Chapter 239: The Tiger's Minions Lead the Way to the Tiger Demon's Lair
Chapter 239: The Tiger's Minions Lead the Way to the Tiger Demon's Lair
After passing through the narrow col and climbing over the rugged steep slope, a valley appeared in front of the three people.
Xiao Jie said in a deep voice: "Be careful, since this is a map where the BOSS appears, the monster level must be higher than the surrounding areas, don't be careless."
"Don't worry, Brother Feng, we are also old players!" I said confidently and volunteered to walk in front of the team.
He immediately activated the demon-subduing spiritual light, and a faint khaki halo appeared, revealing a ray of righteousness in this treacherous and chilly canyon.
Looking at I, the Immortal in iron armor and holding a giant axe, walking in front to lead the way, Xiao Jie thought that this big guy makes people feel safe.
Turning around and taking a look at Xiong Da, I found that this guy was a little bit off. Originally, Xiong Da could be regarded as a simplified version of I Want to Become an Immortal, but ever since I Want to Become an Immortal changed his job, the two are completely incomparable.
Three people, a bear, and a zombie were walking along the rugged mountain road in the canyon. Roar! Suddenly, a tiger jumped out from the hillside and pounced on me.
"Damn it! You're just a tiger and you dare to show up. I'll give you some face!"
I roared as if I wanted to become an immortal, and chopped down the tiger on the head with the huge axe in my hand.
Stone-splitting slash!
Bang! With one blow of the axe, the tiger was stunned and even its attack was interrupted.
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98! A bright red number popped up.
Unfortunately, it is not a monster, but just an ordinary beast, and cannot produce the effect of the magic of subduing.
Sweep and strike!
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72!
Another sweep of the axe hit the tiger on the head, blood gushing out. If it weren't for the game, this axe would have almost cut its head off.
The tiger was hit twice in a row and its health dropped rapidly. It seemed to realize that it was no match for its opponent and turned around and ran away.
Roar! Big Bear suddenly stopped it from the side, struck the tiger with his bear claws, knocked it to the ground, and then gave it a bear hug, trying to pin it down.
The tiger struggled to break free and was about to escape.
The soul-chasing and life-threatening dart!
Poof! -57! (A critical hit)! One dart takes him away.
Xiao Jie looked at the fallen tiger corpse and nodded with satisfaction.
I have to say that this Soul-Hunting Dart is very good for finishing off the enemy.
It never fails.
The only trouble is that hidden weapons are useless. Every time you use one, you have less. As a result, Xiao Jie is reluctant to use the best ones. He uses ordinary store-bought ones. Even if they can deal double damage of a vital hit, plus the strength bonus, it is only more than 50 points of damage.
[Plum Blossom Dart (Hidden Weapon/Excellent)
Attack power: 24 stabs.
Weapon Introduction: A dart made of fine iron, named after its shape that resembles a plum blossom. 】
I am an immortal who is skilled in skinning and digging meat. He is now the poorest of the three. The million-dollar fortune left to him by his elder brother has been used up long ago. Now he can only dig some minerals and skin some animals to supplement his family income.
After dealing with the occasional monsters, the three continued to move forward. They encountered a few tigers every now and then. Other animals were rare in the Weili Mountains, but tigers popped up from time to time. Xiao Jie wondered what so many tigers ate.
This tiger's fighting power is quite strong, but if it appears alone, it's basically just a death sentence.
I did manage to peel off a few tiger skins, and extract a few tiger bones and tiger penises, which allowed me to make a small profit.
Xiao Jie did not waste this good opportunity. He kept using Beast Identification on these tigers and successfully added a new illustration to his beast knowledge. So far, he has unlocked 15 beast illustrations and only needs five more to obtain a special beast knowledge.
Seeing that the tiger demon's lair on the map was getting closer and closer, Xiao Jie also became alert.
Although Wei Lishanjun is dead, there may be other elites in this tiger's den. It would be troublesome if there is a tigress hiding there.
Who would have thought that as we were walking, an old man suddenly appeared in front of us, looking around as if he was looking for something.
