Seeing how quickly Dumby had leveled up, Gao Peng suddenly had an idea to help it level up even more .
If I can pull this off, Dumby may be able to gain a couple more levels very quickly . . .
"We better leave now . There's a Mountain Spirit living in this area . . . Right now, we humans aren't exactly on good terms with its kind . It would be best if we stayed out of their . . . Damn it," cursed Uncle Liu under his breath .
A low rumbling sound echoed in the distance . The ground began shaking violently, as if a herd of horses was now stampeding towards them .
Gao Peng looked down and saw the pebbles on the ground rattling around his feet .
"Let's go!" said Uncle Liu hurriedly .
The Blood Eye Whisker Vulture spread out its wings and lowered its body, letting Gao Peng ride on its back .
The Shadow Japalura lifted Dumby up and carried Uncle Liu on its back . Together, they flew up into the air .
Looking back down, Gao Peng saw a cloud of dust rising into the sky . Through the cloud, he could make out a massive figure moving towards them .
Gao Peng drew in a sharp breath .
Nothing could have prepared him for the sight of a 300-foot-tall Mountain Spirit moving inexorably towards them .
Those with weaker wills would have immediately run in fear at the sight of it .
"Hu . . . mans . . . " it said, its voice rumbling from the depths of the earth . It sounded so indistinct that Gao Peng thought he was imagining it at first .
Only when the Mountain Spirit repeated what it had said did Gao Peng realize that it was speaking to them at that moment .
"Uncle Liu, I think the Mountain Spirit is calling us," shouted Gao Peng .
"What did you say?" Uncle Liu shouted back . The wind had drowned out Gao Peng's voice .
"The Mountain Spirit is calling us!" said Gao Peng, pointing at the Mountain Spirit behind them .
"Relax, it can't catch up to us!" said Uncle Liu, patting his chest confidently .
"That's not what I said . I'm saying it's calling us!" shouted Gao Peng . How hard of hearing can you be, uncle?!
"Don't worry, it can't fly!" said Uncle Liu, grinning .
Gao Peng fell silent for a moment . "Uncle Liu, are you deaf?" he shouted .
"What, are you calling me deaf?" said Uncle Liu, appalled .
Gao Peng decided not to continue the conversation until the Shadow Japalura was flying close enough for Uncle Liu to hear him clearly .
"I see, you're saying that the Mountain Spirit is calling us . Yeah, I heard it too," said Uncle Liu . "Let me tell you something . You're still young . You have much to learn about this world . These creatures cannot be trusted . First, they lure you in with their sweet words, then they try to eat you . "
Gao Peng hesitated for a moment . "Why don't we go down and hear what it has to say? We'll fly just close enough to have a conversation with it . "
They had flown so far ahead that they could no longer hear the Mountain Spirit behind them .
"All right then, but I'm telling you, Mountain Spirits may be made of stone, but they are all rotten to the core," said Uncle Liu .
Gao Peng nodded impatiently . "Yes, you're right . These Mountain Spirits are always up to no good!"
Uncle Liu glared at him with a strained smile on his face . You little twerp . . .
When it saw Gao Peng and the others disappear into the distance, its head drooped down dejectedly .
"Hey, big guy, you want something from us?" shouted Gao Peng from the back of the Blood Eye Whisker Vulture .
The Mountain Spirit stopped in its tracks and turned around .
"Human, I would like to make a deal with you . . . "
. . .
Ten miles away, a couple of humans and their familiars were resting near a mountain stream .
"Did a Mountain Spirit just pass by?" a man in a black singlet said worriedly .
"Yeah, it's supposed to be living in a valley to the north . Why did it suddenly appear here? We were almost spotted by it," said a young man beside him . The young man had short hair and a lively pair of eyes . He was carrying a camouflage backpack on his back, and in his left hand was a chunk of meat . He tore off a piece of it and fed it to a red wolf beside him . The wolf happily gobbled it down .
"No, we were definitely spotted by it . It simply ignored us," said a lady in a yellow jacket and black sweatpants .
"How can you be so sure?" the man in the black singlet said, frowning .
"My brother once told me that Mountain Spirits don't have eyes or noses, that they rely on their brainwaves to sense all life forms in their vicinities," said the lady .
"So you're saying that nothing can hide from it?"
"Well, there are many monsters out there . One of them might have the ability to fool its senses," said the young man, patting his thighs as he stood up . "Let's go, aren't we supposed to help you hunt—"
Suddenly, an indistinct rumbling up ahead interrupted him . The young man said, "Maybe we should wait a bit . "
The Mountain Spirit had lumbered across the mountain stream in front of them . Two huge bird-like creatures were now hovering above it .
The Shadow Japalura was wreathed in a green aura that was shaped like a pair of tattered wings . The Blood Eye Whisker Vulture beside it was cloaked in a turbulent white aura .
The three of them stared at the two Lord-tiered monsters with bated breath, fearing that the slightest movement might anger them .
"One of them is carrying something in its claws . "
"Must be its dinner . "
"Someone's on the flying-type monster," said the man in the black singlet, rubbing his eyes as if he couldn't believe what he had just seen .
Chapter end
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