My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Hu Xiang’s Fear: Why is everything alright?

The opponent seemed certain of his position. After both sides approached within three meters, they paused briefly, then suddenly burst into action.

Swish–

The sound of wind breaking came from the mist.

Chen Xing was also a Strongman, but his figure was well-proportioned, a perfect job holder. He possessed occupational abilities, and Vigor was already activated.

His muscles were tense, and his skin had a faint reddish hue. Even though the opponent was just a vagrant, he did not relax, launching an attack with the safest method.

The target was already close at hand, and it seemed that due to the suddenness of their attack, the opponent hadn’t even reacted. There wasn’t even a panicked expression on their face.

“Indeed, a pretty face…” he couldn’t help but think, subconsciously retracting some of his strength, fearing he might kill the person.

The goal was to abduct, not to kill.

But at this moment, the target slightly tilted their head and looked at him, with not a hint of fear in their eyes.

“Hm!” Chen Xing’s expression changed drastically, an alarm bell rang in his heart, realizing something was wrong.

Su Chen fiercely activated his Wind Erosion ability, having secretly accumulated power for a long time. His right arm muscles tensed, his hand forming a fist. He twisted his waist, driving his upper body.

The mist, stirred by the whirlwind circling his arm, smashed towards the attacker on his left.

Bang!

Fists collided, and ripples spread through the surrounding mist.

Rip!

Chen Xing’s eyelids twitched violently, his face aghast. The clothes on his arm were torn to shreds, and dense bloodstains appeared on his skin, as if scratched by a small knife. A stinging pain ensued.

The attack actually carried elemental power. What kind of profession was this?

A vagrant? A vagrant my ass!

The target’s performance was completely inconsistent with the information on the files.

Fortunately, they had two people this time.

Fortunately, he had always been cautious, attacking simultaneously.

This guy chose to block him, so he would surely face his companion…

Chen Xing’s thoughts hadn’t finished when his eyes suddenly bulged out.

He saw behind the target, strands of fiber, like green hair, condensing. It seemed to be slow, but in reality, it quickly formed green iron chains.

Stretched taut like a spear, as if controlled by an invisible force, it suddenly stabbed out.

At the same time, Mental Spike was activated. Su Chen mobilized his mental power, condensing it into a needle-like form, and stabbed it fiercely.

The fat man’s face was filled with terror, and he felt a heavy blow to his head, his vision turning black.

The inertia of his body made it difficult for him to pull back, as if he had run into it himself. His plump body almost unimpededly merged into the green long pole.

Chen Xing watched with wide-eyed dismay as his companion stared blankly, seemingly trying to struggle.

But then, thin, green, fibrous iron wires actually emerged from the surface of his skin.

He felt a chill, and could even imagine the terrifying sight of these hair-like things crisscrossing inside his body.

“You…” In his moment of daze, the target didn’t stop, punching him in the head.

Chen Xing hastily blocked, but fear had already taken root in his heart, and he only wanted to escape.

Bang!

The body of the companion on the other side lost its support and fell heavily. He was startled, and cold sweat broke out all over him.

On the opponent’s arm, a layer of green arm armor had wrapped around it at some point, and at the knuckles, there were sharp spikes like knuckle dusters.

Pfft!

This time, the opponent’s attack effortlessly pierced through his skin, and a stinging sensation instantly spread throughout his body.

Chen Xing’s eyes widened, his consciousness being eroded by darkness.

The two who attacked from left and right died in the blink of an eye.

“Perfect timing, Old Zhao practically just left…” Su Chen withdrew, looking at the two corpses on the ground, his brows furrowed.

“And they could accurately pinpoint my location… Confirming I was here, working in concert… Old Zhao?”

“No, if it was him, there’d be no need to leave. He could have just stayed and attacked me with them.”

“The person who assigned the night watch positions and times was Hu Xiang, could it be…”

Su Chen’s speculation made him feel it was tricky. If it was Hu Xiang, then it would be troublesome.

This guy was clearly not a first-tier professional.

“However, since he didn’t personally take action, and only made these arrangements, it means he still has some reservations…” Su Chen squatted down and searched the two corpses.

He quickly found a few items: a wallet and several bottles of potions. He quickly put them away and then threw the corpses a short distance away.

………

After waiting for a moment, Hu Xiang estimated that the attack was over, and then said, “Let’s go, to the scene.”

Old Zhao remained silent, and the two walked one after another towards the night watch post.

“Why is there still blood?” Hu Xiang’s face darkened as he stared at the bloodstains on the ground. “What idiots…”

Two professionals attacking a vagrant, and they still couldn’t control their strength.

Old Zhao’s face was tense, “If there’s blood, the Nightmare will be difficult to establish. What if it gets investigated…” The Nightmare was a special creature, almost shapeless, capable of possessing living beings.

