I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 141 - 96: The Water Seeking Beast Akfan Before Dawn_2

Chapter 141: Chapter 96: The Water Seeking Beast Akfan Before Dawn_2

Equating to a reduction in power, the main factor was heat, not damage, which also allowed the duration to last longer.

Quickly, he modified the high-temperature aura, but instead of integrating it into the Magic Domain, he used it as a disposable bomb. He didn’t need this because he had a superior flame aura and there was no need for the high-temperature aura.

He hurled hundreds of high-temperature auras, and they landed very precisely on the massive Water Seeking Beast, which was now only a hundred meters away from him.

The moment the high-temperature auras hit, large amounts of vapor rose.

The Water Seeking Beast also let out a strange cry, and its body size shrunk significantly in an instant.

"It works, no wonder it’s called the Water Seeking Beast. Its thirst for water stems from its own inability to effectively retain moisture, which is a problem of evolution."

This was definitely a matter of evolution and not an intrinsic flaw, letting it live up to now wasn’t a matter of evolution nor could it be a matter of the environment.

After the Water Seeking Beast had shrunk, its speed also decreased.

This was probably not much related to its size, mainly because it couldn’t bear the heat. It wasn’t just a water-locking issue, but also a heat dissipation problem.

Because its condition was poor and it couldn’t overcome the high temperature, naturally its hunting efficiency was also affected.

Gu Shanhai conducted another Prophetic Divination for himself, by the time he dealt with the Water Seeking Beast, the original menace had completely vanished.

He abruptly stopped and, hearing the incessant wails of the Water Seeking Beast behind him, Gu Shanhai wondered if he had used too many high-temperature auras, hoping he hadn’t cooked it to death.

Now the size of the Water Seeking Beast had completely shrunk, looking emaciated, with its skin hanging loose, and appearing almost as big as a large dog with a feeble demeanor that seemed ready to perish at any moment.

Seeing this, Gu Shanhai quickly canceled all the high-temperature auras. He didn’t expect that while the Water Seeking Beast was strong, its weakness was indeed very apparent.

His intention was to slow down the Water Seeking Beast to give himself a chance to escape, but end up reducing it to such a pitiful state.

No longer suppressed by the high temperature, the Water Seeking Beast struggled to rise and headed towards the lake, though it moved slowly, almost like an old beast nearing its end.

Gu Shanhai quickly grabbed the Water Seeking Beast by the neck, his expression very gentle.

"Look what a pitiful dog you are. I think you must have been abandoned by your master," Gu Shanhai said, looking at its snake-like head with a mocking tone, "You were quite brave just now. I almost lost my shoes running away."

"The sack wasn’t used for the Banshee, now you’ve perfectly filled that regret." Gu Shanhai pulled out a hemp rope and sack, tied up the Water Seeking Beast, slipped the sack over it and casually tossed some water on the sack to keep it moist.

Since he couldn’t allow the creature to drink water but still needed to preserve its bodily function and prevent it from dying on the road, he had to resort to sprinkling. As a mystical animal, it now looked shaky and seemed about to expire, but there was actually no need to worry about it dying.

Moreover, he reckoned the Water Seeking Beast could absorb water through its skin, though not as efficient as drinking directly, but that was sufficient assurance that it wouldn’t die.

As for why he stuffed it into an aluminum box along with the Banshee, naturally, Gu Shanhai was worried about accidents, but separating them wouldn’t make much difference.

"What do we call this? This is what we call a blessing in disguise," Gu Shanhai said with a smile, feeling that the gains were substantial.

Being chased at the beginning was also a blessing in disguise, but it was a blessed first followed by misery. If he hadn’t foolishly taken Ava, there wouldn’t have been so much subsequent trouble.

Gu Shanhai carried the aluminum box on his back, right hand holding a large sack, and continued his journey through the night.

Ever since he captured the Water Seeking Beast, the Banshee in the box, gagged, stopped whimpering; it seemed to have given up, or perhaps it was because the spectacle of death had moved away from Gu Shanhai.

The Banshee was originally all about bringing death. Since Gu Shanhai had not died, naturally, it stopped howling.

’But it can be confirmed for now, players are indeed not subject to destiny, even a temp like me.’

The natives have a destiny formed by fate on their heads, but players don’t, perhaps prophecies can foresee something about players, but they definitely can’t trace the origins.

Essentially, Merlin could predict what players would do, but couldn’t foresee why they could resurrect or why they had various special abilities, he couldn’t even predict what the players’ abilities were.

Players naturally lie outside the fate of this world.

That’s why Gu Shanhai was able to kill Duer Lahan and Sethanda Esoeron, these two legendary figures of the future, otherwise, under the influence of fate, they wouldn’t have died.

Of course, in the players’ eyes, this is called defeating the BOSS, they don’t have locked health, how could they not be killed, even if Sethanda Esoeron had the Demon Spear, he had weaknesses and was not invincible.

More importantly, it wasn’t necessary to use death to change fate, but rather, it could be changed in other ways, just like he successfully tricked Ava into leaving.

But now the dust hasn’t settled yet, he still has to face the final challenge, that is, Merlin.

Merlin might already be waiting at Deer Plain for Ava’s arrival, Gu Shanhai must hurry and meet up with Ava before she reaches Deer Plain to further reinforce her belief and prevent her from going back with Merlin.

If he went back with her, then all his previous efforts would have been wasted.

Without the Druid King, the overall interest would drastically drop, and it’s not just resources but also a vast network of contacts.

One reason why Gu Shanhai was being hunted was his insufficient strength, but another was his lack of connections. If he had connections with the entire Druid community, when he was chased, the Druids would soon sense it and come to his rescue, even demanding justice for him.

When weak, one should know to take advantage of the situation rather than confronting it head on.

’I should be able to find Ava before dawn.’ Gu Shanhai looked at the tracker in his hand, as he moved forward, the signal naturally became clearer.

Ava certainly wouldn’t travel at night like Gu Shanhai did, even if he wanted to, his horse didn’t have the endurance, even with changing horses, since they had already been traveling for so long, the horses were also exhausted.

The moonlight gradually dimmed, and it started to brighten, Gu Shanhai sensed from afar the movements of two horses and Ava sleeping.

"Who goes there!" Ava suddenly sat up, his voice loud, thunderous.

"It’s me." Gu Shanhai didn’t hide or play tricks, but responded directly.

Relieved to see it was Gu Shanhai, Ava sighed, "Mr. Shanyuhai, I thought I wouldn’t see you until Deer Plain, but what are these..."

"In the sack is the Water Seeking Beast Akfan, in the box is a banshee." Gu Shanhai stated nonchalantly.

Ava wasn’t familiar with the Water Seeking Beast Akfan, as it wasn’t common around the Royal Capital, but he knew about the notorious banshee well.

This also made Ava realize how dangerous it was for Gu Shanhai to cover his retreat, even summoning a banshee indicated that death was very close, yet Gu Shanhai harshly carved out a path to survival.

"These people who came this time are not ordinary, Duer Lahan from the Rahan family and Sethanda Esoeron from the Esoeron family, have you heard of them?" Gu Shanhai asked.

"No, but they must be from another country?" Ava asked.

"Yes, very powerful, especially that Sethanda Esoeron, his Demon Spear is extremely terrifying, but I still broke it." Gu Shanhai took out the broken Demon Spear as proof, which he naturally picked up.

"Alright, let’s not discuss this further, do you want to continue resting? If not, let’s set off quickly." Gu Shanhai didn’t want to continue the conversation, instead, he wanted to talk as they traveled on.