Mysterious Hunting Ground

Chapter 242 Chapter 232. Crisis is coming
whoosh-

The dark gold spear pierced through the telekinesis shield and the three bodies of the witch, nailing them into a string, and the brewing death counterattack came to an abrupt end.

Then, Dean flashed and swung the ax blade in his hand.

The moonlight shed a dark rain of blood, and three heads flew to his feet.

你杀死了女巫、毒雾、闪电，熟练度+40，格斗lv4(60→100/500)
The supernatural hunter activates, and you gain 1 point of perception, 1.5 agility, and 1 spirit.

Perception: 16.5→17.5
Sensitivity: 17→18.5
Spirit: 21.3 → 22.3.

Combined with the previous strength, Dean gained a total of 5 attribute points in a short period of time.

The improvement in a short period of time was too great. He felt countless mosquitoes biting him, and thousands of degrees of flame burning every piece of his flesh, itching and burning.

He couldn't help but close his eyes lightly, his expression distorted and trembling.

But the pain is fleeting, and every cell cheers for joy, surging layer by layer like a tide, spurting out rich life energy from the inside out, making the skeletal muscles denser and tighter, and the fascia tendons tougher.

The life energy that was so viscous that it was almost liquefied drilled out of the pores, forming a thin film on the surface that was as fluid as mercury, cleaning away the dirty flesh and blood fragments on the skin, repairing all the minor hidden wounds inside and outside Dean, revealing a slender and well-proportioned body. , an almost flawless body.

After possessing life energy, no matter how the melee attributes are improved, there will no longer be symptoms of muscle swelling and body imbalance. Those nutrients and energy beyond the human body are integrated into the cells, strengthening the foundation and potential.

Dean clenched his fists, and the life energy that surged by nearly half compared to the peak state roared out, forming a huge platinum armor outside the body, and then all retracted into the pores and stored in the cytoplasm.

Opening his eyes, the whole world, light, sound, and smell became clearer with a 1.5 increase in perception. Vision, sight, smell... all improved significantly. Dean's intuition combined with omen expertise made him even more aware of it. I could clearly feel a sense of malice lingering on the back of my neck, like a sign of some kind of crisis, brewing in my evolutionary perception, but it suddenly subsided when I felt it carefully.

Dean couldn't really capture the inspiration, so he shook his head and focused on the present.

"Deduct 0.5 spirit and strengthen the fantasy space."

Spirit: 22.3 → 21.8.

Fantasy space lv0→lv1: volume 4→6 cubic meters.

……

breathe…

After the temporary rest of less than one minute, Dean lowered his head and put the four corpses of superpowers on the ground that were ready to use the blacksmith's expertise into the fantasy space. He was also surprised to find that the time spent on accessing items was reduced from two seconds to two seconds. One second.

Then a low howl filled his ears.

In the center of the mine, the scarred priest released countless white chains to connect his unconscious compatriots on the ground.

Dean used his life perspective to scan, and saw that the white light in the priest's body was constantly transferring to the surroundings, rapidly weakening, and it was not temporarily weakened, but permanently lost its upper limit. He was desperate to save the lives of his companions.

Dean sighed, but did not stop him. Instead, he quickly found the familiar auras of Kaiden and Asuka, and released his own life energy to assist the priest in saving them.

……

Most of the werewolves lying unconscious on the ground were watered by life energy, and their severe injuries were relieved. They woke up from the coma, howled and transformed into werewolves. They relied on their self-healing power to shed away the blackened dead skin and flesh, and grow new skin. Hair, restore health.

But there was a small group of six werewolves, no matter how hard Dean and the priest tried to save them, they closed their eyes tightly and showed no reaction.

They were forever turned into cold corpses.

A group of people stared at the messy scorched earth and the six lifeless companions, their eyes red and their noses sore.

"Brothers and sisters... we have gone through a difficult battle, defeated the enemy, protected the tribe, and won again. And the warriors who made great contributions were honored and returned to the arms of Coyote Kedi. This is not sad. Something." The priest coughed twice, and with the help of Asuka, he stood up unsteadily with his rickety body and looked around.

In just a quarter of an hour, he seemed to have experienced decades of time. His plump muscles shriveled up, and his strong body shrank and became astonishingly thin. His majestic face was covered with rough wrinkles like tree bark, and his eyes were full of energy. Feeling the decaying atmosphere, he said in a hoarse, low voice, "Take them home and let their remains rest in peace in the cemetery."

"The whereabouts of the four gray shadows are still unknown," Kaiden, who was beside the priest, interjected.
"The mine has been searched. They are not here. Let's talk about it when we get back." The priest took the initiative to carry a corpse on his back, jumped up, and turned into a skeletal werewolf with white hair and galloped towards the mountains outside the mine. .

Kaiden gritted his teeth, picked up the second body, and followed.

