Chapter 974: Chapter 974

Chapter 971: The Hexagram of Fate

After Baldier finished shooting two rounds of arrows, he did not continue to use the advantage of long-range attack distance to keep hunting.

He cautiously looked into the distance and said in a low voice, "As expected, a troublesome prey indeed!"

The wolf pack beside him also emitted low whimpers, seemingly warning him that something dangerous was approaching.

Baldier patted the head wolf's head and whispered, "Let's go, it's time for us to leave!"

After speaking, he turned and disappeared into the ruins.

The wolf pack also slowly vanished into the thick toxic miasma following his figure.

However, when they left, an astonishing scene occurred.

All traces left on the snow-covered ground were quickly erased as the wolf pack departed, including the lingering scent in the air.

An excellent hunter must possess sufficient patience.

When hunting fierce beasts, one shouldn't use brute force to fight them directly, but rather gather intelligence, set traps, and then find the right opportunity for a one-shot kill.

When Hua Hua arrived nearby, it raised its head and wrinkled its nose, but its expression became cautious and confused.

"Why can't I smell the enemy's scent? Master clearly said he should be right around here."

After searching for a long time without finding any trace of the enemy, Hua Hua had no choice but to hurry back to Zhang Yi's side.

At this moment, Zhang Yi was cautiously waiting for Hua Hua's return.

Hua Hua explained the situation to Zhang Yi. Latest content publıshed on novel⁂fire.net

After hearing this, Zhang Yi immediately furrowed his brow.

"No trace of the enemy at all?"

"According to Hermit Boone's intelligence, the person in Hell's Lock who matches this ability should be their third-in-command, Uller."

"And all Boone knows is that he possesses ultra-long-range sniping ability and is an extremely powerful hunter."

Just like the relationship between Zhang Yi and other captains.

Unless the relationship is particularly close, even teammates will keep some secrets about each other's abilities.

Because you never know when you might become the other's enemy.

"Could it be a superhuman with levitation ability? But the hardest part is that not even a scent was left behind. Hmm... that would be quite difficult to achieve. When he uses his superhuman ability, it's impossible to completely eliminate the energy fluctuations in the air."

"Unless he possesses some special ability that allows him to perfectly conceal himself."

Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow, "This is a very troublesome enemy."

Since the apocalypse began, Zhang Yi had encountered many opponents, but he had always been the one scheming against others, making them fight under extremely difficult conditions.

This was the first time he had been attacked without being able to fight back.

For just a tiny moment, he understood how his previous opponents must have felt.

However, this matter couldn't be dragged on indefinitely.

Otherwise, with someone constantly watching him, Zhang Yi's hunting operations would be unable to continue.

He thought for a moment, quickly formulating a battle plan in his mind.

"The enemy's attacks won't stop, he's just waiting for the best opportunity to strike me."

"And the previous attack was merely a probe."

"We can't drag this out too long, otherwise once the opponent learns our trump cards, it will be troublesome."

He looked at Lele: "Lele, don't sleep tonight, stay alert and help me with early warning."

Lele obediently nodded.

Zhang Yi then looked at Hua Hua, a meaningful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Hua Hua, there's an opportunity to use that armor set that Keran made for you."

Hua Hua immediately tilted its head, "Master, I feel like you're scheming something bad again."

Zhang Yi chuckled, "Don't say that, I've never treated you poorly."

"Alright, here's the plan. If that guy attacks a second time, you charge straight over, clearing the path ahead! Then Lele and I will follow behind you. This is clearly the safest approach."

After Hua Hua enlarges, its natural defense becomes astonishing, and with the armor made by Lu Keran, it essentially becomes a biological tank.

Simply put, Zhang Yi's strategy was to have Hua Hua take point to detect and clear any traps and ambushes along the way.

Then he would bring Lele to follow and directly confront the hidden hunter.

Hua Hua tilted its head, feeling quite speechless about its cunning master.

But considering its own formidable defensive capabilities compared to its master's ordinary human physique, which really didn't have much presence in terms of defense,

it could only lift its chin and say, "Alright then! It's just a pity this dumb dog is too weak, otherwise it should be the one clearing the path."

Lele lay pitifully in front of Zhang Yi, its eyes full of grievance.

But helplessly, it couldn't beat Hua Hua, so it could only endure it.

Zhang Yi held White Owl in his hand, cautiously raised his head, and narrowed his eyes to scan the surroundings.

He had already used military-grade chemicals to eliminate his scent.

Plus, with the surrounding toxic miasma, it was almost impossible for others to track him through scent.

But where exactly had he miscalculated, allowing the enemy to lock onto his position?

"Let's go, find another place to rest!"

Zhang Yi directly opened the Dimensional Gate, then brought Hua Hua and Lele to the central area of Golden Phoenix City.

This area had more buildings, denser toxic miasma, and crucially, tall structures that would allow them to observe incoming attacks from afar.

This location was over thirty kilometers away from where he had been attacked.

If he got attacked again here, that would be quite interesting indeed.

He wanted to see exactly how the enemy was locking onto his position.

Baldier hadn't gone far.

He wore a heavy felt hat on his head, trying hard to hide his entire face in shadow, leaving only his chin covered with stiff stubble exposed.

The moment Zhang Yi moved, he detected it.

Once stained with his teammate's blood, the scent of causality would never disappear.

As long as he locked on with the [Hexagram of Fate], even hiding to the ends of the earth would be futile.

The attack range of his Fate Arrow could cover an area of fifty kilometers in radius.

This covered almost the entire toxic miasma zone.

However, no matter how fast, numerous, or powerful his arrows were, he still hadn't managed to kill that prey.

He couldn't even inflict the slightest injury on his target, which made Baldier realize that the other's superhuman ability index was definitely not below his own.

9800 points - this was nearly the peak level for Delta-level superhumans.

As an excellent hunter, Baldier couldn't help but feel his heartbeat slightly quicken.

He took deep breaths, trying hard to calm his emotions, because an overly rapid heartbeat would affect his thinking and senses.

He didn't feel fear, but rather unprecedented excitement.

Like an old hunter in the mountains encountering a beast worthy of being called the king of the forest!

"This might be the hunt of a lifetime!"

Holding the massive compound bow in his hand, he sat on the branch of a dead tree, silently waiting for the deep night to arrive.

Meanwhile, on the snow-covered ground below him, dozens of large gray wolves circled for a while before dispersing with perfect coordination and disappearing into the thick fog.

When the clock showed 2 AM, Baldier slowly raised his head.

In his field of vision, the massive white hexagram in the sky was still shining brightly.

Baldier drew his compound bow, silver light gathering in his palm and transforming into a long arrow.

As he released his grip, a single arrow split apart, transforming into hundreds of silver arrows that shot rapidly toward the sky!