Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 81 The Final Treasure: Flesh and Blood Armor

The sky was shrouded in a thick gray, and scorching sparks fell on Chen Qi's face.

Baron clenched his fists and said with a wry smile:
"My true purpose, as I've already stated, is to seek revenge."

Chen Qi said coldly:
"No one will believe such a low-quality lie."

The other hunters also cast curious glances at them.

The Red Crystal Hunters were on edge, looking at Chen Qi with mixed feelings.

In the past, they would never have paid any attention to a chef who tried to take advantage of the situation.

They had no other way to pry open the dragon's mouth.

Baron loosened his clenched fist:

"I can tell you, but you have to tell us first what methods you have to deal with the fire dragon."

Chen Qi made a chopping motion:
"I am a chef, and my extraordinary skill is cooking delicious food."

I can mix the potion into the food and have the female Rathalos eat it.

Chen Qi did not hide his plan.

Preparing delicious food and then feeding it to the dragon is a common strategy.

Everyone was shocked.

Chef, is this really possible?

Would a fire dragon really eat things made by humans when it's enraged?
There are some things they can't believe.

Chen Qi added two sentences:
"It's possible. This fire dragon has consumed countless offerings from humans."

Three conditions need to be met to get a dragon to eat human food.

First, they possess superb cooking skills.

Second, add plenty of chili peppers, as dragon fruit loves spicy food, the spicier the better.

Third, collect special volcanic grass that grows on the mountaintop and place it on the meat; this can greatly enhance the flavor of the food.

Chen Qi's eyes were cold and sharp, like those of a ruthless interrogator:
"Alright, Baron, now it's my turn to ask you a question. Answer me, why did you come here?"

Baron's fingers trembled incessantly.

As the leader of a hunter group, he was actually interrogated by a first-tier transcendent being.

"Can it really work...?" Balong looked at Chen Qi.

If he can actually get the potion into the dragon's mouth.

Not to mention the secrets of this trip, he could even tell Chen Qi the bank card PINs of all of them.

Baron's fingers stopped trembling, and he took a deep breath and said:

"It's a deal. I'll tell you my secret, and you'll find a way to get the potion into the dragon's mouth."

Baron began to tell his story:
"Ten years ago, my brother and I accidentally dug out a broken box in this scorched land."

Buried in the box was a tattered hunter's garment, and a treasure.

The box, the treasure of the deep-sea hunter.

Chen Qi's eyes lit up.

Judging from Balong's description, it seems that the treasure was indeed not placed next to the sea monster.

Therefore, the information on the Deep Sea Hunter's treasure map does not include difficulty level hints.

Chen Qi feigned curiosity and asked:
Whose treasure is it?

Baron was silent for a moment, as if he had returned to ten years ago:
"Who knows? At the beginning, we all thought it was a piece of junk."

No one fought with my brother over that shirt.

Finally, after three days of continuous climbing, we reached this place and saw the fire dragon.

Just like today, we faced the fire dragon and then died.

In the end, out of the twenty of us, only my brother and I remained.

"As I awaited my death, my brother, in the pouring rain, wearing that hunter's robe, fought against the fire dragon."

At that time, he was just a weak first-tier transcendent being, yet he was able to suppress the fire dragon for a short period of time.

At that moment, I knew that my brother had obtained something good, something good enough to make us nobles.

Unfortunately, at the last moment, he was exhausted and his head was bitten off by the fire dragon. He was also eaten by the fire dragon along with his clothes.

After being severely injured, the fire dragon had to leave the island due to its serious injuries.

And I... became the sole survivor of the last rift.

At this point, Baron gripped his greatsword:
"That's why I came here. I'm here for revenge, and also to get that dress back."

"My goal is simply to get a piece of clothing back."

Treasure chest, clothes... Chen Qi thought back for a moment.

He wasn't lying; it was exactly as described on the deep-sea hunter's treasure map.

This was an unguarded treasure that accidentally fell into their hands ten years ago.

But because of the fire dragon, they ended up in its mouth, clothes and all.

Judging from Baron's description, they obtained the Deep Sea Hunter's treasure very easily.

Therefore, at first, Baron even thought it was just an ordinary piece of clothing.

"Really? Deep-sea hunters bury treasure so casually?"

Chen Qi tapped his forehead, temporarily burying his questions in his heart.

He had a vague sense of foreboding.

Baron placed his hands on his chest:

"I swear in the name of the God of the Day, I have not lied at all, Chef, now it's your turn to perform."

"Give me the medicine."

Chen Qi took the green potion from the Red Crystal Hunters and examined it in his hands.

This is not poison, but an extraordinary blend of agents for large organisms.

It has two powerful effects: inducing vomiting and promoting sleep.

