Chapter 20 - The Human Heart is More Terrifying Than the Vicious Beasts (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The corrosive hound was not dead yet.

Catherine fired a dozen more shots and emptied the magazine.

The corrosive hound’s neck was full of holes left by the bullets. Its skin cut opened to show its ghastly white bones.

If not for a few pieces of rotten meat and skin, along with the dog’s head and body, the dog’s head would have fallen to the ground.

“It’s dead.”

Catherine exhaled and picked up her dagger from the ground, digging out the tracking devices of the two adult corrosive hounds.

The tracking devices were made of an unknown material as magick bullets could not damage them.

“That was a bit of a close call.”

Austin put away the magic fire canister and came over.

He was also worried for Catherine just now, so he held the magic fire canister in his hand.

If anything happened, Austin would immediately save his sister.

Catherine reloaded the magazine of the magick pistol, inserted the holster, and giggled. “I’ll be fine, brother.”

“This is how battles are supposed to be. Only by risking one’s life and surviving in the face of death can I become powerful!”

Austin gave Catherine a surprised look.

The little girl who would hide behind him in times of danger had suddenly grown a lot.

After half a day of actual combat, Catherine’s improvement was godly!

Whether it was actual combat experience or mental fortitude, there was a qualitative leap.

“Although I don’t have the aptitude to become a magister, I can train my sister to become a female magister! A female warrior!”

Austin thought to himself.

“There’s nothing delicious about a rotten dog. Let’s go.”

Austin cast a disdainful glance at the corrosive hound’s corpse.

It was like a zombie dog in a zombie apocalypse. Once you saw it, you would lose your appetite immediately.

Thousands of apprentice magisters took the exam.

The entire Vicious Beast Town was shrouded in a tense and dangerous slaughter show.

Austin and Catherine hunted more beasts on the streets.

They had seen cruel aftermaths.

They also encountered other apprentice magisters who were fighting vicious beasts.

Austin did not want to get involved with this. He would avoid them with Catherine whenever he saw them.

They passed by the entrance of a dilapidated store.

A young man in a high-quality blue-gray combat suit was cutting open a wild boar-like beast.

He was surrounded by broken glass, magick bullet shells, and the bodies of the apprentice magisters.

“Exploding Arrow Porcupine…”

Austin glanced at the wild boar-like beast.

The Exploding Arrow Porcupine was considered one of the more troublesome low-level Vicious Beasts in Vicious Beast Town.

When enraged, it would shoot out sharp spikes from its body and pierce through the enemy.

The man noticed Austin and Catherine too.

A wary look flashed across his eyes.

It was a small town full of magick surveillance, and there was a written prohibition against killing each other among candidates. Still, there might be some who were crazy enough to commit murder and rob tracking devices.

Austin looked away without interest and said to his sister, “Let’s go.”

Catherine nodded obediently.

Austin was interested in the Exploding Arrow Porcupine. He was looking forward to what abilities his cells would evolve after coming into contact with it.

However, he was not interested in the beasts that others hunted.

In any case, there were plenty of Arrow Porcupines. If he wanted them, he could hunt them down!