The village wasn't big, but there were quite a few houses built close together.
The moment he saw the village, Da Baboon sensed that something was wrong.
It was too quiet, so quiet that the village seemed to be covered in a layer of deathly stillness.
"Let's go in and take a look.
Something's wrong, "Da Baboon said in a low voice and walked toward the village.
When he took the first step, his Qi increased a little.
Ku 'er and Wayne followed behind Da Baboon.
"There's a faint smell of blood," Wayne suddenly said. "It's probably been here for a while."
Da Baboon didn't smell any blood, but he knew that Wayne had a good nose. He didn't suspect anything and gave orders to the two.
"Ku 'er, go left. Wayne, go right. Stay alert at all times. Don't make any noise if you find anything. Gather here in ten minutes."
Da Baboon finished and walked toward the center.
Ku 'er and Wayne didn't say anything. They split up and searched according to Da Baboon's orders.
Ten minutes later, the three of them gathered.
Wayne brought back a pile of severed fingers and said, "Bitten off by sharp teeth."
Da Baboon picked up a severed finger and looked at it. He agreed with Wayne.
"There's a lot of blood, but there's no corpse. There's only this small pile of severed fingers in the entire village. What do you think?"
Ku 'er shook his head. He wasn't experienced enough to draw a conclusion.
Wayne's eyes flickered behind his sunglasses. He said, "Billy Tracker Lizard."
Da Baboon shook his head. "Very unlikely."
Wayne nodded silently. He knew that this guess was a little exaggerated.
Ku 'er didn't know what a Billy Tracker Lizard was. He looked at the two of them in confusion.
Da Baboon explained, "Billy Tracker Lizards are a creature unique to East Gotuo. They usually eat frogs. They have a habit, just like how we spit out fish bones when we eat fish. After eating a frog, they spit out the frog's webbed fingers."
Ku 'er nodded in realization. Then he thought of the pile of severed fingers and understood the conversation between Da Baboon and Wayne.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it possible that it's man-made?"
"I hope so. Based on the traces left behind, it doesn't look like a human." Da Baboon narrowed his eyes. He felt that this trip was right.
The three of them left the village and headed toward the location.
After seeing the changes in the village, they were on high alert.
Two days later, they entered the forest.
Da Baboon and Wayne soon noticed something strange.
It was too quiet. He raised his eyes and looked around, but he didn't even see a single bug.
They advanced cautiously. Suddenly, they saw a badly mutilated corpse, and their expressions changed.
The corpse belonged to the Fish Scale man, who had died at the hands of the cow-horned man.
The chimera ants did not eat their own kind, and the creatures in the forest had been wiped out by the chimera ants, so the fish-scaled man's body was preserved.
The three of them surrounded the corpse, which showed obvious signs of decay. There was no doubt that this was not a human corpse, but its body structure was quite similar to a human's.
The cow-horned man was furious, so he stomped on the corpse twice. One of his stomps crushed the fish-scaled man's head, making it difficult for Da Baboon and the others to identify him.
Wayne squatted beside the corpse and stared at the clawed finger that represented the identity of the mosaic ant.
Then, he took out a sharp dagger and cut the corpse's wrist.
With a soft clang, only a mark was left on the wrist.
Wayne raised an eyebrow. He wrapped the dagger with Telekinesis, cut off the clawed hand, and put it away.
Da Baboon saw Wayne's action and did not say anything. This was one of the ways to verify an unknown species.
They looked at the corpse in silence. It had the characteristics of a crab, fish, shrimp, and … human.
"Something did happen here."
Da Baboon stood up and looked at the quiet forest with a serious expression.
A village's population went missing, and the corpse of an unknown creature.
These two points alone were enough to show the seriousness of the situation. However, the East Gotuo Republic acted as if nothing had happened.
Thinking of the uniqueness of the East Gotuo Republic, Da Baboon felt relieved and helpless.
"Kao 'er."
Da Baboon thought for a moment and shouted.
Kao 'er looked at Da Baboon and waited for him to continue.
"This is the approximate location of the location information. We have six hours. Whether we find it or not, we have to leave this place."
Kao 'er's expression turned serious, and he nodded in agreement.
