"Aqaba ruins?"
Kaxiu's heart suddenly shuddered. This kind of search mission is much more difficult than the killing mission. Killing missions will at least give you the specific location of the mission target, and you just need to kill the target in your own way. But the search mission depends on luck, and this type of mission has great uncertainty.
If you are lucky, you may find it in a day or two. If you are unlucky, you may not find it in ten years, let alone a year.
If Kaxiu were allowed to choose, he would definitely prefer killing missions, but he had no chance to choose.
He could only take on the mission of redemption by searching for the remains of Aqaba.
He was already prepared for the outcome of mission failure and running away.
As his thoughts turned, Kaxiu continued to read on. The information on the atonement mission was not just one page, but several pages. He glanced at it, pausing for a moment when he saw key information. Especially at sensitive times...
Mission time: 180 days
Half a year was neither long nor short. But Kaxiu felt that Black Rain Villa had definitely given him a very difficult task. It must be extremely difficult to find the remains of Akaba in half a year. After all, who asked him to kill the three punishers and the Decayed Knights sent by Black Rain Villa
This half year is definitely a short time for a mission, but Kaxiu can barely accept it. Because his Elephant Soul Secret Art is still 15% away from the second chapter of the Great Mastery, each time he uses the power of the Secret Soul to improve it, it can be improved by about 5%, and he can rest for one or two months after each improvement.
In other words, he could at least improve himself to the third level of blood acceleration before completely betraying Black Rain Villa. It was even possible to improve the hard Qigong Stone Armor to the extreme. Of course, the premise was that Kaxiu, the betrayer of the villa, could accept additional tasks during the atonement mission.
If he can't take on extra quests...
Then Kaxiu could only start thinking about how to cheat a large amount of Dark Essence from other Night Monsters. He actually had this idea a long time ago. At first, he planned to cheat a large amount of Dark Essence before completely breaking up with Black Rain Villa to upgrade himself crazily, so that he would not have to pay it back after the breakup.
Kaxiu didn't have any psychological burden about this. His purpose in coming to this period of history was very clear: to close Black Rain Villa.
Hiding the sinister thoughts deep in his heart, Kaxiu continued to flip through the scriptures, and found a map sandwiched between the pages at the back.
When I pulled it out, I saw it was an ancient parchment.
The surface of the parchment was slightly yellowed, showing the traces of time, and it felt very old and brittle. Kaxiu was afraid that he would tear the map if he used a little more force, so he carefully spread it out, revealing a medieval-style map.
The content is rather abstract, and the names of various regions, rivers, and mountains are all ancient names. The distances and proportions are not realistic at all, and some areas of the map are quite damaged. Some important information is covered by brown-red stains, which seem to be bloodstains.
Kaxiu shook his head, not understanding anything. It seems that if he wants to know the information contained in this picture, he needs to find an ancient language scholar, preferably one from a university with an archaeology department. In this way, the archaeologist can repair this map, and the ancient language scholar can translate the information.
Fortunately, these problems can be solved with money.
It just takes some time.
But it just so happened that Kaxiu was not too anxious. He planned to spend a few months to improve his strength to the point where he could do no more. That way, even if the mission failed, he would not lose anything.
The plan is passed.
Immediately, Kaxiu carefully took the map and left the baptismal church. Before he had time to eat dinner, he came to the mission hall to test whether he could accept the mission again.
The answer is: Yes.
It seems that Black Rain Villa is quite grand...
But it is also possible that it has to play by the rules.
Starting from this day.
A cloaked figure appeared in places where many Nightmare Monsters gathered in Black Rain Villa, such as the Iron Blood Bar.
This is the most mixed place in Black Rain Villa, with all kinds of people and all kinds of schools.
Similarly, the more people there are, the more information you can get. Kaxiu has gotten to know some people in the past few days and got some information. Especially about the loan sharking of the dark essence...
Yes, there is loan sharking within Hellraiser as well.
After all, although the journalists are not ordinary people, they also have ordinary people's needs. The Night Stalkers always encounter extremely difficult regular tasks. In this case, it is a matter of life and death to force the task to be completed. It is better to borrow some dark essence to strengthen yourself in advance and get through the difficulties in front of you first.
This is a commonality between ordinary people and Indian journalists.
