Mortal Epic of Douluo

"Arui, come and see if this is scorpion feces?"

Today is October 10th, the fifth day that Atreus and others came to the Soul Hunting Forest. In fact, they had already arrived at their destination as early as noon on the third day. But during this period, a strong wind blew.

, hindering their progress in searching for the lost giant scorpion.

Wind is not a hindrance to them, but scorpion spirit beasts like to move around in warm, windless conditions with dry ground, and also at night.

So everyone had no choice but to rest for two days. It was not until the fifth day, when the strong wind subsided and dusk came, that they began to search for traces of the scorpion spirit beast.

Scorpion soul beasts like to live in groups. If you find one scorpion, you can find more nearby.

According to the knowledge taught by Laennid, the best way to search for scorpion soul beasts is to find the white feces they excrete. The lines and smooth passages of the feces are the traces of their entry and exit. If you follow these traces, you can find the scorpion nest.

Of course, you must always pay attention to your surroundings when searching, and never lower your head all the time, especially for a guy like the Starlost Giant Scorpion who has long-range attack methods. If you keep your head down and are suddenly attacked by it, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Atreus looked where Oscar pointed and saw a string of white feces traces, consistent with the description in the Soul Beast Encyclopedia.

"It seems that he didn't run away. Although I don't know if it's the Star Lost Giant Scorpion, but everyone should be careful." Atreus raised his shield, protected Oscar behind him, and reminded them.

Scorpion spirit beasts have a characteristic that many spirit beasts don't have: all types are poisonous.

In fact, some types of spirit beasts such as snakes, spiders, and toads are not poisonous, but all scorpion spirit beasts are poisonous, but their toxicity is different.

"rustle--"

The excrement of the scorpion soul beast was found on the front foot, and the next moment there was a strange noise in the bushes. After a sound of scrubbing bushes, a sharp and ear-piercing rat chirp sounded in the night sky.

"squeak--!"

The cry was powerful at first, but then faded. Although he didn't see what happened specifically, Atreus had already imagined the scene of the scorpion soul beast hunting rats.

"Xiao Ao, you stay here, don't move around." Atreus warned gently, and then moved forward with Liu Yan and Frazier at arm's length.

The sharpness of the spear cut through the bushes blocking the road, and under the moonlight, Atreus saw the scene he expected.

A huge scorpion appeared in their field of vision. Its huge double claws clamped tightly on a rodent. Its curved tail hung high, and the end of its tail stinger shone with a ghostly blue light. It was obviously that it had just been injected with venom.

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The tail sting of this giant scorpion is very strange. It is not the usual curved shape, but is very straight.

That's right, this is the target that Atreus is searching for - the Star-Lost Giant Scorpion!

Atreus's eyes lit up, "That's right, it's the Star-Lost Giant Scorpion!"

He recognized that the soul beast in front of him was the target he was looking for, but Atreus made no move because the Starlost Giant Scorpion in front of him obviously did not reach the age he needed.

As the name suggests, the three characters "Xinglos" and "Giant" illustrate the species characteristics of this scorpion soul beast. The age of the Starlost Giant Scorpion can be measured based on the length of its scorpion tail.

Excluding the sting part of the tail, the Star Lost Giant Scorpion has five scorpion tail segments, each segment is equal in length, and the total length of the five tail segments is equal to the total length of the trunk. After the Star Lost Giant Scorpion is born, it sheds its skin once a year, and each time it sheds its trunk

It can be one centimeter long, and its trunk length will be exactly one meter in a hundred years.

The Star Lost Giant Scorpion had no sharp and straight tail stings a hundred years ago. A hundred years later, it began to metamorphose, and its growth rate slowed down. It sheds its skin every ten years, and its trunk can grow two centimeters each time.

And the giant star-lost scorpion in front of us, although it already has a sharp tail stinger, its body length is only just over one meter, and its age is definitely less than two hundred years.

"Atreus, do you want it?"

Fraser moved closer to Atreus, and the Rose Sword in his hand seemed to be ready to move.

Atreus shook his head and raised his shield to protect Fraser, "No, its age is still a little different. I want to be as close as possible to four hundred years. This kind of spirit beast lives in groups, since

If you can find one, you won't be too far away from its tribe. Ah Yan, be prepared to breathe fire at any time, the scorpion soul beast is very afraid of flames."

"Um."

Atreus and the others were observing the Star-Lost Giant Scorpion. How could the Star-Lost Giant Scorpion remain indifferent?

The Scorpion Soul Beast has no ears. Although it has four pairs of eyes, its visual ability is not very strong. However, the sensory hairs on its surface make it very sensitive to touch, and it can detect extremely weak vibrations, and even the weak movement of airflow.

To these humans who disturbed its feeding and refused to leave, it reacted in its own way and began to shake its scorpion tail, making a loud "rustling" sound that was no less than a normal person shouting.

This was a warning, but it was also a call for help. After a burst of sand, the bushes in front made the same sound one after another.

"Be careful, it's calling its own tribe!" Atreus shouted loudly, his soul power began to gather, and he was always ready to fight.

"The Star Lost Giant Scorpion is not too poisonous. It has a pair of powerful pincers. A hundred years ago, the lethality of its pincers was even higher than its own scorpion venom. It does not crawl very fast, but once it enters its attack range

Inside, it is difficult for non-agile attack spirit masters to avoid its tail sting. Ah Yan, you must maintain flame suppression at all times, and Frasier, stand by my side and do not take the initiative to attack."

"Yeah." Liu Yan's response was still a simple syllable, very concise and clear.

"I know..." Fraser was a little dissatisfied with Atreus's command and muttered in a low voice.

Atreus swapped his spear and shield, holding the shield in his left hand and the spear in his right hand. Facing this kind of soul beast with long-range attack methods and poison, it was very necessary to protect the heart.

Half of the shield protected his left chest, and the other half was tilted towards Fraser. While observing the enemy's situation, Atreus said: "I know you want to fight, but there are no healing soul masters among us...

...I don’t want you to get hurt.”

Fraser's eyebrows trembled, he glanced at the scabbard on Atreus's back, held the [Rose] in his hand tighter, and said coquettishly: "Don't worry, my sword is very fast. Don't forget,

I am a fifteenth-level soul master, better than you."

Atreus smiled without turning his head, but the smile quickly faded the next moment, "Here we come, get ready to fight!"

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Note: The original work said that Oscar's recovery sausage "can only have one-third of the effect on him", and that it is "basically balanced with the consumption of soul power", and that "after his soul power is consumed, he can only

Recover through meditation." This paragraph is obviously a BUG, ​​and it is a BUG that Sanshui himself has not figured out the logic of.

So I directly changed the effect of this soul skill.