Chapter 974: Vicious Self-Sufficiency (2/2)

In any case, they were self-sustained. After all, they never had any lack of food in the place. They had plenty of prey in any direction they turned. So, the thought of leaving the place never hit them. There was an overabundance of resources in the place.

Since they had a cannibalistic nature and a tremendous fertility rate, they never ran out of food.

”How's the situation?” the Seamstress asked as she slowly descended to the ground, lodging platforms into the inner side of the rock pillar. The hole Krune dug had a radius of three meters, a reason it had taken him a lot of time, even though he was assisted by the Ocean Heart throughout it.

And among it, the Seamstress had been lodging steps into the inner side so that they could use it to descend and ascend. As she was using her coral to do so, it took some time. But, since it also took time for Krune to dig through it, she was able to keep up the pace.

Moreover, this was only one method of descending. The second was the pulley mechanism they had installed in the place. It allowed them to descend vertically and ascend accordingly.

Moreover, on one side of the pulley was a large bucket where they could stand inside. It had enough space for them to haul any carcass of the monster's kills. On the other end of the rope was a heavy piece of coral that weighed the same as the weight of Krune and the bucket combined.

This way, they wouldn't have to waste too much energy hauling themselves to the top every time. Well, Krune considered it as a form of training for his arms and hips. Not to mention that there was a gear and locking mechanism in the bucket that they could use.

Its prime mechanism was to allow them a smooth travel up and down, controlling the speed of ascent and descent. It also had a braking mechanism and a locking mechanism. This way, they could take breaks in between while traversing up with prey.

The space in the ground had also been widened to act as their ground base, allowing them to store some necessities in the area. They hadn't installed any necessities in the place yet, but it would be done soon enough.

Krune explained everything he had observed for almost half a day to the Seamstress, who nodded in response to everything he said. Then, she proposed a deal as she said, ”Let's take turns to hunt. While you hunt, I'll rest here with Solare. This way, I'll be able to hurry to your rescue when necessary. You can do the same while I hunt. And once we finish our hunt, we'll return to the top. Let's spend two days at the top and another two at the bottom.”

”Right.” Krune nodded.”This way, we can keep up with everything in a timely manner.”

He then thought something and asked, ”So, what's the plan? How do you plan to farm Godly Points?”

”How strong is a mutated monster?” the Seamstress inquired.

”Plenty strong, probably the strongest Mutated species we might ever face,” Krune said with a solemn expression, pointing at a certain pupa that had surfaced from the river water, ”It seems to be the overlord of this territory. From time to time, it would surface to hunt.”

And right as he explained, the mutated pupa leaped out of the water and landed on the ground, showing off its size. It had a height of four meters. From the looks of it, it seemed capable of jumping to a height of 15 meters while its tongue could shoot up to a length of 75 meters.

Every jump of it was accompanied by a thunderous thump as it landed. And it alone was able to kill an adult with a flick of its tongue. When the tongue of others landed on the adult, it only stuck to their wings.

But the tongue of the mutated pupa directly pierced their wings, displaying the sheer power it possessed. Upon seeing it, Krune shuddered for a moment as he said, ”We'll easily be thrown off from its power. Unlike the Mutated Monster Gecko I faced before, all the mutated pupa's strength is focused on its legs and tongue. So, its attacks are too strong. Even though its weaknesses are equally glaring, the problem is the range.”

”Then, hunting these creatures should only be a test of our strength, to see how far we've grown,” the Seamstress said after thinking for a long time, gazing out, ”Our priority should be obtaining Godly Points, and not risking our lives needlessly. So…”

Krune nodded, gazing at the shore that was situated quite near to them. ”We should steal the eggs. Let's experiment with them and produce enough mutated pupae.”

”That's my plan as well.” The Seamstress nodded, then looked out, asking, ”The question is, how do we obtain enough eggs without alerting them? There are too many monsters nearby. It would be pretty risky. And, once they are alerted of our position, they would be focused on our entrance, preventing us from exiting this place ever again.”

”If that happens, we would have no choice but to dig another path in a far-away rock pillar. But...” Krune smiled as he said, ”I have a plan against that.”