108: Chapter 108 Discovering Traces

That wasn't a rhinoceros.

That was him delivering supplies to the enemy!

"That bastard... that bastard!"

Onizuka gritted his teeth, wishing he could rush down and tear Lin Fan apart alive.

"My lord, what should we do?"

The Night Owl beside him was also completely bewildered.

This turn of events was completely beyond their understanding.

"Retreat!"

Onizuka took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

"The beast tide has already failed."

"That Lin Fan... not only is his strength bizarre, but his methods are endless."

"We must re-evaluate his threat level."

"Report the situation here to our superiors and request support from higher-level assassins."

"This Lin Fan must die!"

Onizuka took a deep look at the figure who was currently explaining to the students "how to skin them the fastest," his eyes filled with venom.

Then, the two figures flickered and disappeared into the night.

Leaving behind a scene of carnage and an unfinished revelry.

Dawn broke.

The first ray of sunlight pierced through the haze over the wasteland, spilling onto this land filled with the scent of blood.

The battle was over.

Hundreds of Ironclad Rhinoceroses, none spared, had all turned into corpses.

To be precise, they had turned into various spare parts.

Around the camp, there were busy figures everywhere.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Move this pile of horns over to Brother Fan!"

"This hide wasn't skinned completely; there's going to be a deduction!"

"Who has a spare storage bag? It won't fit here!"

Although the students were exhausted like dead dogs and were all bruised, their spirits were exceptionally high.

Because Lin Fan fulfilled his promise on the spot.

All submitted materials were recycled into points at 50% of the market price.

Although this price was ridiculously exploitative, in a place like this, it was good enough to make any profit at all.

Lin Fan sat on that folding chair, crossing his legs, holding a cup of freshly brewed instant coffee in his hand.

The mountain of materials in front of him was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

[System Notification: Recycled D-Rank Ironclad Rhinoceros corpse * 1, obtained 10 blind box crafting points.]

[System Notification: Recycled D-Rank Ironclad Rhinoceros horn * 1, obtained 5 blind box crafting points.]

...

Listening to the pleasant notification sounds in his mind, Lin Fan felt the fatigue from last night vanish completely.

"This wave should be enough to make at least three hundred D-Rank blind boxes and fifty C-Rank blind boxes."

"Plus the money earned from selling defensive items."

"Is this what they call a 'crisis'? I actually hope it happens a few more times."

Lin Fan took a sip of coffee, in a great mood.

Just then.

Tang Si walked over, limping.

He was covered in bandages; those were the [Quick-Acting Hemostatic Patches] that Lin Fan had sold to him at a high price.

"Lin Fan."

Tang Si threw a huge rhinoceros horn on the ground, his expression somewhat grave.

"Don't you think it's strange?"

"Strange what?" Lin Fan asked without raising his head.

"This beast tide."

Tang Si frowned and analyzed.

"Although Ironclad Rhinoceroses are gregarious creatures, they have a strong sense of territory and generally wouldn't leave their nests so far away."

"Moreover, their state last night was clearly not right."

"It was like... they had been drugged, completely losing their rationality, knowing only to charge."

Lin Fan put down the coffee in his hand.

He put away his Shrewd Merchant face, and his eyes became deep.

"You noticed it too?"

"Nonsense, I'm not an idiot."

Tang Si snorted coldly.

"Also, the wind direction last night was wrong too."

"At first it was a south wind, then it suddenly turned into a north wind, and the wind carried a... very strange, fishy smell."

Lin Fan nodded, a trace of appreciation flashing in his eyes.

This Tang Si, although a bit arrogant, was after all from a prominent family, and his knowledge and acuity were not bad.

"It seems someone doesn't want us to have a good time."

Lin Fan stood up and brushed the dust off his hands.

He walked over to the pile of corpses that hadn't been recycled yet.

Those were the few rhinoceroses that had charged the hardest and also died the most miserably.

Lin Fan squatted down and activated [Eye of True Sight].

His gaze scanned over the corpse inch by inch.

Suddenly.

His gaze fixed on the back of a rhinoceros's neck.

There was a very subtle wound there; if one didn't look carefully, it would be easily covered by the thick armor plates.

Lin Fan reached out, and two fingers probed into the wound.

"Pfft."

With a soft sound.

He extracted a piece of black metal shard only the size of a fingernail.

This shard was deeply embedded in the rhinoceros's muscle and had clearly been there for some time.

"What is this?" Tang Si leaned over.

Lin Fan didn't speak.

He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped the shard.

As the bloodstains were wiped away, a broken pattern was revealed on the shard.

It was a cherry blossom pattern.

Although only half remained, it still looked exceptionally glaring under the sunlight.

"Cherry blossom pattern?"

Tang Si's pupils constricted sharply, and his voice instantly raised by an octave.

"This is a hidden weapon from Sakura Country! A shuriken shard!"

"People from Sakura Country? How could they be here?"

"This is the heartland of the Dragon Kingdom! It's the trial grounds for Tianjiao Camp!"

Tang Si's face became extremely ugly.

As a scion of a prominent family, he understood the international situation very well.

Sakura Country had always been eyeing the Dragon Kingdom covetously, especially the geniuses of the Dragon Kingdom, whom they wanted to eliminate as quickly as possible.

But he didn't expect that the other side's reach would be so long and so bold.

"It seems our luck is not bad."

Lin Fan pinched that shard, his tone as cold as ten-thousand-year ice.

The smile on his face disappeared.

Replacing it was a murderous intent that made people palpitate.

That feeling was like a shopkeeper who was calculating accounts suddenly turning into a butcher sharpening his knife.

"I originally thought I was just here for a vacation and to make some money on the side."

"I didn't expect to run into this kind of 'big business'."

Lin Fan stood up and clenched the shard tightly in his palm.

The sharp edge of the shard pierced his skin, and blood flowed out, but he seemed completely unaware.

"Young Master Tang."

Lin Fan turned his head and looked at Tang Si.

"Any interest in doing a bigger deal?"

"What kind of deal?" Tang Si asked subconsciously.

"Hunting."

Lin Fan pointed to the cliff in the distance.

"Since someone wants to treat us as prey, we will reverse the roles."

"Drag this group of rats hiding in the gutter out one by one."

"And then..."

Lin Fan grinned, revealing a mouthful of ghastly white teeth.

"Turn them into blind boxes."

Looking at Lin Fan's smile, Tang Si couldn't help but shudder.

He suddenly felt that compared to those Japanese assassins, the guy in front of him might be the real devil.

But the hot blood in his body boiled at this moment.

That was the fighting spirit belonging to a Dragon Kingdom martial artist.

"Count me in."

Tang Si clenched his fists, lightning flickering in his eyes.

"Daring to cause trouble on my turf, they must be made to pay the price!"

"That's more like it."

Lin Fan patted Tang Si's shoulder.

"However, let's keep accounts clear, even between brothers."

"Intelligence fees, equipment fees, and also emotional distress compensation; remember to settle them later."

Tang Si: "..."

The emotion from that instant just now was instantly fed to the dogs.

Lin Fan ignored Tang Si's eye roll.

He turned around and looked at the vast wasteland.

The wind was still blowing.

But in Lin Fan's eyes, this wind had changed its flavor.

It was no longer just the pure scent of blood.

It was filled with money... oh no, it was filled with the scent of battle merits.

"Japanese assassins, huh..."

Lin Fan muttered silently in his heart.

"Corpses with S-Rank Talent should be able to make some pretty good things, right?"

"I hope your strength is worthy of my expectations."

"Don't make me lose money."