Hunter Squad

"Finally, it was dead."

Chu Han rubbed his reddened fist and let out a long breath.

Then he shouted toward the distance several hundred meters away, "It's taken care of. Come over!"

A few seconds later, Zhao Feiyu came sprinting over.

When he saw the devastated forest and the Black Mane Lion bleeding from all seven orifices, his face filled with shock.

Especially when he saw Chu Han sitting atop the Black Mane Lion, he was even more astonished.

After fighting a 3rd Rank Black Mane Lion, Brother Han isn't even injured. Just how strong is he?

At this level of battle, he did not even have the courage to participate. Even watching from nearby, he could easily be injured by mistake.

Yet Chu Han still looked calm and unruffled. At least on the surface, he had not suffered much trouble.

Zhao Feiyu did not dare think about it any further. The more he thought about it, the greater he found the gap between himself and Chu Han.

His gaze then fell greedily upon the Black Mane Lion's corpse, and he could no longer look away.

"Brother Han, you're my real brother! Hahaha, we even got the Black Mane Lion's blood! My strength is sure to rise by a huge margin!"

Zhao Feiyu was so excited that he nearly acknowledged Chu Han as his adoptive father on the spot.

He hurriedly took out the container and began collecting the Black Mane Lion's blood.

Before long, the remaining space in the container was filled with the Black Mane Lion's blood.

"The blood collection is complete. I can start cultivating tonight!"

Zhao Feiyu excitedly stored the container in his spatial bracelet. Chu Han, meanwhile, stored the Black Mane Lion's corpse, and the two returned to the cave they had discovered earlier.

After returning to the cave, Zhao Feiyu took out the container filled with lion blood and placed it on the ground.

Then he took out a bottle of purple potion from his spatial bracelet and poured it all into the container.

The purple potion mixed with the lion blood, immediately producing an intense reaction.

The lion blood inside the container began to boil. Bubbles continuously rose to the surface, making a "glug, glug" sound.

Soon, the entire cave filled with red mist, and the mist was thick with the smell of blood.

Zhao Feiyu explained, "The blood of lion-type mutated beasts is only a base material. It can only display its effects after being mixed with the special potion made by my Lineage. This potion purifies the medicinal power in the blood, ultimately turning it into a great tonic."

Hearing this, Chu Han looked inside the container. The blood that had originally filled it was visibly decreasing, transforming into a dark-red blood slurry.

Yet the energy contained within was growing increasingly pure. Even he felt somewhat tempted when he saw it.

I wonder whether I can use this blood slurry to cultivate too.

Zhao Feiyu saw what Chu Han was thinking and smiled. "Brother Han, this specially prepared Lion Blood Potion can only be used in combination with my talent and cultivation technique. Ordinary people simply can't absorb the violent medicinal power within it."

"Maybe I can absorb it." Chu Han smiled.

He had once absorbed the blood of the Red Scale Python and the energy within the Black Blood Stone at the same time. Perhaps he could absorb this potion as well.

Zhao Feiyu gave a bitter smile. "Brother Han, you can try if you want, but don't blame me for not warning you. It'll definitely be an incomparably painful experience."

Even with thorough preparation, he would suffer a certain degree of pain during absorption, let alone Chu Han.

Chu Han shook his head without changing his mind, feeling a trace of anticipation toward the gradually condensing Lion Blood Potion in the container.

Just then, a faint sound of footsteps came from outside the cave.

Chu Han's brows instantly furrowed, and he hurriedly warned, "Someone's coming."

If he had not been focusing all his attention on the container, he would not have noticed these footsteps only now.

At this moment, the footsteps had already reached the cave entrance, trapping Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu inside the cave.

Zhao Feiyu was also horrified. He really did not want to be disturbed at this critical moment.

Soon, several figures appeared before them.

These people had powerful auras. Even the weakest was at the level of a Tier 2 martial artist, while the strongest was a 3rd Rank Martial Artist!

By the light of the fire in the cave, Chu Han also saw these people clearly.

There were five people in the squad. All of them were well equipped and carrying weapons, looking like experienced martial artists.

In the wilderness, squads of several martial artists like this were extremely common. They were usually teams that hunted mutated beasts together.

But the squad before them had clearly come with ill intentions.

