In addition to dispatching Bai Xiaoqiu's trio this time, there was a new friend behind the three of them - a cute cat man!

Cat people are a very strange species. These little guys are very smart. They can do many things that humans can do. However, due to the influence of their petite figure, these cats have generally not strong combat power and are difficult to gain an advantage in the survival competition with monsters in the wild. Therefore, from when, the cats gradually joined forces with humans, played the role of a good helper for hunters, and gradually integrated into human society.

In addition to helping humans in combat, cats also have outstanding talents in many other fields. For example, there are two cat chefs in the Fengfeng Tavern, and a cat man is working as a accountant in the hot spring at the east end of the village. Bai Xiaoqiu has seen cats set up stalls to buy some strange little things. In short, these cats have no less wisdom than ordinary humans. They can understand human language. Although they cannot speak due to body structure, most cats can communicate with humans through writing.

Cats who want to go out to hunt with hunters will go to the Hunter Organization to register. After a series of tests, the Hunter Organization will record the cat man's data and expertise on the record. When a new hunter joins, you can find your cat man partner through these data. Of course, this choice is also two-way. Cat man also has the right to choose a hunter and will not be forced to follow the hunter they don't like. Therefore, the cat man and the hunter are not subordinate, but partners who fight side by side.

In battle, cats can assist hunters in attack or use some props. What can bring the greatest help to hunters is the cats' talent skills - these little guys are born to control their shadows. Within their shadows, there is a two cubic meters of subspace, which can use shadows as an entrance and even load all dead objects, living objects, and even themselves into the subspace. Of course, there are two restrictions on the objects being loaded: the first is to be smaller than the cat's shadow, otherwise it will not be able to be installed; the second is to be smaller than two cubic meters of subspace, otherwise it will be squeezed into the subspace.

It is precisely because of this talent that the survival rate of cats has always been very high. They can hide in their shadows in critical moments, and even use their talent skills to save seriously injured hunters in some special circumstances. However, the latter has a somewhat low success rate. After all, it is still a bit difficult to put a living person into a small shadow...

Obviously, this cat man named Bass could only be brought by the hunter uncle, and thanks to the cat man, the weight-bearing pressure of Bai Xiaoqiu and others was reduced by half at once (Bai Xiaoqiu's explanation of the system backpack was that it could only be collected from the tattoo, and it could only be collected from weapons and explosives, so in order not to reveal the stuff, other things still have to be carried on their bodies), which would not affect their actions.

As he walked, the hunter uncle suddenly stopped.

"Is there any situation?" Bai Xiaoqiu immediately entered the state of preparation.

"No, there is just one thing I care about very much." The hunter uncle looked serious.

"Well... I care too." Shi Manqian touched his chin.

"Meow!!" Bass jumped out and nodded.

Bai Xiaoqiu looked confused: "What do you care about?"

"Xiaobai, are you nervous now?" The hunter uncle is still very serious.

"Not nervous..."

"Can you please feel a little nervous?"

"Are you sick?"

"Please! I'm really curious!!"

"Stay away from me, **!! If you want to be cute, please shave your beard on your face first!"

"Xiaobai~~I also want to know what is written in that treasure bag~~" Shi Manqian launched a star eye attack.

"Meow~~~~" Bass launched a leg-crushing attack.

Bai Xiaoqiu was powerless to resist.

"Okay OK!! Just show it to you!!"

Bai Xiaoqiu was also a little curious. He slowly opened the tip and took out a small note from it, but saw that there were only three big words written on it - to make fun of you!

Bai Xiaoqiu wanted to go back to the village with a knife... and chopped the old man to death.

"Don't be impulsive!" A group of people grabbed Bai Xiaoqiu with all their might, "Look, these notes are folded, and there seem to be other words inside."

Bai Xiaoqiu saw that this was true. He spread the note and found that the other side of the note was finally much more normal, with a long sentence written:

"You can come back now, and I will still tell you where the sword is, but ask yourself, are you really that afraid of danger?"

