Chapter 29 The Hunter Squad

"It's finally dead."

Chu Han rubbed his reddened fists and let out a long sigh.

Then he shouted to someone several hundred meters away, "It's settled, come over!"

A few seconds later, Zhao Feiyu came running over.

When he saw the devastated forest and the Black-Maned Lion bleeding from its seven orifices, his face was full of shock.

Especially upon seeing Chu Han sitting on the Black-Maned Lion, he was even more stunned.

"After fighting a Third-Tier Black-Maned Lion, Brother Han isn't even injured. Just how strong is he?"

For a battle of this level, he didn't even have the courage to participate; even watching from nearby, he might have been accidentally injured.

Yet Chu Han still looked calm and composed; at least on the surface, he hadn't run into much trouble.

Zhao Feiyu didn't dare think further; the more he thought, the larger the gap between him and Chu Han became.

Immediately, his gaze fell greedily on the corpse of the Black-Maned Lion and could no longer move away.

"Brother Han, you're my real brother! Hahaha, we even got the blood of the Black-Maned Lion. My strength will definitely improve by a huge margin!"

Zhao Feiyu was so excited he almost recognized Chu Han as his godfather on the spot.

He quickly took out the container to collect the Black-Maned Lion's blood.

Before long, the remaining space in the container was filled with the Black-Maned Lion's blood.

"Blood collection complete. I can start to Cultivate tonight!"

Zhao Feiyu excitedly used his spatial bracelet to put away the container, while the corpse of the Black-Maned Lion was still put away by Chu Han, and then the two returned to the cave they had discovered earlier.

After returning to the cave, Zhao Feiyu took out the container filled with lion blood and placed it on the ground.

Then he took out a bottle of purple potion from his spatial bracelet and poured it all into the container.

The purple potion and the lion blood mixed, immediately causing a violent reaction.

The lion blood inside the container began to boil, bubbles constantly rising and making a "gurgling" sound.

Soon, the entire cave was filled with a red mist, which was thick with the smell of blood.

Zhao Feiyu explained, "The blood of Lion-type mutated beasts is a base material. It only works when mixed with a special potion made by my Family. This potion can refine the medicinal power in the blood, eventually turning it into a great tonic."

Hearing this, Chu Han looked inside the container; the originally full blood was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a dark red plasma.

But the energy contained within it became increasingly pure, making even him feel a bit tempted.

He wondered if he could also use this plasma to Cultivate.

Zhao Feiyu saw through Chu Han's thoughts and smiled, "Brother Han, this special lion blood potion can only be used if paired with my talent and Cultivation Technique. Ordinary people simply cannot absorb the violent medicinal power inside."

"Maybe I can absorb it," Chu Han laughed.

He had once simultaneously absorbed the blood of a Red-Scaled Python and the energy from a black blood stone; perhaps he could absorb this potion as well.

Zhao Feiyu gave a bitter smile upon hearing this. "Brother Han, if you want to try, you can, but don't say I didn't warn you—that will definitely be an incredibly painful experience."

Even when he was well-prepared, he would endure a certain level of pain during absorption, let alone Chu Han.

Chu Han shook his head, not changing his mind, feeling a hint of anticipation for the gradually condensing lion blood potion in the container.

Just then, a faint sound of footsteps came from outside the cave.

Chu Han's brow furrowed instantly, and he quickly warned, "Someone's coming."

If he hadn't been focusing his attention on the container, he wouldn't have noticed these footsteps only now.

By now, the footsteps had reached the entrance, trapping Chu Han and the other in the cave.

Zhao Feiyu was also shocked; he didn't want to be disturbed at this critical moment.

Soon, several figures appeared before them.

These people's auras were very strong; the weakest was at the level of a Second-Tier Martial Artist, and the strongest was even a Third-Tier Martial Artist!

With the help of the firelight in the cave, Chu Han also saw these people clearly.

It was a squad of five people, all well-equipped and holding weapons, looking like experienced Martial Artists.

In the wild, such squads of Martial Artists in groups of several people were very common, usually teams that hunted Beasts together.

But the team appearing before them clearly came with ill intent.

Moreover, in the wild, there were no legal or moral restrictions, and Martial Artists hunting each other was very common.

