I Can Pick Up Martial Arts Insights
Chapter 178

The Follower

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The smile on the burly man's face froze instantly, as if he didn't expect that the young man in front of him would dare to speak to him like this, and he didn't even look at himself. He obviously despised him very much.

Faintly feeling the mocking glances from the people around him, he felt that he had been greatly humiliated. An evil fire suddenly rushed into his heart, and he raised his hand to grab Chen Mochuan's shoulder, intending to show off this ignorant boy.

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly emerged from the crowd, slicing the burly man's wrist with his palm, knocking him back, and stopped him between the two of them, "Don't hurt anyone!"

The person who blocked him was a middle-aged man with a kind face. After repelling the strong man, he turned sideways and whispered to Chen Mochuan, "Little brother, don't be afraid. This is a military camp. He doesn't dare to mess around."

The burly and strong man was first stopped by the kind middle-aged man, and now he heard that the other party was using the word "military camp" to suppress him. His eyes flickered for a moment, and his face immediately turned gloomy. "Who are you? It's none of your business to teach an ignorant boy a lesson!"

Just when the atmosphere was tense and the conflict was about to break out, an officer stationed at the station heard the noise here, strode over and shouted loudly, "What's the noise! Who is making trouble!?"

In order to monitor the general situation of the vast Wilderness Zone and prevent a large number of Ferocious Beast clusters from impacting the city's defense line, the military set up many Outpost Camp within the Wilderness Zone, forming an early warning and buffering network.

The military generally encourages the capable Martial Artist to spontaneously enter Wilderness Zone to hunt Ferocious Beast.

This can not only reduce the number of Ferocious Beast to a certain extent and share the pressure on the garrison, but also train more Martial Warrior with rich practical experience for society.

Therefore, in addition to the most basic military surveillance functions, these Outpost Camps that go deep into the wilderness have also gradually evolved into this type of Martial Artists called "Beast Hunters", which serve as important supply depots and transit rest points in dangerous areas.

The military will even arrange regular flying cars to shuttle between the city and each Outpost Camp, and set up a purchase station in the camp to purchase various materials obtained by the Beast Hunter from the Ferocious Beast at a more reasonable price to facilitate their hunting operations.

The Outpost Camp that everyone is currently in is quite deep in the Wilderness Zone radiated by Antu City. The surrounding environment is relatively dangerous and First-Order Ferocious Beast are often found. Therefore, a strong person from the Innate Realm realm is always in charge to ensure the basic safety of the camp.

High risk naturally also means high profit. Senior Mortal Shedding and Beast Hunter who are accustomed to living a life of knife-edge and have confidence in their own strength will often regard this place as their main destination.

The daily "passenger flow" is large, resulting in a mixed mix of people in Outpost Camp, with people from all walks of life and religions. Occasionally, some frictions and conflicts will occur, which is normal.

The crowd of onlookers parted, and an officer approached. He obviously recognized the burly man, and there was a hint of warning in his words: "Liang Si, you'd better be honest!"

Seeing this, the burly man named Liang Si immediately restrained his arrogance and started fighting, "Sir, we were just discussing some things and we were a little excited. Nothing happened."

The officer stared at him coldly for a few seconds, then frowned and said, "It's best this way."

Immediately, he ignored Liang Si, turned to look at the Beast Hunter who had just gotten off the car, and raised his voice to ensure that everyone could hear clearly. "Everyone, please pay attention! I have been informed by my superiors that there have been some abnormal movements of Wilderness Zone recently, and the possibility of a small-scale cluster of Ferocious Beast cannot be ruled out."

His expression became serious, "I hope you will pay attention and act under the premise of ensuring your own safety. If you find signs of unusual large-scale movements in Ferocious Beast during the hunting trip, report it to the camp in time. Once verified, you can receive a reward."

After a short pause, he continued, "In addition, those who want to return to Antu City today, remember to return to the camp before seven o'clock in the evening. The return train will leave on time. We will not wait if it is late."

"Okay, that's all I have to say." The officer finally waved his hand, "If you need to enter the wilderness, go ahead and register your personal information, and then you can set off on your own!"

Chen Mochuan, who listened carefully, took note of the officer's information one by one. When he saw a group of Beast Hunters, either alone or in groups of twos and threes, walking towards the exit of the camp, he followed them.

However, he had just walked not far when he heard a sound coming from behind him. When he looked back, he found that it was Liang Si who was talking excitedly to the officer with an ugly expression.

The content of the dispute between the two was that the officer detained him and waited for others to leave for a while before letting him enter Wilderness Zone.

Chen Mochuan understood that the officer was worried that Liang Si would follow him and retaliate against the kind middle-aged man, so he made such an arrangement, and he couldn't help but feel a little grateful in his heart.

After registration, Chen Mochuan left Outpost Camp, politely declined the kind middle-aged invitation to team up, and went to Wilderness Zone alone.

Although this Outpost Camp is considered to be deep into Wilderness Zone, due to the long-term deterrence and regular clearing of the garrison, the surrounding area is relatively safe. It is not until a long distance away that Ferocious Beast begins to appear one after another.

However, Chen Mochuan entered Wilderness Zone this time mainly with the purpose of honing his martial arts and absorbing more Ferocious Beast Remnant Spirit to expand Martial Drill Space "Combat Library".

Therefore, he is not very interested in those Ferocious Beast who have not yet entered the level. His target is the First-Order Ferocious Beast that is more powerful and can bring greater pressure and rewards.

Along the way, except for a few blind Tenth Rank Ferocious Beasts that came to harass them, which he dealt with casually, and after a slight delay, he did not encounter any Ferocious Beast attacks worthy of attention. He always ran towards a certain area marked on the map provided by the garrison where First-Order Ferocious Beasts appeared more frequently.

On the way, Chen Mochuan, who has a keen sense of perception, gradually discovered something unusual.

He was vaguely aware of a feeling of being spied on, like a light on his back.

At first he thought he was being targeted by a powerful Ferocious Beast that was good at lurking, but he soon overturned this idea through some subtle clues.

"It's a human being----" Chen Mochuan made a judgment in his heart.

He originally wanted to find an opportunity to find out the follower, but unlike the plains in the previous actual combat training, the environment in this area was much more complicated.

Scattered huge weathered rocks, lush vegetation, and undulating terrain can all serve as excellent cover to hide your figure.

After several sudden pauses without trace, pretending to observe the environment, and even slightly changing the route, Chen Mochuan was unable to find the exact traces of the other party, but only confirmed the fact that he was being followed. The other party was obviously experienced and extremely cautious.

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