Chapter 75: Another hawk, after me?

    “It’s actually a priest.” A voice that Su Chen found somewhat familiar came from the sky, tinged with a hint of surprise.

    Is that the Sixth Judge?

    “Hmm?” Su Chen’s heart thumped. He noticed the “Guiding” moving stealthily. “Is the other party trying to escape?”

    Su Chen’s eyes flickered. He stealthily took a shortcut and quickly followed.

    “Such slow speed, not a high-level professional,” Su Chen speculated. “Well, high-level professionals are too eye-catching. Others aren’t Heretic God Cultists and can’t pinpoint the target by senses, so low-level professionals are better for escaping.”

    A rumble exploded behind him, and the sky changed color.

    “They’ve already started fighting?”

    As the street scene flew by, Su Chen looked back to see golden flames and black mist intertwined, forming a interwoven canopy in the sky.

    Su Chen sped up, but he was also wondering, “Where are Zhang Hongbo and the others? Why is there no support, only this one judge?”

    “That guy is just ahead…” Su Chen stopped abruptly on a rooftop, staring at the dark alley below.

    The Green Rope silently unfurled in his hand, and Su Chen’s eyes flickered. “It’s the perfect time to test the enhanced Scarlet Lightning.”

    Mental power surged out, and a crimson light flashed in mid-air.

    Boom!

    A scarlet lightning bolt, over ten meters long and as thick as a thigh, suddenly struck down like a divine arrow!

    The fleeing Heretic God Cultist was startled and subconsciously looked up. His pupils reflected a crimson scene, and he lost consciousness.

    [Path of the Hunter: Completed!]

    “It’s much thicker and much longer… and its power has increased by 30-40%…” Su Chen looked at the charred ground, still smoking with black flames, and secretly gasped. He hadn’t even used any other attacks this time. “But the commotion is also much louder.”

    With a swirl of psionic power, the corpse on the ground and the metal box flew towards him and disappeared into his storage space.

    Looking at the distant sky where the commotion was gradually dying down, Su Chen turned and ran.

    Elsewhere, Xia Hanshi descended from the sky into a room in a building with a cold expression. On the floor were only some shattered crystal fragments.

    “It’s actually a priest. Nanfeng City has actually attracted a priest.” His expression grew even more solemn. “I’ve been watching for several days, but was led here. He was using a feint to distract me.”

    “In the shadows, something more important is happening. Nanfeng… Nanfeng…”

    But then, his eyelids twitched, and he flickered out of sight so fast that no one could see him. He quickly arrived at a secluded alley, stared at the dark road, and muttered in a low voice:

    “Someone made a move here, such explosive destructive power…” He sniffed: “Charred smell, and sulfur… That Heretic God Cultist who escaped is dead, not even a corpse left behind.”

    “And that suspected Guiding is also gone?” Xia Hanshi’s face was gloomy, then he suddenly smiled sinisterly, “There’s actually a wagtail, after me…”

    “What… what’s going on!?”

    Zhang Hongbo received the report and rushed over with his men half an hour later. The nearby Supervisory Guards had already begun evacuating the panicking crowd.

    He looked around and finally saw Yang Yan and Gu Bing, both with grim expressions, in the temporary command cabin in the distance.

    “What’s going on, why is it such a mess…” Zhang Hongbo walked in angrily, then spotted Xia Hanshi sitting in the corner, and the rest of his sentence got stuck in his throat.

    “Old Xia…” Yang Yan continued his unfinished sentence, also full of resentment, “I know you’re in charge of the operation, but you can’t keep everything from us.”

    “Since you know I’m in charge, stop with the nonsense,” Xia Hanshi said without lifting his head.

    Yang Yan paused, then said helplessly, “The situation is completely different now. A priest is secretly lurking, and if we’re not careful, big trouble will arise.” “A priest?” Zhang Hongbo’s eyelids twitched violently. He didn’t bother with pleasantries and stammered, “How is that possible!”

    “What does my Nanfeng City have that’s worth a priest’s prying?”

    “I’m also curious,” Xia Hanshi spoke quietly. He knew more. Today was probably a diversion.

    A priest was exposed, but something more important might be happening in the dark. He was eager to know what it was.

    The Heretic Gods worshipped by the Heretic God Cult are not illusory beings, but powerful, actual beings with their own desires.

    Heituo is not a Heretic God who enjoys destruction. What exactly does he want to do in Nanfeng, or… what is he looking for?

    And tonight, there was an inexplicable interceptor.

    The more they investigate, the more things hidden in Nanfeng emerge.

    No one could provide an answer, and everyone, with their varied thoughts, fell into silence.

    Zhang Hongbo’s expression changed constantly, a mix of despair and anxiety.

    The curtains swayed, and the window closed automatically. Su Chen’s figure appeared in the room, taking off his Shadow-Hiding Clothes. The scene from just now kept replaying in his mind.

    “The power distribution in that place is seriously imbalanced,” he thought.

    The giant Heituo phantom looked terrifying, and logically there should have been many subordinate professionals assisting it, but there were only three or two insignificant figures.

    “That judge made a move but didn’t ask for support. Even if he doesn’t trust the people of Nanfeng, isn’t there Envoy Ying Feng?” Su Chen muttered to himself, “Is he used to working alone?”

    “It’s really strange…”

    He then looked at the system panel. No matter what, he had a good harvest tonight. He got another [Low-level Heretic God Power], and all three targets of [Path of the Hunter] were finally completed.

    He had thought that [Gale Hunter] would begin to transform on the way, but [Path of the Hunter] merely flickered with light, seemingly waiting for his consent.

    “That’s right…” Su Chen mumbled to the air, “Unlike that [Arcane Scholar] who was so impatient, [Gale Hunter] is much more considerate.”

    After a round of criticism, the panel remained unresponsive. Su Chen secretly curled his lips. He first switched to Heretic God Cultist to see if anyone was following him.

    What happened tonight was truly strange, and he felt vaguely uneasy.

    As soon as he transformed, Su Chen felt a sudden pang in his heart and sensed an extremely strong pull, which made his face change slightly.

    “What’s going on, there’s still more!?”

    “And, and this attraction is too great, it’s incomparable to a Guiding. What the hell is it?”

    His Heretic God Cultist was disguised from a cultist, so he only felt attraction. If he were a pure Heretic God Cultist, he would probably be kneeling in fanaticism by now.

    This feeling was many times stronger than the attraction brought by the strange device!

    “It seems it was just transported in… and it’s still moving,” Su Chen’s expression was uncertain, and then he suddenly realized, “No, could the previous Guiding have been a deliberate decoy?”

    “Just to let this thing enter Nanfeng City safely.”

    “Something big is about to happen.” Su Chen realized this.

    An empty Guiding could make Yuan Chenyang feel like he was facing a formidable enemy, and what he was feeling now was probably far more dangerous than a Guiding.

    His originally good mood had turned sour. When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. If something happened to Nanfeng City, it would be difficult for him to stay out of trouble.

    (End of this chapter)

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