You're Already a Mature Hunter

Fifteen kilometers north of Lingyun City.

In the jungle, a Velociraptor with an injured left leg lies under a tree by the lake, licking its wound.

The wound was large, stretching from the thigh to the knee, with the skin and flesh turned outwards, Blur, and the smell of blood could be smelled from a distance. In the Savage Wilderness jungle where the strong prey on the weak, this was extremely dangerous.

The Velociraptor seemed aware of its predicament and was trying its best to treat the wound, but it still couldn't stop the bleeding.

Suddenly, the Velociraptor raised its long, thin head and looked at the lake, as if it had heard something.

"Whoosh!"

The water surface exploded, and a huge black shadow emerged, its massive head splitting into four pieces, revealing eight rows of sharp teeth, which snapped into the Velociraptor!

The poor prey didn't even have time to scream before it was completely enveloped by the four large mandibles and dragged back into the water...

The water churned, and a red liquid gradually emerged. The dark shadow writhed underwater for a few moments before surging ashore again.

This is a slender, snake-like creature, known as the Four-Jaw Water Serpent because of its bizarrely large, four-lobed mouth. It is a level 5 hunter and the most ferocious predator in this lake.

At this moment, the Four-Jaw Water Serpent came ashore for the second time, not to hunt, but rather, judging from its frantic writhing, it seemed to be struggling.

Upon closer inspection, one can see a white rope, about the thickness of Thumb, extending straight out of his mouth and into the depths of the jungle.

It turns out that the injured Velociraptor was just bait; after swallowing it, the giant Four-Jaw Water Serpent became the fish on the hook!

The Four-Jaw Water Serpent writhed wildly, and the rope trembled with its struggles, like a plucked string. However, no matter how much it struggled, it could not resist the strong force on the other side of the rope and was slowly dragged ashore.

When the monster was exhausted from struggling, the rope loosened slightly, shook a few times, and then stopped moving. Then, a young man wearing a mask and carrying a hammer walked out of the woods.

"As expected of a level five monster, it's incredibly strong."

Luo Jun smiled as he looked at his prey. This strange giant snake had feet thicker than a water vat and was over twenty meters long. Even when it lay on the ground, it was taller than Luo Jun's waist. It was truly awe-inspiring to be seen lying like this on the bank.

"It's all thanks to the Sunset Spider's silk being so tough; any other material wouldn't have been able to withstand its torment." Luo Jun bent down to pull the rope, about to process his prey, when the Four-Jaw Water Serpent suddenly lunged, opening its massive jaws to bite him!

Seeing this, Luo Jun did not panic. He swung the hammer backhand and smashed it down on the giant snake's head!

Thump!

With a muffled thud, the center of the giant snake's head visibly caved in, and red and white liquid flowed from its eye sockets and ear canals. The massive snake body twitched a few times, then only unresponsive convulsions remained...

"Even the poison of the Soul Severing Fruit didn't knock you out; you're really tenacious." Looking at the snakeskin that had been smashed on your head, Luo Jun curled his lip. "The quality is poor; I'll probably have to deduct some money."

While complaining, Luo Jun pulled out his tools and began skillfully peeling the snake skin.

Luo Jun has been in the Savage Wilderness for almost a month.

During this period, he spent almost all his time in the wilderness of Lingyun City, taking on several missions every day. At first, they were just simple white and green missions to get used to the environment, but gradually, as he became more and more familiar with the Savage Wilderness, the difficulty of the missions continued to increase.

For example, today's task, hunting the Four-Jaw Water Serpent, is a blue-colored mission.

The mission requires bringing back the skin of Four-Jaw Water Serpent. The more intact and of better quality the skin, the higher the reward, up to a maximum of 50,000 yuan.

The guild issues hunting missions for two main purposes: first, to hunt down monsters that threaten Lingyun City, such as the current large-scale Firemane Ant mission, which generally only requires bringing back a kill certificate. These types of missions were more common when humans first ventured into the Savage Wilderness, but now, after years of development, the guild has established a firm foothold in the Savage Wilderness, and such missions are rarely seen anymore.