Nameless Old Man (Civilian): Level 6. HP 120.
"Hey, there is a figure in front!" I said in surprise.
"Be careful, there's something wrong with this guy." Ye Luo seemed to have noticed something.
When the old man saw the three people, he was overjoyed and said, "Oh, brave men, you have come at the right time. My son broke his leg in the mountains ahead. Please help save him. I will definitely reward you handsomely, even a hundred taels of silver."
After hearing this, I suddenly said, "Hey, there's something wrong with the task given by old man Feng. There's no system prompt to trigger the task."
Xiao Jie thought to himself that you finally became more careful.
"This old man must not be an ordinary person. How could an ordinary person run to this deep mountain? There are so many tigers in this mountain. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been eaten up long ago."
Although this game may not be completely realistic in some details, it still pays more attention to realistic logic overall.
It was not normal for a level six civilian to run to the Weili Mountain where tigers were everywhere.
However, Xiao Jie did not point it out directly.
"Old man, where is your son?"
“It’s in the cave in front.” The old man raised his hand and pointed, with a smile on his face, but he didn’t know if it was psychological, but he always felt a sinister feeling.
When Xiao Jie saw the direction the old man pointed, it was the location of the tiger demon's lair. He immediately understood in his mind, could this guy be a tiger's lackey?
"The old man will lead the way."
The old man and a few others had not walked far when another person appeared in front of them.
Unknown Herbalist (Commoner): Level 8. HP: 200.
Seeing a few people, I was overjoyed.
"Oh, it's great that you came. I just found such a big ginseng in the mountains. I'm afraid it must have medicinal properties of a thousand years old. But the terrain is dangerous and it's difficult to dig. Why don't you come with me? I'm sure you'll get something."
Well, this guy is probably the same kind of person as the old man. Even his excuses for deceiving others are fake.
The amazing thing is that their names are displayed as friendly units in green.
Xiao Jie sent a private message to the two of them, "Be careful—there should be a battle ahead."
"Okay, buddy. We are going to explore ahead. Why don't we go together?"
The herbalist was overjoyed and hurried ahead to lead the way.
After walking a short distance, they were about to reach the cave entrance when they saw another woman appear in front of them. She looked very weak and fell on the muddy ground beside the cave entrance.
Unknown Woman (Civilian): Level 7. HP: 140.
"Hey, brave men, it's great that you're here. I accidentally sprained my leg. Can you carry me to the cave to rest? I will definitely reward you."
As she spoke, her clothes were half exposed, revealing a bit of her fair skin underneath.
Xiao Jie looked at the dark cave in front of him. He could still see some dried blood and scattered human bones at the entrance. He thought to himself, can't you guys polish the script? - What's this about? Xiao Jie was too lazy to pretend. Anyway, he had found the entrance. It would be bad if these three guys caused trouble during the battle.
"Do it!"
As Xiao Jie spoke, he suddenly swung out with a knife.
Ye Luo was still a little hesitant. After all, he was an NPC with a green name, and killing him would result in loss of reputation and merit. However, I Yuchengxian did not hesitate and chopped him down with an axe.
The woman was chopped to death by my two axes, and all that was left was a pile of dry bones.
On the other side, the old man and the herbalist were also hacked to death by Xiao Jie. They were also just two piles of dry bones, and even their clothes had long since rotted away.
When Xiao Jie clicked the mouse again, what was displayed was - 'corpse of the tiger's accomplice'.
"It's really a tiger's lackey! It's a pity that I only gave him five experience points."
These five experience points were given by the herbalist. The old man didn't give any experience points at all.
Click to pick up, and lo and behold, the things are not missing.
Gold ring, silver bracelet, jade hairpin, copper coin × 1143...
【Gold Ring (Jewelry)
Item Description: A ring made of pure gold, which can be used to exchange for money. 】
【Silver bracelet (jewelry)
Item Description: This bracelet is made of pure silver and is a precious treasure...】
It doesn't have any attributes, but it can be sold for money.
