Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 510

Chapter 510: The Method of Leaving

The strong light can drive away the parasites active within the Rock Island Crab, avoiding disaster.

According to Bruna, the white light at the bottom of the lake comes from a kind of luminous algae. However, to keep the algae glowing, they need an energy source, similar to the crystals that Luo extracted from the siren's body.

Simply put, the energy the algae need is life force. Although Luo has not tried using nen as an energy source, it's highly likely that nen could also power the algae's glow.

The life crystal that Luo gave to Bruna, which was no larger than a fist, could sustain the algae's light at the lake bottom for fifteen days, providing a protective effect.

There are four such safe zones within the Rock Island Crab, each inhabited by different magical beast species. The prey consumed by the Rock Island Crab would roll into its body along four feeding channels.

Luo and his companions were fortunate to fall into the area where the Bruna tribe lived. The other three beast tribes are not as friendly as the Bruna tribe; encountering them outside would likely result in a hostile attack.

Notably, the four safe zones are far apart, and the parasites only come out when the Rock Island Crab is feeding, making the dark areas outside relatively safe when it is not feeding.

However, the feeding times of the Rock Island Crab are irregular. Therefore, traversing the dark areas requires immense courage and luck, which is why the beast tribes do not rashly invade each other's territories.

Otherwise, given the Bruna tribe's absolute weakness, their dwelling would have long been conquered and turned into a colony by the other beast tribes, who would regularly come to plunder their crystals.

Luo's gift of a crystal to Bruna caused the entire tribe to emit a beautiful seven-colored light, and they were so thrilled they couldn't contain themselves. When Luo took out the rest of the life crystals, the Bruna tribe nearly fainted with joy.

The Bruna tribe's combat ability is very weak, unlike the other three beast tribes, which have the strength to confront the parasites directly. For the Bruna tribe to obtain life crystals, they mainly rely on stealth and opportunism.

Without the ability to fight, they cannot compete and can only rely on quick scavenging. This is the difficult survival method of the Bruna tribe within the Rock Island Crab.

In fact, both the parasites and the four beast tribes in the safe zones are struggling to survive. They live inside the Rock Island Crab as a form of shelter, far from the cruel sea and land.

Hunters and their prey continuously evolve within the vast ecosystem, merely to better continue their species.

Every beast tribe aspires to become like the Rock Island Crab, at the top of the pyramid, always hunting rather than being hunted.

However, being born this way, they must strive to survive from birth.

Even on the distant Dark Continent, the drama of hunting is constantly unfolding. The sea and sky are also scenes of survival.

Is it to hunt or to be hunted?

In any place far from the Six Continents, the essence of brutality is everywhere.

The Bruna tribe is naturally weak, with scarce combat ability, ranking at the bottom of the dark ecosystem. Yet they have tenaciously survived because they found the right way to live.

Countless years ago, ancient humans and beasts left the Dark Continent seeking survival. Fearless of the boundless ocean, they crossed numerous obstacles to finally reach the six islands of Lake Mobius.

This includes the Chimera Ant Queen who drifted to the Six Continents.

To show their gratitude, the Bruna tribe hosted a feast for Luo and his companions. The food was untreated fish from the lake under the island.

In the rippling white light of the lake, various strange fish could be seen swimming, along with shells hiding by the rocks, which are the Bruna tribe's food source.

The Bruna tribe and humans are of similar size, so Luo and his companions did not seem out of place when they arrived at the shell dwellings. At least, the tables and chairs made of shells were quite comfortable for them to use.

While eating sashimi, they chatted with the Bruna tribe, though the communication was somewhat troublesome, requiring a lot of tentacles.

They obtained much useful information from the Bruna tribe, giving them a more direct understanding of the Rock Island Crab. However, Luo and his companions were more concerned with how to leave the Rock Island Crab.

Luo held a piece of pink arched shell with a few thumb-sized green algae, called water algae, and a small shell on the table for collecting debris.

The debris came from life crystals. Feeding a tiny bit to the water algae could instantly turn into a bowl of pure fresh water.

Luo quietly used a bit of nen to feed the water algae, and as he had guessed, the algae absorbed the nen and successfully turned it into pure water.

It seems that the luminous algae at the bottom of the lake could also use nen to glow.

Regardless of the practicality of the luminous algae, the green water algae are very useful. With some in hand, there would be no need to worry about water sources.

Luo drank the pure water transformed by the algae without a word. Perhaps nen could be an energy source for many unique creatures on the Dark Continent.

He temporarily set aside his speculations and looked at Bruna. After roughly understanding the current situation, he asked the most crucial question.

"Bruna, do you know how to leave the Rock Island Crab?"

Bruna blinked and did not answer, instead looking at the eldest chieftain.

This was a question the young Bruna couldn't answer.

The chieftain took over the question and replied, "Since our tribe came into the Rock Island Crab, we have never left, so we don't know how to leave. However..."

At this point, the chieftain's seven-colored light had a deeper green hue.

Green represents fear.

Bisky and Tonpa also connected to the chieftain's communication tentacles, eagerly awaiting the answer. Seeing the chieftain pause, they were speechless.

"But what?" Luo urged when the chieftain did not continue.

The chieftain's body rippled like a human taking a deep breath to calm down. He paused and said solemnly, "The ruler of the parasites seems to know the way to leave. Also, the Rock Island Crab occasionally surfaces and rests on land."

Upon hearing the chieftain's answer, Luo and Bisky exchanged a brief look.

Land?

If the land it reaches is the Dark Continent, that would be the best result. The Lorry has been destroyed, and even if they find a way out of the Rock Island Crab, they would be at a loss facing the vast ocean.

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