Drinking Everything Will Only Harm You

Before Oboro even reached the lizard's trap, a ripple suddenly appeared in the space beside him.

Something invisible emerged from the void, seemingly drawn by the sweet scent of moisture.

A huge rat with only one round, scarlet eyeball, a body and fur like a rat, but limbs like a lion or tiger, is clearly a sign of evolution.

And it is undoubtedly the predator! While the lizard is luring and killing its prey, it also exposes its own existence and is targeted by a stronger life form.

With a loud bang.

As soon as the rat appeared, its entire body instantly plunged into the soft sand. Immediately afterward, the two creatures from the lowest level of the Dark Continent began to fight fiercely. In an instant, yellow sand filled the sky, and the ground trembled violently, as if it were a magnitude 10 earthquake.

Compared to these two colossal creatures, the tiny, dust-like Long seemed about to be swept into the sky by the residual force of the shockwave.

Even Men Menchi and the others who were hiding in the distance had retreated and moved away, and all the stones that were blocking their view had been blown away... If they didn't leave soon, they would be affected as well.

Although they appear to be quite far apart, they are actually right in front of these two creatures.

"Sky!"

As Gabe Vich ran, he couldn't help but glance back.

They had seen the octopus before, but hadn't had a chance to look at it closely. Now, after taking a closer look at this creature from another continent, they couldn't help but change color and exclaim in surprise.

Lizards and rats rolled and howled across the desert, causing the surrounding sandstorm to rage and create a somewhat chaotic scene.

The sheer force of the two monsters wrestling together created a sensation akin to an earthquake.

And the captain... has disappeared without a trace.

It seems to have been submerged by a sandstorm!

The sudden hunt ended quickly, and the mouse was the victor.

It pulled the lizard's carcass from the ground, then opened its fangs and began to devour it with relish.

Long walked step by step through the sand curtain and arrived at the arena where blood was everywhere.

Standing under the mouse.

He needed to look up to get a full view of the mouse, like looking up at a mountain.

The rat, engrossed in its meal, continued chewing on the flesh and bones of its prey. Only its eyes flickered, fixing on a black dot that had come to its feet... It merely glanced at it and paid it no heed.

It seemed to have little interest in the 'little things' that approached.

"Unfamiliar?" Long read an emotion in the mouse's eyes.

This might be the first time this monster has encountered a human, and he's not on its menu. Also, he's concealed some of his aura, making his life energy appear very low... Besides, while his physical attributes are unparalleled in the human world, they're still considered low-tier on the Dark Continent.

Oboro did not release the Ghost Mist.

Once he arrives on this land, his true strength may not lie in his physical body, but in his soul.

"I was... looked down upon."

Long smiled wryly.

Just as they were about to make their move, another unexpected event occurred.

The mouse, which was eating, suddenly stopped, its eyes widened in terror, as if it had sensed something. As soon as it put down its food, the ground shook, and it scurried away.

Suddenly, the sky turned pitch black, as if dark clouds were pressing down overhead.

A cold, gust of wind swept through, and in an instant, Long's body and soul became one, making him immune to the wind and ignoring physical damage.

He looked over and saw the rat, which was still running away, disintegrate in the blink of an eye and be cut into several pieces.

A strange bird with three heads covered in rotting flesh descended from the sky, its sharp claws seizing the already mangled bones of a rat.

One second, the mouse was the hunter; the next, it became the prey...

Interlocking links.

The important thing is that a crisis can occur at any time.

This frequency of hunting and the perilous state of survival seem to be the norm in the Dark Continent.

Only then did a series of air currents and sound waves erupt from the sky above, indicating that the strange bird had flown from an extremely distant location at a speed that definitely exceeded the speed of sound... After its body landed, the oppressive force and sound of its suspended state followed.

As for how far away... how far away the mouse was found, Oboro couldn't estimate... but it was definitely beyond his perception range.

He didn't realize it.

After grabbing the rat's carcass, the strange bird didn't immediately 'eat' it. Instead, it looked around to make sure there was no danger before tearing the rat's body apart piece by piece.

