Chapter 1584: Persistence and Belief

Beside the roaring campfire, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang flipped the grilled mushrooms above, sprinkling some seasoning from time to time. The mushrooms, torn apart and skewered, hissed on the fire, and the tempting juices dripped into the fire pit.

Su Xiao, his face somewhat pale, put down his hammer and picked up a small high-oscillation chainsaw nearby. Looking at the tools by his hand, it didn't look like he was repairing a vehicle, but rather a tank. In reality, he was repairing Amu—no, he was helping Amu treat its injuries.

Amu's skull had a severe comminuted fracture, but fortunately, its core array was in its chest cavity, which had stronger defensive capabilities.

"Moo~"

Amu let out a mournful cry. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, in front of the fire, shuddered and quickly withdrew its gaze.

"It's basically fine now."

Su Xiao applied some medicine to Amu's head. Amu sat up from the ground; compared to the physical pain, the loss in its heart made it feel even worse.

"Amu, lost."

Amu spoke in a muffled voice, looking very dejected. Su Xiao patted its shoulder.

"Time to eat."

"Mm."

Amu leaned forward. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's dog face looked awkward; there was nothing it could do about this thick-skinned, iron-blooded fierce bull.

After a hasty meal of grilled mushrooms, the man-dog-bull squad continued forward. There were enemies tracking them from behind; this could be judged from the traps Su Xiao had left along the way.

Before leaving, Su Xiao buried two alchemy bombs under the fire pit. Seeing this, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran up happily, inserted a wooden board in front of the fire, left a string of small characters, and incidentally moved the bombs under the wooden sign.

"There are bombs in the fire pit, do not touch!"

Half an hour after Su Xiao and the others left.

*Boom! *

Charcoal splashed, sparks rose high, and a figure with pitch-black skin retreated a few steps within the flames.

"Cunning scoundrel!"

Zango wiped the black ash from his face. After seeing that line of crooked small characters, he was furious. This was the fifth time he had been ambushed by traps.

A few kilometers away, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang glanced at the faintly visible firelight behind it and sighed. The enemy was truly too straightforward; calculating against such an enemy made its conscience ache faintly.

At this time, Su Xiao was already at the southern border. Further ahead was the Central Plains area. He glanced at his mission list; the side mission 'Mission Hunter' had been completed, obtaining 10,000 points of Holy Healing Church reputation. As for the hidden mission 'The Fall of the Moi Family', this mission had not been completed; E'yun was not yet dead.

Su Xiao no longer had time to kill E'yun. Although he had the ability to kill the opponent, 1 Golden Skill Point was indeed precious, but some things could not be forced. In his state, if he were besieged by E'yun and Zango, it would definitely be a ten-death-no-life situation.

Crossing the southern border, Su Xiao hurried toward the Holy Healing City without stopping. Compared to traveling by carriage, his speed on foot was clearly several times faster, but the consumption of stamina was a problem.

The next day at noon, a weary-faced Su Xiao arrived at the Holy Healing City. Amidst the noisy streets, he headed straight for the Holy Healing Church headquarters.

"Have you heard? Black witches have appeared in the city."

"How is that possible? This is the Holy Healing City."

Amidst the discussions of the civilians on the street, Su Xiao walked into the Holy Healing Church headquarters. Just as he entered, he saw several Witch Hunters negotiating something with Sherry behind the counter.

The smile on Sherry's face was still as gentle as ever. Her hand brushed past her ear, tucking a strand of hair behind it. An inadvertent glance allowed Sherry to see Su Xiao, who had just entered the headquarters.

The moment she saw Su Xiao, Sherry was visibly stunned. She put down the bounty order in her hand and stood up, leaning her head toward the counter.

"Did... you succeed?"

Sherry's voice trembled slightly. Su Xiao's return to the Holy Healing Church headquarters represented many things.

"Succeeded."

"Lord Carmen and the others..."

Sherry had actually guessed something, but she still asked this question, holding onto a fantasy.

"All dead, died at the Dust Altar."

"Is that so."

Sherry sat down slowly, picking up the bounty order on the table.

"Several Witch Hunter lords, I leave this commission to you."

As Sherry handed over the bounty order, tears slid down her cheeks. The departed were already gone, but the witch hunting had to continue.

"Miss Sherry, our business is not urgent. Shouldn't you take a rest?"

The faces of the White-tier Witch Hunters in front of the counter were not looking good, because they had heard a terrifying piece of information: Holy Councilor Carmen had died in battle!

"Witch Hunter lords, take it."

Sherry exerted force in her hand, and the bounty order wrinkled slightly.

"Right, right."

A female Witch Hunter took the bounty order. She had never seen the little goddess Sherry with such an expression before. That smiling, tearful appearance... made her feel terrified.

It wasn't Sherry's expression that was scary, but her belief—the belief that no matter who died in battle, the witch hunting had to continue.

Carmen, Blood Bear, Drunkard, Witch Grave—none of them were good people. Some were paranoid, some were fierce, some were cruel, but for the belief in their hearts, they could turn into evil ghosts without hesitation and perish with the enemy.

"Welcome back, you've worked hard, Lord Kuku Lin Bai Ye."

Sherry wiped the tear stains from her face and revealed a smile to Su Xiao.

"Mm."

Su Xiao stepped toward the upper floor. He wouldn't stay here long because a very persistent Void creature was still pursuing him from behind. Even after being tricked by traps a dozen times, it still didn't intend to give up.

Su Xiao headed straight for the Faction Shop on the fourth floor. Familiar with the path, he pushed open the broken wooden door of the Faction Shop and exchanged for two things.

【Current Holy Healing Church reputation: 38,590 points.】

【You have consumed 35,000 points of Holy Healing Church reputation; you have obtained the Divine Elegy Set (Light Gold).】

【You have consumed 2,000 points of Holy Healing Church reputation; you have obtained Soul Crystal (Large) x1.】

【You have consumed 1,500 points of Holy Healing Church reputation; you have obtained Curse Resistance 5%; current Curse Resistance: 78.9% (The 3.9% overflow cap was obtained through the Faction Shop; the maximum cap for Curse Resistance obtained through conventional means is 75%).】

Glancing at the remaining 90 points of Holy Healing Church reputation, Su Xiao turned and left. From the current situation, his previous life-and-death struggle was well worth it.

When exchanging for the Divine Elegy Set, Su Xiao seemed to have already seen the bitter yet happy faces of God Emperor and Mad Fox. The only large adventure group with a good relationship with Su Xiao was God Emperor; if he were to sell the Ascension Set, he would naturally prioritize God Emperor.

With the Divine Elegy Set in hand, if Su Xiao didn't scam God Emperor and Mad Fox until they doubted their lives, he wouldn't be a Fourth-Stage Hunter. As for the two sides becoming enemies due to the high price, that was completely impossible. Even if other large adventure groups were willing to be scammed, Su Xiao wouldn't give them the chance.

Divine Elegy Set = Ascension Milk = Super strong group healing + buffs + defense at critical moments. This was a tool for turning the tide and could even help the God Emperor Adventure Group avoid a total wipeout crisis.

As for keeping the Divine Elegy Set, that was simply impossible. Su Xiao couldn't use this item, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang couldn't either; it only had healing abilities, not a true healing-type. As for Amu... let's spare it.

Dashing out of the Holy Healing Church headquarters, Su Xiao left the city a few minutes later. Holding a map in his hand, he headed straight for the north. The Land of Death was in the Northern Territory. ===== CHAPTER 1585 =====