Chapter 40: Su Xiao’s Team
The setting sun slanted low on the horizon, and people who had labored through the day returned to their homes, savoring this rare moment of leisure.
As the sun completely vanished beyond the skyline, the entire city of Eisenra fell silent, night descending.
Several figures hurried along the streets, their pace urgent. If one drew close to them, a faint scent of blood could be detected.
“How much longer does this kind of life have to last?”
“Soon. Once we finish this matter, there’ll be no need to keep hiding.”
“Mm, I hope it’s quick. The Void is truly a wonderful place—once we settle there, we won’t have to be hunted anymore.”
The content of their conversation lifted their spirits, but they failed to notice that the surrounding streets were growing quieter, eventually reaching a deathly stillness.
“Something… doesn’t feel right.”
Zheng～
A long blade chimed sharply, a flash of light slicing through the night.
Blood splattered, and with a thud, a headless corpse crumpled to the ground. Its fingers twitched once before falling still.
“En—”
Before the cry of “Enemy attack” could be fully uttered, a surge of spatial fluctuation erupted.
Sharp eagle claws tore through flesh, crossing to rip open the enemy’s throat, then injecting a lethal energy poison into the skull.
“Crack～”
The armored man, about 1.9 meters tall, let out a strange sound, clutching his throat as he collapsed.
Falling alongside him were the other two Violators, all Fifth Rank. Facing Su Xiao’s team, they were taken down in a single encounter.
Su Xiao slowly sheathed his long blade. The prey he intended to hunt tonight was certainly not these Fifth Rank Violators, but their path forced his hand.
He had been heading toward a gathering point of Sixth Rank Violators, a temporary squad originally under the command of the Sunglasses Man—the same group Su Xiao had clashed with during the day.
Starting five minutes ago, no matter which street Su Xiao’s team took, these four Fifth Rank Violators followed the same route. It felt as if they were tailing Su Xiao and his group, dancing on the edge of death.
In Su Xiao’s hand was a black communicator, delivered to him that evening by Bubu Wang through Riley.
This communicator, provided by Sphinx, functioned like a crude communication platform, limited to the range of Eisenra City.
If Su Xiao’s hunt was exposed, he could learn of it through this device immediately.
Engage in a battle of wits with Sphinx? A game of intellectual chess? Su Xiao had no such leisure.
Back in the Black King World, Su Xiao had dealt with Elder Bloomer in a certain way, and he planned to use the same method against Sphinx now.
Sphinx was indeed steady, a master of old-school scheming. So Su Xiao would simply kill until the enemy had no one left to deploy, refusing to play the intelligence game.
Or rather, Su Xiao felt that if it came to strategic planning, he was no match for Sphinx. But why had he trained in the blade arts? Precisely to handle situations like this.
The night in the Miracle Land of Eisenra differed from Herlu City. In Herlu, the night was still visible, but in Eisenra, once the moonlight faded, darkness reigned absolute.
Without any visible movement, Su Xiao leaped onto the roof of a civilian house, with Bubu Wang and Amu following close behind.
Crack～
A sharp sound came from beneath Amu’s foot, followed by startled cries from the house below.
“Get down.”
“Moo.”
Amu looked a bit aggrieved but jumped down from the roof and began jogging through the streets.
After traversing the city for ten minutes, Su Xiao pulled out a gray communicator, the one used to contact Molly.
Checking the virtual map to confirm the location, Su Xiao fixed his gaze on a two-story building. Inside were eight Sixth Rank Violators.
“Bubu.”
“Woof.”
Without the need for lengthy communication, Bubu Wang trotted swiftly toward the two-story building to scout the interior.
Seeing this, Baha spread his wings and soared into the sky, beginning aerial reconnaissance.
Amu waited a hundred meters away, ready to charge at the two-story building and shatter it.
Two minutes later, Su Xiao received a message from Bubu Wang: ‘First floor, E·33, N·12, S·15.7, M·21.8, Second floor…’
This was a coordinate system Su Xiao had devised. Its drawback was that it was somewhat difficult to calculate, but its advantage was that the enemy would never understand it.
Four on the first floor, four on the second—eight in total. Molly’s intelligence was accurate. Among the eight, four were resting, two were procreating, and the remaining two were chatting while keeping watch.
Soon, Su Xiao received another set of coordinates from Baha, this time an aerial thermal-imaging positioning, providing real-time data.
Su Xiao suppressed his aura and advanced slowly.
100 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters—he entered the enemy’s ultra-compressed perception range and was detected. The perception range was indeed small, but the perception strength was immense.
Almost instantly, all the Violators in the two-story building went on high alert.
The moment Su Xiao was sensed, Baha vanished from above. A brief, sharp scream came from inside the building.
Bang!
Baha crashed through the outer wall, flying backward, a corpse clutched in his claws. He had taken out the perception-type enemy, consuming a large amount of toxic energy.
Thump, thump, thump…
The heavy sound of Amu’s footsteps approached, positioning him directly opposite Su Xiao.
Boom!
A magnetic explosion erupted from within the two-story building—Bubu Wang covering Amu’s charge.
With another thunderous crash, Amu smashed into the building. Magma splattered, and rubble flew. In his magma form, Amu was second only to Su Xiao in the team.
Amu wasn’t the main attacker; he was merely drawing the Violators’ attention.
Just as Amu charged into the building, Su Xiao, who had been standing outside, vanished. When he reappeared, he was behind a female Violator. The woman was draped in a blanket, holding a large-caliber pistol in each hand. Judging by their appearance, these were clearly two Epic-grade firearms.
A gunner caught at close range by Su Xiao, and with her back to him—the outcome was predictable.
‘Blade Path Sword: Time.’
The shockwave spread. The battle lasted only five seconds before the female gunner was pinned to the ground by Su Xiao. It was worth noting that, even as a gunner, she managed to withstand four of his strikes before finally going cold.
Su Xiao flicked his long blade, and the female gunner’s corpse crashed through the wall.
Boom!
A cloud of blood mist and shattered bone exploded. The range was small, but the lethality was terrifying. The woman had tried to take Su Xiao down with her, but her body was paralyzed by Cyan Steel Shadow Energy.
“It’s… you.”
A man in a black cloak, wielding a dagger, emerged from the shadows. He was nearly riddled with bone fragments—the aftermath of the female gunner’s final, desperate strike, which was naturally powerful.
Su Xiao took a few steps forward, his long blade slashing diagonally. The blade cut through the air, leaving a faint blue trail.
Seeing this, the cloaked man raised his dagger to block. During the day, he had stabbed Su Xiao at least three times and knew Su Xiao’s habit of aiming for the neck.
The long blade suddenly halted. Su Xiao stepped past the cloaked man, but above the man’s head, Baha had already appeared out of thin air. His sharp eagle claws pierced the enemy’s skull, delivering a fatal blow to the already wounded foe.
D·Assassination appeared in Su Xiao’s hand. As if he had X-ray vision, he fired several shots through the floor beneath him.
Boom～
A man with a gunshot wound on his shoulder was sent flying out of the stone building by Amu’s hammer. Amu clenched one massive fist, and the magma clinging to the enemy’s body exploded with a roar. The next instant, Baha appeared behind the enemy’s head. Ever since gaining spatial abilities, this guy had become a true headhunter.