Chu Tian saw the red text heading at the top of the document and understood that this document had leaked from the highest levels of the Federation. After all, most people wouldn't know what a beast tide was even if they knew it had occurred.
He briefly skimmed through the document and found that it described the sudden occurrence of the beast tide and mentioned the unexpected shutdown of the base's defenses. However, there was no mention of the so-called infiltrators.
"Don't worry too much. The Federation has implemented a new defense deployment for major human bases and strengthened the perimeter defenses. If another beast tide occurs, humans should be alerted in advance," Liu Wei reassured Chu Tian.
Chu Tian replied, "No, I was just thinking about something else."
Liu Wei continued to flip the rhino meat and then sprinkled some seasoning on it. He handed a piece to Chu Tian and began cooking another piece for himself.
As they ate the rhino meat, Chu Tian began searching his fused memories. As a transmigrator, this was a secret that no one could know. Chu Tian had realized that this person, despite being knowledgeable about many things related to human bases and the Federation, was quite clueless about other matters.
However, he quickly thought that if it weren't for the system, he would probably have returned to being an ordinary civilian, living an uneventful life after serving three years as a soldier.
Liu Wei grilled his portion of the rhino meat and began eating voraciously. Just then, a loud tiger roar echoed, causing Liu Wei to drop the piece of meat he had barely eaten.
Both of them turned to look in the direction of the sound and saw a black tiger with golden patterns on its body not far away. While the tiger was of average size, smaller than those Chu Tian had seen in the zoo in his previous life, both Chu Tian and Liu Wei remained on high alert. This was because this tiger was, at the very least, a C-level pinnacle Illusionary Sound Beast.
Chu Tian looked at the information displayed above the beast's head and narrowed his eyes:
[Illusionary Sound Beast]
[Gender: Female]
[Species: Beast]
[Level: C-level]
[Talents: Illusionary Sound, Extreme Speed, Strength]
[Ding - Detect a replicable talent. Do you want to replicate it?]
"Replicate!" Chu Tian replied in his mind.
Instantly, a warm stream surged into his body, and he saw his new talent, Illusionary Sound, on his system panel. It was an auditory talent that could be used to hypnotize or induce negative emotions like fear. However, it seemed to have a limited effect on higher-level warriors or beasts, or it might not work at all.
During this period of experimentation, Chu Tian had also learned that the system didn't replicate duplicate talents. As such, it hadn't replicated the other two talents of the Illusionary Sound Beast, Strength, and Extreme Speed.
Chu Tian observed that there were no Illusionary Sound Beasts in this area. At least, there were no records of such beasts in the map of the forest where he was currently located, and the highest level of beasts in this forest was C-level.
Liu Wei instinctively took a step back but then gritted his teeth and stepped forward, holding his knife defensively in front of Chu Tian.
"Go ahead and leave; I'll divert its attention," Liu Wei said, his grip on the Tang sword tightening.
Chu Tian glanced at the slightly trembling Liu Wei. His icy aura emanated as he decided to fully unleash his talents and push his combat limits. He told Liu Wei, "Liu Wei, go, and get out of here."
"Alright! You go quickly," Liu Wei replied, but he couldn't hear clearly due to his nervousness. Realizing his misunderstanding, he was surprised and asked, "What? You want me to escape? No, my talents allow me to sneak away and conceal my presence. It's better for you to leave first. I'll stay and distract this savage tiger."
The Illusionary Sound Beast stood beside the rhino's carcass, its blood-red eyes locked onto Chu Tian and Liu Wei. It suddenly pounced forward, its silent mouth suddenly opening wide, and a tiger roar filled with hypnotic effects echoed from its throat.
This tiger roar contained a hypnotic effect, and for a moment, Liu Wei felt dizzy and almost collapsed. Chu Tian reached out and pulled him back, sending a surge of cold energy into Liu Wei's body.
Feeling the cold energy, Liu Wei shook off the dizziness and looked at Chu Tian, who seemed unaffected. He clenched his teeth and said, "I'll leave right away. You take care of yourself. If you can't win, make sure to leave."
After Liu Wei left, Chu Tian activated his talents and consumed his talent points. He had noticed that once he reached 500 talent points, a plus sign had appeared next to his rank. He could accumulate talent points to improve his rank.
[Ding - Successfully promoted to D-rank Intermediate, consuming 1500 talent points.]
Seeing the plus sign disappear next to his rank, Chu Tian had advanced from D-rank Novice to D-rank Intermediate, with only 300 talent points remaining.
With ice in one hand and fire in the other, both talents were unleashed, and his mental power perception was activated as well, just in case.
While it was common for beasts to have multiple talents, human warriors with two or more talents were rare. Chu Tian's advantage came from the system, allowing him to carry numerous talents, which made him extremely dangerous if exposed.
The Illusionary Sound Beast was a B-level beast, and while Chu Tian was now a D-rank Talent Warrior, the difference of one rank felt like a world apart. He needed to go all out while keeping his secret hidden.
Liu Wei, who had been sent away, had no idea that Chu Tian used his Illusionary Sound Beast talent to suggest something to him. Although it couldn't achieve full-on hypnosis at the same rank, it could still influence the mind.
The Illusionary Sound Beast roared and charged towards Chu Tian, but its hypnotic effects had no effect on Chu Tian, who possessed the same ability. Seeing this, the beast widened its four claws and sprinted towards Chu Tian.