The night was dark.
The noisy Iron Chariots slowly fell into silence. Apart from the Hunter's Guild and a few other places that were still brightly lit, most people had already fallen into a deep sleep.
In a dimly lit room filled with smoke, the remaining members of the Blood Hand Gang were gathered together. There were a few messy tables in the room, and extinguished cigarette butts were everywhere on the floor. The atmosphere in the room was oppressive and gloomy.
A man in a black singlet took a deep puff of his cigarette before throwing it on the floor and stamping it out with his foot. He glared fiercely at the man with tattoos on his arm.
"Third Brother, shouldn't you give us an explanation for this matter?"
The tattooed man leaned back in his chair and said weakly, "What's there to explain?
I'm also a victim in this matter!
I've also lost 30,000 yuan! "
The singlet man's eyes flashed fiercely, as if he could attack at any time.
"You were the one who chose the target this time. You told us confidently that this person was only Stage 1 and had no background."
"Why is he so strong?
Why did the City Defense Forces come so quickly?
Why does he know the Wolf's Teeth Garrison? "
"Are you suspecting that I colluded with the City Defense Forces?" The tattooed man narrowed his eyes and exchanged glances with the singlet man.
"Qi Yuan is only Stage 1. You confirmed this with the Insect Beast Detector before you took action. As for the City Defense Forces and Wolf's Teeth Hunt, my hands have been stained with as much blood as yours over the years. Do you think it's possible for me to come ashore?"
The room fell into silence again. After a long time, Blood Hand, who had been silent with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Who told you the news?"
The tattooed man's pupils constricted slightly as he said in a low voice,
"It's the news from the rats at the Hunter's Guild."
Every mission of the Hunter's Guild meant a sizable reward. These flowing funds were like the smell of blood, attracting the attention of many people. There were even many information peddlers who specialized in selling information. These people had a unified nickname — Rats.
"Go kill him!"
The tattooed man looked troubled.
"The City Defense Forces are watching us now. Should we wait for the limelight to pass before taking action?"
Blood Hand glanced at him and said calmly, "I'll give you one day.
"I will give you one day. If you don't kill him, I will kill you!"
The tattooed man lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to meet Blood Hand's eyes. In the shadows where no one else could see, the corners of his lips suddenly curled up into a cold arc.
Tap!
Tap!
Tap!
Clear footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, getting closer and closer.
The footsteps were very steady. Suddenly, the faces of the people in the room changed slightly. This room was a secret stronghold of the Blood Hand Gang, and no one else could get close to it.
Blood Hand took out an Insect Beast Detector. A red light spot was clearly displayed on it.
Stage Three!
The person outside was a tier-3!
Could it be someone from Wolf's Teeth Hunt?
No!
Once they made a move, they would sweep the acupoints like lightning. They would never use this kind of method!
Blood Hand's gaze suddenly locked onto the tattooed man.
"Did you do it?!"
Blood Hand stood up, took out the revolver at his waist, and pointed the black muzzle at the tattooed man's forehead.
The tattooed man raised his head and looked at Blood Hand with a hint of madness in his eyes.
"Isn't it too late for you to realize this now?"
Knock knock!
Two clear knocks came from outside the door, which made Blood Hand and the others in the room feel as if they were facing a great enemy.
Blood Hand strangled the tattooed man's neck with one hand, facing the door and blocking his chest, and then used the gun to point at his temple.
"Who is the person outside?"
The tattooed man's face instantly turned red, and it was difficult for him to breathe, but he still clenched his teeth and said with a nasty smile,
"The person is outside the door. You'll know when you open the door!"
The more he said this, the more nervous the others became. However, facing a tier-3 of unknown origin, they didn't even have the courage to take the initiative to shoot.
Normal firearms already couldn't threaten a tier-3 ability user. If the other party didn't have any evil intentions, taking the initiative to shoot would be seen as a provocation. They all knew how terrifying a tier-3 ability user was. If they wanted to leave here alive, they could only hope that the other party was willing to let them go.
Knock knock!
The knocks came again.
The people of the Blood Hand Gang took out their weapons and nervously stared at the closed door, as if there was a man-eating beast standing outside.
The room was underground, and there was only one exit. As long as someone blocked the door, it would also block the only way out.
When the knocks came again, Blood Hand suddenly said to a tier-1 member beside him:
"You go open the door."
The face of the member who was called changed, but he still obediently followed the order.
The person outside might be very dangerous, but Blood Hand wasn't a good person either. Disobeying his order was definitely not a wise choice.
He swallowed his saliva and moved towards the door step by step, as if The Abyss was in front of him.
