Chapter 2: Chance Encounter
Five bounties were laid out before him. First was the Witch Heart-Seeker, which required killing three Absolute Strength-level mad witches. If one measured the number of Absolute Strength-level powerhouses in other Transcendent Primordial Worlds based on the numbers in the Wind Sea Continent, this bounty shouldn't be taken.
The number of powerhouses in the Wind Sea Continent could easily lead one astray. The Beast Clan and Sea Clan there had been at war ever since they successfully repelled the Abyss invasion, continuing even after Su Xiao fought and defeated the old Beast King. The chaos didn't stop.
Su Xiao had been to many worlds, but the Wind Sea Continent was the only one where, despite having conditions for the Insect Clan to develop, he dared not let them swarm. Before the Insect Clan reached their peak, either the Beast Clan or the Sea Clan could wipe them out.
Given the chaotic warfare in the Wind Sea Continent, the powerhouses there had two choices: either hole up in remote areas, not daring to act even after reaching Absolute Strength, or throw themselves into the war zones to carve out a reputation. Correspondingly, such powerhouses had shorter active periods, unlike the Absolute Strength powerhouses of other worlds who enjoyed long peaks.
One thing was certain: the Absolute Strength powerhouses who emerged from the battlefields of the Wind Sea Continent were exceptionally formidable. A prime example was the Beast Clan Knight Commander who had once teamed up with Su Xiao.
This heavy warrior could both fight and tank. In his clashes with Wolf God Sien, Su Xiao often felt the Knight Commander was about to die, only for him to sweep his lance the next second and force the Wolf God back. That was an Absolute Strength powerhouse forged on the Wind Sea Continent's battlefields—particularly tough.
Correspondingly, the number of Absolute Strength powerhouses in the Wind Sea Continent was smaller, with over eighty percent dying in the war zones. This was why most of the strong enemies Su Xiao encountered among the Sea Clan were newly ascended Absolute Strength powerhouses.
Another point: since both were Transcendent Primordial Worlds, why did the Witch Realm struggle with the Dark God Cult while the Wind Sea Continent didn't care much? The reason was that the Dark God Cult simply didn't want to develop there. Both the Beast Clan and Sea Clan had maxed-out group combat abilities. Compared to the chaotic, war-torn Wind Sea Continent, the stable and prosperous Witch Realm was naturally more appealing to the Dark God Cult.
Therefore, using the number of powerhouses in the Wind Sea Continent to gauge the situation in the Witch Realm would be highly inaccurate. Simply put, the Wind Sea Continent excelled in group combat, while the Witch Realm had more individual powerhouses and excelled in one-on-one fights.
So finding three Absolute Strength-level mad witches in this world wasn't as hard as imagined. Moreover, these were mad witches after malignant transformation.
The so-called "malignant transformation" was the price witches paid for mastering elemental power. Their power system involved training their mental and soul strength to harness the power of natural elements.
If Su Xiao hadn't been to the Eternal Light World, he wouldn't fully understand this "malignant transformation" process. But now, his understanding surpassed over ninety-nine percent of witches.
Witches believed they were harnessing pure elemental power from nature, but this view was wrong. Pure elemental power was extremely extreme, giving rise to various elemental beings and creatures—just like in the Eternal Light World, where Ninth Rank powerhouses were as common as dogs, and Absolute Strength powerhouses were everywhere.
The normal natural elemental power in the Witch Realm was a mixture of "Extreme Dark Abyss Force" and "Extreme Elemental Force," producing normal elemental power. This was one of the highest-tier energies; mastering it granted immense power.
So in Su Xiao's view, what witches called "malignant transformation" was closer to "alien Abyss transformation." That is, after witches gathered elemental power through mental strength, they needed to shape it with soul strength to unleash powerful abilities.
During this process, witches' abilities leaned toward elementalization, meaning the elemental characteristics were more active. In 100 units of normal natural elements, there would inevitably be 0.5 units of Abyss energy. This trace amount of Abyss energy barely reacted supernaturally when witches used their abilities. Over time, too much Abyss energy eroded and settled into the witches' soul strength.
Stagnation brought precipitation, precipitation led to corruption, and corruption bred malignant transformation.
This was the entire process of witch malignant transformation. As for how to avoid it, the answer was: impossible. The process of witches using their abilities had to be quick, or it would have no practical combat value.
