"Come in, it's hot outside."
Li Hu spoke slowly, leading the three into a spacious compartment, unoccupied but showing signs of life.
After glancing around, Li Hu, due to his large physique, sat in the opposite, equally empty compartment. They slid the doors open to face each other, eyes wide open.
"Ahem, since you're willing to come, it seems you agree. I've always said, that group of Desert Wolves is a big trouble for you too. We have a common goal..."
"We can definitely cooperate for a win-win situation!"
Li Hu directed the fan towards himself, wiping the sweat off his scalp, and began to introduce the specifics:
"This batch of Desert Wolf Pack, excluding the old Desert Wolf you killed, has about nineteen left. This time they deliberately ambushed us, aiming for a double win, but resulted in mutual damage..."
"We took down three young Mid-stage Desert Wolves and one Late-stage Desert Wolf, leaving fifteen wolves. When dealing with me alone, there were two Level 9 Desert Wolves, including their leader."
"Besides, three others were entangling my teammates, causing a Level 9 comrade to be severely injured, while Ah Lian and I were lightly injured."
Though a minor injury, the wound that sliced through Li Hu's side of the head would be fatal to a normal person, but thanks to the Level 9 Enhanced Person's several times stronger physique than ordinary human beings, he managed to withstand it.
With Chen Shanshan and others confirmed to join, Li Hu felt much more relaxed and continued,
"Oh, Ah Lian was the one who invited you last time."
"Hi~"
Hearing the greeting, Lin Feng, who was sitting on the lower bunk, poked his head out, turning his gaze to the corridor of the carriage. He saw the woman who had once tried to seduce him and voluntarily sell herself.
She was Li Hu's teammate and one of the leaders.
She used to have a flirty demeanor, but now her hand was wrapped in layers of bandages. Her forearm was sunken on one side, likely bitten off a small chunk of flesh by a Desert Wolf.
Her lips were pale, her face void of color, even her greeting sounded extremely weak.
Her combat power had significantly diminished.
Lin Feng smiled at her, then turned back to look at Li Hu in front of him, waiting for him to continue.
Now that the Desert Wolf Pack had five Level 9 wolves, adding Ah Lian, they only had four people, which put them at a disadvantage.
Noticing the worry in the eyes of the three in front of him, Li Hu looked around and sighed deeply:
"This time, we suffered heavy losses. Originally, there were twenty official members, but four died in battle, and three more died from excessive bleeding after returning. Now, only thirteen remain. Excluding a severely injured Level 9 comrade, only twelve of us, including myself, can actually participate in the wolf hunting action."
Li Hu retracted his gaze, his thoughts momentarily dwelling on the teammates who had been devoured by wolves in these two compartments.
Briefly saddened, Li Hu quickly gathered himself back to normal. Looking at Chen Shanshan in front of him, he changed the subject,
"But now, with your addition, we have fifteen people in total, matching the fifteen Desert Wolves. As long as we prepare in advance, the chances of success are high!"
"This time, we indeed underestimated them. We didn't expect these cunning Desert Wolves to wait and ambush us just when we launched the charge and had already captured three young Rock-Horned Horses, exhausting our stamina."
"They caught us off guard."
Confidently, Li Hu continued,
"Next time, with thorough preparation and your participation, we can definitely defeat the wolf pack in one strike."
"They are also seriously injured, with significantly reduced combat strength. Now is the best time to take action!"
Chen Shanshan nodded, recognizing Li Hu's analysis was correct. Missing this opportunity, allowing the Desert Wolf Pack to recover, would make defeating them much more difficult.
By then, the wolf pack led by a Tier One Desert Wolf would become an ever-present shadow over Lin Feng and others.
Each mission outside would require caution and vigilance.
Better to seize this opportunity to assist Li Hu and others, thoroughly resolving this troublesome issue.
"Your hunting plan?"
At this moment, Lin Feng asked.
Li Hu looked at Lin Feng with some surprise.
This man's growth far exceeded his expectations. The aura he was exuding now had already reached the stage of a Late-stage Enhanced Person.
Among the three, he was the weakest in strength but held the lead.
Also, in the previous incident on the second floor of the Guild, he had attracted Chen Shanshan's urgent rescue, protecting him closely...
Either this handsome man with a pale complexion had captured Chen Shanshan's young girl's heart, or Chen Shanshan's team's rocket-like advancement was closely associated with him.
Li Hu naturally leaned towards the former.
