CHAPTER 27: CHAPTER 27: HUNTING THE GIANT BEAST

The males were breathing angrily, "What rank are those two Beastmen? How are they running so fast!"

Belinda’s beast husband, Edon, snorted coldly, "It’s that Eighth Rank Snake Beast, and the other is that famous Black Panther."

"Are they all blind?" The males looked incredulously at the three people.

Under the mottled shadows of the trees, two tall and handsome males stood one in front of the other, protectively shielding the delicate female who only reached their shoulders in the middle.

A sharp-eyed male spotted the female’s face and exclaimed in surprise, "That doesn’t seem to be Wen Shu, right?"

Other males also gradually noticed that the female in the distance was fair and clean, smiling with unexpected gentleness, without a trace of that venomous female’s shadow.

"Indeed, it doesn’t look like her..."

Just as a male was about to deny it, Belinda scoffed angrily, "She is Wen Shu! Just a bit cleaner and more pretentious, you all better be careful not to get dragged into the jaws of a giant beast by her!"

Reminded by the female, the males’ expressions changed, and they all agreed, "The female makes a point, we better stay away from Wen Shu!"

A more rational beast spoke up, "We can’t outrun them anyway, and what if she complains to the leader?"

"What are you afraid of, I’ll go drive her away!" Belinda jumped out of Edon’s arms, storming towards Wen Shu, and immediately accused, "What did you come for! Who are you trying to kill this time!"

Wu Xuan immediately stepped in front of Wen Shu to protect her, and Mious also instinctively took a step forward.

Through the two broad figures, Wen Shu’s sharp gaze shot towards Belinda, her eyes filled with a biting chill.

In the sunny weather, Belinda shivered, recalling Wen Shu’s warnings, her gaze somewhat retreating.

But behind her was Edon, and she had just made bold boasts... She hadn’t even regained the face she lost last time!

Belinda’s eyes flickered, but her words were full of momentum, "Don’t play dumb! I warn you, the Hunting Team is not a place for your childish games, you..."

Seeing Wen Shu’s face growing colder and colder, she stammered out a sentence, somewhat posturing, "You can follow, but you must abide by the rules!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

The males were dumbfounded; wasn’t she supposed to drive the female away?

Wen Shu also did not expect Belinda to change her tone suddenly, but this sentence actually saved her a lot of explanation.

As Belinda no longer made things difficult, she naturally gave Belinda a way to back down.

"Of course," Wen Shu stepped forward and replied with a smile, "Feel free to state any requests, as long as they’re reasonable, I will never disobey them."

Her eyes curved, her smile obedient and harmless.

Belinda had known Wen Shu for many years and had never seen her ugly face smile like this before. Although she didn’t want to admit it, it was quite good-looking...

She pouted, raising her chin to return to the team, "Then you can follow along."

The males always respected females, and in addition, Edon was the leader this time. Even if they had objections, they wouldn’t express them directly.

Belinda knew they would be dissatisfied, and as proud as she was, she uncharacteristically explained, "Wen Shu’s family is destitute, if we don’t let them follow, what if they starve, beasts mustn’t be too heartless."

Saying this, she glanced at Wen Shu stealthily.

Wen Shu was pointed out but had nothing to refute, as the original owner had indeed committed many misdeeds.

She smiled at Belinda, received the other’s disregard, and turned her attention to the waterfall ahead.

Amidst countless lush green trees, a silver curtain-like torrent rushed from a steep cliff to a deep pool, splashing up large water droplets.

Wen Shu wasn’t too close, yet she could feel a layer of cold mist on her face.

This was the Fox Beast Tribe’s gathering place.

As she observed, the Hunting Team had already prepared to delve into the dense forest, seeking traces of the giant beast.

With Wu Xuan guarding the female, Mious also joined their ranks, "As winter approaches, the giant beasts will also migrate, they will likely head south."

Edon nodded in agreement, "I agree with Mious, let’s search south."

The males respected the strong, even if they had poor taste in selecting females.

Edon began arranging the action, "Ai Li, you take some males to protect the females, the rest follow me to scout."

This time, the Hunting Team did not shift into beast form, entering the dense forest directly.

Wen Shu took a few steps to catch up, full of doubts about their comments, as the original owner had little knowledge of hunting.

She only knew hunting ranged from a short seven days to over half a month, and to cope with hunger and fatigue, the team must include one female of the Purification System and one of the Healing System.

On the other side, receiving the task, Ai Li led four males, walking at the end of the team, surrounding the only two females in the middle.

They hadn’t gone far, before Ai Li, unable to bear the guilt, called out to that vicious female, "Wen Shu, please walk in the middle of us."

Wen Shu did not refuse and walked with Wu Xuan behind them, unable to hold back, she asked softly, "Wu Xuan, aren’t the Beastmen afraid of giant beasts?"

Doesn’t the female even know this?

Wu Xuan looked down in surprise, seeing the female genuinely confused, he didn’t question further, "Yes, but we also prey on them, and not all giant beasts are bloodthirsty. We mainly avoid the corpse-transformed giant beasts."

Hearing the term ’corpse transformation,’ Wen Shu was stunned for two seconds, muttering, "Corpse transformation?"

Wu Xuan nodded and continued explaining, "Right, ever since the continent was polluted by an unknown toxin, all small beasts died out, leaving only the giant beasts alive."

As he spoke of this, Wu Xuan glanced at Wen Shu, "Yet as the toxin spread, the originally docile giant beasts became frenzied, with some intoxicated so severely that their bodies mutated and they lost their sanity, attacking every living thing they saw—similar to those Beastmen turned mutant beasts..."

The more Wen Shu listened, the more familiar it felt. Except for the terminology change, these corpse-transformed giant beasts and mutant beasts were so much like zombies!

Seeing the female’s frown, Wu Xuan assumed she was worried and softened his tone, "However, there are also giant beasts with high resistance, and their numbers are dozens of times more than the Giant Corpse Beasts, so don’t worry about not having food..."

He wanted to comfort her further, but the leading Edon suddenly raised his hand, and the males immediately crouched into the bushes in unison.

Ai Li also frantically gestured at them, and seeing Wen Shu’s bewildered face, he had a look as if he’d eaten a fly.

Wen Shu indeed didn’t understand, but she guessed it was some kind of signal, and at the moment Wu Xuan hugged her, she cooperatively hid in the bushes.

The forest suddenly fell silent, even the sound of leaves brushing against each other disappeared, and Wen Shu could only hear Wu Xuan’s faint heartbeat.

Suddenly, the ground beneath her trembled, quickly followed by the sound of tree branches breaking above, with scattered twigs falling down.

Wen Shu looked up and saw a large hole in the dense green canopy above, with two rows of massive teeth biting through the crown of a giant tree, a furry mouth grinding side to side, making a crunching sound.

As it chewed, it moved, revealing a wet nose, large pure black eyes, and two antlers as tall as the giant tree.

This was a giant Deer Beast.

Wen Shu couldn’t help but hold her breath, even though when reading the novel she had long known of this creature’s existence, seeing it with her own eyes, she was still awed by its enormity!