47: Chapter 47 Strange Footprints! The Third Kind of "Human" in the Rainforest?!

"Footprints?"

Qin Yu's brow twitched slightly.

His gaze instantly became as sharp as a blade, locking onto the direction Chen Xiao was pointing!

Below the cliff, a hundred meters away.

On the edge of that dark green swamp, on a patch of black mud made exceptionally soft by water, a string of crooked footprints was clearly imprinted!

"It's a person!"

A girl from the Guard Squad subconsciously cried out in surprise!

In this prehistoric rainforest, there were actually other humans besides them?!

"No..."

Qin Yu's voice was low and cold, interrupting her speculation.

"That's not one of ours."

He leaped!

Like a great bird, he plummeted straight down from the cliff dozens of meters high!

Boom!

His feet landed heavily on the soft mud, splashing mud everywhere, yet he left no trace of sinking into the ground!

His control over his strength had reached a terrifying level of perfection!

Chen Xiao and Su Qingyao followed closely behind, using vines to slide down the cliff quickly.

Qin Yu ignored them, simply crouching down to examine the string of footprints before him carefully.

Upon looking, his pupils couldn't help but contract slightly!

Eerie!

These footprints were truly too bizarre!

First was the size!

Qin Yu reached out his palm to compare.

The length of the footprint was almost the same as the distance from his fingertips to his wrist!

Its width was nearly half again as wide as his!

This was definitely not a foot size any girl in their class could have!

Second was the shape!

The footprints were bare, without any trace of shoes; they were barefoot!

The five toes were thick and flat, like five short radishes, splaying outward at a highly uncoordinated angle.

The soles were broad and thick, sinking deeply into the mud.

Judging by the depth of the footprints, the creature that left them must weigh over a hundred and fifty kilograms!

It was a massive, incredibly heavy fellow!

"These aren't the footprints of a modern human."

Qin Yu stood up, his tone filled with unquestionable certainty.

Because modern humans wear shoes for long periods, their toes cluster together and their arches are more pronounced.

But the footprint before him looked more like some kind of primate that climbed and ran in the jungle long-term!

For example, a gorilla!

But, it walked upright!

Su Qingyao's pretty face was now deathly pale.

Looking at the footprints, a term that made her skin crawl—one she had heard when they first crossed over—surfaced in her mind once again.

"Can... Cannibals..."

Her voice carried an uncontrollable tremble.

It was written in black and white in the class introduction as one of the terrifying threats in the Hell Rainforest!

They had always thought it was just a background setting used to add to the horror atmosphere.

They never expected that today they would actually encounter evidence of their existence!

Cannibals!

The word was like a cold, biting wind, instantly sweeping through the hearts of everyone present.

Even the ten determined elites of the Guard Squad now showed a hint of irrepressible fear on their faces!

No matter how terrifying a beast was, it was still just a beast.

They followed the most primitive predatory instincts.

But Cannibals were different!

They were intelligent beings!

They could use tools, set traps, and slaughter their prey in the most cruel and bloody ways!

At the thought that they might become a meal for these savages—roasted alive and devoured—the girls felt waves of nausea and dread!

"Chief, the footprints... are very fresh."

Chen Xiao's voice pulled everyone back from their fearful imaginings.

She pointed to the mud squeezed out at the edges of the footprints that hadn't completely dried yet.

"No more than three hours ago at most!"

Three hours!

This meant that while they were exploring outward, this unknown "Cannibal" had also been active in this area!

They might even be hiding somewhere in the nearby jungle, spying on them!

"What was it doing?"

Qin Yu's gaze followed the path of the footprints.

The footprints came from deep within the swamp and eventually disappeared into the dense jungle on the other side.

Beside one of the footprints, Qin Yu also found the remains of some unknown aquatic plants that had been crushed.

"It was... foraging."

Qin Yu's eyes grew increasingly cold.

"This swamp is its 'vegetable garden'."

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind!

This five-kilometer radius area was exactly what he had just declared as the "absolute territory" of the Dragon God Tribe!

And now, he had discovered an uninvited guest "stealing vegetables" in his territory!

This was no longer a simple threat.

This was a provocation!

This was a blatant provocation against him, the "Dragon God"!

"Interesting."

The corners of Qin Yu's mouth curled into a bloodthirsty, cruel smile.

"I was just wondering where to find some live targets to blood the new Crossbows in the Tribe."

"I didn't expect them to deliver themselves to my door so soon."

His words eased the tense and fearful atmosphere around them.

That's right!

What were they afraid of?

They had Qin Yu!

They had this living deity who could personally slaughter even a Titan Python!

What did mere Cannibals matter?

They were just a group of savages who drank blood and ate raw meat!

Before the absolute power of the "Dragon God," they were nothing but livestock waiting to be slaughtered!

Feverish adoration for Qin Yu ignited once again in the eyes of all the girls!

"The Chief is mighty!"

"Kill them all! Let them know who the true master of this land is!"

The girls were impassioned.

However, as a reconnaissance expert, Chen Xiao was not so optimistic.

Her face was still filled with gravity.

"Chief!"

She crouched down and said in a low voice, pointing in the direction the footprints went.

"The stride of these footprints is very even and long."

"This shows that it wasn't in a hurry when it left; it was very composed."

"And..."

Chen Xiao's gaze turned toward the direction the footprints came from—that bottomless, dark green swamp.

"The fact that it could walk out from the depths of the swamp unscathed means it knows the terrain and dangers of this area like the back of its hand!"

"This is an experienced hunter who is very familiar with this rainforest!"

The smile on Qin Yu's face slowly faded.

He knew Chen Xiao was right.

One should never underestimate their enemy.

Especially natives living in this Hell Rainforest!

Just then, Chen Xiao made another discovery!

Her gaze was dead-locked on the edge of the jungle where the footprints disappeared!

"Chief, look quickly!"

Her voice suddenly rose, carrying a hint of horror she hadn't even noticed herself!

"That direction..."

"Isn't that... the direction of our camp?!"

"What?!"

Everyone's heart sank abruptly!

Qin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted!

His gaze, like the most precise radar, instantly locked onto the direction the footprints vanished!

Then, his expression darkened completely!

That's right!

Although there was a slight deviation, that direction was generally toward the valley where the Dragon God Tribe was located!

After finishing its foraging in its "vegetable garden," this mysterious "Cannibal" had actually walked toward their camp!

A terrifying thought exploded in everyone's minds!

Could it be...

It discovered us?!

"No, that's not right!"

A cold murderous intent flashed in Qin Yu's eyes.

"It wasn't 'foraging'..."

"It was hunting!"

"We are its prey!"

Qin Yu suddenly looked up, his deep eyes seemingly piercing through the layers of trees toward the direction of the camp.

His voice was cold and cruel, like the sentence of the God of Death.

"It seems it has already discovered my 'nest'."

"I just don't know..."

"Is it watching my home right now?"

"Or is it..."

"Has it already become scenery in the eyes of the women at home?"