Zhang Lie frowned. "The ground's been cleared away, and there are a few burial mounds over there. There's a trail of fresh footprints, both humanoid and bestial."

Mu replied, "It could very well be those from the beast tribe hoping to loot the remains of the village. Their tribe isn't too far from here."

Zhang Lie glanced around. He could sense fluctuations of genetic energy nearby. He thought that they came from genetic lifeforms, but were there really any wild ones that wouldn't run away upon sensing Red Comet and the two superior-grade black leopards? Either they were very confident peak-grade lifeforms, or weak lifeforms that were scared stiff.

Under these circumstances, however,...