# Chapter 37: Don't Call Me Despicable
The distribution of [Dark Rose] potions was carried out in secrecy, with Library Commons responsible for the matter.
In the dining hall, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Lady Xiang were having breakfast together.
"Kukulin, come to my room after 10 o'clock tonight."
Lady Xiang bit into a strawberry. She claimed to be on a diet because she'd recently felt her corset tightening around her abdomen.
"I'm not interested in you. There's poison on your clothes, and probably on your skin too."
"!"
The moment Su Xiao finished speaking, a cracking sound was heard—Lady Xiang biting through her spoon.
"There's important business to discuss! Those seven people will all be here tonight!"
Lady Xiang's smile grew increasingly gentle. Seeing her 'smiling face,' Bubu Wang suddenly felt creeped out, and even Baha was somewhat unnerved. Both were puzzled as to how an ordinary person could have such an unsettling aura.
"Understood."
"The situation is chaotic lately. Don't go wandering around."
Leaving behind these meaningful words, Lady Xiang took her plate to get more meat. As for dieting, she'd already forgotten about it in her anger.
"10 o'clock."
Su Xiao muttered quietly. Lady Xiang's words carried hidden meaning. She wasn't the type to enjoy ambiguous situations. Suddenly displaying such abnormal behavior must have a reason. Besides, Su Xiao was quite confident in his 0.1 charm stat—even basic negotiation was difficult, let alone romantic luck.
Her saying this was likely because she feared eavesdroppers. No one knew if the enemy had some concealed surveillance method.
10 o'clock might not literally mean 10 PM, and the warning about not going out without important business meant it was dangerous outside.
Coincidentally, Su Xiao had to go to Sodo City after 9 AM today. The wealthy merchant's luck celebration there had grown to considerable scale. Viper had found several people suspected of being World Children and wanted Su Xiao to confirm. If not, they'd search for the next batch.
Around 10 AM, danger might descend—that was what Lady Xiang meant to convey. Moreover, as the intelligence department leader, she was likely already being watched.
Unless that Ancient God escaped from the Dark Prison, Su Xiao wasn't particularly worried about other attacks. He had already reached the top tier of Seventh Rank. He'd beaten the top dozens in the Tree Arena last world, and he'd long since digested the gains from that world. His strength had advanced further, plus Qingying Wang had broken through to Lv.10, and there was the bonus from dual Grandmaster abilities.
After breakfast, Su Xiao returned to his bedroom. With nothing else to do, he started working on a puzzle game. At 9 o'clock, one of Viper's subordinates knocked on the door.
Su Xiao brought Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha, boarding a four-row steam car to leave headquarters. Fifteen old hunters escorted them in four steam cars—arranged by Viper.
They arrived safely at Sodo City. Just as they entered the main street, traffic came to a halt. There were too many pedestrians. That wealthy merchant was exceptionally generous. What started as a personal celebration had nearly become a city-wide festival.
Every few dozen meters along the street, there were free drink stalls. Sodo City hadn't been this lively in a long time. Revelry was inevitable. No one believed the Rhine Kingdom wasn't supporting this behind the scenes.
The crowd was deafening. Walking among the people, Su Xiao held a wooden cup filled with beer, foam dripping down the sides. An old man had shoved it into his hands—hard to refuse.
Following the crowd, Su Xiao soon reached the celebration venue. What activities were happening? Impossible to see—there were too many people.
Entering the hotel behind the celebration venue, Su Xiao finally escaped the crowded crowd. As he entered the hotel lobby, a short, stout, aristocratically dressed middle-aged man hurried over, his face full of enthusiasm.
"Mr. Kukulin, I've been waiting for you. This way, please."
The one greeting him was the wealthy merchant hosting this celebration. After going up to the second floor, Su Xiao saw Viper.
Viper currently had a dark expression. This scheming guy was so busy he was dazed. He'd probably stayed up all night. Faint dark circles were visible under his eyes. Already gloomy by nature, he now looked positively depressed.
"It's those people. If any of them are favored by the world, that would be great. At least I could get some sleep."
Viper forced a faint smile, pointing toward several couples in the dance hall on the first floor.
Su Xiao looked in the direction Viper indicated. His method of identifying World Children was simple—use detection equipment. Normally, he couldn't do this; it would make enemies everywhere. If he encountered a transcendent and immediately detected them, it would likely end in a life-or-death struggle. If that transcendent had backing, the trouble would be endless.
But now, there was no such concern. Every 5 minutes, Su Xiao performed a detection. A total of 6 lucky individuals—none were World Children.
"Any?"
"No."
"What 'good news.' There's another batch tomorrow. Should I send them to the Watch Guild headquarters?"
"No need."
Su Xiao walked downstairs. If Viper chose to escort specific targets back to headquarters, they'd likely be attacked along the way. It was better to have these lucky individuals gather at Sodo City, which was very close to headquarters.
After confirming tonight whether those seven criminals could handle the heavy responsibility, tomorrow would be the day to destroy the Dark Prison Gate. If those seven couldn't do it, the hunters would have to charge in by force.
Sitting in the returning steam car, Su Xiao gripped the back of the front seat with one hand. He really wanted to know who would attack him at this time.
Just as Su Xiao was pondering this question, a roar came from ahead.
Boom!
A transparent barrier appeared ahead, crashing to the ground. The steam car Su Xiao was in slammed into it at full speed. The front was instantly crushed flat, broken metal parts scattering everywhere.
Scalding steam sprayed out. The entire front half of the steam car was flattened. Inside the car, Su Xiao extinguished his cigarette, firmly closed the ashtray lid on the door, then kicked the door flying.
Stepping out of the steam car, Su Xiao looked around. This was a semicircular space about 200×200 meters in size, probably an alternate space formed by some ability.
Large statues were distributed throughout this area. These statues had cyan faces and fangs—ghostly deity images. Su Xiao leaped onto one of the statues. Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha weren't nearby—probably separated.
"Kukulin, I never thought we'd meet like this. As a traitor, I feel guilty."
Adley walked over, wearing a gray suit. He still had that enthusiastic smile on his face, but in his hand, he carried a medium shield covered in spikes. From his posture holding the shield, he wasn't a Tank type.
Contractors with various expressions emerged from behind the statues. A total of 105 people. The rest were probably dealing with Amu, Baha, and those 15 old hunters.
"Don't call me despicable. Although I didn't dare detect you before, I feel that Mr. Kukulin, you're still quite strong, right?"
Adley's eyes condensed. A clay-yellow wave spread out—this was a team-type buff ability.
Standing atop the statue, Su Xiao looked down at the area below, then grasped the hilt at his waist.
Zheng~
The long blade slid from its sheath. Blue light surged in Su Xiao's eyes. Almost simultaneously, Adley received several warning notifications.
[Warning: You have triggered a Boss Battle!]
[Warning: This Boss-level unit's comprehensive combat power is ???]
[Warning: Detection failed. You have only obtained the following basic information.]
Name: God Hunter · Kukulin
Category: Human · Boss-level unit.
Health: 100%
Mana: 27,900 points
Strength: ???
Agility: 181 (True Attribute)
Endurance: ???
Intelligence: ???
???
Skill 1: ???
Skill 2: ???
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Skill 17, Dead Silence Descends · Ember Extinction (Ultimate Ability, X): ???
Skill 18, ??? (Arcane Ability, Lv.11): ???
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