To remove the trace Abyss energy from normal elemental power, one had to slowly devour the elemental power and generate a harmonizing energy within themselves. During spellcasting, this harmonizing energy would offset the trace Abyss energy that didn't react to spellcasting. This power, obtained by devouring natural elements, was called "Mana" by Arcane Eternal Star.
Having one's body eroded by Abyss energy was deadly enough; witches had their souls directly eroded, so of course there was a risk of going mad and losing control. However, even malignant transformation had branches.
There were two branches of malignant transformation: "Madness" and "Filth."
How one transformed had nothing to do with a witch's moral character, but rather their willpower. Witches with strong willpower would transform toward the Madness sequence. Such witches became extreme, dark-hearted, and cruel, but their appearance didn't change much—just completely black eyes and black spreading patterns on their arms and torso.
Simply put, the Madness sequence transformation meant they had somewhat resisted "alien Abyssification" and gained further power from it. Some Ninth Rank peak witches, after transforming toward Madness, had a decent chance of breaking through to Absolute Strength. This led some witches who had reached the end of their strengthening path to gamble and actively choose malignant transformation.
The other branch, Filth transformation, was much worse. The witch would grow malignant tumors all over, their soul constantly eroded by pain and despair. Entering this Filth sequence generally led to a miserable end. Even if they survived by chance, they became terribly deformed monsters.
From this perspective, Bounty 1: Witch Heart-Seeker's "kill three mad witches after malignant transformation" wasn't too hard to complete. Su Xiao chose to max out this bounty, investing 500 ounces of Space-Time Power.
As for Bounty 2: Lightning Speed, this made Su Xiao frown slightly. He had encountered a violator before who could turn a tracking red dot into a red line by running. But he had already killed that guy, chasing him far before succeeding.
Now it seemed the one he killed wasn't this Lightning Speed violator, but another fast imposter who wasn't as fast as Lightning Speed.
For this guy, Su Xiao planned to play it safe. The bounty range was 800-1000 ounces of Space-Time Power. Investing 0 ounces meant abandoning the bounty. This bounty required not killing but capturing alive, which was even harder.
Just as Su Xiao was about to invest 0 ounces of Space-Time Power, his Hunter authority suddenly activated. A holographic map of Moon Ring City appeared before him, with a red dot 10 kilometers to his south—the Lightning Speed violator.
Whoosh, the red dot dragged into a red line, stopping 3 kilometers from Su Xiao. Since this area was around the Night Temptation Witch headquarters, this Lightning Speed violator wasn't arrogant enough to step directly into the Witch Guild's vicinity.
No matter how you looked at it, this felt somewhat provocative. When they first met, Su Xiao suspected this Lightning Speed violator had some means to detect Hunters, Battle Angels, etc. Now it seemed confirmed.
Su Xiao remained calm and still decided to invest 0 ounces of Space-Time Power in this bounty. But the next second—
Whoosh. Except for the 3-kilometer radius around Su Xiao, a large surrounding area turned into a ring-shaped blood red. Specifically, within the entire circular hunting range of 10 kilometers, except for the center, everything else turned blood red, the same color as the dot representing the Lightning Speed violator.
The blood red on the map slowly faded, leaving only the red dot 10 kilometers away. What just happened was the Lightning Speed violator had run through almost the entire hunting range in one second.
Su Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. This time he had to deal with the Platinum Apostle, the Priest, and the Archbishop of the Abyss. There was no need to bother with this guy...
On the holographic map, whoosh, void text formed by red lines appeared, clearly reading: "Hehe, little trash~"
Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. Undoubtedly, this was the most arrogant violator he had ever encountered.
[You have paid 1000 ounces of Space-Time Power to Bounty 2: Lightning Speed.]
Maxing out this bounty wasn't just about catching the Lightning Speed violator and beating him half to death. More importantly, the purpose of such provocation was easy to guess—to stall Su Xiao. This was clearly done in collusion with the Platinum Apostle.
If the Lightning Speed violator was a lone wolf, spending time to catch him wasn't worth it. But if he was cooperating with the Platinum Apostle, then even spending some time to catch him was worthwhile.
For the remaining three bounties, Su Xiao chose to invest full Space-Time Power. He closed the bounty list and checked this time's main mission.
[Main Mission Activated.]
[Main Mission: First Ring: Dark Twins.]
Difficulty Level: Lv.94.