His face was wary, looking at his captain, fearing that a new narrative would drag him down as well.

Hu Xiang noticed Old Zhao’s gaze and felt a pang of sorrow. If it weren’t for the price the other party offered this time, which he genuinely needed, he wouldn’t have done this.

He sighed, “Then it’s the corpse beetle… Old Zhao, you’ll need to have some wounds on you.”

The patrol team that conducted inspections with students generally wouldn’t go to dangerous places. Every deceased student had to have a detailed report.

Southwind Academy would even send people for on-site inspections.

Based on his experience, Hu Xiang almost completed the scene, with Old Zhao covering one arm, his face pale.

Hu Xiang looked at Old Zhao’s grim face, intending to say something, but the locator he held tightly in his hand suddenly lit up with an urgent and dangerous red light.

“Camp!”

Hu Xiang’s expression changed drastically, and he didn’t dare to delay. He picked up Old Zhao, and with roaring flames erupting from his body, he broke through the mist and left.

A few breaths later, the camp was close at hand. There was no attack from mutated creatures, but all the patrol guards were facing the enemy with an extremely vigilant stance.

“What’s going on!” Hu Xiang questioned with a grave expression.

“C-captain…” Old Zhao, clutching his arm, stared in dismay at the direction within the camp.

Hu Xiang followed his gaze, his composed expression almost lost, and a hint of dread flashed in his eyes.

He saw Su Chen, whom he believed had been abducted, now standing quietly in the center of the camp, looking at them.

“How could he…” Hu Xiang instinctively began to speak, then suddenly shut up.

“Old Zhao!” Su Chen quickly walked up, with a concerned look, “Are you alright? What happened to your arm?”

“N-nothing…” Old Zhao dared not meet Su Chen’s gaze, mumbling vaguely.

“Captain Hu Xiang, what happened to Old Zhao? Did you encounter danger?” Su Chen turned to Hu Xiang.

Hu Xiang’s eyes darted away, guilt and a guilty conscience making it difficult for him to respond for a moment.

“Su Chen, what’s going on, what danger?” Zhou Zong questioned from afar, having been abruptly woken up from his sleep by Su Chen, naturally displeased.

The others were still bleary-eyed and somewhat bewildered. Bai Fengxi stood behind the crowd, lost in thought.

“Shut up!” Hu Xiang sternly shouted, “Old Zhao encountered danger, and I scared it away! Su Chen is right, it’s better to be safe than sorry!”

Zhou Zong felt completely bewildered. What was wrong with Hu Xiang? He only complained once, didn’t he?

“It’s good that everything’s alright…” Su Chen seemed to be relieved, then he spoke with a troubled expression, “Captain Hu… my legs are still shaking. I want to rest for a while.”

He certainly wouldn’t go on night watch again. This Hu Xiang was a second-tier professional who could easily kill him with one hand.

Hu Xiang hadn’t spoken yet, but Zhou Zong jumped out and said coldly, “Your night watch time isn’t over yet. If everyone is afraid of danger like you, then no one needs to stand guard.”

“Okay, you rest tonight.” Hu Xiang didn’t hesitate, then pointed at Zhou Zong, “You take his place.”

Zhou Zong was dumbfounded. Was Hu Xiang out of his mind?

The others were also confused. How long had it been? Why was Hu Xiang increasingly favoring Su Chen?

Su Chen was also quite surprised, staring at Hu Xiang. This reaction didn’t seem like deliberate framing.

He had originally thought that if Hu Xiang forced him to stand guard, he would just break ties.

He didn’t believe that this guy’s control could make everyone keep silent.

At least, he had some confidence with Bai Fengxi.

But the current situation… was somewhat baffling.

Zhou Zong angrily went to stand guard for the night, while Su Chen returned to his small tent. The others also gradually went back.

“The situation is tricky,” Su Chen remarked.

Temporarily suppressing the doubts in his mind, he pulled out some items he had taken from the corpses. There wasn’t much gold in the wallet, but there were two light gold cards.

“…Southwind Coin Bank…” Su Chen stared at the words on it, “A bank card?”

“I wonder if it needs a password…” His previous self had never actually come across such a high-class item.

He then looked at the remaining bottles of potion, clearly not Blood-activating Potion. The color was more crimson and浓豔 (rich and vibrant), with some black sediment in them.

“Black Flame Potion?” Su Chen was a bit unsure.

Ever since he snatched the potion from Zhou Zong last time, he had taken the time to study a lot of knowledge about pharmacology in the library, in order to avoid grabbing good things without recognizing them.

He inverted the potion bottle, and the black sediments, as if stimulated, burst into a fireworks-like glow within the bottle.

“It really is…” Su Chen couldn’t help but grin.

Although this stuff was also a first-tier potion, it was more precious than Blood-activating Potion. It was only used when occupational development reached a certain level and progress slowed down.

(End of chapter)