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Instant Kill - Volume 7 - Chapter 3

Published at 21st of February 2019 12:33:50 PM


Chapter 3

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Guo Shier looked up in surprise. A group of trees were shaking in the distance.

“What a coincidence,” he mumbled. “Grandpa Nanshan, kindly check what kind of Marked Beast Variant it is. Be careful and return quickly!”

Qi Nan Shan swiftly went into the forest. He was the strongest, so the most difficult task was assigned to him.

Guo Shier turned to the rest of the group. “We’ll retreat to the back of the cliff, we should not stay here.”

He knew they had to be careful. He had seen the might of the Earth Dragon Variant before—and he knew not to deal with it casually.

The group immediately retreated and arrived at the low cliff edge.

“Let’s hide in the meantime. We’ll wait for Grandpa Nan Shan to return,” he ordered.

****

A moment later Qi Nan Shan returned.

“How is it?” Guo Shier asked.

Qi Nan Shan shook his head. “I don’t recognize the Beast Variant. It had a long thing on its head, with two long teeth, long hair, and a huge body. I only saw its head and back.”

“It rammed and broke a large tree. It would be hard to deal with,” he continued while drawing a simple image of the creature on the ground.

Guo Shier was surprised. “You mean, an elephant?”

Lan Tian Bao nodded. “Yes!”

“Elephant?!?” Luo Jie asked. “This Marked Beast is rare!”

“Strange. Elephants are generally found in the South. You will never see one in the North. No wonder Da-Shan doesn’t know.”

“The beast’s whole body was covered with hair,” Qi Nan Shan added.

Guo Shier suddenly realized something. “Could it be a Mammoth?”

Before he could really finish his thoughts, they all heard a sudden cry. A huge Mammoth suddenly walks out of the forest.

“Guo Shier was right! This is a Mammoth Beast Variant! This is Marked Beast Variant is unique to the Wild Beast Secret Dimension!”

“It’s too big and it looks weird!” Huo Bao exclaimed.

Guo Shier’s heart was thumping out of his chest. He suddenly felt uncertain about dealing with the situation. He silently stared at the Mammoth Beast Variant.

Tan Laoxi, on the other hand, was eager to engage. “Do we attack? Motherfucker, it really is fucking big! Are those two teeth? They are so long—can anyone handle those?”

“That is ivory,” Luo Jie said. “Uh yes—it is said that those are the Mammoth’s teeth.”

“Master, we should wait and see,” Guo Shier suggested. “I don’t know if we can handle it.”

“Does anyone here know what level this Marked Beast Variant is?” Qi Nan Shan asked.

Guo Shier was quick to reply. “It is definitely higher than a level 3 Marked Beast Variant. It should at least be a level 4—maybe even a level 5. I feel like it is a little bit beyond our ability.”

Luo Jie smiled and looked at the distant Mammoth Beast, “Although it’s weaker than the Earth Dragon, I can feel that this guy is stronger than our strength.”

“Hmmm. This Mammoth Beast feels oppressive,” added Ying Mo. “I don’t think we can handle it.”

The group saw the beast easily knock down a big tree using its long nose. It then walked back into the forest gingerly, carrying the tree.

“Shier, are we letting it go?” Tan Laoxi asked. “Why not fight it?”

“Fart!” Qi Nan Shan quipped. “How do you plan to fight without understanding the situation? You are not a kid anymore. Why are you impulsive? Look at Shier—he is better than you.”

Qi Nan Shan felt better after he bluntly taught Tan Laoxi a lesson.

Tan Laoxi felt even more depressed—he certainly didn’t need scolding.

Guo Shier did not care about Tan Laoxi. He also didn’t know that Tan Laoxi had a nasty nickname in the West Rune Sect.

“Master, let’s try first if we can handle this Mammoth Beast. If it’s not possible, we should hunt for another Marked Beast Variant,” Guo Shier decided.

Luo Jie nodded and very much agreed with Guo Shier’s caution. As the leader of the team, it was taboo to be impulsive.

“Alright,” the master declared. “Let’s set up a camp.”

“I will feel more comfortable if we back away a little further,” Guo Shier suggested. “We are still too close to the Mammoth Beast Variant.”

The group withdrew a few miles away and found a hidden place to put up their tents.

Guo Shier, Luo Jie and Qi Nan Shan sat down together to deliberate on how to proceed with the hunt.

