[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-striker-independent-beast-tamer":3,"chapter-striker-independent-beast-tamer-striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-183":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","STRIKER: Independent Beast Tamer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1315872,1747,"Chapter 183: Injecting the catalyst","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-183",183,"\u003Cp>Underground Passage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Jeremy reached the underground passage. The warehouse guards received a message. They were going to release the next set of rat beasts into the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't take long for the same patrol guards to return to the warehouse. They entered the warehouse and waited for the staff to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff were the ones who injected the catalyst into the rat beasts before releasing them into the underground passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man in his fifties arrived. Unlike the others, he was wearing a white lab coat. On the lab coat pocket, the company name was written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's called Goldcorp. If Jeremy were to be here, he would be shocked to the core. This was the same organization that was causing disturbances near the City C wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man looked at the guard before arriving at his desk. Then he saw a box and removed the cover. The next second, he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there was no catalyst bottle. He remembered placing it here. It's impossible for him to forget that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes turned cold, and then he looked towards the guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Red Catalyst is missing. Did you guys take it?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, the faces of the guards changed. They argued that they had been monitoring the warehouse. They never left the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the lab researcher wanted, he could check them, but the middle-aged man was unwilling because he knew these people wouldn't dare to do it unless they wanted to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I forget something?\" the middle-aged man asked himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's impossible for the bottle to disappear on its own. Someone else has taken it. But he doesn't know who it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he learned that the red catalyst was taken by an outsider, he would be petrified on the spot. He thought someone of his rank must have come to the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, he received a call. Seeing that it was the boss calling, he answered the call. He didn't tell the boss about the missing catalyst; otherwise, he would be severely punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The catalyst was made from different ingredients. These ingredients varied from plant-type treasures to other natural treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had also added drops of researched high tier beast blood into it to make it more violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the rat beasts injected with the catalyst were evolving quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss ordered him to release the next batch right away, so he didn't have time to think about the missing red catalyst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ending the call, he stood up. Fortunately, he had some spare bottles. He took the red bottle out and went to administer the rat beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caged beasts ranged from Tier-1 to Tier-2. The Tier-1 beasts would become Tier-2 beasts after the injection. Similarly, the Tier-2 beasts would become Tier-3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy Night was walking back to the original site at a fast pace. He didn't want to damage the underground passage with any disturbance, so he was careful while moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screech!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard a screeching sound from ahead. Hearing that, his expression changed drastically. While returning, he didn't want any big fight. He had uncovered a great secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the people behind the warehouse found out anything, then his life would become troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A good idea came to his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had bought odor from the store. The scent was supposed to repel other beasts. He realized this now and took the product out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then sprayed the disgusting smell on himself. After spraying, he placed the odor bottle back into his storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it,\" Jeremy uttered with great difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the smell was stomach-churning. Even he was feeling nauseated. It was normal for any beast to be repelled by this smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a cough before continuing to walk. He had expected the beasts to come, but the repelling odor was working now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the effects, he sighed in relief. At least his spent money was worth it; it was not a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards brought the cages to the sinkhole that connected to the underground passage. The rat beasts inside the cages were going crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards were Tier-3 Beast Tamers, so they were not worried about the rat beasts attacking them because they had experience handling them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if some beasts attacked them, they had permission to kill the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screech!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the guards first released the Tier-2 rat beasts, which evolved from Tier-1 before the catalyst injection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, the rat beasts dove down the sinkhole, their eyes filled with murderous intent. The rat beasts immediately needed food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would kill and eat any living thing now. When more than 20 caged rat beasts were released, the second guard began to release the Tier-3 rat beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tier-3 rat beasts posed a certain danger to them as well. But fortunately, none of the Tier-3 beasts paid attention to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered the passage quickly, one after another. When the second guard was about to release the last cage, he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the cage grills were bent. This rat beast had such strength compared to the other Tier-3 rat beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" the first guard asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at this one. Is it a Tier-3 beast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks different compared to the other beasts,\" the second guard replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't dwell on this matter. Our job is to release them silently,\" the first guard replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second guard nodded his head. Then both of them released the last cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast inside walked out slowly. The beast was different from the other enraged Tier-3 beasts because it was a Tier-4 rat beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already touched Tier-3 when it was injected with the red catalyst liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both guards were watching the rat beast as it moved towards the sinkhole. Just as they thought the rat beast's body was disappearing into the sinkhole,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw a silver claw flash before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their heads were decapitated with a single slash. The next second, two headless corpses dropped dead on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tier-4 rat beast then dove down the sinkhole.\u003C\u002Fp>",1026,"2026-06-05T18:52:42.483Z",1,"novelbin.me","92977409de26cd0ff4213c8c91d68190019e5c2c38c06f3d1f3b0252a88b501f","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-184","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-182",881,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstriker-independent-beast-tamer-cover.jpg"]