204 Looking for Revenge? (1/2)

When the mutated dog appeared around the corner while sniffing the ground, Erin almost peed on her pants. Emman who was closely following her froze in place and almost squealed from the up-close sight of the mutated dog. Anna pulled the string further while staring wide-eyed at the one-meter tall mutated dog.

The three stood frozen as they faced the mutated dog. For the past week, every encounter with a wild mutated animal meant casualties for the survivors of Binangonan.

Currently, there were two types of mutated threats wandering the town and even its outskirts. Forested areas were even more prone to danger which prevented people from logging too much. The mutated animals and the mutated insects. Further varied into two types; those that travel alone and those who travel in groups.

Those who travel in groups were weak individually but annoying to face head-on when in greater numbers.

A perfect example was the Energy-sucking Mosquitoes who suck you dry until you pass out from energy backlash and would be further fed upon by other mosquitoes later on. Unless rescued by a large group, an individual caught by a swarm of Energy-sucking Mosquitoes would surely die after a few days due to blood loss, insufficient nutrients and numerous attacks received with health recovery unable to keep up with the damage.

Some low-ranked mutated dogs started to gather around and formed packs while those high-ranked ones claimed territories for themselves. With the advent of the apocalypse, everything with life is slowly becoming more intelligent.

The largest Energy-sucking Mosquito seen was 5-inches long with appropriate body size while the lengths of the regular ones were about 2-3 inches long. Its proboscis—the needle-like part—measures around 1-2 inches depending on their body size.

There were passive types of threats like different kinds of bugs, a new breed of teethed worms, and ant colonies. It is recommended to not mess with nature at this changing times if you want to survive longer.

Takaw stopped wagging his tail and sat down with his tongue sticking out while breathing relaxedly. He appeared relaxed like it was just a casual walk in the park with his lady boss.

Takaw stared at the mutated dog in front of him then barked once loudly.

The mutated dog sniffing the ground turned to him. It noticed the three armed survivors frozen at the side but it ignored them as it turned back to Takaw returning the greeting it received.

”Rarf!” the mutated dog barked then wagged its tail.

The two then started barking at each other as if they were communicating.

”Arf arf. (Hello there are you hungry? Looking for food?)”

”Rarf rarf! (Yeah, I haven't eaten for days. Are they your friends, can I eat them if not?)”

Emman stopped dubbing their conversation when both dogs turned to him. Erin in front of him quickly stepped on his feet and before he could even shout, her hand was already pinching his mouth.

”I don't understand what's happening right now and I would really appreciate it if you don't get us killed.” Erin glared at Emman, and only let go when the man nodded his head. She turned around and with a smile on her face, beckoned for the dogs to continue their noisy barking.

The dogs faced each other once again and continued their exchange of barkings. After several exchanges, the mutated dog raised its front feet and brought it closer to Takaw.

From the three survivor's point of view, the mutated dog was going to crush Takaw with its paw but they don't know the reason for it. Was it really hungry or was it angry?

Anna watched the scene in horror and the hand holding the string trembled as she decided whether to let go or not.

Just then, she noticed a piece of cloth tied on the mutated dog's left leg. Takaw stood up and sniffed the cloth on the mutated dog's leg.

”We're just about to head to the dungeon, so why are we this unlucky? If we're a bit late, there would be no spot left for us and we would have nothing left to kill...” Emman suddenly uttered.

The three of them were on their way to the Cemetery Dungeon but they have the greatest luck to encounter a stray dog that could kill them if it so wanted to. Thankfully, Takaw was able to have some conversation between them, so they could save the trouble of fighting and get injured.

A mutated dog has a strong defense, high attack damage, and good mobility. Unless Takaw's negotiation succeeds, even if they manage to kill the mutated dog, it would surely bring one person together with it.

A cornered dog is the deadliest.