Baiting

The Twilight Chapel was not a place for charity. While resting there was free, other services came with a price: physical examinations, weapon maintenance, healing, and so on were not free. Therefore, when the nun spoke to Zheng Yichen like that, the first thing he thought of was... how much would it cost?

"It's free, but you need to do something for me," said the nun with milk-white hair.

Zheng Yichen nodded in understanding. "Like a commission?"

"Yes."

This wasn't a matter of exploitation. The client presented the commission and the reward, and the person accepting the commission could choose to accept or refuse. It was a mutual choice.

"Then I..."

"Not now," the nun shook her head.

"..."

Returning to the Southern Forest, Zheng Yichen stared at the extinguished campfire not far away. It was one he had left earlier. This time, Zheng Yichen was better prepared, having bought some practical items from the hunters at the Twilight Chapel.

Among them was a recommendation from a hunter named Arno. Arno seemed quite popular at the Twilight Chapel.

There was a temporary scent-clearing powder. This powder could even suppress the smell of blood emanating from oneself, but there were many types, and one packet couldn't handle all situations.

The scent-clearing powders prepared for different locations were also different. There were powders suitable for forests and others for the wilderness. The number of detailed categories alone exceeded thirty...

Zheng Yichen felt a headache just listening to it. The one he was using now was suitable for forest activities. He intended to confront that mule. His fencing attempt had failed, and he had been poked a few times, so he had to get his revenge.

For this purpose, Zheng Yichen had prepared a feast for the mule. It wasn't poisoned, mainly because he was worried about the mule's keen sense of smell and whether its danger perception ability would predict poison.

Besides, poison was expensive, especially undetectable poison. Some poisons were hard to detect but not very effective, while those that were effective and hard to detect were even more expensive. Cheap poisons could only be forced into the target's mouth; unless the target was an idiot, they wouldn't eat it.

On a tree, Zheng Yichen stared at the 'bait' placed below. It was made with his blood mixed in. He hadn't learned how to make bait from the nun, but other hunters had many methods for making bait, and he had bought one.

Then Zheng Yichen saw a wolf dart out and snatch the bait away???

"Damn it... why is there a wolf here?? And a lone wolf?" Zheng Yichen, who was ambushing, was a bit stunned. This was the outskirts of the Southern Forest; what was this thing doing here?

As for other small animals, they couldn't even touch the bait Zheng Yichen had left. He needed to be patient with the mule, to see who would give in first.

But all of that was ruined by a wolf??

Soon, however, Zheng Yichen heard a brief wolf howl in the distance. He quickly climbed down from the tree and approached the source of the sound. He saw that the wolf had become a corpse. A mule with a single horn was lowering its head and eating the bait Zheng Yichen had prepared.

Zheng Yichen's mouth twitched. This thing was too cunning, driving away other beasts to help it get what it wanted?

But since this thing ate the bait Zheng Yichen brought, it meant his bait was truly tempting. This plan hadn't succeeded, but he could try again next time... as if! This thing had already shown such cunning characteristics; using this trick again next time might not work.

Zheng Yichen lunged forward. The mule, with its mouth full of blood, only reacted when Zheng Yichen was very close. Zheng Yichen was a bit surprised. Was this thing that engrossed in eating?

Opportunities were scarce. The moment the unicorn mule reacted, Black Gun appeared, and Zheng Yichen lunged forward to stab it. The unicorn mule could escape, but at this distance, coupled with its body size, which was no smaller than a horse's, unless it performed a somersault, it would definitely be injured.

The Unicorn Mule held the bait in its mouth, trying to flee and evade. The Black Gun pierced the mule's thigh muscle. There was a slight feeling of obstruction, but the Black Gun in Zheng Yichen's (he) hand still firmly stabbed into the mule's thigh muscle.

In Zheng Yichen's (he) perception, the extremely vital blood brought a strong feedback to him through the Black Gun. When drawing blood, it was also different from when he bullied small animals before. He clearly felt a sense of resistance when drawing blood.

However, this resistance only slowed down the speed of the Black Gun drawing blood. Even if it couldn't draw anything, it wasn't a loss to do this to the mule.

The additional lifesteal damage stimulated the Unicorn Mule, making this cunning Abnormal Creature even more berserk. No matter how cunning it was, it was an abnormal animal. After being injured, its bestial nature erupted. This mule no longer had the thought of escaping... at first.

But then it saw Zheng Yichen's (he) eyes turn red, almost glowing in the dark. The berserk rage caused by the pain instantly lessened. It was about to go berserk, but Zheng Yichen (he) seemed to have gone berserk a step earlier.

Especially when it saw Zheng Yichen (he) discard his Firearms and prepare for close-quarters combat, the Unicorn Mule launched a powerful charge at him.

It had seen human weapons before and was very wary of those who wielded them. Since Zheng Yichen (he) abandoned those weapons, it didn't need to run for now.

It remembered this human. It had fought him yesterday and hadn't even managed to scratch a single hair off him. Although some Pellets had hit it when he fired his gun, those Pellets hadn't even broken its skin. Unlike today, when it was ambushed by this despicable human.

Not only was its thigh pierced, but a lot of blood was also drawn. This was the most serious injury it had sustained since being discovered. It needed to eat a person raw to recover.

Facing the Unicorn Mule's charge, Zheng Yichen (he), feeling his body become more active and strong, became a little overconfident. He grabbed the single horn with one hand, his palm becoming bare from the friction, and he was pushed backward by the immense impact.

He swung the Black Gun in his hand at the Unicorn Mule's head, making the mule grunt. The ear-piercing hissing sound rang out again. His arm was also coiled by the Unicorn Mule's tongue, and he felt a tightening, stinging pain in his arm.

The Unicorn Donkey shook its head, and Zheng Yichen (he) was thrown against a nearby tree, the Black Gun flying out of his hand.

The mind-influencing hissing sound immediately became more frequent. Zheng Yichen (he), who felt like he had been hit by a car after crashing into the tree, also became fierce. A short Black Gun appeared in his free hand, and before the Unicorn Mule could react, the Black Gun pierced its neck.

At this distance, there was no room to avoid the danger, no matter how capable it was.