Chapter 2658

Hao Gui looked around the shelter. It seemed to be his first time here, yet he was calm, even bringing Su Xiao a bottle of wine.

"……"

Su Xiao didn't speak, only picking up the Checking Zhan Long Shan on the table.

"The body I'm in now is a fake. Do you really think I'm stupid? Among the three from the Watcher Guild, your blade is the most troublesome—to me, that is."

Hao Gui sat on the chair opposite Su Xiao and placed the two large bottles of wine on the table. His gaze turned to the cylindrical glass bottle on the side.

"So you didn't die."

Just as Hao Gui finished speaking, the transparent liquid inside the cylindrical glass bottle quickly receded. Even though it wasn't Hao Gui's true body, the bottled hunter Tiffany didn't want to be too close to him. Even if it was an avatar constructed from ghost + Dark Demon flesh, it was controlled by Hao Gui, and Tiffany's perception was screaming warnings.

"Kukulin, the world we are in is going to be destroyed. I don't understand the specific reason, it gives me a headache, but... once the Dark Prison and this place merge into one, it seems it will be fine. Don't tell me you don't know this; you've already started collecting relics. I have always believed that you are harder to deal with than those two old guys from the Watcher Guild. I never wait for death. Once successful, one-third of the Dark Prison's territory will belong to you."

"……"

Su Xiao didn't speak, only looking at Hao Gui with a smile.

"You... don't care if everything is destroyed?"

Hao Gui was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, his shoulders trembling.

"Hahahahaha!"

Hao Gui suddenly laughed wildly, the wine bottles on the table cracking from the vibration.

"So it's not just me; you are also a villain."

Hao Gui raised his hand to grab his own head and crushed it at a not-so-slow speed.

"I won't let the Dark Prison perish; who told them to revere me as king? Let's decide life or death when we meet next time, my old friend."

With a crack, Hao Gui crushed his own skull. His body gradually turned into white charcoal and finally dissipated into the air. This guy kept calling him "old friend," yet once a real fight started, he spent every second thinking about how to kill Su Xiao.

"Damn it, damn it!"

Baja's shout came from outside the door. Before long, Amu and Baja rushed into the shelter.

"Boss, we ran into a guy who was insanely fierce. Xiang Bubu is following him right now."

Baja stood on Amu's shoulder; both of them looked a bit disheveled. Amu's chest was pinned with over a dozen short arrows, and each of Baja's wings had a long, heavy throwing knife stuck in it. Pulling them out in a short time would permanently deduct Stamina and cause weakness; they had to wait at least an hour before they could be removed.

It wasn't just these throwing knives; the short arrows on Amu's chest were the same. What was even more unsolvable was that when these weapons were within a certain range of their owner, they formed an invisible life-drain, absorbing Amu and Baja's HP to provide the enemy with high-level recovery.

It would be fine if others had their HP drained, but with Amu's HP being absorbed, Baja really couldn't take it. This 'Life-Drain' ability was more effective the more vigorous the victim's life force was.

After the fight started, Amu was first blinded by a flash of light powder, and the next instant, five short arrows were pinned to its chest. Baja, of course, didn't just sit there—Space Travel + Claw Pierce back of neck + Claw throat slit + Energy poison injection.

After this set of multiple four-hit combos, the enemy was damaged, but 3 seconds later, the enemy's HP was drained back to 100%.

The combination of various weapons, hunting tools, and terrifyingly rich combat experience—if it had been a squad of a dozen Qiyuezhe, they would have been left there forever.

【Prompt: You have triggered the hidden quest 'Old Hunter's Slumber.'】

Hidden Quest: Old Hunter's Slumber

Difficulty Level: lv. 68

Quest Information: Kill the old hunter Adam.

Quest Deadline: 5 hours

Quest Reward: 167 points of World Reputation.

Quest Penalty: All attributes -10 points.

……

Seeing this quest information, Su Xiao didn't hesitate much before accepting. A full 167 points of World Reputation was worth the trip. Besides, before the relics were collected, he didn't have much else to do, and the relics were crucial items.

Su Xiao opened the wooden table's hidden compartment and took out 4 vials of potion. This potion was called 【Plant Essence Purification Liquid】, provided by the Watcher Guild. Using it immediately restored 67% HP and accelerated wound healing. Free stuff—might as well use it.

Su Xiao had Amu and Baja stay behind. At this moment, both of them had the old hunter Adam's weapons stuck in them; being near the opponent would only make the opponent harder to deal with.

Tracking Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's location, Su Xiao leaped onto the roof of an old apartment building across the street and began jumping between buildings.

Traveling at high speed, it didn't take Su Xiao long to leave Sodo City and arrive in the wilderness. About half an hour later, an old castle appeared ahead, with a steam car parked near it.

Su Xiao slowed his pace. Just as he was about to contact Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, he felt something lightly bump his leg. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who had been blended into the environment, appeared.