If a human were to take this extraordinary potion, they might even vomit their internal organs.

This potion is more valuable than an epic-level skill card!

"Hold on for five more minutes, I'll go get some ingredients."

Chen Qi turned around and walked towards the mountain peak.

At this moment, the female Rathalos has recovered.

The female Rathian was just heavily attacked by the Red Crystal Hunters, and it's going to make them experience the pain.

The group was once again plunged into a fierce battle.

It took Chen Qi three minutes to climb over the rugged rock wall using his balance skills and reach the dragon's nest at the top of the mountain, where he collected some flame grass.

Flame grass is the dragon's favorite food besides meat.

This is also the most important thing for a Tier 1 chef to clear the Fire Dragon dungeon.

Immediately afterward, Chen Qi returned to the flat ground, took out a cutting board, quickly set up a barbecue grill, found an unused longsword, and skewered a large piece of meat on it. He took the meat out of his backpack, sprinkled oil on it, and then rotated the grill to roast the meat.

Barbecue on a volcano is truly a novel experience... Chen Qi had the deep-sea spirit wipe his sweat.

"Is it ready yet, chef? If you don't get it done soon, we'll end up looking like a dragon roasting meat!"

He was grilling the meat with great enthusiasm, and the others were playing very intensely as well.

Chen Qi glanced at the battlefield.

The Red Crystal Hunters became the primary target of taunts after attacking the fire dragon.

Now, apart from Baron, the rest of the Red Crystal Hunters have basically lost their fighting ability.

Currently, only ten hunters are still fighting the fire dragon.

"almost."

Chen Qi rolled up his sleeves, mixed the medicine into the meat, and then sprinkled on the seasonings.

Lethal doses of ghost peppers and salt, along with the essential seasoning, mask the taste of the emetic itself.

At the same time, when the fire grass was placed on top, the entire barbecue instantly burst into flames!
[You have crafted Flame Grass Roasted Meat (Devil's Spicy), gaining 100 Spirit Points.]

Perfect cooking!
Chen Qi took a sniff.

He couldn't resist taking a bite.

Next, it's just a matter of seeing if the female Rathalos will take the bait.

Chen Qi got up and moved away from the roasted meat. He wasn't sure if the female Rathalos would eat the roasted meat that had been mixed with the potion.

It's always good to give it a try.

If all else fails, escape with the deep-sea spirits.

Snapped!
The female Rathalos suddenly swatted a hunter away.

It wants to unleash its anger and pain on the world!

Suddenly, it smelled a fragrance.

But after a long and fierce battle, she grew hungry in her anger.

The female Rathalos sniffed and looked at the ghost pepper barbecue in the distance.

Its huge eyes rolled around. What is this?
Food falling from the sky?

The essential seasoning brings out the aroma of the meat, while the ghost pepper and fire grass perfectly suit the taste of the female fire dragon.

The female Rathalos, oblivious to the despicable nature of humans, flapped her wings and approached the roasted meat.

Everyone watched this scene with bated breath.

They swallowed a mouthful of water, unsure if they would succeed.

They were gambling again, betting their lives on a mere Tier 1 chef. The female Rathalos wagged her tail.

It held its head high, as if to say, "How can I, at the top of the food chain, be tempted by a piece of roast meat?"

However, the aroma of meat made it slowly lower its head.

Just one bite!
It opened its mouth wide and ate half a piece of roasted meat in one bite.

"Success! The chili peppers and salt successfully masked the taste of the medicine."

Chen Qi stood on high ground, quietly watching this scene.

The female Rathalos was enjoying her meal, and a hint of pleasure even appeared on her pained face.

The female Rathalos blinked; she had originally planned to leave half a piece for the male Rathalos.

"Is it really that delicious?" Chen Qi smiled.

There wasn't much meat in his backpack; for the fire dragon, it was just a bite's breadth.

After finishing her meal, the female Rathalos happily hopped around a couple of times.

However, in the next instant, it felt a wriggling nausea in its body, and its body swayed uncontrollably forward.

The female Rathalos suddenly spat out a huge mouthful of flame onto the ground.

Then it started to gag repeatedly.

The female Rathalos vomited up everything in her stomach.

Under the influence of the extraordinary potion, the enormous body collapsed to the ground and slowly closed its eyes.

Everyone trembled with excitement at the sight before them.

They hadn't had high hopes to begin with.

The food prepared by a first-level chef was actually able to satisfy the dragon's appetite.

Baron, covered in wounds, and a red crystal hunter moved quickly forward.

In their eyes, it was something from the female Rathalos's stomach!

If the garment hasn't been digested yet, there's a chance it's still in the female Rathalos's stomach.

They crouched next to the female Rathalos, searching continuously.

