Chapter 109 Traces of a Strange Beast? Hunting the Fire-Spotted Deer!

In a canyon on the northeast side of the Yanshan Mountains.

Within the valley shrouded in mist, a tall and robust figure carrying a heavy bow slowly emerged from the layers of thin fog.

Only when they reached the sunny side did the other person raise their hand and wipe their face, which was damp with mist.

"The dense fog in these mountains is indeed somewhat toxic. Although it doesn't affect me much, if an ordinary person were to enter, the toxicity could easily impair their vision and hearing, causing them to get lost or experience hallucinations..."

Standing in the morning light, Su Hao looked at the deep, foggy valley behind him, feeling a lingering sense of unease.

Clearly, he underestimated the power of nature.

I originally thought that with my physique and leg strength, a round trip on the mountain road in the northeast would be no problem.

However, he underestimated the effects of the miasma contained in the dense fog on people's health.

This stuff is just as effective as some hallucinogenic poisons.

Although it does not have a substantial impact on him, he needs to constantly mobilize his internal energy and blood to resist the toxins.

Turning around, Su Hao looked at the wide, rocky area in front of him.

This is the infamous Gale Rocky Ridge in the northeast, where dense fog, heavy rain, and heavy snow linger year-round, and the mountain winds howl incessantly, making the weather unpredictable.

In another place, it was a forbidden area that ordinary hunters dared not set foot in.

Because of the extreme temperature difference, unpredictable humidity, and strong winds, there is a high probability that people will die from hypothermia.

Only martial artists with vigorous and robust qi and blood are not afraid of such harsh environments and weather; at least, such environments will not have a significant impact on them.

On some of the vegetation in the rocky hill, a little frost has begun to form and condense.

Su Hao exhaled a breath of hot air and began searching the area around the rocky hill with his heavy bow.

Despite its name containing the character for fire, the Sparkling Deer prefers to live in high-altitude, cold, and low-oxygen environments.

Su Hao followed the possible traces left on the ground and found that there were many signs of human activity, as well as ashes from a fire and some marks made of strips of cloth tied to tree branches.

Similarly, Su Hao also found a lot of torn and tattered clothing and bone fragments among the rocks.

Clearly, this area has claimed many lives.

After wandering around for about half an hour, the wind on the rocky hill became much weaker due to the blazing sun high in the sky.

The fog that had been shrouding the mountaintop dissipated, and the light, drizzling rain stopped.

In just half an incense stick's time, the entire sky transformed from a dark and boundless expanse into a clear and sunny sky.

The visibility is so good that you can see the entire outline of Yanshan Mountain.

The temperature also rose sharply all of a sudden.

"The weather in the mountains is indeed very changeable..."

Looking at the bright sun overhead, Su Hao took off his clothes, wrung them out, and cleaned off the crickets that had somehow gotten stuck to his body. He then put his clothes back on and sprinkled some medicine powder on his body.

But Su Hao soon noticed something was wrong, because he discovered that after the sun appeared, a series of sounds seemed to appear on the ground, like raindrops hitting the ground or beans scattering.

But when he opened his palm, he didn't feel any raindrops falling. Instead, a cricket, about the thickness of a rubber band, landed steadily in his palm.

"Damn it..."

Su Hao felt a chill run down his spine. He wondered what was coming from the rain-like sounds around him. He took a sudden step, unleashing his leg strength, and sprinted more than ten meters before stopping on a dry boulder.

"..."

Su Hao pinched the crickets that were crawling on his trouser leg to death with his hands, feeling somewhat helpless.

I never expected that such disgusting insects would exist in a place with such a large temperature difference.

The number is even greater than that of the previous forests.

Fortunately, these things can't break his skin now; they're just disgusting.

Ok?

Just as Su Hao squatted down to deal with the crickets on other parts of his body, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that a fiery red shadow seemed to be slowly moving on a rock in the distance!

Su Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly lowered his body, peering out to carefully observe.

On the distant rocks, a deer-like creature, about two meters long and one meter tall, with yellowish-brown fur, some fiery red spots, and two sharp antlers on its head, was grazing on the tender grass.

It would occasionally raise its head and look around, very vigilant.

"Its fur is like a fiery carpet, its spots like flames; it's a fire-spotted deer..."

Su Hao thought to himself, and at the same time, he felt a surge of excitement.

I never expected to encounter the trail of the Fire-spotted Deer, a strange beast, on my first visit to this place!

Seeing the fire-spotted deer raise its head and walk towards him, Su Hao took a few steps back and hid behind a crevice in the rocks to observe the beast's movements.

Only when the fire-spotted deer approached within about ten meters of the hiding place did Su Hao slowly take out his heavy crossbow from behind, load the arrow, and aim!

Although the fire-spotted deer is a mythical beast, it is still a herbivore. Although its fur is tough, it cannot withstand the power of a heavy crossbow.

The only reason they are difficult to hunt is because they are very fast and extremely vigilant; at the slightest disturbance, they immediately flee and disappear without a trace.

Therefore, when hunting such strange beasts, one must not be impatient and must ensure a fatal blow.

Otherwise, we will return empty-handed.

Su Hao slowly exhaled, then held his breath, moved the heavy crossbow in his hand, and aimed at the target!

The fire-spotted deer not far away seemed to sense a danger as well. Yuanben, who had been eating with his head down, suddenly raised his head and looked around with his red eyes.

boom!

A dull thud erupted from not far away. The fire-spotted deer was about to wake up and run away, but it was too late. A black arrow transformed into a black line and instantly pierced through his chest.

Then it emerged from the other side, nailing itself to the rock in the ground with a clanging sound!

After being pierced in the chest, the fire-spotted deer did not fall to the ground immediately. Instead, it began to run wildly, covering dozens of meters in just a few leaps, at an astonishing speed!

Su Hao, who had been hiding, also emerged from behind the rocks and chased after the fire-spotted deer!

The fire-spotted deer had its chest pierced and its internal organs ruptured, suffering a fatal injury and unable to run very far.

After chasing for two or three hundred meters, the fire-spotted deer that had been running wildly gradually slowed down, then swayed and fell to the ground.

Su Hao cautiously approached, and seeing that the fire-spotted deer was still moving, he immediately fired a few more arrows. Only when he saw that it was completely still did he slowly take the crossbow and step forward to check.

As a mythical beast, the most formidable feature of the Fire-spotted Deer is its two antlers. With a full-force charge, even a powerful expert like the Iron-skinned Mirror would be pierced through them.

Su Hao was naturally aware of this knowledge, so he did not take it lightly.

Only after confirming that the fire-spotted deer was dead did he breathe a sigh of relief, and a look of joy appeared in his eyes.