Chapter 7: The Wildness of the Hunter
At this time, the mice in the house were not aware of Yi Chun's arrival.
After all, even ordinary house cats love cleanliness, but they can't avoid having some odor.
Because these smells cannot be completely eliminated by licking.
As Yi Chun directly transformed into a cat form, the smell on his body was undoubtedly faint.
Of course, as Yi Chun continues to move, the secretion of the sweat glands on his flesh pads will make his breath stronger.
But for now, he still maintains this excellent hidden state.
The soft pads of flesh touched the wooden board, making an inaudible sound.
Soon, Yi Chun found a dark place.
That is a dead corner where sunlight has difficulty reaching, and it is also an unavoidable defect of this type of wooden house.
As the surrounding light dimmed, Yi Chun's pupils began to change.
It began to dilate, and the pupil that had appeared elongated in the previous sunlight became round.
Just like the autumn moon, it takes in all the light around it.
In Yi Chun's opinion, this is a place where rats in the area often pass by.
For it led to the family's storehouse, where peanuts and unground corn kernels were piled.
Even though there is no cat, it doesn't mean that the owner of this house has no measures to protect against mice.
After all, they are people who make a living in the fields, so naturally they have all kinds of folk methods to try to solve the problem.
Of course, there has been no substantial progress so far.
At least why they didn't consider getting a cat was beyond Yi Chun's consideration.
Rural people have many more reasons not to keep cats than city people. It may be because they feel bad about feeding them on a daily basis, or it may be that a family member hates cats.
Or it could be a superstition or taboo, or even a casual remark made by some lousy gentleman.
Deep in the mountains, far away from civilization, all kinds of absurd reasons and phenomena can be found.
The dark environment made Yi Chun feel somewhat relieved.
The cat's keen perception allows him to feel the gazes that meet his gaze in the natural environment.
And now, he is the only one who rules this darkness.
He holds complete control over the initiative and the fate of the incoming rats.
Yi Chun lurked quietly in the darkness, his orange figure becoming hazy and chaotic under the cover of darkness...
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"squeak……"
With no human activity in the house, the rats began to behave more aggressively.
A fat house mouse came out from the gap in the attic and looked around furtively.
After finding that there was no one there, it began to move cautiously downwards, making squeaking sounds.
Generally speaking, mice like this are active at night.
But as rat density in the area continues to grow, some changes in habits are inevitable.
Because the chances of being eaten safely are becoming scarce as the number of rats around increases...
This is a game of survival, and habits exist for better survival.
Now, they have to change...
Rats actually have very poor eyesight, but they are quite alert to their environment.
Even though there are few cats and weasels in this household.
But the mouse still did not let down its guard. After receiving some response from its peers, it slowly slid down the wooden wall.
After falling to the ground, it quickly hid in the corner of the wall next to it.
After waiting for a while and finding no other movement, it began to move stealthily along the corner of the wall.
"squeak……"
It made some directional calls toward other of its kind, and then ran happily toward the granary in its memory.
The memory of mice is among the best among creatures of the same size.
They are able to remember traps that have harmed them and find ways to deal with them.
From a macro perspective, the mouse moved briskly and stealthily towards the door with many gaps.
Faintly, the mouse seemed to smell the fragrant scent of corn kernels after being exposed to the sun.
You can see subtle changes in expression on its face.
But in the next moment, some huge existence suddenly pounced towards it in the darkness!
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“Crack…”
The wild feral instinct makes the sharp tearing even more deadly and ferocious!
Under the enhanced teeth, the mouse's skull was broken and its nerve center was severely damaged, causing it to lose its life in an instant!
The instinctive feedback of the muscles caused its still warm body to twitch slightly.
The fishy blood flowed along the teeth, giving off a sweet taste in the mouth.
Struggling or resisting, just like the slight spasm at this moment, weak and powerless!
Yi Chun opened his mouth and the mouse's body fell to the ground.
At this moment, his heart was beating at an extremely fast frequency!
Then, as the killing ended, things gradually calmed down...
In today's society where killing chickens has become automated, this primitive and rough experience is something Yi Chun had never experienced in his life before.
However, Yi Chun lives in a market town surrounded by mountains and forests.
However, his work and hobbies determine that he will not have any intersection with real nature.
The fighting in virtual games cannot even depict the impact of real killing!
Intertwined with the smell of the rat's stench and blood, its violent struggle and quick death...
Perhaps it was the cat's body that gave Yi Chun stronger wild instincts.
At this moment, he did not feel disgusted or retreat.
Instead, something as scorching as a flame erupted in his heart!
I used to be used to those twists and turns and confusing rules...
I was so weak and powerless at that time that I was at the mercy of fate...
Those flattering, those servile words...
Never again!
There seemed to be something immersed in Yi Chun's eyes.
It is neither as cautious as a domestic cat nor as vigilant as a wild cat.
Beneath the seemingly ordinary coldness, there seems to be some kind of breathtaking sharpness condensing.
Perhaps it was their size that gave the beasts their dignity, or perhaps it was something else that condensed their bloody savagery...
"Based on your current wild form, proficiency increases by ↑5% (hunting)."
"You have gained a slight improvement in the Way of Nature, and you have gained 100 points of career experience."
And at this moment, new information appeared in front of Yi Chun's eyes.
Even though the surroundings were dark at the moment, Yi Chun could still see this information very clearly .
After digesting the information brought by these messages, Yi Chun no longer paid any attention to them.
Although the dead rats did not make any sound, the smell of blood that gradually dissipated in the air alarmed the rats.
This place is no longer suitable for hunting, at least not for a novice like Yi Chun.
However, there are still many hunting places like this here...
