"Lindsay, stay safe."

Red Moon reminded Lindsay.

While her voice still echoed in the courtyard of the church.

Lindsay had already laid down Finn's body and climbed out of the church wall again.

At this moment, Lindsay's heart burned with rage, and she didn't want to delay for a moment.

- External forces interfere!

- Someone deliberately activated Finn's body when he was keeping a wake for Teacher Finn!

His eyes were as low as a cold pool of stagnant water, and in them lurked a flame that was about to erupt.

Lindsay crossed the town in the darkness of the night, her footsteps making a quick, low muffled sound.

He was almost as fast as he could in front of Finn's cabin.

This time, though, Lindsay didn't enter the house.

He didn't even enter the courtyard, but stood in front of Finn's dwelling, his eyes scanning the surroundings keenly.

The town is usually very quiet at night.

But because of Lindsay's previous action of subduing the living corpse, there are still lights on in several surrounding homes.

This picture comes into view, and Lindsay tries to calm down and analyze the current situation:

"Ordinary townsfolk can't affect essentia, so it's impossible to animate corpses. And the only person nearby who can use essentia should be Dan ......"

"No, it can't be her!"

Lindsey immediately dismissed this unrealistic suspicion.

There's no reason for the Huntress to act tonight and bring Finn's body to life.

So what led to tonight's scene.

"It could only be from the outside world."

Lindsay made several guesses as she walked briskly to the back of Finn's cabin.

Looking into the distance, the farmland was pitch black at night.

Perhaps there were nocturnal animals active in the fields, but under the cover of the low night, there was no clue at all, except for the faint sound of the rope.

As a result, Lindsay turned on the ability of [Trace Tracking].

The results went surprisingly well.

The next second the skill was activated, he made a discovery at the edge of the cabin.

Near the location of the Finn Cabin, a few blue footprints were on the edge of the wall, and in the direction of the imprints, the blue trail burrowed into the farmland and stretched into the forest far away.

“……”

"Found you."

Lindsay's eyes were cold, and he stepped forward to take a closer look.

The marks on the ground are uniquely shaped, with five toe marks on each footprint, four smaller toe pads around it, around a larger center pad, and a clear claw mark at the end of each toe print.

The shape of its overall distribution.

Resembles a magnified cat's paw print, but longer, wider, and flatter.

That's what it looks like.

Lindsay's [Habit Investigation] skill is also activated.

Sensing the consumption of essentia, he immediately flipped through the [Hunting Notes] and determined the identity of the beast that left this footprint - the [Ice Badger].

“……”

Lindsay frowned and remained silent.

The moment he identified the culprit, many things came to his mind.

The first is the frozen living corpse that almost killed him three years ago.

Carefully recalling the details of that day, the thing actually suddenly activated after the ice badger appeared.

Now, three years have passed.

Lindsay's teacher, Finn's corpse was also animated by this beast.

“……”

"Who would believe that there is no connection here?"

Lindsay's gaze was certain, and she followed the footprints and strode out into the forest.

At the same time, the bow and arrows were also taken out of his [carry-on bag], ensuring that he could attack at any time whenever he saw an enemy.

During this time, Lindsay continued to retrieve the contents of the ice badger on her [Hunting Notes].

He realized another problem - [Kill Achievement: 4/10]

It's been three years!

During these three years, it is difficult to count the number of times Lindsay hunted with Dan. But one thing is for sure, he has encountered many other kinds of magical beasts in the hidden frontiers during his hunting.

For example, the Blackhorned Snow Deer, the Frozen Wind Sparrow, and the Leaf Rotting Rabbit.

And the corresponding number of kills, each of them has at least three or five.

But only the ice badger is different.

Except for the four that Lindsay had killed at the beginning, three years later, he hadn't killed one more!

Or to be more precise.

In the past three years, Lindsay has never seen a single ice badger again!

He originally thought that this phenomenon was due to the fact that after Lindsay and Torch were attacked, Dan killed the leader of the ice badgers, and then cleaned up the surrounding area as if to vent his anger.

But combined with today's encounter.

The disappearance of the ice badger in the past three years may still hide some unknown secrets.

"A long conspiracy that lasted for three years......"

Thinking of all this, Lindsay's pace couldn't help but quicken.

It seems that tonight, it's not just a matter of activating your teacher's corpse.

Even the revenge of his repeated attacks when he first arrived at the hidden frontier can be dealt with today!

……

Lindsay's figure gallops through the dark night forest, like a cheetah chasing its prey.

It's a battle of endurance and fate.

The number of kills of the Ice Badger has not yet reached the [Killer] level.

