I buried my face in the blanket. How embarrassing!
"But... this guy can be quite a gentleman sometimes!"
Jiang Shaoxu was still wearing the same clothes she had worn yesterday, which reeked of alcohol. The room had a private bathroom, so she grabbed her change of clothes and tiptoed inside.
I felt refreshed after washing.
Xu Fang, who was sitting on the sofa making a phone call, turned and glanced at her when he heard the sound as he pushed open the door to the room.
"Okay, I'll keep in touch... I'll take good care of Jiang Yu too, okay." After hanging up, Xu Fang casually asked, "Are you sober now?"
Jiang Shaoxu plopped down next to him and said fiercely, "Don't tell anyone!"
"Oh ho, threatening me?" Xu Fang scoffed, pulling out his phone and flashing it: "I, Xu, am least afraid of threats!"
Jiang Shaoxu stared wide-eyed at Xu Fang's phone in disbelief.
The phone screen showed a photo of myself, with my nose wrinkled and mouth open, sleeping like a complete idiot!
"Delete it!"
"I've set it as my screensaver."
"Ugh, delete it!"
Jiang Shaoxu lunged forward, but Xu Fang grabbed her forehead with one hand, and no matter how hard she gritted her teeth and stretched her arm, she couldn't reach it.
—That wretched Xu Fang even shook his phone.
Jiang Shaoxu felt like she was going crazy, actually having the absurd thought that "this man is very gentlemanly"!
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Morning, at the Hunter Alliance headquarters in St. Paul, inside the mission hall.
A unique trio attracted the hunters' attention: a well-matched young couple and a small pair of glasses.
Jiang Shaoxu crossed her arms in annoyance and let out a soft snort to express her dissatisfaction. But then she noticed that Xu Fang was completely focused on the task list, so she snorted even louder.
Behind them, Jiang Yu looked constipated, feeling like a huge third wheel and a clown.
Jiang Fox, what's wrong with you, Jiang Fox?
Where is that cunning, fox-like air of yours, the kind that used to have boys wrapped around your little finger since you were little?
You need to stand up for yourself, or act like a little girl whose lollipop has been snatched away.
"You two, what do you think of this mission?" Xu Fang said, pointing to a mission: "Duma Waterfall, bounty for missing person!"
Chapter 91: Encounter Battle!
Duma means "big water" in the local language. Because it produces some strange bones of demons and rare medicinal herbs, people often venture there.
However, more than two months ago, Duma Falls began to become foggy, as if clouds had fallen to the ground, and visibility dropped sharply.
At first, people didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a coincidence that would pass in time.
But as time went on, the fog not only did not dissipate, but instead became thicker and thicker.
Moreover, there was a rumbling thunderous sound within the thick fog.
A strong wind blew recently, causing many trees to bend and fall or even be uprooted, yet the thick fog still lingered in the same place.
The task Xu Fang received was issued by the family member of a researcher from the Magic Association. This researcher had gone missing after going to Duma Falls to collect medicinal herbs, and there had been no news of him for three whole days.
The reward was not high, so the task remained unattended.
“I think it’s possible,” Jiang Yu agreed. “Triggering such anomalies must mean something extraordinary.”
"My mind magic can also be used to scout ahead, so I can avoid powerful demons in advance," Jiang Shaoxu added.
Seeing that both teammates agreed, Xu Fang accepted the task.
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After accepting the mission, the three returned to their lodgings and made preparations before heading out.
Jiang Shaoxu changed into a close-fitting dark brown outfit, and her hair was styled into a simple and neat bun on top of her head.
She was completely different from the clumsy girl they first met; she now looked like an old hunter.
After changing their clothes, the three met up again, rented a car, and headed straight for Duma Falls.
In the wild, where there is water, there are bound to be many monsters, and such environments have never been favored by experienced hunters.
With so many demons, there are all sorts of dangers: lairs, poisonous fog, traps, mazes... It really tests people's ability to cope and adapt to different environments.
Soon, the fog around us thickened, making it impossible to drive normally.
The three parked the car and walked inside.
Jiang Shaoxu tried to use the light to illuminate the area, but the ball of light he had just thrown was swallowed up by the surrounding fog.
"I come."
Xu Fang also used Radiance, and the ball of light swayed in the sky like a burning golden flame, resembling a lighthouse in the mist.
He could barely make out a road now, the extremely low visibility reminded him of the industrial park in his previous life during winter, with its suffocating smog.
"This thick fog is strange." Xu Fang used Radiance again, using its purification function to protect the three of them.
Meanwhile, he left small orbs of light along the way to sustain himself with will-o'-the-wisps. He had noticed when he accepted the quest that the previous two hunters who accepted the quest had both gotten lost in the dense fog.
