Alex shook his head and focused back on the corpse's condition.
It looked like something tried to eat this dog but didn't finish it completely.
Alex didn't stop there and used his feet to roll the corpse. The other side was also in a similar condition, filled with bite and claw marks.
He looked around and wondered. Did a batch of dogs become so hungry that they resorted to cannibalism? But if so, why didn't they eat the corpse?
From the black bags around, he noticed that, except for a few, most were still intact with no damage. This area didn't look like a place where a bunch of dogs went mad.
Maybe it was the work of a single dog. The moment he thought that, his eyes started shining.
He looked at the other half of the alley. There was a chance he might meet the culprit ahead.
Alex looked at the corpse one last time and started moving forward.
No matter which dog did that, he was sure it must have sustained some injury. He wanted to use this moment to strike.
Soon he saw the other side of the road. There was no wall blocking the entrance from this side. He shook his head in disappointment.
There was no dog present in this alley. He relaxed a little and was about to move out when the hair all over his body stood on end.
Before he could understand what was going on, he heard a weird growl, and something jumped at him.
Alex jumped back in shock and saw a dog's claw moving inches closer to his eyes. Behind this claw was a massive dog covered in blood.
His hand went cold as he tried to shift to the side, but it was already too late.
Crunch!
He heard bones screeching sound, and then a bone-chilling pain hit him.
Alex's eyes went wide in pain. "Fck!" He looked down and saw the dog madly chewing on his left leg. He did not lose his reasoning and started the recording function.
The white circles in his eyes started spinning as he felt increased pressure in his eyes.
Not thinking much about it, he jumped a step back and swung his leg against a nearby wall.
Bam!
The dog's body slammed into the wall. He felt its jaw loosen for a moment, but then he screamed again, "Ahh."
He looked down and saw two red eyes staring at him.
This dog didn't look like it was in a sane condition. There were hundreds of scars all over its body. He noticed the dog's entire body was shivering constantly.
"Fck," Alex realized that this was the prey he was searching for. It was a rabid dog.
He seethed in pain. It felt like this dog would rip his leg at any moment.
He slammed the dog against the wall again while screaming, "Fck, leave my leg, you damn it!"
But no matter how much he kicked, it never let go of his leg. Alex noticed the dog's unfocused eyes in frustration. "You bitch, you want to bite, huh?"
Alex bent down and wrapped his hands around the dog's neck.
Even in this frenzy, the dog's instinct made it react, and it let go of his leg and tried to jump at his face.
Alex rolled down, getting on top of the dog's body. He started strangling it. But this wasn't a skinny street dog. No, this was a mid-sized, muscular dog.
It was so strong that the moment it shook its body, Alex's hands slipped out because of the blood on its body.
The dog used this chance to open its mouth and tried to bite his shoulder.
Alex knew he couldn't fight this guy on the ground. Not caring about his shoulder, he once again put it in a chokehold.
The dog bit hard on his shoulder and shook its head. He felt like his shoulder blade cracked. His eyes turned red with pain. He increased his grip around the dog's neck.
The dog realized the danger and tried standing on its legs. It was so strong that it even managed to lift him an inch above the ground.
At this moment, Alex interlocked his right leg with one of its hind legs. Not giving it any chance, he straightened his leg.
Auuu!
The dog lost its balance and fell face-down on the ground. Alex once again rolled down. This time, he was on the ground with the back of the dog on his chest.
The dog tried hard to struggle, but he dared not lose his grip in such a position.
He closed his eyes and poured his entire strength into his arms. He was squeezing so hard that veins in his neck and arms popped out.
He heard some crunching sounds from the dog's thick neck, but he didn't lose his grip.
Auu, auu!
The dog yelped in pain, but only an inaudible sound came out of its mouth. It tried hard to bite his hands, but his grip was just below its neck, making that impossible.
Alex could sense his heartbeat along with the dog's heartbeat. Both their hearts were going at a super fast pace.
The dog stopped struggling after a minute. He could feel its body going limp. Alex opened his eyes and saw the dog's eyes when white, with drool dropping out of its mouth.
He still didn't loosen his grip, even when the dog lost consciousness. It was better to wait than take any risk.
After what felt like a long time to him, he felt its body becoming colder in his hand.
At that moment, he heard a ping sound inside his head, and a notification popped up in front of him.
Ding!
[Congratulations to Hunter Apprentice Viper. You have achieved the task objective.]
[Do you want to leave the game scenario to receive your reward? (yes /no)]
Alex smiled in relief.
He dropped the dog's corpse and rolled it away from him. He never expected this thing to attack him so suddenly, it almost made him blind.
After the adrenaline rush, he felt like all the strength left his body.
At this moment, another gray text appeared in his eyes.