CH 152

In his consciousness, a number was constantly jumping under a semicircular symbol as spiritual energy was inputted.

That was the time of retrospection.

The attack on Qingcao Town was over two days ago, and Rode didn't care about anything else once he knew the time.

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It was enough to just take a glance at the Book of the Past. What was the use of listening to so many details?

Rode had used this book many times before. After obtaining it, he had practiced with it many times.

Besides his own bedroom, he had also been to many places in the base to confirm that there were no taboos. He could see any scene without any blind spots or secrets.

The number in his mind accurately stopped at thirty-one.

Then, the scene from thirty-one hours ago appeared in his consciousness.

In the calm Qingcao Town, under the bright firelight, the townspeople were working in a large grassland, applying fertilizer, removing weeds, and pruning flowers.

The guards stood on the stone roof, vigilantly looking outwards.

Suddenly, a guard blew the whistle and shouted, "Attack! Level one combat readiness! Non-combat personnel evacuate immediately!"

The townspeople quickly and orderly ran towards the interior.

At the same time, a huge half-skull dog head emerged from the black mist, which had been dispersed two hundred yards away by the fire.

Fire instantly ignited on its head, but it was not afraid at all. It also extended its decaying body into the town.

It was a deformed monster, with a strong smell of decay all over its body. The fire on it could only ignite small flames.

Next, Rode saw a one-sided battle.

The big dog easily knocked down the guards, broke through the stone house, and destroyed a large area of the grassland.

Then, when the fire on it grew larger, it returned to the black mist.

The guards who came to support were left empty-handed.

The scene ended here, and there was no need to see what happened next.

Rode opened his eyes and said, "A giant dog, with a head as big as half a house and a body as big as a carriage. Its flesh is highly decayed, bones are visible, and its eyeballs are abnormally large, overflowing from the eye sockets. It is very fast and likes to attack by ramming with its skull. Several guards were seriously injured by being rammed by them."

Iron Wolf sneered.

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's like you saw it with your own eyes."

But Sweet Tea, who was examining the traces on the ground, said, "Iron Wolf... it seems to be true."

Iron Wolf said coldly, "If it's true, I'll eat its shit on the spot."

Rode was stunned. "No, that's too disgusting. Why do you all like to eat this stuff?"

Iron Wolf angrily said, "Don't be so smug..."

At this moment, Big Bug suddenly exclaimed, "Look! The traces of the broken stone house, it seems that it was really knocked down like this. This kind of destruction looks like it was pierced by a hammer from the front. I was wondering what kind of monster would have a weapon like a hammer."

Iron Wolf fell silent for a few seconds.

"That's just a coincidence..."

"No, it's not right. The traces on the ground are also very similar."

Iron Wolf approached and looked for a moment, angrily saying, "These side traces clearly belong to a monster with two legs!"

Rode explained, "The hind legs of the giant dog are strong, while the front legs are atrophied. It mainly relies on its hind legs for movement."

Iron Wolf choked for a moment. With this explanation, he also noticed this detail from the subtle traces.

But eating shit was not an option.

He quickly found a new reason.

"How do you explain the burnt marks? The Guardian's Fire is not natural fire, it cannot burn the ground."

Before Rode could speak, Big Bug spoke up, "According to the Dawn Blade, this should be a Distorted Beast. Judging from its form, it may be a complete form. These burnt marks are the traces of its decaying matter falling to the ground and being burned to ashes, not burnt marks."

Iron Wolf's face turned red in an instant.

According to the knowledge of a hunter, this was a completely reasonable explanation, and he couldn't think of a second more reasonable explanation for a while.

Sweet Tea kindly raised a new question, "Why did the Distorted Beast attack here? And why did it run away?"

Big Bug's simple face instantly became very serious.

"It's probably because it has already reached its complete form and is trying to find a safe place to hibernate and undergo the next transformation."

Iron Wolf immediately took over the topic, "In that case, there won't be just one monster."

"That's right, it might be a group of monsters."

Big Bug's theoretical knowledge seemed to be very solid, and there was a hint of anxiety in his tone.

"We need to eliminate it as soon as possible. Once it enters hibernation, a black cave will form here, and Distorted Beasts will be continuously born."

Iron Wolf said in a deep voice, "Don't rush, we still don't know the direction..."

"Over here."

Rode pointed to the northeast.

"The monster ran in this direction."

Iron Wolf angrily said, "Of course I know, but can you guarantee that you can still discern the direction after entering the black mist?"

"I can."

"What makes you so sure?"

"Of course, it's because of my keen eyes, superb intelligence, and powerful deductive reasoning ability..."

If it were in the past, Iron Wolf would definitely have cursed this person until he didn't recognize his mother.After entering the black mist, it was very difficult to determine the direction. If it weren't for the genius invention called the "Star Disk," no one would dare to travel long distances in the black mist, let alone track the traces of monsters.

But now, this person has just demonstrated the ability mentioned above, and as a result, he owes someone a pile of shit.

Iron Wolf hesitated for a moment, thinking about his thirty-four sewer missions, and decided to temporarily trust him.

"Alright, lead the way. We're ready to set off."

After briefly explaining the backup matters to the mayor, Iron Wolf led the three of them into the black mist.

"I'll take the front position and be responsible for fighting the monsters head-on. Big Worm, you'll be the vanguard, attacking opportunistically. Sweet Tea, you'll be the mid-field controller, mainly protecting the rear. Dawn Blade, you'll be the rear scout."

Rode nodded slightly.

He now fully understood the significance and responsibilities of tactical positions.

Along the way, Rode perfectly fulfilled the responsibilities of his position. His extremely high spiritual vision allowed him to see everything in the black mist, and the past books allowed him to accurately grasp the traces of the monsters.

