[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-striker-independent-beast-tamer":3,"chapter-striker-independent-beast-tamer-striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-686":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},1316606,1747,"Chapter 686: Hunting down the criminals!","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-686",686,"\u003Cp>Underground Tunnel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melinda was stunned. She hadn’t sensed that the criminals were ready to ambush them. She looked at Jeremy Night with a different gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you find out?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Jeremy smiled and replied, \"My awakened talent gives me exceptional senses as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melinda completely understood. She knew Jeremy Night had an A-Grade Talent, the Supreme Combat Body. It was a talent for battle, so she was convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a screaming sound was heard. Both of their expressions changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bring the corpses back. I’ll go ahead to help!\" After saying that, Melinda dashed forward without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy’s expression grew serious. He knew the team members had been careless to begin with; they had treated it like an easy mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they forgot that among criminals, some could be desperate. If they didn’t handle it properly, they could face real danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, his senses picked up a disturbance again. It was coming from the tunnel path ahead. Since things had come this far, he planned to go ahead and check it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abandoned the corpses and rushed forward into the new path, holding his katana tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought his first team mission would be against corrupted beasts, but he never expected to be up against criminals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, a group of survivors from the Skull Gang were hiding. They had received information that the governors ordered beast tamers to look for their hideout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the criminals had vacated the area; some chose to leave the city for the wilderness, while others chose to hide in the underground tunnel network covering the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They doubted the governors would be willing to destroy the tunnels, as that would be equal to destroying the foundation of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a scarred face raised his head and said, \"Someone is coming in our direction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others assumed it was just someone from another gang trespassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other gangs aren’t having a peaceful time either. When was the last time we faced such a situation?\" a gang member asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all because of those corrupted beasts appearing in the city. It exposed everyone and gave the governors a reason to act,\" another member added. Clearly, they hadn’t forgotten the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man stayed silent. At first, he didn’t take it seriously, but as the person got closer, everyone’s Lifeline Beasts alerted them to the scent of an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All ten gang members stood up. The middle-aged man and the others turned seriou, even those who had ignored the warning earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man cautioned, \"Don’t bring out your Lifeline Beasts. It could destroy the tunnel and our whereabouts will be exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay,\" the others agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy reached the end of the tunnel quickly. His senses pinpointed the exact location of the criminals. He found ten of them, but none had their Lifeline Beasts out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed with understanding. The underground tunnels were a good place to hide, but they also created a weakness: the criminals couldn’t fight using their beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy took a right turn and leaped towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came across a volley of fireballs. His eyesight was better in the tunnel, and with his powerful senses, he immediately evaded the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade moved toward the person who had launched the strike. The gang member was petrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, being the first person in line, he couldn’t retreat. He saw a blur before his eyes before his head was separated from his body. Until the very end, the man didn’t know how he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped in surprise. The middle-aged man and the others were terrified. A few of them abandoned the fight and started fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy used his footwork to avoid direct attacks and marched forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The katana blade in his hand was dancing. Whenever the blade carved a beautiful arc in the air, the decapitated heads rolled across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skull Gang members happened to be Tier-3 and Tier-4 Beast Tamers, yet none of their bodies could withstand the sharp edge of his blade, especially when it was coated with a single thread of Starlight Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade ended their lives in single moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puchak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the last person was dead, Jeremy saw the drainage water had turned blood red. Headless bodies lay in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy counted only seven; three had escaped. He noticed they were higher-ranking Skull Gang members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible for him to give up now. So many Red Moon Chamber members had died because of them and other gangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had played a role in the crime-fighting mission as well; he knew that if he hadn’t participated, things might have been much worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes turned icy cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, he chased after them. He didn’t believe they could escape his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long for him to catch up with the eighth member, none other than the scar-faced middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man was a Tier-4 Beast Tamer, but upon seeing the Tier-3 young man, he was scared sh!tless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew if this continued, his head would be next. He turned around and started pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go! I will give you money and my lifelong collections!\" the man cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy appeared in front of him, momentarily pausing at the man’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cruel light flashed in the middle-aged man’s eyes. He summoned his Lifeline Beast the very next moment, certain that a Tier-3 Beast Tamer couldn’t survive an attack from his beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy saw a snake’s mouth flash before him. He swung his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the snake could bite him, the tip of the blade precisely penetrated its head, bringing the beast down with a heavy thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The size of the beast was so large that it occupied the entire space, blocking the path forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AaahhhHhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man let out a blood-curdling scream. Because his Lifeline Beast had suffered a fatal injury, his mental zone was devastated.\u003C\u002Fp>",1006,"2026-06-05T18:52:58.203Z",1,"novelbin.me","ddfda6bbd6538f8972070ef74bef9dd0b8bc402506f21991bdb9f727349f9f5f","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-687","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-685",881,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstriker-independent-beast-tamer-cover.jpg"]