same time, he recalled the ten teams that were exploring the surroundings. However, at this moment, three of the ten teams had already sent out danger signals. Most likely, they were in trouble. Horani was too lazy to mobilize others to help, so he directly abandoned them. This time, he had gathered so many people to act as pathfinders and cannon fodder.
If they went to help the cannon fodder then it would be more dangerous if they stayed here for a long time.
After all, danger could happen at any time outside the giant wall. Moreover, the devil's pit was a dangerous area. It was possible to encounter more terrifying monsters if they stayed for more than a minute. There were four or five hundred people gathered here and the heat source was enough to alarm many monsters. Although most of them used items to cover up their aura but it was hard to say whether they could hide from the perception of the abyss level monsters.
Horani's worries soon came true. Less than three minutes later, the vanguard squad in front of them broke out a deafening roar. Dean and others felt the ground tremble even though they were more than ten miles away. The trees and weeds in the surroundings slightly tilted. Even the puddles on the side of the road rippled.
A golden light flashed in Dean's eyes. His x-ray vision penetrated through the wreckage in front of him. He saw a huge rock monster crawling out of the ground more than ten miles away. It was nearly twenty meters tall, and its structure was very similar to that of a human. It was a giant made of rock.
"Quartz monster!" Monica's face slightly changed as she whispered.
Horani and Barker's expressions also changed. They looked at each other, and Horani immediately made a decision. "Finish this quickly, kill them!"
"What is its level?" Dean frowned.
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