Chapter 2681: Lucky One

Rhine Kingdom border, extreme cold zone, Sekain Prison.

The strong wind carried flying snow and whistled. A steam car drove on a road like ice. Because the wheels were wrapped with chains, it made a clattering sound when crushing the ice and snow, bringing up large pieces of ice chips.

This military steam car didn't drive far before it was blocked by a roadblock in front. This roadblock was made of several thick steel rails crossing each other, covered with cold ice. Let alone a steam car, even a tank of the "Nier Principality" would be scrapped if it hit it.

A fortress vaguely appeared in the wind and snow in front. This behemoth was almost entirely made of metal, giving people a feeling of being insurmountable. In fact, this was not a fortress, but a prison.

Bang~

The door of the steam car closed. An officer wearing the Rhine Kingdom military uniform with the rank of colonel got out of the car. He used the approval document in his hand to block his face. The wind and snow were really too big, and the cold wind blowing on his face was like a knife scraping, bone-chillingly cold.

A signal flare rose into the sky, exceptionally eye-catching in the wind and snow. Ten seconds later, neat footsteps came from the front, and a group of soldiers in white military uniforms rushed out from the wind and snow, quickly setting up a temporary defense line in the surroundings.

Bang, bang, bang~

Heavy stomping sounds came. The colonel standing by the steam car looked into the wind and snow. A figure nearly three meters tall walked over under the escort of many soldiers. Each soldier held a metal rod in his hand, and the iron chains on them were connected to the tall figure.

"What the hell is this?"

When this figure walked in, a moment of astonishment appeared on the colonel's face. This was not a person at all, but a metal shell constructed of thick metal, driven by steam, inside which a person was imprisoned. Except for being able to blink, there was no place on his whole body that could move freely, and he had been injected with inhibitory drugs.

The colonel looked at the approval document in his hand, which stated: Death Spirit Yuyuer, sentence: 95,610 years, escort to 17 kilometers east of Sodo City within 2 days, and subsequent handover by the "Thick Smoke Pest Control Company."

Below this approval document, three names were signed, namely the King of the Rhine Kingdom and two councilors of the East Valley Federation.

At the same time, in an underground prison, the long and narrow metal corridor was covered with rust, and the stench and moldy smell were mixed, constantly stimulating the sense of smell until the sense of smell was completely numb.

Amia, wearing a short skirt and high heels, stopped in place. The hand holding the document was trembling slightly, and the expression on her face was tense. It looked like she was displeased, but in fact, she was trying hard to endure the urge to vomit.

"Ms. Amia, Ape-man Rokichi is imprisoned on the fifth basement level, and there is still a long way to go. If you feel unwell, you can wait in the reception room on the surface."

The warden, whose face was covered with scald scars, spoke. There wasn't a single hair on his head, which was caused by being scalded by high-temperature steam when he was young.

"No... need, I... am fine."

Amia, who had lived in luxury since childhood, endured the urge to retch. Beside her was a man wearing a crow-beak mask, the Bird-Beak Doctor. He was Lady Fragrance's assistant and was sent this time to assist Amia in bringing Ape-man Rokichi back to the Watcher Guild headquarters.

"Warden, the environment of your prison... is too bad."

"What is imprisoned here is not people, but garbage, dregs, scum."

The warden tried his best to make his expression kind, didn't say anything more, just quickened his pace. When the group arrived at the deepest part of the fifth basement level, the stench in the surroundings began to be pungent.

"Female, it's the smell of a woman. You are too cruel, actually bringing a woman to see me."

A loud noise of chains being pulled came from inside the metal door nearly twenty centimeters thick. Amia in front of the door instinctively took a few steps back. Even separated by an iron door, she felt palpitations.

"Be quiet, Ape-man."

The warden slapped the metal door with one hand, a muffled bang, and the cell was quiet for a moment, but a few seconds later, crazy laughter came from the cell.

"Shut up."

The Bird-Beak Doctor's voice was not high, but the cell was immediately quiet. Sometimes, "beasts" have a sharper perception of danger.

When the metal door was opened, Amia was stunned by the scene in front of her, because the creature she saw could no longer be called a human. The other party had black hair all over his body, a height of over 2.5 meters, arms nearly twice as long as a normal person's, and those broken pupils.

"An extraordinary person has come. You need me again? Who to kill this time? Let's say it first, you haven't fulfilled your promise from last time."

Ape-man Rokichi sat on the inner side of the cell. His hands, feet, and even his neck were bound by shackles.

"This time there is a good thing for you."

The warden showed a smile. He had long wanted to kill Ape-man Rokichi, but he never had the chance.

"Heh, what good thing can there be? Throw me into the enemy country in the south?"

There was some disdain in Ape-man Rokichi's eyes. He had done many disgraceful things for the Rhine Kingdom and had long been used to it.

