Speaking of this, Xu Pai looked at the others, "But this decision to rashly go into the wild is too dangerous, so I need you to voluntarily decide whether to follow me to the wild to find Captain Ye, or stay here and wait for news."

The cute girl named Ma Shou was the first to raise her hand and say, "I'll go with you!"

Seeing this, the others also expressed their willingness.

Once they had a plan, they didn't waste any more time and quickly contacted powerful martial artists to protect them out of the village.

Most of the martial artists in Mo Village were unwilling to go out at this time. Even though Xu Pai and the others offered a high price, only the foreign martial artists who came for the Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound) were willing to take the job.

Considering the urgency of the situation, they finally decided to choose the protection of the foreign martial artists, and the group hurriedly left the village and disappeared into the night.

...

The Meng Clan Hunting Group was a very powerful and mature hunting group.

Even in the face of the Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound) riot and the impact of the Yang Xu Ghost Group, they still stuck to the wilderness and continued hunting.

Only the hunting location was moved from Ruoyun Stone Land to Yuanyuan Hill.

Among the three major Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound) gathering places, Yuanyuan Hill was the closest area to Mo Village.

The number of both the bizarre creatures and the Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound) was greatly reduced, which also reduced the danger and ensured the normal operation of the hunting group.

"Everyone, perk up. This is the best opportunity for our Meng Clan Hunting Group. Most of the other hunting groups have already withdrawn to Mo Village, and only we are still persisting. This means we suddenly have a lot fewer competitors. Now is the time when we need to stay in the wild and hunt hard to reap more bizarre game!"

The hunting group gathered around the Ren Hun Huo (Human Soul Fire), listening to the leader's instructions and the task arrangement for tomorrow.

Zhang Da Shou, who was neglected on the periphery, glanced at the spittle-flecked leader from afar, his heart full of complaints.

He was a player, one of the second batch of players to enter the game.

Unlike the first batch of players, the second batch of players like him, who managed to grab a game watch and enter the game, actually benefited from the 'version benefits'.

Because the first batch of players had already made a name for themselves in Mo Village, and when the second batch of players entered the game, they could immediately get started and stabilize their Yangshou (lifespan).

Although life was a bit difficult, Zhang Da Shou still managed to survive and began to develop silently, getting a job as a small hunter and participating in several hunting expeditions, gaining experience and knowledge.

It just so happened that the Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound) were gathering outside, and his master and other hunters in Mo Village were hired at high prices.

Logically speaking, this had nothing to do with him, an apprentice, but his master was greedy and insisted on bringing him along to get an extra share of the money – that double salary.

Most importantly, Zhang Da Shou himself wouldn't get any money, which made him very unhappy.

Actually, not getting any money wouldn't be a big deal. Zhang Da Shou had already inquired and knew that this time, following the hunting group, they were going to hunt bizarre creatures.

Bizarre creatures were treasures all over. Their meat could be eaten to increase cultivation, their bones could be dismantled to refine weapons, their skin could be peeled off to sew defensive gear, and other materials could be used for alchemy and so on.

In short, successfully hunting a bizarre creature was extremely profitable, and he, as an apprentice, could get a share of the soup.

And wouldn't you know it, the Meng Clan Hunting Group, this foreign hunting group, after the addition of his master and several other local veteran hunters, actually hunted a Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound). Because it was killed, the quality had been affected, so it was slaughtered and processed on the spot, and he, who was just goofing off and padding the numbers, actually managed to get a sip of the thick soup.

The thick soup made from the bones of the Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound) was not only delicious, but most importantly... it increased attributes!

That's right! It increased attributes!

Perhaps because he was too weak and his base stats were too low, he actually gained 0.1 points of Yuli (Driving Force) after drinking a mouthful of the thick soup, which was comparable to cultivating with the guards for half a day.

However, after asking the other members of the hunting group, he learned that this phenomenon was unique to him.

Sure enough, after begging for half a mouthful of soup from others later, and seeing no further attribute increase, he confirmed that his own attribute base was indeed low, so the reward was so generous.

Even so, Zhang Da Shou was still looking forward to the Meng Clan Hunting Group hunting another Jushou Xuequan (Giant-Headed Blood Hound), so he could mooch some food and drink. Maybe he could become a big shot among the other players just by eating bizarre creatures!

