Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 520 - 107: Fire Axe

"Syrup?"

The scavenger imitated Sun Hang's actions, bending down to dip a finger into the stain on the ground, then instinctively bringing it toward her mouth.

"Are you tired of living?" Sun Hang glanced at her, asking somewhat speechlessly.

"Huh?"

"Even if we don't discuss whether there are any strange things underground in this mall, this syrup has been spilled here for quite some time now. Do you really dare to taste it?" Sun Hang said.

People who dare to put whatever they pick up into their mouths casually are either like Sun Hang, possessing an unbeatable digestive system and almost immune to toxins, or they're those one-in-a-million extremely lucky ones—those who happen to eat only non-toxic things, or even if there's poison, at most it just gives them diarrhea without posing a life threat.

And aside from these two kinds of people, the rest are probably in line waiting for reincarnation...

"I... I saw you also..."

"I'm a Hunter, are you?" Sun Hang rolled his eyes at her.

"I..." The scavenger stood up timidly, rubbing the finger that touched the syrup against the hem of her clothes and then clenched her hands tightly.

"You said that braggart didn't run away after seeing these 'bloodstains' but searched around this underground marketplace before leaving, right?" Sun Hang asked.

"Hmm..." The scavenger nodded, "But what he said, I don't know if it's true or false..."

"At least he did come here; otherwise, he wouldn't have seen these 'bloodstains.'" Sun Hang said, "As for the latter part, we have to divide it into two scenarios."

"Which two scenarios?"

"The first scenario: he discovered these so-called 'bloodstains' were just syrup spilled from a beverage shop, but he intentionally deceived you by saying they were bloodstains, to scare you away from scavenging the underground marketplace, thus keeping the resources here for himself."

Sun Hang continued, raising a second finger: "The second scenario: he didn't actually figure out whether these were bloodstains or not, and ran away as soon as he saw them and then randomly found something else elsewhere to deceive you into thinking it was scavenged from the underground marketplace. This scenario is simpler; it's just bragging and showing off."

"..." The scavenger looked at the 'bloodstains' on the ground and then at Sun Hang, without responding.

"Do you know that person?"

"No... not really." The scavenger shook her head, "He only stayed in our unfinished building for a week before leaving."

In the end, she added: "I've never talked to him... Besides exchanging supplies and information, I rarely talk to others."

"Indeed, talking too much might expose your gender... For those scavengers who have been suppressed for a long time, they don't care whether you look good or not, or if you're dirty or smelly." Sun Hang nodded, "Anyway, he stayed with you for at least a week, and a braggart like him must be quite talkative and won't have a shortage of exchanges with others... Do you think he's a bold person?"

"I... I don't know." The scavenger shook her head again.

"He should be quite bold." Sun Hang seemed to be asking and answering himself, "You all don't dare to approach the entrance to the underground market, but he, at least, has seen these 'bloodstains'... Someone with such courage, I think, unless faced with a real threat, wouldn't be like a frightened bird, turning and fleeing... Therefore, out of the two scenarios I mentioned, the first one seems more likely." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Just based on such a tiny bit of information... How did you see through it?" The scavenger stared at Sun Hang in amazement.

"I may not know much about that person's character, but I do know quite a bit about human nature... Unless he's a guy who acts out of character, all the above guesses are essentially worthless."

"...Huh?"

"Anyway, if he isn't someone who acts out of character, he'll definitely come back to this place... After all, compared to the surface, this is indeed an 'unexploited' 'blue ocean,' wouldn't you say so?"

"Yes... yes, right?" The scavenger's brain was already showing signs of overload.

"Furthermore, he will come more than once... Look here, there are footprints on the syrup, going back and forth..." Sun Hang walked a bit further ahead, "Speaking of which, why did he leave later?"

Sun Hang looked around, noticing the obvious signs of scavenging in the surrounding shops, with many items scattered messily... A conspiracy-like thought even popped into Sun Hang's mind: Could it be that even the syrup disguised as blood was deliberately spilled by that person?

The purpose being to monopolize the resources of the underground marketplace.

He wouldn't need to worry about bold scavengers daring to venture into the underground marketplace for a thorough investigation—those with such courage are likely not content being mere scavengers exploited by those 'buyers'... With such fanfare, rumors of monsters staying in the mall's underground have spread within the scavenger circles, and even if someone's unwilling and wants to explore, they'd definitely run away upon seeing the 'bloodstains'.

The more Sun Hang analyzed, the more he felt the syrup on the ground might actually be spilled by him.

But this brings the problem full circle.