Creak!
The door opened inwards, and a middle-aged man wearing a top hat and a black tuxedo appeared in front of everyone.
Facing several pitch-black muzzles, the tuxedo man smiled and looked around. His eyes didn't change at all. He didn't seem to care about the tattooed man who was pointed at by Blood Hand, as if he was just a stranger who had nothing to do with him.
"You're all here, very good!"
The man directly walked into the room, and without seeing him do anything, the door behind him closed with a click.
Without waiting for Blood Hand to speak, the man continued:
"Well, from now on, listen to my command. Put down the toys in your hands first." The man said gently.
Before the man finished speaking, the Blood Hand gang in the room seemed to have been bewitched. They all obediently put down all the weapons in their hands. Even Blood Hand couldn't help but let go of the tattooed man and put down the revolver in his hand at the same time.
"Line up in front of me!"
The Blood Hand gang obediently lined up in front of the man like marionettes. Blood Hand's expression was a bit ferocious, as if he was trying to resist something. However, under the gentle gaze of the man, he finally gave up resisting and stood at attention in front of the man.
The tattooed man got away from Blood Hand, bowed his head and stood behind the tuxedo man.
"Go outside and guard. Don't let anyone else in."
"Yes!"
The tattooed man didn't dare to ask more. After leaving the room, he gently closed the door.
The tuxedo man glanced at the vest man. He immediately lowered his head, moved a clean chair, and placed it behind the tuxedo man. Then, he stood with the others again.
The tuxedo man sat down, leaned against the back of the chair, and crossed his legs.
"I'll ask, and you answer. Don't hide anything!"
"Yes!"
The tuxedo man fixed his eyes on the Blood Hand gang member who opened the door.
"Tell me in detail what happened today when you met Qi Yuan!
Starting with you. "
The person who was called out intermittently recounted what he knew in detail.
The tuxedo man listened to every word. Then, he said to the second person,
"Say it again."
Soon, the second person repeated what happened again.
Again and again, the tuxedo man asked everyone, including Blood Hand, to repeat what happened. After that, he fell into a short silence.
The tuxedo man's eyes fell on Blood Hand.
"Stretch out your arm and show your strongest state."
Blood Hand stretched out his hands. A powerful force gushed out. His arms quickly swelled and turned into the form of an insect covered with scales.
There was a clear wound the size of a bowl on his right forearm. The scales were broken and the flesh had scabbed.
The tuxedo man took a look at the wound. Then, he stretched out his right hand. The Blood Hand gang member next to him pulled out a silver dagger from his waist and put it in his hand.
The tuxedo man's left index finger touched the blade of the dagger. A silver light flowed slightly, and the blade seemed to become much sharper.
Looking at the sharp blade, Blood Hand's expression became conflicted again. However, he did not withdraw his arm in the end, nor did he take a step back. He watched as the man in the tuxedo pressed the cold blade against the scarlet scales.
The tuxedo man exerted a little force with his right hand. The blade drew a white line on the scales, but it did not break the defense of the arms.
Looking at the white scratch, the tuxedo man's expression changed slightly. It seemed that he did not expect Blood Hand to maintain such a strong defense after grafting the arms.
This blade was enough to break the defense of a Stage One, but it could not even break the scales. It meant that the defense of the arms was at least Stage Two.
The tuxedo man continued exerting more force. Soon, the cold blade cut through the scarlet scales and cut into the flesh.
The flesh under the scales was unusually tough. The tuxedo man cut back and forth a few times until the red blood flowed along the wound and formed a small blood pool on the ground. Only then did the blade touch the hard bones that were wrapped in it.
The tuxedo man's gaze fell on the gunshot wound left by Qi Yuan again. He used the dagger to break the scabbed wound, and the blade easily touched the bones deep in the wound.
"The defense is stronger than a Stage Two, but he could break the scales, penetrate the flesh, and reach the bones with one shot. How did he do it?"
The tuxedo man inserted the dagger into Blood Hand's arm, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.
"The Bug Beast Detector shows that he is only Stage One. Not only is his defense strong enough to withstand the attack of a bullet, but he can also break the defense of a Stage Two with the Butcher Sword. A young man with such strength should be rare outside of God's Sanctuary. Where did this Qi Yuan come from?"
"If he was just an ordinary Stage One, it would be easy to deal with him. However, now that Wolf's Teeth Hunt is involved, it will be troublesome."
The members of Wolf's Teeth Hunt were not only strong, but also very protective. In addition, they had the unfathomable leader Ling You behind them. No one was willing to provoke Wolf's Teeth Hunt in the Iron Chariots. Even he did not dare to do so.
