Ed stared at the emerging tiger not far away.
He felt that going out today had been a mistake. Even his base had now been discovered.
The heavens had turned their backs to him at a really unfortunate time.
However, he also noticed that the tiger’s body was covered with scars of all sizes. It seemed that getting here had not been a pleasant stroll for it either.
At the same time, he was also very puzzled. He had clearly taken measures to hide his tracks, so how had the tiger followed him?
Could it be that he had overlooked something?
That was impossible. He had always been meticulous, it wasn’t likely that he’d made such a mistake.
Ed really did not understand how the tiger had found him.
Roar!
At that moment, the tiger noticed Ed.
Its eyes glinted with bitter hatred. It clearly recognized the human standing before it. This was the one who had stolen its chickens today.
After its group had returned, seeing that the chickens were all gone, they thought that it had swallowed them all itself.
They attacked it brutally, leaving most of the scars on the tiger’s body.
The tiger had caught a whiff of an extremely rich fragrance. As it was hungry, it had followed the scent all the way here. It had not expected to be led to its enemy.
Seeing him, its eyes had turned bloodshot in rage!
The tiger roared thunderously a few times before dragging its body and speeding towards Ed.
In a matter of seconds, it was at his face.
The tiger raised its sharp front claws, slashing directly at him.
Fortunately, Ed managed to react in time, dodging over to the side. If he hadn’t done so, he would have met his end miserably right there.
The tiger had clearly not expected that the puny human facing it would dodge that attack. It was stunned, hesitating for a few seconds.
Taking advantage of this, Ed had already dashed away, and was already a few dozens of meters away from the tiger.
He took out his axe from the storage space.
Looking at the weapon in Ed’s hands, the tiger couldn’t help itself from trembling a little.
It had seen firsthand the power of this axe. With just one slash, more than a dozen trees had fallen down.
Hesitating, it did not immediately pounce on Ed, but instead started to circle him, considering its options.
In the end, its hunger made it lose the last shreds of rationality it had left.
It let loose a growl before charging towards Ed, its speed much faster than before.
The distance between the two continued to shrink.
Twenty meters!
Ten meters!
Five!
The tiger roared once again as it flayed its claws at Ed’s body.
Ed, who was standing still on the spot, gripping his axe, also made his move.
Slash!
Just as the tiger’s attack was about to reach him, he swung the axe in his grip with all the strength he could muster.
The sharpness of the Diamond-quality Axe was unwavering.
The blade slashed fiercely across the tiger’s stomach, creating a deep gash. Just as its claws had been about to find their mark on Ed, it hung in the air, unable to move forward.
Finally, the tiger crashed onto the ground with a face full of resentment.
Meeting its death, it was unable to comprehend why the human had been able to move so fast.
The tiger collapsed completely.
Ed did not let his guard down, not relaxing even a little until he confirmed that the tiger was indeed dead.
He took a deep breath. His entire body had long been soaked in cold sweat. It would have been a lie to say that he had not been afraid.
Had he been just a little slower, he would have died by the tiger’s claws.
At this moment, Ed felt as if he had just walked out from the gates of Hell.
His axe fell to the ground. He had drained all his strength.
Fortunately, he had killed the tiger.
The strength he had just only gained from the fish soup had been put right to use.
It was as if the heavens were teasing him, giving him a portion of strength before immediately arranging a trial for him.
“I have to be more careful in the future.”
Ed sat on the ground, paralyzed. The tiger he had killed had already been injured prior, and that had taken up almost all of the strength in his body. What if there were one or two more of them?
Based on a rough estimation of his current strength, he decided that if he went all out, he could manage a fight with one tiger. If there were two or more, he would have to run away.
After a long time, Ed’s strength recovered slightly, just enough that he could barely stand up and move.
“It was worth it.”
Winded, and with his chest still heaving, Ed was still grateful for the harvest..
Among all the survivors, he was sure that he was the only one who had killed a wild beast.
Ed looked down at the tiger’s corpse lying in front of him.
The body of the wild beast was undoubtedly full of treasures. He would have to make good use of it. Moreover, the fur on the beast’s body was warm and rough. Perhaps it could be used to make clothes for himself. At least that way, he wouldn’t have to wear this tattered short-sleeved shirt anymore.
As for the tiger meat, Ed didn’t intend to eat it.
Although he had never tried tiger meat, it didn’t look very appealing. He was better off just eating chicken.
However, Ed didn’t intend to waste an entire tiger’s corpse.
In addition to the fur that could be made into clothes, he could trade the meat to other survivors.
After all, there were undoubtedly still many who would not have enough to eat every day. They may be full one day and hungry the next. In such a situation, as long as there was any meat, there would be buyers.
Despite how tough and unappealing tiger meat was, a starving person would be more than happy to get their hands on it.
This was the weakness of human nature.
No matter what, Ed could not waste anything.
Using it for trade would also maximize his own interests. He had to do it.
Picking up the axe in his hand, he weakly stumbled over to the tiger’s corpse.
He tried to control his strength. If he was too forceful, this fur would really be wasted.
Ed didn’t want to be careless in handling what would be his future clothes.
As he worked, his ambition grew.
This fur was probably only enough to make one piece of clothing. Actually, it might not even be enough for that.
He decided that when the time came, he would cut up the remaining tigers and use their fur to make clothes as well. Then, he would use their meat for trade.
Very soon, a complete sheet of tiger skin had been sliced off from the tiger’s corpse and put aside.
The last step was to start chopping.
That’s right, even if it was a tiger’s corpse, Ed would still have to chop it into small pieces.
Only this way would his benefits be increased, maximizing the resources he could obtain from transactions.
Otherwise, if he was forced to sell more than half of it right away, he could amass a considerable amount of resources, but it would be short-lived. Splitting it into smaller pieces would allow him to obtain more.
Of course, Ed did not find it too troublesome to do such a thing.
To increase his profits, it would be worth it.