Half an hour later, in a remote forest, an underground experimental site.
In the hall near the transformation pool, a figure in a black robe sat cross-legged, eyes closed, as cold and hard as a stone. The bait that Kaxiu mentioned was naturally the captured Candle Soul. He seemed to be quite free now, but in fact his limbs had all turned into bones.
Incapable of movement and in extremely bad condition.
Next to it, in the shadow of the side corridor, a deep black color slowly flows, with a translucent texture. Obviously, this is the Fishhook Evil Mother. She disguises her body with a totem, waiting for the fish to take the bait. A top fighter-level fighter hides in the side and suddenly attacks...
Even masters of the same level will suffer if caught off guard!
Yesterday, when Kaxiu returned to the experimental field as usual to check the situation, he suddenly found that someone seemed to have been to this hidden place. He suspected that the members of the sect had discovered something was wrong, so today he directly asked Xiemu to prepare for the enemy. No matter who came, he had to take them down by force first.
Ta-ta-ta…
In the corridor in front of the hall, a series of footsteps gradually approached.
The evil mother in the shadows was eager to try.
A tall figure appeared at the door: "It's me."
The evil mother, who was about to leap out, stopped moving. She emerged from the shadows like a pool of black liquid and turned into a humanoid entity. She walked slowly towards him in the most common female appearance.
Kaxiu stood at the door, looking at Xiemu and Zhuhun, obviously knowing that there was nothing to gain. He lowered his eyes and glanced at Zhuhun, who was as silent as a puppet. The members of this sect were very tight-lipped, and Kaxiu basically didn't get any useful information from them. I wanted to ask about the origin of the stone slab used for the experiment
Compared to the members of the sect organization such as Black Peacock and Purple General that Kaxiu had met before, Zhu Hun was undoubtedly more determined, and it could even be said that he was ready to die.
He would not reveal any important information, especially about the leader of the Gate Organization, Xia Du. Kaxiu had previously guessed that the Gate Organization was a loose and equal organization, but there must be a difference in status among members. Yang Yan and Zhu Hun, who were responsible for the dark biological transformation experiment, must be the core, and could be said to be directly responsible to the leader Xia Du. The attitude shown by the other party now was undoubtedly a kind of loyalty to Xia Du.
So, is Xia Du, the leader of the sect organization, very charismatic? Or are some of his ideas deeply recognized and followed by people like Zhuhun
During the fourth time, Kaxiu interrogated Black Peacock about the Gate Organization. He mentioned that the official members of the Gate Organization were also divided into several factions, one of which closely followed the leader Xia Du. And their whereabouts were mysterious, just like a religious association with a doctrine. They would spare no effort to complete the orders issued by Xia Du, even if it meant sacrificing their lives. In comparison, the other factions seemed out of place, and they all joined for various reasons or interests.
It looks like they are specially recruited professional thugs.
After a few days of interrogation, Kaxiu clearly felt that Zhuhun was different from other members of the sect. Therefore, he decisively gave up the possibility of getting useful information from Zhuhun and could only use him as bait to see if he could catch more fish in the darkness.
"There shouldn't be any results today, we'll continue tomorrow..."
Kaxiu shifted his gaze to the evil mother.
"I must remind you that last night, I sensed the breath left by the totem in the city of Florence. You should know what this means..." The Evil Mother stopped and her eyes became slightly deeper.
"It doesn't matter. I'm about to become a Shadow Hunter of the Association..." Kaxiu said expressionlessly, "If those totem wizards of the Ten Thousand Mountains attack a Shadow Hunter of the Dark Hunter Organization, the Dark Hunter Organization will definitely not ignore it. After all, this is Florence, the capital of the empire, and the headquarters of the Dark Hunter Organization. The sect organizations dare not easily start a war with the Dark Hunters here, and can only use some shameful means secretly..."
"From what I know, the combat department of the Dark Hunter Organization, the Hunter Association, is suspected to have two top fighters. The Holy Light Hunter Dilishati is definitely at that level. You just fought with him a few days ago. And this year's number one shadow hunter seems to have abilities close to those of a top fighter. In addition to the Hunter Association, the Dark Hunter Organization has many other departments. Although they are not specialized in combat, they definitely have combat power reserves, and they have people like the Black Organ Chief firmly in charge..."
