Chapter 20 Un Entertainment's heart was still pounding, that mysterious...

After Azi died, only one lion remained on the field.

The number of hunters then decreased by 1, and the forest fell silent. Jiang Yang and Hoshino Tsukiie walked for a long time without finding any creatures. In the depths of the forest, the panting of animals seemed to become more and more obvious.

The young man casually looked around carefully, but after a long time, he found no trace of the protection association.

Throughout the journey, Yuejiang behind him remained silent, while Hoshino, who was leading the way, would occasionally turn around and scare him.

Finally, after Hoshino turned around again, his eyeballs fell to the ground, and blood kept seeping from his eye sockets, the young man went berserk, "What are you doing!"

"No... I'm scared..." Jiang Yang said, looking aggrieved.

[Hunter: 7]

"Huh?"

The young man stopped instinctively, his brows furrowed. Hoshino, unable to contain his anger, roared, "What is it now!"

Yuejiang took a step forward and frowned as well, "We're missing a hunter."

It is known that animals of the same kind can kill hunters when they gather together. Jiang Yang couldn't help but wonder if both hunters died in this way.

If that's the case, Jiang Yang thinks that animals might be able to cooperate, but he's more worried about the presence of other beings on the field.

And how did the second mouse die...?

"What if it's hunters devouring each other?" Hoshino said nonchalantly, as if he didn't mind Jiang Yang finding out.

Yuejiang looked up at the sky, lost in thought. Jiang Yang adjusted his glasses and tentatively replied, "I think...it shouldn't be..."

[Dogs: 3]

【Cat: 2】

[Leopard: 3]

The numbers jumped up again, and a panel showing all the surviving animals popped up, along with a message from the animal protection association.

The animal protection association has discovered 10 animal carcasses in the forest. Black signal smoke will be raised above two of the association's bases. For the first ten minutes, only animals will be able to see the signal smoke. Animals are urged to go to the association as soon as possible to obtain a protection agreement. The signal smoke will disappear after the agreement is obtained. Do not go there empty-handed.

No wonder he searched for so long without finding it; it seems that there are prerequisites for the protection association to be established.

Jiang Yang did the math, and excluding the animals that had switched to the hunter faction at the beginning, there were indeed ten dead on the field.

However, he is now basically certain that Hoshino and the others are the same hunter and elephant pair from the beginning, but he doesn't know who the hunter and who the elephant are.

"Are we going to the animal protection association now?" Jiang Yang's gaze swept between the two of them, avoiding making his probing intentions too obvious, and his question carried a hint of fear.

"Do you want to go?" Yuejiang's eyes were gentle and deep.

Jiang Yang opened her mouth slightly, about to say something, but the next second, she looked down at the ground dejectedly, "I'm scared..."

[Un Entertainment Observation Room - Jiang Yang's Perspective]

"I can tell, this time, the movie star Jiang is really scared."

"I'm scared too..."

"My god, his reaction was too fast!!!"

"I switched to Yuejiang's perspective, and his claws were practically outstretched! Ahhh, I was so scared! I thought I was really going to get blood splattered in the observation room today!!"

His heart was still pounding, and the mysterious, slightly seductive voice still lingered in his ears, like a bottomless ocean, slowly drawing him down.

He asked: Do you want to go?

Jiang Yang: Screw you!

He threw a huge rock into the calm sea, causing it to ripple.

“What if there are hunters…” Jiang Yang added.

Not only will there be hunters, but also animals, and Jiang Yang felt that Hoshino was someone he didn't want to miss.

Looking up again, two plumes of smoke rose from the south and north, and two almost identical faces were also observing each other with perfect understanding.

As expected, Hoshino spoke first, "Which one?"

The north side is close to where they parted ways with the old man, while the south side is the direction they are currently heading. However, soon another blue signal flare was fired from the north side of the forest, not far from the conservation association.

Hoshino made a quick decision, pointing north, "This way!"

Jiang Yang didn't care where he went, since his plan was simply to get the agreement and also see if there was any trace of Meng Jiang.

After separating from Jiang Yang, Meng Jiang and his group stopped after the hunter died. Zhang Qing said she needed to use the restroom, and Hu Ke quickly followed.

Meng Jiang looked thoughtfully in the direction they left, while Old Wei clicked his tongue knowingly twice, "They're all just men and women who crave food."

Ten minutes later, the two returned together. Zhang Qing showed no emotion, while Hu Ke's satisfied expression was blatantly obvious.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Jiang tried pressing the button that had just lit up behind the "Angry Elephant".

[Elephant's cry: This could be a way to contact other angry elephants]

As expected, Zhang Qing's blank expression froze for a moment, and she sent a message to Meng Jiang.

"Who are you?"

"You and Hu Ke?"

"You're not a rat?" Zhang Qing looked at Meng Jiang warily.

"I'm sorry... it was my companion who lost the rat mask..."

Meng Jiang hadn't forgotten the story Jiang Yang had created, and added, "I was wounded by hunters, and my companions were captured..."

[Un Entertainment Observation Room - Mengjiang Perspective]

The screen shows Meng Jiang's panel magnified, displaying a series of conversations between him and Zhang Qing.

"Brother! Don't you dare follow Jiang Yang's example!"

"Whether the class is open or not, I bet she'll go crazy, hahaha."

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Old Wei?"

I want to help you...

