Black Technology System: Beast Hunter

Chapter 4 Steel Tooth Rat

"It's almost like a human-animal war took place here. In my opinion, this must have encountered a litter of pig-headed beasts."

After deciding to split up, the two people responsible for transporting the wounded left with Liu Xing, who had been unconscious, while Zhao Dong and others followed the scattered traces and continued to move deeper into the forest.

The place where Liu Xing was found was a small clearing in the forest, surrounded by a small circle of bushes half a person's height. There were not many traces of Zhao Jinhai and the others stopping, only the bushes in one direction were broken, and the weeds on the ground nearby were also obviously broken. The fall was obviously caused by a stampede and collision.

A few people walked along this trace for a while, and the signs of a fight that had taken place nearby became more and more obvious. Soon, a messy battlefield appeared in front of their eyes.

The trees were broken at the waist, swaying trees, flying blades of grass were scattered everywhere, and the dark black soil was stained with what looked like bloodstains. It was obvious that a fierce battle had taken place here, which turned the originally dense forest into a mess. It has to be sparse and empty.

Half of the broken tree, which could be hugged by a person, was leaning downward on the ground. The spread crown of the tree was like an oversized tent, leaving a large shadow on the ground.

The rescue team members, who were arranging their hair, walked over, raised their hands and knocked on the tree trunk twice. They couldn't help but smacked their lips and let out a sigh.

Sun Minghao squatted down, stretched out his hand to pick up a handful of mottled soil, brought it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, and said with a slight frown, "It's human blood."

Zhao Dong's heart tightened when he heard this, and he looked around in a daze, trying to find his father's figure or some useful clues, but unfortunately he found nothing.

At this moment, Ye Lan, who was looking in another direction, suddenly stopped, shouted "I found it", and ran forward quickly.

Zhao Dong was the first to rush over, followed by the others, passing through a small dense forest, a huge mountain of flesh came into view immediately.

The pitch-black armor, sharp fangs, and sharp arrow-like barbs on the back all prove that this giant beast, which is too large for common sense, is a common sight in the green radish forest. Pig-headed beast.

"Here." Ye Lan raised her hand and disappeared behind the pig-headed beast.

A few people walked around the huge body of the pig-headed beast, and saw a person lying on the ground, and Ye Lan was squatting beside him to check.

"Uncle Xie." Zhao Dong recognized the man's identity at a glance, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy in his eyes. But before he could say anything else, Ye Lan raised his head and shook it slightly.

Zhao Dong's body trembled suddenly, and he opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

"What's the cause of death?" Sun Minghai glanced over and saw that the person was hopeless, but he still walked over and bent over to check Xie Ping's injuries.

Compared to Liu Xing, who was covered in blood, Xie Ping looked much better. There were not many traces on the dark green field clothes, not even grass and dust, and he could even be called clean and tidy. There was only one wound, which was on his chest.

A hole the size of a fist was opened on Xie Ping's chest. Blood stained his clothes. The blood had solidified but not yet turned black. It was obvious that he had not died for a long time.

"It looks like he was injured by the force of the punch. Only a mid-level hunter, and a master who specializes in boxing, can deliver such a clean punch." Ye Lan touched his chin as if muttering to himself. typical.

"The question is who took action against them. It stands to reason that hunting a pig-headed beast would not provoke such a master." The Inn Tou rescue team member came over and said.

"It's hard to say now." Sun Minghao's face was serious, "With Uncle Zhao's strength, it is impossible to kill this pig-headed beast. I checked just now, and the techniques of both sides are similar, and they are both fatal in one blow."

"Is that an exaggeration?" The Iniantou team member gasped.

"Stop talking about this for now, look around and see if you find anything else." Sun Minghao waved his hand, glanced at Zhao Dong who was searching around, and said with a headache.

Looking at it like this, no matter what the reason was, Zhao Jinhai must be in danger. His body might be found soon. By then, I really don't know what that kid can do.

Zhao Dong naturally didn't know Sun Minghai's worries. At this time, he only had one thought, which was to find his father, Zhao Jinhai, as soon as possible. But he also knew that he had little strength and no experience. He was useless in terms of tracking. So while wandering around aimlessly, I communicated with the system, hoping it could help find it.

"No, I don't have enough energy right now. I only have the basic functions turned on, so I can't explore a large area." It's not that the system doesn't want to contribute, but it's just that it can't exceed the set permissions.

If Zhao Dong is a high-level hunter, or simply a trencher, you can provide it with a large number of energy stones to upgrade, which can unlock higher-level permissions. Then, let alone find someone, you can map out the entire Pothos forest in real time. Dynamics are just a matter of seconds.

"Isn't it okay to search in a small area?" Zhao Dong discussed with the system. Dad might be waiting for him to save his life. If he can be found one minute earlier, there will be more hope for life.

"Except here, there are no injured creatures within a three-kilometer radius." The system paused, then said as if explaining, "Three kilometers is the limit of my current exploration."

"Thank you." Zhao Dong exhaled slowly.