This is not Kaxiu exaggerating its strength, but the Dark Hunter Organization does have this foundation. It is not a black agency of the later Federation, and even the most important holy spring water, a stable source of power, has been lost. The Dark Hunter Organization has been passed down for at least a thousand years since the founding of the Red Lebanese Empire.
In addition to the huge "closed-door" secret martial arts world, the sect organization led by Xia Du, and the Black Rain Villa at its peak. Other major supernatural forces are no match for the Dark Hunting Organization, including the Totem Temple in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. However, because that group of totem wizards are too far away and the location is too remote, the Dark Hunting Organization does not want to care. However, it is different when the totem wizards sneak into the royal capital of Florence. This is an intention, a conspiracy!
Coincidentally, the headquarters of the sect organization was sending a large number of hunters to various areas of Florence to search for the dangerous top-level disaster spirit species.
If the Dark Hunter organization's nerves were touched at this time, the headquarters would definitely come out in full force to fight to the death with the totem wizard who sneaked in.
It is even estimated that the Imperial Royal Family and the Red Lebanese Parliament will intervene.
After all, the safety of the Florence Capital concerns everyone. The Totem Wizard sent by the Totem King is to deal with Kaxiu, so his strength is naturally extremely dangerous. When such dangerous wizards appear in the capital, all forces will be afraid that the other party is targeting them, so they can only eliminate the danger in advance.
Kaxiu had actually thought about it a long time ago. He planned to use the power of the Dark Hunter Organization to deal with the troubles from the Shiwan Mountains. The reason was naturally that the Gate Organization was more difficult and more dangerous. What Kaxiu destroyed was the Dark Biology Experiment Plan of the Gate Organization, which was definitely a relatively core part.
The sect organization will definitely send a large number of experts here.
Even if Chief Xia was not asleep but still awake, he might come over to investigate. This was quite dangerous.
Even though Kaxiu already has the strength that is close to that of an extreme fighter.
He also didn't have enough energy and ability to deal with both the Gate Organization and the Shiwan Dashan at the same time. He could only make a choice and let the Dark Hunter Organization resist one side.
Then wait for an opportunity to strike and achieve the desired result in the chaos.
After some communication, the two of them immediately left the experimental site with Zhuhun.
Kaxiu's short-term goal is now very clear, that is to go to the source of the Holy Spring and absorb enough Holy Spring water to condense the Holy Mark. The secret soul power at Black Rain Villa is ready, just waiting for a large amount of Holy Spring water to merge in the body to form the blood of the living being with special secret power. In this way, Kaxiu's explosive strength may be greatly improved.
Time flies, and the next day, the sun is shining brightly.
Outside the city of Florence, there is a circular canyon and a gravel depression.
A breeze blew by, carrying a scent of soil and vegetation. The green grass swayed, and the hems of the clothes of the four figures swayed slightly.
In the valley, all the people competing for the Shadow Hunter seat were present. This sunken area was chosen by the Hunter Association as the final battle site. The valley was about the size of three or four football fields.
To ensure that all four contestants can use all their means.
Above the canyon, on some raised rocks or depressions, strong figures stood, looking down at the valley from above.
There are five people in total, Shadow Hunters 1 to 3, Shadow Hunter 5, and Holy Light Hunter. They are the spectators of the last round of the Shadow Hunter Assessment, and they are also the referees and examiners to ensure the fairness of the competition.
"Huh... wuwuwu..."
Gusts of wind whistled across the canyon, as if someone was crying. Shadowhunter No. 5 suddenly said to Shadowhunter No. 3 next to him, "Who of the following four people will win in the end?"
"Hmm..." Shadow Hunter No. 3 was a burly man with unruly gray hair. There was a scar diagonally on his angular face, which made him look not only not ferocious, but also charming.
Shadow Hunter No. 3 hesitated for a while, and finally said according to his previous judgment: "Objectively speaking, the final winner should be the Lion King Soth from the royal family. Although I don't like this guy's arrogant character, his strength is indeed the strongest among the three supporters. Alas, in a few days I will have to work with this annoying guy again..."