"No need. You men are all the same!"

Meng Jiang didn't press the matter further and turned to ask Old Wei, "What's the next step?"

The reply was, "Wait a little longer."

Meng Jiang didn't know what they were waiting for, but he could sense the restless energy in the air that was about to burst forth uncontrollably.

The next second, the plant broke through the ground and enveloped Old Wei.

[Player Zhang Qing's Skill Card: Nine Coins]

[Personal Talent: Lian Cheng]

[Instructions for use: You can use any plant to achieve your desired goal]

Old Wei reacted much more quickly than he had shown, cutting most of the vines with his machete, leaving only a small portion wrapped around his waist.

Zhang Qing's eyes flashed fiercely as she mustered her strength and made two more thorns sprout from the ground.

Hu Ke also stood in front of Old Wei to protect him. Old Wei gritted his teeth and said, "Are you looking for death, Wei Qing!"

As he spoke, he flipped his wrist and pulled out a rat-head mask. But just before he was about to put it on, Hu Ke grabbed his wrist and said with a grin, "Sorry, old man, our cooperation ends here."

The mask fell to the ground, and Hu Ke kicked it to Zhang Qing. Zhang Qing glanced at Meng Jiang, who slowly got up. A mournful cry of an elephant rang out in the sky, followed by a stampede of elephants that all rushed towards Hu Ke.

Meng Jiang later reminded Zhang Qing that she could send him a message if needed.

Even though she killed Azi, Meng Jiang understood that the real problem among them was with Old Wei and Hu Ke.

Hu Ke died. Meng Jiang knelt down and closed his eyes. Then he offered his long sword and locked it on Wei Lao, who was trying to escape.

Old Wei spat and stubbornly said, "You can't kill me."

The longsword pierced his left leg and stuck in the ground, causing a scream to erupt. Meng Jiang coldly replied, "So, doesn't it hurt?"

Old Wei fell down and tried to struggle, but Meng Jiang reminded him, "Don't waste your energy. Only I can touch my sword."

[Player Meng Jiang's Skill Card: Sword - Swordsman]

[Personal Talent: Courage]

[Instructions for Use: For warriors wielding sharp swords charging into battle, only you can wield your precious sword.]

Zhang Qing breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down, tears streaming down her face. Facing Meng Jiang, her lips trembled as she said, "Thank you."

"I want to know what happened between you two." When he and Jiang Yang fired the signal flare, Wei Lao's team arrived the fastest. They wouldn't have been so reckless without some strength. But after this series of changes, Meng Jiang didn't think it was a coincidence.

Zhang Qing took a deep breath and slowly said, "During this trial, my husband and I were brought in by Old Wei. Hu Ke and the other lion were Old Wei's teammates. After we met, we told Old Wei who we were, and then that lion suddenly ate my husband..."

So... the lion that's left on the field now must be the one from their original team.

"Hu Ke just told me that it was Old Wei who instigated it..." She choked up as she spoke.

"Bullshit!" Old Wei shouted at the top of his lungs, already on painkillers. "It was clearly Hu Ke who wanted you, and then Old Shi fed you to that rat!"

"You all deserve to die!" Zhang Qing lunged at Old Wei, beating him with both hands and feet.

Old Wei initially resisted, but due to his excessive movements, the sword widened the wound on his leg, creating a hole, and he could only carefully avoid it.

The notification from the conservation association popped up. Zhang Qing vented her anger and calmed down. She picked up the rat mask from the side and handed it to Meng Jiang, a determined smile on her face. "Here, take it. Go save your teammates."

"And what about you?"

"He must have already sent the message out. I'm going to wait here and take revenge myself."

Meng Jiang did not refuse again, and after taking it, he put it into the system, and a new mouse-side function was added to the panel.

“If you make it out alive, contact me on the list.”

Meng Jiang pulled the sword from Wei Lao's leg, blood dripping from the tip onto the ground. He turned and walked towards the nearest protection association.

Behind her, Zhang Qing detonated her signal flare.

[Lion: 0]

When Jiang Yang and the others arrived, only an old man named Wei, barely alive, remained near the signal flare.

Jiang Yang followed behind Hoshino and Yuejiang. Hoshino suddenly stopped and looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze. The young man felt a little guilty and asked, "Wh...what's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Hoshino said, squatting down next to Old Wei and slapping his face hard. "Hey, is he dead?"

"What...come and give me a quick death..." Unable to play dead, Wei Laoqiang opened his eyes.

"You're not a mouse? You're a hunter?" Hoshino asked with certainty.

Jiang Yang was stunned.

[Un Entertainment Observation Room - Jiang Yang's Perspective]

"My expression is exactly the same as Jiang Yang's right now, what's going on!"

It turns out that before Zhang Qing's lover died, Old Wei had obtained the Rat Mask from him, and his true identity was that of a hunter like Hu Ke.

Of course, Hu Ke was unaware of this. When Zhang Qing made her move against Old Wei, Old Wei originally only intended to take out the rat mask and hide it, but Hu Ke, who had betrayed him, disrupted the plan. As a result, he did not have the opportunity to join forces with Hu Ke to make a move against Zhang Qing in advance.

As for how Hoshino knew it...

[Hunter - Devour: Unlocked upon encountering a hunter with lower health than yourself. Use this to devour that hunter, so please respect life!]

[Hunter: 6]