Native Profession

Near dusk, they went straight to the merchants and traded a Spirit Deer carcass for an entire roasted Spirit Deer. After finishing it all, father and son did not linger at all, preparing to hunt through the night.

The Spirit Deer migration would only last around ten days. Every second counted.

As for sleep and rest, with only ten days to endure, an Awakened Rank physique could hold up on just a small amount of sleep each day.

Especially Su Shijie, whose recovery ability was even stronger.

After meals, he only needed to spare a little time to doze in a tree.

The Su father and son were far from the only ones going all out like this. Large numbers of Awakened Rank teams were doing the same. This was a feast.

With Su Shijie controlling the drone for reconnaissance, the two of them had extremely high hunting efficiency and precision.

From daytime until dusk, they had earned eighty thousand Credit Points alone.

That was only because Su Shijie had used Awakened Rank Spirit Deer for close-combat training. Otherwise, they would have earned even more.

The Soul Power extracted from a full day of hunting amounted to two and a half evil spirits. Added to what he had left from before, he now had reserves equivalent to fifteen evil spirits. He only needed around seventeen more before he could undergo another Bloodline Transformation.

Beyond that, the energy guidance effect was also quite good amid the ever-present dense ambient spiritual energy.

That was with Su Shijie only choosing to guide it during the first minute, when the acceleration was at its fastest. Once it thinned out even slightly, he gave it up to save time.

According to Su Ren, under this kind of high-intensity combat and guidance, using up the remaining three Awakening Potions over these ten days would not be a problem.

"Your drone really is incredible. It's way more efficient than I was a few years ago."

After eating and resting for a while to recover their energy, father and son got up again. Su Ren also acknowledged Su Shijie's abilities.

"It's not like I'm the only one using drones, but their control really isn't as good as mine. Haha."

Su Shijie practically wagged his tail, feeling delighted. This drone set his dad had given him was truly excellent.

And compared to other teams, which had to assign one person to operate the drone and coordinate the hunt, the mobility of the two of them was far superior.

"Heh, it's just a little embarrassing that you still can't beat a Spirit Deer of the same rank."

"I can hold my own against them already, okay? I've improved a lot."

Su Shijie grew a little anxious.

"And that's without factoring in your bloodline boosts and Bloodline Trait. Theoretically, you should be able to deal with an Awakened Rank Level Four easily now. Spirit Deer may have intelligence, but they only have so many attack patterns."

Su Ren continued to mock him.

"Combat changes constantly. It's not like I've experienced everything yet."

"Mm. Starting tomorrow, you'll fight barehanded. You only have tonight to get used to it."

Su Ren's words made Su Shijie feel a faint ache beneath his ribs. That was where a Spirit Deer had rammed him.

If he had not possessed Level Four Tough Skin and a high-grade Protective Suit, an ordinary Awakened Rank individual would probably have been pierced straight through by that blow.

It really was a little embarrassing.

If he could not even use a dagger tomorrow and had to fight barehanded, just thinking about it gave him a headache...

As Su Shijie suffered through the taunts and fretted over them, Su Ren was also somewhat speechless inwardly.

Could talent really let someone do whatever they wanted? This kid had never even killed a chicken before.

Yet after only one day, he had already reached this point. That was outrageous enough.

At most, Su Ren had offered some advice based on his shortcomings and corrected a few of his movements. It had only been one day.

He was only trying to keep him from getting too full of himself.

Sometimes, having such a genius son really was rather boring...

"There's a big one. Much bigger than any we've killed before, and it's not far away."

After resting and taking the opportunity to summarize today's gains, Su Shijie discovered another target.

It was a giant Spirit Deer with antlers completely different in shape from the others. Transformation Tier Spirit Deer would also instinctively imprint new genes, usually resulting in some obvious differences.

He had actually found several suspected Transformation Tier Spirit Deer before, but they had all been too far away. Chasing a Transformation Tier Spirit Deer through the jungle was far too time-consuming.

But this time, they should be able to intercept it.

Still, thinking of the few times he had been beaten up by Awakened Rank Spirit Deer during the day, Su Shijie felt a little apprehensive.

A Transformation Tier! One touch from it could mean instant death!

And he did not even know what level of the Transformation Tier it was.

"Let me see."

Su Ren put on his goggles.

"Below Level Four. It's fine, we can take it. Cut it off ahead of time and get the star crossbow ready."