It was tempting to hunt the Mammoth Beast Variant but it was certainly not easy to capture. Even if they had nine Grandmasters, they didn’t feel they had sufficient strength to defeat the beast.

Tan Laoxi saw the three of them planning. He couldn’t help being curious and ran over to them. Ying Mo and the rest of the team also came over and sat around the group.

Guo Shier asked, “So does anyone have any suggestion? Two heads are better than one. Hehe!”

“It’s very simple. All we have to do is set up a trap,” Tan Laoxi said triumphantly. “Let the Mammoth get in and then fuck it up like before. Haha!”

Guo Shier can’t help but roll his eyes.

“You saw the Mammoth Beast Variant. It’s huge—at least 10 meters long. It has overpowering strength than can easily break an enormous tree! Mr. Tan, what kind of plan are you planning to set up? With the beast’s absolute strength, any kind of trap will prove useless!”

The group was speechless.

“What do you want to do? Dig a 50-meter diameter wide and thirty-meter-deep pit?” Guo Shier continued. “Do you want us to cover it with planks and then lure the Mammoth Beast Variant on top of it? With just us, this task would be impossible to do.”

Tan Laoxi wanted to refute, but this time he thought carefully. This trap was indeed no good so he closed his mouth.

“This trap can easily be removed,” Luo Jie said. “Any other ideas?”

The group got into a lively discussion. But soon, everyone discovered that there was no easy way to capture this creature.

Guo Shier reiterated that most schemes would be useless in the face of the Marked Beast’s absolute strength.

“If there is a Marked Beast that is similar to the Mammoth Beast Variant and we draw it towards the Mammoth’s area, do you think they will fight? Hehe!” he suggested.

The group looked at him with interest.

“If we remain in the sidelines, we may be able to profit from this,” Guo Shier continued. “Of course, there has to be another Marked Beast Variant near the vicinity of the Mammoth.”

Luo Jie nodded. “Good idea, but this is not easy. There are several prerequisites. First, we have to find a Marked Beast Variant with almost the same strength as the Mammoth Beast. Second, this beast should be near the location of the Mammoth. Third, who’s going to lure it over? Fourth, they should actually fight each other instead of giving way upon their meeting. Fifth, even if the two Marked Beast Variants fight each other, there is just too many variables. It is also unlikely that both Marked Beasts will lose.

Guo Shier can’t help but show a bitter smile. Master is right, he thought to himself. There are too many variables in this plan.

Qi Nanshan let out a chuckle. “Haha! Shier, don’t worry. Marked Beast Variants have always been the hardest to hunt. We’ll find a way to do this. We still have enough time.”

Tan Laoxi was getting anxious. “If… if we don’t fight, how will we know that we can’t defeat the Marked Beast Variant? We should stop thinking of useless things.”

His voice was almost a whisper, but everyone clearly heard what he said.

Guo Shier’s was moved when he heard this.

“Uncle Tan, what you said is actually reasonable,” he said carefully. “We were overwhelmed by the power exhibited by the Mammoth Beast. But perhaps we can check how powerful it really is. It won’t hurt to try. Even if we fail, we can still lure it to another Marked Beast Variant’s lair.”

Luo Jie’s eyes brightened. “Alright! Guo Shier, you command. Let’s try it out and check how challenging this guy is. With its size, it shouldn’t be fast.”

Tan Laoxi was very proud. “Haha! Am I right or am I right?”

Guo Shier stood up. “Master and I, Grandpa Nan Shan, Uncle Ying Mo, Uncle Luo, Uncle Xiao Feng, Uncle Luo Jing and Uncle Tan—all eight of us should go. Elder Sister Lan can stay and guard the camp.”

“Grandpa Nan Shan, kindly scout the beast lair,” he continued. “The rest of us can take a break first. We’ll act tomorrow morning.”

“Alright, I’ll leave now and scout the lair of the Mammoth Beast,” Qi Nan Shan said and then left.

Tan Laoxi went to Guo Shier’s side with a smile on his face.

Guo Shier’s brow wrinkled. “Uncle Tan, don’t even think about it. There is no way I’ll let you do it.”

Luo Jie was baffled. “Guo Shier, what are you talking about?”

Tan Laoxi suddenly showed a bitter face. “Guo Shier, how did you know?”

