Chapter 1570: Sunset Red Squad

Leaving the Saint Healing Church headquarters, Su Xiao dragged his tired body toward an inn in the city.

Half an hour later, in a room on the third floor of the Locke Inn, Su Xiao lit a cigarette. The warm feeling in his stomach after a full meal made him drowsy.

Deafening snoring sounds came from the room next door. Su Xiao, lying on the bed, extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

"Xiang Bubu, go tell Amu to stop snoring."

Su Xiao glanced at the vibrating water glass on the nightstand. Amu's snoring in his deep sleep was comparable to a mild earthquake.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang grunted and kicked its leg, indicating it had no way to deal with Amu's snoring. Amu didn't usually snore when sleeping, but every time Su Xiao "treated" Amu, it would snore for a few days.

"So noisy, can't a person get a good night's sleep?"

Melody's angry voice came from outside the door. Afterward, knocking sounds came from the room next door. Not long after, Melody's voice lowered, and one could vaguely hear: "Sorry, sorry for disturbing your sleep. No, no, no, it has no impact, go back to sleep."

Amidst those faint sounds, Su Xiao gradually entered a deep sleep. Although it was a bit risky, if he didn't rest well, his body wouldn't be able to hold up. He still had to head to the South the day after tomorrow.

Su Xiao slept for nearly 20 hours straight. When he woke up, he felt refreshed. His left arm, which had been aching faintly, was fine. With his physical fitness and deep sleep, the recovery of his stamina could be imagined.

On the wooden table in the room, various firearm parts were neatly laid out. Both D-Assassination and Duke of Annihilation were disassembled, and Melody was curiously examining them from the side.

"Are we going witch hunting again?"

Melody was very active about witch hunting, the reason being the large sum of gold coins she had obtained after the destruction of West Port.

"That's right."

Su Xiao removed the silencer device from D-Assassination and began to clean the fire residue inside.

"Where is it this time? If we're talking about understanding witches, even in the South, I know some intelligence that the Saint Healing Church doesn't."

"Is that so? Then we'll go to the South."

"..."

Melody petrified.

"I was joking just now, and you were too, right? Hmm, it must be. Hahaha, you really have a sense of humor, I didn't notice it before... Woo~ I don't want to go."

Melody's voice even carried a crying tone as she spoke. She was still young, she hadn't experienced the joys of love, and she didn't want to die.

"This was your suggestion. As a partner, I naturally have to respect your opinion."

"Lord Witch Hunter, please spare this weak girl. Go to the South? That's the Country of Witches, a Country of Witches without civilians."

"More witches also means you can get more gold coins."

"I'm suddenly not interested in gold coins."

"..."

Su Xiao glanced at Melody, and she immediately wilted.

"Really, we're going to the South?"

After the initial panic, Melody narrowed her eyes, smiling like a mother fox. Through the time she had spent with Su Xiao, she discovered that Su Xiao wouldn't do things he wasn't sure about. That human forbidden zone in the South—even if Su Xiao was now a Blood Hunter, he wouldn't easily head there.

"Perhaps."

"I knew it."

Melody let out a long sigh of relief. Although she still felt a bit uneasy, she still didn't believe Su Xiao would go to the South to hunt witches.

The next morning, in the conference room on the third floor of the Saint Healing Church headquarters, they were still in front of that square table severely damaged by worms.

Su Xiao, sitting on a wooden chair, was adjusting something, occasionally putting on wireless earphones to listen carefully. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang squatted by his feet.

Carmen sat opposite him with a smile. Yesterday, the old tree had met spring, and he had unlocked a knot in his heart that had been there for over a decade. After all, this trip to the South was likely a one-way journey.

With a "creak," the wooden door of the conference room was pushed open, and a one-eyed old man walked in. The old man was as sturdy as a bear. The shotgun on his back could no longer be called a gun; it was a small-caliber cannon.

"Yosea, I heard you were taught a lesson by your daughter again recently?"

"Hmph, she's just an adopted daughter. I should have let her freeze to death on the street back then."

The bear-like old man Yosea snorted coldly and found a seat at random. It could be seen that his relationship with Carmen wasn't harmonious. Of course, this was only on the surface; the two had fought side-by-side for most of their lives.

"So lively."

A "middle-aged man" walked into the conference room. Although he didn't look like an old man, in reality, his hair was already gray. Among the three old men, he was actually the oldest.

