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Chapter 152 Honeymoon Period (Bonus Chapter)

When Wu Song fought the tiger, he only fought one tiger.

There are at least ten ferocious beasts here, no less powerful than tigers, and all of them are injured.

Even a cornered beast will fight back. The surrounding area is flat, with no traps or obstacles. Anyone who dares to rush to the front will definitely die the most miserable death.

The group of giant hyenas roared in place, but their leader did not respond for a long time.

Among the herd, a giant hyena wrapped in a hunting net stood out. Unlike its companions, it didn't howl aimlessly, but instead kept tearing at the rope in front of it. With the sound of the rope snapping, the net was finally torn open. It shook its neck, and the tattered hemp rope slipped off its body.

The most striking feature of this giant hyena is that its tail is shorter than that of its kind.

Its small eyes swept over the surrounding humans, then it suddenly let out a short howl and fled northeast without looking back.

The other giant hyenas were somewhat agitated. After hesitating for a moment, they all followed its retreat.

The tense atmosphere only eased when the last giant hyena disappeared from sight.

Residents, students, and teachers alike breathed a sigh of relief.

Many people collapsed to the ground, their weapons slipping from their trembling hands.

"They're finally gone..." someone murmured to themselves.

If the megalodon were to stay and fight humans to the death, it would be these beasts that would die, but the human casualties would be far greater.

None of us are warriors ready to die; compared to a brutal victory, most people still hope for a "hunt without taking damage."

"Thank you all for your help!"

Luo Gang brought several students over to express his sincere gratitude to Qin Ziwen, Zou Jianghe, and others.

That last attack was very dangerous. The three wooden doors in the stairwell were breached. If the key giant hyena king hadn't been distracted, the stairwell, with the help of its pack, might not have been able to hold and would have been breached.

Cao Biansheng, pale-faced, followed behind Luo Gang. He had suffered a serious injury; his arm had been bitten off by a giant hyena.

Fortunately, he acquired a wound healing card through yesterday's transaction, which allowed his arm to be successfully reattached.

But he is currently in a state of weakness that lasts for 24 hours.

"Thank you," Cao Biansheng said softly, then turned and left silently.

Luo Gang explained on his behalf: "His roommate sacrificed himself to save him; he was a really good kid."

Zou Jianghe sighed, "I can understand."

After a moment of silence, Luo Gang changed the subject: "How is your hunting mission progressing?"

Qin Ziwen said, "Currently, we have killed one Megahyena, and we still need to kill nine more."

Zou Jianghe said, "One of my team members killed one. If we have to kill more Megaloceros later, I plan to take him along and try to finish him off."

At this point, Zou Jianghe shook his head: "I feel like this challenge is even harder than I imagined. We worked all night and suffered so many casualties, and we're still so far behind on even a level one mission."

Luo Gang said, "My progress is 2. I was lucky. The final blows from both giant hyenas were delivered by Cao Biansheng."

Zou Jianghe shook his head: "Then you are still 8 short, and Brother Qin and I are both 9 short. It seems that everyone's task is independent."

"The overall mission progress should be shared," Qin Ziwen said. "It says the community needs to complete the Hunting Ladder mission at least ten times. If we can all complete the hunt for the Megalodon, that should count as three times." Zou Jianghe scratched his head. "If the level one mission is this difficult, what about level two? It'll be impossible!"

“I don’t think we necessarily have to use brute force; we can use other methods,” Qin Ziwen suggested. “For example, we can apply poison to the weapons.”

“It’s not that simple,” Luo Gang chimed in. “We’ve studied this plan. In practice, we found that it has many limitations. The most important one is that the toxins have a limited lifespan. The activity of the toxins applied to weapons will continue to decrease. For example, snake venom will become completely ineffective after being exposed to air for a few hours at most, and the inactivation rate will be faster in high-temperature environments. Scorpion venom, on the other hand, can last a little longer, about one or two days.”

"Isn't there any that you can apply once and for all?" Zou Jianghe asked in surprise. He didn't know anything about these things and thought that poisoning a weapon was like having a permanent enchantment.

"Yes, but it's rare and hard to come by. The toxins from poison arrow trees and poison arrow frogs can last for several years because their toxins are small molecule compounds, which you can think of as stable substances like salt and sugar. But we haven't encountered any yet."

"This is so troublesome." Zou Jianghe pondered whether he should raise some poisonous creatures, but he also had some concerns, worrying about being harmed by the poisonous creatures.

Standing behind Qin Ziwen, Wang Jun pushed up his glasses: "The most common poisonous creatures in the Gobi Desert are snakes and scorpions. If you want to hunt, it's best to use the venom of cobras and scorpions."

Cobra and scorpion venom is neurotoxin, meaning the prey's flesh can still be eaten after it kills the snake. Rattlesnake venom, on the other hand, is hemotoxic, meaning the carcass of the dead becomes contaminated, posing a risk of poisoning.

Upon hearing this, Luo Gang turned his head and looked at Wang Jun, who was standing behind Qin Ziwen, feeling a sense of kinship with someone who shared his ideals.

Just then, a girl with a low ponytail rushed over and said, "Teacher Luo, the statistics are in. Three students were killed in the attack, and eleven other students were injured to varying degrees."

Luo Gang closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Have you put away all the suicide notes?"

"They've all been put away and are in the safe."

"Prioritize treating the wounded." Luo Gang turned to Qin Ziwen and the other man, and said earnestly, "I have a few cards here that I don't need for the time being. If you have any spare medicine, I hope we can trade."

Zou Jianghe said with difficulty, "Western medicine is indeed limited, and every little bit used is precious, but I can personally provide some alcohol and cotton swabs. I hope you can understand."

Qin Ziwen said, "I have a surgeon here who can take a look at the students first."

Luo Gang thanked the two of them again.

Upon seeing Zhao Pu approach, Zou Jianghe coughed violently.

This looks like their guild's building manager!
Forget it.

did not see it.

This mission is quite challenging and requires close cooperation; we are all partners.

After Zhao Pu arrived, he stood beside Qin Ziwen and said, "Captain."

After Qin Ziwen explained the situation, Zhao Pu calmly nodded, "Then I'll go take a look."

Xiao Zhou quickly led Zhao Pu to the teaching building.

Luo Gang then suggested that some students move into vacant houses in the community tonight. "The door on the first floor of the teaching building has been damaged. If wild animals come again at night, it will be very dangerous. If we hadn't already built eight homes in the building, we would have been prepared to abandon the teaching building itself."

"You only have eight homesteads?" Zou Jianghe was somewhat surprised.

Luo Gang nodded: "Yes, we originally only planned to build one home, but the mission required 20% of the rooms to activate the home, and some card buildings take up a lot of space, so we ended up building eight."

Zou Jianghe fell silent. He finally understood why Luo Gang and his group had achieved such a high ranking among the masters of their homeland.

(End of this chapter)