Chapter 733 - 443: The Two Little Wildcats’ Reminder and the Disappearing Signal Again

Chapter 733: Chapter 443: The Two Little Wildcats’ Reminder and the Disappearing Signal Again

"Tongtong, if we don’t go now, we’ll be late for school. Hurry over."

Zhou Tongtong, who was whispering to the two little stray cats, heard her mother call from behind her. She immediately picked up the empty milk carton at her side and got to her feet.

She tossed the empty milk carton into a roadside trash can, then ran over to her mother.

WHIRR...

After lifting her daughter onto the back seat, Xia Qing started the electric scooter, left the residential complex with her daughter, and hurried toward the school.

As the scooter left the complex and made its way to the school, Zhou Tongtong, sitting on the back, spotted the black sedan parked outside—the very one the Little White Cat and the Little Black Cat had mentioned.

At the same time, she saw a man getting out of the car—he didn’t look like a good person.

Zhu Daqi had arrived outside the residential complex early that morning to continue his surveillance.

He had just finished the pack of cigarettes in his pocket. Opening the car door, he got out, intending to buy a new pack at the roadside convenience store.

A pretty woman on an electric scooter rode past with her child, and Zhu Daqi noticed the cute little girl on the back. Her hair was tied up in a bun, and she was staring right at him. He scratched his head, confused.

’’What’s going on? Why’s she looking at me like that? Could it be I’m so handsome she can’t look away?’’

After indulging his vanity for a few seconds, Zhu Daqi headed for the convenience store.

"Woah! That person really looks like a bad guy from the movies!" Zhou Tongtong mumbled under her breath, her heart pounding a little after meeting Zhu Daqi’s gaze.

「...」

WHOOSH...

SIZZLE, SIZZLE, SIZZLE...

The range hood hummed as the egg in the skillet quickly firmed up.

"That should be about right." Lin Li observed the color of the frying egg, then extinguished the small Fireball floating beneath the skillet.

Today’s breakfast consisted of steamed buns, soy milk, fried dough sticks, shumai, spring rolls, and three fried eggs.

Compared to the last few days, Lin Li ate a much smaller breakfast. He’d woken up this morning to find that the ravenous hunger he’d been feeling had significantly subsided.

After so many days, the side effect of an increased appetite from eating the Magical Little Fruit had finally, drastically, subsided.

After breakfast, Lin Li washed his dishes, gathered the household trash, and headed out.

In the complex’s landscaped greenery, the two little stray cats were toying with a butterfly.

The brightly colored butterfly tried to fly to the right, only to be immediately blocked by the Little Black Cat. When it tried to fly to the left, the Little White Cat was waiting with a playful smirk.

Suddenly, the Little White Cat’s ears twitched. As if sensing something, it turned its head to look toward the entrance of Building 3.

Seeing its companion’s reaction, the Little Black Cat stopped chasing the colorful butterfly. "Meow... what is it?"

"Meow... That human named Lin Li is coming out," the Little White Cat replied.

The words had barely left its mouth when Lin Li emerged from the building, leisurely swinging a black trash bag.

Noticing two pairs of eyes on him, he looked up and immediately spotted the two cute little stray cats sitting on the grass in the landscaped area.

’Looks like these two little fellas have grown quite a bit. They must be eating well lately...’

Lin Li knew Zhou Tongtong often fed the two little stray cats. Plus, he’d seen the two of them eating a mouse together before. With a good food supply, a growth spurt was perfectly normal.

After tossing the trash bag into a dumpster, Lin Li walked over to the edge of the landscaped area, holding two sausage sticks.

He didn’t step onto the grass, because as he got closer, the two little stray cats warily backed away several meters, keeping their distance.

"I’m the one who gave you that beef you ate before. You eat my food and still look at me so suspiciously. You two are so ungrateful," Lin Li grumbled at the two little stray cats.

Then, he unwrapped the two sausage sticks and tossed them over.

