"Let's talk about the previous incident."

Seeing Rita put the scroll away, the vice president spoke again, but the smile on his face was replaced by an unprecedented seriousness.

"Mutant beast, have you hunted it?"

Although he could feel that the girl in front of him was not as weak as rumored, sometimes he felt that this kind of thing was not reliable, and he had to confirm the true strength of the person in front of him before he could issue a task to her.

"Well, I met a mutant leopard on the way here a few days ago."

"Since that's the case......"

The vice president frowned, thinking in his heart. Mutant leopard, in fact, mutant beasts cannot simply use those ordinary animals as a reference. Just like the herbivores that are now known, those herbivores that were not dangerous have begun to become extremely aggressive, and even their fecundity has been greatly improved, so the individual strength alone is far less threatening than that of group animals.

Moreover, hunting mutant beasts is a task above level three, and it is impossible to receive it with Rita's current rookie level, even if he has the authority to skip a level to give a task, but it is only limited to level two.

"By the way, there's that mission."

As if remembering something, the vice president rummaged around his desk for a moment before walking up to Rita with a task card.

"Luckily, this quest was only sent this morning, so I haven't had time to hang it out yet, and it's the only second-level quest to hunt mutant beasts, so if you think it's okay, take it and register it."

"Buling?"

"Well, a village against a small hill, the village doesn't have a name, so the place name is used."

"I didn't expect there to be a mutant beast with domestic animal mutations......" Just looking at the target introduction on the task card, Rita couldn't help but be a little surprised, a mutant beast mutated from a domestic pig, this is the first time she has encountered such a situation.

As things stand now, almost all of the mutations come from deep mountains or forests, and even smaller woods have not been found. Is it because there's something special about it?

Rita couldn't help but think so, and then looked up at the vice president, "Do you know what the reason is?" ”

"I haven't been to this place, so I don't know much, but it's certain that the mutant pig's combat power is not strong, but the people in the village are ordinary people, so ......"

"I see."

Rita nodded in understanding, even trained soldiers would be in an inexplicable panic when it first appeared, let alone ordinary villagers.

"I'll take care of this, but I'll need those level 3 missions after that."

"Of course you can, as long as you successfully complete the mission, the level will naturally be upgraded to the silver level, as for the points...... I still have that right. ”

"I'm sorry for you."

After saying goodbye to the vice president, Rita quickly went to the front desk to receive the task, and hurried towards Buling.

……

Two days later, Buling

The small mountain village built at the foot of the mountain, which was supposed to be a place full of people, seems to be a bit of an end at the moment.

Rita stood at the entrance of the village, her eyes locked on the black gas wafting above the village: "Sure enough...... I don't know if it's going to be too late. ”

With that, Rita walked towards the village.

"Here...... How did it come to this? ”

Everywhere she looked, Rita's eyes widened. There are also traces of blood on the ground, so you can imagine the tragic situation at that time.

"What people!"

A flash of black shadow alerted Rita instantly, and she took a quick step towards the alley where the shadow had disappeared.

"This ...... ...... vomit"

The thick smell came to her face, and the bloody scene made Rita's stomach churn, and she bent over and vomited.

"I didn't expect that not only the mutant pigs, but also the dogs here have mutated."

Gently wiping the corners of her mouth, just as Rita raised her head, several in the alley finally turned around.

Samoyed, this canine can be said to be very gentle, but after the mutation, it has changed dramatically. The half-human-tall body was wrapped in a faintly visible black gas, and the white hair was stained with a viscous red liquid, drop by drop...... Keep dripping down.

Looking at the bare fangs, Rita quietly pulled out two daggers from her waist, in fact, she preferred the longsword to the shortblade, although it was still different from the greatsword, but it made her feel a little closer to the man.

"Roar!"

The next second the roar sounded, several figures flew directly towards the girl.

"Flutter! Flutter! ”

"Bang!"

A strange sound came to her ears, accompanied by the approach of the Samoyed dog, and glancing at the debris that had been knocked around her, Rita immediately jumped onto the roof. She knew the difference in strength between herself and these things, and she was able to deal with just one, but now she was a Samoyed with five mutations.

"It's a good thing that the height of the roof is not very high, otherwise it would have been over."

Seeing the few birds staring at her deadly, Rita's low saliva made Rita feel a little happy. Of course, the corner of her eye was constantly looking around, and she had to figure out the terrain as soon as possible, because she knew that this situation was no longer something she could handle.

With a long exhale, Rita forced herself to calm down. It was a skill taught to her by the man who saved her, minimizing breathing and heartbeat so that others could not easily find out. Although it is not known if this method works for animals, it is not her style to sit back and wait, and besides......

"I don't know if there are any living people here, if you just leave......

"Roar!"

Her gaze drifted to the collapsed ruins not far away, and the next second Rita heard a beast roar.

"Shhhh

"Shhh

Subconsciously rolled on the spot, but the pain in her arm made Rita gasp.

"Damn!"

This time, Rita didn't hesitate any longer, turned around and ran towards the outside of the village. She knew she couldn't stay any longer, or she would die there.

The escape lasted half an hour, and it was not until I saw an abandoned wooden house that I could not stop.

"I didn't catch up, maybe I was lucky."

Rita breathed a sigh of relief at the thought of the Samoyed dogs that had stopped at the entrance of the village, and at the same time thought about the cause of the anomaly. She didn't believe that this situation was normal, knowing that beasts have a lot of patience and perseverance when faced with food, unless there is some special reason that affects them, but what is the reason...... Wait a minute, did something strange just get into it?

“……”

The thought of comparing herself to food gave Rita a chill and shook her head in an attempt to get the thought out of her mind.