# Chapter 41: Somewhat Uncomfortable Sfenke
The flames blazed fiercely, and the two-story building fell silent.
[Tip: The Hunter has killed 7 Violators. Evaluate rewards? Yes/No?]
[If the kill count continues to accumulate, the kill rewards will increase significantly until it accumulates to the point where 10 'Diamond Honor Medals' can be obtained, at which point the rewards will be forcibly settled.]
After a moment of thought, Su Xiao decided to accumulate first. He took out a black communicator, on which a glaring red indicator light was flashing.
Opening the communicator, a cacophony of voices came through.
"Ambushed, the enemy is..."
After these simple three words, the tone was filled with 'utter disbelief,' followed by the sound of bones being pierced.
Su Xiao opened the communicator's virtual screen, and a large number of messages appeared, most of which were asking what the current situation was and what Sfenke planned to do next.
Soon, Sfenke gave his counter-strategy: all Violators were to form teams and converge on three locations, including the 'Old Crow Tavern' and 'Maple Flower Manor.' They must absolutely not all gather in one place. Each gathering point should have at least 50 Sixth Rank Violators.
Not only that, but Sfenke also ordered that all nearby teams immediately regroup. They must never be caught alone. Teams of at least 10 people should quickly move toward those three gathering points.
Furthermore, if any gathering point was attacked, they should not avoid the fight. They needed to find ways to hold the enemy back, while people from other gathering points would rush to the incident location.
Moli was in command of the 'Old Crow Tavern' gathering point, and Haonuo was responsible for Maple Flower Manor...
It could be said that Sfenke's decision was quite wise. He repeatedly warned that the Violators should not all gather in one place, as that would greatly increase the risk.
When Moli received this message, her vision went dark. Thinking of the little girl beside Sfenke, she shuddered again.
'Don't come over, don't, don't, don't, I'm begging you!!'
Seeing Laili's message, Su Xiao picked up a Violator from the ground whose legs had been severed and only one arm remained.
"Do as I say, and I'll let you die cleanly."
"O...kay."
The Violator, already in a dying state, took out his communicator and sent a message.
'Sfenke, you will die a miserable death...'
The message ended there, and this Violator's code name turned gray. This situation indicated that the Violator was dead.
Instantly, the Violators' communication platform exploded. The earlier sentence filled with disbelief—'Ambushed, the enemy is...'—had already made many people suspicious.
Now, someone directly stated that this matter was Sfenke's doing.
Over eighty percent of the Violators ignored this message and continued heading to the gathering points, while the remaining twenty percent hesitated. There was originally little trust among Violators.
Su Xiao quickly walked along the street. After advancing about a kilometer, he stopped and waited patiently. Soon, three figures appeared in the night, moving at extreme speed with an exceptionally fierce aura.
A moment later, Su Xiao's fingers hooked, unfastening the Endless Darkness Necklace from the enemy's neck. Not far away on the street lay two corpses, one of which was the most miserable—he had previously fought Su Xiao one-on-one.
"Ha, hahaha."
After 'enjoying' the hospitality of the Endless Darkness Necklace, this skinny Contractor was somewhat mentally deranged.
"I have a favor to ask of you."
"Okay!"
The skinny Violator was very agreeable and directly accepted Su Xiao's request. A dozen seconds later, a very strange message appeared in the Violators' communication channel.
'Sfe...'
Only the word 'Sfe,' and who this referred to was obvious to anyone with eyes—Sfenke.
At this moment, in the castle of the Obsidian Manor, a cool night breeze blew into a bedroom. Sfenke's expression was somewhat ugly. He could fully guess the general situation—there was a traitor among his ranks, and a few people were the most suspicious.
The reason Sfenke's expression was ugly was that he could deduce what was happening, but some Violators could not. Even if such Violators were very few, and all of them were the type whose abilities caused inflexible thinking.
Sfenke never believed that Su Xiao would use this method to cause internal strife among them. The other party was buying time.
Boom!
A huge fireball exploded high in the sky, illuminating nearly half of Aisenla City.
Woo~
A sobbing sound came from above, and a meteor trailing fire fell. Blades of light shot toward the sky.
Just when everyone thought this great battle would last a long time, the flame elements filling the sky above Aisenla City quickly dissipated.
Seeing this, Sfenke, standing by the window, spoke in a low voice:
"Ede... you died just like that? Farewell, old friend."
It took Sfenke a moment to regain his composure, and then he became somewhat angry. One of his strong subordinates had disobeyed his command, leading to his death. That Mage Lord was too arrogant.
Or rather, the other party was indirectly killed by White Goat, because of that sentence: 'You don't even have the qualifications to fight a Law Destroyer.'
In the central street, amidst a blazing ruin, Su Xiao sat on a wooden barrel, coughing repeatedly.
"Hoo~"
He exhaled hot air. Just now, an exceptionally powerful Violator had come looking for him.
The blue light in Su Xiao's eyes faded, and Exile flew back, attaching itself to his sleeve. In this battle, Exile's power had skyrocketed, and its lethality was comparable to Dragon-Slaying Flash.
"Continue?"
Baha asked.
"Continue tomorrow night. Gus has already prepared everything."
Su Xiao coughed a few more times. He wasn't seriously injured, just choked quite badly. Even though the opponent was very strong, he was a Mage Lord.
This made Su Xiao somewhat puzzled. Would Sfenke send a Mage Lord to deal with him? Both were Sixth Rank, and both had more or less come into contact with the Void. Moreover, White Goat should also know about the Law Destroyers. It was unlikely that White Goat would hide this matter from Sfenke.
Sending a Mage Lord to deal with Su Xiao—this move had stunned both Baha and Bubu Wang.
Aisenla City, which had been lively for less than twenty minutes, suddenly quieted down. Sfenke, who had never been able to meet face to face, was now pondering what type of enemy Su Xiao was.
Or rather, this was the first time Sfenke had encountered an enemy like Su Xiao. Was Su Xiao a brute? Sfenke resolutely denied this. 'Dominator·Sotos' and 'Eyeless·Azathoth' had both been handled clearly and decisively. Could a brute achieve that?
But if Su Xiao was an old schemer, then tonight, Su Xiao suddenly became reckless, with no strategy at all. That time-buying plan even made Sfenke wonder, 'Is this guy swapped out? Would Kukulin Bai Ye use such crude tactics? This isn't the Kukulin Bai Ye I know!'
The answer was that Su Xiao was just doing that incidentally, to divert Sfenke's attention. When dealing with a super old schemer, never let the other party know your behavioral style.
Facts proved that Su Xiao's choice was correct. The current Sfenke was very uncomfortable. This style of alternating between reckless and scheming caused all three of his layered traps to fail.
In the first exchange, Su Xiao, in an almost brutish manner, had pushed Sfenke into a somewhat self-closed state. But Sfenke was not easy to deal with either; he had prevented Su Xiao from wantonly hunting Violators.
However, tomorrow night, an even bigger surprise awaited Sfenke.