Lord Wizard

Chapter 83 Scaled Beast

Snake Valley is a large valley located 34 miles outside the city of Carroll, stretching for hundreds of square kilometers. It was later named Snake Valley because of the abundance of snakes and insects there.

Although it is called Snake Valley, the valley has a complex terrain with forests and rivers.

Due to inconvenient transportation, numerous insects and beasts, and a harsh environment, human exploration of Snake Valley was limited. In addition, there were no precious local products inside, so over time, no one paid attention to it, and it became a desolate wasteland.

The wizarding world is vast and sparsely populated, with many untouched areas, which is why adventurers thrive there.

If they can find some treasures in these no-man's-land, they can immediately become rich and even soar to great heights.

Led by Knight Augu and Keers, along with Lin Meng and Zuo Qiu, a group of ten people carrying various tools entered Snake Valley to begin their search for evening primrose.

……

"Another king cobra."

Knight Augu put a nearly two-meter-long snake into his snake bag, and said with a smile to Lin Meng and the others, "Once we cross the valley ahead, we'll be able to find the evening primrose."

"Although the fleshy crest of this king cobra can be used as medicine, it is not very valuable. Why bring the whole body along?"

Lin Mengdao.

"My lord, you may not know this, but although the golden-crowned king snake is not worth much money, its meat is delicious and perfect for stewing soup. Everyone can try it during the break later. It is a rare delicacy."

Knight Augu instantly transformed into a true foodie, and began to educate everyone.

"So this is what you meant by liking snakes. That's quite a peculiar hobby."

Lin Meng said jokingly to Kers.

"People have all sorts of personalities, so it's not surprising that someone has a particular hobby."

Kers laughed awkwardly.

Everyone was very careful in this primeval mountain area, especially since Snake Valley was known for its snakes, insects, and rodents. If you were not careful, even a knight-level expert could be poisoned by these venomous snakes.

Fortunately, the Knight of Augu was very experienced in this area, and he found and killed all the venomous snakes hiding in the shadows.

In addition, the weakest of the ten people present had the strength of an apprentice knight, so their travel speed was not slow. Before long, Lin Meng and the others arrived at the place where the evening primrose grew.

Looking at the patch of bright red evening primroses on the ground, Lin Meng smiled and said, "It really is evening primrose."

"There are several other places in Snake Valley where this evening primrose grows. What do you need it for?"

Seeing that they had arrived at the evening primrose, Kels asked.

Zuoqiu glanced at Lin Meng, and after seeing him nod, he explained, "Evening primroses need the feces of red mamba snakes to grow. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a red mamba snake's nest nearby."

"There are indeed small, bright red snakes that frequently appear around here. Are we looking for them?"

Augu asked.

"No, the red mamba snake is the favorite food of the armored beasts, which means there may be some armored beasts living around here. These creatures prefer to hunt at night, so let's wait for it here."

Lin Meng added.

"A scaled beast?"

Kers Augu and the others exchanged glances; they had never heard of such a creature.

"The Scaled Beast is a powerful solitary ferocious beast. Although it is not large in size, its strength should not be underestimated. Adult Scaled Beasts are no less than knights, and their hearts are naturally enchanted."

"A demonized item!"

Kers and the others were startled.

They were naturally aware of the existence of the corrupted items.

This is someone who can be associated with the mysterious.

Lin Meng relied on a demonized item to severely injure the Great Knight Kidd, thus securing victory in the Battle of Yinshan.

"Let's find a place to rest and wait."

Lin Meng gave the order.

After searching for a while, the group stopped on a sunny rock.

The Knight of Augu sprinkled some realgar wine around the area to ward off snakes, insects, and rodents, and then began the long wait.

This wait lasted for two days.

After two consecutive nights without any movement from the scaled beast, Lin Meng began to suspect that there might be a problem with the data.

During this time, Lin Meng and the others also wanted to search for traces left by the scaled beasts around them, but the information obtained by the company did not provide much detail. Even some ambiguous traces did not make them certain whether they were scaled beasts.

The third night.

While Lin Meng was meditating, he suddenly sensed a strange energy fluctuation coming from the evening primrose patch not far away.

"There's movement!"

As soon as Lin Meng spoke, the people camping around him all stood up.

Aug, who was on night watch, immediately came to his tent and asked in a low voice, "Sir, what's wrong?"

Lin Meng stepped out of the tent, ignoring his question, and rushed straight into the evening primrose, unleashing his full speed of 5.0.

"call out!"

Lin Meng leaped down, landing so hard that he crushed the two red mamba snakes in two.

The venomous snake, not yet completely dead, turned around and bit his foot.

The fierce fangs stopped in front of Lin Meng's trouser leg, and a layer of life force field kept the red mamba snake out.

Lin Meng completely ignored the attacks from these ordinary snakes. With his life force field, even if he stood in the middle of a snake swarm, the snakes would have no chance to harm him in the slightest.

Instead, he noticed a ferocious beast about a dozen meters away, nearly a meter long, that resembled a honey pot in the real world.

It has deep claws and fangs, barbed fur on its back, and keratinized skin on its belly...

According to available information, the Scaled Beast possesses exceptional defensive capabilities, hence its name.

At this moment, the scaled beast was tearing apart a red mamba snake more than a meter long under its claws, completely ignoring the attacks of other snakes around it. Even the venom that snakes rely on for survival had no effect on it.

"grown ups!"

Zuoqiu and the others followed Lin Meng's footsteps and ran over. They dared not ignore the red mamba snakes around them like he did. As soon as they arrived at the snake nest, they immediately began to clean up the venomous snakes on the ground.

"This is a Scaled Beast!"

Kers looked curiously at the ferocious beast not far away and asked.

The scaled beast wasn't afraid of the crowd at all, and continued to eat its feast without a care in the world. Perhaps in its eyes, the appearance of these two-legged creatures was far less attractive than the delicious food in its mouth.

"It is indeed a scaled beast. According to our information, this beast is extremely arrogant and dares to provoke any creature, regardless of life or death. Moreover, it is quite intelligent and can even use tools."

Zuoqiu explained to everyone from the side.

"There are too many poisonous snakes here. You shouldn't stay here. You should retreat and block its escape route. As for it..."

Lin Meng drew his sword: "Leave it to me."

Sensing the powerful life force emanating from Lin Meng, the remaining nine exchanged glances: "My lord, please be careful. We'll stay outside and prevent this scaled beast from escaping."

After saying this, the group began to leave the area where evening primroses grew, following the path they had entered.

(End of this chapter)