Chapter 2017: Summoner

After resting for half an hour, the squad set off, rushing toward the south of the abandoned city. After leaving the city, they passed through a forest, then passed through a Gobi desert, then entered a mountainous area, and after passing through the mountainous area, they arrived near the Qiyuezhe camp, which was a grassland.

Leaving the city went smoothly, after all, Bubu Wang and Bahar were clearing the way in front, and the group plunged directly into the forest.

The plants in the forest grew wildly. At this time, the sun had already hung on the horizon, and various wild beasts in the forest became active. These wild beasts were not easy to deal with; most carnivorous wild beasts were abnormally fierce, and a few had combat power comparable to the Wail Queen.

After moving forward for three hours, the squad went deep into the forest. What was the most terrifying thing in the forest at night? It was mosquitoes the size of eggs. These mosquitoes moved in groups and belonged to extraordinary creatures. Su Xiao witnessed with his own eyes this group of giant mosquitoes sucking a mutant tiger dry.

The forest at night was beautiful, with many glowing plants, most of which were blue or green. Mushroom-shaped trees emitted a light purple shimmer, looking beautiful and magnificent.

Beautiful and dangerous—this was the forest of Siren Star. On this planet, humans had been pulled down from the top of the food chain, and various powerful 'mutant beasts' or 'alien beasts' had reached the top, and the powerful Undead could not be underestimated either.

What surprised Captain Yuliang and the others was that along the way, not a single mutant beast appeared, and they walked out of the forest very smoothly.

The further they went, the more silent Luo Na became. Until they walked out of the forest and arrived at the Gobi desert, the little healer suggested resting for a while.

At this time, they had been traveling for 18 consecutive hours, which meant Su Xiao had infiltrated this squad for more than two days. There were 10 hours left until the successful stripping of the brand.

After resting for twenty minutes, the squad set off again. Sand and wind raged on the Gobi desert, and the strong wind blew up fine sand particles, hitting their ears with a 'crackling' sound.

After moving forward for a full 9-plus hours, at dusk, the group finally passed through the Gobi desert and arrived near the winding mountain range area.

"Very close. At most three hours, we can return to the Qiyuezhe camp."

Luo Na let out a long breath. For some reason, she felt more and more uneasy in her heart.

"Yeah, that's right, at most three hours."

Captain Yuliang also spoke. Walking at the very front of the squad, he always held his shield, alert for possible enemies.

Su Xiao suddenly stopped his footsteps because the Reincarnation Paradise prompt appeared.

【Tip: The brand has completed locking.】

【The Hunter can strip the brand of Qiyuezhe No. 11092 at any time.】

【The Hunter can strip the brand of Qiyuezhe No. 10731 at any time.】

At the moment of successful stripping, Luo Na and Luo Bin's hearts skipped a beat. This dangerous feeling had reached a point where it couldn't be covered up. Unfortunately, they had noticed it too late.

Luo Na had been able to notice the abnormality before, not because she had seen any clues on Su Xiao.

Luo Na had previously asked Su Xiao why he often looked at the time because she couldn't think of any other way to probe him. All of Su Xiao's actions had no suspicious points. Some 'suspicious actions' were also deliberately revealed by Su Xiao. Being too perfect was instead an abnormality.

The clock on the shelf was hung up by Captain Yuliang. During this period, Luo Bin looked at it 7 times, the little healer 5 times, Su Xiao 3 times, the firepower specialist 3 times, and the sniper 2 times—not worth suspecting at all.

Luo Na could notice something wrong only because she was the one being stripped, and Captain Yuliang had seen Luo Na's abnormality, so he was appropriately vigilant. He wasn't just vigilant against Su Xiao, but was vigilant against everyone, including Luo Na.

Ahead was the mountain range area. The ground under Su Xiao's feet was overgrown with weeds, and there were a few dwarf trees nearby.

The sunset on the horizon was as red as blood, and the dwarf trees cast slanted shadows on the ground.

Boom!

Gunshots came from behind Su Xiao, and shrapnel blasted onto his back.

Gunsmoke drifted from the muzzle of the large-caliber shotgun. The firepower specialist fired without hesitation. There was no reason; the intuition forged between life and death was warning him that some danger was about to descend.

It wasn't that Su Xiao had revealed a flaw. If there hadn't been the process of stripping the brand, he would have had the confidence to mix in the Ranger Squad for a world. These people were unable to notice any abnormality. Unfortunately, the final stripping of the brand was almost impossible to hide.

Crack, crack...

The crystal layer gradually detached from Su Xiao's back, eventually wrapping the shrapnel and falling to the ground.

