Reign of the Hunters

Chapter 94: Anthony the Hunter

If memory served, there was a Mysterious Egg in Ye Ci's storage. She could still remember her joy as she received the egg from Wang Jiangnan. However, she was unable to get the egg to hatch.

When she tried to crack it open, the system hinted that it was a "treasure" that needed to be handled with care. When she was trying to appraise the egg with the help of an appraisal NPC, the NPC merely snorted and claimed that their job was to appraise objects, not living creatures. After a few days of trying in vain to search for answers, the precious egg was stored away in Ye Ci's personal storage.

Ye Ci had never thought that after looking for the answer far and wide without results, she was able to find it so easily. The way to hatch the egg surfaced right under her nose.

Without thinking about it too much, Ye Ci rushed towards the storage warehouse and retrieved the egg that was as sleek as a bowling ball. She put it into her bag and rushed straight towards the incubator NPC. She was quick to spot the shop after taking a turn into the alley.

The shop, which was situated between some shabby houses, was not eye-catching at all. Ye Ci would've missed the shop entirely if not for the shaky signboard in front of the shop. She spotted an Undead with messy hair brewing a greenish concoction in a corner as she entered the shop. The racks at the side was line with several flasks whose contents were unknown to Ye CI.

The Undead went to and fro in the shop, as if he did not see Ye Ci at all. He threw ingredient after unknown ingredient into the pot, as if he was a witch who was brewing some hideous poison. Of course, the Undead must be a female to fit that criteria.

After observing the Undead for some times, Ye Ci cleared her throat, drawing his attention. She then stated her purpose of visiting the shop, and handed the Mysterious Egg to the NPC.

The NPC took the egg from Ye Ci and chuckled, "This is quite an egg." With that, he took out a magnifying glass and began studying the egg, ignoring Ye Ci's expression. After a short while, he nodded and casually dumped the egg into a glass container, spilling the blue liquid within the container. A sizzling sound could be heard as the liquid dripped onto the floor.

"You need some Magical Crystal to incubate the egg. If you happen to come across some, bring them to me. The more crystals you get, the faster the egg will hatch. Do as you see fit." The NPC's yellow eyes in his already withered sockets were unlively.

Ye Ci was rather worried for the egg. Although she did not really care about what was inside, she had no intention at all to waste it just like that after handing it to the NPC. Ye Ci called up the status window for the egg.

Mysterious Egg

Owner: Gongzi You

Status: Incubating

Seeing that the egg was doing fine, Ye Ci did not stay for long. She turned around and left the place. She took in deep breaths after leaving the place. The smell was just too pungent. She then headed to the Teleportation Master, her destination: Damp Tropical Rain Forest.

As the name implied, Damp Tropical Rain Forest was a map with a tropical rain forest. Unlike the other forests however, the map was hot and stuffy, and would rain constantly as well. One would need to be constantly vigilant when traversing through the map, as there would be venomous bugs lurking around. These tiny creatures were not well-known, but if players did not pay attention to them, they might get poisoned and even receive damage over time. Unless they were protected by players that were tanky and had high survivability, mage players would usually stay away from the map.

Damp Tropical Rain Forest was a level 35-lvl 40 map filled with monsters ranging from level 30 to level 45. The majority of the monsters that appeared in the map were beasts, with occasional humanoid monsters. A nest of Tyrannosaurus Rex resided in the northwest part of the map, with quite a number of Elite T-Rex lurking around the area. They were perfect pets for Hunters.