Chapter 238 - Beast?
Lin Mu didn’t have to wait for much longer as a few more beasts turned up and intruded in his range, no longer being able to resist the allure of the meat. Lin Mu did not let go of this opportunity and killed each of them that came close.
Using this method, he ended up killing a total of six spirit beasts before they stopped approaching, probably because of the smell of blood that was spreading around. Beasts would usually be attracted due to the smell of blood, but there was an exception to this rule.
When there were too many different scents of blood mixed in an area, most beasts would then start to avoid it while some of them would become outright afraid to go close. It was an instinctive fear built into their beings, as the scent of blood belonging to multiple beasts meant that a disaster was close by. For beasts, the thick scent of blood meant that many beasts were dead or injured.
By now the meat was cooked and Lin Mu took it off the heat. He still let the fire burn as the climate was still a bit cold. Although Lin Mu wasn’t affected by it, that didn’t mean that he did not like the comfort of the warmth.
Lin Mu had set up his temporary camp in a rather convenient manner. There was a tree to his back, the fire to his left and the open area to his right. This way he had a view of the entire area while he ate his food. Lin Mu was halfway through eating his food when he sensed something nearby in his peripheral vision.
It was slightly far from his spirit sense, thus he couldn’t exactly tell what it was but could still spot the bushes moving slightly. Lin Mu turned his head and curiously took a look while munching on the leg of a roasted Ash crowned deer.
But when he focused on the area where he had seen the movement, it stopped moving. He still kept his gaze there for a bit as he wanted to confirm that whatever was there had gone away. Five minutes later there were still no movements, so he drew his gaze back.
"A cat?" Lin Mu muttered upon seeing the beast.
The beast having realized that the person in front of it had seen it suddenly reacted and as if it were a flash, disappeared in a blur.
"What the! How fast is that!" Lin Mu spoke in a shocked tone.
He stood up and went towards the direction the beast had run away. But he could not spot the beast anywhere nearby. Returning back to the temporary camp, he sat down and thought about it.
"Senior, did you see that?" Lin Mu asked.
"I did and I think I know what beast that is," Xukong answered.
"You do?" Lin Mu questioned as his eyes went wide in curiosity.
"Indeed, I do not know if the beast has the same name in this world, but it is called as a Brown Shrubby Forest Cat. It is one of the faster beasts in the qi refining realm, and its speed can even exceed the speed of a core condensation realm beasts. But on the other hand, its overall strength is weak and it’s a rather timid beast.
Brown Shrubby Forest Cats are rather docile compared to other beasts, though. Unlike other feline type beasts that are complete carnivores, Brown Shrubby Forest Cats are omnivores who eat whatever they get. Also, because of this they rarely attack humans and will prefer to run if they are attacked." Xukong explained.
Lin Mu intently listened to Senior Xukong’s explanation and then pulled out the jade slip to see if it had any more information in it.