From between the dragon's teeth appeared a skeleton, a skeleton dressed in hunter's clothes!
Chen Qi did not move forward, but instead stepped back to observe from a distance.

The skeleton gave him a bad feeling.

Under normal circumstances, the skeleton should not exist in the dragon's stomach fluids.

This thing might be the root cause of the female Rathian's rage.

Baron and his companion swiftly pulled the skeleton from between the dragon's teeth.

The skeleton had no head, its bones were cracked, and it wore a tattered hunter's outfit.

"Ten years! Ten years!"

Baron gripped the gun at his waist.

At that moment, the member of the Red Crystal Hunters examined the garment and asked:

"Baron, is this outfit really not some kind of sex toy?"

I think I saw this at the Sexy Beast Costume Exhibition in the Golden Flower and Bird Kingdom. It was called something like "Sea Holiday," the alluring tentacle siren version.

Sex toys!

"what are you saying?"

Baron cursed.

This clueless fellow actually linked such a powerful and extraordinary creation with the grotesque costumes made by the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom at such an exciting moment.

However, the next second, his pupils suddenly contracted.

From the outside, it does indeed look like a tattered, dark blue hunter's outfit.

However, this is merely the surface.

But inside the cloak, he saw countless wriggling, tiny black tentacles.

A garment made of tentacles.

Tiny tentacles wriggled and entwined around the skeleton.

The hunter from the Crimson Crystal Gang said:
"Look, it really looks like that alluring siren tentacle design. I remember they said this kind of clothing is super comfortable to wear out..."

"What kind of weird fashion show did you attend? But these clothes are really strange..."

Baron also raised a strange question.

Chen Qi looked at the tattered hunter's clothes from afar.

Moreover, why could a skeleton remain in the dragon's stomach for so long?

Judging from the other party's tone, Baron really didn't know that the clothes in front of him were the treasure of the deep-sea hunter.

Chen Qi took another step back.

Immediately afterwards, the hands of the Red Crystal Hunters trembled violently.

He discovered a huge secret, and whispered:

"Balong, do you have any feelings about this outfit?"

Its appearance resembles the clothing worn by the deep-sea hunter statue outside…

Baron covered his clothes with his body.

Although the style of this garment is somewhat tattered and the interior is a bit strange, it is almost identical to the legendary Deep Sea Hunter's outfit.

He murmured softly to himself:
"No wonder, no wonder, so that's how it is, this is the treasure of the deep-sea hunters..."

The question that had lingered in his mind for many years was finally answered.

Baron's heart pounded. He stood up and gripped his greatsword.

Many people were injured and many fled during the battle with the fire dragon.

Those who remain here are all exhausted first-tier transcendents.

Little Red Riding Hood has probably been killed by Rathalos.

In other words, he could have all of this to himself by killing the few useless people present.

"Ten years have passed, and we've finally reached this final moment."

Baron picked up his greatsword, turned around, and said to the hunter beside him:

"Let's do it."

A battle between people.

Chen Qi did not rush to draw his sword.

The surrounding air grew colder.

He conserved his strength and did not approach the treasure immediately.

He had been wondering ever since, would a deep-sea hunter really put the treasure in a safe place?
According to Baron, there were no other sea creatures around when they found the treasure.

At the same time, there are no difficulty indicators for this treasure.

Let's assume that deep-sea hunters aren't the type to bury treasure randomly.

Therefore, he could only think of one possibility:
This treasure itself is a monster.

The hunters also retreated.

Baron took a step forward, holding his greatsword.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I had no other choice."

Balong gathered all his strength, preparing to kill everyone present.

The only threat was the chef in front of me.

Baron stared at Chen Qi and gripped his greatsword.

Swoosh!
Chen Qi took a step back, and behind Ba Long, the white skeleton was slowly rising.

A sharp slashing sound.

Balong spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked up and saw his own blood-soaked upper body.

thump! thump!
Chen Qi's heart pounded, and he gripped the black knife tightly.

Behind the severed half of the body, the headless skeleton dressed in hunter's clothes had already stood up.

quack quack!

Tentacles stretched out from under the clothes, constantly wrapping around the nearly rotting bones.

"what is this?"

The others all stepped back.

call!
The skeletal hand, entwined with tentacles, picked up the greatsword that Baron had dropped on the ground.

quack quack!

The skeleton turned around, holding its greatsword, and took a step towards them.

Every step made those present feel as if their hearts had stopped.

boom!
Blue flames burned on the white bones.

Everyone felt a bone-chilling cold and kept backing away.

At this moment, they had no eyes for the Red Crystal Hunters' Baron, nor for the fire dragon that breathed out flames.

In those terrified eyes, there was only one monstrous being, a being that had been dead for a hundred years—

Deep sea hunter.

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