Chapter 43 Training and Exploration

After a simple lunch, the sun was still high in the sky and the sun above our heads was still emitting scorching heat.

Under the great sun, wipe out the evil spirits!
This is the best time to explore the woods.

Luke packed up his weapons for the battle, except, of course, the white phosphorus grenades.

In the middle of summer, if that thing was used in the grassland or jungle, it would probably result in mutual destruction, and the nearby humans, cattle and sheep would be burned to death.

Without calling the cowboy, Luke drove himself to the place where the crystal ball first issued a reminder.

As soon as he approached, the crystal ball gave another warning sign. Unfortunately, it did not have the ability to automatically find monsters. Its only function was to tell Luke that there was something in the area nearby, but it was completely blank as to what it was and where it was.

This place was no different from other places on the edge of the jungle. After Luke got out of the car fully armed, he didn't feel any chill on his back or any signs of coldness in his body.

The density of this forest has not yet reached a level that affects the use of long guns, so Luke still uses the AR-47 as his main weapon, with the pistol and straight knife on both sides of his waist for easy access.

From the first step into the jungle, Luke was on high alert.

That monster was most likely a very bloodthirsty and brutal beast, and it was too dangerous in the jungle environment.

Compared with hunting in the morning, the progress of this jungle exploration was very slow. Luke even had to look up at the treetops from time to time, worried that the monsters had the ability to climb and would drop from the sky to attack him.

After all, the so-called large biological monster is just my guess. Those impact marks may be caused by animals such as brown bears, and the monster may also be a small monster.

Fortunately, after the ritual baptism of being promoted to the first-level Spirit Fang Warlock, his already very strong body has been fully strengthened, especially in terms of recovery ability. His mental strength is also more than twice as strong as when he was an ordinary person. Even if he concentrates and is alert for a long time, he does not feel too mentally exhausted.

After walking deeper into the jungle along the gaps in the jungle for about half an hour, Luke still found no trace of the monster.

However, this jungle is indeed a bit abnormal. In such a large forest, there is not a single animal that is slightly larger. It looks like they have all been eaten.

That monster has a big appetite.

Luke changed direction and started back. After going around in a big circle, he found no more clues except for more signs of hunting and broken branches.

The sun was already setting, and the shadows in the woods were getting thicker. After more than an hour of high alert, even with Luke's physical and mental strength, he couldn't help but feel tired and relaxed.

Anyway, we still have to stay here for a few more days, so there is no rush to find monsters. Just take your time.

He changed the place to practice his marksmanship and made some wooden mannequins with the remaining wood from the ranch. He practiced his marksmanship in the morning, went to explore the jungle at noon when the sun was at its brightest, and familiarized himself with the [Aztec War Sacrifice Sword Technique] in the afternoon, getting used to using [Lightning Flash] to perform this precise and fierce ancient sword technique.

Usually Aztec warriors fought with daggers made of obsidian. Although the length of [Thunder Flash] was slightly longer than this dagger, Luke's skills had been strengthened to the proficient level at this time. His mastery of this sword technique had reached the peak state that could not be achieved without any talent and purely through hard practice.

Therefore, as long as you adapt a little and change some less critical force-generating postures, there will be no problem in using [Thunder Flash] to perform the Aztec War Sacrifice Sword Technique.

After practicing for a while and getting used to the use of the straight sword, or when your skill level reaches a new level, you can fully unleash the power of [Aztec War Sword Technique].

Five days later, Luke had explored most of the forest, but still didn't gain much.

However, after a few days of practicing the [Aztec War Sword Technique], I have basically adapted to the length of the blade and can basically bring out 70% of the essence of this sword technique.

After breakfast that day, he stopped Giorgia who was about to go out to herd sheep and said, "We have been at the ranch for almost a week, and we haven't visited our neighbors yet. Let's go to the forest later." "Pavlo Bjorn," the cowboy reminded.

"Yes, go visit Bjorn's house in the forest and bring some small gifts."

Since the boss's son wants to go, Giorgia has no choice but to accompany him.

At Luke's strong request, the two did not ride horses through the jungle, but instead got on Luke's Dodge Mammoth and drove around a big bend from the outside.

After bypassing the jungle and driving along the traces of horse hooves and animal migration on the grassland for about ten minutes, a somewhat dilapidated house appeared in Luke's sight.

When Luke was a few dozen meters away from the house, he slowly stopped the car. Before he got out of the car, he realized something was wrong.

Quiet, too quiet.

According to Georgia, in addition to farming, Bjorn's family also raised some cattle and sheep. However, along the way, Luke didn't see a single cattle or sheep, and didn't even find a chicken.

He got out of the car and looked toward the cattle pen fence, and found some faint traces of fur and broken bones on the grass.

This is... Is there a disaster?

Luke pulled the gun out of the back seat and asked seriously, "When was the last time you saw Bjorn?"

Giorgia's observation ability was not as sharp as Luke's, but he still noticed something was wrong through Luke's reaction. He also opened the car door and got out. Looking at Bjorn's house, he said, "It's been more than half a month since we last met. You know, the two farms are a bit far apart. If there is nothing going on, we won't take the initiative to look for each other."

For more than half a month, Luke pondered.

The most likely possibility is that in the past half month, a monster came from nowhere and regarded this place as its own territory, eating all the animals on the farm and in the nearby wilderness.

But why didn’t anything happen on his own ranch?

For a monster that can eat so many cattle and sheep, the distance between the two ranches is not too far.

What's more, even the animals in the jungle were all hunted down.

While thinking, Luke was already fully armed and ready to get closer to explore.

Seeing Luke's serious look, Giorgia felt a little scared, but she couldn't just leave. She could only follow Luke and head towards Bjorn's house.

The two men were getting closer and closer until they were less than five meters away from the room. Suddenly, there was a creaking sound above their heads, and the window on the second floor of Bjorn's house was pushed open, and a small figure emerged from the window.

"Uncle Giorgia, is that you? Are you here to play with Shani?"

The slightly childish voice scared Georgia so much that she shuddered. Luke pointed the gun at the young figure, not knowing whether the other party was a human or a monster. He couldn't do anything and was in a dilemma.

He stopped and said to Giorgia, "Ask about his family's situation."

Qiao Jia knew Shani, and he was frightened because of the weird atmosphere here. Seeing the familiar face of the little girl, he felt much more at ease. He asked according to Luke's words: "Shani, are you home alone? Where are your parents? Why can't I see them?"

(End of this chapter)