Mercenary Wars

Chapter 90 Prey
The examiners came over to check.

After a short while, the lead examiner nodded: "That's right, these prey can satisfy the shooting and animal taming dual specializations of four people, so which four of you are they?"

John: "The four people besides me are Calclo Bremen, Gaugano, Colin, and Andrew."

"Okay, come over here to register." The examiner waved him over.

The four people completed the registration in succession.

Then comes the submission—or rather, the trade of prey.

The Hunter's Guild still has some sense of shame; instead of taking away the examinee's prey under the pretext of "submitting the assessment results," they will pay to buy it.

Of course, the purchase price in this situation will definitely be much lower than the market price, and the price difference between the two is also an important source of income for the Hunter's Guild.

“This stag goat is very intelligent, as you have seen,” Calcro said to the examiners. “I hope you will not kill it.”

The examiner replied, "Don't you want to tame it?"

Karklo was taken aback: "Adult magical beasts can be tamed?"

“Of course. With knowledge, magic, and the necessary patience, adult magical beasts can become trustworthy companions, as long as they are intelligent enough.” The examiner patted the goat. “It is clearly very intelligent.”

Karklo pondered for a moment.

The examiner continued, "Golden-footed goats are relatively rare. They are tough and tenacious, adept at long-distance travel and mountain climbing, and—"

Calcro blurted out, "Okay, I want to tame it!"

The examiner smiled slightly: "The Hunter's Guild can help you with some 'pre-taming,' which will make your subsequent taming work easier and more successful... Of course, you will need to pay a small 'service fee.'"

For Calcro, money was obviously not an issue, so he immediately paid the labor fee.

The assessment of the five individuals is now essentially complete.

At least for the four people other than John, they only need to complete one more month of survival assessment to pass the Level 3 Hunter assessment with full specialization.

It would be quite difficult for an ordinary hunter to complete the survival test, because there is a lack of stable water sources and food is scarce on the outskirts of the valley. It is unlikely that one could survive for a month by staying on the outermost edge. And once one ventures deeper into the valley, one will inevitably encounter some dangers.

However, each member of this team has a storage ring. John, Karclo, and Gaucano's storage rings are of relatively high level and contain a large amount of supplies. In addition, Gaucano and Karclo can create water, so they can survive for more than a month, not to mention in the valley, even in the desert.

So for them, the survival test is roughly equivalent to a picnic; all they need to do is wait.

But they didn't do that.

At least not yet.

They were still missing one of John's hunts. Although it wasn't very important to John, no one would complain about having too many professional badges, especially since level three badges had many uses. If possible, John would still like to get one, and the others wouldn't mind offering him some help.

So after leaving the examiners' camp, the five men returned to their own camp to gather John's prey.

next morning.

The five men rearranged their camp traps as usual, then set off to search for prey deep in the valley.

A few hours later.

Amidst the dense green grass, a splash of snow-white caught the five people's eye.

"Lucky Rabbit!" This snow-white creature was indeed a huge rabbit, its magical beast-like size and unique light blue markings revealing its identity.

The five people who encountered another lucky rabbit were all a little envious, and then they began to make plans.

After discussion, they decided that John and Colin would flank the Lucky Rabbit from two directions, while the remaining three would rush directly towards it.

As if sensing the impending danger, Lucky Rabbit showed signs of restlessness, prompting the five to briefly discuss the situation before taking action. Gaucano, Calcro, and Andrew formed one group, John another, and Colin yet another, almost evenly surrounding Lucky Rabbit from three directions.

Unsurprisingly, the lucky rabbit was the first to spot Gao Jiano and his two companions.

The lucky rabbit took off running, and to everyone's surprise, it ran straight towards John.

At John's speed, this time he's doomed!

However, the Lucky Rabbit had only run a few steps when it suddenly changed direction and ran towards Colin's location, at a speed several times faster.

John, who had just given chase, missed his target and quickly turned around as well.

Colin also sprang into action, trying to conceal himself as much as possible while getting closer to the lucky rabbit and gradually increasing his speed.

Just as he was about to get within ten meters of the lucky rabbit, the rabbit suddenly made a sharp turn and sped past him.

"Chase!"

The five who had missed their target regrouped and gave chase, because they noticed that there seemed to be a cliff several meters high in front of the Lucky Rabbit.

The lucky rabbit obviously can't climb; they just need to chase it down to the bottom of the cliff, and maybe they can catch it.

Before long, the lucky rabbit ran to the vicinity of the cliff.

It seemed to realize its predicament, looking around helplessly.

Gao Gano and his five men immediately separated slightly and once again flanked from three directions.

This time, taking advantage of the cliff's terrain, they successfully narrowed the encirclement.

Just as the lucky rabbit nearly ran away, Gaucano threw out a low-grade Wind Magic Ball.

"Boom!" The Lucky Rabbit was thrown off balance by the storm, and Karklo's Frost Scroll followed closely behind.

A flash of pale blue light appeared, and the poor lucky rabbit was covered in ice. Although it didn't turn into an ice sculpture, its speed was reduced to about the same level as an ordinary wild animal, and John easily grabbed it by the back of the neck.

"Finally caught it!" John said with a smile, lifting up the huge, trembling white rabbit. "We're 'lucky hunters' now!"

Andrew couldn't help but ask, "Is this thing worth more than the 'Queen Dison Fish'?"

Calcrown: "Of course, at least I've never eaten a lucky rabbit, so in that respect, it—"

Just then, the ground suddenly trembled.

"Boom!"

With a loud, heavy crash, the ground beneath the five men collapsed, plunging them into a large pit.

To be precise, it was inside the iron cage in the large pit.

As they landed, the opening at the top of the iron cage immediately closed, trapping them inside.

Immediately, the five disheveled individuals looked up and discovered that several tall, green-skinned figures with fangs were appearing above the cliff.

"Forest trolls!" Their faces immediately turned extremely ugly.

In contrast to the grim expressions of the five humans, the trolls cheered and danced with joy in celebration.

"I really don't understand why a rabbit is so attractive to these humans?" The trolls couldn't help but ask themselves amidst their joy.

(End of this chapter)