720 Scarlet Soaring Demon (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The Demon-gathering Beacon was a device that only the military had access to.
It was fairly easy to use the device. Similar to the Element Sensors, the devices would release energy ripples once they were placed under the ground, attracting most of the demon creatures within a certain distance.
The Demon-gathering Beacon had a stronger signal than the Element Sensors, producing a sound outside of the hearing range of humans. The sound would agitate the demon creatures in the sky, on land, underground, or in the water, provoking them to gather toward the signal.
Normally, if the military was planning to clear an area of demon creatures, the Demon-gathering Beacon would come in handy, provided that the military was utterly confident that their Battlemages were strong enough to take out all the demon creatures. Hunters rarely used a device like this, as they normally went hunting in smaller groups. Using the Demon-gathering Beacon would simply get them killed. Not many Hunters would be willing to take the risk.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Also, use of the Demon-gathering Beacon was prohibited without permission. Nanyu thought the device would be efficient for their goal, so she had asked Lin Junxian to prepare a few of them. Lin Junxian's connections were quite impressive, since he had actually managed to get a few of the devices.
”If it's an entire tribe, we should avoid doing something so risky. If a Commander-level demon creature shows up, we're all going to die,” said Ai Jiangtu.
It was a challenging mission, one that would normally require a group of Advanced Magicians. On top of that, the group would have to be quite experienced. Ai Jiangtu was appointed the captain for the national team, and he could not risk putting the team in danger.
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The group eventually arrived at the Rock Island. As the name suggested, there was nothing but rocks on the island.
The island was fairly sizable. It would take an ordinary person about two hours to complete a circuit of the island.
The island had quite and amount of stuff on it too, including some destroyed tents, torn clothes, and medical supply boxes. It was likely that they were left here by the previous team that was assigned to fight the sea monsters.
That team had suffered a humiliating defeat. Instead of annihilating the sea monsters, they were forced to flee for their lives in panic, as they were the ones who were hunted. Since then, the local Hunters no longer dared to hunt the sea monsters, even the weaker ones, which explained why Lin Junxian had totally lost hope for the city.
”Look at this gash; the claws of the sea monsters were at least this long!” The observant Jiang Yu had immediately noticed some marks on the rocks.
The marks did resemble those produced from claws, extending from the top of the two-meters-tall rock to its middle, leaving three deep lines on it. The marks implied that the sea monster's hand had three claws...
”Can you tell what kind of creature it is?” asked Ai Jiangtu.
”Three claws, scarlet in color... it's a rare species. It's not really described well in the books, but I'm guessing that it's the Scarlet Soaring Demon!” replied Jiang Yu confidently.
”Scarlet Soaring Demon... never heard of it before. We should understand what they are capable of before starting a fight with them. We need to know what their deadliest moves and attacks are,” offered the brown-haired Mu Tingying.
”To be honest, it's unlikely that we're going to find any information about the creature on the Internet. As for their capabilities, our only source is the information provided by Lin Junxian. One thing we're sure of is that they are not poisonous, but their claws are extremely sharp...”
”Their feet seemed to be huge, there's a footprint here,” Zhao Manyan called out, having discovered something.
”There's something that looks like a pile of dried ash here. It must be their stomach acid when its exposed to the air; it was mentioned in the information given to us. The liquid can turn viscous rapidly and ensnare their target,” said Nanyu.
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As expected of the most talented students from different institutes, they immediately learned a great deal of useful information from the clues provided.