Su Ren made a swift judgment, then took the lead as they hurried in a certain direction.

"See? This pipe shotgun finally has a use."

Looking at the pipe shotgun his father handed over, Su Shijie paused for a moment before suddenly understanding.

"Should I control the pipe shotguns to fire first, then shoot it down in midair when it attacks the pipe shotguns?"

Su Shijie immediately thought of the gunman who had blown up his Star Crossbow before dying.

A Transformation Tier Spirit Deer definitely had that kind of reaction speed too!

And since it wasn't a ranged fighter, the only way it could deal with pipe shotguns in the air was to jump. Once it was airborne with nothing to brace against, wouldn't it become a target?

No wonder Dad had made several pipe shotguns but never used them!

Although Su Shijie lacked experience, his reaction speed and adaptability were there for all to see. He instantly understood his father's intentions.

Seeing Su Shijie's sudden realization, Su Ren couldn't help but click his tongue. There was no sense of accomplishment at all...

Sensing his father's emotional fluctuation, Su Shijie became even more invigorated. His fatigue vanished, and he hurriedly said, "Dad really has incredible foresight. You're amazing!"

"Hehe..."

It had to be said that Su Ren was right. A Spirit Beast was still just a Spirit Beast.

No matter how alert it was, no matter how quickly it could learn, that could not conceal its inherent limitations.

It was like a primitive man seeing you point a gun at him and not realizing he was in danger.

The Spirit Deer also possessed a sense of danger, but it came purely from instinct.

Su Shijie controlled two pipe shotguns and fired at the Spirit Deer.

Once Su Shijie released control, the immense recoil sent the shotguns flying backward.

The Spirit Deer locked onto its target at once.

Accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom, the Spirit Deer with enormous antlers smashed the pipe shotgun that had nearly hit it to pieces in the next instant.

But at the same time, it had no way to evade the arrows tearing through the air!

They had arrived beforehand, laid their ambush beforehand, and calculated the attack timing for every position beforehand. The Transformation Tier Spirit Deer, having fallen into the trap, had no room to struggle in midair.

It had been a perfectly fine deer when it jumped, but by the time it landed, it was a corpse torn into several pieces.

Even though they weren't Scatter Shots, the different firing angles meant that several ordinary crossbow bolts, propelled by the power of the Star Crossbow X-6, still tore apart the deer's corpse.

Even so, once they collected it, it would still be worth tens of thousands of Credit Points.

After all, the most valuable parts of a Spirit Beast were its medicinal properties and the aid it provided for cultivation.

It was a pity about the hide, but it didn't matter much.

"You get started. I'll collect it."

After saying that, Su Ren began gathering the deer carcass. He also used a container to collect the spilled deer blood, taking as much as he could.

Once Su Shijie absorbed the Transformation Tier Spirit Deer, it amounted to the equivalent of an entire evil spirit. He was delighted.

But after finishing the absorption, just as he was preparing to guide the dense spiritual energy that had dispersed, he stopped and said to Su Ren, "Dad, someone's coming on a bug. They're really fast!"

As he spoke, Su Shijie quickly hid all the Star Crossbows to keep them from being discovered, while also preparing to attack.

"A Bug Knight?"

Su Ren, who was collecting the corpse, paused. Then both of them heard a buzzing sound approaching from afar.

It sounded like a helicopter.

A moment later, a bug more than three meters long appeared overhead, its body covered in metallic-colored armor and looking utterly vicious as it rapidly beat its wings.

The airflow stirred up by its wings blew their hair into disarray.

Someone was riding on the bug's back.

The giant bug landed vertically on a tree trunk, and the figure on its back flipped down.

Uh, after the bug stopped flapping and folded away its wings, Su Shijie vaguely felt that it looked like an oversized cockroach...

"Ahem, sorry for disturbing you two. Could you sell me this flesh and blood? How about thirty-five thousand Credit Points?"

The newcomer wore aviation goggles, making his features impossible to see clearly. He appeared to be a young man in his twenties.

He wore a tight combat suit somewhat resembling a wingsuit.

Most importantly, the term "Bug Knight" that Su Ren had mentioned reminded Su Shijie of a rumor he had heard in a game.

This was a special profession developed through evolution on Earth Federation soil.

At the same time, it meant that the other party was a Transformation Tier Bug Knight, likely hoping to use Spirit Beast flesh and blood to raise his mount...