Chapter 5: Snake Scale Dog
The snake scale dog is a canine beast covered in snake scales, and its appearance resembles a hunting dog that has been magnified several times.
The strength of the snake scale dog is not very strong, probably only at the level of the peak of the third level, that is, around 400 kilograms, but its speed can almost reach the level of the middle of the fourth level, so its comprehensive strength is classified as the early stage of the fourth level.
The flesh of the snake scale dog is sour and unpalatable, and it has no value, but the scale armor on its body is quite valuable, and a complete scale armor can be sold for about 500 federal coins, which is one of the most favorite exotic beasts hunted by hunters in District 26.
For Lin Xi and Xie Heng, this snake scale dog is their most suitable opponent, and with the strength of the two of them, they can have a chance to kill them together.
The snake scale dog is not a social creature, at most two or three will appear in groups, the two of them have been observing the roof for a long time, the snake scale dog has no companions nearby, it is just alone in the vicinity looking for food.
"Up!" The two glanced at each other, quickly packed up their belongings, and then followed the rope into an abandoned commercial street near the community.
The footsteps of the two were very soft, a habit they had developed in District 27, because the slightest wind and grass was likely to alert mutated creatures.
Through the study of cultural classes, they have long been familiar with the living habits of this low-level alien beast.
Soon, they entered the community, and the snake-scale dog seemed to have hunted a two-level mutant mouse, which was almost the size of the previous pet dog, enough for the snake-scale dog to have a full meal.
At this moment, the snake-scale dog was feasting on a large block, and its alertness was almost reduced to a minimum, and it did not notice that the two humans were close to within 100 meters of it.
"It's now!"
The snake scale dog had just swallowed a piece of rat meat, and was about to lower his head and tear off another piece when the two of them moved, jumping out from behind a scrapped car like two cannonballs that had broken away from rifling, and the war knife in his hand flashed with a cold light, and slashed towards the snake scale dog's head.
"Whew!"
The snake scale dog also discovered the existence of the two for the first time, it was interrupted to eat, and it looked very angry, slapped the body of the mutant mouse behind him, and jumped towards the two of them.
Xie Heng has no fear, just in terms of physical fitness, his strength is much more than that of the snake scale dog, so he has no disadvantage at all.
And Lin Xi turned around the moment he landed and came to the side of the snake scale dog, the cooperation between the two people was full of tacit understanding, relying on this tactic to kill many powerful mutant creatures.
The snake scale dog didn't seem to care about Lin Xi, who only had the strength of a third-level warrior, and only Xie Heng was in his eyes.
"Whew!"
A forelimb with a sharp claw aimed at Xie Heng's head and slapped it fiercely.
"Ding!"
There was a crisp sound of metal impact, and even a trace of sparks collided in mid-air, and a huge force was transmitted to Xie Heng's arm through the battle knife.
"It's not a small strength!"
Xie Heng took a few steps back, worthy of being a fourth-level creature, relying on the speed advantage, the power of that blow definitely exceeded 400 kilograms.
The snake scale dog was also not comfortable, and its strong force made its body stagnate in the air, which gave Lin Xi a perfect opportunity.
With his strength, it was a bit difficult to raise the sword with one hand, so he used all his strength in this blow, and he had to at least injure it, otherwise the snake scale dog's counterattack would definitely pose a great threat to him, because he didn't have any strength left to block with the knife again.
Relying on previous experience, this knife slashed directly at the joints of the snake scale dog, for the sake of swiftness, the scale armor there is obviously much more fragile, and the neck is undoubtedly the most fatal weakness, but the scales there are very thick, and he is not capable of cutting it.
Sure enough, the snake scale dog had nowhere to borrow its strength in the air, and it couldn't dodge at all, and its forelimbs hadn't recovered from the blow to Xie Heng, so it could only watch as the knife slashed at its joints.
High school doesn't teach any sword skills or combat skills, and those precious things can only be accessed at the War College, so their sword skills are all disorderly, all accumulated bit by bit from every battle.