Seeing this old man, Su Xiao was a bit surprised. When he redeemed Melody in prison, he had seen this old man once. At that time, the old man was snoring away due to drunkenness. If he remembered correctly, he was a prison guard.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

As soon as the guard old man sat down, he raised the wine bottle in his hand, drank several large gulps, and even let out a drunken hiccup.

"Only Gante is missing. He shouldn't be late, right? It's been a long time since I've seen him..."

Just as Carmen finished speaking, a gaunt old man pushed the door and entered.

"Gante, long time no see... eh~"

Carmen was just about to greet him when he discovered that Gante's situation was a bit off.

"Ah?"

Gante looked at Carmen in confusion, his eyes clearly a bit dazed. The drunken old man on the side smiled and pulled the shotgun off Yosea's back.

"Gante, catch."

As soon as he finished speaking, the drunken old man threw the shotgun in his hand. At this instant, Gante's gaze was no longer dazed but became exceptionally sharp. He caught the shotgun with one hand.

Witch Grave Gante—this was the name the witches called him. Not only Gante, but the other three old men also had their own titles. These were all fought out.

The drunken old man was "Gut-Ripper" Rockefeller.

The one-eyed old man was "Blood-Splatter Bear" Yosea.

As for Saint Councilor Carmen, he was called "Bone-Stripper" Carmen by the witches.

Witch Grave, Gut-Ripper, Blood-Splatter Bear, Bone-Stripper—from these titles, one could see how much of a shadow these four had cast over the witches. One must know that these titles weren't self-proclaimed, but named by the witches.

The most ruthless of the four was Witch Grave Gante. Witches who were getting on in years all knew one thing: it was better to die in battle than to fall into the hands of Witch Grave, as that was more miserable than death.

Yet the Witch Grave of the past now suffered from senile dementia. Fortunately, it didn't seem too serious. When he held the shotgun, his eyes became noticeably brighter.

Looking at these four old men, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's dog face was awkward. Carmen was a cripple, Yosea was a one-eyed dragon, Rockefeller was a drunkard, and Gante had senile dementia. This Sunset Red Squad going to hunt Misfortune made Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang inevitably feel that the future was worrying.

However, a few minutes later, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang dismissed this thought. The four old men might not be as physically fit as when they were young, but they were more experienced and unafraid of death.

"Old partners, this trip to the South might be a one-way journey."

"Hmm."

"As long as there's wine to drink on the road, it's no problem."

"While I'm still clear-headed, dying in the South is more glorious than dying of old age."

It was very clear that these four weren't people afraid of death. A pure suicide squad wasn't scary; a suicide squad with experience and a clear goal was what was scary.

"Good. Let's go see the Pope. There are some things we need to explain to him."

Carmen picked up a cloth bag and walked out.

The group traveled through Saint Healing City without attracting attention, and there was no farewell ceremony. Forty minutes later, they were in a stone house on the city wall.

A serious-looking middle-aged man sat in the stone house. Beside him sat a young boy who was somewhat absent-minded, seemingly thinking about other things.

"Basically, that's it. Laurent, we're leaving."

Carmen and the other four old men sat opposite the middle-aged man. Hearing Carmen call the middle-aged man by his name, the boy on the side was stunned for a moment. It was clear that he didn't recognize Carmen, or rather, with his power, he couldn't reach Carmen. Carmen didn't leave the Saint Healing Church headquarters much, plus the two sides weren't in the same power system, and the power system the boy was in wasn't hereditary. The boy couldn't inherit his father's power unless he was very capable.

"Take care on the road."

The middle-aged man was the Pope of the Saint Healing Church, the leader of another power system within the Saint Healing Church. As for the boy beside him, he was his offspring, not yet an adult.

After Carmen and the other four joined Su Xiao, they quickly left the city. On the carriage, Melody's face was pale. She had originally thought Su Xiao's mention of heading to the South was a joke, but just a few minutes ago, she had seen the Pope of the Saint Healing Church! This didn't look like a joke at all. The Pope coming in person to see them off seemed to mean they really were going to the South.

Above the city wall, the Pope looked into the distance at the two carriages driving away. The boy beside him was full of confusion.

"Father, these people going to the South, although heroic, aren't they just sending themselves to their deaths..."

"Watch your words."

The Pope glanced at his eighth son and finally just shook his head.

"You were still in swaddling clothes when they were in their prime. Not everyone craves fame. Remember these people. What they are doing is something we don't have the courage to do, and something we cannot do. Moreover, among these people, there is a Witch Hunter whom even Saint Councilor Carmen calls a monster. It's unimaginable." ===== CHAPTER 1571 =====