Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 472: 450 Giant Demon's Sleep

Chapter 472: Chapter 450 Giant Demon’s Sleep

“Uncover what? Pretend what… Ah, pretending not to notice the malice and danger from Numba?”

Tang Qi took a turn in his thoughts and understood the female adventurer’s intention.

He could tell that Numba had been devoured and merged by monster species from an Exotic Realm; other Transcendents, unless they possess a special Extraordinary Power, as well as Curios, or are of a very high level, would find it difficult to have the same cheating insight as Tang Qi.

At most, they could rely on intuition to sense something subtle.

The “intuition” of the Mysterious Side could sometimes save the lives of Transcendents, but at other times, it was a fatal threat, because many Curios or abilities could deceive the senses and create false intuitions.

Tang Qi didn’t know what exactly the female adventurer had discovered, so he responded with an innocent look in his eyes.

“I’m just a Weak Chicken Alchemist!”

He firmly kept this persona at the bottom of his heart.

Then, his curious gaze swept over the other few individuals.

Nothing was amiss; everyone maintained their previous demeanor, neither shocked nor excited at Numba’s appearance.

They followed Numba into a round building. Built from a certain type of “original wood,” crafted with intricate, jigsaw-like techniques, upon stepping inside, a strange and strong fragrance filled the air, seemingly meant to soothe emotions and clear one’s mind.

No matter where Tang Qi looked in the building, faint ghost lights emerged.

“Inside the Yamada Jungle, there occasionally grows a kind of Insect Nest Wood, which requires extremely harsh conditions to form. Once matured, it can emit a marvelous fragrance that can even soothe the soul; even a small piece is a valuable Secret Medicine Material…”

Memories surfaced, and he saw visions of small Insect Pouches, scattered throughout the inner structure of the building.

Such an extravagant Chieftain Room!

The Numba elder thought the same as Tang Qi.

Clearly, he too recognized the Insect Nest Wood, his eyes burning with fervor.

The group sat down, and soon several Chituaga women brought over all kinds of exotic dishes and fruit wines, which filled the tables in front of them.

None of which could be seen in the cities.

Under Tang Qi’s gaze, most of them even emitted ghost lights.

His attention was immediately captivated by a special dish on the table, a “grilled meat” that took up half of the table space, exuding a spicy aroma that fiercely assaulted everyone’s nostrils.

By appearance, it was a monster.

Resembling a greatly magnified “bat,” its head was not removed, roasted to a golden brown, with burnt-black eyeballs staring at the guests who were about to enjoy it.

“Entering the natives’ tribe, I’d already prepared myself for exotic cuisine, but it seems I still underestimated the intensity of exotic flavors.”

Tang Qi commented with a freeze-frame moment.

[Curios: Delicious Grilled Fruit Bat.]

[Quality: Excellent.]

[Information Fragment One: In the Yamada Jungle, there is a kind of Extraordinary Creature called “Batana Fruit Bat,” which enjoys sucking the juice of Extraordinary fruits, accumulating some Extraordinary Power in their flesh and blood. When carefully roasted, they become excellent Extraordinary Cooking.]

[Information Fragment Two: The grilled fruit bat of the Chituaga Tribe is one of the most famous delicacies in the Yamada Jungle.]

[Information Fragment Three: Eating them, there is a chance to increase attributes related to speed and vision.]

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“It’s actually a delicacy.”

After reading the information, Tang Qi was somewhat surprised. After confirming there was nothing wrong with his special ability, he gave in to his curiosity and, like a true Pharmacist, tasted a bit of the food, sometimes nodding in appreciation or frowning and shaking his head.

The others, seeming to have also used their own methods to confirm the food was non-toxic, started to partake in eating.

The most brutal of all was the “Chakmo Beast Controller,” who looked like a child, as he devoured all the food on the table like a tornado.

At the end of the welcome banquet, the always-smiling Numba Old Wizard cast a look that sent all the other Chituaga people out of the building.

Including Tang Qi, everyone’s expressions turned solemn at once.

The time had come to get to the point!

This premonition quickly became reality.

Numba spoke in the Chituaga Language, but under the effect of a spell similar to “mind comprehension,” all eight of them understood.

Those who could come to the tribe had evidently already agreed to make deals with Numba.

The Old Wizard didn’t delay, diving straight into the subject.

“Honored Saviors, the Chituaga people need your help.”

“Hu”

With the sound of an aged voice, the Old Wizard rubbed his hands together, and a phosphorescent smoky substance exploded, instantly forming seemingly virtual but incredibly real light and shadow images in the middle of the hall.

Everyone saw the intersection of the dense jungle and the sea, a dark sea domain where waves and billows were abnormally surging, carving the jungle side of the towering coastline into steep cliffs. In the center of the sea domain stood a huge piece of Black Stone.

Its shape was like an inverted pitch-black pyramid; the stacked black stones seemed to absorb light, making the area even darker.

An indescribable, heavy sense of sorrow arose uncontrollably.

“Chituaga’s forbidden land!”

The same thought occurred simultaneously in the minds of the eight people.

