CHAPTER 139: WHO IS PREY?

1st place: Olivia Garcia, 951.

2nd place: Zorn Wilson, 888.

3rd place: Black Rose, 875.

Carlotta glanced at the current top three, the same three people she had seen when the sky ranking first appeared.

Of the three, the first place, Amelia, had previously mentioned, was a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Brandon.

After dispersing her magic and making the sky ranking disappear, Carlotta said to Amelia, "Let’s go, I need to hurry and collect tokens. I think my ranking can still be pushed further, the first place might not necessarily be impossible for me."

Amelia had no objections.

The two immediately set off, leaving this barren land. Carlotta took the lead in directing their path, heading towards the Five-Colored Deer territory.

...

Will Smith, dressed in a trench coat, traversed the forest, still carrying the scent of blood from recently hunting a monster.

He had refused a challenge issued by someone named Moon, even though the other party’s rank had also been displayed – an early tier Listener.

"Caution is paramount, caution is paramount. Who knows what strange methods there are to ambush someone? If you can enter the top 20, you can’t be underestimated."

Will Smith muttered, being extremely cautious.

He was currently in 16th place.

...

Chloe Blue sat by the lake, having refused Moon’s challenge.

Her purple hair fluttered as she rested. Not far away lay the corpse of a monster, not long dead.

"This person dares to challenge me, so they dare to challenge others. Yet they’ve consistently stayed in the top 20, there’s definitely something going on."

Chloe whispered, she had been paying close attention to everyone in the top 20, knowing clearly who could stay there for a long time and who was just a fleeting presence.

This Moon was definitely not simple.

Chloe then looked at her own ranking.

She was currently in 18th place.

...

Zigmund sat atop the corpse of a colossal monster, a campfire crackling beside him, roasting meat for him. He picked it up and began to eat ravenously, his appearance as wild as his manners were crude.

He took out a token and opened the sky ranking, his gaze falling on Moon, who was in 17th place.

"This person challenged me yesterday. Back then, I was 15th and she was 16th. Before that, she even dropped to 19th..."

Zigmund grinned, guessing that Carlotta was a night owl, sleeping during the day and only acting at night.

He was not a night owl; he had acquired a lot of tokens during the day, and his ranking had improved significantly.

He was now in 11th place.

...

General Soul Reaper had fought her way up. She had adopted an unfavorable name, and basically, no one dared to accept her challenges. However, her strength was undeniable. She had killed Resonator monsters consecutively, acquiring tokens at a very fast pace.

In a forest, she walked unhurriedly, looking at the ranking above. She was currently in 26th place.

"Sky Island should be ending soon. I need to improve my ranking quickly. I wonder what the first place will receive this time."

General Soul Reaper’s gaze swept across the rankings ahead, then paused on Moon, who was temporarily in 17th place.

She remembered that when she first entered the top thousand, this Moon was adjacent to her. She had challenged the other party, but was refused. Later, the other party began to exert force, and their rank was actually always above hers.

"To be able to acquire tokens as quickly as I can, you’re not a simple person. Could you be someone I know?"

General Soul Reaper whispered, a playful smile appearing on her face.

In fact, she had already discovered quite a few acquaintances.

Her gaze drifted to the rankings behind her. It was time for some acquaintances to exert themselves, wasn’t it?

...

Carlotta’s objective was clear: to head directly to the territory of the Five-Colored Deer, a Resonator monster.

As she looked at the map during this journey, her expression changed.

Because she discovered that in just one daytime, many areas that were marked as extremely dangerous had become not dangerous?

What was going on? Had the Resonator monsters there been hunted?

Who had hunted those Resonator monsters?

’Are there so many people capable of hunting Resonator monsters?’

Carlotta couldn’t help but shrink her neck, feeling a sense of unease. It seemed she wasn’t yet at the stage where she could be ostentatious.

Fortunately, the internal areas of Sky Island were vast enough that it wasn’t easy to encounter others; there were more monsters.

She and Amelia hunted monsters as they proceeded, and their sky ranking had also risen back to 16th place... At night, when others were resting, she began to fight.

"Something’s not right here."

After walking for a while longer, Amelia reminded her in a low voice, "We might have entered the territory of a Resonator monster."