“You’re an ass! I know what you’re trying to pull!” Guo Shier quipped, not bothering to be polite to Tan Laoxi.

“Old Luo, you’re apprentice is spouting vulgar language!” claimed Tan Laoxi.

Luo Jie laughed. “That is not vulgar language—that’s a compliment! Haha!”

He turned to Guo Shier and whispered, “Hey Shier, what does he want to do?”

“You ask him,” Guo Shier answered.

“Old Luo, Old Timer, I feel wronged,” complained Tan Laoxi. “I haven’t thought of anything yet but Guo Shier already told me no way!”

Guo Shier tried to stop himself from laughing. “Since you’re not thinking of anything, then go and prepare. You have a bunch of Marked Snow Wolves. I hope you actually do something this time.”

Luo Jie was not stupid and finally figured it out. “No way! Impossible!” he blurted out.

Tan Laoxi was eager to acquire the spirit of the Mammoth Beast. With the spirit, he could attain a powerful Ancient level Glyph.

But if the spirit of the Mammoth Beast were to be sealed within a Glyph, the blood would spoil and become unusable. The blood of the Marked Beast Variant was extremely useful for those of the North Rune Sect. There was no way they were going to allow that.

Lan Tian Bao had been looking at them curiously. “Shier, what are you talking about?”

“Oh, its nothing. We were just discussing about how to deal with the Mammoth Beast,” answered Guo Shier.

This confused Lan Tian Bao.

After a short while, she also asked, “Shier, won’t I be hunting with you?”

“Elder Sister Lan, the camp is very important,” Guo Shier answered. “We must have a Grandmaster guarding it. Otherwise, I would worry. Actually, I also wanted to leave a Marked Warrior Grandmaster here, but the Mammoth Beast is very powerful. So we must pull together all our strength.”

Lan Tian Bao nodded.

“Okay, I’ll guard the camp”

She knew that Guo Shier was just trying to protect her.

 

Guo Shier began arranging the defensive formation. He took a few Marked Warrior Masters and started setting traps around the camp.

According to his plan, even if these traps don’t kill the enemy, they would at least send alarms throughout the entire camp.

He also specifically sought Lan Tian Bao and discussed guarding methods that she can apply. She placed tyrannical poisonous insects within the trap. With this, Guo Shier was assured of the security of the camp.

Translator: Glasses TangGu
Editor: M

The next morning, everyone ate their breakfast and then set off.

Qi Nan Shan discovered the lair of the Mammoth Beast yesterday, so they went directly towards the depths of the forest.

Guo Shier instructed the group as he was being carried on Ying Mo’s back. “A Marked Lynx Variant was discovered at the West side of the Mammoth’s lair. Once we have attracted the Mammoth Beast, we head towards the East side.”

Luo Jie replied while being carried on Qi Nan Shan’s back. “Shier, isn’t it too dangerous? We don’t know what kind of Marked Beast Variant is on the East side.”

Guo Shier laughed.

“Master, it shouldn’t be dangerous. Any fierce beast has a concept of ‘domain.’ Once you intrude into this domain, you are going to be attacked. We are going to take this opportunity to lose the Mammoth Beast’s pursuit. Any other way would be very difficult.”

Luo Jie nodded.

Meanwhile, Tan Laoxi whispered a request to Luo Jing, who was carrying him. “Psst! Dammit! Luo Jing, why don’t you agree?”

“Fuck, you’re noisy! Dammit—I’ll throw you out!” said Luo Jing.

Tan Laoxi begged. “Uncle Luo, do me a favor. Hehe! I was wrong. It’s all in the past.”

“You’re nothing but trouble!” shouted Luo Jing, leaning away.

Qi Nan Shan and Ying Mo walked towards the commotion side by side.

“Shier, please listen to me,” said Tan Laoxi.

Guo Shier curiously looked at the annoyed Luo Jing. “Uncle Luo, is he messing with you?”

“This guy talks nonsense all the time,” Luo Jing said. “Can someone else carry him next time?”

“Uncle Tan, Uncle Luo Jing is the gentlest person I’ve ever met and you can actually make him violent!” said Guo Shier in awe. “You are peerless at being an asshole!”

Ying Mo laughed. “You don’t know this, but he is actually well known in the West Rune City.”

“Ah, for his reputation?” asked Luo Jie.

