Chapter 2719
Endemic Species
Chapter 2719 Endemic Species
Chen Mo scanned the area with his spiritual sense, but he didn't find anything abnormal. He felt that something was wrong. Was he being too suspicious? Forget it. Let's take it one step at a time and see what happens next.
The whole team now started to set off, with the Qian family still leading the team, and the Ouyang family at the end. Of course, Chen Mo and Ouyang Ruoxi were naturally at the tail of the team. And since Ouyang Nan knew that Chen Mo was a tenth-level post-natal master, he was naturally very confident in handing over the end of the team to him.
The group wandered around in the crystal jungle. Due to the chaos of the crystal jungle and the undulating ground, the entire team could not take care of both the front and the back. At a glance, you could not see the end from the front, and you could not see the front from the back. There were always various obstructions between the two, either the terrain or the crystal jungle.
Moreover, there was no light in the cave, but because everyone carried lighting equipment, the entire cave looked very colorful. Under the light, the entire crystal jungle showed a variety of colors and a charming halo.
If there were no exploration, no mission objectives, but just touring the crystal jungle, it would be a really pleasant process.
Ouyang Ruoxi is a cool but sensitive girl, and she is also quite thoughtful. When she set out again after a short break, she felt that Chen Mo beside her was not in good shape, as if something was happening that was distracting his attention, so she was a little absent-minded when she spoke.
"A'mo, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?" Ouyang Ruoxi asked.
Chen Mo thought about it and felt that there were some things he still needed to tell her. The relationship between the two of them was not an ordinary one, so he said to Ouyang Ruoxi: "Ruoxi, I just felt that the medicine was a little bit wrong, so I was a little worried."
People always worry about things that haven't appeared yet, but if they face reality, they won't worry about anything. The Qian family said that if they continue to move forward, they will encounter a special animal. If this animal is difficult to deal with, then if Chen Mo fails to protect Ouyang Ruoxi, it will not be good.
Therefore, he was a little absent-minded along the way, scanning the surroundings with his spiritual sense, trying to see what kind of animal it was so as to be prepared in advance.
Ouyang Ruoxi smiled slightly, then said: "Okay, if there is something wrong, we will face it together."
The two walked forward hand in hand.
At the same time, in the Qian family's team, Qian Wantong was also looking around, and then he saw a familiar crystal shape and thought to himself: "Here we are, this is it. As long as we enter here, there will be little cuties appearing. When the little cuties swarm in, I want to see how you can defend yourself."
Thinking back to the time in the camp when he was easily defeated and humiliated by Chen Mo, he always wanted to kill him directly to untie the knot in his heart. But Elder Qian Ying would not take action, so he could only rely on his own ability to make some small moves to make that guy die directly.
He had arranged for his staff to tamper with the medicine in the medicine jar. Actually, there was nothing unusual about it. Each family had one medicine jar, so he naturally arranged for his team members to distribute it. However, before the distribution, he added something to the medicine in the medicine jar, causing the disorder of the medicinal properties, so that it could not achieve the effect of driving away small animals.
In addition, in order to prevent Chen Mo from becoming alert, he arranged for personnel to distribute these medicine jars. However, during the distribution process, he naturally found someone who was familiar with the Han family members, so that when the medicine jars were delivered to the Han family, they could just quietly inform them.
In this way, the jar of medicine that should be given to the Ouyang family can naturally be delivered to the Ouyang family. And when the medicine jar is delivered, it is still the Han family, so naturally the Qian family can be avoided.
Of course, Qian Wantong couldn't let all the members of the Ouyang family die, as doing so might lead to adverse consequences. After all, their main goal was to find elixirs, or to find advanced innate medicines, etc., rather than to send other family members to die now.
After all, when entering the target location, manpower is needed to search for elixirs or treasures. After all, when exploring, there is strength in numbers. If there is a shortage of manpower, it will delay the search for treasures.
If all the members of the Ouyang family were killed before reaching the destination, Elder Qian Ying would definitely record his behavior and not only report it to the family but would even punish him on the spot.
Elder Qian Ying had long ago warned him not to lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.
Therefore, when Qian Wantong took action, he only mixed the lower third of the medicine in the medicine jar with another medicine to destroy its function, while the other two thirds of the medicine in the medicine jar remained the original medicine.
