During the chase, Dudian finally saw what the mountain lion looked like. It was similar to the lions he knew. The only difference was its size. It was three to four meters tall at the shoulder, with a robust build. Its body hair was like sharp needles, and its front limbs had three joints. When it ran, its posture was like a spider crawling rapidly close to the ground.
At this moment, at the end of its tail, there was an arrow stuck in it, with half of it embedded in its body. The intense pain made the mountain lion let out a scream and run away in a panic, showing no sign of its usual brutality and bloodthirstiness.
Dudian and the others had smeared Zombie Powder on their bodies, so they weren't afraid of revealing their tracks. They closely followed the mountain lion, staying only a few hundred meters behind.
"There's a scent ahead." While running, Dudian was also quickly sensing the scents around him. He had smelled these scents earlier, but he didn't speak up until they entered the range of twenty li.
"Position."
"Eleven o'clock direction ahead."
Upon hearing this, Glary raised her hand and made a gesture.
Gatt in the team understood and his figure disappeared.
Moments later, Gatt reappeared in the team and said, "It's a 'Dead Blood Beast'."
Glary said, "Ignore it. Keep chasing."
Everyone closely followed behind the mountain lion. When the mountain lion got tired from running, the young Hunter would draw an arrow and shoot at it. His archery skills were precise, and he hit the target every time.
During the pursuit, some monsters with a hunting level of seven to eight would occasionally appear and launch attacks on Dudian and the others from hiding. The Zombie Powder on their bodies made them seem like moving zombies in the eyes of these monsters. Although most monsters had no appetite for ordinary zombies, some monsters with a hunting level below ten still liked to eat this kind of tender, juicy food without many thorns or carapaces.
However, with Dudian's sense of smell and the young Hunter's powerful hearing, these lurking and sneak-attacking monsters were discovered long in advance. Before they could make a move, they were easily killed by Glary. Her movements were clean and precise movements,and she almost finished the battle in a few seconds, completely overwhelming them!
Although the mountain lion had a brutal nature, it was somewhat panicked when suddenly attacked. In its perception, it didn't know that the attack came from a few "zombies" behind it. It ran around in a panic. Occasionally, when it was shot too painfully, it couldn't help but turn around and roar, but it couldn't see the enemy, so it could only vent its anger on the few "zombies" behind it.
The mountain lion's counterattack was naturally expected by Glary, Dudian, and the others. When it counterattacked, they quickly ran towards other areas they hadn't passed through before. The plan was still in progress, and sometimes it was even more efficient.
Two hours later, everyone had consumed most of their physical strength. They immediately stopped provoking the mountain lion and let it stop to rest. They also sat not far away to take a break.
"With such a big commotion, will it scare away the Black Weaver?" A young man took a sip of water and couldn't help but ask.
Glary said, "Would you be scared away by your own food?"
The young man was left speechless.
Dudian took the water bottle that Glary handed him. Thinking that she had drunk from it, he felt a bit uncomfortable. He secretly wiped the mouth of the bottle with his hand before raising the bottle and drinking without actually touching his lips to it.
Glary saw this and sneered but didn't say anything.
After Dudian finished drinking, he returned the bottle to her. Just as he was about to rest, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and all the pores on his body slightly contracted. He suddenly smelled that at a distance of about thirty li, a strange stinky and fishy smell was quietly approaching!
This smell was exactly the smell of the Black Weaver that he had smelled from that black fragment before!
It had finally appeared!
Dudian was secretly delighted. If he could complete this hunting mission earlier, he could also go back and continue his training earlier. Otherwise, staying in this dangerous Area 1 for one more day meant there was a possibility of something unexpected happening.
He didn't make a sound immediately but waited quietly.
Soon, the smell of the Black Weaver got closer to about twenty-five li. At this moment, the smell suddenly began to fade, and its body seemed to have disappeared.
Dudian was taken aback and a bit puzzled.
"What's wrong?" Glary looked at him.
Seeing that she had noticed his expression, Dudian quickly said, "It's nothing."
Glary glanced at him, didn't say anything, and sat down to rest on her own, her gaze falling on the mountain lion that had stopped and was walking slowly in the distance.
A few minutes later, Dudian suddenly smelled that the smell of the Black Weaver that had disappeared before had appeared again! And this time, it appeared at a place eight li away. The smell was extremely faint, as if it was desperately trying to restrain and converge it. If it hadn't been so close, he would hardly have been able to smell it.
"It's approaching... at such a fast speed!" Dudian was secretly shocked. He knew he couldn't wait any longer and immediately said to Glary, "It's appeared. It's coming this way. It's about seven li away. No, it's even closer!"
Glary and the other five people were greatly surprised. Gatt said anxiously, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Isn't the range of your sense of smell twenty li?"
Dudian frowned and said, "It used some method to hide its scent and suddenly appeared at a place seven or eight li away."
"Get ready quickly." Glary said quickly, "The Black Weaver likes to sneak attack while lurking underground. It's already very rare that Dudian can smell its scent from about eight li away. Everyone, prepare for battle. Gatt, you protect Dudian."
Gatt and the other four people realized that this was true. There had been a Hunter in the previous team, but the Black Weaver had still managed to sneak attack and kill three of them. It was evident that the Black Weaver's lurking and sneak-attacking ability was far beyond their imagination.
The few of them successively drew their weapons and were on full alert.
Glary's eyes were fixed on the mountain lion in the distance, and she said coldly, "Kill it at all costs. It's best not to hold back or make any mistakes!"
"Yes." Gatt and the others' expressions changed slightly, and they immediately responded.
At this time, Dudian smelled that the smell of the Black Weaver had come to about two li away. The young Hunter in the team seemed to have also heard the commotion and quickly said, "It's in the four o'clock direction ahead. It's about to appear!"
Glary's fingers stroked the pitch-black dagger beside her leg and said in a low voice, "Get ready to go."
At this time, the mountain lion that was walking slowly seemed to sense something. It stopped, turned its head, and looked around, roaring in a low voice as if intimidating something. With a puff, the ground beneath it suddenly cracked open, and a long, sharp black blade stabbed out violently, piercing through the mountain lion's soft abdomen and pulling downwards.
Whoosh!
Organs such as the liver fell out bloodily, along with the large and small intestines, blood vessels, and other parts, all washed out together with a large amount of blood.
"Roar!" The mountain lion let out a sorrowful and indignant roar and twisted its limbs, trying to struggle, but it was like a trapped beast in a cage, and its struggle was somewhat feeble.
The ground around it cracked one after another, and sharp black spikes two or three meters long shot out from the ground, piercing through the mountain lion's body, as if it was nailed to death by several black spikes emerging from the ground.
Whoosh!
A ghostly shadow flashed by.
It was Glary.
With a swish, she quickly approached the mountain lion. Without seeing her draw the dagger, a silver flash seemed to pass through the air. One of the sharp black spikes suddenly broke, and a pale green liquid, like blood, gushed out from the broken part.