Everyone's a Hunter? I'm a Hunter x Hunter!

"Are you full?"

Shadow King circled around Lü Xiu contentedly, like a puppy that had just finished eating and wanted to play with its owner.

Lu Xiu took out a hoe and dug out the dark crystal ore.

The Shadow King has already eaten half of the palm-sized dark crystal in front of us. The other half can be saved for later.

After tossing the dark crystal into his spatial backpack, Lü Xiu got up and returned, not intending to stay in the dark crystal mine for long.

Although the Dark Crystal Mine is its home turf, there are very few valuable magical beasts here. Otherwise, not many people would come here to complete commissions or search for prey.

As for Shadow King's future food, in a few days, when the monster material shop in Sunny Town receives its supplies, he won't need to specifically hunt dark element monsters anymore. Dark element crystals are much more economical than eating the materials from these monsters.

On the way back, Lü Xiu killed a few more phantom beasts and put the materials in his spatial backpack to stock up on as snacks for Shadow King.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Dark Crystal Mine, it was already three in the afternoon. The bright sunshine had disappeared, replaced by gloom.

A layer of endless, dark clouds had appeared above the Breeze Forest, so thick and dark that they seemed to drip ink.

"Is it going to rain heavily?" Lu Xiu was a little troubled.

Tianqing Town is located by the sea, and its climate is unpredictable. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

The advantage is the diversity of life. The disadvantage is that hunters often have to travel in the rain.

Lu Xiu had no intention of spending a short stay in the Breeze Forest during a rainstorm.

On rainy days, he prefers to lie in his rocking chair, sipping a cup of hot tea, and watching the scenery outside the window.

But Lü Xiu originally wanted to go back to the place where he had seen the bear before...

"Forget it, I'll go take a look first. It's not far anyway, and it hasn't rained yet." Lu Xiu made up his mind to go and come back quickly, and maybe he could even enjoy tea and the rain at home.

If the bear is there, then hunt it before leaving; if the bear isn't there, return directly to the small town.

Looking westward, you can see a large mountain range with undulating terrain, stretching northward; this is Mount Cangjiu.

However, Lu Xiu was somewhat surprised. Usually, a flock of vultures would circle above the Vulture Mountain range, visible from a great distance. Why were they not there today?

Could it be that they returned to their nests early because a heavy rain was about to fall?

Maybe.

Lü Xiu walked westward along the foot of Cangjiu Mountain.

Traveling through the forest, Lü Xiu moved at an extremely fast speed. He didn't deliberately conceal his presence. With his current attributes and speed, he could easily shake off any magical beasts that tried to stop him.

More than the mythical beasts, the impending downpour worried Lü Xiu.

After rounding a hillside and jumping up a hill, Lü Xiu began to feel that something was wrong.

He had traveled a thousand meters since emerging from the dark crystal mine, but had not seen a single phantom beast along the way.

Let alone mythical beasts, we didn't even see any ordinary wild animals or insects.

A gentle breeze rustled through the forest, and the oppressive, somber atmosphere was permeated with a deathly stillness.

A strange atmosphere...

There was a sense of impending doom, like the wind howling in the wind.

Lu Xiu's steps became more cautious. He walked three hundred meters west along the stream and saw a dark cave.

The cave was deep and silent. Lu Xiu cautiously probed the area before entering to investigate.

"Not here?" Lu Xiu carefully checked inside and outside the cave but found no trace of the bear.

There was only one dead gray-eared rabbit in the cave. Lu Xiu carefully examined its freshness and wounds. It had been torn open by the brute force of the bear. It had been dead for some time, but not long, at most half a day.

This indicates that the bear was in its den at least half a day ago.

"Was it just hunted? Or did it go out to forage again?" Lu Xiu frowned as he pondered. The latter was unlikely, since they hadn't finished eating all the food in the cave yet.

He got up and went outside the cave to check.

Lu Xiu did not find any signs of a fight in the surrounding area.

There were indeed bear footprints, but a hundred meters further west, they were covered by the messy footprints of other mythical beasts.

The trail went cold.

"Who?" Lu Xiu suddenly grabbed the Ice Flower, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at the western woods.

In the woods, a middle-aged hunter leaped from a distance.

"Young man, don't go any further! It's extremely dangerous here! Go back to town!"

Lu Xiu recognized the clothes the other person was wearing; they were the uniform of a Hunter Association comrade. He also felt that he had seen the face of the person in front of him that morning.

"What happened?" Lu Xiu asked, putting away the ice flower.

The hunter shook his head slightly, indicating that this was not something an ordinary hunter could understand.

confidential...

Fine.

Lu Xiu wasn't a particularly curious person.

Looking up at the pitch-black clouds, Lü Xiu confirmed that the raging bear he remembered was not there, and immediately prepared to return.

It's just a bear. We can wait until the rainstorm passes and then look for it in the Breeze Forest. The bears should be out foraging then.

Lu Xiu turned and walked towards the direction of Tianqing Town.

Seeing Lü Xiu leave, the middle-aged hunter breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid of encountering those naive and fearless rookie hunters. The more dangerous the situation, the more he wanted to go.

He flipped over and ran up the tree trunk to the top in one breath. Standing there, the middle-aged man continued his search for the hunters who had ventured deeper into the area.

Lu Xiu walked about a hundred meters, turning back while thinking about what to eat that night.

There's still some rhinoceros meat left. Shall we have barbecue again tonight? I'm not tired of it yet, but let's try a different way to cook it tonight. I've always had pan-fried steak, but this is my first time having pan-fried rhinoceros steak.

Forget about fish soup, I'll just make some tomato and egg drop soup for dinner, add some dried shrimp, and have a bowl of rice.

All done! Delicious!

Seeing that the Treasure Chest Perception skill's cooldown was over, Lü Xiu habitually used "Treasure Chest Perception" directly.

His forward steps suddenly stopped.

Lu Xiu felt something was drawing him in from the shadows.

Another treasure chest found!

"Could today be my lucky day?" Lu Xiu was surprised. He hadn't found a single one in the Breeze Forest the past two days, but now he had found two in one day?

As for the location of the treasure chest...

Lu Xiu silently turned around and looked in the direction he had come from.

Trouble.

The treasure chest was in the direction the Hunter Association commissioner had warned him not to go any further!

emmm...

Lu Xiu silently wrapped his shadow robe tighter around himself, disappeared into the shadows of the trees, and slowly made his way toward the location of the treasure chest.

Soon, he saw the Hunter Association commissioner who had tried to dissuade him again.

The other person was still standing on the top of a tree, looking around for other hunters who had ventured deeper into the area.

Lu Xiu hid in the shadows and walked past the tree where the Hunter Association commissioner was standing, slipping right under his nose.

"I'll leave as soon as I get the treasure chest!"