58: Danger! High-level magical beast

The moment the large door was opened, a powerful aura of magic rushed toward them.

Compared to the previous area, the region behind the door was much brighter; it appeared to be a massive Magic Stone Storage Room.

The Consultant looked up and realized that the roof had been damaged, revealing a large hole.

Light shone down from above, falling onto the Magic Stones of various attributes scattered throughout the room.

Different colors—yellow, green, red, and blue—mixed together, creating an extremely eerie sight.

The Consultant felt the foul and mixed magic power surrounding him and held his breath, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

In a place like this, let alone magical beasts, even humans would likely mutate if they stayed too long.

Liu Guang was the first to raise his shield and cautiously walk forward.

The Consultant glanced around and followed the others into this massive Magic Stone Storage Room.

Ahead, beside the Magic Stones shining with magical radiance, a colossal creature lay prone.

It was a colorful magical beast with rough skin patterns, resembling a chameleon.

Its wings had no feathers, clinging to the ground like two large cattail fans and displaying a greenish hue.

This should be the Poison Wyvern, the target of this mission, which had mutated due to the Magic Stones.

But strangely, even though the Consultant and the others were very close, this Poison Wyvern still showed no reaction.

"Something's wrong!"

Du Ruo slightly furrowed her willow-leaf brows, gripped her long spear, circled halfway, and approached the Poison Wyvern.

The Consultant seized the opportunity and followed Du Ruo to examine the creature nearby.

This Poison Wyvern had a very large head, looking like a giant toad, but its body was covered in many strange scars.

These scars were sharp but irregular, looking as if they had been torn by a magical beast, and a yellowish-brown thick liquid was seeping out.

This is... a corpse?!

The Consultant was startled and immediately used his Observation ability.

[Monster Name: Poison Wyvern.]

[Level: 45.]

[Species: Bird Wyvern.]

[Nature: Chaotic Neutral.]

[Introduction: A Flying Wyvern that stores venom inside its body, known as the Poison Wyvern. It can freely extend and whip its tongue like a long lash, using its tongue to wrap around and grasp prey before hunting.]

[System Evaluation: This is a corpse. Analyzing the wounds, this Poison Wyvern had no chance to resist before death!]

"There's a problem, don't get any closer!"

Seeing the system notification, the Consultant immediately spoke up to warn them.

This Poison Wyvern was dead, but that didn't mean they were safe.

A mutated Tier 4 magical beast—the monster capable of killing it so easily must be even stronger!

As soon as the Consultant's voice rang out, everyone immediately stopped.

"What's going on?"

"This magical beast is dead?"

Liu Guang and Han Xu observed the scene in disbelief and, upon realizing the state of the Poison Wyvern's death, their expressions turned grim.

The mission was now at a standstill.

If they left now, it would certainly count as mission completion.

But as Bounty Hunters, they could not allow a magical beast capable of easily killing a Poison Wyvern to roam free in the outskirts of Dragon County.

If such a powerful magical beast were to run into Dragon County, it would be a huge disaster!

The Consultant knew what everyone was thinking. He remained silent, carefully observing his surroundings.

He noticed that next to the Poison Wyvern, there were some scraps of meat similar in color to its skin, which looked like they had been torn off.

The pieces of meat showed signs of being gnawed on; clearly, this was a predation event between magical beasts.

Just as the Consultant was thinking, he suddenly felt the light above him dim.

Something was above them!

Everyone quickly looked up, and the moment they clearly saw the situation overhead, their expressions changed simultaneously!

Above the Magic Stone Storage Room, at the location of the damaged roof.

A strange, reddish-brown magical beast was staring down at them!

Its head looked like a wolf, yet strangely, it had no fur!

Its beast eyes glared fiercely at the Consultant and the others, filled with madness and bloodlust!

"Awooo!"

Seeing that the Consultant and the others had noticed it, the strange magical beast let out a sharp roar!

Immediately, like a mass of red mist, it plunged down through the hole in the roof!

"Get out of the way!"

The Consultant shouted immediately. At the same time, Liu Guang and Han Xu quickly retreated several meters.

Du Ruo, however, quickly grabbed the Consultant's collar and pulled him into a safe zone!

Boom!

The magical beast landed heavily on the Poison Wyvern's corpse, instantly tearing the Tier 4 magical beast's body into shreds.

A large amount of blood splattered, and the magical beast revealed its full appearance!

It was over two meters tall and about four meters long!

It had no fur on its entire body; it was dark red, as if smeared with a layer of dried blood, or as if it had been skinned!

It had no excess fat on its body; even through the dark red outer skin, one could clearly see its taut, rock-like muscles.

Its long tail was covered in sharp serrations.

Its four claws were slender and long, and each paw sprouted razor-sharp talons!

In its mouth were thick, yellowish-brown fangs, and some mucus dropped from its mouth, sizzling as it hit the ground!

"What is that thing?!" Liu Guang had never seen this type of magical beast before, and fear instantly appeared on his face.

Although Han Xu beside him didn't speak, he was clearly also bewildered.

Du Ruo frowned tightly, her black eyes showing three parts shock and seven parts confusion.

The Consultant watched their reactions and couldn't help but feel curious.

Aren't they all experienced Bounty Hunters? How could they not recognize a magical beast near Dragon County?

The Consultant silently used his Observation ability again, looking at the newly appeared magical beast... [Monster Name: Nargacuga.]

[Level: 55.]

[Species: Fanged Wyvern.]

[Nature: Chaotic Evil.]

[Introduction: A relatively rare magical beast, mostly inhabiting the vicinity of Cloud Valley City in the south. Its nature is ferocious and aggressive, and it attacks every animal it encounters!]

[The system's evaluation of this is... powerful and cruel!]

Upon seeing the system's introduction, the Consultant's expression instantly changed.

A Level 55 magical beast?

Isn't that a Tier 5 Intermediate Magical Beast?!

And one with an extremely strong desire to attack!

This was deadly. The Consultant felt solemn internally, but also a hint of doubt arose.

Cloud Valley City is a certain distance from Dragon County, so why would this terrifying magical beast appear here?