Chapter 592: Remember This Face

Su Xiao slowly drew his Zhan Long Shan, seeing a golden opportunity right before him—he'd be a fool not to take it.

"You want to steal the Demon Hunter's Ring too?"

A simple black ring appeared; Gulu used her dagger to lift the Demon Hunter's Ring and shoved it toward her mouth.

Something bizarre happened—the Demon Hunter's Ring, once inside Gulu's mouth, was slipped onto her tongue.

Seeing this, Su Xiao grew puzzled—why didn't Gulu wear the Demon Hunter's Ring? Was its single-item effect weak? Or perhaps the ring she wore had stronger properties.

"The odds are low, but it's worth trying."

"Low odds?"

Gulu, with the Demon Hunter's Ring in her mouth, suddenly laughed—her wide, watery eyes curved like crescent moons; the blood-soaked Gulu looked almost innocent when she smiled.

"I understand—you don't plan to threaten me like those fools into handing over the Demon Hunter's Ring. You intend to kill me and pull it from my Crimson Card. That kind of thinking…"

Gulu chuckled a few times, her shoulders shaking with laughter.

You'd better not run into our leader—that psycho. With your style, he'll beat you half to death and force you to join us.

As she spoke, Gulu seemed to recall something unpleasant—she had joined the same way: beaten half to death by the leader, then given two choices.

One: join the group. Two: stripped naked and thrown into a pack of ravenous inferior demons.

Gulu didn't want to relive that scene, so she joined the group without hesitation.

But after joining, something unexpected happened—she never saw the leader again, and she realized the group wasn't an adventuring team at all, but merely a nominal organization.

Aside from bearing a group number, she had no duties, no need to gather in any derivative world, and using the group's name to commit crimes was perfectly acceptable.

Gulu was still laughing; Su Xiao had already prepared for battle.

"Wait."

Gulu raised her dagger in front of her, her expression serious.

She sheathed her dagger, retrieved the Demon Hunter's Ring from her mouth, then pulled a candy from her storage space.

Su Xiao thought she was about to unleash a final move—instead, she pulled out a candy.

"Don't stare at me like that—I won't give you the candy, not even if I die."

She peeled the candy and happily popped it into her mouth.

"What should I do? My condition's terrible—I'll die if I fight you, but I don't want to die."

One cheek puffed out with the candy, Gulu's large eyes rolled—her peripheral vision suddenly caught the battle between the Nine-Tails and Pain in the distance.

"I've got an idea."

She exhaled deeply and began muttering again.

"You bastard, bitch, bitch, bitch, waaah, so unfair, I'm so damn unlucky."

Gulu seemed to make a firm decision—the Demon Hunter's Ring reappeared in her hand.

Her small body curled tightly, the Demon Hunter's Ring gripped firmly in her fist.

"Go!"

Gulu hurled the Demon Hunter's Ring with all her strength—it flew toward the battlefield between the Nine-Tails and Pain.

"Hope the Nine-Tails eats you alive."

With those words, Gulu sprinted full speed toward the edge of Konoha, her expression grim—by her nature, even under torture, she'd never surrender the Demon Hunter's Ring.

Though extreme, that didn't mean she wanted to die—her strength was hard-won, and she still wanted to live freely.

But if she could use the Demon Hunter's Ring to kill an enemy, that was different—this battlefield was deadly; anyone near would be caught in the crossfire.

The Demon Hunter's Ring floated through the air as Gulu grinned triumphantly.

Su Xiao watched the flying ring, then silently raised his left arm.

Ziiii~

The Boundary Line shot out, racing toward the Demon Hunter's Ring.

Just as the ring neared the Nine-Tails and Pain's battlefield, the Boundary Line arrived.

Ding! The hook at the Boundary Line's tip pierced through the Demon Hunter's Ring, wrapping around it—this was nearly the maximum range the Boundary Line could reach.

Su Xiao retracted the Boundary Line—the Demon Hunter's Ring appeared in his hand.

Gulu, sprinting full tilt, froze in shock, nearly crashing into a tree at Konoha's edge.

"What the hell was that?! I was careless!"

Gulu stopped dead—this outcome filled her with bitter resentment.

"No way—I can't take this. Is this guy Spider-Man?"

If Su Xiao had risked death to claim the Demon Hunter's Ring, it'd be fine—but this outcome left her conflicted.

"Hey!"

Gulu shouted, her eyes locked on Su Xiao.

"Remember this face."

She pointed at herself.

"Remember it well."

With that, Gulu vanished into the forest near Konoha—once inside, her angry expression vanished.

"Found another interesting toy—and this one looks sturdy, unlike Xila, who cried and handed over the Demon Hunter's Ring before even fighting. A cold, brutal man—I hope you stay brutal after falling into my hands. Don't disappoint me, Bai Ye."

Still muttering, Gulu deliberately slammed into a tree.

Thud! Gulu crashed into a thick tree, seemingly stuck inside.

All members of the group think strangely—Gulu was no exception.

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Su Xiao held the Demon Hunter's Ring, weighing its gains and losses.

First, he had angered Gulu; as for whether he had angered the group—the answer was no. He had killed members of the group before, but the group never sent anyone after him—no follow-up.

Not only had he angered Gulu—if she spread the news that he'd obtained the Demon Hunter's Ring, major adventuring groups might hunt him down.

Considering the false ID the Lunhuileyuan had given him, unless by chance, those major groups couldn't find him.

Overall, the benefits outweighed the risks. Acquiring the Demon Hunter's Ring involved some luck—Gulu had been nearly killed, beaten by the Shinra Tensei, and had no choice but to abandon the ring.

Or perhaps it wasn't luck—Su Xiao's starting point in the Naruto world was the Land of Water. If Gulu had been there, their meeting was highly probable.

Later, Su Xiao attacked the Sand Village, wandered aimlessly across the world, then assaulted Konoha. With few major powers in the Naruto world, his unconscious actions greatly increased the chance of encountering Gulu.

Su Xiao chose to return to the Lunhuileyuan.

【Detected: Hunter has obtained return eligibility, not in combat. You will return to the Lunhuileyuan in 2 minutes.】

Su Xiao waited for return, checking the Demon Hunter's Ring's stats.

【Demon Hunter's Ring (Set 1/3)】

Origin: Any derivative world lv. 20 or higher.

Quality: Dark Purple (Set)

Category: Ring

Durability: 59～59

Equipment Requirement: Strength 40, Agility 40.

Effect 1: Resistance (Passive), reduces duration of all abnormal states (e. g., stun, curse) by 30%.

Rating: 260

Description: One piece of the Demon Hunter Set. Collect all three to activate set effect.

Set Effect 1: Demon Hunter (Passive), +15 Strength, +10 Agility, +10 Stamina.

Set Effect 2: Melee Expert (Passive), +40% melee damage, +20% max HP.

Set Effect 3: (Hidden)

Price: 73,000 Paradise Coins.

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