The top of the dilapidated high-rise building, which had been baptized by the radiation rain for hundreds of years, had already collapsed two or three floors, looking like a ruin. Byne leaped quickly among the broken walls and debris, climbing towards a cracked gap in the broken wall at the very top. That place was the commanding height. With the cover of the broken walls, it was also extremely suitable for an ambush. This made him very satisfied, feeling that this ambush would go very smoothly.
When he crouched down and approached, suddenly, there were roars coming from the front of the high-rise building. He was startled. Could it be that the thing had arrived so quickly? He quickly adjusted his grip on the bow and swiftly took out two sharp arrows from the quiver behind him with his backhand. The arrows were silver and shiny, and the cold light flashed in his eyes. He looked down from the gap in this broken wall and immediately saw his prey.
He saw a huge black crawling beast jump out from the corner of two half-ruined buildings covered with vegetation in the front. It was about five meters long, covered with black hair that stuck to its body. Its head was shaped like a fierce wolf, with a protruding mouth and long, sharp fangs. Stinky saliva constantly flowed down from between the gaps of the fangs and stained the hair on its chin.
"It's finally out, the 'Fear-Infected'!" Byne narrowed his eyes, and a trace of bloodthirsty excitement flashed in them. "A rare monster with a hunting level reaching '9'. As long as I kill you, my demon mark can evolve again, and I can master new abilities!"
He quickly placed the arrow on the bow and swept his gaze. But suddenly, he saw that there were no figures of those four little brats on the open space of the street in front of the "Fear-Infected". His face changed immediately, and his gaze became extremely cold. "Damn beast! Those damned little brats! If I didn't want you to struggle a bit in front of it to create more time for my attack, I should have killed you all on the spot!!"
Looking at the "Fear-Infected" that was shaking its head left and right on the street, as if searching for a smell, Byne's face turned pale blue. This thing wasn't a brainless low-level walking corpse. If he attacked rashly, it would definitely detect his position, and it would alert the enemy!
He gritted his teeth tightly. Suddenly, he thought of something. "Those little brats said that they were separated from the main group. If I lead it to the place where the main group is, there should still be a chance to hunt it!" Thinking of this, hope rose in his eyes again. He quickly opened his backpack and took out a small yellow bottle from it. He opened the bottle cap and sprinkled the yellow powder inside on his black armor.
"With this walking corpse bone powder to cover my smell, as long as I don't get too close, it won't be able to find me for the time being. When it eats those little brats, I'll leave immediately." Byne made a plan in his heart.
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When Dudian and the other three saw the huge black beast that jumped out from the street corner, they were all stunned. Such a terrifying monster, they had only heard of in stories. Who would have expected that it actually existed in reality?
Dudian reacted and quickly said, "Run! Up the stairs!"
Mekin, Zach, and Sham reacted and quickly followed Dudian into the building.
"Quick, hide quickly!" Sham stammered, almost crying out of fear. Facing those ferocious walking corpses before was scary enough, but compared to this huge black beast, the former was simply a cute little thing.
Dudian's face was also deathly pale. Hearing Sham's words, he quickly said, "We can't hide. We have to go to the top floor to find him!"
Mekin said in a trembling voice, "H, he won't save us. We disobeyed his words..."
"It's not to ask for help. We're going to kill him! Or, lead that thing to him. Even if we die, we'll take him down with us!" Dudian clenched his fists, his heart filled with fear and intense anger. His speculation was right. That bastard really used them as bait. They had helped him bandage and treat his wound before, but he not only didn't know how to be grateful, but he actually stabbed them in the back!
Moreover, this stab was too deep and painful. It was simply sending them to their deaths!
What a beast!
Dudian had never been so angry in his heart. He quickly ran up the corridor while his mind was thinking rapidly.
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At the top of the high-rise building, Byne observed the "Fear-Infected" that was looking around on the street through the gap in the broken wall. Suddenly, its head stopped, and it looked towards the direction of the high-rise building. Obviously, it had already found the smell of those four little brats!
A cold glint flashed in Byne's eyes, and he thought to himself, "Those damned little brats. Isn't it better to just wait for death obediently? Why did they have to run? Do they think that running into the building can save themselves? They'll be bitten to death by it soon. Useless trash! Beast! Bastard!"
He knew that Dudian and the other three were doomed. Without the "walking corpse bone powder" to cover their smell, they would definitely be found by the "Fear-Infected". However, he couldn't be happy. Instead, he gritted his teeth in annoyance. Their deaths in the building were of no value to him. He couldn't find an angle to attack at all in the building. The open street before was his most perfect hunting ground, and in the building, for a hunter like him who specialized in long-range archery, it was the worst terrain!
At this time, he saw that the "Fear-Infected" had already entered the building. He immediately calculated the time in his mind. Judging from the speed at which those little brats went upstairs, if they started leaving the street from the moment he entered the building, they should be on the fourth to sixth floors by now. At the speed of the "Fear-Infected", it would definitely catch up with them when they reached the tenth floor!
And he was on the twenty-third floor.
When he climbed to the top floor, he had already casually memorized the number of floors in this building. As a battle-hardened hunter, his powers of observation and ability to respond were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
"If the battle breaks out on the tenth floor, I wonder if the 'Fear-Infected' will smell me from the distance between me here and the tenth floor." Byne frowned, feeling a bit uneasy in his heart. After all, he had only seen some simple information about this "Fear-Infected" in the hunting manual, which described it as "having an extremely sensitive sense of smell", but he didn't know exactly how sensitive it was.
After thinking for a while, he took out the bottle of walking corpse bone powder and poured it all on his black armor, and evenly smeared it on all parts of his body. At the same time, his mind was thinking and calculating rapidly. "Now, they should be on the eighth floor, and the 'Fear-Infected' should be on about the sixth floor. I guess they'll be eaten soon. If the 'Fear-Infected' senses me after eating them, I'll have to jump down from here."
He began to think about the retreat plan. After all, he couldn't pin all his hopes on the walking corpse bone powder.
Time passed bit by bit. Byne's whole body muscles were tense, and his lips were slightly moving as he calculated the time. He simulated the process below in his mind and thought to himself, "Those little brats should be dead by now. Next, we'll see if it will leave the building or come up."
He held his breath and waited. It was as if time had frozen in his mind. Suddenly, a roar came from the building below his feet, and a huge black shadow leaped out, opening its roaring mouth and pouncing towards Byne to bite.
Byne's pupils constricted. He quickly jumped backward, making this sneak attack and bite miss. While falling off the building, he saw the torn fragments of the backpack fabric hanging on the fangs of the "Fear-Infected".