Yes, it was tearing.

Its heads are shaped like those of some kind of ferocious beast, but instead of the beaks typical of birds, they have three mouths filled with sharp teeth, resembling round mouthparts.

Oboro approached again.

But like the rat, the strange bird clearly noticed 'him', but did not attack.

In its eyes, this level of life energy was not worth its time or effort.

This is also a good thing for Oboro.

This at least means that being weak enough is, in a way, a form of security.

As long as you don't release Ghost Mist or spread your soul pressure, the risk of being targeted is much smaller.

However, now that Oboro has joined this hunting game, the monsters can ignore him, but they cannot extinguish his desire to hunt.

Suddenly, thick black fog exploded up and rolled upwards.

The strange bird, which had been unaware of the danger just moments before, suddenly realized the danger. It roared with its three huge mouths, stirring up a surging, putrid wind... At the same time, it flapped its wings, trying to take off into the sky.

Although the wind caused the black mist to float slightly, it did not completely disperse. Like strands of smoke, it clung to the strange bird's body at an extremely fast speed.

The strange bird struggled, its wings flapping wildly, but it couldn't extinguish the 'ghostly thing' that enveloped most of its body.

Dense, malevolent spirits, like reptiles, darted through the mist and surged into the strange bird's body.

In a moment, the strange bird let out a desperate cry, and was finally overwhelmed by the ghostly creature, falling heavily to the ground.

Although this monster possesses astonishing strength and speed, once its soul fluctuates, its mind and body become difficult to connect. In other words, it cannot use its brain to control its body parts, and naturally, it will die.

After a short while, the massive black mist contracted and was drawn away by Long.

He closed his eyes, a satisfied expression on his face.

The body also returned to its original state from being a spirit.

Immediately, the system panel was opened.

"Hiss... I absorbed three souls, and my rating didn't even increase by one point?"

His eyelids twitched.

"My physical strength seems to have limited use in the Dark Continent at the moment... However, judging from my previous abilities, the increase in armor and magic power will also lead to a transformation of my physical body. The food chain position and ecological score on the system panel should also be comprehensive, including flesh and soul, since they are all part of life energy. But in the early stage, I should try to make the most of my strengths and rely on soul hunting first, and then talk about other things after my body evolves... Compared with the hunting methods that these monsters are born with, my soul is my talent."

He clearly analyzed his own path to upgrade.

His way of life has both advantages and disadvantages.

Given the strange ecosystem and species of the Dark Continent, Oboro did not believe that there were no 'soul-like' life forms here.

At that time, his killer move may not be effective.

At least for now, it looks pretty good.

After a while, Menchi four companions came running from a distance.

They were all stunned when they saw the strange bird's carcass, which resembled a hill.

Long walked to a sandy area that had been ravaged by the battle, pointed to an organ about the size of a house in front of him, and shouted to Menchi, "Come here!"

This organ was part of the tissue from the previous lizard and was not eaten by the rat.

From the outside, it looks like a huge fleshy sac.

But inside... it was filled with water.

It's the liquid that lizards spray!

Menchi quickly stepped forward, and with a swift motion, sliced open the fleshy sac.

The walls of this fleshy sac are very thin.

Sure enough... a stream of sweet water overflowed from the breach.

"I observed the scorpion's condition after drinking the water. It also tried to get some moisture on its body just now, and it didn't feel any discomfort. It should be safe."

"Put some in a bottle first," Oboro said. "We can't stay here long; the smell of blood will soon attract other hunters."

"Team leader."

At this point, Menchi walked around the fleshy sac and observed it carefully, even touching and tapping it with his hands.

As Gourmet Hunter, she is very familiar with various animal ingredients, including their body structure, and has a lot of knowledge that laymen do not know.

"What's wrong?"

Long looked over.

"Based on my experience, although the flesh and blood tissues are different, this fleshy sac... should be the digestive organ of that lizard that stores excrement..." Menchi said.

Anthony and Fante, who were still gazing at the delicious drink with their mouths agape, were suddenly stunned.

Although Menchi put it tactfully, they understood.

This water... is lizard urine.