Everyone Tames Beasts: I End Up Taming Diseases - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Another Beast-Catching Team

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Alice ordered the Limitless Rabbit to put down the Armored Mane Pig that was hanging on the tree.

Then, she led the four-man team out of this place. They hurriedly left without even having the time to retrieve the ropes that they had painstakingly brought into the Spiritual Beast Forest.

However, they did not know that not long after they left, a fully-equipped beast-catching team walked to where they were standing.

“Captain, I clearly heard the gunshots from here. Why is there no one here?” A man frowned as he observed his surroundings and realized that there was no one around.

Meanwhile, a middle-aged man who had been called “Captain” raised his head slightly and quickly noticed a few thick ropes hanging above his head. There were obviously some fresh blood stains on them. He immediately made a guess and said softly, “They must have just left not long ago. After all, there’s still fresh blood on the ropes. They should have successfully captured a spiritual beast.”

“Then we have to hurry up and chase after them. We definitely can’t let them get away!” Upon hearing the Captain’s words, the man instantly spoke excitedly.

There were no footprints on the ground, and the middle-aged man had no idea where the group of people had run off to. Thus, he was not in a hurry. Instead, he started to observe the small clues around him. Slowly, he found some signs of struggle and messy footprints.

By observing the differently sized footprints, the middle-aged man immediately made an important discovery. He said softly, “There should be a total of four of them, an Armored Mane Pig, and a Limitless Rabbit.”

Then, the middle-aged man continued to observe the tiny traces around him, as if he was trying to find out exactly which direction Adrian and the others had run in.

In the end, his gaze quickly stopped. Unexpectedly, he had discovered that there was a shallow arrow drawn on the tree in front of him. It was obvious that someone had deliberately left it behind.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and said calmly, “Let’s go.”

…

Adrian, Alice, and the others climbed up the slope. They had been hiking for more than four hours and the sky was about to turn dark again.

Meanwhile, Gary, who was walking at the back, took advantage of the fact that his teammates were scouting ahead and did not notice him to secretly leave a mark on a big rock. However, he did not know that the retreat route he had deliberately left behind for himself was actually being used by an unfamiliar beast-catching team.

Alice stopped and observed that this place was rather spacious and surrounded by dense woods. Then, she said softly, “We’ll sleep here tonight. Everyone, gather firewood nearby. Be careful not to leave my sight.”

After hearing this, they scattered to pick up dry wood and fallen leaves. Not long after, they each carried a pile of wood and walked back.

Adrian was sweating profusely. After putting down the firewood in his arms, he collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. Then, he took a deep breath of air. After a while, he took out the water bottle that he had brought with him and gulped down a few mouthfuls of cold water before heaving a sigh of relief.

Charles was also panting from exhaustion, but he quickly thought of a question. He couldn’t help but ask, “Captain, is it really okay for us to start a fire here? Aren’t we afraid that the spiritual beasts will follow the flames and find us?”

Without waiting for Alice to answer, Adrian replied impatiently, “Most of the spiritual beasts have poor eyesight. Thus, they mainly rely on their noses to chase their prey. Also, not all spiritual beasts are as interested in human flesh as the Armored Mane Pig.”

“Furthermore, many spiritual beasts are not sensitive to fire. They might even be afraid of fire.”

“Therefore, if we only start a fire, we won’t attract the attention of spiritual beasts. However, the roasted meat might attract those fellows.”

Hearing this, Alice couldn’t help but nod her head. She seemed to agree with Adrian’s words. She asked in surprise, “Adrian, have you entered the Spiritual Beast Forest before? Why do you seem to know a lot about spiritual beasts?”

Adrian couldn’t help but laugh. Then, he said softly, “Captain, I learned these things in the library when I was bored at school.”

“In the past, I used to read books as a way to pass time. I didn’t expect that they would be so useful in the Spiritual Beast Forest.”

Alice appreciated Adrian even more upon hearing this. After all, she liked men who knew how to think. She smiled and said, “Adrian’s right about everything. However, I have to add that the geographical position here is good.”

“Look at the dense forest around us. Not only can it suppress the light produced by our fire, it can also prevent those big guys from charging in easily.”

Adrian couldn’t help but admire Alice more after seeing this. He didn’t expect this young girl to know so many useful principles.

If Alice didn’t tell him these details, he might never know about them for the rest of his life.

While the two of them were chatting, Charles had lit the leaves with a match, lighting up the surroundings that were about to be engulfed by darkness.

It was completely dark when Charles summoned the sick Armored Mane Pig.

At this point, the Armored Mane Pig completely obeyed Charles’ will. However, it looked like it was on the verge of death, with many bloody wounds from being shot by the flintlock.

This scene made Charles sad and heartbroken. Thus, he looked at Alice pleadingly and asked, “Captain, it has suffered such serious injuries. How should I treat it?”

Alice examined the wounds on the Armored Mane Pig. For some reason, she suddenly took a deep look at Adrian. Then, she retracted her gaze and focused on examining the injuries on the spiritual beast again.

“The self-healing ability of spiritual beasts is very strong. In particular, after the contract is established, their recovery speed will be much faster. Thus, your Armored Mane Pig will recover in two days after it recuperates a little.” Alice explained softly, indicating that Charles, who was nervous, could be rest assured for the time being.

Then, Alice looked at Gary in the corner and said calmly, “Bring your backpack here.”

The words instantly stunned Gary, and then his heart began to race.

He didn’t know why the Captain wanted him to take his bag over. Had she discovered his intention to leave, or had she noticed the marks he’d left on the way?

Gary forced himself to look calm and threw over the backpack beside him.

Ever since Gary’s abdomen had been hit hard by Alice, he had become less daring to approach Alice.