The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

It's no wonder he thought that way; the appearance of these strange beasts was just too coincidental.

Recently, Shelter 056 has frequently dispatched teams to hunt down and eliminate the alien beasts.

The root cause is the inexplicable surge in the number of strange beasts, which has already affected the stability of the area surrounding the shelter.

It was precisely because of these frequent raids that the number of strange beasts in the surrounding area decreased sharply.

But now, the number of strange beasts is increasing instead of decreasing, and they even dare to attack towns on their own initiative, which is a bit strange.

"Could it be that those old guys, Mu Yun and his group, have really joined forces with Fang Xiu?"

Lu Yan lightly twirled his fingers, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes, but deep down there was a subtle, almost imperceptible expectation.

The reason why the teacher stopped taking action against Muyun was not only due to the speaker's suppression, but also largely due to Muyun Technology's timely separation.

Anyone involved in suspicious activities was immediately dismissed as a temporary worker; any business involved in shady dealings was deemed to be a personal matter unrelated to the company.

Mu Yun made such a sacrifice to clear himself of all charges, but in the end, he got caught up in it again?

Tsk~ What if they want to raid my house again?

Lu Yan felt a surge of excitement and immediately inquired about the specifics from the talented individuals.

The more he learned, the more certain he became of his guess.

"He's actually planning to incite a beast tide? Is Fang Xiu intending to destroy the entire 056 Shelter?"

According to the library's records, Shelter 056 has experienced two beast tides since its establishment.

The first instance was at the beginning of its establishment, when the shelter was almost destroyed. In the end, Muyun Technology spent a huge amount of money to drive away the alien beasts and rebuild the shelter.

This also gave Muyun Technology absolute authority in the 056 Shelter for a time.

The second time was twenty years ago, when the alien beasts attacked the city without cause, but Muyun Technology stubbornly held onto its own little territory and refused to show itself.

Finally, it was the Minister of the Judgment Department at the time, who was also Yao Xiangyang's teacher and Lu Yan's grandmaster, who turned the tide and forcibly stopped the beast tide.

It was from that time onwards that the status of the Trial Department gradually caught up with Muyun Technology, steadily improving until Yao Xiangyang took over, which completely established the Trial Department's special status within the 056 Shelter, allowing it to rival Muyun Technology.

While these two attempts successfully saved the shelter, they also caused significant damage to it.

If it happened again, given the current state of disunity within Shelter 056, it would be very difficult to withstand it.

[The hunter has caught the scent of his prey and is urging the host to go hunting and become the bandit king as soon as possible!]

"Don't rush, you'll be busy next."

Lu Yan thought to himself and dialed Yao Xiangyang's number directly.

"Teacher, we've made another discovery."

Lu Yan immediately told Yao Xiangyang his speculation, and after a brief silence, Yao Xiangyang quickly made a decision.

"I'll send someone to support you right away. Don't make any rash moves."

Yao Xiangyang paused for a moment, then said, "Qing'er is more familiar with the town than you are, so I'll have her come find you first."

"Okay, then teacher, you can have them wait for me at the Black Dog Gang's base. I'll go wander around first."

"...Alright, be careful."

Yao Xiangyang was actually quite confident in Lu Yan's combat abilities.

However, considering the cunning of the followers of the Deceitful God, he subconsciously felt somewhat uneasy.

Lu Yan made a few more assurances, and Yao Xiangyang finally gave up.

After comforting Yao Xiangyang, Lu Yan arranged for his men to go out and inquire about the areas where the strange beasts frequently appeared, while he himself rushed directly into the gray fog.

Fang Xiu wouldn't be foolish enough to hide Mu Yun's equipment in the town; that would make it easy for someone to discover it.

The safest place is the fog!

……

Upon re-entering the dense fog zone, Lu Yan's feelings were completely different from before.

The gray mist that had been clinging to him like a leech was now completely blocked by his blood and qi, and the range of his spiritual perception had also greatly increased.

But in return, he also attracted more and stronger strange and bizarre creatures!

[The hunter has detected a powerful enemy approaching and suggests that the host set a trap in advance.]

The moment the subtitles appeared, a strange beast burst forth from the gray mist behind Lu Yan, launching an attack with lightning speed.

This strange beast resembles a tiger, but its body is covered with emerald green scales, making it look incredibly eerie.

Judging from the aura it released, this Azure Scale Tiger's strength far exceeds that of an ordinary Sequence 8!

But just as he was about to succeed in his sneak attack, the Shadow Arbiter suddenly emerged from Lu Yan's shadow and easily beheaded him with a swift wind and thunder slash.

[Host has successfully hunted a powerful prey; Hunter progress +15%]

Lu Yan: "...Okay, for a Sequence 9, this beast is indeed quite strong."

Lu Yan naturally wouldn't reject the Hunter's unique algorithm.

The presence of another disruptive figure was already unpleasant to look at, but now they should be able to catch up quickly.

But this trap...

Lu Yan snapped his fingers, and the Shadow Arbiter immediately sprang into action, venturing into the gray fog to hunt its prey.

Instead of waiting passively for something to happen, it's better to take the initiative.

Lu Yan himself was not idle either. He took out the Sun-Shooting Bow and fired a series of shots at the gray fog.

His vision has been enhanced multiple times to far exceed that of a normal Sequence 7, and combined with the two major characteristics of hunters, he can almost hit anything he points at.

Before long, a string of subtitles popped up in front of him, all indicating that his progress in killing the beast hunters had increased, and the speed at which they popped up was getting faster and faster.

In just a short while, the Hunter Sequence was completed.

Discover the Hunter Advancement Path

[Hunter Promotion Requirement 1: Defeat ten Sequence 9 or higher monsters - Completed]

[Hunter Advancement Requirement Two: Master both Black Iron Breathing Techniques - Completed]

[Hunter Promotion Requirement 3: Drink the blood of ten different exotic beasts (0/10)]

"You want to drink blood too?"

Lu Yan frowned upon seeing this. He was not a pampered young master, but he also had no interest in being a savage.

Or should we let the mysterious mentor teach us a lesson?

Before Lu Yan could even finish his thought, another set of subtitles popped up in front of him.

[The hunter, impressed by the host's formidable strength, has decided to voluntarily modify the promotion criteria.]

[Hunter Promotion Requirement 3: Collect the blood of ten different beasts (0/10)]

"That's more like it!"

Lu Yan nodded in satisfaction and then gave instructions to the Shadow Arbitrator.

Before long, the Shadow Arbiter dragged in the corpses of ten different strange beasts, bled them, bottled them, and then charged back into the gray fog.

They can't kill them all, they simply can't kill them all!

"With such a high density, if we had discovered some of them any later, something terrible might have really happened."

Lu Yan was startled awake and took the ten bottles of beast blood in his hand.

[All hunter promotion requirements have been met!]

[Hunter (100%): Can be promoted!]

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yan pressed the promotion button.

Immediately, the beast blood in his hand was drawn by a mysterious force, flying out of the bottle and mixing together in the air.

Lu Yan seemed to understand something, and took off his shirt to reveal his perfect physique.

Then, the beast blood flew towards Lu Yan, quickly outlining a mysterious totem on his body.

[Promotion successful! Obtained Sequence 8 - Blood Hunter!]