Just as Zhang Da Shou was thinking about random things, the bushes not far away suddenly moved.

Zhang Da Shou's eyelids twitched in fright.

This was the wilderness, and he had heard about how dangerous the wilderness was.

Even this slight rustling made him nervous.

This good-for-nothing whose two attributes were not even ten points each had basically no other use besides using the hunter observation skills he had learned from his cheap master to keep watch.

He whispered something to the Meng Clan Hunting Group member next to him and pointed to the bushes that had just moved.

The man was bold, holding up the Ren Hun Huo (Human Soul Fire) torch and walking towards the bushes. But after searching, he quickly said in annoyance, "Nothing there. There's nothing in the bushes. You made me nervous for nothing."

"I, I just wanted to help..."

Zhang Da Shou lowered his head, not daring to look at the man.

In this hunting group, his status was the lowest. It was already good enough to have a job.

"Help? With that body of yours?"

The man's tone was slightly mocking, obviously looking down on this weakling who could only stand guard.

But he couldn't get rid of the person that the old hunter hired by the leader had insisted on bringing along, he just felt a little annoyed.

"Alright, you stay here and guard. I'll go see if the leader's speech is over."

Glaring at Zhang Da Shou, the guard took the Ren Hun Huo (Human Soul Fire) torch and walked in another direction.

But just as he turned to leave, Zhang Da Shou suddenly widened his eyes, staring straight at the guard's back.

He saw that the back of the guard's head was missing a large chunk, with blood all over the back of his head, and something like a burr was desperately drilling into his brain.

The whole scene was clear as day in the light of Zhang Da Shou's Ren Hun Huo (Human Soul Fire) torch, making one's scalp tingle.

No horror movie could compare to personally experiencing this.

At that moment, Zhang Da Shou felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, going straight up his spine, making him tremble all over.

But he didn't dare to shout. He subconsciously backed away slowly, not even daring to say another word to the guard, just trembling as he watched the man leave and walk towards the Ren Hun Huo (Human Soul Fire) pile where the leader and the others were gathered.

One step, two steps, three steps... The guard with the eaten-through back of his head came to the gathering place.

The illumination of the Ren Hun Huo (Human Soul Fire) pile was not high, only illuminating the surrounding area.

Many people knew the guard, some nodded to him, and some greeted him.

The leader frowned.

"A Lei, why are you here? You left only an outsider to keep watch on the west side?"

"Don't worry, leader, Zhang Da Shou is a hunter. When it comes to keeping watch, he's much better than me..."

Hearing this, the leader nodded slightly, but was still a little dissatisfied: "You should still go keep that kid company. Camping in the wilderness, it's best to be careful."

"Yes, I'll go back now..."

The guard was still speaking when he suddenly noticed that everyone else's eyes were suddenly focused on him, their eyes wide as if they had seen a ghost. Several people who were eating with bowls even dropped their bowls on the ground with a clang.

Even the leader opened his mouth wide, watching him tremble slightly.

His heart skipped a beat, and the guard couldn't help but ask, "What, what's wrong with you? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

He felt that his vision seemed to be getting narrower, and the surroundings were getting dark, but nothing seemed to be wrong.

However, in the eyes of the others,

A Lei's head was melting.

Like a candle melting in fire, the skin on his face melted down from the top like candle wax peeling, and the scalp, mixed with hair, melted to the position of his nose, revealing half of his skull.

Inside the skull, the flesh and blood had long been gone, and only a burr, like a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest, was rising and falling like a heart in his empty skull.

"Bizarre, bizarre creature!"

"It's a bizarre creature! Scatter!"

"Bizarre creature possession! A Lei is possessed by a bizarre creature!"

"Someone, quickly get someone!"

After a moment of scalp-numbing fear, the Meng Clan Hunting Group completely exploded.

Everyone screamed and scattered, and only A Lei felt that his vision was getting darker and darker, as if he couldn't see anything, and at the same time, he couldn't hear any sounds.

He flailed his hands in a panic, as if trying to grab someone: "What's going on? I, I can't see, and I can't hear? Leader! Leader, are you still there? I seem to have suddenly gone blind! I'm so scared, save me, save me!"

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The leader, who had fallen to the ground, had a pale face. He looked at the monster whose skin had melted below his eyes and retreated backwards on his hands and feet.

