C16

He succeeded!

Although the large group of sheep had run away, there were a total of four fat and strong yellow sheep that stayed behind and became the hunting team's prey. This was double the expected harvest!

Most importantly, during the hunting process, not a single hunter was injured.

There was nothing that could be done. After all, the single-horned yellow sheep was a dire beast. Unless an arrow hit its eye and the arrow entered its brain, it would not be able to keep its full fur.

Including Zhang Shixiong and the other members of the hunting team, no one had such a sharp archery skill.

It's fine now.

There was still some time before night fell, but now that the hunting squadron was burdened by several hundred pounds, if they didn't leave early, they might not be able to leave the Wilderness before nightfall. That would be dangerous.

"Everyone hurry up..."

Zhang Shixiong urged, "Let's go quickly!"

Roar ~ ~

Just as he finished speaking, a deep and powerful roar came from the distant mountain forest!

Zhang Shixiong's face immediately turned pale.

The four corpses of the Yellow Sheep were lying on the ground. The wounds from the arrows were still bleeding, and the dark red blood had gathered on the ground to form a twisting stream, causing a strong stench of blood to permeate the air.

This was an ominous odour which had led to disaster!

"Quick, look!"

One of the hunters pointed at the direction of the roar with his trembling eyes and said, "That is …"

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing at. In the forest a hundred steps away from them, a huge dark red beast had jumped out and was rapidly approaching them.

Zhang Shixiong also saw this fierce beast, his expression suddenly turned fierce, "Scarlet Flame Tiger!"

The two words were squeezed out from the gaps between his teeth as if they had some sort of magic within them. The hunters were immediately silenced!

The Scarlet Flame Tiger was a Rank 1 savage beast that was active in the Savage Forest and frequently appeared at the edges of the Savage Forest. Even though its rank wasn't high, its combat prowess was extremely formidable. It had always been a cruel and bloodthirsty beast.

A savage beast was different from a dire beast. If a hunting party were to encounter a low level dire beast, they would be able to scare it away. However, a savage beast was hard to scare off.

Many hunters who had entered the Wilderness to hunt had died in the mouth of the Scarlet Flame Tiger. Usually, their expressions would change, but now that they saw a real Scarlet Flame Tiger rushing towards them, how could they maintain their composure?

If it wasn't for the fact that everyone knew that they couldn't split up their forces at this moment, there would probably be people running for their lives!

Although Zhang Shixiong's hunting team had ten hunters, they were still not a match for the Scarlet Flame Tiger. The arrows and hunting knives in their hands posed no threat at all to a high rank savage beast. It was as if they would lose for sure.

This was the sorrow of a hunting squad without a Star rank.

The originally joyous event turned into a tragedy. This Scarlet Flame Tiger was definitely following the scent of blood, and it undoubtedly had its eyes set on the prey on the ground.

"Nobody attack!"

Zhang Shixiong decisively growled, "Let's back off!"

The hunters dropped their branches and vines, gathered together with their hunting bows and sabers, and retreated step by step under Zhang Shixiong's lead, opening up a distance between them and the corpse of the sheep.

Although everyone knew that the weapon in their hands was useless and that even if they had more people, they wouldn't be able to stop the Scarlet Flame Tiger's slaughter, only by doing so could they have a little bit of sense of security.

As for the Scarlet Flame Tiger, it stopped 20 or 30 steps away from the hunting team. It stared at the hunters and let out a deep growl from its slightly opened mouth, as if it were a demonstration or a warning.

The two sides were in a stalemate.

Nie Feng, who was standing among the hunters, looked coldly at the uninvited guest. This Scarlet Flame Tiger was covered with dark red fur, and its limbs were extremely sturdy. Muscles protruded from its fur, containing tyrannical strength.

However, its belly was obviously shriveled. It must be very hungry.

A beast with a rumbling stomach was the most terrifying.

Different from the tigers on Earth, the Scarlet Flame Tiger had two bared fangs, curved and incomparably sharp. Its pair of copper bell sized tiger eyes were red, like two never-extinguishing flames.

Even though Nie Feng was dozens of steps away, he could still feel the oppressive aura emanating from this Barbarian Beast.

There was an intrinsic difference between savage beasts and dire beasts!

He was truly unreconciled. Bringing his hunting squadron and painstakingly running here, he had finally besieged and killed four Yellow Sheep. If he retreated just like this and gave all his prey to the Scarlet Flame Tiger, he would truly be unwilling!

Therefore, Zhang Shixiong wanted to try and see if he could get one or two yellow sheep back.

This was not Zhang Shixiong's whimsical imagination. Savage Beasts were creatures with intelligence. High level beasts could even communicate with humans, and not beasts that relied on instinct.

And the reason he dared to do this was also because this Scarlet Flame Tiger did not immediately attack. This meant that the other party was afraid, either because they were injured, or because they had too many people and did not dare to take the risk.

If the tiger had concerns, then there was a possibility of communication.

Roar ~ ~

Unfortunately, Zhang Shixiong's idea was very good. However, before he could even take a step forward, that Scarlet Flame Tiger suddenly raised its head and roared. All of the tiger's hair on its body stood up as its sharp claws shot out from its feet.

It was going to be serious!

Zhang Shixiong's face turned ashen. He had just tested the Scarlet Flame Tiger's bottom line, and that was that people could leave, and all the prey must be kept. Not a single one could be missing!

With a heavy sigh in his heart, the leader of the hunting squadron backed off. He looked at the yellow sheep on the ground in dissatisfaction, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!"

He had to stay. If he really fought the Scarlet Flame Tiger head on, even if he defeated it in the end, how many hunters would he have left?

Although the prey was good, exchanging them for human lives was not worth it at all!

The other members of the hunting team were also unwilling, but what could they do?

Zhang Shixiong's decision was undoubtedly wise. If the prey was gone, they could fight, but if they lost their lives, where could they find it?

Therefore, everyone could only endure the grievances and depression in their hearts as they followed Zhang Shixiong, retreating step by step. They still had to be careful in their movements, afraid that the Scarlet Flame Tiger would misunderstand and cause an unmanageable situation.

As the hunting squadron took a step back, the Scarlet Flame Tiger closed in. It seemed to be a bit careful.

Swoosh ~

Seeing that the final outcome was for the hunting team to give up their prey, no one expected that an arrow would suddenly shoot out from the crowd. In an instant, it crossed the distance of more than twenty steps and struck the Scarlet Flame Tiger!

The arrow landed on the tiger's body, but it was unable to pierce through the thick skin and fell to the ground.

The hunters were flabbergasted.

Zhang Shixiong could not believe his eyes as he shouted, "Who is it!?"

Who could be so reckless?

He actually dared to take the initiative to provoke the Scarlet Flame Tiger. Wasn't this equivalent to forcing everyone to their deaths?

At this moment, Zhang Shixiong couldn't wait to chop the person who shot the arrow into pieces and swallow it whole.

Even if you want to court death, you can't do so in such a way!

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