Under the moonlight, the mighty Coyote tribe warriors embarked on their return journey.

……

In the early morning, the coyote tribe was in the open space outside the cave.

Hundreds of men, women, and children from the tribe gathered here, surrounding the six corpses around the campfire with pious expressions. The corpses were put on decent and grand new clothes, and the red and black tattoos on their faces and hands were retouched by the priests. Once again, it became more vivid and majestic, and the charred quilt on its body was also cleaned away, making it look less ferocious and terrifying.

The mourning men and women came forward one after another and placed bone necklaces, flowers, and simple musical instruments next to the body as parting gifts.

Then someone played the melancholy ocarina and danced tragically.

The sound of music and the swaying figures floated into the night sky along with the swaying bonfire, and the stars in the sky blinked sadly.

Dean always had a strong sense of uneasiness in his head. He quietly left in the middle of the ceremony, found a secluded cave, took out the shackles and the psychic suit and felt it.

He had killed four superpowers before.

But it was strange that the souls of the witch, the poisonous mist, and the lightning were missing. The shackles only imprisoned the soul of a strong stone, and he thought about it.

A line of black smoke floated out of the altar.

A strong man with an afro fell in front of him.

Compared with ordinary ghosts, this guy has a higher will attribute, so his soul is more solid, but his sanity is limited. Under the control of the shadow, he cannot resist Dean's inquiry.

"Name, age, place of birth."

"Shay Lin, 25 years old, New York."

"What department do you belong to?"

"United States Department of Defense, Special Operations."

"Explain this department in detail."

"It has been 30 years since its establishment. The department's responsibility is to use superpowers to solve various major supernatural disasters that occur in secular society."

Afro answered mechanically,

"There are superpower operators from all over the world in the department... The three witches and I belong to group 14, with a total of 4 members."

Dean asked, "What price did the government pay to buy your services?"

"The monthly basic salary is 1000 U.S. dollars, and each time a mission is carried out, a huge subsidy will be provided depending on the difficulty. If someone dies on mission, his family will receive a pension of [-] million U.S. dollars, enjoy one month of paid leave every year, and enjoy a certain amount of immunity from homicide. "

Dean touched his chin. This treatment was already very good in the 80s.

However, he remembers that the first time he learned about the American Special Branch was from the homeless man Tyme in Las Vegas.

As a result, it took more than a year before we really came into contact with each other, fought life and death, and stood on opposite sides.

This afro is the most difficult opponent Dean has ever encountered, with twice as much life energy as him.

Dean used all his telekinesis, shadow, and life energy, exhausted the reserves in the energy crystals in his body, and spent a life of the abyss and the phantom to narrowly defeat the opponent.

If the afro had persisted for five more minutes, it might have been Dean who died.

"Where are the souls of lightning, witches, and poisonous fog?"

"They have undergone rituals, and their souls return to the ritual site after death and enter Limbo. They avoid being captured by special means and tortured."

Dean suddenly realized that official superpowers understood some of the mysteries of the soul, and it was not surprising that they had done countermeasures in advance.

"Why didn't your soul go back?"

"I don't trust rituals, I just trust my fists."

Dean further inquired carefully about the location of the Special Operations Department, its specific structure, and information about other team operators.

Qiang Shi rarely showed signs of struggle when facing these problems and remained silent.

"The soul has received some special restrictions to prevent leaks and cannot reveal sensitive information?"

Dean thought about it and changed the topic.

"Have you ever heard of the Stargate Jedi Project?"

"I've heard that it belongs to another large department with different responsibilities. The Special Operations Department is mainly responsible for combat and exploration. The relevant departments of the Stargate Jedi Project are responsible for logistics and research and development..."

"Why are you targeting the Coyote Tribe? The Coyote Tribe has never killed innocent people indiscriminately and entered the secular world to disrupt order."

"Because the coyote tribe is a large-scale gathering of supernatural creatures that are not harmed by the law of convergence and are not controlled by the American government, they pose a huge threat and must be eliminated."

"The Coyote tribe was driven out of Mexico by you, a group of Christian colonists, and hid in the mountains and old forests to live a peaceful life, but they still couldn't escape your persecution and sanctions." Dean said with a deep sarcasm on his face, " If you are a threat, aren’t the man-eating toad people you cultivated in Lafayette even more of a threat?”

The afro was scolded with dull eyes.

Dean continued, "How do you plan to deal with the tribe?"

The afro replied stiffly, "We captured a member, Red-bellied Eagle, to interrogate the tribe's secrets and investigate the origin of Dog Town's lycanthropy."

"What? You only captured one?" Dean asked, "Gray Shadow, Magic Leopard, Tiger Claw, Brown Bear...were they not captured by you, or your other companions, the mayor and the police chief?"

