Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 96 - 88 Hunting

Chapter 96: 88 Hunting

"Huh, why is the juice red?"

Xigou suddenly exclaimed.

Fang Zhixing’s pupils constricted slightly; he also saw that the juice flowing out was as red and viscous as blood.

He couldn’t help but ask, "What’s going on?"

Liang Buqing laughed, "This is an inherent characteristic of the plants in the restricted area, whether they are trees or other plants, their sap is crimson."

Astonished, Fang Zhixing walked up to a tree, drew his sword from its sheath, and chopped down.

Whoosh!

The tree bark cracked and a piece peeled off.

The exposed cambium oozed strands of blood-red sap, just like human blood, the more he looked, the more eerie it became, beyond description.

"Damn it, really?"

Xigou was profoundly shocked and amazed, "Could these trees have become spirits? Are they all Nie Xiaoqian’s tree demon grandmothers?!"

The scene was truly incredible.

Fang Zhixing also felt an inexplicable chill in his heart.

"Tree demon grandmother..."

He couldn’t help but let his thoughts wander.

He knew too little about this mysterious and bewildering world, not even the tip of the iceberg.

Unable to resist, he asked, "Do these trees move? Could they hurt people?"

"That they do not."

Liang Buqing answered with a smile, "The trees remain trees, they just bleed, that’s all."

Fang Zhixing thought pensively.

The two men and a dog continued onward.

Suddenly, there was no path ahead, only wild grass sprouting everywhere.

Looking around...

Huge amounts of wormwood grew wildly, visible everywhere.

Foxtail grass swayed with the wind.

Couch grass, crabgrass, layered over one another, covered every nook and cranny.

There were also cacti, mugwort, roses, and other thorny wild grasses spreading wildly across the ground, blocking their way.

Seeing this, Fang Zhixing looked back at the path they had come from.

He was just over four hundred meters from the edge of the basin.

They hadn’t even covered half a mile yet!

No more road ahead?

Fang Zhixing wondered aloud, "With so many hunters going in and out from here, with the place being so trafficked, why hasn’t a path been formed?"

Liang Buqing explained, "Incense Master, from here on, we officially enter the Black Wind Restricted Land.

The flowers and plants in the Black Wind Restricted Land have extremely tenacious and vigorous life forces.

No matter how many people trample them, the wild grasses and flowers will not die.

Even if you set fire to this place, within two or three days, the flora will sprout up again like bamboo shoots after the rain."

Liang Buqing spread his hands, "The former Lord County Magistrate tried to forge a path and sent many workers here, but after half a month of hundreds of people bustling, they realized that the grass could not be permanently cleared, and they finally had to give up."

Fang Zhixing understood, frowning, "So, you mean there’s absolutely no road ahead, and we must blaze our own trail every time we enter the restricted area."

"Yes, exactly!"

Liang Buqing nodded and sighed, "This is also one of the reasons why the Restricted Area is extremely dangerous. Many people who enter the Restricted Area get lost inside and can never find their way out."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhixing looked up at the sky but found that the trees were towering, blocking out the sun.

Although some rays of sunlight streamed through the gaps between trees, he could not see the position of the sun, making it difficult to differentiate east from west, north from south.

Fang Zhixing could not help but ask, "Do you have a way to not get lost?"

Liang Buqing nodded, saying, "Three generations of my family have been Forbidden Zone Hunters. As a child, I followed my grandfather and father to explore and hunt in this area, so I know it like the back of my hand."

Fang Zhixing understood and nodded, saying, "Lead the way then."

"Yes."

Liang Buqing led the way, holding a walking stick, sweeping the grass and vegetation as he went.

He wore knee-high boots with thick soles, impervious to piercing thorns and other hard objects.

The boots were also high enough to protect his ankles, preventing cuts when walking near thorny plants.

Fang Zhixing was even more extreme, armored head to toe, fully equipped, and thoroughly protected.

But Xigou was the one who encountered trouble.

His pads were not very thick, and after repeatedly stepping on hidden thorns in the weeds, his luck finally ran out.

A thorn stabbed into his pad.

"Awoo~"

"Damn it!"

Xigou lifted his left front paw, stumbling and wailing in pain.

"What happened, did you get stabbed?"

Fang Zhixing was speechless, contemptuously saying, "You’re supposed to be a full-fledged Maned Wolf. Is your survival ability in the wild really this weak?"

Xigou, both angry and annoyed, yelled, "Quit the damned cold talk. How about you try taking off your armor and see."

Fang Zhixing squatted down, grabbed Xigou’s left front paw, turned it over, and pinched the thorn.

"Gently, gently..."

Xigou looked at the thorn, terrified.

"Stop being a coward!"

Fang Zhixing snorted coldly, pulled hard, and yanked the thorn out.

Xigou immediately grimaced in pain, crying and calling for his parents.

"This damn misfortune, oh damn it!"

Xigou regretted coming at all.

Dogs should just stay at home honestly, watching over and protecting the house.

Damn wilderness adventure, it’s completely unnecessary, just looking for suffering.

"Hold me, hold me!"

Xigou didn’t want to walk anymore, and couldn’t walk, due to his hurt leg.

"What a waste!"

Having no choice, Fang Zhixing picked up Xigou and put him on his shoulder.

About twenty minutes later, Liang Buqing stopped, raised his hand to point towards a swamp to the right front, and whispered:

"This swamp is home to the ’Twin-tailed Gray Scaled Python’, a First Level Mutant Beast.

However, martial artists are constrained by the environment in the swamp, significantly reducing their strength, so the hunting difficulty of the Twin-tailed Gray Scaled Python is assessed as Second Level."

Fang Zhixing pondered, saying, "Can’t we lure the snake out of its hole? Maybe we could entice the Twin-tailed Gray Scaled Python out and then hunt it."