A sensitive nose is convenient, but sometimes it can also be a form of torture, just like what Glen is experiencing at this moment.
He is in a swamp, and the mixed smells of rotting corpses, animal feces and other things make him roll his eyes.
"Really, these beasts just had to run to this kind of place..." Glen muttered in a low voice, but his actions didn't stop.
He issued several commands through his connection with the beast, then turned over and got off, stepping into the deep mud.
After its master had taken all the things, the beast rushed out like lightning and soon disappeared.
Looking at the stinking ground, Glen gritted his teeth hard, "All for the money!"
After giving himself some encouragement, he held his breath forcefully, picked up the shovel he had prepared long ago, and started to dig a trap.
Actually, it's not difficult for him to catch a few wild boars, but then he would have to transform, and he doesn't have any extra clothes.
The shadows of the trees slant as the light changes, and soon Glen has dug a three - square - meter pit and finished the camouflage.
His ears twitch slightly. He knows that the prey is coming.
The timing is just right... With certainty in his heart, Glen immediately finds a hidden bush to hide in. During this time, he also smears a lot of mud on his body to cover his smell.
The rumbling sound of trampling comes from the front, which surprises Glen a little.
How large must the group be to make such a noise in the swamp?
Soon, the answer is revealed, but all of this is far beyond his expectation.
The beast is the first to rush into view. It seems very flustered and keeps barking at Glen.
What's going on? Before Glen can think more, a huge human - like monster, five meters tall with skin as gray as rock, chases after the beast closely.
It is completely naked, with only three black - haired wild boars, howling miserably and tied with thick hemp ropes, in one of its hands.
"Heh heh, you can't run away. You are mine..."
The monster shouts coarsely, looking clumsy and stupid.
"Jump over here!" Glen suddenly stands up from his hiding place and shouts a reminder.
The beast reacts very quickly and immediately receives the instruction. With a squat and a jump, it just leaps over the hidden pit and lands on the opposite side.
The chasing giant doesn't think much and stupidly steps on the trap. With an "ouch", its huge body falls into the pit.
"Damn it! This damn pit. Abu hates you!"
It seems that it has fallen painfully, and the huge monster keeps cursing.
Glen has completely come out of his hiding place and comes to the panting beast. He frowns and asks, "What's going on?"
The beast droops its ears and whines softly, looking very aggrieved.
After listening quietly for a while, Glen also understands what has happened.
Originally, everything was going according to plan. The beast successfully surrounded a few wild boars and drove them towards here. But this monster suddenly showed up halfway, scattered the pig herd, grabbed three, and chased after the beast without letting it go.
Knowing this, Glen gets a little angry. He walks to the edge of the pit and shouts, "Stop shouting! Big guy, why did you steal my prey!?"
The suddenly sounding voice successfully attracts the giant's attention. It turns its ugly head and looks at Glen. Seeing that he is a tender - skinned human, it gets excited immediately and says coarsely, "So lucky today. There's a snack to eat!"
"Snack? Then come and get it?" Glen sneers.
The giant feels Glen's contempt and gets angry all of a sudden. How dare a weak little food despise it?!
"You make Abu unhappy! Abu will bite you into pieces and eat you!"
Its thick limbs struggle in the pit, and the mud flies everywhere. But no matter what it does, it can't climb out and only wastes its strength in vain.
Glen has been standing still. When the giant calms down, he says with a mocking smile, "I suggest you save some strength, big guy. Why don't we talk? How about you give me the three prey in your hand, and I'll save you out?"
Abu, who is panting heavily, hears this and immediately protects the prey and says warily, "These are Abu's! No one is allowed to steal them, or I'll eat you!"
"It was clearly you who stole mine first! Why do you say it's yours!"
"I say it's mine, so it's mine! Everything in this forest is mine. I'm the king here! Now you should also be mine!" Maybe it's angry, and the giant doesn't refer to itself by its name.
"According to your logic, if I announce that this place is mine today, then it is mine? Stupid big guy! Hurry up and hand over the prey!"
"Mine! It's mine! I won't give it to you!" Abu looks like a rascal.
Glen has run out of patience and says directly, "If you don't give it to me, just wait to be buried here!"
The giant, who has recovered some strength, just wants to struggle again when it suddenly finds that most of its body has sunk into the swamp without knowing when, and it is even more difficult to get out.
Only then does it understand what Glen means by being buried here.
Looking up, Abu is horrified to find that a man and a beast are working hard to fill the pit with mud!
"You two stop quickly! Abu is scared! Abu doesn't want to be buried alive!" It shouts with an angry tone.
"Hand over the prey! Then I will consider saving you!" Glen doesn't turn his head.
"This is impossible! You incompetent fool! If you have the guts, have a real duel!"
The giant tries to use this clumsy taunt to enrage Glen, but it only makes Glen laugh when he hears it, so he doesn't even bother to respond.
Not responding doesn't mean Abu will stop. It has searched all the nastiest words in its mind, but they are just the same few words, which are completely ineffective.
Seeing that the sticky black mud is almost up to its chest, Abu finally panics. Its tone is no longer as tough as it was at the beginning, "Hey, maybe we can talk. Abu can give up the prey! Please stop quickly!"
Glen stops waving the shovel at the right time, turns around and looks at Abu with a faint smile, "Throw the prey up, and I'll save you out."
"No, you have to save Abu out first!"
"You are not qualified to negotiate. Either hand over the prey or be buried alive!"
"Damn it..." Abu curses in a low voice. After struggling in its heart for a long time, as if it has thought something through, it says reluctantly, "Okay, Abu believes you. You must keep your promise and save Abu out."
After saying that, the giant waves its thick and huge arm and throws the three black pigs, whose life or death is unknown, beside Glen, splashing a lot of mud.
Glen steps forward to check the situation of the three black pigs. There are no visible external injuries, and they are breathing. Maybe they are just fainted from fright.
"Wait. We will dig away the mud around you right away. You can climb out by yourself." Glen says.
He still values his promise. If the benefit is not large enough, he won't break his word easily.
He directs the beast to dig at several key places around the trap. It won't get too close to the giant. This has been considered when setting up the trap. Most of the swamp can be drained quickly.
Feeling that it can exert strength, Abu is immediately happy and starts to struggle on its own. Compared with before, it is obviously much easier.
When its arm can reach the edge of the trap, it can already climb out by itself, and Glen and the beast also stop working.
"Okay, big guy. I hope there won't be such an unpleasant day like today in the future. Then we should also leave."
Patting the mud on his hands, Glen says lightly.
Abu sits on the edge of the trap. Hearing this, it looks at Glen and doesn't answer.
Whether it's an illusion or not, Glen seems to see mockery in its eyes.
What's going on? Glen doesn't think much about it either. Just as he is about to let the beast drag the prey and leave, a sudden loud noise in the quiet forest makes the man, the beast and the giant shrink back.