Chapter 2197 - Are You a Dung Beetle? (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
“Mo Fan, are these Mountain Men the same species as the Hillmen we saw on Mount Kunyu?” Zhao Manyan asked.
Earthworm Gully was a heavily broken-up river valley around thirty meters wide. Certain parts of the gully were deeper and wider. It was like two cliffs facing one another.
The current was rapid, and the width of the river varied at certain points. Its meandering shape resembled an earthworm from above.
Earthworm Gully was the usual spot where the Mountain Men got their water. The Mountain Men were used to living in places with low temperatures, so the Aorus Sacred Institute had used Earthworm Gully as a boundary. It did not allow students below a certain Hunter level to cross Earthworm Gully.
Even though students were not allowed to cross the Earthworm Gully on their own, most students of the Aorus Sacred Institute really did not dare set foot beyond the Earthworm Gully. Everyone at the Aorus Sacred Institute was well aware of how savage the Mountain Men were. Not only did they have a strong lust for blood, they enjoyed torturing humans too!
There was even an unofficial reminder spreading around in the Aorus Sacred Institute. If someone happened to fall into the hands of the Mountain Men, they should try their best to kill themselves. Otherwise, they would regret staying alive!
Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan had witnessed the savagery of the Hillmen, but apparently the Mountain Men in the Andes Mountains were real devils when compared to the Hillmen of Mount Kunyu!
“I’m not too sure, either, but we shouldn’t lower our guard against them,” Mo Fan replied.
“Actually, I find them very disgusting. If you let me choose, I would rather fight the mountain beasts!” Zhao Manyan muttered.
The Hillmen on Mount Kunyu brutally gutted and beheaded Hunters, after severing their limbs. They seemed to understand how to torture humans since their body structure was similar.
The two of them were not afraid of the Mountain Men if they were on their own, but they had to look after fifty students. Not every student was capable of defending themselves. Many of them were just nerds!
Not every Mage in the school was a fighter. A third of the students that enrolled in the Aorus Sacred Institute might have outstanding cultivation and could build a tower in minutes, but they would hesitate when trying to kill a Servant-level creature.
On the other hand, the Mountain Men might be dangerous, but they were also valuable for researchers.
Their physical structure was similar to humans, but the Research Union was baffled by their explosiveness, strength, and fighting capabilities, which were comparable to other demon creatures.
The Aorus Sacred Institute would buy an intact corpse of a Mountain Man for five hundred gold, but it was difficult to subdue or kill a Mountain Man without damaging their bodies due to their savagery, not to mention the Mountain Men normally stayed in huge groups!
“Lecturers, are we really going to cross Earthworm Gully?” Miyamoto Shin spoke up.
“There’s no end to learning. We should give these students a chance to learn things outside of the textbooks,” Mo Fan answered loftily.
“Alright, but the Mountain Men of the Andes Mountains are scarier than anyone can imagine!” Miyamoto Shin shook his head.
Mo Fan and Mu Bai were leading the way, while the rest of the security guards, including Miyamoto Shin, stayed on both sides of the group. The students were walking in two orderly lines. They had long heard about the infamous Mountain Men, and none of them dared to stray from the path on their own.
“Mu Bai, didn’t you tell us you wanted to check out one of the plantations on the Andes Mountains?” Mo Fan asked to the side.
“I’ve filtered out eighty percent of the plantations based on my investigations, but that’s the most I can do before taking a look at the rest of them. We will have to check out each plantation to know for sure. The school has a simple plantation in the Mountain Men’s territory, and it doesn’t even have any guards. The school simply lets the plants grow in the wild. I want to see if the Frenzy Poppies are planted there,” Mu Bai responded quietly.