Chapter 1540: Burning City and Black Fish Worm

Su Xiao could be sure that he would encounter other curse-system witches in the future. Moreover, this type of witch was too bizarre. It was inevitable that he would leave behind hair, bloodstains, etc., during combat. If these were obtained by such witches, there would be endless trouble, and he might even be killed from a distance.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao decisively chose reward b. In this world, he could obtain many treasure chests, and he was not short of this one gold treasure chest.

"This... is it over?"

Melodie stepped forward to check the Feast's corpse. This notorious cannibal witch had actually died like this, and before dying, she even made a cry for help, seemingly having seen something terrifying.

Because of the previous loud noises, the surrounding civilians had scattered like birds and beasts. Soldiers wearing scale armor arrived. After these soldiers initially determined the situation, they retreated and blocked the surroundings, dispersing all civilians within several hundred meters to form a defense line. This was not to prevent Su Xiao from escaping, but to help Su Xiao block. Witch hunters had a high reputation among the people.

Su Xiao came to the Feast's corpse. He extracted blood and palm prints from the corpse and picked up several black crystal fragments. With just these three items, he could prove that he had killed Feast Witch Keith.

"Your reward."

Su Xiao threw a small bag of gold coins to Melodie. Compared to promises, heavy gold coins were easier to motivate people.

The facts were indeed so. Melodie smiled like a flower and stuffed the bag of gold coins into her bosom.

"There should still be wealth in the Feast's residence. Leave it to me."

Melodie ran quickly into the warehouse. Bubu Wang not far away showed a bad smile. After it entered the Feast's lair, it almost vomited.

Five minutes later.

"Ugh~"

Melodie arched her body, supporting the wall, one hand pressed against her chest, bean-sized tears rolling down. This was what dry retching referred to.

"Even if... it's a Black Witch, the Feast is too cruel. This guy deserves to die here!"

The scene witnessed a few minutes ago made Melodie doubt her life. Near her, several soldiers were also dry retching. These were soldiers who had been on the battlefield. It could be imagined how shocking the scene in the Feast's lair was.

"This witch hunter gentleman."

A White Witch with a somewhat ugly face spoke. Her name was Aini Claudia, the lord here, the big shot Melodie once wanted to impersonate.

"This is my gratitude."

Aini Claudia handed over a wooden box. While she was speaking, the soldiers had already started to deal with the remains under the warehouse, and the wailing of the families of the deceased was endless.

Soon, the blockade circle was surrounded by civilians. Su Xiao determined that there were no curse mechanisms underground and stepped out of the warehouse.

Just walking into the crowd, a 5 or 6-year-old girl blocked Su Xiao's path. She looked up at Su Xiao, her big eyes very pure.

"Eat for you."

The little girl handed over an apple-like fruit.

"Many thanks." Su Xiao took it and slowly disappeared into the crowd.

In front of the carriage outside the city, Melodie hugged her chest with both hands, looking at Su Xiao with a smile.

"How is it? The feeling of being respected is not bad, right."

"Those civilians don't respect me, but the witch hunter. That is the honor belonging to the witch hunter."

"The Feast is notorious. There are not a few White Witches and witch hunters who died in her hands. Moreover, aren't you a witch hunter?"

"Who knows, stop talking nonsense, continue on the road."

Su Xiao entered the carriage. Although he was a witch hunter in name, he had his own purpose, which was somewhat different from those witch hunters fighting for their beliefs, although they were doing the same thing. However, this was also the main reason Su Xiao accepted that shriveled apple.

Witch hunting continued. Su Xiao's next goal was Nikedodo City. Recently, several witches had come there, seemingly secretly preparing something.

One day later, in a cold rock city.

Blue smoke drifted slowly from the houses that had turned into charcoal. When Su Xiao arrived here, half of Nikedodo City had turned into charcoal.

In the magnificent hall, an old man with a sallow complexion sat on a chair, covered with a blanket. Several attendants beside him held bottles and jars, occasionally letting the old man drink a mouthful.

"Witch hunter lord, you finally came."

The old man sat up tremblingly, but after several efforts, he could not complete this simple action.

"Plague?"

Su Xiao stood in front of this old lord.

"No, it's more terrifying than the plague. It's insects."

The old lord waved his hand, and an attendant beside him brought a glass bottle. Inside the glass bottle was a black beetle, about the size of a soybean.

"Once bitten by this kind of insect, one will die within 3 to 5 days. That's right, I was also bitten by this little thing."

The old lord lowered his head, signaling the attendant to pull open his collar. On his chest, there was a black pattern resembling a sea urchin. This thing was just like a black tattoo.

"I ordered the burning of half the city. Unfortunately, those little things were not killed off. Witch hunter lord, no matter what you do next, please blame me. Revenge for my people. It must be them, it can't be wrong, it must be..."

The old lord grabbed Su Xiao's hem. His body gradually became powerless. The attendants beside him turned their heads, tears falling from their eyes. From this, it could be seen how popular this old lord was.

"Let me, sleep for a while first."

"?"

Several attendants were stunned. They still thought the old lord had died.

By observing the old lord's symptoms, Su Xiao found that this was indeed not a plague. The thing on the other party's chest looked like a spell or witchcraft mark no matter how he looked at it. This thing was gradually absorbing the old lord's life force and gestating something.

Su Xiao's two fingers were like hooks, stabbing straight into the old lord's chest.

"You!"

The attendants' eyes turned red immediately. At this moment, they selectively forgot Su Xiao's witch hunter identity. Saving the old lord was the key.

Su Xiao's two fingers pulled out, and an egg-sized egg was clamped between his two fingers. There was a living thing wriggling inside this black egg.

With a pfft, Su Xiao crushed the black egg. A sweet smell permeated. This thing contained a large amount of life force, so the smell would naturally not be unpleasant.

The old lord opened his eyes again. His body was completely powerless, but soon, snoring sounds came from his mouth, sleeping exceptionally sweetly. His life was not in danger, but the absorbed life force could not be made up for.

"Black fish worm, is the purpose to collect life force? If inferred this way..."

Su Xiao roughly understood the situation of "Nikedodo City." Several elemental witches were collecting life force. That kind of black beetle was called "Black Fish Worm," an aquatic insect parasitic under the fish belly in the river. After the witch's modification, this thing was transformed into a "collector."

The modified Black Fish Worm dies upon laying eggs. Its larvae will not hatch but will continuously absorb the host's life force. This kind of larva belongs to an energy form. If it weren't for Su Xiao's Steel Shadow ability, he would not be able to catch this thing at all.

"How many rivers are there in the city? Water flow is gentle, clear."

"Such a river... there is only one!"

A young attendant stepped forward and answered Su Xiao's question.

"More than 30% of the water in the city is taken from there?"

Su Xiao was verifying his conjecture. When he flipped through books in the Holy Healing Church library earlier, he mastered a lot of knowledge about hunting witches. Witch hunting is not something that can be done just by having strong combat power.

"More than 70% is."

"More than 70%..."

Su Xiao pondered for a moment and basically judged the level of the witches in the city. If it were a fourth-stage witch, let alone 70% of the drinking water being taken from that river, even if it were only 40%, there would be no living people in the whole city within 3 days. It is just that terrifying.

But there is one thing Su Xiao can't figure out, which is where a few third-stage witches got the guts to harm a large city with a population of over 10,000. ===== CHAPTER 1541 =====