The following tracking was completely dependent on the bloodthirsty cat demons. Du Yuqi was at a loss in this regard, but fortunately he was very confident in the tracking ability of the bloodthirsty cat demons. It is worth mentioning that when eating at noon, Du Yuqi did not expect that the salt he brought with him was so popular. The three bags of iodized salt he brought were licked clean by the cat demons in a short time, and they even moved their claws to fight for it. This was not just a matter of hobby, but a lack of salt in the body caused by too fast salt metabolism.
At this time, after Du Yuqi discovered that they were fond of salt, he suddenly realized the reason why these mutated cat monsters were "bloodthirsty". This was because their bodies were extremely lacking in salt, and the blood of living creatures was rich in salt. Therefore, no matter how full these mutated cat monsters were or how urgent the situation was, they would definitely drink the blood of their prey. Therefore, they were called bloodthirsty.
In fact, Du Yuqi believed that as long as they were given enough salt, even if a large basin of blood was placed in front of them, they would probably be extremely disgusted and would wag their tails and walk away angrily.
The group continued to move forward, and when they came to a stream, Du Yuqi suddenly found that the three bloodthirsty cat demons leading the way actually shrank back. It was clearly a stream covered with rocks, and even a six or seven-year-old child could probably step on the stones to wade across it. What was going on with these ferocious bloodthirsty cat demons?
But soon, Bloodfang was seen jumping to the other side of the stream in no time, and then used its tail to roll up a ball of something the size of a millstone, which was flat and black. It was relatively light and mixed with a lot of impurities, including bones, grass and the like.
How should I put it? It looked like a big bird's nest was soaked in a mud pit and half dried, and there was a strange smell coming from a distance.
Du Yuqi squatted down and studied it for a while, wondering if this thing was what made the ferocious and bloodthirsty cat demons around him shrink back? After taking a closer look, he tentatively said:
"What is this thing that you seem to be afraid of?"
Bloodfang passed on a message:
"Yes, this used to be the territory of the mutant minotaur."
Du Yuqi was surprised and said:
"How do you know?"
Bloodfang Road:
"Mutated minotaurs like to spread their feces around their territory to use the smell to warn intruders. If you rashly enter their territory, it will be regarded as a provocation. These guys have very bad tempers and are very aggressive. Once they start fighting, it means that both sides will inevitably fight to the death! Even I can't say that I have a sure win against the powerful minotaurs, let alone these guys."
"Feces... feces?" Du Yuqi took a look at the thing he was holding in his hand and studying carefully, pondered for a moment, and then took out a large plastic bag to keep it carefully.
Bloodfang said in surprise:
"What are you going to do?"
Du Yuqi pondered and said:
"According to what you said, these mutant minotaurs should be very powerful creatures here, so collecting their feces will be very useful! Just think about it, if we sprinkle some of this feces around when we camp at night, then attackers who smell the smell will naturally flee. Even if I don't need it for the time being when I'm with you, it would be good to sell it."
Obviously, Xueya felt that what Du Yuqi said made sense, so he stopped talking. At this time, Du Yuqi got back to the point:
"So according to your judgment, my companion crossed this stream and headed directly for the Minotaur's territory?"
Bloodfang Road:
"This is beyond doubt. If you look at this footprint, it is very obvious. Moreover, these clues around it convey a lot of information."
Du Yuqi looked in the direction indicated by Blood Fang, but unfortunately, apart from finding some messy dead leaves on the ground and a beetle poking its head nearby, he didn't find any clues that could convey a lot of information, and he didn't even find any so-called footprints.
Fortunately, Du Yuqi knew that tracking was a big deal, and it was something that required a lot of energy, so he was not surprised at his own confusion in this regard. He chose to trust the professionals and turned to Xueya and said:
"Very good then, let's continue tracking! You have been the leader of the cat demon clan, are you afraid of a mere minotaur?"
Bloodfang thought for a while and said:
"Minotaur don't like to live in groups. Most of the time they live in scattered groups. They only form families temporarily during the rainy season. When a baby Minotaur grows to one month old, it can find food on its own, and then the family will disband... So even if we encounter a mutant Minotaur, as long as we are not too unlucky, we still have a good chance of winning. However, after you find your companions, you have to start helping me."
Du Yuqi agreed immediately:
"Of course no problem. It's not just a favor. I'll find you a few more large bags of salt when I have the chance."
So, amid the roar of Bloodfang, the "surrendered" bloodthirsty cat demons cowered and timidly stepped onto the Minotaur's territory with their tails between their legs! Du Yuqi couldn't help but think that such a strange combination of humans and bloodthirsty cat demons had probably never appeared in the Bilmark Empire's test field before...
Not far after crossing the stream, the terrain ahead changed. Originally, they should have been walking through the dense forest on the plain, which was similar to the temperate plain forest climate. However, hills and a large number of shrubs appeared ahead, and trees over three meters high were rare. On the slopes of the hills, large tracts of grassland could be seen everywhere, making Du Yuqi feel as if he had traveled through time and space to Europe on Earth.
At this time, Du Yuqi was also sharp-eyed. He saw a piece of shit-yellow thing hanging on the bushes in the distance. He immediately leaned over to take a look. Haha, the words "XX melon seeds" immediately caught his eye. Jet was really creative. He actually thought of using a garbage bag to provide clues to the rescuers. However, Du Yuqi thought it was more likely that this guy had no manners and threw away garbage casually...
Continuing to follow Blood Fang forward, I suddenly discovered that there was a large black patch on the hillside in front of me. It was like a bald spot on the ground, which was very inconsistent with the lush vegetation around it.
Du Yuqi first looked at the surrounding environment and after making sure there was no threat, he frowned and walked over. He immediately found that this dark patch was at least a hundred square meters in size and still emitted a suffocating stench. The trees and grass that originally grew here had now turned into something like mud. If you look closely, you can see wisps of black gas coming out.
Even the bloodthirsty cat demons around felt something was wrong, and they all took detours and came to the upper wind.
Blood Fang said solemnly:
"What a powerful toxin! And this toxin seems a little familiar, mixed with the smell of goblin blood. Could it be that the black goblin next to you, Pastor Du, released this toxin?"
Du Yuqi nodded with a serious expression. He had already figured out that the fundamental reason why a large area here was polluted was because Jet used his trump card, the soul poison. It was obvious that they must have encountered a very dangerous situation.
At this time, another bloodthirsty cat demon suddenly jumped and ran over, then lowered its head and put down the thing in its mouth. Du Yuqi frowned when he saw it, because the bloodthirsty cat demon was holding a severed arm!
The skin of this arm is very thick and grayish black, which is completely different from a human arm. It has only four fingers. Except for the thumb, the other three fingers are the same length. From these details, it can be seen that this is a goblin's broken arm... and Du Yuqi can be sure that this is Jet's broken arm! !
With a heavy heart, Du Yuqi consumed another Holy Crown and tried to summon his follower Jet, but failed again. The reason for the failure was exactly the same as before. Fortunately, this time the consumed Holy Crown was returned.