In the world of martial arts, grind your skill level to become a saint.

With the help of the hunting dogs, Su Hao and Uncle Chen quickly found traces of the centaur bear in the forest again.

Following these tracks, the two slowed their pace and moved forward quietly, finally arriving at a dark and secluded forest.

This is a large camphor forest, and these camphor trees have lived for a very long time. Their trunks are extremely thick and tall, and their layers of leaves block out most of the sunlight, making the air in this forest smell musty and rotten.

Su Hao and Uncle Chen glanced at the dark forest inside, their expressions turning serious.

Especially after seeing the large, clearly visible claw marks remaining on some withered camphor tree trunks, the two guessed that the centaur bear must be hiding here.

Perhaps sensing danger, the hunting dog that had been leading the way gradually lowered its tail as they approached the camphor forest, its tail wagging high.

They seemed to sense a hint of danger lurking within.

This scene made Su Hao and Uncle Chen even more vigilant.

These hunting dogs are specially trained and are much bolder than ordinary hunting dogs. Even if they encounter black bears or tigers, they dare to charge up and fight them in a group. They will not be afraid before they even see their prey.

Therefore, it seems that hidden in the dark camphor forest must be something even more terrifying than black bears and tigers.

"Uncle Chen, you follow me with the dog. I'll go in and check the situation first."

Su Hao tightened his grip on the heavy bow and said to Uncle Chen beside him.

The place is so quiet inside now, so the centaur bear must not be there.

Otherwise, given the centaur's hearing and sense of smell, it should have detected their arrival long ago.

Moreover, it is currently salmon migration season, and these centaurs, in order to store fat to withstand the cold winter, will certainly not waste time staying in their dens in such good weather.

This also gave them more opportunities to investigate.

After all, if we can find the Centaur Bear's lair, it will be much easier to set a trap.

"Okay! Be careful then, I have a feeling something's off about this woodland."

Uncle Chen nodded and gave Su Hao a word of advice.

As a veteran hunter who has been hunting for decades, his sense of danger is extremely keen.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be alive today.

As he approached the camphor forest, he felt his hair stand on end, as if something terrifying and deadly was lurking inside.

However, the thought that there might be centaur-bear beasts hiding inside made him feel relieved.

The centaur bear's power is well-known. What he fears is only the unknown danger.

The two then entered the dense forest.

However, after Su Hao and his companion entered the dense forest, He Dazhong was hiding in the thick foliage a few hundred meters away in a towering tree. Watching Su Hao and his companion's figures disappear completely, he became nervous.

Although he wasn't required to go with them to search for the centaur bear, he knew all too well how ferocious and bloodthirsty this beast was. Even if they were well-prepared, they couldn't guarantee a 100% success rate in hunting it down if they encountered it here.

Ok?

Just as He Dazhong was about to turn his attention back to check on Xiao Shi and the other man, he suddenly noticed that the two figures who had been searching for traces of the horse-bear along the riverbank had vanished.

"What happened? How did those two guys disappear so fast?"

He Dazhong frowned immediately and muttered to himself.

He had just seen the two men on the riverbank not far away, leading hunting dogs, seemingly checking for tracks on the ground.

In the blink of an eye, they've vanished without a trace?

He Dazhong was puzzled, but not too nervous.

They were just a little surprised; perhaps the two of them suddenly discovered something, which is why they suddenly sped up.

Moreover, given the skill level of those two, even the most ferocious centaur couldn't possibly kill them all at once.

Their whistle arrows were all modified into sleeve arrows, so no matter how critical the situation, it would never affect the transmission of their rescue signal.

rustle……

Just as He Dazhong was about to stand up to see if Xiao Shi and the other man were searching for prey in the crevices of the rocks at the bottom.

He suddenly heard a soft rustling sound in the woods below.

The rustling sound was extremely faint, like the sound of a breeze rustling through leaves.

If the rustling sound hadn't been so rhythmic, like someone plucking strings one after another, He Dazhong wouldn't have noticed.

Having hunted for over a decade, He Dazhong could easily distinguish between the sound of the wind and the sound of an animal moving.

He paused for a moment, then looked down.

"this……!?"

He Dazhong's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes widened.

Because at that moment, below him, a figure dressed in black with a pale face was staring intently at him, a strange curve appearing on the pale, dry lips.

not good!

He Dazhong suddenly picked up his bow and arrow, and was about to nock the arrow when a cold, pale hand pressed down on his arm.

"Move even once, and you'll die...!"

The cold, indifferent words sent a shiver down He Dazhong's spine, causing the powerful bow in his hand to slip from his grasp and fall to the ground, where it was caught by a withered hand beneath the tree.

……

Following some marks on the ground, Su Hao and Uncle Chen soon arrived at the foot of a dead ancient camphor tree.

This is a towering ancient tree that takes five people to encircle, and there are large radial burn marks on its trunk.

It looks like trees that were struck and charred by lightning earlier.

However, that must have been a long time ago, because the entire trunk of the ancient camphor tree was riddled with holes from insects and ants, and the ground beneath it was covered with rotten branches and leaves.

"This is it..."

Su Hao looked at the ancient camphor tree and thought to himself.

Because from the bottom of the tree trunk, he discovered a hole about two or three meters wide that led directly into the inside of the tree trunk.

The soil around the cave entrance had been worn smooth and shiny, and there were still many bone and fish scale fragments remaining at the edges.

Judging from this, this is clearly the lair of the centaur bear.

I never expected that finding the nest would go so smoothly.

Immediately, the two drew their heavy bows and slowly moved towards the tree hole.

"Looks like that beast hasn't come back yet..."

As the two approached the cave entrance, Uncle Chen, leading his hunting dog, frowned and spoke as he looked at the still motionless cave entrance.

"You can tell that the cave entrance hasn't been abandoned yet, right?"

Su Hao crouched down to examine the marks on the ground.

"No, the stench inside is still very strong. If the bear cave is abandoned, the smell will dissipate quickly."

Uncle Chen nodded and said.

"Then it's alright. Having found this beast's lair, how could we not be able to deal with it?"

Su Hao nodded and smiled.

He was worried that he wouldn't be able to find any trace of the strange beast, but now that he has, the next step is to figure out how to deal with it.

This was not too difficult for them, given their thorough preparation.

call out!

But at that moment, a sharp whistling sound shattered the silence of the forest.

Su Hao and Uncle Chen looked over upon hearing the sound, and their expressions changed instantly.