Master Of None

Chapter 2395: 2395. Serpent Camp

”You two have been sitting in silence for a while.” Gil snickered a little while he teased Wa;ker. This just earned a glare from Alice towards Gil who was quick to make sure his mouth was shut.

”We have just a little ways to go. If you are worried about getting there, maybe I can leave you on the ground and let you walk?” Walkerʼs magic was the reason that everyone was staying in the air. He had left his tasks and made it clear that he and anyone else who could go to make sure this dungeon wasnʼt an issue was on the way too.

Midnight was also with them since she had been ready to go the moment that she heard Onyx had discovered something like this. He was her little brother and that was just that. There was no extra anything that came with it. She would go there even if he had discovered something small.

This left Su back in Genesis to keep up with everything still going on. Alma had also stayed behind but that was because she had actually just heard of the next plans for the dungeon expedition in to the elven forest dungeon area. The temporary camp was also being more established so she wanted to overview it before everything was solidified.

”The statements we got from communication crystals were about the area being more focused on light and dark mana than what we had expected. We have some ideas from the map makers and the dragon that explored but no one had gone in there yet.” The scouting reports were very small and Gil had also been able to get his hands on them before they left.

This was easily done for Gil since he had a closer relationship with the scouts who were leaving Genesis to make these reports. Mostly because Gil had learned to mix many of the elven and human scouting tactics while managing to pick up some more naturally used scouting tactics from some of the echidna and the dragons.

It was all because he had taken the time to get to know them in his pursuit of gaining his own strength. However, Gil had also been teaching people as he went. Not just arrows but scouting too since there were plenty of people who used the bow and arrows to hunt that needed scouting and had already started to form the basics of those skills.

Besides this, he had been able to request the reports of newly scouted areas. The dragons and map makers who helped take down the terrain information had sensed the light and dark mana around the area. They had not noticed it was so potent that there were two naturally formed runes though.

Even the scouts that had approached the area and noticed the two manas in higher density had not come to that conclusion.

”I think the stone standing so high in the area making it the towering stone passage is why you might not have gotten any information like that. It changes the flow of the light and dark mana so it stays in higher density closer to the central areas of the passage. Then thereʼs the fact that the serpents reporting to us said that the dungeon absorbs the pure natural manas from both the runes. So, we canʼt sense what is being absorbed and put right back in to the flow of the area directly. Itʼs just not escaping these lands.ʼ

This made a lot more sense. Walker knew he could spread his mana senses thinner and thinner to pick up more. By doing so he might be able to figure out some hints of a naturally forming rune here or there. Would he though? If the manas were being absorbed and then redirected again?

It was all a natural phenomenon.

Approaching the towering stone passage though, even in the air with many following them, Walker could pick out the syringe light and dark mana. He could also spot some of the pants that he had read about when he was told about the area.

”Light and dark mana affinity herbs. Monsters that have dangerous methods of attack using light and dark mana. And then I can sense that there is even some general movement ahead so other monsters that Onyx and Aurora might not have found.” He pointed out areas from the sky that he could see.

Gil also began to point things out. The areas where monsters traveled proving that there might be some more monsters they didnʼt see because they had scared them. But Gil also mentioned these monsters were smaller and most likely not predators.

It was the fact that there were more monsters here that was important though. Mostly because they had been told the serpents did not encounter much other than the potential flickering bees who hid themselves well and the shadow or light needle clusters which were an unmoving plant monster species.

”I think we have underestimated this area. It is full of life compared to what we all thought some of these ancient or expanded areas would have. But I donʼt think we are going to be finding a large amount of predators and dangerous things that will expand beyond what they should. I feel like this entire area was isolated enough due to all the stone pillars and the ways the manas are that it couldnʼt develop major predators like the wolves in the fields or the tougher monsters in the lava fields.”

This was not just some guess from Gil. It was an informed decision because of what he knew about predators in other areas. He had seen a lot and knew that many had developed to handle the areas they grew. This area though, was harder for the predators he normally saw to grow. The fact that the plant type monsters excelled here meant that they had to survive in certain ways.

”I understand what you are saying. I will also say that some of these monsters you are, well, are not seeing are actually hiding from us. Even the predators hid when they felt us coming. Most likely Onyx felt this too and didnʼt say anything because they are not a threat to him or anyone that is strong enough. They hunt the weak prey here and only the weak prey.”

Walker looked in to the shadows and the stark light that passed over some areas. This discrepancy in light and dark made hiding in shadows or blending in using light mana to be very useful. This area was perfect for weaker predators who relied on ambush hunting smaller prey to be the focus. Not larger predators.

”In the shadows right there is a black scythe mantis, it uses the shadows to hide itself and it hunts rabbits but canʼt even make a move against us six new e ate too big. Then over there is a white death pigmy hawk, it is small and hunts for smaller monsters called shifting mice which use dark mana in the I goth and light mana during the day.”

Looking at the areas, Gil was stunned. He rarely missed all this because of how unique the area was? These predators developed to hunt smaller prey and also to hide themselves. While it was a surety they were also prey to something, this was some proof. There was more he needed to learn about unique areas.

If he missed things like this at important times then he would be the reason someone got hurt. ”Donʼt worry too much. They are both perfectly using their abilities to hide. Their fifties and skills perfectly go against a scout. But if you train a little more in sensing outside mana, maybe you will spot them first.”

This was also a little challenge to make him want to keep growing. Walker wasnʼt foolish enough to believe that Gil would let this pass. They were both competitive and wanted to be able to push one another to grow stronger for their and the future of others around them.

”We can worry about catching and documenting some of these monsters later. They wonʼt bother us so thatʼs enough for now. But Onyx and Aurora are exploring that dungeon. I canʼt sense them ahead but I already sense a few of their group.” While Walker expected this, he had made sure that a communication was sent telling Oux to just set up camp.

”We are going after them. They are in trouble.” The sweetness of Aliceʼs voice was not at all the happy sound Walker normally enjoyed. Instead, he felt she was angry. Very angry.

Knowing better than to say anything against it, Walker just focused and pointed himself in the right direction. The earful that Onyx and Aurora would get was just their price for being in danger like this. Even if it was the easiest and safest dungeon ever, they had to listen to Alice.

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