He had just finished speaking when he saw that everyone around him had strange expressions on their faces. Especially Shadow Hunter No. 5, who had a smile on his face: "Your mission took too long, and the news is old. The Lion King Soth you mentioned had his arm cut off by an assassin not long ago, and was also punched away. He can be said to be the most unlucky among all the competitors..."
"Broken arm?" Shadow Hunter No. 3 looked down at Soth's figure. "It seems that he spent a lot of money to reattach it, but his combat effectiveness must have declined. You said Soth was punched away by someone. Was it Thorn Solomon who did it? Only he and Soth are about the same strength. Claire's words are more of a psychic type, and her frontal combat ability is not that strong. Tsk, I didn't expect such an accident. Solomon got a big bargain..."
Shadow Hunter No. 5 laughed again after hearing this. He usually loved to do this kind of bad things by playing with the information gap. Others didn't know, but he knew. He was particularly happy and enjoyed watching others make serious and reasonable analyses, but the results were completely different from the facts.
"Okay, Jin, stop teasing Aaron." Shadow Hunter No. 1 couldn't stand it anymore and said, "The winner of this melee is neither Lion King Soth, nor Solomon, nor Claire. It's Bai Kui, the one below you don't know, who is supported by those old hunters."
"Bai Kui? Who is this?"
Shadow Hunter No. 3 Jin looked confused.
"He was the one who punched Soth away in the association building..."
Aaron, Shadow Hunter No. 5, took over the topic and spoke like a machine gun: "Do you still remember the first round of the task of competing for the Shadow Hunter seat? The Hunter Association provides the hunting target, and then we go to find clues and hunt and capture. Each person has three chances..."
"Guess what happened. Thorn Solomon failed in his first two missions. And they weren't normal failures. Instead, the target alien species was found by his competitor Bai Kui, who killed him first. Both times were purely coincidental. Solomon is also an unlucky guy..."
"By the way, the target of Lion King Soth's mission was also killed once..."
Aaron had a smile on his face, looking inexplicably happy. He was a well-proportioned young man with brown semi-long curly hair and delicate features. His eyes were dark and bright, and he had a cheerful temperament. He was a natural optimist.
"This hunter named Bai Kui is incredible. I don't know what means he used, but he gathered most of the dark creatures hiding in Florence in one night and slaughtered them all. The next day, the battlefield was piled with a mountain of alien corpses. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the winner..."
Aaron said as he looked down at the tall figure below. Jin also looked over there, but his thoughts suddenly came to him.
"Wait, even a Dark Gold Hunter wouldn't be able to achieve this kind of record. Does he... already have the strength of a Shadow Hunter? If, based on this strength, he goes to the source of the Holy Spring again, the association might have another top expert..." Jin muttered to himself, his eyes becoming strange.
"The fight has begun..." Aaron whispered.
As expected, as Dilishati announced the start of the battle, the four people standing below divided into two camps. Kaxiu's tall figure was alone, and on the opposite side were Sos, Solomon, and Claire working together.
Claire had a complicated expression. She didn't want to stand against Kaxiu at all. But the forces that supported her had already reached a cooperation agreement with the Royal Council. She had to pretend no matter what.
Claire actually knew very well who the winner was.
In the rubble, thorns entangled and dragged Solomon's skin, and veins on his forehead bulged, obviously he was in a state of giving it his all. A large group of dense black tentacles surrounded him, bringing a cold and fierce aura. The rubble was swept away, forming a flat ring. The power gradually condensed and rose in the surrounding space.
The Lion King Soth was not to be outdone, he unleashed his Wild Lion Fist and physical energy at once. His entire body expanded, tearing the clothes on his body little by little, revealing the outline of his bulging and full muscles. Faintly, it seemed as if golden hair had grown out of the surface of his skin, dancing wildly in the wind. An aura like the king of beasts suddenly spread out.
Facing two fiercely motivated gazes, Kaxiu's expression did not change at all, and he even looked a little nonchalant. He glanced slightly at the rock wall above, where the Shadow Hunters were watching the battle. To be honest, there was no point in bullying the group of kids in front of him, but Kaxiu was a little tempted to have a good fight with those watching the battle above. This last round of the assessment was an opportunity, so he might as well show off his strength.
Once you become a Shadowhunter, you must be among the top five!