Chapter 64 Monsters and Hunting Group Ratings (First Order Request!)

Night falls.

The searchlights in the patrol camp are turned on.

Yu Ke is in the sentry tower, sorting out the equipment he will need to go deep into the Mirror Lake Forest tomorrow.

As he is not sure how long he will stay in the Mirror Lake Forest this time, Yu Ke can only prepare as many things as possible.

Especially food and water.

Pandora's infection of the water and soil is still continuing. After entering the deep forest, Yu Ke must ensure food safety.

Yu Ke does not plan to bring tents, sleeping bags and other things.

This is not a summer camp activity. Tents and bonfires are extremely eye-catching.

The number of people in small and medium-sized hunting groups in the folk is generally around five to ten. They can take turns to keep watch and carry heavy loads. Yu Ke is different. He cannot set up a tent, light a bonfire and then sleep peacefully.

That is equivalent to making himself into a mooncake and stuffing it into a gift box, waiting for the beasts to open it. It is a standard meat-filled mooncake.

Although Yu Ke has a frightened deer mount, the latter's greatest advantage is its flexibility and agility. Only a fool would use it as a camel.

"A lot of hunters suddenly appeared outside the Jinghu Forest these two days. I asked colleagues in other forest areas, and the situation is similar. They all said that there are rare treasures in the Jinghu Forest. Where did this news come from?"

Zhou Lin's voice came from the chat group on the computer, and his words were full of confusion.

"Is it because of the recent infection of the forest? Hey, you should have received the detection tools sent by the Forest Defense Bureau. You know, this is the first time. Has the situation spread to the periphery of the forest?"

"I don't know. I just know that the atmosphere in the forest is not right recently. Whether it is flying birds or walking animals, they seem to be a little anxious, as if there is some danger."

Tang Bin took over the conversation and seemed to think of something, saying,

"By the way, Yu Ke, I found traces of the Shadow Moon Leopard in the forest area these two days. I remember that its territory should be in the forest area you are responsible for. Why did it suddenly start running around?"

The forest area that Tang Bin is responsible for is adjacent to Yu Ke. The two are neighbors, so sometimes they will communicate with each other.

Picking out a basket of fruits and placing it on the table, Yu Ke lowered his head and leaned close to the microphone to answer,

"I just returned to the camp, and I'm not sure about the movements of the Shadow Moon Leopard. Maybe it's chasing prey. You also know that this kind of beast comes and goes like the wind, and there is no place outside the forest that it dares not enter."

The Shadow Moon Leopard is a beast at the top of the food chain outside the Mirror Lake Forest. Its territory is vast, and it is not uncommon for it to run around occasionally.

He didn't stay in the sentry tower for long. After simply sorting out his belongings, Yu Ke took the fruits out and went to the civilian hunting group stationed outside the camp.

It's only seven o'clock in the evening.

The members of the hunting group are sitting around the campfire for dinner, discussing the next stage of action plan.

Yu Ke's arrival did not make the atmosphere awkward.

After seeing the basket of fruits in his hand, a member of the group enthusiastically moved a chair for him.

Nowadays, fruits are rare in the market, and the prices are generally high, and the freshness is not guaranteed. After all, most of the fields are used to grow food, which means that the patrol hunters in the Mirror Lake Forest can eat freely.

Yu Ke's basket of fruit is a presentable gift.

Besides, as long as the civilian hunting groups are properly registered, they are willing to build good relations with the forest rangers. More importantly, after meeting just now, someone in the hunting group has recognized Yu Ke's identity.

The Forestry Protection Bureau has a photo of Yu Ke on its official website, which is easy to check.

"I just came back from Danhang City today. Jinghu Forest is much more lively than before. I want to take this opportunity to ask you for some news."

Yu Ke came here to visit, obviously not because he was bored, but because he wanted to inquire about the current situation among the civilian hunting groups, understand how they view this incident, and what actions they plan to take next.

"Something strange has appeared in the depths of the Mirror Lake Forest. Now it's spreading everywhere. Some people say that it's a mature spiritual plant that can make people become extraordinary people immediately. You know, that kind. Others say that a strange beast has been born or some other natural treasure."

The young people in the hunting group talked about the various news they heard recently with excitement, as if they were already imagining how to use it after they got it. It was obvious that they had just joined the hunting group not long ago.

This is also the general state of many young people pursuing to join the hunting group.

In their eyes, joining the hunting group is equivalent to becoming an admired adventurer, and there is a possibility of becoming an extraordinary person in the future, with a bright future.

Dreams are always so beautiful, aren't they?

Yu Ke turned to look at the head of the hunting group. His expression was much calmer. He looked at Yu Ke with a thoughtful look. He didn't stop the members from imagining a better future, but asked Yu Ke,

"Such a hunting event, doesn't the Forest Defense Bureau have any explanation?"

He knew that with Yu Ke's identity, it would not be difficult to obtain the internal situation of the Forest Defense Bureau. This was a test.

"My latest mission is to track the Shadow Moon Leopard. I don't know what happened to it and it ran to another forest area. You know how fierce that guy is. Not to mention ordinary people, even the patrol team has fallen under its claws."

Yu Ke naturally did not mention Pandora's matter. He just found an excuse and asked which hunting groups participated in this operation.