Mission Brief: Kill one of the Dark God Cult's leaders, the Dark Twins.
Mission Time Limit: 10 natural days.
Mission Reward 1: Eight to Nine Star Title Selection Chest.
Mission Reward 2: Commission Voucher (1/5. After collecting this commission voucher, you can claim the 3.5 million Soul Coins, 100 Soul Crystals, 1 Power Source Matter, and 1 Vitality Source Matter deposited by the Night Temptation Witch Guild with the Void Tree).
Mission Penalty: Forced Execution.
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Su Xiao's current brand level was Lv.93, and the Absolute Strength-level brand level cap was Lv.95. So the Dark Twins wouldn't be easy to deal with. Even if not at Absolute Strength peak, they weren't far off.
The mission rewards were quite generous. Besides the Witch Guild's commission, there was a Title Selection Chest. A Title Selection Chest meant that before opening, one could choose from several title categories. What star rating it gave depended on the chest's quality and luck.
[Detected that the Hunter is located in the Transcendent Primordial World: Witch Realm. Your Talent Mission Phase 2 is activating (this mission has three phases total. After completing all, your Law Destruction exclusive talent ability: Shadow Hunt will fully awaken).]
[Talent Awakening Mission: Shadow of Law Destruction (Phase 2).]
Difficulty Level: Lv.???.
Mission Brief: Kill the "Initial Malignant Transformation."
Mission Time Limit: 30 natural days.
Mission Reward: Complete Phase 2 of Talent Awakening.
Mission Penalty: None.
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Su Xiao had never doubted the difficulty of the Law Destroyer's Talent Awakening Mission. The first phase was killing three of the four giants of the Lightless Temple. The second phase was baffling. "Malignant Transformation" was a price and calamity for witches. How could one kill it? And it was the "Initial Malignant Transformation."
Moreover, this mission brief was very Reincarnation Paradise—only seven characters total. This reminded Su Xiao of Apocalypse Paradise's mission info with coordinates, so detailed it was almost like giving him an auto-navigation function.
Reincarnation Paradise was the complete opposite. After reading its mission brief, one's expression would basically go: serious gaze → thoughtful eyes → confused look → gradually dazed eyes → completely dazed eyes.
[Old Hunter]
Category: Title
Title Effect 1: Hunting Mark (Active). Can continuously track a target using a medium.
Note: This skill has no cost. Each tracking lasts 10-48 hours (depending on the medium). Can maintain tracking even if the prey is in another world.
Note: This skill can be used once every 2 natural days.
Title Effect 2: Ruthless Hunter (Active). Forcibly locks onto a designated target in the same world without any medium, allowing continuous perception of the target's specific location for the next 12 hours.
Note: If this hunt is completed, using this ability this time has no cost.
Warning: If this hunt is not completed, your True Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence, and Charm attributes will be permanently reduced by 5%.
Note: This ability has a cooldown of 50 natural days.
Title Effect 3: Old Hunter (Passive). For each successful hunt, this title permanently stacks 1 layer of "Hunting" effect...
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When he first upgraded the [Old Hunter] title, Su Xiao felt that with this title, no mission would ever stump him. But now, he felt that Title Effect 2 of Old Hunter wasn't enough. It could only be used once per world, so he had to use it carefully.
As for using this ability to track the target of the Talent Awakening Mission, Su Xiao felt it was probably unreliable. This tracking was for a single target or an individual enemy. What exactly the "Initial Malignant Transformation" that the Talent Awakening Mission required killing was remained completely unclear. It should be somewhat related to Bounty 5: Aggregate.
From Bounty 5: Aggregate's maximum reward of 30,000 ounces of Space-Time Power, one could infer how dangerous this Talent Mission was.
Through the team function, Su Xiao checked the locations of Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini. Bubu Wang and Baha were in Moon Ring City. Bubu Wang was already downstairs and, ignoring various detection methods, was using his environment integration ability to head to this floor. It seemed the "Follower Promotion Qualification" upgrade had indeed caused a qualitative change in this ability.
Amu was farther away, in the area north of the Sigor River. That was fine, as long as he wasn't in the "Ancient King City."
As for Beini, Su Xiao looked at her location and compared it to the holographic map. From the current situation, it seemed Beini had thrown herself into the embrace of Mother Ocean.