It had to be said that Amelia’s senses were extremely sharp. Because they hadn’t encountered any monsters for a while, Amelia had made this judgment.

Carlotta smiled, "This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We don’t need to worry too much about Resonator monsters, our escape ability is quite strong, isn’t it? On the contrary, in such monster territories, there are likely to be many good things."

Amelia was puzzled, "Resonator monster territories do have a higher probability of containing good things, but it’s hard to find tokens there, right? Shouldn’t the priority be acquiring tokens?"

Carlotta found it difficult to fool Amelia, but she absolutely had to enter the Five-Colored Deer territory.

At this moment, her footsteps paused, and she saw a footprint on the ground, immediately signaling Amelia to look.

"Is this the footprint of that Resonator monster? It’s so small?"

Amelia was somewhat surprised.

Generally, the higher the rank of a monster, the larger its body. However, the footprint before them was indeed a bit small, similar to a humanoid footprint.

Carlotta feigned a look of realization and said, "I know, the Resonator monster here is the Five-Colored Deer."

"Five-Colored Deer?"

Amelia looked at the footprint and then at Carlotta, unsure how Carlotta had made this deduction.

Carlotta smiled mysteriously, "That’s right, it’s the Five-Colored Deer. Since it’s the Five-Colored Deer, it’ll be simple. I’ve read books related to the Five-Colored Deer and know how to deal with this kind of monster."

Amelia asked, "What do you want to do?"

Carlotta said, "Take out all the Sun Flower we collected earlier. The Five-Colored Deer loves to eat Sun Flower. We’ll arrange the Sun Flower in a line and lure out the Five-Colored Deer. In that brief moment, we should be able to venture deep into the center of the Five-Colored Deer territory, and perhaps we’ll have some very good gains."

She told Amelia that while acquiring tokens was important, there was no reason to miss out on excellent resources if they were presented.

Other Resonator monsters were difficult to provoke, but she already had a method to deal with this Five-Colored Deer, so there was no reason not to try.

Amelia was persuaded and nodded, "Then let’s give it a try."

She took out all the Sun Flower from her side from the Ten-Heart Pearl and piled them up on the ground.

Carlotta also took out Sun Flower from her storage card and calculated the quantity together, deciding how to arrange these Sun Flower.

After finishing her calculations, Carlotta put away all the Sun Flower. She first went to the outskirts of the Five-Colored Deer territory, chose a patch of forest, and placed the first Sun Flower on a branch.

Then, she retreated a distance and placed another Sun Flower... She continued to place them at intervals, slowly entering the Five-Colored Deer territory, forming a very obvious bait route.

If it were a normal creature, it would know something was wrong just by seeing such an arrangement. However, monsters were still monsters. Even if they reached the level of Resonators, they lacked intelligent thought and only acted on instinct. Deceiving monsters was sufficient.

Carlotta was assigned this task because she was faster and her safety was well-guaranteed. She told Amelia to wait outside.

Within the Five-Colored Deer territory, flowers bloomed in profusion, vibrant and dazzling. They swayed gracefully under the moonlight, exuding an extremely captivating charm.

The river gurgled, petals floated on the surface and drifted along. The water collided with rocks, producing crisp, tinkling sounds.

Carlotta laid out the route as she went, using a large number of Sun Flower to form a long yellow line.

As she ventured deeper into the Five-Colored Deer territory, she gradually felt some pressure. A dull sensation emanated from the depths, making the very air feel oppressive. This feeling was extremely pronounced.

Carlotta knew she was getting close to the Five-Colored Deer and it was time to stop.

...

Meanwhile,

Zigmund, with a wild appearance and wielding a club, was moving rapidly through the mountains, searching for the next monster.

His current ranking in the sky was 11th, just one step away from the top 10. Naturally, he wanted to enter it as soon as possible.

As he walked, his steps involuntarily slowed.

"Have I entered the territory of a Resonator monster? Otherwise, the surrounding monsters shouldn’t have decreased."

Zigmund was very perceptive and could roughly gauge the situation from his surroundings.

He stopped in his tracks, intending to turn back. Resonator monsters were not something a peak tier Listener like him could handle. He was hunting other Listener-level monsters.

