The night passed.
The next day.
In the morning, Ye Yunyi woke up and looked at Zhou Huaiwei, who was still sleeping soundly beside him.
The next moment, a screen of light popped up in front of Ye Yunyi.
[Congratulations to the Host! Your wife’s pregnancy is successful! You have been rewarded with the Divine-level Hunting Skill!]
In an instant!
Ye Yunyi felt a flood of muscle memory course through his body.
Along with it came hunting techniques!
It was as if he had become a hunter forged in a sea of blood and a mountain of corpses!
Even his gaze had turned sharp and cold!
He pulled up his personal stats panel.
[Name: Ye Yunyi]
[Height: 185cm]
[Tier: Early-Silver Stage]
[Skills: Rapid Absorption, Divine-level Hunting Skill]
[Weapon: Upgradeable Battle Axe]
Ye Yunyi gently placed his hand on Zhou Huaiwei’s belly. ’A bullseye on the first try,’ he thought.
’Tsk tsk, not bad, not bad at all.’
Just then, Zhou Huaiwei woke up.
Seeing Ye Yunyi was awake and noticing the daylight outside, she shot out of bed, changed her clothes, and went to make breakfast.
After they finished eating, Zhou Huaiwei got ready to go to work.
"You just stay home today," Ye Yunyi said, picking up the Giant Axe leaning against the wall. "I’m going outside the barrier to hunt Exotic Beasts."
Hunt... Exotic Beasts?!
Those words made Zhou Huaiwei suck in a sharp breath of cold air.
For a normal person, hunting Exotic Beasts was a suicide mission!
But as she looked at Ye Yunyi, an incredible thought occurred to her. "Are you... a Mutant?"
"Yeah, I just became one. Perfect time to go test my skills," Ye Yunyi said in a low voice, looking at the Giant Axe in his hand. "When I get back today, we can move deeper into the barrier and get a new house."
Deeper into the barrier...
That was a place Zhou Huaiwei never even dared to dream of.
After all, the deeper parts of the barrier were where the Mutants lived.
By comparison, if outside the barrier was Hell and where they lived was the mortal world, then the depths of the barrier were probably paradise!
"Be careful, hub... by," Zhou Huaiwei said, drawing close to Ye Yi to straighten his clothes. The form of address still felt awkward to her; she had only been calling him that for a day and wasn’t used to it yet.
Ye Yunyi nodded and walked out of the house.
Although last night had felt great,
But a true man’s ambitions lay far and wide!
Today, he was going to venture outside the barrier.
In this world, might makes right.
After he stepped outside,
he slung the Giant Axe onto his back.
Outside, quite a few people turned to look at him.
They were all stunned to see the Giant Axe on his back.
Looking at the crowd of people who were up early preparing for work, Ye Yunyi frowned.
’Why does everyone look so awful, with dark circles under their eyes?’
"Uncle Chen, what’s wrong? Didn’t sleep well last night?" Ye Yunyi asked an old man nearby.
Uncle Chen: "..."
The crowd: "..."
At that moment, everyone looked at Ye Yunyi with an impulse to kill him.
’You have the nerve to ask?’
’Don’t you know perfectly well why we didn’t sleep?’
’First, you were stewing meat!’
’The aroma was so strong that our mouths wouldn’t stop watering, and the rice bran in our hands suddenly seemed tasteless.’
’We barely ate dinner!’
’We had to smell that meat for a good hour!’
’Then, after an exhausting day, we were finally ready to sleep!’
’And you started getting it on!’
’Until the middle of the night!’
’Damn you!’
’Who could possibly sleep through that?!’
’Huh?!’
Uncle Chen just sighed helplessly. He ignored Ye Yunyi’s question and instead looked at the Giant Axe on his back. "Where are you headed?"
"Outside the barrier, to hunt Exotic Beasts."
As soon as he said it, the crowd froze.
They stared at Ye Yunyi, their faces filled with disbelief.
’What the hell? Does he have a death wish?’
’Did he blow all his rent and food money last night and is now heading out in desperation?’
Amidst their shocked and confused stares, Ye Yunyi walked away.
