The Entry-plundering Demon Hunter

The night sky was pitch black.

Not a single star was visible, and the moon hid behind a thick blanket of clouds.

Only occasionally would it peek out.

But soon, it would be swallowed by the dark clouds again, allowing no moonlight to shine through.

The residential complex was silent.

Building after building was plunged into darkness.

Every household had turned off their lights and gone to sleep.

At night, the Old District was like a colossal beast, choosing its prey to devour.

Even the slightest bit of light would be incredibly conspicuous.

It could very well attract the attention of malicious people or beasts.

A gentle breeze brought a hint of chill to the air.

Lin Yi held his slingshot, his gaze locked on the building entrance across the way.

The Dream Erosion Incense was burning faster and faster.

A thick fragrance permeated the air.

It was quickly dispersed by the wind.

Time passed, second by second, minute by minute.

About ten minutes later, a rustling sound came from inside the building.

Lin Yi’s senses sharpened, and he stared intently at the entrance.

Sure enough, a moment later, a short creature, about half a meter tall, appeared.

It walked upright, skulking out of the entryway.

It was extremely cautious, stopping every few steps to survey its surroundings.

Only after confirming there was no danger would it continue forward.

However, it never moved more than a meter at a time.

As a result, it took a full five minutes to cover a distance of less than ten meters...

When this Big Rat finally approached the Dream Erosion Incense...

Lin Yi was finally able to get a vague look at its appearance.

One glance was all it took for his brow to furrow deeply.

Clearly, this Big Rat had not yet completed its transformation.

Its body, head, and face were still completely that of a large rat.

It was less than half a meter tall and incredibly ugly.

Its long, narrow snout protruded outwards, a pair of fangs were exposed, and a few long whiskers fluttered in the wind.

Its pair of small eyes, however, hadn’t evolved much.

They were still the size of soybeans. One of its ears twitched from time to time.

The other ear... ’Holy shit, it’s a one-eared rat?’

On the side of its head where the ear was missing, a large scar was clearly visible.

It had clearly been attacked before.

It was lucky to have survived, but it had paid the price of an ear.

[Tier Three Mouse Demon: A Little Demon that has not yet transformed]

[Earth Escape (Purple): An innate talent. Can escape through any patch of earth. The higher the quality, the greater the escape distance.]

[Alertness (Blue): An innate talent. Can predict danger.]

Three entries, two of which were innate talents.

Whether it was [Earth Escape] or [Alertness], both made Lin Yi’s eyes burn with desire.

In this dangerous Old District.

It was inevitable that there would be some extremely high-level demons.

Just because he hadn’t encountered one yet didn’t mean he never would.

And Earth Escape was a life-saving talent.

The same went for [Alertness], which allowed one to foresee danger.

It was another life-saving talent...

In just a few moments, the Big Rat had silently arrived before the Dream Erosion Incense.

The next moment, what happened was jaw-dropping for Lin Yi.

The Big Rat actually knelt directly in front of the Dream Erosion Incense.

With immense piety and greed, it inhaled the fragrance with all its might.

Every breath sent it into a state of intoxicated bliss.

It was as if it might ascend to godhood in the very next second.

After a brief moment of surprise, Lin Yi raised his slingshot.

Snow Angel had told him before that he would only have one chance.

If he couldn’t kill this Big Rat, he would miss his opportunity for the day.

Lin Yi hadn’t understood why before.

But after seeing the Big Rat’s attributes, he understood.

If he startled it, it could use [Earth Escape] to vanish without a trace.

Finding it again would be next to impossible.

Therefore, he had only one chance. He had to make it a direct hit.

Lin Yi took out a steel pellet and placed it in the slingshot’s pouch.

WHOOSH—

He relaxed his fingers slightly.

The steel pellet shot out, flying straight for the Big Rat.

Before the steel pellet could hit the Big Rat’s head...

...the Big Rat, which had just been greedily inhaling the Dream Erosion Incense, suddenly snapped its eyes open.

It had sensed the approaching danger.

But just as it was about to flee, it was too late.

The fired steel pellet was like a bullet.

Its speed was incredible, closing the distance in the blink of an eye.

The Big Rat could only watch as the steel pellet shot toward its head.

There was no time to dodge or use [Earth Escape] to flee.

PFFT...

With a soft sound, the steel pellet pierced straight through the Big Rat’s head.

It left a bloody hole.

Even in death, the Big Rat couldn’t figure out where its attacker was...

[Congratulations, you have slain a Tier Three demon beast.]

[Do you wish to plunder its attributes?]

Lin Yi was secretly overjoyed, but he didn’t show it.

He quickly walked over to the Big Rat’s corpse and examined it carefully.

Then, he thought, ’Plunder.’

[Congratulations, you have plundered the ’Earth Escape’ attribute.]

[Congratulations, you have plundered the ’Alertness’ attribute.]

With the two talent attributes acquired...

Lin Yi also took out his mission tablet.

A faint purple glow now shimmered on its surface.

Although the mission reward this time wasn’t much, the two plundered attributes were extremely useful to Lin Yi.

One was [Earth Escape], the other [Alertness].

In critical moments, both were god-tier life-saving skills.

So, this Demon Hunting mission was definitely not a loss.

"A Tier Three demon beast that hasn’t even transformed won’t have formed a core inside it."

"Besides, the meat of a Mouse Demon doesn’t taste very good. Even if you took it to the black market, no one would buy it!"

Just as Lin Yi was about to start carving up the corpse...

Snow Angel silently appeared behind him.

She had already seen through his intentions.

"Demons that haven’t transformed can’t form a core?"

Snow Angel nodded lightly.

She extinguished the still-burning Dream Erosion Incense, took out a box, and carefully placed the incense inside.

"The slingshot."

Snow Angel’s tone was icy, devoid of any emotion.

Lin Yi quickly handed the slingshot to her.

"Thanks for your help tonight. You helped me complete another Demon Hunting mission."

"How about I get your number? I can treat you to a meal later to thank you!"

Lin Yi said hurriedly, seeing that Snow Angel was about to leave.

But Snow Angel simply shook her head. "No need. I was just helping out. You don’t have to thank me."

With that, Snow Angel didn’t linger.

Her figure flickered slightly and vanished into the night.

"Was it really just ’helping out’?"

Lin Yi muttered to himself, gazing in the direction Snow Angel had disappeared.

Then he looked down at the Big Rat’s corpse again.

’Since there’s nothing of value on it...’

Lin Yi couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time.

He turned and hurried away.

’First, I’ll go submit the mission, then I’ll head back to Tang Qinru’s place.’

RUMBLE...

Suddenly, his stomach let out a growl.

Lin Yi’s brow twitched. "Crap, I’m hungry again!"