"Hey, what is written on the note?" Erniu and the others were blocked by Bai Xiaoqiu and could not see the handwriting on the note.

Bai Xiaoqiu smiled: "It's nothing, it's just some nagging from the old man."

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At night on the first day, several people barely walked through the periphery of the forest, but they were still a distance away from the range of movement of the tiger. However, at this location, you can already feel a little strange in the forest - there are too few monsters nearby...

A prime location like this, which is neither periphery nor center, should be the area where monsters appear most frequently, but in two hours, the monsters that Bai Xiaoqiu and others met could count with one hand.

"Is it the reason for getting married?" Bai Xiaoqiu asked during the evening break.

"Well, the sudden predator will cause small-scale turmoil. The tiger's strength is enough to be the king of the forest, and it is a supernatural monster that can control the ghosts. It has a very fierce personality. In order to divide its own territory, it will definitely hunt and expel other monsters on a large scale, which will lead to a significant reduction of monsters within a certain range. However, this change is only a short-term, and there will be more monsters here in the future." The hunter uncle said while setting up a bonfire, "It should mean that we are very close to the tiger's territory. If you work hard tomorrow, you will be able to find it soon if you are lucky."

Shi Manqian sat aside and wiped his long knife silently, while the cat star Bass cut the vegetables very excitedly. In order to prevent the aroma of the food from attracting monsters, the dry food and meat that several people ate for dinner were cold, and the only hot thing they could eat was vegetable soup.

Bass' cooking skills are not simple. The vegetable soup made from various ingredients smells light and looks like white water, but it is extremely fragrant when you drink it. Erniu and Bai Xiaoqiu both drank a large bowl, and the remaining half pot was put into Shi Manqian's stomach.

After dinner, three people and cats sleep in their clothes, and change their line every two hours to take turns to watch the night, and soon the night passed.

The next morning, everyone heated up dry food such as steamed buns and big cakes a little, and after filling their stomachs, they continued to head into the forest.

"Look, these footprints should be the ones who are a tiger?!" At noon, Bai Xiaoqiu finally found out. He pointed to the soft and wet soil and shouted in a low voice.

The hunter uncle and Shi Manqian leaned over to look at it, nodded and said, "That's right, this is the footprint of the tiger!" Erniu took out the map and gestured, "This piece is a plain, and there is a swamp not far from the east. This place is indeed very consistent with the tiger's requirements for the territory. Bath, take out my spirit-exploring needle!"

"Meow!" The cat jumped happily, his little paws rushing, and took out a prop that looked like a compass from his shadow.

This thing is naturally a spirit probe. The special material makes its pointer have the function of detecting resentment. It will react in various ways according to the concentration of resentment around it, so that it can find the approximate location of the source of resentment.

"Here!" Although the footprints had disappeared, the hunter still relied on the instructions of the spirit-exploring needle to find the direction where the tiger was lying.

The group of people walked around and walked for a long time and finally arrived at the location indicated by the Spirit-Survey Needle.

"Look at this!" This time, Shi Manqian discovered it first. She opened the grass in front of her and exposed a large area of ​​withered plants. Most of these plants have turned into powder, and a few of them with strong vitality can only maintain a rough shape. If there is a slight movement, they will turn into ashes.

"Be careful!" The hunter uncle grabbed Bai Xiaoqiu who wanted to get close to take a look. "These plants were corroded to this by the resentment of the accomplices. Under the control of the accomplices, the accomplices generally do not emit a lot of resentment. There are only two possibilities for being corroded here. Either the accomplices have fought with other monsters here, or the accomplices often live here, which over time causes the plants to wither on a large scale. There are no traces of fighting here, which proves that only the second speculation is correct!"

Uncle Erniu turned around again, becoming more and more sure of his thoughts, nodded to Bai Xiaoqiu and Shi Manqian and said, "Let's observe here for a while, and you can set up a trap later!"

The few people were busy again, covering up the traces and smells they had before, and then found a suitable place to hide them in the distance.
Chapter completed!