Tan Laoxi no longer cared. “It’s their loss. Hmmmp! They’re just a bunch of motherfuckers who are jealous of my advancement to Grandmaster. ”

Everybody was speechless.

“Shier, listen to me. We should just wait a little longer. I don’t want to use my Marked Snow Wolves. Can’t we use other animals? Look. The Mammoth Beast head is too big. Even if I use the Snow Wolves, they would just be useless. Hehe!” Tan Laoxi finished without a word of foul language.

Guo Shier sighed at the vulgar and selfish man.

“Okay!” he finally said.

“Okay? Haha! Thanks, Shier! Thank you!”

Luo Jie and Qi Nan Shan both smiled. They thought, do you really want to mess with Guo Shier? Really?

Guo Shier continued. “Uncle Tan, you don’t need to contribute. You also won’t receive any spoils.”

Tan Laoxi suddenly looked dumbfounded.

“Shier, this is not fair!” said Tan Laoxi.

“This is fair!” said Shier.

Tan Laoxi knew he couldn’t defeat Shier.

“Fine—what can I do to get some spoils?”

Shier answered indifferently, “Listen to the orders and do your best to follow them. In the end, no one will work for you to get your share. Who are you trying to fool? You won’t get anything if you don’t plan to work. Do you really think anyone here is going to agree to give you anything if you don’t pull your weight?”

Tan Laoxi finally understood that no matter what schemes or threats he showed, in front of Guo Shier, they were all useless. That this damn child does not know how to respect an old man.

“Hey, hey! Children, don’t you know I’m old?” he said. “Damn it! Luo Jing, let’s just move towards a safe side.”

Luo Jing has had enough of Tan Laoxi and almost threw him out.

“Master, we are now at the East side of the Mammoth Beast lair,” Shier declared. “Grandpa Nan Shan, please lead the way.”

It took an hour for the team to reach the thick forest lair of the Mammoth Beast.

“Spread out and set up the small traps,” Guo Shier ordered.

Tan Laoxi started jumping around. “Motherfucker! I was the one who told you to lay the traps!”

“Laoxi, I’m going to kick you off the team if you keep saying nonsense!” Luo Jie said firmly.

Tan Laoxi was too scared to say anything, seeing how angry Luo Jie was getting.

Guo Shier continued. “Dig dozens of straight-barrel-sized pits about the size of the Mammoth Beast’s feet. Shape each trap like a circle and put in a single steel javelin in each, then fill them all with half-meter-long sticks.”

After Guo Shier said this, everybody understood that the traps are not meant to kill the Mammoth Beast. Instead, they were designed to break the Mammoth Beast’s feet and lessen its moving speed.

Everyone started digging holes. Even Tan Laoxi followed Guo Shier’s command and started to dig.

Guo Shier designed and calculated the direction and spacing of the holes.

The team dug up hundreds of pits continuously. Fortunately, they were all Grandmasters and some of them were even Marked Warrior Grandmasters.  Digging a hole a meter wide and a meter deep only took a few minutes.

“If we retreat, we must do so through this trapped area,” Guo Shier explained. “Everyone pay attention—be sure not to fall carelessly into the traps you dug.”

“Tan Laoxi—use your Marked Snow Wolves to lure the Mammoth Beast through the traps,” he continued. “As long as we can hurt the Mammoth Beast’s feet, everything would not be in vain.”

Tan Laoxi remained silent. He knew if he kept up with his nonsense, Luo Jie would drive him away. He simply nodded and didn’t bargain with Guo Shier. Luo and the others became curious of his actions. Was this guy suddenly following orders?

When everything was ready, Guo Shier declared, “Master, we can go now to the Mammoth Beast’s lair.”

The lair was within a huge valley with almost no trees and grass. The ground was consistently trampled by the Mammoth Beast.

In the middle of the valley, there was a big lake where they could see the Mammoth Beast mixing dirt and water leisurely and then spraying it over its body.

There was a large buffalo corpse as well as varying bones of animals scattered around the edge of the pond.

The team quietly and carefully dove into the clear water.

They saw the Mammoth Beast Variant come out of the lake and pull up a bison by its leg using its long nose. It pulled hard on the carcass until it was able to bite into it and started chewing. It started eating the bison by the edge of the lake.