If it were the latter, it would impact the final outcome of this wolf hunting operation in unforeseeable ways:
"The Desert Wolf Pack is seriously injured and in need of large amounts of food, so we need to use food as bait to lure them in."
"Holy Spring Day just passed, and the deserters have basically recovered, keeping pace with Oasis Town. The wolf pack dare not go deep, only skirmishing on the outer sides. We just have to wait and catch them."
"If you are ready, we depart this afternoon."
Lin Feng nodded, then asked the key question:
"After completing the wolf hunting mission, how do you plan to divide the rewards among us?"
Li Hu squinted, his expression darkened as he stared at Lin Feng, then suddenly laughed:
"To be fair, everyone naturally relies on their own skills. Whoever kills gets the reward, tasks are delivered and exchanged for points, and accounts are split according to the price."
"However, there's one thing—I hope to get the extra reward of that Evolution Agent, and for this, I'm willing to compensate in points and other aspects."
"I've been struggling in the wasteland for more than ten years, already over forty, and no longer have the energy to cultivate a top tier deserter team…"
"This is my last chance."
Lin Feng nodded, understanding the other's sense of urgency, as time waits for no one.
But as Liu Qian said, becoming an Evolver is the lifelong pursuit of all deserters, symbolizing a leap in status and identity.
To be an existence in a completely different world from the deserters.
Many change drastically after becoming Evolvers, deserters have no ability to force an Evolver to fulfill promises.
"Words alone are not enough, we need guarantees!"
At this moment, Chen Shanshan, who had been silent, spoke in an unusually solemn voice.
Li Hu was somewhat surprised, but was prepared:
"We can go to the Hunting Wilderness Guild to sign a contract, with them ensuring fairness."
"Task handovers must go through the Hunting Wilderness Guild, even if I become an Evolver, I still have to act within the guild's rules, you can rest assured of this."
Lin Feng then looked at Chen Shanshan. The young woman nodded, confirming the matter:
"Hmm, let's go together now, we need to retrieve the tricycle anyway."
Li Hu patted his thigh and stood up voluntarily:
"I've been waiting for you to say that, let's go!"
The four then went to the front of the Fifth Village's convoy and entered the familiar Hunting Wilderness Guild.
They found the personnel at the office directly, and Li Hu handed over the bounty order to them:
"Change this so that the task requires me and this hunter to deliver it together."
After recording Chen Shanshan's name on the task, Li Hu spent ten points to sign an execution contract, which only ends when both parties sign and validate it.
Otherwise, during this period, the hunter status of both parties would be indefinitely suspended, unable to take on bounty orders nor use points for transactions within the guild.
With double assurance, the tense atmosphere between both parties eased significantly.
Li Hu patted Lin Feng's shoulder:
"Brother, what's your name?"
Lin Feng straightened his back and smiled:
"Lin Feng, Brother Li, just call me Xiaolin."
"This is Liu Mingfei, a Level 9 Enhanced Person."
Li Hu nodded, seeing Chen Shanshan walk towards the shop in the Mechanical Village, then being led by the staff to the parking area beside the guild's truck.
There, she unlocked a modified red and black armored tricycle.
The body had rusty iron plates welded to the sides, covering most of the tires, with the front driving seat enclosed in an iron car hood, completely sealed.
Leaving only a few five-centimeter-wide observation windows.
The design was quite peculiar, attracting the gaze of most hunters in the guild, who curiously turned to observe.
After all, only a few deserter teams had the capability and willingness to modify vehicles.
Lin Feng and others stepped forward to inspect, confirming the modifications to accept and take it away.
A thorough check showed promising results, the Mechanical Village's professional skills were indeed solid, with good shock suspension, making the vehicle feel significantly subsided when several people got on.
After completing the acceptance and handover, Chen Shanshan rode the sealed tricycle, ready to return.
At this moment, Li Hu suddenly spoke:
"Since you have the vehicle now, why not take a trip to the Slave Market too!"
Lin Feng frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.
In front, Chen Shanshan, pedaling, changed her expression dramatically.
Li Hu climbed directly into the cabin, sitting across from Lin Feng, saying to the bewildered Lin Feng:
"If you want to fish, how can you do it without setting the bait?"
The group slowly rode the tricycle away.
At the rear of the Hunting Wilderness Guild, a man wearing a long robe with a hood, who had been bowing his head, slowly lifted his head, watching the tricycle recede into the distance.
"Brother Li, weren't you always wanting to become an Evolver?"
"I think the opportunity has come."
Steward Li, who had brought Qi Mountain to the guild to purchase supplies, suddenly became interested.