Chapter 251: Sixth-tier Exotic Beast

"When did it happen?"

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng's pupils involuntarily widened.

He seemed to have not even noticed Ye Ying's move.

"Right when we left the exit."

Ye Ying turned her head and looked forward again.

"I will pierce his heart with a Steel Needle; within a minute or two he'll die of suffocation. By now he must have sensed something's wrong."

Jiang Cheng silently nodded at the words.

If the other party were merely envious, that would be one thing, but they already have the words "harm others" written on their face.

If he harbored any thoughts of sympathy or compassion, that would be despicable.

In fact, he had also entertained the idea of striking first, but being new, he wanted to stay as low‑key as possible and avoid trouble.

"And after that?"

"No need to worry; even if they know we did it, they can't produce evidence."

Ye Ying said calmly, "Besides, those people won't go after us just because of an ordinary person."

Jiang Cheng replied with a sound and gazed out the window.

Indeed, in these times, an ordinary person's life is truly like grass.

Even a Force Warrior, what of it?

Still just a slightly higher‑grade blade of grass.

Like the Supreme of Wu Family Fortress, merely a dog raised by the Jiao Tribe; whenever they feel like slaughtering it for meat, they can.

If one truly wants to control one's own destiny, perhaps one must at least become a ruler of the universe.

Next, the two of them found a restaurant.

They handed the wild rabbit they had caught at the start to the back kitchen, paid a processing fee, and about an hour later a fragrant braised rabbit was served.

Don't be fooled by Ye Ying being a woman; her appetite is not small.

After finishing the meal, the two got back into the vehicle and drove toward the settlement's exit.

At the exit, there were still many seemingly idle people closely watching the passing vehicles.

Fortunately, after they drove far away, no suspicious vehicles followed.

Jiang Cheng guessed it was because Ye Ying had taken out that man.

Had she not taken him out, several cars might be catching up now.

"Sooner or later that day will come."

Ye Ying said.

"Once or twice is one thing, but after many times they'll definitely start targeting us."

"Hmm."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

Indeed, he and Ye Ying were originally a very small team; looking at other adventuring parties, which aren't two or three vehicles?

Moreover, since they have to return at least twice a day, and the tires are so flat, over time it's unlikely they wouldn't be targeted.

If they went out once a day, or even once every two or three days, the chance of being singled out would naturally drop dramatically.

But doing so would make gathering ten million even harder.

"Let them target us then."

Jiang Cheng gave a slight smile.

"We were just worried no one would send us money."

"Exactly."

A glint flashed in Ye Ying's eyes.

She had just broken through to Sixth Tier, worrying that along the way she hadn't had a chance to use it. After the settlement's outline disappeared from the rearview mirror, Ye Ying slammed the steering wheel and drove into the wilderness.

Though the mountains are teeming with countless Exotic Beasts, near the foothills they're still limited, so this time she chose another direction.

It seemed luck had arrived.

Not long after they started driving, they spotted the silhouette of an Exotic Beast.

However, that silhouette was excessively large.

Its body length was close to five meters, height near two meters, standing there larger than the pickup the two were riding in.

"That's a Double‑Horned Rhinoceros, a Sixth-tier Exotic Beast."

Ye Ying said.

"Sixth-tier Exotic Beast."

Jiang Cheng's eyes burned with intensity.

Five hundred thousand!

He fixed his gaze.

The distant Exotic Beast resembled a rhinoceros, but its head bore two horns, each nearly a meter long.

That's probably why it's called Double‑Horned Rhinoceros.

Yet seeing it clad in what seemed like a thick armor, Jiang Cheng wondered whether his Heavy Sniper Rifle could truly kill it.

"The Double‑Horned Rhinoceros is valuable, especially the two horns on its forehead, which are extremely precious medicinal ingredients, but among Sixth-tier Exotic Beasts it's also one of the hardest to deal with."

Ye Ying explained, "Its speed is the lowest among Sixth-tier Exotic Beasts, even slower than some Fifth-tier ones, but its defense can reach Seventh-tier levels; not to mention your sniper rifle, even a 20‑mm Machine Cannon with greater power would only cause minor injuries if it hit its body."

"However, once such an Exotic Beast is attacked or wounded, it becomes enraged and attacks the nearest enemy. If we fire at it, not only will we fail to kill it, but we'll also put ourselves in danger, which is why most people simply walk around it."

"So, does that mean we have to give up?"

It would be best that way.

Ye Ying nodded.

Having reached Sixth-level Spiritual Thought Master, she and this Sixth-tier Exotic Beast each possess the strength for a fight; the Twin-horn Rhino's body can withstand a twenty‑millimeter Machine Cannon, but that does not mean its eyes and nose, which are vulnerable, can endure it—attacking those weak points can still kill it.

However, it would also entail huge risk; after all, the creature weighs four to five tons, and even a close‑range bump would shatter Vajra Talismans, let alone if it were to sprint for a few seconds, reaching thirty to forty meters per second and then crashing hard! That impact force is far beyond what a few Vajra Talismans could block.

Taking a step back, even if we could kill it, such a massive prey wouldn't fit in the rear trunk; we'd have to drag it, and who can guarantee that passersby wouldn't develop wicked thoughts upon seeing it? At that moment, the two of them would likely be at the end of their strength.

After pondering, the gains don't outweigh the losses.

A Sixth-tier Exotic Beast costs at most 500,000, and with Jiang Cheng's Gunmanship, he could easily hunt several third‑ or fourth‑tier Exotic Beasts, just like this morning, without taking great risks.

"Alright, then let's give up."

Jiang Cheng also understood this; although a bit reluctant, a person should have self‑awareness.

The pickup turned a corner, circled the Twin-horn Rhino, and continued driving along the foothill.

After half an hour of travel, the two discovered two Spiral-horn Sheep; Jiang Cheng shot each down with a single gun, loading them into the rear trunk.

After another ten minutes along the foothill, a group of Exotic Beasts appeared ahead.

"Look ahead! It's a Fifth-tier Exotic Beast!"

Ye Ying shouted in surprise, her joy visible to the naked eye.

"What! Fifth-tier!"

Jiang Cheng withdrew his gaze from the mountain and looked forward.

More than a hundred meters away, a herd of Exotic Beasts that resembled wild boars could be seen.

The largest one, about three meters long and just over a meter tall, was jet black all over, its back covered with stiff bristles each like a needle, and its mouth bore two tusks; even the smaller ones were over a meter long, nearly two meters in length.

In total, there were as many as ten!

(End of chapter)