Chapter 499: The Walking Treasures (1/2)
Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce
It was only in the afternoon when Leo and everyone finally arrived at a location only a few hundreds of meters away from the Treasure Beetle Mountain; they decided to call the mountain where the Treasure Beetle lives at as Treasure Beetle Mountain in order for them to easily differentiate this mountain from the other mountains, and in the case of the Storm Sparrow they call the place they live at as Storm Sparrow Tree.
In front of them is a massive and tall mountain, specifically around tens of kilometers huge and hundreds of feet tall. They could see plenty of holes around this mountain, which should lead to the location of the Treasure Beetle's actual base.
Their distance right now is a place enough for them to see the mountain while at the same time not getting their location compromised.
Unfortunately, only Charlotte and Chief Lago could see clearly the Treasure Beetles on the Treasure Beetle Mountain from such a far distance. While the others were only able to see a vague figure moving around the mountain. It's even a lot more worst for Leo as he could only see the mountain.
Even so, Leo doesn't mind it at all. He had long already expected that a time like this would eventually come, especially considering that he's with people with a cultivation level far higher than his own. And besides, it's not like there would be no other time for him to see a Treasure Beetle. As of now, the most important thing to do was to observe the behavior of the Treasure Beetles and find out the reason why they aren't fighting anymore with the Storm Sparrows.
Elvis turned to look at Nightingale before asking, ”Can you get closer to the Treasure Beetle Mountain without getting discovered?”
”I could,” Nightingale replied, but he added, ”But how close exactly do you need me to be?”
Although Nightingale can use the Dark Element, it still doesn't necessarily mean that he won't get discovered. If the target would be people like them, then he can sure guarantee that it would be difficult discovering him even in their effective range. But in the case of the Magical Beasts, especially as powerful as the Treasure Beetles, it would not be strange if he gets discovered the moment he stepped inside their effective range. Once that happens, his only choice is to escape to another location until the Treasure Beetles decides not to chase him anymore before he could finally return back to Mister Loki and the other's location. Of course, that's understandable, but if a situation comes up where they needed him, he won't be able to lend them a hand since he's busy escaping from the Treasure Beetles.
”As close as possible,” Elvis said, he then explained, ”I want you to lure out as many Treasure Beetles as possible away from this place,”
”Oh,” Nightingale finally understood what Elvis wanted him to do. To be more precise, he wanted him to reduce the numbers of Treasure Beetles outside the Treasure Beetle Mountain so that it would minimize their effective range, or in this situation, it's called perimeter, hence allowing them to get more closer to the mountain. As for what exactly is Elvis planning to do after that, he has no idea, and he also doesn't need to worry about it because his important job is to simply lure the Treasure Beetles away and not get accidentally killed.
”By the way, I want you to proceed towards the direction of the Storm Sparrow Tree,” Elvis quickly reminded.
Without any hesitation, Nightingale nodded his head in understanding as he then quickly left to execute his given task.
Elvis's plan is fairly simple. By luring the Treasure Beetles towards the direction of the Storm Sparrow Tree, Nightingale would be able to see what the two Magical Beast's reaction once they meet with each other. Would they immediately start fighting with each other? Or would they just mind their own business? Considering how they treated each other as enemies in the past, they should immediately fight with each other once they meet. But if they just minded their own business, then it would easily answer their question; the Treasure Beetles and the Storm Sparrows had indeed agreed to live peacefully with one another.
Thinking of what to do next would become simple after finding out the answer.
And while Nightingale was busy with that, Elvis informed Mister Loki and the others that they will move closer to the Treasure Beetle Mountain once Nightingale executes his task in order for them to observe the Treasure Beetle closely. This was another matter, as this would allow them to find the weaknesses of the Treasure Beetles and hopefully find a way to catch them through this.