Moreover, during the journey, he also found that Chen Mo was arranged by the Ouyang family to be the last one in the team. So it was highly likely that Chen Mo was the last one to apply the medicine.
Of course, this arrangement is not foolproof. If Chen Mo applies the medicine in the middle, then other people will replace Chen Mo and become the target of attack by the small animals.
Qian Wantong didn't care about this at all. It was just a few casualties, it didn't matter, as long as it didn't affect the overall situation. In addition, the casualties were also members of the Ouyang family, so it didn't matter. Moreover, when he distributed the medicine jars, he also specifically explained that the small animals in the crystal jungle were species unique to this cave, and everyone needed to be careful. When applying the medicine, try to apply it all over, and apply it to any place where the skin is exposed. If you can't apply it, then it may be dangerous.
It has been said long ago, it can be said that it has been said in advance. Then once there is danger, or casualties, he can also have an excuse to say that these casualties are not surprising, and there are skin exposed, so there are casualties.
Perfect, there is an excuse for everything, and it was laid out early on. Now let’s see if that guy can still dodge it.
Ha ha!
If he really evades, he will have other tricks waiting for him. As long as he survives, he will keep looking for opportunities and kill him sooner or later.
Of course, Qian Wantong did not hide all these methods from Qian Ying. He believed that Qian Ying was also paying attention to all his actions, but he was not afraid. As long as he did not bring trouble to the Qian family, Elder Qian Ying would not blame him.
As long as everything is done quietly, Elder Qian Ying will remember that he is reliable and capable of using his brain to do things.
Qian Wantong walked with the corners of his mouth curled up, and he felt that his design this time could score at least 80 points.
Since the cave was densely covered with crystals, and the various crystal clusters were also quite messy, the whole team had a rough time moving forward, with people climbing up and down constantly rotating, so it was unclear whether they were moving down or up as a whole.
If it weren't for the rich man leading the way, they would have been lost. There were countless passages in the crystal forest, big and small. Without someone to lead the way, they naturally couldn't find the right direction.
But for Chen Mo, it was not necessarily the case. Because as he moved forward, he could use his spiritual sense to scan and find many subtle things. For example, when the team passed through each cave or fork in the road, his spiritual sense could find the unique marks on the crystal.
Even some cave entrances or forks in the road have their own signs. But as you walk along, you will find that these signs are the same. As long as you follow these signs, you will not get lost.
Of course, the mark was very small, and if he didn't have divine sense, he wouldn't be able to find it. If he wanted to find it with his eyes, he might have to get close to it to see the mark the size of a fingernail.
The Qian family naturally has the ability to distinguish, so they are able to lead the way.
As Chen Mo was observing his surroundings, he heard a series of rustling sounds coming from the cave. This sound was like the sound made when ice crystals collided with each other, and it sounded very nice, but he couldn't see what was making it.
At this time, word came from the front that the team had entered the animal area unique to the Crystal Jungle. When moving, they should be careful, not get close to the small animals, and don't be curious, but pass through quickly.
In addition, do not always shine the light over there. If the light is on for too long, it will cause the small animals to become restless, and they may attack, etc.
Sure enough, after the Qian family instructed everyone, as they continued to move forward, an animal the size of an adult's head gradually appeared in everyone's eyes. It looked like a small cat, but had long teeth and no hair on its body. Instead, it had fur made of a crystal-like substance, and a palm-long tail that swayed back and forth.
Its entire body reflects different halos under the light. For a moment, it looks quite beautiful. I marvel at the wonders of nature and wonder how such an animal can exist.
Although the small animals have eyes, they are very small and seem to be somewhat useless. In this cave environment, there is no light all day long, so it is a problem for the eyes to function normally.
The small animals must have a good sense of smell. When everyone passed by, they stood on the crystal or hid in the dark, sniffing at the people walking by with their noses. However, they seemed to smell something bad, so they did not approach the team, and they roared in a low voice, as if to express that the smell of humans was very annoying to them.
But the team seemed to be invaders, so these small animals followed at all times, growling in a low voice, and attracted more small animals through the roar.
These are like small cats, with very high jumping ability, and there is no sound when they land. However, when their bodies pass through crystals or small holes, they collide with each other and make a pleasant tinkling sound.