Just then, Su Xiao heard footsteps outside the door. High heels tapped on marble, producing a rhythmic clicking sound. The person stopped at the door and said from outside:
"Hmm, handle it like this for now. I'll rest. If there's nothing important, don't disturb me."
Though the voice outside was calm, it had a unique charm. Hearing it made one feel at ease while also wanting to comply.
The door opened, and a woman in a moon-white dress with her hair coiled up walked into the office. The earring on her right ear slowly scattered a little moonlight. On the back of her right hand was a very faint star pattern. Her pupils were the color of a silver moon.
Walking at a not-so-fast pace to behind the desk, Moon Witch Sesshiris sat down. She took off her high heels and placed them neatly aside. Leaning back comfortably, she closed her eyes and let out a long sigh. Unlike her usual dignity, she had a hint of laziness. She said:
"Sometimes I envy loners like you."
"..."
Su Xiao, sitting cross-legged on the terrace, said nothing. Seeing this, Moon Witch Sesshiris sat up straighter, picked up the steaming black tea, took a light sip, and said with a hint of a smile:
"I am your employer, after all. Ignoring me is so sad. I was thinking of adding an extra reward after the job is done, but now, sigh~"
Hearing this, Su Xiao opened his eyes and said, "Madam, hello."
"As expected of you, Shadow of Law Destruction. Close the terrace door. Let's discuss this commission in detail."
"..."
Su Xiao stood up, returned to the office, waited one second, then closed the terrace door. Noticing this, the smile on Moon Witch Sesshiris's face gradually faded.
"I've shown enough sincerity. What about you?"
Moon Witch Sesshiris put down her black tea cup, and the atmosphere in the office gradually became heavy.
"..."
Su Xiao lightly patted Bubu Wang's head beside his leg. Bubu Wang chose to disengage from the environment. Almost simultaneously, the atmosphere in the office returned to its previous ease.
"What an adorable, doggy thing."
Moon Witch Sesshiris spoke gently with a smile, but upon hearing her words, Bubu Wang muttered with a whimper, since this Moon Witch couldn't understand what it was saying anyway.
"It seems I said something offensive. This is compensation for my offense."
Moon Witch Sesshiris took out a crystal card. Bubu Wang raised his dog head proudly, meaning this Wang was very angry and would never forgive her. But upon seeing the "1000" on the Soul Coin savings card between the Moon Witch's fingers, Bubu Wang wavered a little. Perhaps such a generous lady had indeed misspoken.
When Moon Witch Sesshiris slightly parted her index and middle fingers, revealing two Soul Coin savings cards between them, Bubu Wang felt that her apology did have some sincerity.
This seemingly playful offense and gift were actually mutual probing—testing where each other's bottom line was. Upon meeting, Su Xiao hadn't responded to Moon Witch Sesshiris, the leader of the Witch Realm, because he was meditating. This was to determine how much tolerance and resolve the other party had to deal with the Dark God Cult.
It seemed Su Xiao had made the first move, but that wasn't the case. Moon Witch Sesshiris had made the first move. The teleportation reception location she chose seemed, at first glance, to be a private place with the fragrance of moonlight in the air, showing considerable sincerity in the invitation. But in reality, this place was at the very core of the Witch Guild. If besieged by the Witch Guild here, it would be extremely dangerous.
However, this probing was coated with a layer of sugar. If one saw the Moon Witch's bed and various daily items and started having improper thoughts, thinking this invitation had ulterior motives, they would only be toyed with by the Moon Witch. Not only would they have no improper thoughts, but when they were eventually tricked to death, she wouldn't even give them a second glance.
As for Su Xiao's thoughts upon being teleported here: if he were besieged, detonating a "Sun Holy Sword" here would leave the Witch Guild crying without finding the tune.
After sitting down at the desk, Su Xiao observed the crystal pot on the table for a few seconds. It was a structurally marvelous pot, actually using a small piece of Soul Stone as the technique's energy source. It could only be said that the Witch Realm, though low-key, was very wealthy.
Su Xiao took out a can of Eternal Spring water and poured it into the empty crystal pot. In a few seconds, the water boiled. He took out a pack of Maple Tea, brewed some, poured himself a cup, and also poured one for the Moon Witch across from him.
"This is too polite."
Moon Witch Sesshiris certainly knew quality. She recognized this Maple Tea was made from the tender leaves of the Black Maple Tree.
"Not polite. We usually drink this stuff. It clears heat and quenches thirst."
