Chapter 1447 - 69: Jungle Meow

Chapter 1447: Chapter 69: Jungle Meow

Next day, around noon.

The sun scorched the earth like a fireball, the rising heat waves distorting the air.

Inside the rainforest.

The scorching sun did not penetrate the rainforest’s interior; most of the trees are very tall, competing for sunlight to enable photosynthesis.

Don’t think it’s cool inside the rainforest. Although not exposed to the sun’s blaze, the moist forest floor coupled with a temperature of 42°C is as sweltering as a steamer.

Bubu Wang lay on the grass pile, panting and questioning its dog life. It was unbearably hot here, especially with its ’factory-fitted fur coat’, one can imagine the stifling heat.

Su Xiao, also shirtless, sat on the grass pile, sweat dripping from his chin. It wasn’t a problem to be in the rainforest briefly, but long walks and clearing paths made him sweat profusely.

"Drink this."

Su Xiao tossed a canteen to Bubu Wang, who almost spat out the water after a sip; it was lightly salted water.

"That guy is nearby, keep your body hydrated."

Upon hearing Su Xiao, Bubu Wang tilted its head back and drank all the lightly salted water in the canteen.

A rustling sound came from afar, and Su Xiao glanced toward the source, his right hand resting on his sword hilt.

Upon reaching this area, the bird calls disappeared, and the primate-like creatures were nowhere to be found. This wasn’t good news, indicating a powerful extreme north creature was nearby.

Indeed, this was the case. Within a 15-kilometer radius, this was the territory of a large jungle cat.

Initially, one might think a cat is not frightening, but the claw marks on Su Xiao’s chest, oozing blood, testified to the cat’s strength.

This jungle cat stood about 1.4 meters tall and was nearly three meters long; including the tail, it spanned at least five meters.

If all feline creatures were enlarged to the same size, undoubtedly, the domestic cat would be the most formidable, with its sense of smell, hearing, and nerve reflex speed nearly overwhelming other felines. They are kept as pets by humans because they are so small.

The Vismun Jungle Cat is an extreme north creature. Even if a common domestic cat were scaled to this size, retaining its leaping ability and speed, it could easily slaughter even the largest tiger, as effortlessly as killing a mouse.

A green eye glinted from the nearby bushes.

"Roar!"

The jungle cat growled, its sound akin to a tiger’s roar.

Su Xiao stood up; he had not wanted to provoke this jungle cat, but it persistently trailed them for ten kilometers.

The Eye of the Apostle floated by Su Xiao’s side, a pale red aura spreading around him.

[Comparing both parties’ intelligence attributes... Comparison complete, our intelligence attribute is 1.71 times that of the enemy, acquiring 100% of the enemy’s information.]

Information as follows:

Name: Shadow of Hunting

Category: Extreme North Creature · Leader Creature · Vismun Jungle Cat

Life Value: 100%

Mana Value: 2020 points

Strength: 72

Agility: 99 (True Attributes, extreme value of Origin world!)

Stamina: 80

Intelligence: 52

Charm: 47

Skill 1, Leader Dignity (Passive LV.55): Life Value +2000 points, Mana Value +1500 points, Strength +10, Agility +27, Stamina +12, ignore 8% air resistance.

Skill 2, Cat Instinct (Passive Lv.60): Nerve reflex speed +70%, dynamic vision +66%, significantly enhanced sense of smell.

Skill 3, Hunting Instinct (Active Lv.40): Can track any scent, blood trail, footprints, etc., within 5 kilometers, if the distance narrows to half a kilometer, it will lock onto the enemy.

Skill 4, Wild Instinct (Passive Lv.50): Greatly enhances perception force, can catch traces of invisible or stealth-state enemies.

Skill 5, Killing Instinct (Passive Lv.55), Vismun Jungle Cat’s claws carry special toxin; after clawing an enemy, will perform a stamina check. If the enemy passes, they suffer 107 points of true damage; if they fail, they suffer 107 points of true toxin damage + 0.2-17 seconds of paralysis effect (paralysis time depends on stamina attribute and toxin resistance).

Skill 6, Twin (Passive Lv.62), the effect is unknown; this ability information cannot be obtained with detection-type equipment.

Skill 7, Extreme North Fierce Cat (Exclusive Ability Lv.20), Vismun Jungle Cat’s speed increases by 35%, effect lasts 20 seconds.

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Seeing the jungle cat’s dark green eyes, Bubu Wang let out a loud bark.

Upon Bubu Wang’s bark, the jungle cat’s fur bristled. It had not intended to provoke Su Xiao, but upon seeing Bubu Wang, this ’suspicious creature’, its instinct dictated it must eliminate it, regardless of food or territory, purely driven to kill the suspicious being.

The jungle cat didn’t like Bubu Wang, and Bubu Wang didn’t like the jungle cat either.

With a rustling sound, the jungle cat emerged from the bushes, its body full of black and white stripes. With those dark green vertical pupils, calling it a cat might be an understatement, even calling it a tiger would undervalue it.

Some say cats are neurotic animals, and this jungle cat epitomizes that; it crept toward Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, its long black tail swaying, seemingly in a good mood.

Su Xiao really didn’t want to fight this jungle cat; its speed was terrifying. Intuition ability indeed can capture it, but whether the body can keep up is another matter.

Whoosh~

With dead leaves scattering, the jungle cat eerily vanished from the original spot. When it reappeared, it was behind Su Xiao and Bubu Wang.

Su Xiao reversed his grip on Dragon Slash; the jungle cat that was pouncing forward halted, watching Su Xiao with interest.

Regrettably, this jungle cat’s nemesis wasn’t present. Its nemesis was A Mu; if A Mu was here, it could slow the jungle cat down to the point of questioning its cat life within minutes.

Unhurriedly, Su Xiao adjusted his stance, signaling Bubu Wang to bring the high-level pet snacks purchased in the Sun Kingdom.

Though reluctant to share its snacks with the enemy, Bubu Wang knew the importance of the big picture and tossed its snacks to Su Xiao.

Su Xiao popped the ring pull of the tin, releasing a meaty aroma. The nearby jungle cat sniffed the air, its tail swaying even faster.

Inside Su Xiao’s sleeve, an alchemy bomb slid out, swiftly decomposing into granules and falling into the tin.

The tin was thrown toward the jungle cat; as claw shadows flickered, the tin was instantly shredded into pieces, dropping the meaty contents onto the ground.

Su Xiao raised his hand, signaling Bubu Wang to retreat and, at the same time, pointed at the meaty bits on the ground.

Su Xiao was sure this jungle cat possessed considerable intelligence; when tracking them, it circled ahead and used venomous insects to poison the water source—something no ordinary beast could do.

Seeing Su Xiao retreat, the jungle cat moved forward, yet it was tempted by the scattered meat—having only eaten raw meat all its life, it had never encountered such delicious dishes.

The jungle cat did not eat the food on the ground; it merely sniffed cautiously. But the next instant, a burning sensation flared on its nose.

Boom!

The alchemy bomb mixed in with the meat exploded, flames erupting.

"Meow!"

The jungle cat let out a grimace, thrown back by the explosion’s impact.

With a muffled boom, Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, who had been retreating slowly, charged forward. Bubu Wang, excited, almost seemed to shout, "Hit it!"