Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1228 - 1221: The Inductiveness of the Magic Crystal

Chapter 1228: Chapter 1221: The Inductiveness of the Magic Crystal

Its sudden movements caused panic among its companions, and the animals that had just gathered by the Source River all scattered, even the carnivores, which fled in terror from its actions.

But it only bounced around for a few seconds before it collapsed to the ground, spasming occasionally and breathing rapidly, clearly in immense pain.

"My goodness, does the gun hurt that much?" Watching the animal’s agonizing state, even Hu Daoke couldn’t help but click his tongue and speak with pity.

About a minute later, the animal finally lost all signs of life, its pupils gradually stopped reflecting light, and fresh blood continuously flowed from its slightly open mouth, indicating that the Yuanzi fired from the Origin Submachine Gun must have exploded inside it.

What surprised everyone the most was not it but the animals that had just been frightened away. Seeing their companion dead, they gathered again and continued to lick the Source River as if the previous scene had never happened, giving off an utterly heartless impression.

Hu Daoke put down his submachine gun, then went forward and picked up the animal that had died. The other animals continued licking the Source River, as if, in their eyes, the Source River was more important than anything else and even worth risking danger to approach.

"Boss, what should we do?" Hu Daoke approached Luo’er and asked.

"Choose a spot. This place has the Source River, and there are many animals, it would be bad if we encounter predators during the dissection," Luo’er said with a frown as he glanced at the dead animal and then spoke to Hu Daoke.

They followed the trail torn by the Scouring Sky Beast, and the area was dense with jungle; the only views of the sky were through the gaps created by the impact of the Scouring Sky Beast.

All along the way, Cheng Ziang had Feng clear the path by cutting down trees that block the way, forcibly creating a path through.

At that moment in the sky, five warships were still floating, with Helrandum continually receiving supplies from a supply ship, apparently, the recent shot had indeed depleted Helrandum.

They reached a relatively flat clearing where the team members cut down trees and bushes, cleared an area, and then Hu Daoke laid down the animal to begin the dissection.

The dissection was led by Luo’er, not because he had extensive experience in dissection, but because he was skilled with his culinary skills, often slaughtering livestock and handling them, so he was more than competent.

Kedal’s metal blade split open the animal’s skin, gutting it, and the moment the organs were exposed, a strong rancid smell of fat hit everyone involuntarily, causing them to cover their noses.

Luo’er was seemingly used to such a smell, merely frowning slightly before he began examining the animal’s organs.

"This should be the heart, and the heart seems fine," Luo’er said as he skillfully removed the animal’s heart with a dagger, handing it to Hu Daoke, who was assisting him.

"Later dissect the heart too, see if there’s an issue inside," Luo’er said without looking back.

"Boss," Hu Daoke looked down and then, swallowing saliva, asked, "after the dissection, this meat, is it...?"

"What are you thinking," Luo’er turned back and gave him a look, "Not to mention whether this animal is poisonous, just diseases and parasites, could you handle it?"

"Just cook it thoroughly, right?" Hu Daoke said.

"No," Luo’er shook his head, "We will be heading to the Western Continent for about a month, if anything happens, we might not even have the chance to return to Earth for treatment. Be cautious when away from home, very cautious."

"Ah," Hu Daoke said in disappointment, "Boss, you are too cautious. It’s rare to come out here, don’t be so easily alarmed."

"I am the Captain, I have to be responsible for you all, if I say no, then it’s no. You can resent me, but I just hope you can resent me safely," Luo’er said while continuing his work.

"No, no, we wouldn’t dare; we surely know you mean well," Hu Daoke quickly gestured with his hands.

"Cut the flattery, go find some grass rope; I need to take out the intestines and tie them up," Luo’er said with a smile.

Checking several vital organs, Luo’er found it strange that these organs were all intact and showed no signs of damage, so how had it died?

The answer appeared after Luo’er removed the animal’s intestines. Although Luo’er had already killed the animal, when they removed the intestines, they still smelled an indescribable stench of feces. The smell was so intense that the onlookers kept their distance.

Luo’er removed the large and small intestines entirely, and then he noticed that his blood-covered hand had become sticky. Looking down, he discovered that some sort of mixture from inside the intestines had stuck to his hand.

"Boss, the large intestine is ruptured," Hu Daoke said, holding his nose and holding his breath.

Looking down, Luo’er saw that indeed, the large intestine was in disarray, and a dark brown fecal mixture had leaked out and was continuously spilling out.

Right then, around noon when the temperature rose, the intestine and the spilling fecal matter smelled even worse, almost to the point of being unbearable. Numerous unidentified flies attracted by the smell were buzzing around them.

Despite the rough handling, Luo’er made a new discovery. He distinctly noticed some crystals attached to the large intestine, shining dazzlingly under the sunlight.

Ignoring the disgust, he began to collect the crystals from the large intestine, finding that these crystals closely resembled Magic Crystals.

"How could there be Magic Crystals inside its body? Could it be?" Luo’er thought for a moment and then turned back to inspect the animal’s abdominal cavity.

Indeed, under the animal’s spine, that is, inside the abdominal cavity where the intestines were located, Luo’er found more crystals, which were larger than those left on the large intestine.

He began collecting these crystals into his palm. His excessive involvement made him ignore the foul environment. After about five minutes, he had finished collecting the crystals, and his palm was completely filled with these broken crystals.

"Boss, all the organs have been checked, and some are bleeding. Shall we leave now?" Hu Daoke asked, still holding his nose and with a strange tone.

"Yes, let’s go. I think I’ve found the cause," Luo’er nodded and then got up to leave.

They left the animal and went to a mountain stream to wash off the dirt and blood. Luo’er looked at the cleaned crystals and frowned, falling into deep thought.

"Moumou, you might be right. It seems these animals indeed have a Dantian," Luo’er said seriously to Tangmo.

"Animals having a Dantian sounds really odd," Hu Daoke couldn’t help but comment.

"Since it looks so much like a Magic Crystal, let’s just call it a Magic Core to differentiate it," Cheng Ziang suggested.

"Now isn’t the time to discuss whether my thesis is correct," Tangmo glanced at the two men, then turned to Luo’er and said, "What we should be discussing now is ’how did this Magic Core break apart?’"

"Do you think these fragments were once whole?" Zhuyan Yu stepped forward and asked.

"Isn’t that obvious?" Tangmo shrugged and said, "We all saw it. These crystals tore the organs apart. If they were scattered, each crystal would have had its own protective measures. How would they have allowed these crystals to tear the organs apart?"

"So, you think that the animal was in such pain because the crystals exploded and tore apart the organs, causing severe internal injuries?" Luo’er asked.

"Yes," Tangmo nodded seriously, "Little Ke’s gunshot must have directly blown up the Magic Core inside it, and the exploding fragments of the Magic Core tore its organs apart, ultimately causing its painful death."

"Oh, no wonder I didn’t see an explosion. Turns out it was its organs that exploded," Hu Daoke suddenly realized and said.

"At such a close range, the bullet should have quickly caught up with the anchor. How could it have gone deep into the Magic Core before exploding?" Luo’er asked, puzzled.

"Yes, I am also puzzled by this. Logically, the bullet and anchor should have made contact and exploded on the surface of the animal’s body. How did it go deep into the organs before reacting?" Tangmo also sank into deep thought.