Su Xiao didn't turn his head to look at the firepower specialist, but took out a cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath, and tilted his head slightly to exhale the smoke.

Luo Na turned her head somewhat stiffly, the smile in her eyes disappearing completely. She was looking at Su Xiao coldly, with only fear left in her eyes, while Captain Yuliang stood between Su Xiao and Amu, and the sniper was guarding against Bahar in the high air.

The youth Luo Bin was four meters beside Su Xiao. Based on the sense of crisis that had just appeared, he should have slashed his blade at Su Xiao's neck, but now, he didn't dare to move at all.

"It's you, Kukulin, it's you who has a problem."

Luo Na was still very puzzled until now; after all, she didn't have the concept of Paradise invasion at all.

The little healer stepped back quickly, but before she could take a few steps, she met Su Xiao's gaze—those were eyes with red light flashing. A weak summoner could never have such a gaze.

"Luo Bin, do it!"

Captain Yuliang roared. His eyes were full of bloodshot veins at this moment. His perception wasn't sharp, but now his perception was continuously warning him. This feeling was like needles pricking every part of his body.

Luo Bin's hand gripping the blade was trembling. His teeth were clattering, and saliva sprayed from between his teeth. Without facing Su Xiao directly, others couldn't understand Luo Bin's feeling now.

Zhan Long Shan appeared in Su Xiao's hand, and cracks gradually appeared on the ground under his feet.

Boom!!

The blood energy that had been suppressed for three days erupted. With Su Xiao as the center point, the wild grass stood upright toward the outside.

Crack!

This world seemed to have noticed Su Xiao's abnormality. In the cloudless weather, a bolt of lightning struck down, shattering a dwarf tree to pieces.

"Time Wind Swallow Flow!"

Luo Bin roared, the longblade in his hand wrapped in wind elements, slashing toward Su Xiao's head.

Clang.

A blue slash aura swept past, eventually disappearing into the horizon. Luo Bin's raised arms fell from behind, still gripping that Epic-grade longblade in his hands.

The moment Su Xiao slashed this blade, he dodged the shrapnel attacking from behind and looked at the firepower specialist.

"Blade Dao Blade · Blood Blade."

A red straight slash aura swept past, and Su Xiao disappeared from the spot instantly. When he appeared again, he was already behind the firepower specialist.

Swish!

The firepower specialist's torso was torn apart. He died without even seeing how Su Xiao had slashed this blade.

Bang.

A dull sniper rifle sound came, and a bullet attacked Su Xiao's head.

With a 'clank', the high-speed flying bullet was shattered by the longblade, turning into shrapnel and flying past both sides of Su Xiao's body. The wind wailed. Seeing this scene, the sniper Gu Lase immediately pulled the bolt, preparing to fire a second shot.

D · Assassination appeared in Su Xiao's hand.

Pfft, pfft, pfft...

12 bullets were emptied instantly, each hitting the head. Even melee fighters couldn't withstand it, let alone the sniper Gu Lase.

The headless corpse fell to the ground, and on the other side, ice spread. Captain Yuliang was frozen by Amu's ultimate ability. Bahar dived down from the high air. In the past three days, the poison energy in his body had long since fully recovered.

With a 'crack', the sharp claws pierced through the ice layer—this was a weak point Amu had deliberately left.

The sharp eagle claws pierced into Captain Yuliang's nape. The Apocalypse Paradise prompt made Captain Yuliang's heart go completely cold.

【Warning: You have been eroded by an unknown toxin.】

【You have suffered 310 points of back-attack damage.】

【You have suffered 560 points of critical damage (nape).】

【You are about to suffer 2300 points of true poison attribute damage.】

【You are about to suffer 950 points of ice attribute damage.】

【You are about to die.】

With a 'boom', the ice shattered, and Bahar tore open Captain Yuliang's nape, even pulling out the vertebrae. When dealing with enemies, Bahar was just as brutal as Amu.

Captain Yuliang, whose body was covered in ice crystals, collapsed to the ground, losing the luster in his eyes.

10 seconds into the battle, and using an active sneak attack, the Ranger Squad had 3 dead, 1 severely injured, and the remaining 2 in good condition were one support and one healer.

Focus fire on the tank first in a team fight—on this point, Bahar had deeply inherited Su Xiao's true teachings.

"No, it won't be like this."

The little healer was stunned by the scene before her. Looking at that expression, it was clear she was about to be broken. The summoner in the squad suddenly took out a blade, and after a few slashes, the other teammates were either killed instantly or left half-crippled. ===== CHAPTER 2018 =====