Guo Shier was confused. When did a Mammoth ever eat meat? If a Marked Beast turned into a Variant, would its diet change? What concept is this?”

His head was filled with questions.

“Shier, how are we going to proceed?” Luo Jie whispered.

Guo Shier was a bit uneasy. He thought for a moment.

“Master, let’s observe the Mammoth Beast again.”

Luo Jie can’t help but laugh. “Why, are you not confident enough?”

“Yes, Master. I can’t find its weaknesses for the time being.”

The Mammoth Beast Variant was a bit different from what Guo Shier had seen in his previous lives. The Ancient Mammoth that was dug from the ice was quite different from this living Mammoth Beast Variant.

In terms of size, the Mammoth Beast Variant was way bigger. The mud-covered hair on its back had a touch of gold. The two tusks—curled up high—looked very powerful. The flashing Rune marks along the length of its long nose were highly visible. Its two pupils were dark red and looked a little oppressive.

It is said that Mammoths were ‘herd type’ herbivores. But this Mammoth Beast was not only living alone—it was also a meat eater.

In short, the Mammoth Beast Variant was not easy to analyze. To deal with it, they must first find its weakness. Guo Shier was running out of time. He needed to make a decision as soon as possible.

His forehead started to sweat as he carefully analyzed the Mammoth Beast.

The big guy was still eating the bison with gusto while lounging around, making a bored grunting noise.

Guo Shier whispered, “Master, I can’t find its weakness. How do we proceed?”

Qi Nan Shan said from the side, “I couldn’t find its weaknesses. It’s a scary Marked Beast Variant.”

Luo Jie was a bit hesitant. He didn’t want to storm in blindly. That would be too risky. If they can figure out the weakness of the Mammoth Beast, they can strike hard and be a little bit more secure.

Guo Shier whispered, “Wait.”

He figured that if they couldn’t discover anything right now, they could always come back. They should not risk it.

After half an hour, the Mammoth Beast finished eating the bison. It tossed the leftovers to the side and returned back into the lake. It later went back to the shore and bent its legs to rest. After a while, it made some grunting noises and then went to sleep.

This was an opportunity!

Guo Shier was pleasantly surprised. He whispered, “Master, this is a rare opportunity! We have two chances.”

“Grandpa Nan Shan, be ready to carry Master,” he ordered. “Uncle Ying Mo, get ready. Let’s move when I give you the signal!”

He then turned to Qi Nan Shan. “Alright, Grandpa Nan Shan, can you throw a Rune Spear towards the Mammoth Beast Variant?”

Qi Nan Shan visually measured the distance. “If I throw high enough I might hit it.”

Guo Shier was not at ease.

“Uncle Ying Mo, what do you think? Can you shoot that far?”

There was at least 300 meters of distance. Based on Guo Shier’s experiences in his past life, shooting a spear this far would be difficult. But Marked Warriors were extraordinary; whether in terms of power or speed, he couldn’t compare these warriors to anything he has seen in his past lives.

Ying Mo carefully calculated. “I can hit him from here, but I don’t know if it will do any damage.”

“That’s enough.” Guo Shier said.

“Shier, take command of the team,” Luo Jie ordered.

Guo Shier brought out his Storage Rune Bag, “Hehe! I have specially made steel tipped Rune Spears here. I had them specially crafted in Qing Guan City and had Rune lines added on them.”

Everybody was surprised when Guo Shier took out the Rune Spears. They were three meters long. The steel coated tips were up to one meter long, with three-pointed spikes at the end. The tips were hollowed to form blood channels. The rest was made with wood as hard as iron.

Luo Jie took a closer look and paid close attention to the tips of the Spears. Engraved were Runes of Penetration. “These are very good!” he said. He couldn’t help but praise them.

Guo Shier nodded. “It’s a pity that we only have only seven of them. Grandpa Nanshan, I’ll give you three. Uncle Xiao Feng, Uncle Ying Mo, Uncle Luo, Uncle Luo Jing I’ll give you one each.

Qi NanShan picked up a Rune Spear and weighed it in his hands.

“I’ve never seen this kind of Rune Spear before. Shier, this is very strange. What are these grooves for?”

“Those are blood channels. If you insert them into a body, blood will freely flow out.” answered Guo Shier.

The group couldn’t help but shiver at the thought of these terrifying items.

Translator: Glasses TangGu
Editor: M





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