A short while later,
he arrived at the edge of the barrier.
Approaching the barrier, Ye Yunyi’s gaze traveled upward, taking in the magnificent structure standing tall before him.
’So tall!’
’It really is the shield that keeps us safe.’
At this time, many Mutants were coming and going around the barrier. Compared to Ye Yunyi, they were dressed far better!
Most of them wore Metal Armor!
Some even had Battle Armor stitched together from the hides of Exotic Beasts!
Their weapons were just as varied, including every kind of blade, spear, and polearm.
However, unlike Ye Yunyi who was alone, most of them were in groups of three to five.
They formed small squads to hunt Exotic Beasts together!
Just then, someone took notice of Ye Yunyi!
But most only gave him a single glance!
After all, his attire spoke for itself! Even if he was a Mutant, he was probably only at the Early-Bronze Stage!
Not much stronger than an ordinary person!
Bringing a Mutant like that along wouldn’t be a help; he’d probably just be dead weight!
Just as Ye Yunyi was about to leave on his own, a voice called out.
"Brother, why don’t you join our team?"
Ye Yunyi turned his head and saw a man with a prominent gold tooth speaking to him. Next to him stood several other burly men, all looking his way.
"No thanks, I’m fine on my own." Ye Yunyi shook his head and turned to walk out of the barrier.
Hearing Ye Yunyi’s decisive refusal, Big Gold Teeth’s enthusiastic expression vanished. His eyes turned cold, and he let out a snort.
A burly man beside him spat a mouthful of liquor onto his blade and began to wipe it clean. "Why bother asking someone like him?" he said as he polished. "From the looks of him, he’s Early-Bronze Stage at best. Doesn’t even have a set of armor."
Big Gold Teeth glanced at the man. "We’re going out to hunt a Late-Bronze Stage Exotic Beast this time. We need some insurance. If we run into real trouble, we can shove that kid forward to buy ourselves time to escape."
At his words, everyone understood!
"Still, that kid actually dared to refuse us." Big Gold Teeth was about to say more, but a woman beside him cut him off.
"Alright, that’s enough. Let’s finish getting ready and head out. A kid like that going out alone... he’s most likely not coming back."
Hearing this, the others nodded, finished their preparations, and left the barrier.
Ye Yunyi exited the barrier and gazed at the dense jungle outside. With a push of his feet, he shot forward!
Now equipped with his Divine-level Hunting Skill,
Ye Yunyi was like a Death God walking in the shadows.
Soon,
he heard a rustling sound nearby.
Gradually, the sound grew louder!
Ye Yunyi leaped into a tree!
He then stared into the distance.
He saw a dozen or so Exotic Beasts charging in his direction!
It was a small beast tide!
Leading the charge were three Late-Bronze Stage Wind-Chasing Leopards.
Their speed was incredible!
Behind them were some Low Level Exotic Beasts.
Ye Yunyi lay in wait. The moment they passed beneath him,
he leaped down, axe in hand, and swung at one of the Wind-Chasing Leopards!
SQUELCH!
The sound of tearing flesh and bone echoed!
One swing of the axe!
He brought it down straight through its head!
It split the Wind-Chasing Leopard’s head in two!
A dark green Crystal Core was flung out some distance away!
The next instant,
Ye Yunyi threw an uppercut with one hand, striking the jaw of a nearby Wind-Chasing Leopard. The immense force sent it flying into the air.
Then!
A whoosh cut through the air!
A cold glint of light flashed!
The Wind-Chasing Leopard’s belly was sliced open, its mangled innards scattering through the air mixed with hot blood, like a goddess scattering flowers!
The sudden turn of events threw the pack of Exotic Beasts into chaos.
The last Wind-Chasing Leopard was the first among the remaining beasts to react.
It leaped onto a tree, preparing to turn and attack Ye Yunyi!
The moment it turned!
Its pupils contracted violently. Reflected in its eyes was a Giant Axe hurtling toward it at incredible speed!
THWACK!
The Giant Axe buried itself in the leopard’s head, pinning its entire body to the tree. Its limbs went limp, all signs of life gone!
An instant kill! Three Wind-Chasing Leopards!