However, just as Zigmund was about to turn and leave, he seemed to sense something and took a few more steps forward. He stood on a not-very-high cliff and looked down, immediately spotting a strange scene.

He saw a long trail, a trail marked by one Sun Flower after another.

"Someone is setting a trap?"

Zigmund’s eyes widened in surprise.

Setting up such an arrangement in the territory of a Resonator monster, the target was obvious.

He was also quite bold and immediately followed the trail. He used the dense forest around him to conceal himself, searching for the trail from a distance. Unknowingly, he had also ventured deep into the Five-Colored Deer territory.

After venturing a certain distance, he began to feel a heavy pressure. He finally discovered something.

From afar, he saw a red-haired girl in action, placing a Sun Flower at intervals to create a lure.

Zigmund pondered, murmuring to himself, "This person is also a Listener. Is she trying to lure away the Resonator monsters here with the Sun Flower? Do Sunflowers have that effect?"

Since the other party dared to do so, Zigmund felt they must have confidence. Once the Resonator monsters were lured away, wouldn’t the Resonator monsters’ lair be unguarded for a short period?

Zigmund wasn’t particularly interested in the treasures within monster lairs. He was more interested in acquiring more tokens.

The source of tokens was twofold: first, from monsters, and second, naturally, from other people.

"Unlucky for you to run into me."

Zigmund turned, found a huge rock, lifted it with both arms, and then, without hesitation, exerted force, sending the massive rock flying through the air. With a rumble, it smashed into the ground not far from Carlotta, emitting an extremely loud sound in the night.

After completing this step, Zigmund retreated without a second thought. He believed this blow was enough to alert the Resonator monsters in this territory. That Resonator monster would surely come charging, and this red-haired girl was doomed.

After the Resonator monster dealt with the red-haired girl and left, he could return later to try and take the tokens the red-haired girl possessed.

...

"Boom!"

As a huge rock descended from the sky, Carlotta’s expression instantly changed. She never expected someone to appear and ambush her at this time.

Based on the trajectory of the falling rock, Carlotta looked up towards a cliff and saw a figure rapidly retreating, too indistinct to be clearly seen.

"Carlotta!"

Amelia quickly flew over. She had also sensed the commotion and her expression immediately changed.

Such a massive disturbance could easily alert the Resonator monsters in this territory. It could be said that the moment the loud noise occurred, the surrounding air became much more dangerous in an instant.

The Five-Colored Deer territory was vast. Amelia had been in another direction earlier and hadn’t detected Zigmund’s arrival, which made her both surprised and angry.

"Don’t come over, I can protect myself," Carlotta said, and quickly moved away from the spot where the giant rock had landed.

Amelia was somewhat worried about Carlotta’s safety. Upon hearing her words, she hesitated but still retreated.

Carlotta could also fly and possessed Speed cards. Her speed was far greater than Amelia’s. Even if she reached Carlotta’s side, she wouldn’t be able to help.

As Amelia retreated, in the dark depths, five-colored light began to flow, and an elegant figure emerged from the depths, walking unhurriedly.

It was a deer of ordinary size, its body adorned with five colors that interplayed and reflected each other, as if it had stepped out of a myth. Its elegant posture was like a lady gracefully dancing at a banquet.

Although its movements were elegant, its speed was very fast. In a flash, it arrived beside the fallen rock, glanced at the rock, and then looked around.

At this moment, Carlotta had not gone far.

She stood there, staring at the Five-Colored Deer, but the Five-Colored Deer did not focus its gaze on her.

The Five-Colored Deer could not see her!

The intelligence Carlotta had obtained mentioned the weakness of the Five-Colored Deer. The first point was that the Five-Colored Deer had vision problems and could not see stationary life forms, ignoring them.

Therefore, Carlotta was doing her best to control herself, remaining frozen like a sculpture to avoid the Five-Colored Deer’s gaze.

Not seeing Carlotta, the Five-Colored Deer noticed the Sun Flower on the ground. It immediately went over, sniffed the nearest Sun Flower, and then gently bit into it.

Sun Flower was a food that the Five-Colored Deer greatly favored.

It quickly finished one Sun Flower, then looked up and saw another not far away. It immediately walked over.