A day had passed. As night fell, most of the people in the Beast Hunting Ground stopped their activities. Our small group found a campsite and prepared to spend the night there.
Tana and Nam were dealing with the bodies of the beasts that they had hunted today, preparing to roast them for dinner. Saidar stood guard at a distance. I was the only one who had nothing to do. Just as I was about to go over to help Nam and the others, I suddenly heard a scream from the forest.
The four of us instantly stopped what we were doing. Nam hastily walked to my side and looked into the deep forest for a while. He turned to ask me, "Duo Ji, do you think that someone is in danger?"
I frowned. Even though the night was when the beasts were active, it was impossible for me to not know that as a student of Saad Academy. So, it was actually unlikely to meet any beasts at night.
I pointed at the source of the sound and asked Nam, "Should we go over and take a look?"
Hearing that, Nam hastily waved his hand. "Let's forget about it. If it's someone who wants to snatch the beast pellets, wouldn't we be asking for trouble?"
As a dog-headed man, Nam couldn't be said to lack courage, but he was still a little cowardly.
I thought for a while before asking him, "Do you think that the final goal of this trial is to hunt for beast pellets?"
Hearing my sudden question, Nam didn't know what I was talking about. After being stunned for a while, he asked, "If it's not to hunt for beast pellets, then what is it?"
I shook my head. "This Beast Hunting Ground is only this big. We have more than a hundred people here, so the beasts here can't stand up to us killing them.
Didn't you notice that the number of beasts we met this afternoon is far less than in the morning? "
Nam instinctively nodded. "The number of beasts is decreasing."
"This is only the first day. In the next two days, there will only be fewer beasts.
Without any beasts and not satisfied with the amount of beast pellets, what do you think the other groups will do? "
Nam wasn't stupid and immediately reacted. "Snatch from each other?"
I nodded. "Actually, the reason why the academy arranged this trial and gave out the Golden Moon Leaf as a reward is to encourage the students to compete with each other.
Therefore, the true purpose of this trial is to learn from each other. "
At this moment, Seidar walked over from afar. After listening to my explanation, he understood and said in a muffled voice, "Duoji, you're smart. Why didn't you tell us earlier? You made us work hard for an entire day in vain to find so few Beast Dans."
I shook my head and smiled without saying a word.
Although the academy encouraged competition, there was still a need to have some strategy in order to compete.
The first group to snatch the beast cores would definitely become the target of everyone.
Unless they were far stronger than the other teams, they would not be able to withstand the anger of the crowd. In the end, they would only fail.
Moreover, when everyone had just arrived at the hunting ground, they did not manage to hunt so many Beast Cores. After a day of searching, basically every team had some Beast Cores in their hands. Next, it was time for the competition to gradually begin.
If we want to achieve something in the hunting grounds, this is the time to fish in troubled waters.
In contrast to Seidar's excitement, Nam's expression was that of a dilemma. After remaining silent for a long time, he said to me, "Duoji, with our … our strength, we are not a match for the other teams.
From what I see, we should search for more ferocious beasts and avoid being snatched by others … That way, we will have a chance of getting first place. "
His voice was very soft. It was obvious that he didn't have much confidence in his words.
I shook my head and smiled. Nam really wanted to get first place for me, but due to his race's identity and his experiences since young, he chose to be conservative.
I naturally couldn't blame Nam. I extended my hand and patted his shoulder. "That's right, we do have a chance this way … Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go to sleep and replenish our energy so that we will have the strength to hunt ferocious beasts tomorrow."
Nam didn't say anything else and went to sleep. Seidar was rather interested in the matter of the robbery, but Nam was the backbone of the team, so he could only listen to his opinion.
After they had all fallen asleep, I quietly got up from the ground.
The reason why I had said so much to Nam was to see if he had the courage to do so.
As for the matter of obtaining the beast core, I would have to do it myself.
Of course, it was possible to get first place just by hunting ferocious beasts, but the chances were too low. The chances of robbing were much higher.
After I slipped out of the camp, I released my spiritual sense to scan the surroundings. Very quickly, I felt the movement of people fighting in front of me.
There would definitely be a lot of people fighting there. I would walk around and wait for the winner to be decided before snatching the winner's beast core. This way, it would save me energy and time.
With that thought in mind, I quickly shuttled through the forest. Very quickly, I arrived at an empty space in the forest. I hid behind it and looked at the empty space.
At that moment, there were two groups of people fighting on the empty space.
One of the groups had three people lying on the ground, groaning. Only one person was left standing.
However, the strange thing was that the other group had four people surrounding one person, but their faces were full of vigilance and they didn't dare to make a move.
I glanced at their faces. Coincidentally, both groups were familiar faces.
The group of four that was unharmed was the half-beast with the bow and arrow that had snatched Chi Wu from our hands.
On the other side, the only one left standing was the cat person that had performed exceptionally well during the entrance examination.
No wonder the four of them didn't dare to make a move against one person. Even I couldn't see through the cat person. Moreover, he had displayed such great talent when he entered the academy. It was normal for them to be wary of him.
From the looks of the situation, both parties had already fought. Hence, it would definitely be a fight to the death. The temporary peace wouldn't affect the rest of the process.
The truth was as I had expected. After both parties stood in confrontation for a few minutes, the black cat man still had a cold expression and didn't say a word. On the other hand, the four people on the other side couldn't withstand the pressure anymore and shouted, "Don't push your luck. We've already agreed not to snatch your beast core. You're only one person now. What right do you have to snatch ours?"
Hearing his words, I was stunned.
Looking at the situation before me, no one would have thought that it was the black cat man who wanted to snatch the four of them.
The black cat man glanced coldly at the other party and said coldly, "When you try to snatch it, you should be prepared to be robbed."
I understood. This group of people must have snatched the black cat man's team first. The black cat man only attacked after his teammates were injured.
He suppressed the other party in one move and turned the tables around to snatch their beast cores.
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, the archer wasn't a pushover either. He raised his hand and shot an arrow at the black cat man.
I had experienced his archery before and it was indeed quite impressive.
However, the black cat man dodged the arrow in a flash and appeared in front of the archer in an instant. He pierced his sword through the archer's arm, and then chopped his neck with his palm.
That person's eyes widened and he fell to the ground, fainting.
This series of actions were smooth and swift. It seemed like the black cat man had some skills.
After dealing with that person, the black cat man swiftly knocked out the other three.
The weird thing was that he didn't search for the beast cores. Instead, he suddenly turned around and looked towards where I was hiding.
He stood there in silence. After a long while, he suddenly said coldly, "You have been watching for so long, you should come out now, right?"
He could actually notice me?
I was shocked. One had to know that I had Monster General cultivation while the black cat man was only at the late stage of Monster Spirit. The difference of one realm was like a chasm, so I didn't purposely hide my aura. I didn't expect that the black cat man would be so alert and notice me so quickly.
Since I've been discovered, there's no need to hide anymore. I smiled and walked out.
"Dog Head Man?" After seeing me, the black cat man frowned and stared at me. After a while, he asked.
He was obviously shocked by my identity, but I had nothing to say to him. I was here to snatch the beast cores, so there was no point in talking.
I smiled at him. In the next second, I took the initiative to attack him.
Seeing that I attacked, the black cat man's shock disappeared and fighting spirit rose up in his eyes. He looked at me and spat out two words.