A keen nose was indeed convenient, but at times, it could be a torment, just like for Glen at this moment.

He was in a marshland, and the stench of rotting corpses, animal feces, and other things assailed his nostrils, making him roll his eyes.

"Really, these beasts just had to run into this kind of place..." Glen muttered under his breath, but his actions didn't halt.

He issued several commands through his connection with the beast, then dismounted and stepped into the deep mud.

After his master had taken off all his things, the beast shot out like lightning and soon vanished from sight.

Glaring at the stinking ground, Glen gritted his teeth. "All for the sake of money!"

After giving himself a pep - talk, he held his breath, picked up the shovel he had prepared earlier, and started digging a trap.

In fact, it wasn't difficult for him to catch a few wild boars, but that would require him to transform, and he didn't have any extra clothes.

As the sunlight shifted, the tree shadows slanted. Glen quickly dug a three - square - meter pit and camouflaged it.

His ears twitched. He knew the prey was approaching.

The timing was perfect... With a sense of determination, Glen immediately found a hidden bush to hide in. During this time, he smeared a lot of mud on his body to mask his scent.

A rumbling sound of trampling came from ahead, which made Glen slightly surprised.

How large a herd would it have to be to make such a noise on the marshland?

Soon, the answer was revealed, but it was far beyond his expectations.

The first to come into view was the beast. It seemed rather flustered, barking repeatedly at Glen.

What's going on? Before Glen could think further, a huge human - shaped monster, five meters tall with skin as gray as rock, came chasing after the beast.

It was completely naked, with only one hand grasping three howling black - haired wild boars tied up with thick ropes.

"Ha - ha, you can't escape. You're mine..."

The monster shouted in a rough voice, appearing clumsy and simple - minded.

"Jump over!" Glen suddenly stood up from his hiding place and shouted loudly.

The beast reacted swiftly, immediately receiving the command. With a crouch and a leap, it neatly cleared the hidden pit and landed on the other side.

The chasing giant, without thinking, stupidly stepped onto the trap. With an "ouch," its massive body tumbled into the pit.

"Damn it! This damned pit. Abu hates you!"

Seemingly hurt from the fall, the huge monster kept cursing.

Glen had completely emerged from his hiding place and came to the side of the panting beast. He furrowed his brows and asked, "What happened?"

The beast hung its ears and whined softly, looking very aggrieved.

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After listening quietly for a while, Glen understood the situation.

Everything had been going according to plan. The beast had successfully surrounded several wild boars and was driving them towards here. But this monster had emerged halfway, scattered the herd, snatched three of them, and then kept chasing the beast.

Learning of this, Glen was a bit angry. He walked to the edge of the pit and shouted, "Stop yelling! Big guy, why did you steal my prey?!"

The suddenly - raised voice successfully caught the giant's attention. It turned its ugly head and looked at Glen. Seeing a tender - skinned human, it became excited and said in a gruff voice, "What a lucky day. I've got a snack to eat!"

"A snack? Then come and get it?" Glen sneered.

The giant felt Glen's contempt. How dare a puny piece of food look down on it?!

"You've made Abu unhappy! Abu will crush you and eat you!" Its thick limbs thrashed in the pit, sending mud flying everywhere, but no matter what it did, it couldn't climb out, only expending its energy in vain.

Glen remained standing where he was. When the giant quieted down, he said with a mocking smile, "I suggest you conserve your energy, big guy. How about we make a deal? You give me the three prey in your hands, and I'll get you out of here."

Panting heavily, Abu heard this and immediately protected the prey, looking vigilant. "These are Abu's! No one can take them. Otherwise, I'll eat you!"

"You were the one who stole them from me in the first place! Why do you claim they're yours?"

"I say they're mine, so they are! Everything in this forest is mine. I'm the king here! Now, you should be mine too!" Perhaps enraged, the giant no longer referred to itself by name.

"According to your logic, then if I declare that this place is mine today, it would be mine? You dim - witted oaf! Hand over the prey at once!"

"They're mine! They're mine! I won't give them to you!" Abu put on a stubborn and unruly look.

Glen's patience ran out, and he said bluntly, "If you don't give them to me, you can just wait to be buried here!"

The giant, which had regained some of its strength, was about to struggle again when it suddenly realized that its body had somehow sunk more than halfway into the marsh, making it even more difficult to extricate itself.

Only then did it understand what Glen meant by being buried here.

Looking up, Abu was horrified to find a man and a beast vigorously shoveling mud into the pit!

"Stop at once! Abu is scared! Abu doesn't want to be buried alive!" it shouted, its voice tinged with anger.

"Hand over the prey! Then I'll consider rescuing you!" Glen didn't even turn his head.

"That's impossible! You good - for - nothing fool! Have the guts to engage in a real duel!"

The giant attempted to use a clumsy goading tactic to enrage Glen, but it only made Glen laugh. He simply couldn't be bothered to respond.

The lack of a response didn't mean Abu would stop. It rummaged through all the most offensive words in its mind, but it was just the same few words over and over again, having no effect at all.

Seeing that the thick, black mud had almost reached its chest, Abu finally panicked. Its tone was no longer as forceful as at the beginning. "Hey, perhaps we can talk this over. Abu can give up the prey! Please stop quickly!"

Glen stopped his swinging shovel in a timely manner, turned around, and looked at Abu with a faint smile. "Throw the prey up here, and I'll get you out."

"No, you have to get Abu out first!"

"You're in no position to negotiate. Either hand over the prey or be buried alive!"

"Damn it..." Abu muttered a curse under its breath. After struggling internally for a long time, as if having made up its mind, it reluctantly said, "Fine, Abu trusts you. You must keep your promise and get Abu out."

With that, the giant's huge arm swung, and the three black pigs, whose vital signs were uncertain, were flung beside Glen, splashing a mess of mud.

Glen stepped forward to check on the three black pigs. He saw no external injuries, and they were breathing. Perhaps they were just scared unconscious.

"Wait. We'll dig away the mud around you, and you should be able to climb out on your own." Glen said.

He highly valued his promises. He wouldn't break them easily unless the stakes were high enough.

He directed the beast to dig at several key points around the trap, not getting too close to the giant. This had been considered during the trap - setting, and it could quickly drain most of the marsh.

Feeling that it could exert its strength, Abu was overjoyed and started struggling on its own. It was clearly much easier than before.

When its arm could reach the edge of the trap, it could already climb out by itself, and Glen and the beast stopped working.

"All right, big guy. I hope there won't be any more unpleasantness like today. Well, we should be on our way now."

Glen dusted the mud off his hands and said indifferently.

Abu was sitting on the edge of the trap. Hearing this, it looked at Glen but didn't reply.

Was it an illusion? Glen seemed to see mockery in its eyes.

What happened? Glenn didn't think much about it. Just as he was about to order the beast to drag the prey away, a loud noise suddenly sounded in the quiet forest, startling Glen and the beast.