Xiao Jie vaguely guessed a possibility. Could it be that these tiger minions lured people to be eaten by tigers and took away the victims' property?
Gee tut.
Just about to enter the cave——
"Wait a minute." Ye Luo took out a shovel from his bag, dug a few holes, and buried the bodies in them.
"What are you doing?"
"Professional mission - bury the dead. Burying a body gives 5 merit points."
After dealing with the corpse, the three of them walked into the cave, and they all became alert as soon as they entered the cave.
Xiao Jie lit a torch, Ye Luo activated his dark vision, and even Wo Yu Cheng Xian activated his demon-suppressing aura. This demon-suppressing aura also had a lighting effect and was particularly conspicuous in the dark.
"Xiong Da, you go ahead!" Xiao Jie gave an order. This kind of path-finding task was of course Xiong Da's job.
"Roar—okay master." Big Bear muttered in dissatisfaction and walked in front.
Not long after walking, we saw a large number of skeletons on the ground, both animal and human. There were more and more of them, covering the entire ground.
"Oh my god, this Kuilishanjun must have eaten a lot."
As Xiao Jie was sighing with emotion, suddenly a roar came from the darkness ahead, and all three of them became alert.
The roar was getting closer, but it always sounded a little childish.
Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed out of the darkness.
Awooo! Big Bear struck the black shadow with his bear paw, knocking it to the ground. Before he could chase him, Xiao Jie hurriedly called for a stop.
Looking closely, I saw a little tiger with little health lying on the ground.
It has beautiful black and yellow stripes on its body, big furry paws, and a chubby head, which is very cute.
Although it was small in size, it did not show any sign of fear under the claws of the big bear. It struggled hard, wanting to fight to the death with the big bear.
Tiger Cub: Level 5. HP: 180.
"Hey, what a cute little guy." Ye Luo watched with interest.
However, Xiao Jie noticed the name on the little tiger's head.
This should be the cub of Lord Weilishan.
Tiger demon cub... Xiao Jie's heart moved, could this thing be a demon beast?
"Big Bear, let it go." As he said this, he walked forward - to feed the beast and threw a secret dog food to the little tiger.
When the little tiger saw it, he immediately pounced on the dog food and started eating it in big mouthfuls. It seemed that he was extremely hungry.
"You all stand back, I'll handle it."
Xiao Jie walked forward and began to use the 'Calm the Beast' technique on the little tiger. The little tiger wanted to struggle at first, but suddenly seemed to sense something. A familiar breath emanated from the human in front of it. It immediately stopped struggling, rubbed its head against Xiao Jie's hand, and devoured the meatballs.
Xiao Jie used Beast Identification on the little tiger in front of him.
[Tiger demon cub (demon beast cub): Level 5. HP 180.
Taming difficulty: Average.
Skills: Bite LV2, Throat Lock LV2, Demonization (not unlocked). 】
It is indeed a monster. No, it is not a monster yet. It needs to wait until the monsterization skills are unlocked to be considered a real monster.
Eh, the difficulty of taming is so low?
You know, even taming a big bear is difficult, so taming a tiger must be extremely difficult.
(There are five levels of taming difficulty: easy, normal, difficult, extremely difficult, and untamable)
Xiao Jie's heart moved, and he took a look at the DEBUFF of the demon soul above his head, thinking, could it be related to this thing?
Yes, being haunted by a demon spirit is equivalent to having the aura of a tiger demon lingering on my body. Could it be that this little guy thinks I am its father?
Of course, it may also be because they are cubs. After all, cubs are not adult tigers, so they are easier to tame.
Also, I have the skill of Beast Knowledge, and with the Beast Encyclopedia, the taming difficulty is reduced by 1.
This is a good opportunity. It's a young monster. It's a young monster that can be easily tamed. Where can you find such a good opportunity?
After upgrading it to a few levels and unlocking a demonization skill, it can be considered a top-quality pet.
Besides, didn’t Lord Wei Lishan ask me to take care of his cubs?
Treating it like a baby and raising it like that is the greatest care you can give.
PS: There will be another chapter later.
(End of this chapter)