After so many days and the changes here, he was already mentally prepared for the worst.
Da Baboon set a six-hour time limit not because of the disappearance of the village and the corpse, but because there was no obvious life in the vast forest.
This was the only reason worth paying attention to.
Even if an alien species invaded, it would not wipe out the vitality of the forest.
From the looks of it, there must be a lot of them.
If that was the reason why a professional hunter team was wiped out, then it was best to come back with full preparation.
"It's best to hurry. Trust me, it's dangerous here," Wayne said in a low voice.
Da Baboon and Kao 'er looked at Wayne.
Then, the three of them began to move.
For safety's sake, they did not split up for the sake of efficiency.
If they could find someone alive, they might be able to find out what happened here.
After a few rounds of searching, they still did not encounter any living creatures.
Time passed slowly. Soon, two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and they did not find anything.
Perhaps it was due to his keen senses trained from years in the deep mountains and forests, but Da Baboon felt a sense of danger lingering in his heart and could not get rid of it.
Another hour passed. Wayne passed by a pond that was about to dry up and suddenly stopped.
His nose twitched slightly, and he could not help but look into the half-wet, half-dry mud.
Seeing Wayne stop, Da Baboon and Kao 'er also stopped.
"What, did you find something?" Da Baboon asked.
"I smell a very faint scent."
Wayne said as he walked toward the pond. When he got closer, he found a strange place that was slightly bulging.
"Come quickly."
Da Baboon and Kao 'er heard him and followed into the pond.
Soon, the three of them worked together to dig out the unconscious Peng Si who was hiding in the mud.
Kao 'er almost screamed when he saw Peng Si. Fortunately, he was no longer a newbie who did not know anything. At the last moment, he forced himself to hold back.
Otherwise, in such a quiet forest, his voice would have traveled far.
"Still alive, but her pulse is very weak. She must have fainted from hunger." Da Baboon checked Peng Si's condition.
If it were not for telekinesis, ordinary people would have died in that environment.
Seeing that Peng Si was still alive, Kao 'er's hanging heart could not help but calm down.
"Since we found her, let's leave quickly. I'm a little uneasy," Wayne said.
Perhaps it was the uniqueness of a Phantom Beast Hunter. After spending many years in the mountains and old forests, they were very sensitive to some hidden dangers in the forest.
Or rather, as a seasoned Phantom Beast Hunter, they all had this keen sense.
They quickly headed out of the forest.
They were very lucky. The time they came here happened to be the peak feeding time of the ant queen, so in order to capture more food, the chimera ant army traveled far away.
Late at night, in a well-hidden cave.
After feeding Peng Si some food, two or three hours later, she woke up. Before she could see the environment, she opened her mouth and was about to scream.
Fortunately, Da Baboon was quick and reached out to cover Peng Si's mouth.
Although the place they chose was far away from the forest, they still could not be careless.
"It's okay, Peng Si." Kao 'er hurriedly came over.
Seeing Kao 'er, Peng Si wanted to cry, but she found that she could not cry.
"Do you have the strength to speak? If not, eat something first. "After confirming that Peng Si would not scream, Da Baboon withdrew his hand.
Peng Si quickly shook her head and said in a trembling voice, "We encountered a group of monsters."
Da Baboon's eyes narrowed and said seriously, "What happened?"
Peng Si's eyes trembled as she described the situation she had encountered.
After hearing Peng Si's words, Da Baboon and the other two suddenly became solemn and silent.
Wayne even took out the claw hand that he cut in the forest and looked down at it.
"They have a habit of catching prey alive. Xiao Yu might still be alive."
Peng Si muttered to herself, then looked at the three and said anxiously, "Did you bring your phones in? I want to contact Luo. If it's him, maybe he can save Xiao Yu. "
"Luo?" Da Baboon was slightly stunned.
After a while, Kao 'er and Wayne left the cave in the night.
The three of them entered the country legally, so they could not bring their phones in.
Through Peng Si, they realized the seriousness of this matter and needed to spread the news as soon as possible.
Due to Peng Si's physical condition, Da Baboon chose to stay and take care of her. Then, he let Kao 'er and Wayne return to the border entrance as soon as possible to get their phones and contact the outside world.
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