After tossing the two sausage sticks, Lin Li didn’t linger. He turned and left, not waiting to see if the two little stray cats would eat what he’d given them.

"Meow..." The Little White Cat and the Little Black Cat glanced at the two fragrant sausage sticks Lin Li had tossed in front of them, then looked up at his retreating figure.

"Meow... He has a point! Maybe this isn’t very nice of us," the Little Black Cat said.

"Meow... Uh, so should we let him pet us next time?" the Little White Cat asked after a moment of serious consideration.

But it quickly dismissed the idea. The dangerous aura it sensed from Lin Li made it too scared to get close to him.

「...」

WHOOSH...

A sudden gust of wind swept through, making the trees lining both sides of the street RUSTLE.

Zhu Daqi leaned against a roadside tree, looking perfectly relaxed. He had just bought a fresh pack of cigarettes and was leisurely puffing out clouds of smoke.

A silver-white van pulled out of the residential complex in the distance, immediately catching his attention.

"Damn, this guy’s heading out bright and early today."

Seeing Lin Li drive the van out of the complex, Zhu Daqi muttered to himself and tossed his half-finished cigarette into a trash can.

This civilized act of not littering wasn’t because he’d suddenly had a change of heart.

It was because, in the distance, an elderly man and woman wearing red armbands were chatting as they walked in his direction.

He had only been so "civilized" to avoid getting fined by them.

CLICK.

SLAM.

He opened his door, got in, and immediately started the car, following his target.

The route was the same as yesterday, which meant the target was heading into the wilderness to hunt Mutant Beasts.

’I thought this guy liked to stay cooped up at home! I never expected him to be such a diligent Exotic Beast Hunter. You don’t see many rookies like that...’

As he drove, tailing Lin Li, Zhu Daqi was somewhat surprised to find that his target was heading out to the wilds to hunt Mutant Beasts.

As far as he knew, most Exotic Beast Hunters who ventured into the wilds, especially rookies who had just entered the profession, would typically take a day off after a long day of hunting.

Regardless of whether they had a good haul, they would rest before heading out again.

Rookie Exotic Beast Hunters weren’t very strong. For a Hunter at Tier One Peak, even after a full night’s sleep, their overall condition would be mostly restored, but not perfect.

Choosing to stay home for an extra day allowed them to return to their optimal state.

Hunting Mutant Beasts in the perilous wilds while in peak condition reduced the chance of making a fatal mistake.

Of course, this became unnecessary once a Hunter’s strength increased. This routine of taking a day off was a pace typically adopted by rookies who had just started out.

A little over half an hour later, Zhu Daqi followed Lin Li’s van into the North District Suburbs.

Since the perilous wilds lay just ahead, the traffic on the road became extremely light.

The closer they got to the wilds, the more the visible vehicles tended to be off-road types. The passengers inside were, in all likelihood, Exotic Beast Hunters heading out to hunt Mutant Beasts.

To avoid being discovered by Lin Li, Zhu Daqi did the same as the day before. After entering the North District Suburbs, he slowed down significantly and began tracking the now-unseen van using the app on his phone.

"Huh?!!!"

’What’s going on?’

’How did the van disappear again?’

Zhu Daqi stared at his phone in shock as the little red dot representing Lin Li’s van vanished from the tracking app. He immediately slammed on the brakes and began frantically tapping at the screen.

’’The app is fine. Just like yesterday, the tracker under the van... somehow it lost its signal...’’

Far away, just inside the safe zone, Lin Li, now dressed in camouflage, stepped out of the van. He reached out a hand, and the vehicle vanished into his Mysterious Small Island.

He gazed into the depths of the perilous wilds, thinking for a few seconds. Then, with a thought, he summoned his black dirt bike.

"This’ll save time, get me back to that spot from yesterday faster," Lin Li grumbled. He put on his helmet and mounted the dirt bike.

VRROOOM...

The engine’s roar shattered the silence. Helmet on and dressed in camouflage, Lin Li spurred the dirt bike into the perilous wilds, rapidly advancing into its depths.

「...」