"The cold wave has just ended, and many beasts in Jinghu Forest are out looking for food. This is a great opportunity in the eyes of many hunting groups. Even if they can't get natural treasures, they can hunt many beasts that were rare in the past. I heard that several A-level hunting groups have participated."

The operation mode of the folk hunting group is different from that of the Forestry Bureau. To put it bluntly, it is a bit like a martial arts sect, and reputation is very important.

Of course, the "reputation" here does not mean that it depends entirely on publicity, but requires real results.

The rating of folk hunting groups is "C" as the lowest and "S" as the highest, which is simple and easy to remember.

However, this rating is by no means self-proclaimed, but requires corresponding results.

To give a simple example, the newly registered hunting group basically has no rating. If they want to be recognized by their peers and reach the lowest C level, they must rely on the strength of the team without external support to hunt two beasts classified as "dog" by the Forestry Bureau.

In order to more intuitively reflect the threat of various beasts or strange shelters.

The Forestry Bureau announced a basic standard two years ago. It cannot be said to be 100% accurate, but at least it can be clearly understood.

Dog level: A combat team of three to five people is needed to suppress it.

Wolf level: A special team of about fifteen people, fully armed and carrying special weapons is needed to suppress it.

Tiger level: It can easily cause a large number of casualties. It requires a large number of special combat personnel and at least one extraordinary person to lead the team. Heavy equipment such as infantry fighting vehicles and armed helicopters can be deployed to suppress it.

Ghost level: It can pose a serious threat to towns and cannot be stopped by ordinary people. A team of extraordinary people must be dispatched and reinforced by the army to suppress it.

Currently, these four levels have been announced to the public, corresponding to the four levels of civilian hunting groups.

Considering the biological habits, the mild-tempered and protected deer king is currently the best among the wolf level, while the shadow moon leopard belongs to the standard tiger level. Pandora has been rated as a ghost level within the Forestry Bureau, and it is still a dangerous existence that needs to be dealt with urgently.

Perhaps there are even more threatening existences hidden in some places, but both the Forestry and Disaster Prevention Bureau have chosen to keep it secret in order to avoid widespread social panic, considering the psychological tolerance of the people.

In general, there has been no S-level existence in the civilian hunting group so far, because in the past, the appearance of ghost-level beasts or other strange containment objects were all dealt with by the official.

It would be a death wish for ordinary supernatural beings to get involved.

Therefore, this operation was also considered by several A-level hunting groups in Danhang City as the key to distinguishing the upper and lower rankings among each other.

They are fighting not only for fame, but also for the huge wealth brought by fame!

You should know that there are many wealthy companies, consortiums and even private scientific research organizations in Danhang City and even the whole country that want to obtain supernatural resources. They cannot mobilize the army and can only hire civilian hunting groups for help at a high price.

The remuneration of tens or even millions is no joke.

After chatting with the hunting group for nearly an hour, Yu Ke had a preliminary understanding of the hunting group that was encircling Pandora.

This is just a private hunting group registered on the surface, and there must be many poaching organizations quietly involved.

For this, Yu Ke can only wish them a long way to find the so-called "natural treasures".

Carrying the empty basket back to the sentry tower, Yu Ke prepared to pack up the equipment he would use tomorrow and go to bed to rest. The two days of traveling back and forth between Jinghu Forest and Danhang City did consume a lot of his energy.

Tomorrow morning, Yu Ke will have to test the infection situation in the nearby forest area.

Although the possibility of problems is small, he is still a little worried that the nearby Jinghu tributaries will be affected by Pandora, and then infect the animals and plants in this area.

However, what Yu Ke didn't expect was that just when he finished his work and was about to lie down to rest after lighting the stove, Tang Bin sent a message for help in the chat group, and the tone was particularly urgent.

"Yu Ke, you have to come quickly. Just at the junction of the forest area, the Shadow Moon Leopard suddenly attacked a hunting group, and there were heavy casualties. I need to call for support. That guy may still be hiding in the dark, you have to help calm the situation!"

After receiving the message, Yu Ke hurriedly got up and put on his equipment.

As mentioned above, the Shadow Moon Leopard is a standard tiger-level beast with extremely strong lethality.

However, there is no human in the Shadow Moon Leopard's diet, so as long as it does not actively approach and provoke, it will basically ignore humans.

This is also one of the main reasons why the Forest Defense Bureau did not send a large force to kill it all.

For a sudden attack like this, in Yu Ke's opinion, it should be the hunting group that launched a hunting operation against it.

In fact, every year there are hunting groups that think highly of themselves and do such stupid things, thinking that they are better than the patrol teams, and want to make the hunting group famous by hunting the Shadow Moon Leopards, but they are caught and bled one by one by the latter, and then contact the patrol hunters for help.

Tang Bin's worry is undoubtedly correct.

The IQ of the Shadow Moon Leopard is no less than that of the Shock Horned Deer King. If it sees Tang Bin going to rescue alone, it is likely to launch a new round of attacks, so it will contact Yu Ke, who is closest, to provide support.

Faced with this situation, Yu Ke also knew that he could not delay.

No matter what the current situation of the hunting group is, Tang Bin is a neighbor, and mutual assistance is basic.

When Yu Ke goes deep into Jinghu Forest to launch an operation in the future, he will definitely ask him to help check the situation in the forest area.

There will be another chapter later