âThis monster looks a little strangeâ¦â
While speaking, Simmons pulled out his sword and used it to pry open the monsterâs mouth.
There was still half of the black puppyâs foreleg inside. At this moment, the puppy had already been swallowed into its stomach.
âThis monster, we call it a jackal.â
âItâs a very, very weak monster.â
Simmons sized up the jackal as he explained.
âIt usually moves in groups. It follows behind some other powerful monsters and picks up leftovers.â
âThis monster usually avoids battles, so itâs not a big threat.â
âBut our tribe has a rule. The moment we see a jackal, we must kill it.â
âI donât know why thereâs such treatment for such a weak monster, but I just obediently followed it.â
âI brought this question to my father and he said he didnât know. As Grandpa said it every day, my father just followed obediently.â
âSo Iâve been thinking. Maybe these jackals are actually a great threat in some aspects.â
Apollo listened and showed a puzzled expression. He didnât know what Simmons was actually trying to say.
Simmons pointed at the jackalâs body. âThe jackals in my memory donât look like this. I remember that jackals arenât this big, and their claws also arenât like this⦠They also do not have spots. In short, I think thereâs something wrong with this jackal, so I suggest that we dissect it.â
âDissect the monster?â
Apollo nodded when he heard this thought, but then he looked worried. He replied, âActually, I had the same thought, but who should dissect it? It would be poisoned to death no matter what.â
Indeed, the monsters in the swamp were not strong enough to frighten the Sky Dynasty. However, each of these monsters was extremely poisonous. It was almost like they would die if they touched them. Who would dare to dissect these monsters?
Simmons shook his head. âUnfortunately, I was too busy fighting in the tribe and didnât learn their dissecting skills. In fact, some of my elders are very good at thisâ¦â
âBut then, itâs not that itâs impossibleâ¦â
Apollo was not in the mood to listen to Simmons recall the past. Instead, he turned his gaze to Sharena.
At this moment, the puppy that was eaten as bait had been summoned back by Sharena.
However, at this moment, the puppy was grinning and looking at Sharena warily from the corner. No matter how Sharena coaxed and clapped her hands, it did not dare to go over.
âLooks like sheâs being hated by its own summoned creature.â
Apollo smiled and walked over to the puppy and picked it up.
âGood boy, donât follow Sharena anymore. Iâll give you meat, okay?â
Apollo was quite talented in coaxing pets, and soon calmed the puppy down.
âSee that pile of poisonous⦠no, delicious meat? Go and eat it.â
As Apollo spoke, he let the puppy out and put it next to the jackalâs body.
Sharena rushed over and when she saw the scene, she asked in confusion, âWhat are you guys feeding my dog?â
Apollo rolled his eyes. âIt wonât die anyway.â
âYou have to watch out that it will bite you in futureâ¦â
â¦
The puppy was blinded by the food in front of it and was eating heartily while Simmons squatted at the side and watched.
Dissecting a monster while ensuring their own safety was a skill in their tribe at that time. Simmons was playing the role of a combat force in the tribe, so he didnât have the opportunity to learn this skill.
Therefore, Simmons, who found this monster abnormal, could only watch the puppy tearing the jackalâs body to observe its structure.
In a short while, the puppy had finished eating the entire jackal and wagged its tail in satisfaction.
The puppy looked at Sharena, and the wariness in its eyes was gone. It seemed that it intended to bury the hatchet with its owner after a good meal.
However, Sharena did not look at her puppy. Instead, she pretended as if nothing had happened and looked away.
The puppy stuck out its tongue and took only two steps before it suddenly froze and fell to the ground.
âIt has nothing to do with meâ¦â
Sherena muttered to herself.
âHow is it, Simmons?â
At this moment, the jackal was only left with a skeleton after being eaten. However, Simmons squatted by the side was looking more and more worried.
âSomethingâs wrong, somethingâs wrong. I can swear that the jackalâs skeleton isnât like thisâ¦â
As Simmons spoke, he used his hands to flip through the skeletons in front of him.
From what he knew, the poison of a monster was in the blood and flesh and a small part of it was in the bone marrow. Therefore, it was not dangerous to grab the bones of a monster with bare hands.
He flipped through the skeletons for a few rounds and then pointed out at a few places.
âHere, thereâs an additional bone, and it seems to be the kind that only sheep-shaped monsters would have.â
âHere, thereâs a large piece of bone missing. I saw it when the puppy was eating it just now. Thereâs a strange organ here. Iâve never seen anything like this on a jackal.â
âAnd here⦠the most outrageous.â
Simmons grabbed the jackalâs spine and broke it open. He pointed at a small piece of bone and said, âThis is the skeleton of a wing.â
âThe skeleton of a wing?â
Apollo wondered if he had heard wrongly. How could a jackal grow a skeleton of a wing?
Moreover, when the jackal fell from the sky, he had seen it too. It did not have any wings.
Simmons still had a serious look on his face. His young but weathered face was enough to prove that he was an outstanding hunter. He had absolute confidence in the strangeness of the skeleton in front of him.
âThereâs something wrong with these jackals. They seem to be evolving through some methodâ¦â
Simmons voiced out his thoughts.
Apollo did not understand what this meant, but looking at Simmonsâs serious expression, he could sense the danger of the situation.
âToday Iâll get the watchmen on the tower to pay attention to this type of monster.â
Apollo said as he called Sharena over.
âHow many pets do you have in total? I mean, the kind that monsters like to eat.â
âTwelve,â Sharena answered quickly. âBut one was lost on the second floor.â
Apollo was puzzled. âOne was lost? Why didnât you inform His Majesty?â
âItâs not a big dealâ¦â
Sharena looked sad. âWe were marching at that time. I was afraid that we would slow everyone down, so I didnât say anything.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om