Even if one obtained a treasure, they might not be able to bring it out of the wilderness; a large part of the reason was due to being hunted by their own kind.

"Boss, the last trace of the Black-Maned Lion's aura disappeared right here. They must know something!"

At this moment, a Martial Artist said to the leader.

While speaking, he also looked at Chu Han and the other with malicious eyes.

The leader nodded and also looked at Chu Han and the other, saying disdainfully, "One is a 1st Tier Martial Artist, and the other is just a Quasi-Martial Artist. They're probably still students, right? They've got quite the nerve, actually daring to come into the wilderness."

Another person immediately echoed, "Boss, even if they have nothing to do with the Black-Maned Lion, looking at them, they definitely have treasures on them. We can't let them go."

"That's right, these two are very strange. We should interrogate them first."

These people discussed Chu Han and the other loudly, as if talking about goods, not taking them seriously at all.

Unable to bear it any longer, Zhao Feiyu questioned, "Who are you people? How dare you barge into someone else's cave without a word?"

The people opposite immediately burst into laughter. "Kid, it seems you haven't figured out your situation. Do you think this is the Base City?"

"Are you Slayers?"

At this time, Chu Han asked faintly.

The leader glanced at Chu Han and said with a hint of mockery, "It seems you're smarter than him. Since you know our identity, you should know what kind of end awaits you. If you cooperate with us honestly, I'll let you die more easily."

Hearing this, a flash of killing intent crossed Chu Han's eyes, but he quickly hid it.

Zhao Feiyu beside him was not so calm; his heart couldn't stop pounding wildly, and he was ready to fight at any moment.

Since the other party were Slayers, a fight to the death was unavoidable.

Although Slayers were also Martial Artists active in the wilderness, unlike ordinary Martial Artists who only hunted Beasts or searched for treasures, they preferred to directly ambush and kill other Martial Artists to obtain the treasures, Martial Skills, Materials, and money on their victims.

Slayer squads were all notorious entities, wanted by the authorities and not tolerated by other Martial Artists.

Therefore, encountering Slayers in the wild meant there was only one possibility: combat.

Furthermore, killing a Slayer and bringing back their head could earn a reward from the authorities.

At this point, the leader seemed to have run out of patience and said loudly, "We're hunting a Third-Tier Black-Maned Lion, and its aura disappeared near here. Have you two seen the Black-Maned Lion?"

Chu Han pretended to be afraid and said, "Black-Maned Lion? Isn't that a Third-Tier Beast? If we saw it, would we still be alive?"

In his heart, he thought that these people in front of him were the ones who had left the wounds on that Black-Maned Lion.

Since these people were able to wound the Black-Maned Lion, they must have special means; Chu Han did not dare to be careless.

"Hmph, you'd better not be lying to me."

The leader hadn't held much hope for Chu Han and the other anyway, so he didn't ask further.

Immediately, his gaze moved past Chu Han and the other, looking at the container behind Zhao Feiyu.

"What is in here? Such pure energy!"

Saying that, he pushed Chu Han aside and came to the container to check, and the others followed.

"Boss, the stuff in this container seems to be the blood of some kind of Beast. It looks very valuable!"

"Yeah, this blood is definitely worth a fortune. We've hit the jackpot this time."

"Wait, how did they bring this container into the wilderness? Do they have spatial equipment?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, and the leader stared at Chu Han and the other with glowing eyes.

His voice changed, filled with greed: "You have spatial equipment? Hand it over quickly!"

"In your dreams!"

Zhao Feiyu stopped pretending and reached out to touch the container; the entire container disappeared from in front of him.

"You're looking for death! So the spatial equipment is on you!"

Immediately, everyone walked quickly toward Zhao Feiyu, leaving Chu Han aside.

"Hand it over quickly!"

The leader even grabbed Zhao Feiyu by the neck; with the strength of a Third-Tier Martial Artist bursting forth, Zhao Feiyu didn't even have a chance to resist.

But in the next moment, he felt an extremely dangerous aura attacking from behind, followed by a piercing pain exploding within his body.

"Bang!"

A rain of blood exploded on the Slayer Leader's body, and a huge bloody hole appeared in his chest.

He then fell over, dying with his eyes wide open.

"One down, now it's your turn."

Chu Han succeeded in his sneak attack and looked at the others with unfriendly eyes.