Chapter 1705: Stronghold

Sizzle~

The Boundary Breaking Line tightened, but it was entangled on the exoskeleton. At this moment, the Nine-Eye Ghoul was like a porcupine, with bones growing out of its facial armor, protecting it like a cage.

Just as the Nine-Eye Ghoul took a deep breath, its head tilted back. As it exhaled, bone cones shot out from the air holes of the facial armor.

Bang!

Several air explosions combined into one. Eight bone cones flew in front of Su Xiao instantly. It was clear that they were poisoned. This was biological toxin. It wasn't fatal, but even if Su Xiao resisted with his constitution, he would be paralyzed for a few minutes.

It was at this moment that Su Xiao's right hand gripped the hilt of the sword.

Clang!

The long sword rang crisply. Large pieces of broken bone flew. Blade lights slashed toward the Nine-Eye Ghoul. Its proud exoskeleton was instantly cut off. Intersecting slash marks appeared on its body. Facts proved that Su Xiao, who could fight a 12-eye Ghoul, would make this Nine-Eye Ghoul die very miserably if he used his sword. Qing Gang Ying energy was no joke; that was true damage that ignored defense.

Pfft.

Blood splattered. Su Xiao subconsciously swung his sword toward the Nine-Eye Ghoul's throat. All the eyes of the Nine-Eye Ghoul widened. Something called death was so close to it at this moment.

The long sword stopped just as it was swung. Su Xiao couldn't help it. When the Nine-Eye Ghoul sprayed him with bone cones, he subconsciously drew his sword to meet the enemy. If he continued to slash, the probability of this Ghoul surviving was very low. Qing Gang Ying energy was no joke; that was true damage that ignored defense.

The long sword returned to its sheath. Su Xiao stepped forward two steps and punched the Nine-Eye Ghoul's throat.

Bang!

The Nine-Eye Ghoul was knocked back staggeringly. At this moment, its body was filled with severe pain, and its whole body was numb. The control effect of Qing Gang Ying was triggered.

After a punch to the throat and a punch to the heart, Su Xiao pinched the Nine-Eye Ghoul's throat with one hand. A syringe appeared in his hand and pierced straight into the Ghoul's eye.

With a pfft, the syringe pierced in from under the eyeball, and a pink potion was injected into the Ghoul's body.

"Immortal!"

The Ghoul, whose body had recovered its senses, roared. That big mouth full of sharp teeth opened, revealing a long tongue covered in saliva. Its hands stabbed toward its own throat. Clearly, this Ghoul wasn't a small character. The exchange of a few rounds let it know the gap between it and the enemy, and it also knew what being captured alive represented. It did eat people, but it couldn't betray its compatriots. Losing was losing, and it could only compensate for the impact of its defeat on its compatriots with death. Moreover, being captured alive by the Execution Agency was more terrifying than death.

Ding!

Sparks flew. Zhan Long Shan stuck to the Nine-Eye Ghoul's claws, making a difficult friction sound. The medicine took effect quickly.

"King~"

After the Nine-Eye Ghoul left this sentence, its body began to go limp. Before fainting, a face appeared in its brain—that was a woman with dimples when she smiled. A mere human, just food, how could it make its heart fluctuate? At least the Nine-Eye Ghoul thought so.

However, its appearance here today already explained one problem: the things that should be arranged had been completed. The purpose of coming here was nothing more than a woman named Yul, the special woman who, upon seeing its true appearance, not only wasn't afraid but smiled and poked its breathing hole.

'You are also pitiful, only able to live by eating people. As a human, I should report you to the Empire, you ugly guy, but why don't I want to do that at all? Perhaps it's because of that Monarch who looks humorous but is actually more cruel than a Ghoul.'

With a thud, the Nine-Eye Ghoul fell to the ground. The last blurred image it saw was a man wiping blood off his hands and looking down at it—Kuku Lin Bai Ye. This must be the kind of person Yul hated, definitely.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The sound of metal friction came. The Nine-Eye Ghoul opened its eyes blankly. It wanted to stand up, but found that it had been bound to a cross-shaped metal frame. Iron chains as thick as fingers pierced through its body, fixing it to the metal frame.

The Nine-Eye Ghoul looked around. This was a very enclosed room, full of gray concrete. Not far from it was a bald old man sitting on a low stool, sharpening a knife.

"You're awake? Then we can eat."

The bald old man had somewhat different-sized eyes. His left lower leg was replaced by a wooden stick, and traces of termites could still be seen at the junction of the wooden stick and the knee.

"A few questions need you to answer, but don't worry, you can answer these questions before I eat you up, cackle cackle..."

The bald old man's shoulders shook, and his whole body trembled. The next moment, the smile on his face disappeared. Sometimes humans could be more terrifying than Ghouls, especially when their beloved was swallowed alive by Ghouls.

Deputy Legion Commander's office.

"That's roughly it. The infiltration method of the Ghost Ring should be the second one, bribing officials in Zuer City. Their goal is basically determined, which is the Execution Agency headquarters, or something here."

After Iseri Bonnie finished speaking, she pulled off a strand of her soft blonde hair and turned it around her finger.

"If you continue to use this reasoning method, you will be bald by the age of seventeen at most."

Su Xiao was chewing on black pepper steak, with pea soup as a side dish. The steak tasted tender, and every bite was filled with meat juice. The pea soup was average.

"I will never be bald. Ancestral hair growth secret recipe, hmm, it's like this."

Bonnie stretched. At only twelve years old, she certainly couldn't be curvy.

Knocking came. A bald old man with different-sized eyes walked into the room. Seeing his hairstyle, Bonnie's eyes lit up. This might become her client.

"Sir, it's clear, hiccup~"

The bald old man smiled somewhat apologetically. Judging by his current expression, he was just a kind old man.

"There are four strongholds of the Ghost Ring, one at the Wild Boar Manor..."

A few minutes later, the bald old man left the office. Bonnie even waved at him.

"Mr. Legion Commander, I might have to excuse myself for a while. My client invited me to lunch. It's not easy to refuse. You shouldn't mind me making extra money, right?"

Bonnie looked at Su Xiao "pitifully," making the most of her age advantage to sell cuteness.

"You won't want to go. Hank's lunch is not suitable for you."

"Huh... I see. It's indeed not suitable for me."

The smile on Bonnie's face disappeared. She was so smart that she vaguely guessed what the lunch was from a few words. Hank had just tortured a Ghoul.

Su Xiao was hesitating, hesitating whether to dispatch Awakened to besiege the Ghost Ring's stronghold. If he did that, the risk would indeed be reduced a lot, but the mission completion degree would also be greatly reduced, perhaps even by two-thirds, no, more.

Hank wasn't Su Xiao's confidant, but he was trustworthy because Su Xiao knew the other party's secret. So even if he didn't dispatch the Execution Agency's Awakened when wiping out the Ghost Ring, there shouldn't be any problems. Of course, it wasn't without risk, but from the perspective of benefits, it was worth the risk.

"Bubu, go notify Amu. Bonnie, is the business of Yubi profitable? Are you interested?"

"..."

Bonnie "ignored" Su Xiao. She pulled the blanket beside the sofa, took off her little shoes, and clearly wanted to take a nap in the office. Facts proved that finding smart people to do things was more worry-free.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Legion Commander. Bonnie is a bit tired and wants to sleep for a while."

"I heard you have an aunt in prison? After this matter, prepare to welcome him out of prison."

"Hmm."

Bonnie closed her eyes for a nap, the corner of her mouth under the blanket curling. She didn't have any aunt; the one in prison was her sister.

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