Chapter 458 ( Zodiac - III )

"Well, this place isn't so bad" - Kyoko said while looking at the beautiful flowered meadow - "I never thought that something so beautiful would be in such a dangerous place."

Kyōka just shrugged her shoulders as she tried to find something fun in the middle of this strange area.

It wasn't that she didn't find the place beautiful, it was just that she had lived alongside flowers for so long thanks to her mother forcing her to practice the art of flower arranging, that she honestly wasn't that interested in such feminine matters anymore. She enjoyed fighting with strong opponents more than shopping for clothes, or spending money stupidly with her friends, and honestly the other girls in her world were just like her, or at least had similar tastes.

"It's interesting to see so many edible plants in one place, more so when many of these are extremely rare" - Menchi said with surprise as she felt her blood boil with excitement.

She was really starting to enjoy this trip along with her new travel companions.

"Ok, I think this is a good place to eat something delicious, the environment is perfect, and the necessary supplies we were missing, are right here" - Menchi said as she started to think - "With all the animals we hunted while arriving at this place, we have more than enough supplies for a week."

"Two days, Cloud eats a lot" - answered Kyōka while folding her arms - "And I eat a lot of meat too."

"I know, that's why I said I can feed you for a week with everything we have" - Menchi snorted while looking at how Cloud was sniffing the surroundings, an action that Mimi was imitating - "Is something wrong?"

"I feel like there's something hidden in this place" - Cloud replied as he started to think.

"Kyu Kyu!" - Mimi nodded at Cloud's words as she continued to look around confused. She knew there was something impressive in the surroundings, but she didn't know where.

"Easy, take your time and you'll find out where that rare object is" - Cloud said as he petted the little creature.

"Kyu Kyu!" - Mimi exclaimed as she nuzzled her head against Cloud's cheek.

"Well, we'd better get ready to eat" - said Cloud as he looked around calmly, after all, he was sure that the girls were tired after 3 days of traveling up a steep mountain.

The group had faced various animals, each one more dangerous than the last.

First they had encountered a strange carnivorous mountain goat, then it was some [Eagle-Spiders] over two meters, after that they encountered a [Lightning Cobra], a strange reptile that had the ability to use electricity as a weapon, and finally they entered a cave where they had to face a huge group of [Infernal Spiders].

"That's why I hate the mountains, you don't know what kind of animal will come out next" - muttered Menchi as she sighed with regret as she remembered how she was almost eaten by a group of [Eagle-Spiders], only to remember how she had used their smaller versions in the hunter test.

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"Are you sure this is it?" - Said a pretty dark brown-haired girl who was wearing a bunny-eared sash along with a sleeveless black blouse and a short pink skirt.

"Absolutely sure, [Rabbit]." - replied a blue-haired, almost light blue woman as she looked at her companion with annoyance. She was wearing what appeared to be a navy blue carnival costume with feathers - "As a member of the [Biology Division], as well as an expert Botanical hunter, I can identify the slightest damage received by these small plants, and from what I can see, it was caused by human footprints, more precisely speaking a woman from the damage caused by the weight of the person responsible"

"Don't call me by my code name when we're outside meetings, it's stupid" - [Rabbit] said as she rolled her eyes at her - "I've told you a million times, birdbrain, call me Piyon!"

"Who are you calling birdbrain, bitch!" - [Chicken] exclaimed fiercely.

"That's an offense to me" - said [Dog] while frowning - "Besides, I don't think you have the moral right to insult Piyon when you're dressed as an exotic dancer"

"I agree, there are better ways to honor your affiliation" - replied [Snake], who was wearing a black velvet dress that showed much of her cleavage.

"It's not helping that you dress so provocatively too, Gehl" - [Dog] said as she gave her a blank look.

"Cheadle, you need a wardrobe change" - Piyon said as he looked at the only Zodiac girl she talked to because talking to [Chicken] was a pain in the ass for her, and [Snake] didn't talk much outside of topics she was actually interested in.

"We've already talked about this, and I don't plan to change the way I dress" - snorted [Dog], or rather Cheadle Yorkshire, one of the few [Triple Star Slayers] the association had, as well as [Virus Slayer].

"I think we're getting off topic" - Gel said as she looked at her comrades - "We came to the conclusion that we should be watching her between the 4 of us to prevent accidents, but when we were about to meet our target, we discovered that they had already left and hadn't mentioned their destination."

"I know, I had to use my [Magical Beast] abilities in order to figure out which direction they were going" - Cheadle replied while frowning, only to look at her companions - "The problem is that here I can't sense any traces because it's so many scents together."

"Relax, we're not blaming you" - said [Chicken], or rather Clook as she put her hands on her hips - "Managing to guide us to this place is more than enough, although I have to admit I'm surprised they decided to come to this dangerous place"

"This is a mountain of unknown danger, but according to our research, we found it to be at least danger level A" - Piyon said while frowning - "Not only are there dangerous animals in this place, but also the terrain is not easy to traverse, not to mention that the magnetic field of this place prevents the use of compasses and the fog surrounding the mountain is getting denser and denser"

"A trap for explorers or imbeciles" - added Clook as she folded her arms - "But we didn't come here to explore, nor are we idiots."

". . ." - Gel was silent for a few seconds before touching a rock nearby, only to frown.

"Something wrong, [Snake]?" - Clook asked seriously as he noticed the change in his colleague's expression.

"Poison, and a potent one at that" - Gehl replied as she licked her fingers and frowned even more - "Rank S, a similar level to that of the [Gold Cobra]"

"!" - the other women's eyes widened in surprise and terror when they heard this, after all, the [Gold Cobra] was a terrible creature despite its very small size.

The venom of that reptile was so potent, it could kill a giant in a matter of seconds.

"Though unlike the venom of the [Golden Cobra], this venom is more corrosive" - Gehl said as she started to think - "Which causes me much surprise."

"What?" - Cheadle asked as she raised an eyebrow and looked around seriously because it was obvious that this strange creature could be in the vicinity.

"That from what I can see, someone took the poisonous attack full on, but no corpse is visible in the vicinity, not even pieces of flesh corroded by the poison" - replied Gehl as he started to think - "Even if that poisonous creature managed to devour the corpse of its prey affected by the poison, there should still be some mark of blood or piece of flesh, but there is nothing."

"Let's make a hypothetical comment" - said Cheadle as she started to think - "What if the one who received it, is immune to poisons?"

"That's a bit of a far-fetched guess, but it's not unlikely" - Gel replied as she put his finger on her chin - "If so, I'd like to talk to that person and incidentally do some experiments with his blood, after all, not just anyone can resist a poison as potent as this one."

"Clook, which direction?" - Piyon asked as she frowned.

"They haven't changed their direction, just keep walking, but don't go too far because the fog is getting heavier and heavier" - said Clook while shaking her head.

"Wait" - said Cheadle as she looked at her companions - "I feel like there's something weird about all this."

"What do you mean?" - Piyon asked as she raised an eyebrow, though at the same time she was alert for whatever would appear at any moment, after all, she could trust her companions' senses for sure, after all, they were all members of the strongest group of the [Hunter's Association].

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