"Clears... heat... and quenches thirst."
Moon Witch Sesshiris was a bit speechless because she had never imagined anyone describing Black Maple Tree produce like this.
"This is actually a bit wasteful."
Moon Witch Sesshiris took a sip of Maple Tea.
"No, I have a Black Maple Tree."
Su Xiao's words made Moon Witch Sesshiris thoughtful. But from this point on, she no longer tried to make promises based on her abundant resources. Instead, she showed genuine sincerity. The probing of strength, strategy, and wealth between the two sides ended here.
As for the guilt of possessing a Black Maple Tree being known to the outside world, Su Xiao was about to reach Absolute Strength peak and had the ability to defeat others. He understood a principle: his Black Maple Tree was definitely planted in his private area in Reincarnation Paradise. So even if someone had the ability to kill him, they couldn't take the Black Maple Tree.
Moreover, for the sake of treasure, was it really worth completely offending a ruthless character who had cleared all World-Destroying-level beings and clans in the Eternal Light World?
"The reward you gave isn't enough to destroy the Dark God Cult. Moreover, to destroy this faction, you'll have to pay a heavy price."
Su Xiao didn't continue. Hearing this, Moon Witch Sesshiris asked with slight surprise, "Do you have a way to destroy the Dark God Cult?"
"Yes."
"Name your price."
"The reward isn't the point. The point is how much loss you're willing to bear."
"Loss?"
"..."
Su Xiao took a map from the bookshelf beside him, unfolded it, and spread it flat on the table. He drew a large circle around Moon Ring City, the Sigor River, and other areas. Seeing this, Moon Witch Sesshiris asked, "We have to lose all this to destroy the Dark God Cult?"
"No, the Witch Realm will only have this much left."
Hearing this, Moon Witch Sesshiris was momentarily surprised. But thinking about Su Xiao's actions in the Eternal Light World, she felt the Shadow of Law Destruction across from her wasn't exaggerating.
"Let's discuss how to weaken the Dark God Cult as much as possible. That shouldn't cause any losses, right?"
"Not under my command. But I'm not sure how the Dark God Cult members, pushed to the brink by me, will retaliate. Later, I'll help you clear out all the Dark God Cult secret bases in Moon Ring City."
As Su Xiao spoke, he raised his right arm. Baha, swooping out from space, landed on his forearm. Baha still had "Hunting Vision" active, so dark blue smoke scattered from him.
Using the coordinates Baha provided, Su Xiao had Bubu Wang draw a special map of Moon Ring City. In less than three minutes, Bubu Wang controlled various high-tech devices to complete the drawing.
Su Xiao placed the map of Moon Ring City on the table and said, "Moon Ring City has 160 districts. 68 of them have Dark God Cult secret bases. You've cleaned up the central districts quite well, but here, here, and here, the Dark God Cult secret bases are quite active. The members in these bases are probably..."
Su Xiao turned to look at Baha, who immediately said, "Over 590 people."
"About 600 Dark God Cult members. I'll start clearing from here."
Su Xiao pointed to the left side of the map and continued, "According to Baha's investigation, these secret bases communicate with each other once an hour. That means after I clear 45 to 50 secret bases, the remaining ones might notice something abnormal at any time. It's best to have your people evacuate the residents in this area, this area, and this area after I start clearing these Dark God Cult members. Have your people prepare barriers and sealing techniques. When these cornered beasts get enraged, seal off the buildings they're in so their detonated high-power explosives or energy invasion objects can't cause massive damage to Moon Ring City..."
After Su Xiao described the initial plan and explained the exact timing of various situations, Moon Witch Sesshiris's only feeling was that the promised reward was worth it—very worth it!
Why was Su Xiao so professional? He had been an Iron Hand in the Black Throne Continent, a legion commander of the Execution Agency in the Ghost Continent, a Divine Hunter of the Watch Guild in the Dark Prison World, a legion commander of the Containment Institution in the Alliance Star, and the director of the Twilight Madhouse in the Shadow World. Any of these positions required extremely professional methods to deal with all kinds of shady characters. A slight mistake would cause the faction he was in to collapse.
"I have a few capable subordinates. Do you need their assistance?"
Moon Witch Sesshiris had already seen a glimpse of Su Xiao's professionalism. As for the relevant organizations of the Wizard faction, over the years, witches had formed many such institutions. Without exception, though they had some effect, the work of hunting in the night caused many witches to undergo malignant transformation, so these institutions gradually declined.