The safe zone was indeed relatively safe. Besides some dust on the road, they didn't encounter any other monsters.

However, the more Iron Wolf looked, the more unbelievable it became.

He couldn't understand how the person in front of him could discern the traces. Although he would stop and look at the ground every few steps to determine the new direction, where were the traces on the ground?

Iron Wolf concentrated all his thirty years of experience and almost popped his eyeballs out, but he couldn't find any traces on the barren land that had nothing special.

However, judging from the momentum of Dawn Blade, he seemed very confident in his direction.

Generally speaking, except for inexperienced novices, few people would be blindly confident. It was a rare quality.

And the person who created the sewer miracle couldn't be a novice.

So, there was only one possibility left.

He really saw the traces left by the monsters.

But why?

Iron Wolf racked his brain but couldn't understand. He couldn't help but ask, "How did you see it?"

"With my eyes."

Sweet Tea chuckled, "Mr. Dawn Blade is really interesting."

Big Worm also laughed, "So this is a high spiritual vision user? The world in his eyes is different from ours."

Iron Wolf closed his mouth and decided not to speak for the time being.

After about an hour, they arrived at a hill.

Rode said, "It's right ahead."

Iron Wolf nodded. He had already seen signs of the black mist gathering in this area, indicating the presence of a relatively powerful existence.

If left unattended, the monsters inside would undergo qualitative enhancement and give birth to even more powerful monsters. If this continued for a long time, the main body would further evolve into higher-level monsters, turning this place into a monster's lair.

This guy really had special scouting skills.

"I'll take the lead."

Iron Wolf said.

"Big Worm, wait for the opportunity to make a move. Last time, you spent all your savings due to a serious injury. Be careful this time."

"Sweet Tea, your spiritual energy recovery is too slow. Don't rely on medicine every day. Money is already scarce. When will you be able to buy a house in the upper city area at this rate?"

"Dawn Blade, don't interfere in our battles easily. I've been watching you all the way, and your basic combat ability is too low, just like a fresh graduate. You must not have trained regularly. It would be disastrous if the monster broke through while I'm not holding it back."

Sweet Tea asked worriedly, "Iron Wolf, can you handle it alone?"

Iron Wolf smiled, "Don't forget my special ability. A man with greenery won't die, and besides, I've already reached the sixth stage."

Sweet Tea covered her mouth, "Really?"

"Of course!"

Iron Wolf smiled and suddenly his body swelled up. His muscular body expanded like a balloon.

In just a few seconds, he turned into a green giant at least ten yards tall.

His clothes were obviously specially made and didn't burst. They just turned into a thin film covering his body.

Rode looked at the green giant in front of him in astonishment. This was the second time he had seen this transformation, and he was still shocked.

"I'll go first."

Iron Wolf's voice became deep, like rolling thunder.

He turned around, paused for a moment, and then like a green lightning bolt, he crashed into the hill.

Rode stared at his back. From the perspective of his soul's eye, his soul also swelled up, and in the distant hills, he had already seen signs of monster activity.

"Let's follow."

Big Worm said in a deep voice, and with a movement, he followed behind Iron Wolf.

Then it was Sweet Tea.

Rode was at the back. His field of vision was the widest and he was most likely to spot danger.

Although Iron Wolf's spiritual vision was much lower than his, he was still an experienced old hunter. He didn't recklessly charge into the monster's lair but instead lured a monster out first.

Monsters generally acted on instinct. If you mastered the method, they would be easy to deal with.This was a relatively small aberrant beast, its flesh relatively intact on the surface, with no visible bones, and its eyes not so strange.

Judging from the soul's waveform, it shouldn't be very strong.

In Rode's line of sight, the monster's text appeared again at the bottom of his eyes.

Aberrant Beast

Type: Monster.

Threat: Medium.

Soul Attribute: Corrupt.

Danger: Powerful biting force.

Rode now had some understanding of this phenomenon. It seemed to be information recorded in the dream. If the information was missing, only a part or none would be displayed.

The threat to me is medium, so the threat to them must be even lower.

Rode thought.

Sure enough, after Iron Wolf pulled it out, he beat it up from all directions. Regardless of speed, strength, skill, or size, he far surpassed the aberrant beast. Under his heavy punches, its psychic energy became more and more obstructed, and its soul became weak.

The big bug hid on the side, seized the opportunity, suddenly rushed up, pulled out two steel claws from behind, aimed at the aberrant beast and swung fiercely. Several invisible transparent waves flipped it over, leaving several bone-deep marks on the aberrant beast.

Sweet Tea also raised her hand, powerful psychic energy gathered in her hand. A strong humming sound rang out in the air, a semi-transparent spear appeared in her hand. Her seemingly weak body suddenly showed steel-like muscles. She spread her arms, threw the spear in a perfect posture, and the powerful force even stirred up a storm.

The air spear hit the aberrant beast right in the head, knocking its skull away.

It let out a mournful howl, fell to the ground with a thud, and a huge hole appeared in its soul.

"Alright, don't waste your psychic energy."

Iron Wolf ordered.

"I'll do it."

He raised his huge green fist, just about to smash it down, when a figure suddenly rushed over, inserted his glowing right hand, and then pulled it out fiercely.

Accompanied by a muffled sound as if from the void, Iron Wolf clearly saw its soul scatter, as if that pull had severed its soul thread.

The soul of the aberrant beast quickly dissipated in the air, like a drop of ink falling into water.

And in his blind spot, a black line disappeared into Rode's body.

【Soul of the Aberrant Beast】

【Soulless +24】

Rode curled his lips.

Not too good.