Multitalented Witch

Chapter 338: The Perfect Plan

Giant Lizards are amphibians. They can live in caves, sleep in mud, can live off vegetables, and eat meat at other times. Such an all-rounded animal species is difficult to deal with. It is difficult to find their weaknesses due to their strong adaptability. It also means that their reproductive ability is quite remarkable.

There were only a few Giant Lizards here forty to fifty years ago, and now.

One thing is certain, the creature that hid in the middle of the swamp was also a kind of Giant Lizard species.

The Razortail Drake Mo Fan had seen before was a Giant Lizard that mixed with the dragon bloodline. By comparison, the one he was targeting now had no wings, and was much larger in size than the Razortail Drake!

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Over the past few days, the three of them tried to figure out a plan to kill a huge beast in the middle of the swamp.

Li Man had returned from his regular explorations with bad news. Two groups of hunters plan to enter the valley immediately. Li Man had blocked the entrance they planned to use, so he barely delayed their plan by a day or two.

"It looks like we have to make a move tomorrow," Mo Fan said.

They would not be able to stop the hunters from feeding themselves to the beast. Moreover, it would ruin their ambitious plan to kill the beast.

Furthermore, Mo Fan felt that if they waited, the shell of the beast would soon grow back.

In the weak lighting of the campfire, Mo Fan started drawing on the ground with a stick as he drew up his plan.

“First, the Xuanwu Lizard is our biggest problem. Despite being severely injured, his strength is still too much for us to handle. We can't attack him without making sure everything is in place. This is our main target, and an expert in disguise. Don't judge it by its enormous size, I can assure you that it has a higher intelligence than the Magicians who were eaten alive." Mo Fan drew the position of the beast on the ground.

Zhang Xiaohou nodded heavily.

Xuanwu lizards are indeed very cunning. It never attacked only when the Witches showed themselves. It waited patiently until they stood on its back. The group of hunters is quite experienced, and also fully prepared. If it was a normal encounter, one or two of them would be able to escape. However, they were completely wiped out in an instant.

“We have no hope of beating it ourselves. However, there is something that can turn the impossible into possible.” Mo Fan drew another swamp area with a stick.

That zone was where Li Man had been alone before, the exact place where he had been poisoned without him noticing.

Mo Fan glanced at Li Man and saw that he was thinking hard. He chuckled and said, “That's right, Xuanwu Lizard is not the only one living in Xizhao Valley. There are also very strong poisonous insects.”

"Brother Fan, are you implying that we should have poisonous insects attacking the Xuanwu Lizard?" Zhang Xiaohou's eyes blinked.

They had no chance of winning if they fought the Xuanwu Lizard head-on. It was clearly a Commander-level demonic beast, and even a Commander-level demonic beast could kill them instantly.

But it would be a different case if they had outside help.

Li Man glanced at Mo Fan in surprise. He had not expected this caveman to be so brave.

It was something that hunters often used, to get some animals to do their dirty work. Thus, they would be the ultimate winners of the situation. Not many people dared to use them on Commander-level demonic beasts, as they would be devoured if they made careless mistakes.

"Have you gathered enough information about that poisonous insect?" ask Li Man.

"Almost?" Li Man pulled a long face.

"After all, it's useful in this situation." Mo Fan did not want to explain further. “The plan is simple; we will lure poisonous insects to Xuanwu Lizard. The poison was powerful enough to weaken a Commander-level demonic beast. All we have to do is let the Xuanwu Lizard kill the poisonous insects, and we will use its poison to kill the Xuanwu Lizard.”

Zhang Xiaohou nodded quickly. He was very confident that his plan would work. He asked after a slight pause, "So, who will lure him to the giant beast?"

Mo Fan and Li Man did not respond. The cave suddenly became silent, apart from the crackling sound of the bonfire.

Zhang Xiaohou pointed at his nose and said in a somewhat stiff tone, "You're asking ME to do it?"

Mo Fan and Li Man nodded simultaneously. None of them had comfortable movement abilities, while on the other hand, Zhang Xiaohou had the Wind Element and the Earth Element, respectively, and he has learned techniques useful in tracking down enemies and hiding his presence in the military. He was clearly the perfect candidate for a difficult mission.

Zhang Xiaohou knew he had nowhere to escape. He muttered softly, "Why do I feel you two reached that conclusion before this?"

“We will bring poisonous insects and Xuanwu Lizards to this specific location. Therefore, we need someone who lures poisonous insects, and someone else who lures Xuanwu.” Lizards Mo Fan poked at a place close to the center of the swamp with a stick.

Zhang Xiaohou nodded.

On second thought, Zhang Xiaohou was confused. He exclaimed, “So what next after we bring the poisonous insects and Xuanwu Lizard there? Aren't we gonna be flanked from both sides? We will be killed first among them!”

The plan was perfect, but the execution was strange.

The biggest problem of luring demonic beasts to fight each other was to ensure a safe escape from the situation. Did they really think the savage beasts would just meet each other and fight fiercely while the bait just turned the corner and fled?

Enough with the jokes, this isn't a movie shoot. It worked out for the female protagonist in Jurassic Park IV, but Zhang Xiaohou alone would not dare to use the same trick.

"That's the question," Mo Fan coughed and pointed to the place he had stabbed earlier.

“Have you thought why we lured them to that particular location?” Mo Fan firmly said, “Li Man and I have investigated the surroundings. There's a cave at the end of this road. Beneath it is a dry underground passageway, which runs beneath the entire valley, including the bottom of the swamp, all the way to the middle of the valley.” Mo Fan drew another road, which was connected to the swamp in the middle.

Zhang Xiaohou immediately realized and said, "Sister Fan, so you mean someone will accept us there?"

"That's fine. Once we lure Xuanwu Lizards and poisonous insects to the place, the ground there is rather fragile. A few destructive Intermediate Spells would make a hole open. It would then drain the mud like a vortex, and we would be able to drive it and head into the underground passageway.

“HAHA, sneaky escape! Demonic beasts will fight each other, and we even have time to change into clean clothes before taking our loot! Muahahaha!” Zhang Xiaohou laughed out loud.

Brother Fan is as smart as ever. It turned out that everything had been under his control all along!

As the two were filled with excitement, Li Man was silent throughout the discussion.

Overall, the plan seems decent.

But here's the problem. If Zhang Xiaohou was assigned to lure the poisonous insects, who would bait the Xuanwu Lizard?