Immediately, the tranquil yet eerie scene was replaced by carnage and slaughter.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The dark sea surface shattered in an instant as two gigantic arms, consisting only of bones and decaying flesh, violently pierced through the waves and clung onto the cliffs with a mighty noise. At that moment, the upper body also revealed itself, with a skeletal structure similar to humans, only hundreds of times larger.

It was overgrown with seaweed, barnacles, and other epibionts, but on its back, fresh flesh appeared. They were sewn together by human corpses, slowly opening up to form heavy, bloated “Flesh Wings.”

At the roots, center, and tips of the wings, giant eyes appeared, one by one.

Initially, they were all tightly closed, but as soon as they heard the commotion, and the Chituaga people arrived to stop the monster from landing, the first eye opened.

Boom!

A column of blood-like light burst forth violently.

In almost an instant, over a dozen Chituaga warriors were wiped out. As the blood light swept across, the remaining warriors were in imminent danger.

What followed was a chaotic battle.

A war so brutal that, within the scene, Chituaga people fell one after another, sacrificing their lives to prevent the monster from stepping into the Yamada Jungle.

Similar scenes flickered thrice.

That is to say, up until now, the monster had invaded three times.

Apart from the sacrifices of the Chituaga people, the eight of them all saw that the lower half of the monster seemed to be confined by some force at the bottom of the sea, unable to break free for the time being. This was probably the real reason why the Chituaga Tribe was able to fend off such a monstrous creature.

But as the scene dissolved away, Numba’s voice came again.

“This terrifying Sea Monster has occupied the Chituaga’s forbidden land. It has also tried to invade Chituaga and kill us all. I pleaded to the ancestral spirits, and the great spirits of our ancestors gave me a prophecy. I must find the inheritors of the Chituaga people’s ancient partners. They will exterminate the Sea Monster and will give the Chituaga people a new life…”

Numba’s voice gradually deepened, until it stopped.

Because at this moment, no matter how hard he tried, all eight people were silent.

They all had a tendency to trade with the Chituaga, even a preliminary agreement in place.

But after that scene, that so-called “Sea Monster” appeared. Even the Yucatan Assassin or the female warrior from The Lost Clan, with their Professional Level combat strength and extensive combat experience, still felt it was utterly ridiculous.

“That thing, it must be at least Legendary Level, right? According to the Federation’s common danger levels, that might be a Level 7 existence?”

Tang Qi was making an assessment in his mind.

The putrid monster’s size was not much different from the nine Great Angels that once guarded Leckter, and that kind of destructive power, even though it was through a screen of Nihility, conveyed a sense of danger.

“Six eyes, just one opened, and it’s already so powerful. The Chituaga people held it off three times, only causing it to open three eyes. If the remaining three also open, even across the coastal cliffs, it might still be able to destroy Chituaga from a distance.”

“Unless I take full action, based just on apparent strength, this team is essentially delivering themselves to their doom.”

Just as Tang Qi finished his assessment, the awakened Numba suddenly rubbed his hands again.

Phosphorescent smog spilled out, forming stable scenes in front of the eight individuals. Lines of small Federation text emerged on them, astonishingly containing information about the monster, though written in somewhat awkward syntax, resembling a machine translation.

As the detailed information appeared, all eight came to an understanding of why Numba sought them.

“The monster is an extremely ancient Sea Monster, not just in Chituaga people’s myths and legends. Other indigenous tribes within the Yamada Jungle also have corresponding legends. They are called ‘Visares,’ meaning the rotting giants with terrifying eyes.”

“They are immensely strong, and they collect human corpses, stitching them onto themselves, fermenting Blood Eyes—eyes that can destroy everything.”

“They are very powerful, but in an ancient time, the ancestors of Chituaga and their partners have killed more than one rotting monster.”

“The ancestors’ method involved first concocting two types of potions, pouring them in vast amounts into the sea area where the monsters lay hidden, one to weaken it, one to put it to sleep. Puppet Masters would bind its body, assassins would gouge out its Blood Eyes, Beast Controllers would summon schools of fish to consume the rotten corpses, and warriors would pin it to the seabed with long spears, witches would strip away its powers.”

As Numba narrated like chanting a myth, including Tang Qi, their expressions turned strange.

It sounded like the eight invited inheritors all matched the ancient legends.

Tang Qi and the old man, Mana, were undoubtedly at the beginning, those who would concoct the potions for sleep and weakness.

Almost immediately, Tang Qi recalled knowledge from the Original Secret Medicine School.

A specific search, and he had a result within a breath.

A particular secret potion was unearthed by him.

“Giant Demon’s Sleep, originating from the Original Secret Medicine School, created by an extremely ancient member who claimed that while out at sea gathering Secret Medicine Materials, he was captured by a Sea Monster with intelligence in the Extreme North Sea Domain. The Sea Monster, due to some curse, suffered insomnia and therefore demanded the Ancestor Secret Pharmacist concoct a Secret Medicine that could put it to sleep.”

“Eventually, that school ancestor succeeded and returned to the tribe with the treasure bestowed by the Sea Monster.”

Tang Qi not only unearthed this memory, the potion recipe, but also knew its two notes.

“This potion’s effect targets giants and similar varieties of Extraordinary Creatures.”

“To concoct this potion, at least an [Apprentice] Level is required.”

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