"No." "Hell!" Dean's face darkened. A total of five soldiers were missing, but the Special Operations Department only captured one of them. "Where are the remaining four?"

Qiang Shi looked confused.

"You didn't spread lycanthropy, either?"

"It has nothing to do with us."

"In addition to the Special Operations Department, are there other black hands?" Dean thought for a long time without a clue, then asked, "Do you have a backup plan after you fail and are caught?"

"In another day, a well-equipped force will arrive in the mountains and carry out a devastating blow to the tribes deep in the mountains."

"A devastating blow?"

"The army will use F-16 fighter jets, AH-1J Cobra helicopter gunships, and precision-guided missiles... and our team's original mission is to detect and harvest the werewolves who slipped through the net."

Dean gasped when he heard the words, a purgatory-like sea of ​​​​fire appeared in front of his eyes, the sound of destructive explosions echoed in his ears, and his temples kept beating.

With his current strength, he can only be blown to pieces when faced with these modern weapons. Even the coyote tribe together will end up being crushed.

"Where do the armies come from?"

"I don't know."

"No, the priest must be warned!" Dean suddenly stood up, grabbed the stilt board and poked it forward. The explosive head suddenly turned into a burst of light and shattered in the air.

你消灭了幽灵强石，熟练度+10，格斗lv4（100→110/500）

Dean turned and left the cave.

……

In the middle of the night, the funeral ended.

Kaiden stayed away from the brightly lit tribe and sat blankly on a withered and hollow wood in a dark forest, looking at the horizon in a daze.

"Why are you hiding here alone? The priest is talking to the red-bellied eagle, don't you go and listen?" A clear voice sounded, and the bird quietly came to him and sat down close to his arm.

Kaiden turned to look at her. Although he had just experienced a difficult battle not long ago and lost several compatriots, Asuka's eyes were still full of vitality.

"Aren't you sad that six compatriots died?" Kaiden couldn't help but ask,
"To be honest, I'm used to it," Asuka said calmly, looking into his eyes. "Ever since I was born, various unexpected situations have occurred in the tribe every year, and some compatriots have been sacrificed because of the damn law of convergence. We don't have Alpha above us. The wolves cover them, so death and separation are always around the coyote tribe.”

"You seem to have been through a lot?"

Kaiden's eyes were complicated. After hesitating for a long time, he sighed, "I am a disaster. I killed my adoptive parents with my own hands, leaving them lying in a pool of blood and broken into pieces."

Asuka looked at him with her big emerald eyes, trying to listen.

Kaiden seemed to have found an outlet, his tone almost growling,
"On the way to Dog Town, I lost control and killed several innocent people..."

"After that, I strayed into the forest and witnessed deformed human demons harming people, but I was too weak to help those unfortunate victims."

"Now, I came to Dog Town, and I found out that my mother committed suicide because she missed me, and my father disappeared inexplicably. I learned to release my wild nature, run under the moonlight, and just became familiar with the soldiers... It seemed that I had become a blood relative with them. …Six more of them died, and I was just watching, unable to do anything.”

Kaiden clutched his chest and blamed himself, saying,
"Thousands of miles from the Carolinas to Arkansas and nothing has changed. Anyone who comes in contact with me is out of luck!"

"I thought about it over and over, and I finally figured it out. I am a hybrid werewolf, an unnatural product. I should not have appeared in this world... so I am cursed!"

"Curse?" Asuka suddenly held his hand, his thick eyebrows furrowed, a solemn look on his face, "Mixed-blood is not a curse, it is a talent. It brings more suffering, but all suffering will eventually become A stepping stone to get you to higher places.”

"Who did you learn these words from?" Kaiden stared at the woman and shook his head.

Asuka looked at the sky, his expression became pious, "Two hundred years ago, an Alpha in our Coyote tribe once made a prophecy that a hybrid Alpha would appear in the future, a hybrid of humans and coyotes."

"He has the advantages of both. He will lead the entire tribe to make huge changes, save us from the remote mountains and forests, and the isolated lifestyle, and begin to adapt to this rapidly developing new society."

"You arrived just in time."

Asuka paused, then reached out and stroked Kaiden's blond hair intimately, "You know, many people in the tribe, the priests, including me, my brothers and sisters, and your missing father, all think that you are the son of the prophecy, and they are all right. You gave me high hopes.”

"I always felt in my heart that the call that led you to Dog Town was the call of Cody Cody, calling you to accept the test."

Kaiden looked at Asuka's sparkling eyes and moist lips, and was stunned for a moment.
"How charming...but sorry, I am by no means a child of prophecy."

"As long as you are willing to accept everything from the tribe and you are willing to give, you will definitely become the alpha wolf." Asuka slowly raised her head and approached Kaiden's face, so gently and slowly, as if she was worried about scaring away a small animal. Touched his lips.

Caiden's eyes widened, then he couldn't help but indulge in it.

