In addition to dispatching Bai Xiaoqiu's trio for this hunt, there is also a new little partner behind the butts of the three - a cute cat man!

Cat people are a very peculiar species, these little ones are very intelligent, and they can do a lot of things that humans can do. However, due to the influence of their petite size, the combat power of these cats is generally not high, and it is difficult to gain an advantage in the survival competition with monsters in the wild, so I don't know when it began, cats gradually joined forces with humans, played the role of hunters' good helpers, and gradually integrated into human society.

In addition to being able to help humans in combat, cat people also have a good talent in many other fields, such as two cat chefs in the windward tavern, a cat man in the hot spring in the east of the village who is a bookkeeper, and Bai Xiaoqiu has seen cat people set up stalls to buy some strange little things more than once. In short, the wisdom of these cats is no less than that of ordinary humans, they can understand human language, although they cannot speak due to their body structure, but the vast majority of cat people can communicate with humans through guò writing.

Cats who want to go out hunting with hunters will go to the hunter organization to register, and after a series of tests, the hunter organization will record the cat people's various numbers and specialties. When a new hunter joins, you can find your cat companion through these numbers. Of course, this choice is also a two-way street, and cat people also have the power to choose hunters and will not be forced to follow hunters they don't like. Therefore, the cat and the hunter are not subordinate to each other, but partners who fight side by side.

In battle, the cats can assist the hunters in their attacks or help with some props, but the most helpful thing for the hunters is the natural skills of the cats - these little ones are born to control their own shadows. Inside their shadows, there is a two-cubic-meter subspace that they can use as an entrance to the subspace to fit all the dead, the living, and even themselves. Of course, there are two restrictions on the object being loaded: the first is that it must be smaller than the shadow of the cat man, otherwise it will not fit in; The second is that the volume should be less than two cubic meters, otherwise it will be crowded by the subspace.

It is precisely because of this talent that the survival rate of cats has always been very high. They can hide in their shadows in times of crisis, and even use their natural skills to save seriously injured hunters in some special situations. However, the success rate of the latter is somewhat low, after all, it is still a little difficult to put a big living person into a small shadow

Obviously, this cat man named Buzz could only be brought by the hunter uncle, and thanks to this cat man, the weight pressure of Bai Xiaoqiu and the others was reduced by more than half at once (Bai Xiaoqiu's explanation of the system backpack is from the ability of tattoos, and it can only include weapons and explosives, so in order not to show the stuffing, other things still have to be carried on their bodies), and it will not affect their actions.

As he walked, Uncle Hunter suddenly stopped.

"Is there a situation?!" Bai Xiaoqiu immediately entered a state of preparation.

"No, there's just one thing I care about a lot." Uncle Hunter looked stern.

"Well, I'm concerned about that, too." Shi Manqian touched his chin.

"Meow!!" Buzz jumped out and nodded.

Bai Xiaoqiu looked confused: "What do you care about?" ”

"Xiaobai, are you nervous now?" Uncle Hunter is still very strict.

"I'm not nervous."

"Can I trouble you to be a little nervous?"

"Are you sick?"

"Please! People are really curious!! ”

"Stay away from me, **!! If you want to sell cuteness, please shave the beard off your face first!! ”

"Xiaobai~~ I also want to know what is written in that bag~~" Shi Manqian launched a star eye attack.

"Meow~~~~" Buzz launched a leg rubbing attack.

Bai Xiaoqiu was powerless to resist.

"Alright, alright!! I'll show you all!! ”

Bai Xiaoqiu himself was also a little curious, he slowly opened the bag and took out a small note from it, but saw that there were only 3 big words written on it-tease you!

Bai Xiaoqiu carried the knife and wanted to go back to the village to hack the old man to death.

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive!" A group of people grabbed Bai Xiaoqiu with all hands and feet, "Look at it, this note is folded, and there seem to be other words in it." ”

Bai Xiaoqiu saw that this was really the case, he unfolded the note, and found that the other side of the note was finally much more normal, with a long sentence written:

"You can come back now, and I'll still tell you where that long knife is, but ask yourself, are you really that afraid of danger?"

