Chapter 32：A Unique Beast (1/2)

With the idea of getting some bait, Lin Mu went towards the traps and checked them for any beasts that may have been caught in them. He checked all six traps and was able to find two Thorn-tailed rats. He killed them and stored them in the ring to be used as bait later on.

Lin Mu then changed his path and entered the deeper part of the forest. The forest seemed eerily silent today, and even the wind seemed to have stopped blowing. Lin Mu began his hunt for prey by first searching around clearings where some beasts lived.

He checked multiple clearings, but could not find anything near them. He then decided to check around the ponds in the area where the beasts came to drink water. He was able to find some small bird beasts, but they were not worth the effort to catch, so he left them.

Lin Mu had spent two hours searching for beasts but still could not find any. Coming to the conclusion that he may not be able to find them this way, he took out one of the Thorn-tailed rat corpses and slit its belly to spill its blood.

He spread the blood around, letting its scent spread, and dropped the corpse on the ground. Lin Mu then hid behind a large rock and waited for a beast to appear. He had to wait for an hour before he saw the beast appear.

The beast was a large ox with unnaturally long and sharp teeth. This was a Razor-maw Ox, a rather dangerous beast of the northern forest. It had large curved horns and its hooves were shiny as if made out of polished metal. Its blue and black patterned fur made it stand out very easily.

Lin Mu gulped his saliva upon seeing the beast. He knew that it would be a daunting task for him to hunt this beast. The Razor-maw Ox was the strongest beast he had tried hunting until now and was a high tier beast. It was stronger than the Steel-back wolves as well as the Yellow-tufted panther. Its strength was roughly equivalent to a 9th stage body tempering realm expert.

Even a 10th stage body tempering realm expert would find it nearly impossible to hunt it alone, so there was little chance Lin Mu could kill this beast. The charging attack of the beast was enough to split trees in half and its hooves could crush rocks.

Lin Mu wisely stayed silent and waited for the beast to eat the Thorn-tailed rat and leave. A few minutes later he could no longer hear any noises, so he peeked to take a look. Once he confirmed that the beast had left, he came out from behind the rock.

Lin Mu checked the direction the Razor-maw Ox had gone towards and went opposite to that, as he most definitely did not want to encounter it. He walked for a few minutes and found a good place that was good for ambushing an unsuspecting beast.

He once again slit the belly of a Thorn-tailed rat and let it bleed out on the ground. This time it did not take long for a beast to appear, after he had hidden behind a large tree. He peeked to take a look at the beast and found it to be a beast that resembled a coyote.

The beast largely resembled a normal coyote, except that it was pitch black and had bone spurs covering his body. They extended from the top of his head along the spine, all the way towards the end of its tail. Lin Mu did not know the name of this beast as this was the first time he had seen it.

He had never seen any hunter bring such a beast corpse to the town before.

'This could be a rare beast, and I can probably get quite a bit of money from selling its materials.' Thought Lin Mu.

Lin Mu waited for the beast to come closer to eat the Thorn-tailed rat. The position of Lin Mu was perpendicular to the beast, giving him the advantage to strike first before the beast could react. He wanted to use the boulder collapsing fist to kill the beast in a single strike.

Lin Mu waited for the wolf to come to the right position and entered the stance for the boulder collapsing fist. As soon as the beast was in the position, Lin Mu shot forward and executed the boulder collapsing fist, punching the beast on the side of its head.

The moment Lin Mu's fist connected to the beast's head, he could feel the intense recoil and pain travel along his hand. The beast's skull was tougher than the steel-back wolf and did not shatter. Lin Mu had expected to finish off the beast in one hit, but was surprised when he did not.

The beast let out a yelp filled with pain but did not die and was only dazed as it fell to the ground. Seeing that the beast was stunned, Lin Mu unsheathed the short sword and chopped at the beast's neck. The blade went through the flesh, only to be stopped by the beast's spine.