บท 20: The Human Heart is More Terrifying Than the Vicious Beasts
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
The corrosive hound was not dead yet.
Catherine fired a dozen more shots and emptied the magazine.
The corrosive hound's neck was full of holes left by the bullets. Its skin cut opened to show its ghastly white bones.
If not for a few pieces of rotten meat and skin, along with the dog's head and body, the dog's head would have fallen to the ground.
"It's dead."
Catherine exhaled and picked up her dagger from the ground, digging out the tracking devices of the two adult corrosive hounds.
The tracking devices were made of an unknown material as magick bullets could not damage them.
"That was a bit of a close call."
Austin put away the magic fire canister and came over.
He was also worried for Catherine just now, so he held the magic fire canister in his hand.
If anything happened, Austin would immediately save his sister.
Catherine reloaded the magazine of the magick pistol, inserted the holster, and giggled. "I'll be fine, brother."
"This is how battles are supposed to be. Only by risking one's life and surviving in the face of death can I become powerful!"
Austin gave Catherine a surprised look.
The little girl who would hide behind him in times of danger had suddenly grown a lot.
After half a day of actual combat, Catherine's improvement was godly!
Whether it was actual combat experience or mental fortitude, there was a qualitative leap.
"Although I don't have the aptitude to become a magister, I can train my sister to become a female magister! A female warrior!"
Austin thought to himself.
"There's nothing delicious about a rotten dog. Let's go."
Austin cast a disdainful glance at the corrosive hound's corpse.
It was like a zombie dog in a zombie apocalypse. Once you saw it, you would lose your appetite immediately.
Thousands of apprentice magisters took the exam.
The entire Vicious Beast Town was shrouded in a tense and dangerous slaughter show.
Austin and Catherine hunted more beasts on the streets.
They had seen cruel aftermaths.
They also encountered other apprentice magisters who were fighting vicious beasts.
Austin did not want to get involved with this. He would avoid them with Catherine whenever he saw them.
They passed by the entrance of a dilapidated store.
A young man in a high-quality blue-gray combat suit was cutting open a wild boar-like beast.
He was surrounded by broken glass, magick bullet shells, and the bodies of the apprentice magisters.
"Exploding Arrow Porcupine…"
Austin glanced at the wild boar-like beast.
The Exploding Arrow Porcupine was considered one of the more troublesome low-level Vicious Beasts in Vicious Beast Town.
When enraged, it would shoot out sharp spikes from its body and pierce through the enemy.
The man noticed Austin and Catherine too.
A wary look flashed across his eyes.
It was a small town full of magick surveillance, and there was a written prohibition against killing each other among candidates. Still, there might be some who were crazy enough to commit murder and rob tracking devices.
Austin looked away without interest and said to his sister, "Let's go."
Catherine nodded obediently.
Austin was interested in the Exploding Arrow Porcupine. He was looking forward to what abilities his cells would evolve after coming into contact with it.
However, he was not interested in the beasts that others hunted.
In any case, there were plenty of Arrow Porcupines. If he wanted them, he could hunt them down!
Seeing that the siblings were about to leave, the man quickly dug out the Exploding Arrow Porcupine's tracking device. He put it into his tactical backpack and hurriedly chased after them.
"Wait up!"
The man called out.
He smiled and said, "My name is Gen."
Austin turned and asked, "Yes?"
Gen stiffened.
He expected the other party to react more upon hearing his name.
Gen coughed dryly and said, "My ancestor, Long, was a tier-five magister. He founded the Dragon-Subduing Magister Guild and is quite famous in Faye City."
Tier-five magisters!
He was an expert much stronger than Elder Chuan, who was a tier-four Magister.
However…
Austin remained indifferent.
What has your ancestor got to do with you?
Austin did not have the habit of fawning.
"If there's nothing else, we'll leave first."
With that, Austin prepared to leave with his sister.
Damn it! If they leave, where am I going to find cannon fodder!
Gen hurriedly said, "Guys, look at the sky. It's getting late. There are many terrifying beasts in the town of Fierce Beasts. They're all hunting at night."
"Why don't we travel together? We can help each other out."
"No thanks."
"Uh…
"After the exam, I'm willing to give you 100 gold coins!"
"No thanks."
"200 gold coins!"
"Let's leave."
Austin could not be bothered to waste any more time. He left with his sister no matter how much Gen increased the price.
Catherine glanced at Austin and asked softly, "Brother, why didn't you agree to team up with him?
"After the exam, we can earn a sum of money too.
"Also, I've heard of the Dragon-Subduing Magister Guild. It's very famous in the City of Faye. Its main skill is called Dragon Subduing Palm. It's a Lv2 magic technique!"
When the dragons were still alive, they had indeed dominated the Faye city. The Dragon-Subduing Clan had been glorious.
Later on, even after the dragons died in a massive beast tide, the foundations of the Dragon-Subduing Family and the Dragon-Subduing Magister Guild remained.
Austin said expressionlessly, "Sister, you have to know that outside the city, the human heart is often more terrifying than the vicious beasts."
"When you face the beast, you'll know for certain that it's the enemy. All you have to do is think about how to kill it."
"It's hard to tell when you're facing a human. You never know what he's thinking or if he'll betray you in the next second."
Danger often exposes one's humanity!
"You saw what happened just now. All of Gen's teammates were dead while he was completely unharmed."
"I believe that this person used his reputation to treat his teammates as cannon fodder."
"Of course, his movement technique shouldn't be bad either to survive."
"As for the promises he made so easily, he probably wants us to work for him for nothing."
One or two million could come out of the mouth anytime.
Who could say for sure whether the other party would honor his promise or not?
Catherine thought about it for a moment and came to a realization.
At the same time, she also firmly memorized Austin's words, "The human heart is often more terrifying than beasts."
These words had a decisive impact on Catherine's future career.
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