"This time, the Watcher Guild headquarters needs you. The God Hunter and the Guardian specifically requisitioned you. Does this count as a surprise?"

"Watcher... Guild?"

The sneer on Ape-man Rokichi's face gradually disappeared. Clearly, he had already realized the severity of the matter.

"Don't even think about it. I don't want to deal with those monsters. However, it seems I don't have the qualifications to refuse. Warden, if you want to kill me, just say it. After so many years of 'friendship,' you actually throw me into the monster's lair."

Ape-man Rokichi's left arm suddenly bulged, and the shackles binding his wrists shattered. His long arm reached out and grabbed at Amia. This was preparing to take a hostage and find a chance to escape.

Just as Ape-man Rokichi was about to grab Amia's neck, his whole body suddenly became weak, and the scene in front of him spun. I don't know when, but three anesthetic needles with feather tails had been nailed into his chest.

With a thud, Ape-man Rokichi fell to the ground, and Amia, who was almost taken hostage by him, also sat paralyzed on the ground.

Watcher Guild headquarters, in the restaurant on the third floor. The layout here is somewhat similar to an employee cafeteria, but it provides food, wine, etc., 24 hours a day. It can be said that all staff of the Watcher Guild, as long as they have been in office for more than 2 months, have a very light concept of money. Everything they need can be collected regularly from the logistics department.

Su Xiao ate the last piece of meat steak on the plate, his gaze always staying on the material list in his hand. He had previously entrusted Lady Fragrance to collect alchemy materials. At this time, many materials were already on the way.

Destroying the Gate of the Dark Prison is the responsibility of seven villains. The reason is that the environment there is very complicated. The combat power of old hunters is indeed stronger than these seven villains, but the Gate of the Dark Prison cannot be destroyed by strength alone. There are many mechanisms and traps with extraordinary characteristics set up there.

In the Awakening Era 1559, the Watcher Guild successfully closed the Gate of the Dark Prison because the Watcher Guild set up mechanisms and traps with extraordinary characteristics in the only passage to the Gate of the Dark Prison, so as to avoid anyone accidentally entering here and opening the Gate of the Dark Prison.

Now, more than a hundred years later, the Watcher Guild has tried to repair those mechanisms and traps with extraordinary characteristics, but because the energy activity there is too active, the mechanisms and traps with extraordinary characteristics set up at the beginning are all in a semi-activated state and have become very unstable.

Wanting to pass through there at this time requires not only strength but also extremely strong adaptability and intelligence, and more importantly, escape experience.

Old hunters are good in other aspects, but their escape experience is almost equal to 0. They almost never escape in battle because they simply cannot escape. Once they escape, those injured Dark Demons or Ghosts will almost frantically prey on civilians in the surrounding area. Either fight to the death or win—this is almost the style of all hunters.

That passage to the Gate of the Dark Prison, even if Amu went in with a shield to resist, might only last for more than ten seconds. The seven villains are different; they are relatively good at surviving, which is also the reason they have been able to live until now.

After the Gate of the Dark Prison is opened, 160 old hunters will open the way. Su Xiao and Ta Balder will each lead a team, each bringing 80 old hunters, rushing hard to the deepest part of the Dark Prison. Ta Balder will take the Son of the World to destroy the sub-structure of the "Array Boundary," and Su Xiao will go to fight the Ancient God to the death.

These 160 old hunters are the reason Su Xiao asked Lady Fragrance to collect alchemy materials. He is prepared to prepare permanent buff potions to improve the overall strength of these 160 old hunters. As for the origin of the potions, he naturally won't claim that he prepared them himself, just throw it to an identity like Saint Flame.

The only thing Su Xiao cannot solve now is where exactly the Son of the World is.

The most direct way to find the Son of the World is to find someone with good luck, especially someone whose luck has suddenly skyrocketed recently. Viper's way of finding is to take out a bonus of 1 million Schiller, let a wealthy businessman hold a private celebration. That businessman is very famous and is known for liking to show off his wealth.

The reason is that the businessman's daughter is holding a coming-of-age ceremony, and they want to select the person with the best luck to offer blessings to the businessman's daughter and have dinner with the businessman's daughter. After dinner, the businessman will give the lucky person a reward of 1 million Schiller. It looks a bit absurd, but the businessman has done many things that make people laugh.

What no one expected was that the Rhine Kingdom actually appreciated this celebration very much and promoted it in various cities in the country. Viper's time was too tight. Besides intelligence channels, he could only use this method that looked a bit absurd but was actually very effective.

As soon as this news was released, all kinds of monsters and ghosts appeared. On the morning of that day, nearly 340,000 people signed up. After all, the temptation of 1 million Schiller was there.

What's more interesting is that at 11:00 AM, Viper really found a lucky person whose luck exploded. ===== CHAPTER 2682 =====