Chapter 42: Chapter 38: Hunt Out of the remaining entries, "Big Brother Covers Me!" is quite tempting. To be honest, he is afraid of death. His martial arts talent is ordinary, making it difficult to catch up with his second uncle and grandfather in the short term, so choosing a self-preservation entry seemed logical. Moreover, when exploring outside, he would likely rely on his second uncle’s care. But as soon as this thought arose, confusion followed. "What is my second uncle’s true strength?" Su Lin frowned in contemplation. In the memories of his previous self, this second uncle was excessively low-key, never showing off, yet no one dared to underestimate him. What’s even more peculiar is his old injuries, kept secret within the Su Family, with even the origins rarely mentioned. "Second uncle must be hiding some big secret..." Su Lin thought to himself with a shiver. On second thought, even someone like his second uncle had encountered unforeseen events, thus relying on others at the end is an illusion. "Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself!" This thought suddenly became clear: to improve, is to enhance one’s own strength! Especially now, with Chang Sanheng injured, it’s a golden opportunity! Chang Kun covets Su Tongxi, with malicious intentions; Chang Sanheng deployed Treasure Meat to set up a trap, nearly tarnishing the Su Family’s reputation... These father and son duo have long been overdue for retribution! Killing intent surged silently beneath Su Lin’s eyes. The thought settled, and the silver rune of "Precise Shooting" suddenly brightened and instantly merged into his consciousness. The other two quietly disappeared and dissipated. Having selected the entry, Su Lin headed straight to the rooftop, conducted a test shot, and felt an unprecedented improvement in hit accuracy. After descending the stairs, he went to the building station and crafted a rare hand crossbow. The blueprint could only create the corresponding equipment five times; now "five" has been reduced by "two." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚 The newly crafted hand crossbow gleamed coldly, Su Lin stroked it momentarily before placing it aside, prepared for Su Tongxi for tonight. Waiting for dusk. Once the idle villagers dispersed in the evening, Su Lin stealthily slipped out, avoiding the villagers’ gaze, and conducted a thorough recon around the Chang Family residence. ... In the blink of an eye, the moon was high among the branches. Shadows flowed, and cold wind swept over the exposed bricks and tiles, carrying the indistinct roars of beasts from afar, each one piercing like invisible needles into taut nerve endings. "Dang——!" The nine o’clock death bell shattered the village’s false tranquility. The Shadow Beasts arrived as expected, like black tides, accompanied by ghostly green eyes, rushing towards various safe houses. Chang Family residence. Chang Sanheng half-lay in a deck chair placed inside the main gate, his gaze cold and rigid as iron, staring ahead. Chang Kun, surrounded by several burly lodgers, clutching a long saber, trembled like a sieved husk. The densely packed ghostly green eyes from afar nearly suffocated him, his legs went weak, and his stomach churned. "Dad..." Chang Kun cried out with sobbing tone, throat choked. "Shut up!" Chang Sanheng’s voice was icy cold without a ripple, "Save that bit of strength to deal with Shadow Beasts! Even the Su Family’s waste of a boy could defend a Level 2 Safe House with a woman, and you, with me holding the line and so many people protecting you, are scared witless facing a Level 3 House’s beast tide? It’s not like you are facing a leader Shadow Beast!" Chang Kun protested with a sobbing voice: "Didn’t you say you’d let me join the Search Team to toughen up? How come you want me to face the beast tide now..." "Plans changed!" Chang Sanheng impatiently shut his eyes, a touch of indistinct irritation flickered between his brows, "Things outside are unstable, you don’t need to venture out." According to the plan disclosed by Squad Leader Zhong, the village was to be pushed to the brink. Once Su Can, that old man, fails at hunting the Lord, it will be Black Scale Village’s "Savior’s" time to appear, ready for annexation. Except... The recent "transformation" of the Su Family’s waste boy truly caught him off guard. Not only did he gamble his life to break the trap set by the Chang Family, he even managed to defend the beast tide... ’Could it be the Su Family’s bloodline is truly incredibly strong? Once enlightened, they can grow rapidly?’ Chang Sanheng’s heart surged with murderous intent, ’Must find a reason soon to eliminate him... since he can defend a Level 2 House, forcing him into the Search Team is a ready-made knife!’ The Search Team would actively recruit those with strength to bolster its numbers. Especially after recent casualties, they were severely short-handed! ... Beast tide surge. The Chang Family’s lodgers were fully prepared, using mechanism cover to forcibly withstand wave after wave of beast sea assault. Chang Kun was so terrified during the fourth wave he threw his armor and fled into his mother’s embrace, stubbornly refusing to step out the door despite Chang Sanheng’s raging curses. His arm was scratched open by the claw of a Shadow Beast, at this moment he was tearfully shouting in pain. "You worthless! Worthless!" Chang Sanheng was so infuriated that a vein stood out on his forehead, "You are even worse than the Su Lin loser! How did I, Chang Sanheng, give birth to such a worthless bum!" "How can you say that! He definitely cheated! His second uncle and grandfather must have helped him at night!" Chang Kun retorted with sobbing refusal. "Idiot! Incurable idiot!" "Sanheng, let it be, he’s tried... his best tonight." A graceful lady tightly embraced Chang Kun, cautiously offering advice. "A mother’s indulgence ruins the son! His behavior tonight, is all because of your pampering!" Chang Sanheng almost wished to chop this unfilial son with a saber. However— "Roar——!!" The final wave of beast tide rolled in with a heart-pounding roar! A gigantic bear Shadow Beast, as tall as two floors, shattered the moonlight, blocking in front of the Chang Family’s gate like a mountain! Chang Sanheng had to suppress his anger, grabbing the nearly person-high large saber. The gate opened wide. A fist-sized waist lamp hung from his waist, barely illuminating ten meters around him. The giant bear advanced with arrow wall shooting, the massive shadow bearing down, accompanied by a foul wind. He had experienced such scenes countless times, it should have been effortless, injuries notwithstanding, maintaining until midnight posed no issue. But tonight, an inexplicable unease lingered in his mind, hauntingly persistent. ’Is it because of that useless child’s angering?’ Chang Sanheng shook his head to dispel distractions, focusing on the giant bear. The saber flew, his figure darted, narrowly evading several times the bear palm’s strikes that could shatter stone. Time ticked by, locked in a stalemate. With the hands nearing twelve, victory loomed. The giant bear abruptly surged, massive body accompanying malevolent wind, launching a fatal bear charge! Chang Sanheng’s gaze sharpened, muscles tensed, ready to sidestep with the most cunning angle... Suddenly! "Buzz——!" A bowstring resonated over a hundred meters away! Chang Sanheng’s body in the midst of dodging attack froze bizarrely! It’s this moment’s delay! The mountain-like shadow was there! Thud! Crunch! The giant bear’s palm ruthlessly slammed Chang Sanheng to the ground, promptly, two paws seized him, lifting him, that enormous mouth accompanied by intense blood scent, fiercely biting down! The clear sound of bone breaking, viscous liquid splattering, akin to a hydraulic press smashing a watermelon... in the silent night, this sound was exceptionally eerie. Limbs, limp and twitching. The saber, clanged, hit the ground. Before the Chang Family gate a deathly silence fell. All resisting lodgers were stunned by the unforeseen turn of events! Actions halted, fear solidified on their faces.