So even Lindsay could find fresh footprints on the ground in the complete darkness of the night.

But over time, these blue marks have faded away.

Constantly maintaining the skill on, Lindsay can also feel that his life essence is constantly depleting.

[Trace] is an extremely effective active skill.

The price to be paid is the loss of essentia, and the depletion of vital essentia is equivalent to facing the threat of death for Lindsay.

But he didn't dare to stop.

At least at the last moment when the essentia in the body is completely depleted, before finding the culprit for tonight.

He's not going to stop!

At this moment, Lindsay's eyes only had the blue footprints that stretched in front of him.

He crossed the mounds, bypassed the trees, broke through the bushes, and any difficult terrain was only traversed in the most time-saving way.

There is also only one goal, to approach his goal as quickly as possible.

Before essentia is depleted!

……

For the first quarter of an hour, Lindsay gained nothing.

It was as if the imprint on the ground was just stretching aimlessly forward.

But he was completely unmoved, his heart was as calm as water, and he just kept track as fast as he could.

Rustle Rustle –

Finally, half an hour later.

Lindsay, whose hearing is sharper than ordinary people, sensed a subtle sound in front of her, which seemed to be the movement of claws rubbing against wood!

“……”

He immediately slowed down.

After tracking along the way, Lindsay's [Habit Investigation] ability has also added several new contents under the Ice Badger entry on [Hunting Notes].

For example, [good at night, keen vision, slightly worse sense of smell].

Under the cover of the surrounding woods and night, Lindsey bypassed the dead branches and leaves on the ground, and approached as slowly as possible without making any sound.

It didn't take long for him to see the blue footprints stretching to the end.

- Ice Badger.

- There are three ice badgers there!

They were huddled together, their brown-black fur rolling on the ground, biting at the few pine cones they had just gotten down from the tree.

“……”

Lindsay held her breath, her right hand already touching the tail feathers of the arrow.

The thought that this was the 'murderer' who caused the activation of the teacher's body broke out in his chest.

But he held back.

Lindsay clenched his fists, and the tail feathers of one of the arrows were pinched against the shaft of the arrow.

Killing these three ice badgers was only a momentary moment.

The real object he wants to find is not just the three ice badgers in front of him, but the mastermind behind them!

As long as you don't get discovered, follow it all the way.

Sooner or later, it can ......

"Whew!"

Suddenly, the three ice badgers stopped biting at the pine cones.

One of them turned around and looked in the direction of Lindsay, as if to check something!

"You brought it on yourself!"

Lindsay's eyes instantly sharpened.

He didn't hesitate at all, and the arrow immediately hit the string.

A hundred birds in the forest are not as good as a bird in hand.

Now that they have been discovered, it is impossible for these three ice badgers to take him to find the truth behind the scenes. In this case, there is no reason to remain silent.

Even if it's a corpse, you have to leave these ice badgers behind!

Whoosh –

In an instant, the rapid-fire trait was activated by Lindsay.

The three arrows were almost end-to-end, like lightning bolts in a straight line shooting out towards the three ice badgers.

Listen to only two 'poof' sounds.

The two ice badgers, who were unresponsive, had already been hit by arrows and struggled painfully on the ground.

Only the last one, because it was already looking in Lindsay's direction, and the arrow that shot at it was also the one whose tail feathers were almost crushed by Lindsay just now.

So the moment the arrow hit, it jumped to the side, dodging the deadly cold. Then the ice badger tilted its head and was about to release an ice pick to fight back.

But Lindsay is faster!

Before the ice badger could cast its spell, a dark shadow enveloped it.

The ice badger that had escaped had just landed when Lindsay himself rushed out of the woods.

He knocked the ice badger to the ground with a knee at unimaginable speed.

Not even waiting for the beast to wail.

He took out the knife from his [carry-on bag] and stabbed it in the neck of the ice badger, killing the thing.

"Whew-"

Lindsay exhaled, but his fists clenched, his face still frowning.

Forced to be discovered by the other party.

He chose to kill the three ice badgers, which also means that he did not find the real culprit behind the ice badgers.

Obviously, according to the record of the [Hunting Notes], he deliberately avoided the ice badger's field of vision, and he didn't make a sound.

This mentally retarded beast.

And how do you find out when you have your back to yourself......

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Lindsay was stunned.

Because after killing the three ice badgers that turned Finn into a living corpse.

He noticed that a new message had been added to his gamer's panel.

【Mission Accomplished】

[The third module is open]

【Essentia Filling Successful】

【Login to the Simulated Business Module】