Institutions formed through other power systems couldn't match the combat power of the Dark God Cult members in this world.
Now, the Wizard faction's combat institutions were dealing with the Dark God Cult. The problem was that these combat witches were strong enough, but they were more suited for frontal combat. Against the Dark God Cult members, who had maxed out hiding and insidious abilities, they often suffered setbacks.
"Bai Ye, there's something I need to tell you. See if you can accept it."
Moon Witch Sesshiris took a light sip of Maple Tea. Su Xiao said nothing, indicating he was willing to listen.
"This time, I invited you with most of the reward from my personal funds and part from the Starry Sky Research Society. So very few people know you're in the Witch Realm. Due to some special, marvelous reasons, I can't provide you with an identity. But rest assured, if you're caught by our Wizard faction's subordinate departments, someone will immediately go to vouch for you and get you out smoothly. Correspondingly, when you're about to be caught, don't hurt them or flee. Just calmly get caught. Treat it as finding a free place to rest for a while."
Moon Witch Sesshiris's implication was that being a leader wasn't easy. Not to mention anything else, three outstanding heirs were enough to give her headaches. Those three little girls gave her "surprises" in new ways every day. Plus, there was a particularly strong competitor in the Starry Sky Research Society, along with a bunch of old immortal high-level members in the Wizard faction.
"No problem."
Su Xiao had no objection to being caught by the Wizard faction's subordinate departments. When dealing with the Dark God Cult members later, the scene would definitely be brutal. If the local sheriff witnessed it, combined with Su Xiao's "affinity"-filled aura, the sheriff, district guards, and inspectors would immediately be on alert upon seeing him.
Not to mention, Su Xiao standing in a burning building with blood and severed limbs everywhere—this level of stimulation would definitely make the local sheriff raise their high-tech weapons and angrily shout for Su Xiao to surrender immediately.
"In that case, there's nothing else. Even if there is, it'll be something minor."
Moon Witch Sesshiris spoke with a smile. Hearing her concluding "something minor," Su Xiao was sure there was some "surprise" waiting for him later.
Taking Bubu Wang and Baha out of the office, Su Xiao went to the elevator and rode it down, smoothly exiting the Witch Guild headquarters.
The streets were bustling with traffic. There were all kinds of vehicles—classic steam engine vehicles and high-tech ones. However, all vehicles had to travel on the ground. This was explicitly stipulated. Only personal spaceships could fly at low altitudes. Higher up was the inspection airship layer. Above that, several thousand meters above the city buildings, was the flight altitude for cargo airships and large spaceships.
Walking on the street, Su Xiao didn't feel the dazzling chaos and restlessness of high tech, nor was there strong light pollution. Instead, the strange plants on top of some buildings were more eye-catching.
Walking along a busy pedestrian street where vehicles were prohibited, Su Xiao pondered how to find the Dark Twins, one of the Dark God Cult's leaders. This was the first target of the main mission and should be the starting point for catching the Dark God Cult.
Just then, Su Xiao's steps paused. He looked across the street. Three figures were walking toward him, chatting and laughing. The next second, they also noticed Su Xiao. Their steps came to an abrupt halt.
Molei, Yueshitu, and Hao Mei maintained frozen smiles, turned around in unison, and quickened their pace. After turning a corner, the three immediately started running. Molei and Hao Mei on the sides even had the decency to grab Yueshitu's arms and lift her up as they ran. As a summoner, Yueshitu naturally had low agility and couldn't run fast.
In a scenic park, Molei, Yueshitu, and Hao Mei sat on a bench. One tilted her head back slightly, one slumped limply, and one rested a hand on her knee. All three were panting heavily. Molei asked, "Did... didn't he chase us?"
"Definitely... not."
Yueshitu replied in an exhausted tone. Hearing this, a joyful smile gradually appeared on Molei's face. She said cheerfully, "Hunters also have two legs, right? I don't believe he can catch up to us. And this time, we three were merciful. Otherwise, we'd definitely beat him up. Hey! Hao Mei, why are you poking me? I'm telling you, if he hadn't run fast just now... don't keep poking me... I...!"
Molei was getting poked in the lower back and it hurt. She looked at Hao Mei and saw Hao Mei sitting properly, with Su Xiao sitting beside her, having listened to her entire speech.