70: Chapter 70 Giant Ape and Man-Eating Flower

“Purchase Sailors!”

[Spent 1k Gold, purchase successful: E-Rank Sailor x100.]

“Board the ship!”

At the command, 600 Sailors and soldiers all boarded the avatar ship.

Following closely behind were two black-robed S-rank Navigators and the captain.

After a moment of thought, Chen Fan prepared a piece of tentacle for each of them.

Previously, he had only dispatched 300 Crew Members to scout the situation.

Now, Chen Fan was almost certain that Fangs was going to make a move on him tonight; if he didn't give him a surprise, how could he justify it?

Tonight, Fangs would likely use the same trick he used to sabotage the Emperor against him.

When that time came, Fangs would discover he had only sabotaged a single Crew Member, and his expression should be quite rich.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

“china, have you entered the dungeon yet?”

Just then, Fangs sent a message.

“Speak of the devil.”

Chen Fan gave a light snort and replied: “Entered. Should we meet directly at the island?”

Fangs Vessel: “You should send a picture first. I'll help you identify the direction, so you don't get lost.”

“Fine.”

Chen Fan controlled Drake to take a screenshot, and the moment he sent it, he started a timer.

Just when he thought Fangs would need three minutes, he didn't expect to receive a reply after only one minute.

“Head northwest. You are less than 100 kilometers from the island. Wait for me when you arrive.”

“Fine.”

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Had Fangs' strength improved, or was he acting yesterday?

But at this moment, it wasn't convenient to ask, so he controlled the captain to sail northwest.

Large sailing ships have a full speed of 100 knots, but in this lightless environment, Chen Fan controlled the speed to 60 knots.

On the way, he encountered several pirate ships and giant monster fish, forcing him to take a few detours.

An hour later, the avatar ship arrived near the island.

Just like yesterday, Chen Fan turned off the engine and relied on rowing to approach the island.

Silently, Chen Fan had Drake land alone and hide in the grass.

It would still be a while before Fangs arrived, so he planned to let Drake land on the island early.

Because of Drake's unique vision, he was perfect for Exploration.

“china, I still have over half an hour before I arrive. Be careful not to get discovered.”

Sure enough, Fangs had been monitoring the avatar ship the whole time; as soon as it approached the island, he sent a message.

But clearly, when Drake got off the ship, he stayed close to the reefs, becoming a blind spot in the vision, so Fangs didn't notice.

“Fine, I'll wait for you to arrive.”

After replying casually, Chen Fan controlled Drake to quietly explore the island.

The entire island was mostly covered by grass of varying depths, with only a very few cleared paths.

In the footage transmitted back by the camera, squads of savages were patrolling slowly.

On their foreheads, without exception, they all had horns glowing with purple light.

The shorter ones were only a few centimeters long.

The longest were nearly 40 centimeters, looking a bit like mammoth horns.

Avoiding these patrolling savages, Drake continued to go deeper.

When he walked into a shallow patch of grass surrounded by a fence, Chen Fan's eyes suddenly widened.

In front, a behemoth was lying on its side; it was the Giant Ape that had attacked the Crew Member earlier.

Even lying on its side, its height was nearly two meters.

Beside it were many savages using their horns to scratch its itch and groom its fur.

A moment later, the Giant Ape rolled over comfortably.

The savages on the ground immediately trotted to the other side to continue grooming it.

“It seems this Giant Ape has a very high status among the savage group.”

Chen Fan nodded slightly and continued to let Drake move forward.

Bypassing the Giant Ape, Drake arrived at a place dense with thorns.

Moving further ahead, the soil on the ground became a bit damp, and the grass became shorter and shorter, disappearing completely after a while.

A three-meter-thick straight pole was stuck in the ground.

Drake raised his head and looked up along the pole.

When he saw the top of the pole, a chill rose from the soles of his feet.

In the surveillance footage, Chen Fan followed Drake's gaze and also saw that behemoth.

“Man... Man-eating Flower?”

Chen Fan's eyelids twitched uncontrollably; the three-meter-thick pole in front of him was actually the stem of a Man-eating Flower!

This stem was actually eight meters high.

Above the eight meters, the petals spread out, spanning six meters.

The total height of the stem and petals reached 10 meters!

After being shocked for a long time, Chen Fan let out a slight sigh of relief.

Although ten meters is very long, that was the limit.

Even if it were terrifying, as long as the Crew Member stayed more than ten meters away, they would be safe.

Bypassing the Man-eating Flower, he arrived at the edge of the island.

A large patch of dense, thick trees blocked the possibility of being attacked from this end.

“Return to the shallow grass and wait for orders.”

“Yes, Master.”

Drake acknowledged the order and left silently.

The harvest from this trip was certainly not small.

Not only did he figure out the terrain of the island, but he also discovered the two hidden dangers within.

Chen Fan didn't believe that Fangs, who possessed the Exploration Talent, hadn't discovered the situation inside.

But Fangs hadn't mentioned it, probably wanting to be underhanded.

While thinking, half an hour passed quietly.

A slight sound of rowing started; Chen Fan understood that Fangs had arrived.

“I've arrived. I encountered some trouble on the way, so it took a bit more time.”

“pirate ship?” Chen Fan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Fangs chuckled and nodded. “You encountered them too?”

“I encountered them before. Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have been blasted to pieces.”

“Haha, same here. I also escaped only because I ran fast.”

After some simple pleasantries, Chen Fan got straight to the point.

“Shall we start?”

“Sure, let's start.”

Chen Fan nodded, and 300 Crew Members landed silently.

Following closely behind was Gaia, also dressed in black robes.

Gaia's build was similar to Drake's, so Fangs didn't suspect anything after seeing him.

After roughly counting and confirming the number of Crew Members, he nodded.

Of course, the subconscious habit of pulling out a compound crossbow still couldn't be changed.

Fangs touched the crossbow bolt and looked at the black-robed Gaia with a sinister smile.

After a day of getting familiar with it, he was now very skilled at using Enchantment.

But unfortunately, if he wanted to devour the Talent, he couldn't kill china himself.

Shaking his head in regret, Fangs requested a trade.

A bottle filled with clear liquid was traded to Chen Fan.

[Obtained: Focus Divine Liquid, can resist mental-type negative effects for a short time.]

As if knowing Chen Fan's confusion, Fangs spoke up:

“There are some strange things on the island that can use mental attacks. If you feel uncomfortable later, drink some.

Be frugal, don't drink it all; after it's over, you still have to return it to me.”

“Okay, thanks.”

Chen Fan replied casually and then carefully studied the bottle of liquid.

Logically speaking, the system description wouldn't lie; this bottle of water should really be effective.

Presumably, what Fangs was talking about was that Man-eating Flower?

He didn't expect it to have ranged attacks; this actually surprised Chen Fan a bit.

“Careful!”

Suddenly, Fangs whispered in the channel.

Chen Fan looked over and saw a 5-person patrol squad walking over slowly.

“That's them, get ready!”