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

Fallen Cloud Swamp.

The sky was clear and pure, and the afternoon sun poured down on the earth, but the swamp seemed to be shrouded in clouds that had fallen from the sky, with the mist never dissipating.

Lin Nanwen and Lü Xiu stood at the entrance to the swamp.

The swamp in front of us had a visibility of only 50 meters. The ground was soft and slippery, with occasional ripples, as if some kind of mythical beast was hiding there.

"How are your skills?" Lin Nanwen asked Lü Xiu.

"Uh...it should be alright." Lu Xiu didn't know what Lin Nanwen's standards were either.

"Then try to see if you can catch up." Lin Nanwen took the lead, his feet lightly touching the ground, his figure soaring into the air like a bird, landing steadily on a tree in the swamp. Standing on the tree trunk, he looked back at Lü Xiu.

Lu Xiu carefully assessed the height and distance.

Ten meters in vertical height is not considered high.

The target tree was ten meters inside the swamp, which increased the difficulty. But with my 62 agility, it was enough.

Lu Xiu immediately ran forward quickly, leaped up at the edge of the swamp, and easily arrived at Lin Nanwen's side.

"Your agility is pretty high. Follow me." Lin Nanwen nodded, jumped again, and landed on the nearest big tree.

Lü Xiu followed closely behind.

But just as he reached the tree where Lin Nanwen was, Lin Nanwen had already jumped to the next tree.

Lü Xiu had no choice but to strive to catch up.

In an instant, two figures leaped rapidly through the swamp, moving forward in undulating motion.

This scene brought back memories for Lü Xiu of the anime "Naruto" he had watched in his previous life, where two ninjas were traveling through the forest...

Suddenly, Lin Nanwen leaped down from the tree. Just as he was about to fall into the swampy mud, he flicked his left hand upwards, unleashing a black vine that tied itself to a branch of the tree. Like a nimble monkey, he used the vine to swiftly dart through the forest.

With a flick of his right hand, another vine flew out from his sleeve, heading towards the next tree that Lü Xiu was about to jump to.

But this time, a sharp dagger was tied to the end of the vine that was thrown.

"puff!"

The dagger was driven into the tree, making a sound as it pierced flesh.

Only then did Lü Xiu see clearly that a venomous snake, as thick as an arm, had its head pinned to the spot where the dagger had been driven in, and it was writhing in agony.

Tree Snake LV15

This is a venomous snake that can blend itself into the illusion of trees.

Lu Xiu had never seen it in the Breeze Forest, but he had seen it in the Hunter School's encyclopedia.

Even some of the most skilled hunters can fall victim to its sneak attacks if they are not careful.

Using the vines, Lin Nanwen swung down to a large tree thirty meters away, then retrieved two more vines.

The tree snake then fell into the swamp.

In less than two seconds, a gaping maw opened from the swamp and swallowed the tree snake whole, after which the swamp returned to peace.

Lu Xiu silently wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He could see the strength of the phantom beast in the swamp.

Mire Crocodile LV37.

With home-field advantage, the level 37 Mud Crocodile may be even more difficult to deal with than a mythical beast that has already completed its first evolution.

"Keep up!" Lin Nanwen's urging voice came from afar.

"Here he comes!" Lü Xiu hurriedly jumped to the next tree, continuing to follow Lin Nanwen's figure forward.

After that, Lin Nanwen demonstrated his amazing rattan technique several more times.

The two vines moved with the agility of an extension of his hands, effortlessly and accurately seizing trees, slashing phantom beasts through the air, or launching slashes with his weapon.

He looked at Lü Xiu with a bit of envy.

It feels like a Spider-Man game I played in a past life. It also has some parkour elements.

So handsome~

With Lin Nanwen leading the way, Lü Xiu was much more at ease, no longer worried about any magical beasts attacking him on the road ahead.

About ten minutes later, the two finally arrived at their destination, a grassy area near the center of Falling Cloud Swamp where people could stand.

As they approached, Lin Nanwen and Lü Xiu heard a man crying.

"Waaaaah~~~"

Lu Xiu initially thought it might be the cry of some strange mythical beast, but upon landing on the grass, he realized it was indeed a man crying.

Not far in front of him, a young man was hugging a gray horse and crying loudly.

"Old Ma~~ Ah~~ Old Ma~~~"

The cries were so sincere and heartfelt that all who heard them were moved to tears.

"What? Did your horse die?" Lin Nanwen said coldly, kicking the young man in the buttocks.

Before the young man could move after being kicked in the butt, the gray horse that had been lying on the ground jumped up and nuzzled Lin Nanwen's clothes with a fawning expression.

When the young man turned around and saw that it was Lin Nanwen, he cried even harder.

"Master!!!! Waaaaaah!!!"

"I'm not dead yet," Lin Nanwen said irritably. "So, why are you crying this time?"

"Waaah~~" The young man sobbed a few times before revealing the reason: "Jiaojiao just rejected my confession and said that all of us Beast Hunters are womanizers."

"She slandered me! I only read pure romance novels!"

Lü Xiu: ...

No, buddy, what does being a womanizer have to do with reading BL (Boys' Love) manga?

Does that mean only those who read NTR (Netorare) doujinshi are womanizers?

Hmm, maybe there's some connection. Show me the notebook you're looking at... and give me your critique! That way I can be sure if there's any connection.

Lin Nanwen couldn't help but roll her eyes upon hearing this.

He really wanted to slap himself now. How could he have been so stupid as to take on such a disciple?

"This is my apprentice, Ma Qilin, who is also a Beast Hunter," Lin Nanwen changed the subject and took the initiative to introduce him to Lü Xiu.

"Hello, my name is Lü Xiu," Lü Xiu introduced himself.

"Waaah~ Hello!" Ma Qilin greeted Lü Xiu while sobbing.

Unable to bear seeing his apprentice's pathetic state any longer, Lin Nanwen had no choice but to resort to his trump card.

"If you achieve all the goals I've set for you, I'll teach you how to win over that girl, Jiaojiao."

"Really?" Ma Qilin stopped sobbing and looked his master up and down with a suspicious look.

"You doubt me?" Lin Nanwen became even angrier. "I'm not bragging, but when I was young, I was a notorious heartbreaker. I've been with at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, beautiful women!"

"Then why don't I have a master's wife yet?" Ma Qilin questioned.

"Then...then..." Lin Nanwen's face visibly turned red. "Your master wouldn't give up the whole forest for one tree!"

Ma Qilin didn't doubt his master's answer, but instead chose to go straight to the heart of the matter.

"That's right, it's your old lecherous self, Master, who has tarnished the reputation of Beast Hunters."

"But I'm different from you, Master. I only love Jiaojiao. My love is pure!"

Lin Nanwen: (ಠ益ಠ), my fist is hard now.