The sky was already bright. Perhaps it was because there were no mountains to block the sun, but the sun had risen early. The leopard opened its eyes and sneezed contentedly. It shook its dewy body and startled a flock of birds.
This place was too close to the outer edge of the forest. It was very likely that humans would see it. For safety reasons, it was better to enter the depths of the forest.
The leopard made up its mind and ate up the remaining food from last night. It jumped down from the tree and followed the footprints of the group of long-nosed animals from yesterday and walked into the depths of the forest.
Cainphas City was a big city not far from Laru Town. It was the capital of Count Parker's territory.
Early in the morning, the messenger from the association was waiting at the entrance of the official residence. After a while, the door of the official residence opened and the messenger sent the document in. A secretary took a look, picked up the document, walked into a large room, and handed it to a delicate young woman.
"Miss, this is the application from the Lalu branch of the Adventurer's Association. We can't decide, so please take a look.”
The secretary placed the document in front of the woman.
The woman took the document and looked at it.
"You actually let a leopard into our garden? What does this circus do?"
the woman said casually.
"Alright, I agree to open it up, but I can only hunt leopards. If I kill other creatures, I have to compensate.”
"Yes."
The secretary left.
"Sister, what did the secretary say about the Lalu Adventurer's Association?”
After the secretary left the office, a young man walked in. It was Hank.
"A leopard ran into our park.”
The woman covered her mouth and yawned.
"About the standard of a third-grade martial artist. If you want to go, you can bring Allen and Lauder.”
"Lauder is a Grade 2 Warrior. What's the point of me bringing him along?”
"Just in case."
the woman said rudely.
"With that ability of yours, you want to deal with a third-grade panther by yourself? Lauder won't make a move unless there's danger."
"Hmph, you never trust me."
"Of course, who asked you to be so weak?"
"I…"
Hank opened his mouth but didn't say anything in the end.
The next day, the Adventurer's Association of Lalu Town issued an unlimited mission. The mission required them to catch the leopard that entered Earl's Park as soon as possible. The leopard had the strength of a Level Three Martial Artist. Whether it could break through was unknown. It could not hurt other animals in the park. The martial artist's ability was not limited.
Many Level Three martial artists saw this mission that could possibly help them break through. They made their preparations and set off for the park.
The leopard walked leisurely into the depths of the forest. The birds on the trees were still chirping, the wind in the forest was still gentle, and the sun was still warm and bright. However, the leopard had a bad feeling, as if an invisible crisis was slowly enveloping it.
Could it be that something dangerous was waiting for him in front?
The leopard stopped in confusion and sniffed, but did not find anything special.
Forget it, change direction.
After making a turn, the leopard walked towards the other side of the forest. However, the premonition of danger did not leave its heart.
Could it be that there was something terrifying waiting for him in the depths of the forest?
The leopard decided not to go deeper and turned to walk out of the forest.
However, the more he walked out, the more frustrated he felt. It was as if something terrifying was waiting for him.
"Is that the legendary elephant?"
A young warrior gaped at the huge creature that walked past him arrogantly.
"Even warriors wouldn't dare to fight against these things, let alone us.”
"Why do you care about this?"
His companion looked at the country bumpkin in front of him unhappily.
"Our mission is to catch leopards, not elephants. Go away, don't block their way."
At this moment, several groups of martial artists also entered the forest from different directions.
The leopard, who sensed an inexplicable sense of danger, no longer dared to walk in the forest like before. Instead, it moved forward carefully.
Suddenly, the leopard smelled an unforgettable smell. Its fur stood on end and it jumped to the top of the tree.
The smell of humans!
Moreover, there was more than one human!
What were they doing here?
"Looking at the footprints, this leopard should be heading deep into the forest.”
A warrior pointed at the footprints on the ground.
"We have to track it quickly. Otherwise, it won't be good if others discover it in advance.”
"Yes, I am. However, there was no need to worry. The forest was very large. No one would be able to find it in a short time. It was indeed worthy of being the Earl's park.”
The leopard lay on the tree and watched the few people talk about something. They gradually walked away and did not dare to move.
Seeing that the humans had disappeared, the leopard quickly jumped down from the tree and ran in another direction.
However, not long after, the scent of humans appeared again.
It was another group of humans, and their scent was different from the previous one.
In just three hours, the leopard had encountered five groups of humans. Relying on his own cautiousness, he barely managed to avoid their gazes.
Why are there so many humans here? It seemed that he couldn't stay here anymore. After they left the forest, he would immediately leave this place and go somewhere else to find a habitat.
The panther was panicking as it hid behind a large rock.
"It's there!"
The sixth batch of humans they encountered today finally found a leopard.
When the leopard saw the group of people chasing after him, it ran away. Relying on his agile footsteps and familiarity with the terrain, he finally shook off the humans.
However, before it could catch its breath, another group of humans discovered it and surrounded it.
Fortunately, the leopard shook them off again.
The leopard decided to wait for the humans to leave before quietly escaping. It ran in several directions, but it was blocked by different humans.
These humans were not weak. Every time they saw him, their eyes would light up and they would chase after him desperately. They did not care about other animals.
It was obvious that these humans were here for him.
What unforgivable things had he done to mankind?
Leopard thought carefully.
When they lived in the forest, they had never eaten a single human. Then, he was caught for no reason, locked in a cage, whipped, and unable to eat. He finally escaped and entered the forest. He hadn't even recovered from his injuries. He had only eaten a deer, and now he was being hunted by so many people.
Their families had been killed or captured by them. With the principle of the strong being king, there was nothing much to say. He would not think of revenge or anything. However, he had already admitted defeat and escaped. Even the worst overlord in the forest would not be so persistent in such a situation.
But humans, he clearly did not hurt them. They were the only ones who hurt him. Why did they still refuse to let him go?
Why did they not allow him to live a peaceful life?
The depressed leopard kept fleeing. The number of times he encountered humans was increasing. They had roughly determined his location and surrounded him from different directions.
If this continued, he would definitely be surrounded by them somewhere and then killed or captured.
However, there was no way to escape.
The leopard kept changing its hiding place, and a sense of despair enveloped its heart.
Was there only a futile struggle left?
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