Chapter 29
Lin Chen's Decision
Bang bang bang!
One after another, huge impacts rang out from the battlefield, the sound deafening, but Lin Chen, his two companions, and their beast, hidden in the weeds, were completely unaffected, lying motionless on the ground, their eyes fixed on the battle in the distance.
"Aww!"
The bear's roar abruptly ceased, and a bloody scene appeared before Lin Chen and the others' eyes. Blood gushed out like a torrential rain, and the enormous bear was torn into several pieces.
Without the bear's help, the python was under even more pressure.
Not long after, a loud bang was heard. The giant crocodile slammed its claw into the giant python's head, and the python fell to the ground. Its life force quickly drained away, and it could no longer lift its body.
"roar!"
The giant crocodile, having achieved final victory, raised its head and let out a roar. Its gaze then fell on the location where Lin Chen and the others were hiding, and lingered there for a moment.
In an instant, Lin Chen and the other two felt their hearts sink, and large beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Liu Lin and Rou Rou were prepared to unleash their magic at any moment.
However, the giant crocodile did not make any further moves. After lingering for a moment, it went to the giant bear's carcass, devoured it completely, then bit the giant python's tail and left.
"Phew! That scared me to death. I thought we'd been discovered." After confirming that the giant crocodile had indeed left, Rou Rou patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"They probably didn't discover us, they just sensed something was off about our location. Otherwise, given the nature of demons, they would have rushed over and devoured us long ago after sensing our presence," Liu Lin guessed.
"By the way, Lin Chen, are you still planning to hunt dragon-type demons?" Liu Lin asked.
Although she didn't know why Lin Chen and Zhan Kong valued dragon-type demons so much, after witnessing the giant crocodile's powerful and ferocious strength, she hoped Lin Chen could abandon this target, as it was simply too dangerous.
Of course, she wasn't afraid of being in danger herself; she was afraid that Lin Chen would be in danger while hunting the giant crocodile.
"this……"
Upon hearing Liu Lin's question, Lin Chen was momentarily confused.
Do I really have to hunt down the giant crocodile to obtain dragon essence and dragon soul?
Even if I don't obtain dragon-type blood and dragon-type souls, Agumon and Guilmon will still have the opportunity to evolve and become stronger in the future, without needing to take any risks.
Even if I can't help Chief Instructor Zhan Kong kill Winged Wolf this time, he will still be able to kill Winged Wolf with his own strength in the near future.
And wouldn't my hunting of the giant crocodile put Sister Lin and Rou Rou in inescapable danger?
Just as Lin Chen was caught in an internal struggle, Agumon suddenly came into his line of sight.
At this moment, Agumon showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, it displayed an eager and ready attitude, as if it wanted to know who was stronger, Agumon or Crocodile, after its evolution.
In an instant, Lin Chen came to his senses. He cursed himself inwardly for falling into a cowardly and fearful state just because he had witnessed a battle with the giant crocodile.
My partner is Agumon!
This is a symbol of courage.
If Agumon chooses to run away out of fear and cowardice, although it will not be in mortal danger, it will have lost its courage. This will make it more difficult for Agumon to evolve, and it may even be unable to evolve again.
With this in mind, Lin Chen made up his mind that he still had to go and hunt the giant crocodile.
Although doing this is dangerous, danger creates pressure, and pressure creates motivation.
With motivation, Agumon might even evolve into Greymon ahead of schedule, which could turn danger into opportunity.
Besides, no one says you have to find this giant crocodile. If you can't beat the big one, you can't bully the small one!
"Little Orange, what are your plans? We all support you!" Liu Lin asked again when Lin Chen remained silent.
Lin Chen was pulled back from his thoughts by Liu Lin's question. He glanced at Liu Lin and Rou Rou and said, "I've decided to continue looking for opportunities to hunt giant crocodiles, but I hope you two can go back first, Sister Lin and Sister Rou. I'm afraid you might encounter danger."
No sooner had Lin Chen finished speaking than Liu Lin slapped him on the forehead.
"I gave you a choice, I didn't ask you to kick us out. We're in danger, but you're not!"
"If we can't beat advanced-stage warriors, we'll find lesser warriors. If the quality isn't good, we'll make up for it with quantity."
Rou Rou nodded in agreement, saying, "Lin Jie and I came here to help, not to run away from danger! Lin Chen, don't look down on us."
"I didn't!" Lin Chen rubbed his head, putting on an innocent expression. "I was just worried about you guys. Since you don't want to leave, let's go together!"
Having determined their next objective, Lin Chen and his two companions crawled out of the weeds and headed towards the previous battlefield.
To their disappointment, the only things left in the center of the battlefield were a large pool of dried blood and several large pieces of mangled flesh; there was nothing to salvage.
With no other option, the three of them could only continue in the direction the giant crocodile had gone.
……
Two days later, in a clump of grass in the Poyang Lake wetland, Lin Chen and his two companions were quietly lying in ambush.
Fifty meters away from them was a small puddle. Beside the puddle was a giant crocodile, three meters tall and more than ten meters long. At its feet lay a ten-meter-long monster that looked like a wolverine. Opposite it were several other monsters that looked like wolverines staring at it.
"After two days, we finally encountered a lone giant crocodile," Lin Chen couldn't help but complain.
Since encountering the first giant crocodile, Lin Chen and his companions have encountered several more giant crocodiles in the Poyang Lake wetlands. However, to their disappointment, these giant crocodiles always huddled together in groups of three or four, giving Lin Chen no target to attack.
Lin Chen also discovered that these giant crocodiles were constantly hunting other demons, and it didn't seem to be for prey, but for some other purpose.
"This giant crocodile is a bit cunning. It's clearly much stronger than those wolverines, yet it hides in the puddle and ambushes them," Rou Rou said.
"Who cares? It would be best if they fought, then we could reap the benefits!" Lin Chen stared expectantly at the distance.
However, the result disappointed Lin Chen and the others once again; these wolverine demons simply did not have the courage to fight the giant crocodile.
They merely uttered a few feeble rages at the giant crocodile before turning and running away without looking back.
"I was hoping to get a bargain, but it seems we'd better do it ourselves."
Lin Chen shook his head and said helplessly. At the same time, star trails appeared around him, and Agumon, Guilmon, and Gabumon appeared one after another.