At this moment, A Lei suddenly knelt on the ground, letting out a miserable scream.

In the wild at night, the most frightening thing was a high-pitched scream.

This kind of sound was most likely to attract those unknown and terrifying presences in the darkness.

"Shut him up! Quick, shut him up!"

The leader couldn't help but roar loudly.

At this moment, the deputy leader, who had rushed over, chopped directly at A Lei's head with an axe.

With a crack, A Lei's screams stopped abruptly, and only his round head rolled out.

"D-dead?"

Seeing this scene, the leader was a little dazed. He stood up with the support of the people next to him and cautiously approached A Lei's head.

The strange burr was still lying quietly in A Lei's empty skull.

"Deputy leader, what the hell is this thing?"

"I don't know! It's a bizarre creature I've never seen before."

The deputy leader's face was slightly gloomy, but he didn't seem flustered. His body was tense, and a faint inner breath was attached to the surface of his body.

This was a defensive martial skill. The effect was not strong, but it should be enough to defend against an attack from a Black-level initial stage bizarre creature.

He cautiously approached the burr on the ground, and the true leader was also getting up on his hands and feet, running towards the deputy leader.

Just as the two were about to meet...

Tss!!

The true leader, who had just run in front of the deputy leader, was pierced through the forehead by a black spike that suddenly extended!

Fresh blood splattered on the deputy leader's shocked face.

"Leader!!"

"No!!"

"That bizarre creature killed the leader!"

"Quick, think of a way! Deputy leader!"

The Meng Clan Hunting Group was a little different from other hunting groups in terms of job distribution.

They actually adopted a dual-group system.

The deputy leader was the martial side of the hunting group, responsible for the hunting group's safety.

The true leader was the hunting side of the hunting group, responsible for the hunting group's hunting matters.

When faced with a bizarre creature, the true leader was helpless and could only have the deputy leader lead the team to solve it.

In terms of the team's status, although there was a distinction between the true and deputy leaders, the two were actually equal in status, and the teams they managed were similar to two teams combined together, actually managing their own affairs.

This kind of structure was very rare even in large hunting groups. Tracing back to its origins, it was actually because the teams led by the true and deputy leaders were originally two teams.

It was only later that martial artists needed to eat bizarre creatures to grow, and hunting groups needed people to protect them. Through long-term cooperation, they simply merged together to form the current Meng Clan Hunting Group.

Both leaders had the surname Meng, so it was called the Meng Clan Hunting Group.

At this moment, the death of the true leader meant that everyone needed the deputy leader to issue orders.

He looked at the convulsing leader lying on the ground and then at A Lei's head over there, his face ugly.

"That thing isn't dead yet. All deputy team members, move closer to me! True team members, stay as far away as possible, use your skills as hunters, hide and lurk, and wait for the signal to gather!"

While issuing the task distribution, the deputy leader had already rushed to A Lei's head, and another axe went down, hitting the burr.

Unexpectedly, the burr was as fragile as a puddle of mud, and it burst open with a snap, scattering black residue all over the ground.

"It's just... like this?"

The deputy leader felt that something was wrong. The members of the deputy team had also moved closer to him, forming a circle around him, nervously staring at A Lei's body on the ground.

Just as everyone was wondering if the bizarre creature was dead, a high-pitched voice suddenly rang out.

"Behind you! Deputy leader! It's behind you!"

It was Zhang Da Shou who spoke. Although he was scared to death, he still shouted loudly.

When the deputy leader suddenly turned his head to look, what he saw was the leader who had just fallen to the ground and was almost beyond saving.

At this moment, the leader had a calm expression, and his eyes were as black as if he had heavy smoky makeup. Those eyes were staring straight at their group of people.

"L-leader?"

"The leader isn't dead?"

The surrounding people made some nervous discussions.

But the deputy leader said in a low voice with an ugly face: "No... he's possessed!"

Black blood flowed down the corner of the leader's eyes, who had just stood up.

The original pure white pupils turned pitch black, as if dyed with ink!

Bizarre creature, possession!

But that wasn't the most terrifying thing.

The most terrifying thing was... after the bizarre creature that possessed the leader made these changes,

Those pitch-black eyes actually faded like a faded color, quickly fading away from the pitch-black eyes and turning back into black and white!

His eyes were clear!

Black-level... mid-stage!