After rushing into the forest for a while, Wen Wen stopped, his brow furrowed. That feeling of being followed had returned. That guy was truly persistent.
However, if he wanted to follow, let him. As long as Wen Wen didn't enter the containment facility in front of him, the other party wouldn't find any flaws.
On the contrary, because of his tracking, Wen Wen's movements in the forest were much safer. It was only a pity that he couldn't lure monsters into the containment facility anymore.
"Since I can't catch monsters, I'll gather more materials to take back. When I came here before, many things couldn't be taken away. But for me now... this place is a treasure trove!"
"I'm going hunting next. Can you keep up? If you can keep up... what's the harm in letting you follow."
Wen Wen flew into the sky, spread his hands into a pose, and a spear flew into his hand on its own.
Then he closed his eyes and began to sense monsters with blue light auras nearby.
Next, he opened his eyes, locked onto a giant anteater with a faint blue glow on its body, and hurled his spear.
The spear, descending from the sky, pierced the anteater's head. Wen Wen then appeared out of nowhere, grabbed the spear, kicked the anteater's corpse, and directly stored its body into his spatial ring.
After that, Wen Wen's actions did not pause for a moment. He threw the spear again, piercing a wild boar covered in flames, and collected its body in an instant.
Then, his speed reached an extreme. Relying on his spear-throwing and the spatial transfer ability of the blue-clad figure, Wen Wen achieved a speed that ordinary mid-tier powerhouses could only dream of.
At this speed, in just a few breaths, Wen Wen had killed six monsters and appeared seven or eight kilometers away.
After killing the six monsters, Wen Wen finally stopped, breathing heavily. The sweat on his body evaporated into steam, forming a white mist around him.
"As expected, this kind of extreme operation puts too much burden on my spirit and body... But I never thought I could do this before."
In just a few breaths, he had crossed such a distance and killed six monsters. The original Wen Wen would have found this unimaginable.
However, he killed monsters too quickly, and his spatial ring was already full. A dozen cubic meters of space was enough for some personal belongings, but the monsters here were all massive.
Most importantly, the feeling of being watched still lingered. This meant he couldn't shake off that person with this method, and continuing like this would only be a one-sided torment to himself.
Where Wen Wen could not see, an old man with white hair wearing a white robe wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"I'm getting old. I almost lost him just now. Are all young people this terrifying? Yin Hu's kid is also frighteningly quick-witted; even I can't keep up..."
This old man was Chief Investigator Zheng. He had transferred Wen Wen here precisely to observe Wen Wen's reaction during this major event.
He hadn't shown up at Yaoling Village before because he knew Xun Ying disliked investigators. It was better not to be seen and receive a cold shoulder than to come out.
"If only you weren't entangled with that 'Black Cross'."
Chief Investigator Zheng had seen Wen Wen's profile. With the potential Wen Wen displayed, if his background were clean, he would have already received the association's resources and strong support.
Wen Wen released all the monsters stored in his spatial ring, skillfully removed the usable parts from them, and left the remaining corpses there.
The flesh and blood of monsters contained a lot of energy. These corpses would not be wasted here; other monsters would devour them. Wen Wen only needed the essence of these monsters.
Watching Wen Wen's proficient movements, Chief Investigator Zheng nodded slightly. With such efficiency in looting spoils, perhaps he didn't need the association's resources at all.
After dealing with a few monsters, Wen Wen sensed the aura of a monster that had approached the border from afar and threw his spear.
To Wen Wen's surprise, his spear was deflected by a claw. When Wen Wen teleported over using the spear, he saw a monstrous maw biting towards him.
Wen Wen's eyes narrowed, and he opened his mouth as well. A purplish-black beam of light shot out from his mouth, filling the monster's maw and making it writhe in pain.
Only then did Wen Wen get a clear look at the monster. It was a giant lion, twice the height of an elephant. Its fur was metallic, as if cast from refined iron, and it could be mistaken for a statue when stationary.
"No wonder it could block my spear. This lion has disaster-level strength, and its body is as hard as steel. It looks like a monster with balanced offense and defense, but its mouth is likely its weak point."
The lion rolled around for a while before calming down. Then, it lowered its body, baring its teeth and glaring at Wen Wen: "卑鄙的人类 (despicable human), why did you sneak attack this great me."
Wen Wen shook his head and said, "Sneak attack? No, it's not a sneak attack. What I did was... a frontal assault!"
Then, he flashed and appeared beside the lion, placing his hands on its waist and pushing forcefully.
With a muffled thud, the enormous lion was pushed dozens of meters away by Wen Wen, crashing into a patch of trees. However, the lion agilely jumped up and roared at Wen Wen.
"I am an assault lion. Even the defenses of city walls cannot harm me in the slightest. Even if you are stronger than me, you cannot kill me."
"Oh..." Wen Wen said, picking his nose, "If you're an engineer, I'm an investor."
The lion was stunned for a moment and asked seriously, "What kind of monster is an investor?"
"It's not a monster. Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I explained it," Wen Wen said, looking at the sword array in the sky and smiling. "Have you ever thought about a day when you could soar under the blue sky?"
"Are you stupid? Lions can't fly," the assault lion said, looking at Wen Wen as if he were an idiot.
Wen Wen got into a running stance and said, "It doesn't matter, I'll help you fly!"
Beneath the assault lion was a spear that Wen Wen had discarded. Wen Wen merely snapped his fingers, and he appeared beneath the lion, then pushed the assault lion upwards as before. Just as it was about to fall, he pushed it up again.
Before it could react, it was already pushed dozens of meters into the air by Wen Wen. The swords in the sky, like piranhas discovering flesh, surged towards the assault lion, instantly piercing its indestructible body into a sieve.
"What a shame. I rather liked petting cats. If you want to blame anyone, blame the guy staring at me."