"Woo~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang let out a whimper and turned its body. Su Xiao saw that Xiang Bubu's left buttock had been hit by an arrow—no, both sides of its buttock had been hit; it was fair to both sides.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang tilted its head, signaling that the old hunter Adam was still inside the castle. Actually, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang didn't need to remind him; Su Xiao had already sensed it.

Making a gesture to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Su Xiao had Xiang Bubu go to a distance, at least to get out of the range influenced by the old hunter Adam.

At some point, the sky had darkened, a cloud blocking the sunlight, while the distance remained unaffected, still a sunny morning.

Looking at the castle ahead, the Exile on Su Xiao's cuff detached, forming a crystal card that floated in front of him. The surface of this card was covered in distinct, angular convex structures.

Su Xiao pressed his hand onto the crystal card, and Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy surged from his palm. After instantly penetrating the card, due to Exile's unique structure, this Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy crystallized immediately upon passing through.

Boom, boom, boom……

Thousands of crystal spikes slammed into the castle. In an instant, the castle was blasted to pieces. No one said Exile had to be used for attacking; the Aoge form could only be used for defense.

Gravel splashed everywhere, the castle was razed to the ground, and black smoke and cold mist spread, causing the surrounding wild grass to wither.

The sound of footsteps on gravel came from within the cold mist. A figure walked out, wearing a black gentleman's hat and a black trench coat covered in holes, which hadn't been washed in who knows how long. The black was closer to the color of night, making it easier to hide while hunting.

It was the old hunter Adam. At this moment, his eyes were pitch black, and his skin had become withered due to long-term erosion by dark-attribute energy, with a faint blackness even showing beneath the skin.

Click~

The saw-blade curved knife in the old hunter Adam's hand popped open, still stained with fresh red blood. Not only that, the handle of this weapon was covered in patterns, significantly increasing its strength and lethality.

Su Xiao drew his blade and suddenly rushed in front of the old hunter Adam.

With a clang, the sound of metal clashing rang out. The old hunter Adam held his saw-blade curved knife horizontally in front of him, just enough to catch the edge of Checking Zhan Long Shan with the saw-blade on his knife.

The old hunter Adam performed a roundhouse kick, his entire body spinning. What was lethal wasn't the kick, but the blades that unfolded as the hem of his black trench coat lifted.

With a swish, the trench coat's blade chain swept past Su Xiao's face. He blocked his left arm in front of his eyes.

Bang!

A light mist exploded, and intense light spread in a radial pattern. While Su Xiao blocked his eyes with one hand, his perception was fully open.

Clang, clang.

Two swift slashes knocked away two incoming throwing knives, which spun as they flew into the high air.

As the intense light dissipated, the old hunter Adam's left hand reached into the trench coat behind him. As the coat fluttered, he pulled out a precision-engineered small crossbow and aimed at Su Xiao as he raised his arm.

Bang, bang, bang……

After a continuous series of firing sounds, over a dozen small crossbow bolts flew toward Su Xiao. The moment they arrived, Su Xiao had already leaped to the side.

Hum~

The old hunter Adam had at some point bitten onto a small bone whistle. As the whistle blew, all the small crossbow bolts in mid-air turned and headed straight for Su Xiao again.

Su Xiao slashed away all the incoming small crossbow bolts with a few strikes. But the next moment, four longer crossbow bolts pinned down near him. The ends of the bolts emitted a unique vibration, spreading out in sound waves. Su Xiao didn't sense any danger.

"Ah!!"

The old hunter Adam clutched his head and wailed. This unique vibration didn't affect Su Xiao at all; instead, it affected the old hunter Adam himself.

Are old hunters powerful? It's hard to judge. If you ambush them, you can kill them instantly. But in a head-on fight, old hunters use various weapons to compensate for their shortcomings, plus their near-terrifying combat experience—take the old hunter Adam, for example; he had been hunting for 34 years.

The old hunter Adam wailed for nearly 2 seconds before recovering. This meant the fight was already over.

The Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying ability activated, and a crystal battle scythe formed in Su Xiao's left hand. He was already standing behind the old hunter Adam, and Checking Zhan Long Shan had long since pierced the opponent's heart.

The muscles on Su Xiao's left arm bulged slightly. With a whoosh, the crystal battle scythe slashed through. Most of the old hunter Adam's body was slashed to pieces, leaving only a small part of his skull flying in mid-air. The pitch black in his eyes quickly faded.

Su Xiao held his long blade horizontally, and a hunter badge, now only two-thirds of its original size, hung on the blade.

【Prompt: You have killed the old hunter Adam.】

【You have obtained a Holy Spirit-level treasure chest (56%).】

【You have obtained Dark Execution (This is a special weapon; the hunter cannot use it, but it can be given to hunters in this world to use).】

【You have obtained Hunter Relic: Identity Badge (Can be sold for 32 points of World Reputation).】