PFC Chapter 173 Bait
Chapter 173 Bait
As the first rays of sunlight pierced the valley in the early morning, the people at the post station began to get to work.
The early bird catches the worm. Most people who come here have their own purposes, whether it's for money or for their lives, but the Black Scorpion family has a specific place they want to go.
That is the tomb of the Black Scorpion King.
"What are you doing! Getting up so early! Do we really have to leave now?!"
Among the Black Scorpion family members, a man with a nose ring suddenly shouted loudly. Judging from his dazed eyes and messy hair, he must have just been dragged out of bed.
Faced with the shouting, nose-ringed man, no one around him responded; they simply leaned back slightly, suggesting that he held a high position in the Black Scorpion family.
"White Scorpion, why are you up so early?"
Seeing the man with the nose ring approaching him, the white scorpion mask caused the brows to furrow slightly.
"It's getting late. The ancestral worship is an important event and cannot be delayed."
Even so, White Scorpion didn't reprimand the man with the nose ring, even though he disliked the guy very much, but...
"But.........."
"Alright, let's go."
Before the man with the nose ring could continue to argue, White Scorpion turned and left, and the others followed suit. It seemed that although the man with the nose ring had a high status, he didn't have much power.
Watching the white scorpion turn and leave, the man with the nose ring clenched his fists, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes. However, he had no choice but to follow. His own strength was extremely weak, and if he were left alone here, who knew what might happen.
The Emerald Clan members also got up quite early. Their leader was a middle-aged man. In previous years, they wouldn't have sent so many people, but this year, for some reason, the clan leader suddenly ordered so many of them to go out into the valley to scavenge obsidian.
To be honest, the incidence of major calamities within their tribe is very low, and they also have some obsidian in stock. There's no need for them to plunder like this. The chieftain's decision is truly baffling to him.
Despite his doubts, he still had to take action, so he quickly gathered the clan members and prepared to head to the valley.
"elder brother!!!"
"elder brother!!!"
"Wait for me, wait for me!"
Unlike the deathly atmosphere at the Black Scorpion family's side, the Emerald family's atmosphere was much better, thanks to the energetic young girl there.
Looking at the girl grinning broadly, the boy shook his head helplessly.
ah~
"What's wrong, bro? Why are you sighing?"
"Won't......"
"Is it because he was kicked that day, and I managed to stop him from hitting me, that he's shaking his head in anger now when he thinks back on it?"
"Oh, don't think like that. I'm just doing this for your own good, aren't I? If a fight breaks out, it'll definitely cause a commotion. After all, you're such an impulsive brother. If it weren't for my calm sister's help, you would definitely get punished by Uncle Lu if a fight broke out!"
"Looking back now, I was really clever. Luckily, I pulled you away. You don't need to be grateful to me. It's just what I should do as your younger sister."
"Speaking of which, I saw a necklace while shopping last time, and I really wanted to buy it for my mother, but unfortunately, I didn't have enough money..."
Looking at his incessantly chattering sister, the boy hesitated for a long time before finally blurting out:
"Are you a dummy?"
"what?"
.......................
Inside the valley of Black Wind Cliff, a small team was eyeing a crystal intently.
"That should be it."
The leader was a man with an afro. He put down his binoculars and spoke to the group behind him.
"really?"
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"Finally, finally..."
The people behind him wept with joy upon hearing his words, their eyes sparkling with hope. Clearly, the appearance of this black crystal had greatly excited them.
"Dad, will that cure my illness?"
A little boy in the line looked up and asked his father. The boy's face was pale and he looked lifeless.
"Yes...yes."
His father placed his hand on the back of the little boy's head and gently pulled him into his arms. At that moment, the boy's face looked even more terrifying than the little boy's, with a deathly pale complexion, as if he were about to die.
"I'm sure I'm not mistaken, but the problem is, how do we get that crystal?"
Now, turning our attention back to the group, everyone had begun discussing how to obtain the black crystal. The reason for this discussion was, of course, that a scorpion lion was fast asleep not far from the crystal.
Those manticores were enormous, probably three or four meters tall when they stood upright. The snoring sound of their breaths echoed through the valley, making the surrounding birds and beasts afraid to approach.
Among their group, the strongest was a peak Bronze-level transcendent, while the rest were mostly in the middle or upper ranks.
Judging from the manticore's appearance, its strength is at least equal to that of a silver-ranked being, which is something their team is completely unable to contend with.
The powerful manticore instantly extinguished the joy on everyone's faces, and everyone frowned as they discussed how to obtain the crystal.
After several tens of minutes of discussion, the group finally came up with a solution.
lead!
They sent someone to lure the manticore away, while the others took the opportunity to seize the crystal.
At first glance, this method seems quite good, but upon closer inspection, how could these two-legged creatures possibly outrun four-legged creatures?
They were caught before they could run two steps, and the manticore could tear them apart in just a few seconds. In those few seconds, they couldn't possibly get any crystals. By the time the manticore returned, they were doomed.
The team fell silent for a moment.
"Don't panic, everyone."
"I have a solution."
Just then, the man with the afro who was leading the group stepped forward. He slowly pulled a small bottle from his pocket and said slowly:
"This is sandworm musk. Applying it to the body can bewitch the manticore. Under its influence, the manticore will uncontrollably follow the person who applied it. The effect lasts for about three minutes."
The man with the afro lifted the small bottle up to show everyone; clearly, this prop was very useful.
"Then why don't we attack the Manticore while it's bewildered? Even though it's tough, it can't possibly withstand a continuous attack from so many of us when it's unprepared, can it?"
As soon as the man with the afro finished speaking, someone immediately chimed in with a suggestion: he wanted to take advantage of the manticore's confusion to attack it. If the manticore died, wouldn't the obsidian crystal be easy to obtain?
"No."
"Let's not even talk about whether we can win. Although the manticore can be bewitched, it will wake up when attacked. This method is completely unworkable."
"What I'm talking about is probably the only solution right now."
The man with the afro fell silent again. Since this was the only way, then...
Who will act as bait?