Chapter 703 - 429: A Difficult Predicament

Chapter 703: Chapter 429: A Difficult Predicament

Until his cultivation improved, he decided to hold off on attacking the Red Blood Gang.

Having failed twice already, Lin Li was determined that his next strike would be the last—a decisive blow to settle things once and for all.

After setting aside a portion of the pastries from Zhu Xinru to give to Su Yue, Lin Li got into his silver-white van and drove nonstop toward the wilderness in the North District Suburbs.

Since it wasn’t rush hour, the roads were busy, but there were no major traffic jams.

As he neared his destination and entered the suburban area, the traffic began to thin out. After crossing an intersection and driving a few more kilometers, he would reach the border between the safe zone and the wilderness.

Zhu Daqi watched the small red dot on his phone’s tracking app but didn’t increase his speed.

After entering the suburbs, the number of cars on the road had dwindled until only he and Lin Li were left on the highway leading to the wilderness.

To avoid alerting his target, Zhu Daqi decided to follow from a distance, seeing no need to get too close.

’The terrain ahead is wide open. He’ll definitely spot me if I keep following. I should park the car for now!’

Zhu Daqi checked the terrain map on his phone and immediately decided to stop. He hit the brakes and pulled over to the side of the road.

A moment later, he saw the small red dot representing his target stop on the tracking app.

’He stopped at the border between the safe zone and the wilderness. Is he going to hunt Mutant Beasts?’

’No way! He’s all by himself! According to the data released by the Exotic Beast Hunter Guild, the annual death rate for a lone Hunter at Tier One Peak entering the wilderness is as high as ninety percent!’

After a quick thought, Zhu Daqi grabbed a pair of binoculars from the passenger seat, unmounted his phone from its holder, and got out of the car.

Since the area ahead was open, driving any closer would easily attract the target’s attention. He decided to proceed on foot, get within a certain distance, and then use the binoculars to watch him.

SLAM.

After closing the car door, Zhu Daqi picked up his phone, ready to use the tracker to sneak closer to the target’s location.

’What’s going on?’

Suddenly, the unexpected happened.

The small red dot representing the target on his tracking app had vanished.

’Did he discover the tracker I planted under his van?’

Zhu Daqi raised his left hand to his mouth and began to nervously bite his nails.

He had promised Chen Xiaoyan that he would keep the target under surveillance.

Now that the app no longer showed the target’s location, it most likely meant the tracker he’d placed on the bottom of the van had been discovered.

If the target had really found it, then even a fool would realize they were being secretly watched.

’Damn it, I’ve been exposed already. Tracking him easily is out of the question now...’

Zhu Daqi considered the situation carefully and decided it was best to stop tracking for now. He would return to his car, leave the area, and come up with a new plan.

VROOOM...

The engine roared to life. Zhu Daqi turned the car around and headed back toward the city center.

Several kilometers away, Lin Li arrived at his destination. Having changed into a camouflage uniform, he got out of his van and gazed into the distance. Before him stretched a vast, endless wilderness that reached beyond the horizon.

Compared to the wilderness areas of the East and South Districts, the terrain of the North District Suburbs was much flatter.

Drawing his gaze back, Lin Li scanned his surroundings. As far as he could see, there were no signs of other people.

Once he was certain he was alone, Lin Li reached out and touched his van.

With a mere thought, the van in front of him vanished instantly.

Having stored the van in the Mysterious Small Island, Lin Li turned and strode forward, stepping into the wilderness and advancing quickly into its depths.

The situation was completely different from what the departing Zhu Daqi had imagined. The reason his tracking app had stopped displaying information wasn’t that Lin Li had discovered the device on the bottom of the van.

The signal from the tracker on the van, which was now inside the Mysterious Small Island, could not be transmitted from its unknown dimension back to Blue Star. It was only natural that the tracking information would disappear.

...

The sky was clear and bright, without a single cloud for thousands of miles. The azure expanse was like a crystal-clear mirror, seemingly capable of reflecting everything in the world with perfect clarity.

WHOOSH...

A gentle breeze rustled by, its touch so comfortable it could lull a person to sleep.

Small groves of trees dotted the wide-open plain, and the chirping of birds echoed from the leafy branches of the large trees.

Ordinary birds hopped about on the branches, watching the human who was striding quickly from a distance.

The little birds had seen plenty of humans dressed in camouflage. Every so often, people in such attire would pass by their homes.

But the human in camouflage today was different. In the past, the humans they saw in camouflage always traveled in groups, carrying backpacks and dangerous weapons. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

This human, however, had nothing on him besides his camouflage uniform.

To the birds who had lived here for years, it was completely baffling to see someone arrive in the perilous wilderness empty-handed.

After entering the wilderness of the North District Suburbs, Lin Li immediately used the map on his phone to mark his destination and followed its navigation prompts, advancing at high speed.

It was actually quite reckless to advance so brazenly through the perilous wilderness. Only someone as skilled and daring as Lin Li would venture into the wilderness alone and travel at such a breakneck pace.

The map navigation on his phone emitted a pleasant tone, notifying Lin Li, "Destination in two point five kilometers..."

Hearing the navigation prompt, Lin Li began to slow his pace.

He checked the map for the scenery around his destination, then looked up ahead. In the distance, he could see a small hill about forty meters high.

A hill of this height would have been quite inconspicuous in the wilderness of the East or South District Suburbs, but here in the North District Suburbs, it was remarkably eye-catching.

He recalled seeing some posts from his peers on the discussion forum of the Exotic Beast Hunter app.

When people came to the North District Suburbs to hunt Mutant Beasts, they often used this small hill as a landmark.

According to a recent television news report, the area where Flame Rats frequently appeared was right around that distant hill.

It was now ten in the morning, which wasn’t particularly early. There were likely quite a few Exotic Beast Hunters near the hill, searching for Flame Rats to exterminate.

Not wanting to run into other Hunters, Lin Li thought to himself,

’Besides the area around that hill, there’s another spot seven or eight kilometers further on where a large number of Flame Rats have been sighted. I’ll go hunt there instead!’

Having made up his mind, Lin Li picked up his pace again. He headed straight for the small hill, but he had no intention of stopping nearby. Instead, he planned to quickly pass it and venture deeper into the wilderness.

As he drew closer to the hill, just as he had expected, he encountered several teams of fellow Hunters who had come to exterminate the Flame Rats.

The Exotic Beast Hunters were all focused on their task and paid no attention to Lin Li, who was traveling alone.

Soon, Lin Li left the area around the hill, putting distance between himself and the other Hunters.

The next location was some distance away, about seven or eight kilometers, and the path ahead wouldn’t be as peaceful as the one he’d taken so far.

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