Lin Xi's understanding of knife technique is only three words, that is, fast, accurate, and ruthless!
The knife used all the strength of his body, and there was only one target, and that was the joints of the snake-scale dog.
"Poof!"
A bloody arrow flew out, and the joint was indeed the most vulnerable place of the snake scale dog, and the sharp war knife tore the weak scales directly, cutting a hole of several centimeters at the joint.
"Whew!"
The snake-scaled dog was in pain, and immediately wailed, and stood up again on his only three legs, glaring at the two of them.
"If I had fourth-level strength, this knife would definitely be able to cut off this leg of the dog!" Lin Xi said secretly in his heart.
However, he was already very satisfied with this result, although it was not known for its speed without the snake scale dog, and it probably couldn't reach the speed of the early stage of the fourth level if it injured one leg, and the threat to the two of them had been greatly reduced.
The snake scale dog's eyes rolled as if thinking about something, and then suddenly he turned around and ran in the opposite direction.
From the moment he first fought, he knew that one of the human beings was on par with it, and even if it was one-on-one, it might not be able to win, let alone one-on-two? And now it has a leg injury, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced, so running away is the best option.
A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Xi and Xie Heng's eyes, this level of mutant creature really has a high IQ and knows how to think, instead of only rampage with instinct like low-level creatures.
But how could they possibly let go of the prey that was about to arrive?
"Hey, want to run? If you wanted to run at first, you really couldn't do it, but now, haha! ”
Xie Heng chased after him with a smile, the speed of the snake scale dog was not as good as before, and even Lin Xi could barely keep up, and after a while, a cold war knife was inserted in front of the snake scale dog.
"Ah Heng, go on!" Lin Xi threw his war knife over, and this weapon could only exert its maximum combat effectiveness in Xie Heng's hands.
"Okay!"
Xie Heng jumped up and grabbed the war knife in mid-air, an unprecedented confidence suddenly filled his whole body, with this war knife in his hand, he had the confidence to end the injured snake scale dog with one sword.
With a flash of the sword, the snake-scaled dog's head flew up, leaving a neat and smooth facet.
"Good guy, you're really fast!" Xie Heng threw the war knife back to Lin Xi, and the first battle was won, which may be a good start.
"Quickly peel off its scale armor, its bloody smell will soon attract other strange beasts!" Lin Xi said that this is the result of their experience again and again.
Once, when they were hunting in District 27, they killed a third-level purple-pupiled snake, but they delayed for too long to take away the valuable part of its body, and in the end, they actually attracted dozens of second- and third-level mutant creatures, and almost didn't die there.
However, this time Lin Xi took this war knife, and it was much more convenient when collecting the loot, and the skin without the protection of the scale armor was not too tough, but in a few minutes, they peeled off the complete scale armor.
They used a special bag to insulate the scales to keep out the smell of blood, then put them in their backpacks, and quickly fled the area.
Less than five minutes after the two of them left, a rustling sound came from the nearby grass, and a group of small alien beasts quickly moved the body of the snake-scaled dog into their lair......
"Whew, it's so dangerous, it's going to be troublesome if you go a little later!" Lin Xi, who had already returned to the roof of the building, wiped a cold sweat.
These small exotic beasts are called rodents, and they look like enlarged rats, with extremely sharp claws, and are the most common of the second-level creatures.
But the most terrifying thing is that the rodent is a social creature, not tens or hundreds, but thousands, even hundreds of millions. Many years ago, a beast tide, a whole hundred million rodents hit a city, that scale is simply thousands of troops, the entire city was trampled in an instant, and even a few strong generals fell.
In the end, if it weren't for the action of a few strong men of the god of war to disperse the beast tide this time, I am afraid that the disaster would have expanded even more.
Although the scale of this group of rodents is not so large, there are still hundreds, and for Lin Xi and Xie Heng, even a few dozen rodents are probably enough to give them a headache.
"Let's go, look for the next target!" The two of them pulled out their telescopic stretches and walked deeper into the town......