Chapter 20: Preparing to Hunt

Zhuge Tianxin and the other two walked and stopped; when they were tired, they would find a place to rest, then eat some roasted meat and drink some water to temporarily recuperate. Of course, the job of roasting meat still fell on Zhuge Tao.

And every time Zhuge Tao roasted meat, he couldn't keep up with Zhuge Tianxin's eating speed. After Zhuge Tianxin fainted and woke up following the change during his battle with the Flying Sky Pig, not only did his personality change, but his appetite also increased. Zhuge Tianxin's current appetite was three times that of Zhuge Tao—no, to be precise, it was two times, because that extra portion was actually for the mysterious little beast in the mysterious space. But because the mysterious little beast said it didn't want others to know of its existence, Zhuge Tianxin didn't tell Zhuge Linglong and the others about the mysterious little beast. However, every time they ate roasted meat, the mysterious little beast would demand to eat too, and every time it would make Zhuge Tianxin secretly put the roasted meat into the mysterious space for it to eat, so that portion was counted as Zhuge Tianxin's.

"Brother Zhuge Tao, you are too stingy. You only roast such a little bit of meat every time. Look, Linglong hasn't had enough to eat. I clearly saw that the jerky you brought is twice as much as what the two of us need, but you are so stingy and only roast such a little bit. Are you trying to starve Linglong? And didn't you catch a wild rabbit on the road just now? Why don't you roast it to eat? Oh, you want to eat it yourself, you are so stingy. Good things should be shared by everyone to have meaning, and delicious food is better when eaten together. Besides, we are going to hunt that Wind Wolf in a moment. If you don't let Linglong eat her fill, what will happen if she doesn't have the strength or accuracy when she shoots her arrows later? You know the Wind Wolf is fast, and Linglong's arrows are the best weapon against the Wind Wolf's speed right now, and she can also attack the Wind Wolf from a distance. This is such a good firepower point, yet you don't let her eat her fill. Do you think what you're doing is right?" Zhuge Tianxin started teasing Zhuge Tao again. He said Zhuge Linglong hadn't had enough to eat, which wasn't the case; actually, he hadn't had enough to eat, but he wouldn't admit it, so he had to use Zhuge Linglong as an excuse. He had done this countless times along the way, but every time it forced Zhuge Tao to roast some more meat for him, because Zhuge Linglong would never expose him, and even covered for him every time, saying she hadn't had enough to eat. But after Zhuge Tao roasted more meat, she wouldn't eat a single piece, and it would all be sent into Zhuge Tianxin's stomach—and the mysterious little beast's stomach.

Of course, the three of them didn't just live on the Flying Sky Pig's roasted meat along the way. After all, they had risked their lives to come here for training, so they would also do some hunting on the road to make themselves stronger. The wild beasts here were generally much larger than those outside, and correspondingly, their strength was also stronger than those outside, making them excellent training targets. This way, they could better increase their strength and also obtain new food. Just now, before they rested, Zhuge Tao discovered a wild rabbit, which became their hunting target. Of course, this wild rabbit also followed the general rule of this space—it was larger and stronger than those outside. This wild rabbit was five times larger than a normal wild rabbit, about the size of a normal pig, and would actively attack enemies, so hunting it had a certain degree of difficulty. But because they had obtained weapons earlier, Zhuge Tao felt there was no problem hunting this rabbit, so he stopped Zhuge Tianxin and Zhuge Linglong and wanted to hunt this rabbit alone. And indeed, Zhuge Tao killed this rabbit by himself without getting hurt. Although this rabbit used some charging and kicking attacks against Zhuge Tao, because of the battle with the Flying Sky Pig, Zhuge Tao had put away his contempt for this space. At the same time, because the broadsword in his hand was very large, he used it as both a weapon and a shield, blocking the rabbit's charging and kicking attacks, so Zhuge Tao killed the wild rabbit easily without getting hurt, and it finally became his prey. Zhuge Tianxin had taken a fancy to Zhuge Tao's rabbit, which was why he said those things earlier. Zhuge Tianxin wanted Zhuge Tao to roast the rabbit to eat, but Zhuge Tao didn't seem willing to give it to Zhuge Tianxin, so Zhuge Tianxin had to use Zhuge Linglong and their next hunting target, the Wind Wolf, as an excuse.

And that Wind Wolf was also discovered by Zhuge Tianxin after Zhuge Tao hunted the wild rabbit. Because the Wind Wolf was more aggressive, the three of them stopped to rest, replenish their strength, and make a plan to hunt that Wind Wolf.

In the end, Zhuge Tao couldn't withstand Zhuge Tianxin's silver tongue and had to roast half of the rabbit for him to eat.

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*Drip, drip, drip. * In a dark, tomb-like place, water droplets fell from the ceiling from time to time, making a *drip, drip, drip* sound upon hitting the ground. A group of people, led by a relatively tall and large person, were advancing toward the depths of the tomb. These people all had serious expressions and remained quiet, no one speaking, all observing the situation in front, behind, left, and right, as if something special would appear in front of them and threaten them. Some people even had sweat appearing on their foreheads, clearly a bit nervous. But the leader was not nervous; instead, he was faintly excited, as if he were looking forward to something, forming a sharp contrast with the people behind him.

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"Everyone, be quiet and approach slowly. Don't let it discover us. When the time comes, we will launch a surprise attack and try to kill it without any casualties, and then get that thing." At this moment, in another place, there was also a group of people advancing. But they were not in a tomb, but in a forest. This group of people was also led by one person, but unlike the previous leader, this leader was relatively thin and small among the group, but that was only relative; it couldn't be said that he was thinner and smaller than a normal person. It should be said that he was of normal size, but because the people around him were relatively taller and larger than normal people, he appeared relatively thin and small. The direction they were advancing toward was a large valley, surrounded by towering trees, with only an opening in the southeast direction to enter and exit. But this opening was very large, about five or six meters wide, and through this opening, one could faintly see something sleeping in the valley.

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Zhuge Tianxin and the other two were now full and were crouching as they walked forward. When they gently pushed aside the grass that was one person tall in front of them, they faintly saw their prey. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====