[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-striker-independent-beast-tamer":3,"chapter-striker-independent-beast-tamer-striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-724":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},1316513,1747,"Chapter 724: Farm field near the fortress","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-724",724,"\u003Cp>5th Zone, City A\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy Night accepted the mission. He then left the building, walked to the front, and approached the cab. He told the cab driver to drop him at the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reach the fortress, they had to leave through the city gate. Fortunately, the situation outside was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver agreed to take him outside. Jeremy entered the cab and sat in the back seat. Shortly afterwards, the cab departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car moved through the sky, following other vehicles toward the city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate was not the main gate to the wilderness, but a strategic gate used for connecting human settlements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car reached the location a few minutes later. The guards there asked for his purpose and identity. Jeremy showed his Association ID and mission details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing he had a mission at the fortress, they allowed the car to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car went through the gate and entered the barren land outside. The barren land was located at the back of the city; there was only a long, narrow road stretching across it endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long, narrow road led directly to the fortress. It didn’t take long for him to spot a vehicle coming toward the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy enjoyed the passing view through the window. It was his first time using this path. He had heard about the human settlements located near the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was more than one human settlement here. Unlike others, these settlements were slightly larger in size. They had small populations and could be considered small cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>20 minutes later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying cab reached the area of the fortress. As the name suggests, the compound wall was made of black boulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The height of the wall was just 30 meters. It was not comparable to the city wall, but it was enough to stop lower-tier beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car landed in front of the entrance. There were people coming and going, and cars were parked outside as well. Jeremy stepped out and paid the fare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cab driver then left. Jeremy stood on the spot, his gaze wandering around. He then saw someone wearing a uniform coming toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man asked, \"Are you Jeremy Night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I received a message from the Association that they sent someone to deal with the blood rat beasts,\" he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s me,\" Jeremy replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. My name is Nick. I work for the Association, but I live here. Let me take you to the field first; then you can start your mission,\" Nick said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nice to meet you, Nick,\" Jeremy replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick led him to another four-wheeler. Jeremy entered the car, and Nick started driving the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left the area. Jeremy was interested in the field; he had learned from the mission description that a considerable number of blood rat beasts lived in the barren land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers had grown recently. Whenever this happened, the rat beasts would attack the farm fields outside the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone from the city would usually come to deal with them. This time, he had come to solve the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10 minutes later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car stopped in front of the green field. Jeremy Night stepped out, his gaze falling on the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his eye ability to zoom in so he could capture more detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the field was completely ransacked, likely by the rat beasts. Many rotten fruits and vegetables lay on the ground, most of them half-eaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy then asked, \"Is this the only place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we have a rat beast problem here. But we have other farm fields; right now, they are safe,\" Nick said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, then I’ll stay here. Thanks for your help, Nick. You can go back now,\" Jeremy said to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\" Nick asked. He was worried that a young Tier-3 Beast Tamer might be killed here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I came prepared. I can protect myself,\" Jeremy uttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then was Nick convinced. He left the place in his four-wheeler. Once he was gone, Jeremy set his gaze on the field again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t find a single rat beast. He thought the beasts might come at night, so he looked around and found a large tree to rest under.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down beneath the tree. The sky was warm and the heat was mild, with a cooling breeze brushing past his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy enjoyed the feeling; he had made the right decision to come out. His mood brightened. He didn’t know why he had ignored the human settlements before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The settlements were surrounded by vast, quiet fields. However, the environment here lacked rich natural energy; it was not very dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why the powerful corrupted beasts had left the area. Jeremy Night used his eye ability to scan the place once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw no danger around him, but he believed things would change during the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Jeremy Night looked at his handgun and scabbard. He decided not to use either of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using them would make it an easy kill, and he wanted to try his new attack concept: the Starlight Thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long wanted to use the Starlight Thread during a fight but hadn’t had the opportunity so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corrupted beasts he had faced previously were terrifying; a small thread wouldn’t have been able to injure them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the rat beasts were different; their size was less than the average human height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy Night could use Starlight against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Jeremy felt something moving ahead. He immediately used his eyes and saw a rat beast over two meters in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost the size of a human. Jeremy confirmed the strength of the beast: it was a Tier-3 Rat Beast. He hadn’t expected to come across a Tier-3 beast right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a Tier-3 beast was appearing at the front, the beasts behind it would likely be even higher tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy’s expression finally grew serious. He thinks it’s not going to be an easy mission. Fortunately, he had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If some other Tier-3 Beast Tamer had come here, he could have faced danger.\u003C\u002Fp>",1018,"2026-06-05T18:52:58.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","7674161c5bbda632f42f1299895efff536be6db1b5060ec6b0612ed1ed7655ce","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-725","striker-independent-beast-tamer-chapter-723",881,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstriker-independent-beast-tamer-cover.jpg"]