Jiang Yu used the Dimensional Gate to create a giant rock beast as a shield, its massive body forming a wall that blocked the three of them from behind.
—Thank goodness these rock creatures aren't very intelligent, otherwise they would have awakened and quit long ago if Jiang Yu hadn't exploited them like this!
After walking for a while, Xu Fang and Jiang Shaoxu suddenly noticed energy fluctuations ahead.
At the same time, the other side also discovered them, or more accurately, they discovered the giant rock beast.
In the misty fog, a huge figure walked towards us, a terrifying demon no matter how you looked at it!
"Giant Shadow Nail - Imprisonment!"
A giant shadow spike flew swiftly and struck the giant rock beast's shadow precisely.
Even with its enormous size, the giant rock beast was momentarily slowed down. In that split second or two, another bolt of purple lightning struck from the opposite side!
It was none other than a mid-tier lightning skill: Thunderbolt Yaksha!
"Lightless Sea Shield!" Xu Fang's star track instantly connected.
The purple lightning struck the Lightless Sea Shield hard. As usual, the detached Lightless Sea Shield had difficulty defending against mid-level level 2 skills, let alone lightning, the king of elements.
But today, the water element within Xu Fang's body was exceptionally active. The powerful lightning was completely absorbed.
"They actually launched a sneak attack?" Jiang Yu roared in fury, "Feifei, teach them a lesson!"
A dark shadow flashed by; compared to the enormous rock beast, the small Night Rakshasa was inconspicuous at all.
But this seemingly harmless little creature is the most outstanding assassin. It transforms into a dark meteor blade and flies swiftly towards the place where the attack is coming from.
"ah!"
A woman's scream came from the other side, followed by a chaotic surge of magic. Clearly, this spirit cat had brought them a lot of trouble.
"My face, get away from me, you monster!"
"Vines - Growth!"
"Thiago, watch out behind you!"
Jiang Shaoxu used mental fluctuations to determine their positions, and mental shocks to call out their names one by one, shattering the star maps they had drawn.
Two minutes later.
Three figures lay sprawled on the ground, bound like dumplings by ice chains, humiliatingly suspended in mid-air.
Two of them were acquaintances, none other than the Brazilian team members they had previously sparred with!
One is Santos, who used Shadow Step to ambush at the start but was exposed by Xu Fang's Radiant Light. The other is Thiago, the gifted plant-based female mage.
Three bloody claw marks appeared on Thiago's beautiful face; these were left by the Night Rakshasa.
In fact, it was fortunate that Jiang Yu did not issue the kill order, otherwise Thiago would already be a beautiful corpse by now.
When the other party saw Xu Fang, they were so shocked that they couldn't say a word.
Another young man quickly said in International English, "Hey friend, listen to me, this is a misunderstanding. We mistook your summoned beasts for demons and attacked in self-defense."
"Really? So even if my giant rock beast gets killed by you guys, I can only blame myself for being so unlucky, since it looks so fierce?" Jiang Yu said in an unfriendly tone.
Although his true name is Night Rakshasa, a handy worker like Giant Rock Beast is a rare find!
This giant rock beast was selected and bred from among a group of rock beasts. It took him a lot of resources to raise it to where it is today!
"My face is also scratched, I need a healing mage!" Thiago said angrily.
"Thiago, be quiet!" the young man snapped, then added, "Gentlemen, we are willing to apologize for our recklessness."
"what's your name?"
"My name is Ron."
Xu Fang asked, "What is your purpose in coming here?"
Ron hesitated for a moment, then, seeing Xu Fang's increasingly impatient expression, quickly said, "It's a spirit seed! The Duma Waterfall always rumbles with a muffled thunderous sound; I suspect it might be nurturing a rare lightning-type spirit seed!"
"A lightning-type spirit seed?"
“That’s right.” Ron couldn’t figure out the strength of the three people in front of him, and the fact that he had been easily defeated earlier had left him with a considerable shadow. “My main magic is lightning, and a top-grade spirit seed will make my strength advance by leaps and bounds.”
"This is real!"
Santos, standing nearby, quickly added, "The three of us have known each other since childhood. I'm a wind and shadow mage, and I was originally assigned to be a scout..."
"As a result, it was weakened into useless trash by the dense fog. Its only purpose was to see your summoned beasts," Thiago said coldly.
Santos looked embarrassed and gestured to his childhood friend to give him some face.
Thiago ignored him completely. Only a handsome guy like Ron could be called a childhood sweetheart; an ugly guy like you could only be called a villager.
Besides, Santos was the first to fall in the last two battles, so it would be strange if she spoke to him politely!
Xu loosened his restraints on the three and used ice magic to stop the bleeding from Thiago's face.
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