Similarly, within Nightmare, there are formal lending services that act like banks, as well as underground black lending services.
This kind of black service is no different from loan sharking.
The shortcomings are all known.
The advantages are also known.
The threshold is low, you can borrow at any time, and even borrow a large sum.
That's what Kaxiu came for.
He planned to find a few contacts who provided black services, and when he was sure that he wanted to completely backstab Black Rain Villa, he would directly borrow a large sum from each of them and use it to improve himself. It didn't matter if he couldn't use it all, as long as he could improve to the limit of his physical control.
After the upgrade, he patted his butt and ran away instantly.
It would be fine if these families were rational and didn't come after him, but if they were impulsive and wanted revenge, Kaxiu wouldn't mind personally erasing the debt.
As the saying goes.
If I get rid of my creditors, I won’t be in debt anymore.
Another day, in the eastern area of Black Rain Villa.
Iron Blood Bar.
A secluded corner location near the back door.
A tall man in a cloak was sitting at the table drinking. He looked mysterious and quiet. His cold temperament was inexplicably out of tune with the lively and wild atmosphere around him.
Kaxiu glanced at the man next to him, who was drinking wildly, the cold wine staining his unruly chest hair. He put down the cup in a flash and shouted, "It's great."
In a further corner, two Indian reporters, a man and a woman, kissed each other while drinking and touched each other in front of everyone.
There were people around drinking and playing small games.
That's what the Hellraiser is like. Facing the pressure of death, the ancients always want to relax. Drink, fight or women...
Kaxiu took a sip of his drink and tapped the table with his fingers.
He is waiting for someone.
Suddenly, a short, thin, red-haired man walked in from the door. He was skinny and had a rather wretched appearance. After taking a quick look at the bar, the man walked straight towards Kaxiu. Kaxiu also stood up and walked towards the back door without saying a word. The two of them immediately came to the back of the bar.
This is a remote alley and relatively quiet.
"I've already contacted them for you. The Black Wolf Society is a branch of the Beast Stream. They also do this kind of business. There's also a branch of the Mercury Stream called Death Eye, but they're a smaller business. If you want to borrow the Dark Source, you might only be able to borrow a small amount..." the little man said to Kaxiu in a low voice.
"It's fine as long as I can borrow it. I don't mind if it's a small scale."
Kashu said expressionlessly.
"Okay, this is the address they use for transactions, and it also has the business hours on it." The short man immediately handed over two notes.
Kaxiu took it and put it in his arms. Then he took out a stack of federal banknotes from his pocket and handed it to the little man.
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
The little man smiled and put the money in his pocket.
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
Kaxiu even shook hands with the little guy. With his help, he got five loan sharks. He was sure to get a large amount of essence in the end.
There's no point in cheating people.
Kaxiu still prefers to cheat loan sharks.
But there is no rush now, he has no intention of running away. With the contact channel in hand, it doesn't matter when he borrows the source material.
the next day.
Kasu left with Yin Ri in the same way.
However, this time was different from the previous time. Black Rain Villa did not target Kaxiu again, perhaps because he accepted the mission of atonement. In short, until he left the rain world, Kaxiu did not encounter any danger and returned to the real world smoothly.
And this time today, he not only brought back a six-month redemption mission, but also brought back a lot of additional tasks.
As Kaxiu's strength increases, completing shield-level tasks becomes as easy as eating and drinking, and there is no challenge at all.
Time flies, and four months passed in a flash.
June 10, 107th year of the Red Lebanese Federation calendar.
Black Rain Villa, Baptismal Church.
In a secluded and dark secret room.
A strong man with his upper body naked was practicing boxing slowly, his raised thighs slowly stepping on the ground. "Bang!"
The floor shook, and a shadow flashed past the arm. Then there was a sharp whistle that cut through the air, and the air flow surged.
A powerful straight punch stopped in mid-air.
There was a sudden snapping sound on the wall two or three meters away.
That was obviously the energy from the fist just now.
Kaxiu slowly closed his fist, but his chest rose and fell rhythmically like a drum, which was the breathing method of the Elephant Soul Secret Art. A faint white air lingered on the tip of his nose, and a low roar like an elephant came from his chest, and a sense of heaviness arose spontaneously.
call…
Kaxiu opened his eyes. His Wind Elephant Fist had reached a higher level after four months of training, with some slight improvements.