The second type, which is the current mainstream of missions, is to obtain materials from monsters.

As one of the worlds with the most abundant Spiritual Qi, the bodies of the Savage Wilderness monsters are tempered by natural primordial energy, making them far stronger than the beasts of the Main World. The stronger the monster, the higher the grade of its hides, bones, shells, and teeth. Therefore, the bounty for these materials is basically proportional to the monster's level.

For example, the skin of the Four-Jaw Water Serpent is an excellent material for making armor.

After these days of training, Luo Jun has become a seasoned hunter. His skinning movements are clean and efficient. The snake skin, which is over twenty meters long, is rolled up to look like a small mountain.

Luo Jun used his long knife to cut open the snake's body and turn its belly inside out. Inside, besides the Velociraptor that had already suffocated to death, there was also a mechanism tied to its body that had exploded.

This is a mechanism that Luo Jun modified from existing hunting tools, specifically designed to hunt large monsters. When retracted, the mechanism is only the size of a pomelo, containing more than a dozen sharp barbs, one end of which is connected to Sunset Spider. When a monster swallows the bait with the mechanism attached, it will pull the spider silk forcefully, activating the mechanism and shooting out these barbs to pierce the monster's digestive tract, making it unable to vomit.

To increase hunting efficiency, Luo Jun also coated the hook with paralyzing toxin. Once hit, the monster would be unconscious in less than a minute.

However, it was clear that the Four-Jaw Water Serpent was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

"This is my first time hunting a level 5 monster, and I'm not fully prepared..." Luo Jun muttered, removing the hooks from the monster's stomach, putting the mechanism away, and then using the Sunset Spider as rope to tie up the snakeskin.

This huge lump of skin weighed several hundred kilograms, but it was no burden for Luo Jun at his current state. He took out some medicinal powder from his satchel and sprinkled it on the snakeskin to cover up the smell of blood. Then, with a single effort, he hoisted the snakeskin, which was twice the size of him, onto his shoulder and ran briskly towards Lingyun City.

For the past month or so, Luo Jun has been training diligently. In addition to becoming more agile, he also makes sure to use up Dice Opportunity every day, not letting any opportunity to gain experience slip by.

Luo Jun now needs nearly two thousand experience points to level up. Previously, in order to adapt to the environment, he mostly did green and white tasks, which had low Severity Coefficient and difficulty, and he only gained one or two hundred experience points a day. In the past few days, the difficulty has increased, and the leveling speed has increased slightly.

In the past few days, Luo Jun has leveled up twice, reaching level eighteen. He extracted attributes twice, gaining seven and nine points respectively. Including the Intermediate Point Correction, he gained a total of forty-six attribute points, and his Root Bone has improved significantly. Even without circulating his vital energy, he could easily carry the several hundred pounds of snakeskin with just his physical strength. He walked briskly all the way back to Lingyun City before dark.

After inspecting the goods, the guild offered a price of 42,000. Luo Jun was overjoyed to see the Wildlands Coin, but on the surface he still maintained a cold and aloof attitude. He casually grabbed the money without counting it, turned around and left, acting like a master who regarded money as dirt.

As they left the guild, they encountered a large group of hunters returning in formation, led by the young guide, Su Yun.

The anthill missions have continued these past few days. Having learned from their first experience, the hunters have become increasingly vigilant, making thorough preparations and exploring cautiously. As their understanding of the anthill deepens, the information on the mission list becomes more detailed, and the types of ants offered for the bounty are also increasing.

Wasn't it always Ling Fei before...? Has Brother Su graduated from his apprenticeship?

It's been almost a month now... Shouldn't the Special Extermination Team make its move by now?

Huai An asked him last week if he wanted to join, but Luo Jun refused. He'll probably make his move in the next few days.

However, such a major event concerning the survival of the guild had nothing to do with a nobody like him; he had other important matters to attend to.

Feeling the abundant vital energy within his body, Luo Jun headed towards his residence with anticipation.

(End of this chapter)