Moreover, in the wilderness, without the restrictions of law or morality, martial artists hunting one another was extremely common.

Even if one obtained a treasure, one might not be able to carry it out of the wilderness. A large part of the reason was the hunting done by one's own kind.

"Boss, the Black Mane Lion's final trace of aura disappeared here. They must know something!"

At this moment, one of the martial artists spoke to the man in the lead.

As he spoke, he looked at Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu with ill intent.

The leader nodded and also looked at the two of them, sneering disdainfully. "One is a 1st Rank Martial Artist, and the other is only a Quasi-Martial Artist. You're probably both students, right? You've got quite the nerve, daring to come into the wilderness."

Another person immediately chimed in, "Boss, even if they have nothing to do with the Black Mane Lion, judging by their appearance, they definitely have treasures on them. We can't let them go."

"That's right. These two are very suspicious. We should interrogate them first."

These people loudly discussed Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu as though they were talking about pieces of merchandise, completely disregarding the two of them.

Unable to bear it any longer, Zhao Feiyu demanded, "Who are you people? How dare you barge into someone else's cave without even saying hello?"

The people opposite him immediately burst into laughter. "Kid, looks like you haven't figured out your situation. Do you think this is a base city?"

"You're Hunters?"

At this moment, Chu Han asked in a low voice.

The leader glanced at Chu Han, a trace of mockery at the corner of his mouth. "Looks like you're smarter than him. Since you know who we are, you should know what fate awaits you. Cooperate with us honestly, and I'll let you die more easily."

At those words, killing intent flashed through Chu Han's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

Zhao Feiyu, however, was unable to remain calm. His heart pounded uncontrollably as he prepared to fight at any moment.

Since the other side was made up of Hunters, a fight to the death was unavoidable.

Although Hunters were also martial artists active in the wilderness, unlike ordinary martial artists who only hunted mutated beasts or searched for treasures, they preferred to ambush and kill other martial artists directly, taking the treasures, martial techniques, materials, and money from their victims.

Hunter Squads were notorious. They were wanted by the authorities and despised by other martial artists.

Therefore, when one encountered Hunters in the wilderness, battle was the only possible outcome.

Moreover, killing Hunters and bringing back their heads could even earn an official reward.

At this moment, the leader seemed to have run out of patience and loudly said, "We were pursuing a 3rd Rank Black Mane Lion. Its aura disappeared nearby. Have you two seen a Black Mane Lion?"

Chu Han pretended to look frightened. "A Black Mane Lion? Isn't that a 3rd Rank mutated beast? If we'd seen one, would we still be alive?"

These people must be the ones who left wounds on that Black Mane Lion.

They were actually able to injure a Black Mane Lion, so they must have some special methods. I can't afford to be careless.

"Hmph. You'd better not have lied to me."

The leader had not expected much from Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu in the first place, so he did not ask further.

His gaze then passed over Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu and landed on the container behind Zhao Feiyu.

"What's inside this? The energy is so pure!"

As he spoke, he pushed Chu Han aside and walked over to inspect the container. The others followed as well.

"Boss, it looks like the blood of some mutated beast. It seems incredibly valuable!"

"Yeah, this blood is definitely worth a fortune. We've struck it rich this time."

"Wait, how did they bring this container into the wilderness? Could they have spatial equipment?"

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone froze. The leader's eyes shone as he stared at Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu.

Even his voice changed, overflowing with greed. "You have spatial equipment? Hand it over!"

"Dream on!"

Zhao Feiyu stopped pretending. He reached out and touched the container, and it vanished before his eyes.

"Looking for death! So the spatial equipment is on you!"

At once, everyone hurried toward Zhao Feiyu, leaving Chu Han aside instead.

"Hand it over!"

The leader grabbed Zhao Feiyu by the throat. The power of a 3rd Rank Martial Artist erupted, leaving Zhao Feiyu no chance to resist.

But in the next moment, he sensed an intensely dangerous aura surge from behind him, followed by excruciating pain exploding through his body.

"Boom!"

A rain of blood exploded across the Hunter leader's body, and a huge bloody hole appeared in his chest.

He then collapsed, his eyes still wide with unfulfilled vengeance.

"I took one of you out first. Now it's your turn."