Judging from the severity of Xie Ping's injuries, his death time was no more than an hour. Considering that the current environment is a virgin forest, coupled with factors such as physical exertion and minor injuries, it is impossible for Dad's foot strength to exceed the range of three kilometers, so at least It can be expected that if the father really escaped, his life would not be in danger at the moment. "

"I think this is the best news I've heard so far."

Zhao Dong comforted himself and cheered up. Just as he was about to continue searching, his eyes turned inadvertently and he seemed to see a bright light flashing past.

"It's dad's hunting knife." Zhao Dong got into the bushes and quickly found the source of the light. A long knife as wide as a palm was lying quietly among the grass.

This knife was Zhao Jinhai's favorite weapon. He would bring it with him every time he went on a mission. At this time, the long knife had been broken into two pieces, and the upper half was missing. Only the lower half with the handle was left. Wearing a dark red protective cloth.

The patterned protective cloth was wrapped by Zhao Dong's novice the night before, so he recognized it after just one glance.

After discovering his father's knife, Zhao Dong felt happy at first, and then worried again.

The knife is broken, where is dad?
Intense emotions surged in his chest, and Zhao Dong really wanted to scream, or rush out and find his father in the shortest possible time.

However, he also knew very well that the more nervous he was, the more he had to act calmly. With his low strength, it was definitely not wise to act rashly. He immediately turned around and ran outside, wanting to tell others about his discovery.

At this time, Sun Minghao and others had just finished discussing the discovery and were spreading around to search.

Zhao Dong exited the bushes and saw Ye Lan standing less than three meters away from him. The other party had obviously heard the movement and turned to look over.

At this moment, the sound of the system tablet suddenly sounded in Zhao Dong's ears.

"There is a situation."

Almost at the same moment, Zhao Dong saw several black shadows leaping out from the dark woods. One of the black shadows pounced on the Inantou player, knocking him to the ground immediately, followed by a tragic sound. Call.

It wasn't until here that Zhao Dong realized clearly that what was crouching on Cuntou's body and gnawed wildly was a big yellow-haired mouse the size of a domestic dog.

"It's a steel-toothed mouse, everyone be careful." Sun Minghao yelled, swung his knife to avoid another steel-toothed mouse that was rushing towards him, rushed to Cuntou's side, and lifted the steel-toothed mouse away with a single blow.

At this time, the remaining two were also attacked by the steel-toothed mouse, and the other two jumped at Zhao Dong and Ye Lan who were standing at the same place.

Ye Lan looked very calm. After neatly dealing with the rushing steel-toothed rat, he did not rush to help. Instead, he took two steps back and protected Zhao Dong behind him.

Fortunately, although the steel-toothed mouse is a first-class beast, its attack power is not strong, and its number is not large. There are only seven or eight of them, and they are quickly wiped out by Sun Minghao and others.

"It's really strange. The steel-toothed rat is an extremely timid animal and will never attack humans on its own initiative."

When the crisis was over, a rescue team member opened the first aid kit he carried with him and wondered while helping Buntou treat his wounds.

"There is still more than a month before the beast tide. Something must have happened in the depths of the forest to cause abnormal things." Sun Minghao looked at a few dead steel-toothed mice, but found nothing except for their oversized size. Something is wrong.

"The conditions of these steel-toothed rats and the pig-headed beast seem to be similar. However, although the steel-toothed rats have become larger in size, their strength has not increased much. What's going on?" Ye Lan was also confused and was about to If she said anything else, Zhao Dong, who was standing beside her, suddenly changed his expression and jumped towards her.

Because the incident happened suddenly and the two of them were so close, Ye Lan couldn't dodge at all, so she was thrown to the ground by Zhao Dong. But when she reached the exclamation on her lips, she heard a cry before she could say it. The scream was so sharp that it exploded in my ears.

Immediately afterwards, a huge black shadow almost brushed past Zhao Dong's back, and the unique stench of strange beasts poured into his nostrils in an instant.

The black shadow suddenly fell to the ground, its thick limbs clasped to the ground, and its fangs were oversized, almost like kitchen knives. Its blood-red eyes were full of murderous intent, staring at everyone, and its tail like a steel whip swept around the area. The trunk of the tree made the sound of metal and stone, and a deep depression suddenly appeared on the trunk, with debris flying everywhere.

"Steel-toothed Rat King."

Sun Minghao couldn't help but change his expression after seeing clearly what the black shadow that suddenly attacked was. The other three people also exclaimed, quickly drew out their weapons, and moved closer to Sun Minghao and the others.

"Damn it, how could there be a mouse king here." Ye Lan also jumped up at this time.

The big rat in front of him was completely black and nearly two meters tall. Ye Lan noticed the cold light and the giant claws like steel hooks. She couldn't help but feel scared and couldn't help but glance at Zhao Dong.

If it weren't for Zhao Dong's timely shot just now, she would have been seriously injured even if she didn't die, but Ye Lan was just a little puzzled. The steel toothed mouse is very good at hiding. He didn't notice anything strange, how did Zhao Dong discover the existence of the Shu King first, and save her in time.

However, it was obviously not the time to consider these details, and before the four of them could gather and form an attacking formation, the Steel Tooth Mouse King screamed and launched another attack.

(End of this chapter)