A gentle wind blew in the dark woods, the birch trees swayed rhythmically, and dirt and grass clippings flew.

The gleaming fangs and claws collided amidst the long howling sound of the wolf.

The golden leaves floated into the air, and gently covered the two bodies covered with thick fur.

……

Dean hurried back to the cave and found the priest beside the statue of Kodi who looked dozens of years older, like an ordinary little old man. Kaiden and Asuka had just arrived.

The dejection and defeat on the young warrior's face was wiped away, his eyes were bright and his whole body was full of vigor, vitality, and endless motivation.

Asuka's little face was rosy and radiant, and her chest was close to Kaiden's arm, looking very close.

Dean shouted quickly,

"Three of you, I have made an important discovery!"

"Just in time, I also have something to inform you." The priest withdrew his gratified gaze from the faces of the young people from the two tribes and looked at Dean gratefully, "Ahem, thanks to your help, we successfully rescued the red-bellied eagle. And he asked for important news, he was the only one who was kidnapped to the mine, and the four Gray Shadows were not there."

"What?" Kaiden asked in surprise, "Then where did they go?"

The priest shook his head.

"I also asked the same answer from the soul of the afro," Dean added with a solemn expression, "Currently, it seems that the disappearance of the four Gray Shadows has nothing to do with the special operations department of the mine!"

"And the tribe's crisis has not been resolved. In the next two days, an army will arrive in the mountainous area and launch a devastating attack. With the current strength of the tribe, there is no way to resist. I strongly recommend that all of you move out of the mountainous area and immediately !”

"Army, devastating blow? Are you kidding?" Kaiden instantly woke up from his previous tenderness.

"Do you think I'm joking?" Dean asked seriously,

The priest's performance was very calm, as if he had expected this outcome.

"Asuka, go tell everyone to get ready, send the children down the mountain, and leave seeds for the tribe."

Realizing that the situation was critical, the girl nodded and immediately transformed into a werewolf and rushed out.

"Wait, are you just sending the children away?" Dean looked at the priest in surprise, "You're not leaving?"

The priest looked at everything around him with emotion, "I was born and raised in the mountains, and this is my hometown. Now that I am old and have lost my strength, I can no longer make a great contribution to the future of the tribe, nor can I be more powerful." Opening up the future in distant places.”

The priest's withered face was as resolute as a knife, and his thin but firm voice echoed in the cave,
"I will protect our homeland with other old friends who are willing to stay until I am buried here."

"No! Priest, you still have a chance to leave, don't give up easily," Kaiden grabbed his thin body and shook it hard, "The tribe and everyone needs you!"

"They need Alpha wolves more." The priest shook his head, looked at Kaiden's face with his eyes under his thick golden eyebrows, and held his arm tightly with trembling hands.
"Kayden, my child, the son of prophecy... Before you leave, I have one last request, to find your missing father, Gray Shadow..."

"The tribe will be bombed by missiles soon, why should I feel like looking for Gray Shadow?" Kaiden asked with red eyes, unable to understand, "Why, why do you all call me the Son of Prophecy?"

"You are the only hybrid born by accident in the past 200 years. You are also the child who best fits the prophecy and has the best chance of becoming an Alpha Wolf."

"What exactly is an Alpha Wolf? Is it so important to the tribe that it is worth more than your lives?"

"The Alpha wolf is the soul of the wolf pack, the link between the individual and the group, and the core of extraordinary power. With the Alpha wolf, the tribe can truly unite and continue." The priest was full of longing, like a blessing and a warning, "But to become an Alpha wolf, you must bear the fate of tribal members, animals, and even humans on this sacred land. You must be determined to give everything, sacrifice everything, and pass the test of Kodi."

"What test?"

The priest pointed at the pair of stone eyes of the coyote statue. The shining gray gem-like pupils were staring at Caiden in horror, "Look in front of you, you are being tested! Find the gray shadow!"

Kaiden's breath froze, his mouth opened into an O shape, and he was speechless.

test?

No, he is obviously just a hybrid werewolf who came to seek his roots.

The priest looked at Dean again and begged, "Friend Dean, please help this child one last time and accompany him."

Dean raised his eyebrows, "What do I get?"

“Coyote Tribe Friendship, the Future.”

What kind of pie is this?
Dean lowered his head and smiled, and his mind sank into the system. After killing four superpowers, the progress of "Call of the Wild" was 90.00%. Based on this analysis, there is no way to complete the event without finding out the whereabouts of the four gray shadows.

And if the Coyote Tribe hadn't taken on most of the pressure against the three superpowers, Dean wouldn't have been able to draw so many attribute points.

He nodded to the priest, put his arm around the young werewolf's shoulders, his eyes flashed with strong determination,
"Come on, man, find the Gray Shadow before the army comes!"

……

(End of this chapter)