"Wind Elephant Fist: Elephant Group 71.2% (three levels in total)" →
"Wind Elephant Fist: Elephant Group 74.8% (three levels in total)"
If the elephant herd chapter is divided into five steps, then Kashu only has the last step left, which brings him closer to the fighter level.
In the dim light, he stretched out his big hand and patted the muscles on his shoulders, and immediately there was a hissing sound of two rough stones rubbing against each other.
Kaxiu's tall body seemed to be covered with a layer of pale white stone, giving it an inexplicable sense of solidity and strength.
This is still his normal state. If Kaxiu uses all his strength to perform hard Qigong, it would be like he was really wearing armor.
Although the flexibility decreases, the defense power increases rapidly.
"Stone Armor Skill: Light Armor Mastery (2 levels)" →
"Stone Armor Skill: Heavy Armor Mastery (two levels in total)"
In four months, the hard Qigong was upgraded from light armor mastery to heavy armor entry level, heavy armor minor mastery, and finally heavy armor mastery.
This two-level skill has reached the limit of advancement.
At this point, Kasu has reached the limit of the Stone Armor Technique.
Skin hardening level 2: Due to practicing hard Qigong, the muscles on the surface of the body become tougher and the skin becomes harder. The defense and resistance to blows are greatly improved, and can withstand...
With this hard Qigong, if Kaxiu uses it with all his strength, even a machine gun will not be able to break through his defense!
In the secret room, the breathing sounds gradually became calmer.
He finished warming up and adjusted himself to the best condition.
Sitting cross-legged, Kaxiu glanced at the upper right corner.
"Elephant Soul Secret Technique: Insect Bites 61.7% (three levels in total)"
He felt the abundant power of the secret soul in his body again.
Without further hesitation, he calmed his mind. A large amount of secret soul power exploded instantly, covering every inch of Kaxiu's body.
Suddenly, the familiar process of reinforcement began to repeat itself.
In a sense, practicing secret martial arts is a process of constantly communicating with and tempering the body. In this process of making the body stronger and stronger, it is like a general training a mob into a group of strong and disciplined troops.
Forge weapons for the army and increase physical strength.
Equip your army with protective gear to strengthen their physical defense.
Train the army's discipline and improve the control of power.
Kaxiu now felt like a general, trying his best to coordinate the overall situation, optimize the army structure, and most importantly, to ensure that every soldier was well fed and well nourished so that they would be strong and sturdy.
In the secret room, a burly man was shirtless, with strong, red muscles surging and rolling like waves.
Sweat dripped down like a torn thread, making a clattering sound as it fell on the ground, making the surrounding area wet.
The man breathed through his nostrils, forming a small pale white cyclone, and an elephant-like sound came from his constantly rising and falling chest.
Kaxiu closed his eyes tightly. In his perception, his body was alternately hot and cold. One second it was like taking a bath in ice water, and the next second it was like falling into a volcano. The extreme cold and the blazing heat stimulated his senses crazily, making it unbearable.
Among them, three points are the most difficult.
Navel, heart, and center between the eyebrows.
At this moment, a stream of hot air was violently rushing between these three points, and each node was like a slingshot, constantly accelerating the airflow, so that every time the airflow passed a node, it would pass through the bones and internal organs at a faster speed.
Leaving a pain like a knife cutting wherever it passes.
In addition to the airflow, the blood in Kaxiu's body was also accelerating between the two nodes. Between the heart and the navel, the sticky red blood was running through the blood vessels at an extremely fast speed. At this moment, he didn't need to enter the blood acceleration state, the blood in his body had automatically accelerated to three times, and even gradually continued to climb.
Kaxiu felt a tearing pain in his body.
But he could feel it.
There is a complete and fulfilling change taking place.
The blood speeds up.
Airflow accelerates.
Circle after circle, the speed gets faster and faster.
Until a certain moment!
The blood acceleration completely broke through three times and reached four times!
Buzz!!!
There was a buzzing in the brain, as if it was being hit by a hammer.
An invisible vortex unfolded from the center of the eyebrows, the hot air flow and blood path overlapped, and the frequencies merged into one.
The huge force exploded throughout the body like a ignited bomb!
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