The tuxedo man was silent for a long time. Finally, a trace of light flashed through his eyes.
The Stage One man who took out the dagger previously walked out of the team with a dull expression. He pulled out the blood-stained dagger from Blood Hand's arm and stabbed it into his heart. Soon, Blood Hand's life ended.
After killing Blood Hand, he picked up the dagger and stabbed another person in the heart.
Blood gushed out from the wound, dying the man's clothes red. It also dyed the cement floor red. The strong smell of blood permeated the enclosed room, and the whole room seemed to have turned into a slaughterhouse.
When the man with the dagger killed all the others, he picked up the dagger and stabbed himself in the heart.
Puff!
Puff!
Puff!
The man stabbed himself in the heart three times as if he did not feel any pain. Then, with his eyes wide open, he fell into a pool of blood with a frightened face.
The tuxedo man looked around the room. After confirming that he did not miss anything, he turned and left the room.
The tattooed man had been waiting at the door. When he saw the tuxedo man come out, he immediately lowered his head and greeted him.
"Lock the door from the inside."
"Yes!"
The tattooed man walked into the room and locked the door from the inside. With a twisted face, he pulled out the blood-stained dagger from the corpse. Then, he watched helplessly as he held the dagger and stabbed himself in the heart.
…
The Blood Hand Gang disappeared, just like the outsiders they killed. It did not cause any ripples in the Iron Chariots. However, it did cause the other gang members to fall into uneasiness and panic. At the same time, the hunter called The Abyss was listed as one of the existences that they must not provoke.
The gang had quieted down, allowing Qi Yuan to have a rare peaceful day. It was only on the morning of the third day that the agreed time arrived.
When Qi Yuan and Jia Tao came out, they found that Luan, Xiao Hei, and Chestnut were already waiting at the door.
However, this time, the driver was changed to Xiao Hei. Luan sat in the front passenger seat, while Chestnut sat alone in the back seat of the jeep.
"We seem to be late," Qi Yuan said with a smile.
"Yes, we are early," Luan said with a smile.
"We can't let you wait for us after taking so much money from you."
Xiao Hei also stretched her head over.
"I made a mistake last time. How about we compete this time? If you win, my share of the reward will be yours. If I win, you will help me with a mission next time."
Was she worried that he was hiding his strength and wanted him to go all out?
Qi Yuan looked at Xiao Hei and said with a smile,
"Since it's a competition, the reward must be fair. If I win, you will help me with a mission next time!"
Xiao Hei was slightly stunned. Then, she suddenly grinned.
"You are quite confident. Although the power of Death Harvest is not bad, it is still lacking compared to Mechanical Equipment."
"My weapons are two Radiant Dawns!
Don't blame me for having an unfair advantage! "
You dare to be arrogant in front of me with two Radiant Dawns? Have you seen me cutting melons and vegetables in a horde of Insectoids?
"The true strength of an aptitude user is not their weapons, but their own ability!" Qi Yuan said meaningfully.
Jia Tao looked at Xiao Hei sympathetically. Qi Yuan could kill more than ten Sand Otters in less than a minute. How could you compare with him?
When he proposed this bet, it was obvious that he wanted to whore you for free.
Luan supported her head with her hand and leaned against the window of the front passenger seat. She looked at the two of them with interest.
"Since both of you want to compete, I will be the judge. Rank 1 Insectoids will be one point, Rank 2 Insectoids will be five points, and Rank 3 Insectoids will be fifteen points."
"If anyone asks for help, ten points will be deducted. How about it?"
"No problem!"
Qi Yuan and Xiao Hei said in unison.
"Let's go!"
At Luan's command, Xiao Hei stepped on the accelerator and the jeep sped away.
"Young people these days are really full of drive." Qi Yuan chuckled as he followed closely behind on his iron wolf.
Jia Tao followed behind silently. He could not help but feel envious. When would he be able to face the Insectoid Nest as calmly as Qi Yuan?
The scene of Qi Yuan and Wolf's Teeth Hunt moving together was seen by many people. If they had only guessed that Qi Yuan was related to Wolf's Teeth Hunt, then today's scene had undoubtedly confirmed their guess.
A thin figure in a black robe appeared at the entrance. He carried a black sniper rifle that was almost as long as he was tall. Half of his face was hidden under a black hood.
The black robe raised his head and looked at Qi Yuan's back. A cross-shaped crosshair vaguely appeared in the depths of his pupils.
"Another troublesome one!" Black Robe muttered to himself.
A Jeep drove out of the gathering point. The black robe man suddenly turned into a shadow and disappeared from the entrance with the Jeep.