"Now that Loki has sensed the mission target, there is no need to bother looking for it anymore. You just need to follow Loki."
However, before leaving, Loki did not forget to use her divine power to retrieve the skeleton of the Jungle Bone-Eating Dog through the air.
"Although it is not the goal discussed with the IGO, it is a good ingredient after all. It should be worth a lot of money when it is brought back to Dimensional City, so don't waste it."
"Anyway, I just picked it up for free. If you don't want it for free, it's not bad for us to use it to make soup ourselves."
Under the puzzled gazes of Tione and the others, Loki explained with a smile.
The girls had no objections to this. Anyway, Loki was holding the thing herself, so she could pick it up if she wanted to.
After waiting for Loki to put away her things, the group set out on the road again.
Led by Loki, they walked around the edge of the forest for a while before officially entering it.
This time, there were no more surprises. Relying on the mental map that Loki sensed with her divine power, the group took the safest route.
On the way, the girls even had time to observe various plants, use the food detector to look around, and pick some fantasy ingredients that could be eaten as snacks.
The previous tension slowly dissipated, and it became like going out for an outing. They stopped to eat and drink along the way and had a lot of fun.
"I wonder how Finn and the others are doing now?"
After another break, Tione, who was eating delicious food, suddenly said with emotion.
"Well, there is nothing to worry about. The environment there is very similar to our world. With their strength, they will definitely be like fish in water."
When Tiona heard this, she waved her hand and said, not caring much.
...
Meanwhile, in the Slime World, unlike the five girls who were relaxed, Finn and the other two were a bit miserable.
Although the environment was not as dangerous as the girls' location, it was also not as rich in ecological resources.
Well, to simply describe it in four words, it was: a wilderness.
They looked for water, but there was none, and they looked for food, but there was nothing to eat.
Fortunately, they brought water bags, but when they were thirsty, they had to resort to the luxury of using low-level potions instead. As for being hungry, there was nothing they could do but endure it.
The only thing worth celebrating was probably that they encountered enemies first and killed some monsters.
But unfortunately, none of the meat from the monsters they killed was edible. The three of them tried to roast it and took a bite during their break, but they almost vomited out yesterday's dinner.
"Let's be patient for now. It's only one day anyway, and we can go back in a few hours."
Although they could return to Dimensional City at any time, Finn chose to hold on a little longer and kill more monsters before going back.
"Mm."
Bete and Gareth nodded. It was just one day; it wasn't a big problem. They were almost used to hardship.
...
Back in the Toriko World.
Tione, who didn't know the plight of Finn and the others, heard what her sister said, thought about it, and agreed, so she didn't worry about it anymore.
She turned to look at Loki, who had collected more ingredients, stretching her bag to the size of a small mountain.
"It's getting late. How far are we from the mission goal?"
"Also, how many ingredients do you need to collect? Carrying so much stuff on your back won't even fit on the plane when we go back."
Tione was speechless regarding Loki.
I don't know if it triggered her hoarding habit, but Loki would basically collect some of the ingredients she encountered along the way. Although she also ate a lot of them on the journey, there were still more and more ingredients accumulating.
Not only did this stop-and-go behavior slow down their traveling speed, but a large bag of things was also a hindrance. The target was too eye-catching and had a strong fragrance, which could easily attract attacks from ferocious beasts and reduce mobility. It even made some paths impassable.
This was not the first time Tione had complained, but Loki had gone crazy and wouldn't listen at all. She still went her own way and collected various ingredients she saw.
"Well, we're almost there, just a few kilometers ahead."
Loki continued to collect the fruit she had just discovered without looking back and replied casually.
"Besides, it's not useless for me to collect these things."
"These are ingredients with good capture levels. You can exchange them for money when you bring them back to Dimensional City."
"Even if Dimensional City doesn't accept them, there is still the IGO. If you exchange them for money here, you will have funds for future activities in this world."
Well, more importantly, she planned to buy a plane here. Although she might not be able to take it back to Dimensional City, it didn't make any difference if she could use it here...
"So what are you waiting for? Hurry over and don't let the target escape."
"Okay, let's do the task first."
Seeing Tione's urgency and the target already in sight, Loki had no choice but to stop collecting ingredients and continue to lead the way.
The journey of several kilometers only took a few minutes for them, and they arrived shortly.
The five women finally saw their main target after entering the Wul Jungle.
It was a monster with a bumpy body, like black coal, with many red lines as if lava was flowing inside it, emitting terrifying heat.
"Magma Truffle Rat. The meat tastes like excellent truffle, and the blood is as hot as lava, serving as a perfectly seasoned sauce. The adult capture level is 40, but the one in front of me is higher, at level 43."
Lefiya had developed a habit along the way. She took out the food detector, scanned the monster in front of her, and then spoke.
"Don't worry about that, let's go together and solve it quickly."
Tione said, already picking up her weapon and rushing forward.
Tiona and Ais followed closely behind.
Seeing this, Lefiya retreated to Loki and started chanting, ready to use magic to provide long-range fire support at any time.
But this was obviously a bit redundant.
The strength of the three women was enough to kill any beast in this sea of trees one-on-one, and now it was three against one. The Magma Truffle Rat was easily taken down by the three women without any resistance at all.
"Done!"
Tiona, who had landed the killing blow, shook the blood off her sword and struck a handsome pose with some pride.
However, she could only stay cool for three seconds. Not even a second later, Lefiya and Tione exclaimed.
"Hey! Don't throw it away! That blood is the sauce, and it is also the mission target to be recovered."
"Wait! The wound is bleeding! Get the container quickly!"
"Ah? Oh!"
You looked so cool just now, but now you look so embarrassed trying to find a container to collect the blood.
A few novice Gourmet Hunters with no experience, after a while of scrambling, finally succeeded... in wasting most of the blood, and even got it all over their bodies. Blood (sauce).
"Ah... what to do now?"
"What else can we do? Let it cool. At least we've collected part of it, so we can barely make it work."