"Hey, what's on the note?" Erniu and the others were blocked by Bai Xiaoqiu, and they couldn't see the handwriting on the note.

Bai Xiaoqiu smiled: "It's nothing, it's just some nagging from the old man." ”

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At night on the first day, a few people walked through the outer edge of the forest, but there was still some distance from the range of the tiger's activities. Just from this position, you can already feel a trace of strangeness in the forest - there are a little too few monsters nearby

A prime location like this, which is neither peripheral nor central, should have been the most frequent area for demon beasts, but the demon beasts that Bai Xiaoqiu and the others encountered in two hours could be counted on one hand.

"Is it the reason for the tiger?" While resting at night, Bai Xiaoqiu asked.

"Well, the sudden appearance of a predator can cause a small upheaval. The strength of that tiger is enough to dominate in this forest, and it is a supernatural demon beast that can control ghosts, and its character is also very fierce, in order to divide its own territory, it will definitely hunt and expel other demon beasts on a large scale, and it will lead to a significant reduction in the number of demon beasts within a certain range. However, this change is only short-term, and it won't be long before there will be more monsters here. Uncle Hunter said as he lit a bonfire, "This is so unusual that it should mean that we are very close to the territory of the tiger." Work hard tomorrow and you'll find it soon if you're lucky. ”

Shi Manqian sat on the side and silently wiped his long knife, while the cat Buzz was very happy to cut vegetables. In order to prevent the aroma of food from attracting demon beasts, the dry food and meat that several people eat for dinner are cold, and the only hot thing they can eat is vegetable soup.

Bath's cooking is not simple, the vegetable soup made from local materials smells light and looks like plain water, but it is extremely fragrant in the mouth. Er Niu and Bai Xiaoqiu both drank a big bowl, and the remaining small half pot went into Shi Manqian's stomach.

After eating, the three of them slept in one cat and one cat, and changed shifts every two hours to keep vigil in turn, and soon the night passed.

The next morning, the people warmed up the steamed buns, flatbread and other dry food a little, and after filling their stomachs, they continued to march into the forest.

"Look, this set of footprints should be the tiger's, right?!" At noon, Bai Xiaoqiu finally made a discovery, and he pointed to the soft and damp soil and shouted quietly.

Uncle Hunter and Shi Manqian leaned over to take a look, nodded and said, "That's right, this is the footprints of the tiger!" Erniu took out the map and gestured and said, "This is a plain, and there is a swamp not far to the east, which is indeed very suitable for Linghu's territorial requirements." Bass, get my Soul Probe Needle out! ”

"Meow!" The cats jumped happily, their little paws tossed upside down, and they found a prop that looked like a compass from the shadow.

This thing is naturally a spirit probe needle, and the special material makes its pointer have the function of detecting resentment, and it will react in various ways according to the different concentrations of resentment around it, so that you can find out the approximate location of the source of resentment.

"Over here!" Although the footprints were gone, the hunter still relied on the instructions of the spirit probe needle to find the direction of the tiger's perch.

The group walked around and around for a long time, and finally came to the location indicated by the spirit needle.

"Look at this!" This time, it was Shi Manqian who made the discovery first, and she peeled off the grass in front of her, revealing a large patch of withered plants. Most of these plants have turned into powder, and a few of the more tenacious ones can only maintain a general shape, and will turn into fly ash at the slightest wind and grass.

"Be careful!" Uncle Hunter grabbed Bai Xiaoqiu, who wanted to take a closer look, "These plants are corroded like this by the resentment of the ghosts. And the ghost generally does not exude a lot of resentment under the control of the tiger, and there are only two possibilities for the tiger to be corrupted so strictly, either the tiger has fought with other demon beasts here, or the tiger often inhabits here, and the accumulation of time leads to the large-scale withering of the plants. And there is no trace of a battle here, which proves that only the second speculation is correct! ”

Uncle Er Niu looked around again, becoming more and more sure of his thoughts, nodded at Bai Xiaoqiu and Shi Manqian and said, "Let's observe around here for a while, and we can set up traps later!" ”

A few people were busy again, covering up the traces and smells they had seen, and then found a suitable place to hide in the distance.