Chapter 541
Chapter 541
Traces
After Shao Xuan descended the mountain, he began to search.
He didn’t know which mountain was the one he saw in the dream. From a high altitude, he had a wider field of vision. Shao Xuan even borrowed a great mountain eagle from the Hui tribe to try to get a higher view.
It was a pity that they couldn’t tell the difference between the mountains from above. As they looked down, all the mountains looked the same.
These great mountain eagles had always been vigilant and discriminating against people who didn’t belong to the Hui tribe. They never trusted others more than they trusted the Hui tribe. The eagle “Dao Shan” carried Shao Xuan on its back and flew in a circle around the forest. After one circle, it already grew impatient and urged Shao Xuan to hurry up so it could descend and rest.
Gu La tried petting “Dao Shan” a few times, but unfortunately, the mountain eagle had such a huge temper that this was the most it could tolerate after they came to a compromise. This place already made the eagles feel very uncomfortable, but with a person they didn’t trust riding on their backs, it just made them feel worse.
Shao Xuan marked down all the places that were similar to his dream on a parchment made from animal skin. Trees, streams, rock, and mountains. As long as they were similar, he marked them down.
When Shao Xuan almost finished marking on his map, he descended from the back of the eagles. Those mountain eagles from the Hui tribe had been complaining along the way, and Shao Xuan couldn’t make them cooperate. He also knew that the eagles didn’t feel very comfortable about flying here, and it wasn’t because they sensed danger. They just didn’t like it here.
The rotten smell was getting stronger.
The scavengers were pecking at each other, fighting for the food. Some smaller beasts were roaring to scare away the birds. Their instinctive greed for food once again caused them to fight. Around them, larger flying insects were circling the air.
There was a beast carcass about two metres high lying there. In this part of the forest, this beast was already considered large. It was skinny and had a long body, and if it stood upright it would’ve been around seven to eight metres tall. Only a quarter of the beast’s body was left on the ground, and it was impossible for them to discern what it looked like when it was alive.
Birds, beasts and insects all surrounded the dead body and were fighting over the food. Shao Xuan did not walk over to take a closer look. He knew that it was certainly not wise to walk over while the scavengers were preying because he would be attacked. Beasts would go crazy trying to protect their food.
When they were almost done with their food, the birds slowly flew away, and beasts with their tummies filled also left one after another. The insects on the ground began to disperse. Around this time, Shao Xuan started to walk over for a closer look.
With the weapon in his hand, Shao Xuan waved away the flying insects and looked at the leftover bones of the beast.
This was where he was attacked. No, to be precise, perhaps it was not Shao Xuan who was attacked. In fact, it was this dead beast that was being attacked in his dream.
This beast had a bone plate in front of his chest, which played a protective role, but there was a round hole pierced right through it.
The protective bone plate was penetrated with such ease. They could tell that whatever made this hole must’ve been sharp, and the speed and force of the attack must’ve been deadly.
No wonder Shao Xuan felt the impact caused by the sharpness of the blade in his dream. This was probably it.
“There are only fresh bite marks on the bone, which were probably left by the scavengers that just left. I don’t see any other wounds besides that.” Mai analyzed the beast after looking.
“It doesn’t seem like a fight happened here before,” Tuo was doubtful as he scanned the woods that surrounded them.
“It was a fatal blow,” Shao Xuan pointed at the round hole. “If it was really the green-faced fanged beast that did this, we have to be more careful.”
Green-faced fanged beasts were not carnivorous, so they left right away after killing the beast. The carcass of the animal was left for the scavengers to finish.
“You know, large beasts are rare around here. Do you guys think it’s because they were all slaughtered?”
As they thought about this, they all shuddered in fear.