Chapter 73 - Threats

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When Soren's troops intervened, Zero quietly retreated.

Not every plan was uneventful, Zero knew that. However, since Soren's troops were able to join the battle at such a crucial time, it seemed that he had quite a good assistant. At least this man was not afraid to be blamed for interfering with Soren's battle. He also knew that interfering with the army's actions had indeed given Soren an opportunity to save face and go down the stairs.

The one who transferred the troops was none other than himself. Although he did not belong to the Parkland family, his parents had served him during his generation, and his loyalty towards the family was unquestionable. Kabu was no exception. Relying on his status as a Level 3 Huntress, he quickly took a whiff of danger.

After Soren left the camp, he looked around and noticed that the monsters hidden in the ruins seemed to be attracted to something. During this time, Kabu discovered a faint trace of blood. Fresh blood was enough to move the bloodthirsty monster's heart, but from the faintly discernible smell in the air, Kabu could sense that these monsters were not only tempted, they were even driven mad.

The smell was due to the smell of mutated organism's body which was unconsciously discharged into the air due to his excitement. If it wasn't for the fact that he was an experienced Huntress, it would be difficult to notice it. These body odors were similar to those emitted by the wild beasts of the old days when they were looking for a mate. However, to the mutated beasts of this age, it meant that they had a strong appetite for something.

Gluttony was not a rare occurrence in this era. Surprisingly, there were many different types of organisms that stimulated the appetite to a great degree. That was a huge problem. At least in Kabu's knowledge system, there were drugs that were developed against mutated organism to stimulate their appetite for research and observation. However, Kabu had never heard of anything that could affect different types of living things at the same time.

Compared to this, Soren was even more worried about the danger. Amongst the monster tracks he found, there were already vicious beasts like the butcher and shadow killer, and deeper in the ruins, there were also signs that some of the stronger existences were about to make a move. However, they were of a higher rank and possessed a higher intelligence. Thus, their self-control allowed them to remain in the darkness, acting as silent observers.

It was not unusual for high level entities to have human-like intelligence. At the very least, Kabu had heard from his father that there were still some strange species that could change between humans and wild beasts in the dark Northwest Region of Mainland China that had yet to be conquered by humans. There were also quite a few mutated beasts that possessed intelligence not inferior to humans. In the turbulent times, all living creatures were naturally reshuffled. Humans were no longer the only living creatures with wisdom.

Returning to the camp, Kabu made a decision on the spot. With his authority, he ordered the troops to head towards the direction of Soren's battlefield. Just in case, he even brought Lea along as well. This also made Zero's original plan to lure him out of the mountain go down the drain.

He found a secluded place. This was a machine tool processing plant. Lala, who was standing next to Zero, was thrilled by the amount of metal equipment piled up in the factory. Looking at the Gold Devourer's cub, Zero revealed a pondering expression. The reason he could attract all kinds of monsters, with high level goods like the butcher and shadow killer, wasn't something that could be done with just his own blood.

More importantly, it was due to Lala. At first, Zero only wanted to attract some ordinary low level monsters, but it turned out that there was a monster like the shadow killer that was attracted to it. In the process, after repeated testing, they learned that the monsters were attracted to the smell of Lala. And judging from the movements of the monsters, what they most wanted to do was to devour Lara in one bite.

In that monster notebook, Zero had seen the record of mutated organism hunting the same kind of monsters. That was usually out of the desire to repair their own genes, or because they couldn't endure the hunger and didn't have any food at the same time. However, the mutated organism would usually not prey on other types of life forms, as completely different gene fragments would cause the Predator's body to collapse.

Of course, this meat-like human food is in the recipe of all known monsters.

Therefore, the fact that different species of monsters had developed an appetite for Lara forced Zero to re-evaluate the cub. This meant that there was something in Lara that these monsters couldn't take. When monsters ate monsters, there was only one possibility for them to do so, and that was to make up for it and evolve!

He shook his head as he watched Lara use her toothless mouth to swallow pieces of scrap steel into her bottomless belly. This gluttonous guy was simply a monster version of the evolution potion. If he were to sell it to other organizations or research institutes, he would probably be able to sell it for a good price.

Lala, who was happily eating, suddenly shivered.

As long as one was not blind, one would be able to see that Soren was filled with anger.

The army led by Kabu had appeared in time. The metal torrent of machine guns and rapid-fire cannons intimidated all the monsters present, and the strong smell of gunpowder on the battlefield made all the monsters nearby retreat. Soren was successfully saved, but he was still furious when he was saved. The source of his rage was naturally the 0 who had never revealed it before. Kabu also felt that it was unexpected. In his eyes, zero could only be considered outstanding, but it was far from enough to be considered powerful.

However, this kind of fellow who only had the ability of a Level 2, had actually almost caused Soren to suffer a huge loss. But in Kabu's opinion, there was no need for Soren to confront Zero. As long as they brought Lea back to the Dark Council, Soren's mission would be completed. As for Zero, there were plenty of other Blood Knights in the council to deal with him, if he was determined to save the girl.

However, when Kabu gave the suggestion of leaving tomorrow morning, he roared and rejected it.

Soren's reason was very simple, if they let go of Zero, the face he and the Parkland family had left behind would completely disappear. Regarding the honor of the ancient family, heirs like Soren didn't need to think about it before taking action, and when it came to the honor of the family, Kabu couldn't get Soren to give up.

However, he was also not in favor of wasting too much time on zero. Therefore, a suggestion that Soren could reluctantly accept came out of Kabu's mouth.

"Take that girl as a hostage and force Zero to show himself?" Soren frowned, this method was undoubtedly direct and useful. Judging from how highly Su Yun regarded the girl, Soren was certain that he would reveal himself. However, he was not without doubts in his heart.

Kabu was very clear about the dignity of the Blood Knights and the reputation of the ancient clans. These things that were not important to the hunters were the things that restricted Soren's movements, the Yuan Su. However, Kabu pointed out that if Soren was not able to take zero in a short period of time, then it would be a huge blow to the clan's reputation. After weighing the pros and cons, Soren finally accepted Kabu's suggestion.

Thus, a threat that caused zero to have no choice but to surrender took shape.