Star Hunter.

Chapter 117 Which route?

The men with the long braids never imagined that Emus would fire from behind. They always thought that Emus was the kind of person who was suited to stay in the rear, working on technology, building weapons, and developing resources for them. To put it bluntly, they never thought that Emus would have the guts to fire from behind. A tech guy, someone who always had to do formulas and parameter calculations, someone who wasn't as tall, as strong, or as imposing as them, actually delivered a fatal blow to them!

Where did he get the nerve?! Doesn't he know the consequences of betraying the Skeleton King?!

There weren't many people in the hall. Karanio didn't like having so many guards around, but he liked keeping pets. Sometimes, when punishing someone, he would just let his pets bite them. Karanio enjoyed watching his adorable pets tear people apart and eat them. The people watching the "Venomous Fang" were either excited by the sight of blood or afraid. Either way, Karanio liked it.

In the past, the pets would rush out at the slightest disturbance; pets are more loyal than people. But today was different. Only now did Karanio realize his oversight. Although the pets in the hall wouldn't come out to show themselves, they were all hidden somewhere in the hall. But now? He couldn't see a single one, except for the native beast at his feet. No, the native beast was asleep. How could it sleep after making such a commotion?

Perhaps something was wrong from the moment the spider under his palm ran away, but at that time, Caranio was listening to Sirin's enthusiastic talk and had already begun to plan his long-term ambitions. In the end, he was careless!

To become the leader of "Venomous Fang," Caranio was a capable man. Moreover, he never trusted anyone, not even his subordinates who had followed him for decades. When he saw them die, Caranio would at most feel sorry for losing an ally, but he would not grieve or mourn them.

When faced with Amus's betrayal, Caranio's first thought wasn't why, but rather, as if he had planned it all along, he avoided Amus's attack range. He would investigate his subordinates, and once he understood them, he would take precautions. Caranio was always wary of those around him, so even though he stepped down from his high position, he would never enter anyone's optimal attack point. This was one of the reasons why he was able to avoid vital areas.

As Caranio retreated rapidly, he activated his protective shield and moved closer to the throne, where a metal wall rose up to separate the throne area from the area below the main hall.

Emus knew that if he couldn't finish off Karanio just now, there wouldn't be a second chance. Given Karanio's vigilance, he must have prepared many escape routes. Karanio should have already left the hall and was gathering people outside to prepare for an attack on the hall. So Emus didn't chase after him. Instead, before the people outside rushed in, he pressed a few buttons on the device on his arm. A beam of light popped out from the center of the hemispherical protective light shield he had thrown out, and then quickly spread outwards in the air, forming a hemispherical shape that enveloped the area where the people inside the hall were.

Not content with this level of protection, three more hemispherical spheres flew out in quick succession. Emus swiftly and skillfully sliced ​​several small pieces from the black-red energy ore with his dagger, installing them to reinforce the ore with secondary, tertiary, and quaternary layers of protection. All these actions were completed in an extremely short time. By the time the outsiders realized something was wrong and rushed in, the four protective shields had already been erected.

The black and red energy shield completely enveloped the hall, and the energy ore used was of this special kind, so for the time being, people outside really couldn't do anything about it.

It's estimated that Caranio has already started gathering people to arrange the follow-up matters. Caranio will not show any mercy to traitors, and of course, Caranio will show no mercy to anyone.

"Alright, judging from the current situation, it should be fine within half an hour, but after that, it's hard to say. Karani is definitely mobilizing heavy weapons right now. He certainly won't hesitate to raze this whole area to the ground in order to wipe us out." Emus said, leaning against the box containing the energy ore. There were only the three of them inside the energy shield, and Emus didn't turn his back to either Vaching or Xilin.

Xilin, who had just looked like a dying man, slowly stood up, casually wiping the blood from under his nose. The bleeding had stopped, and he looked more normal than a normal person. Waqing, who was lying on the ground, also slowly regained his breath. He looked at Xilin and the traitor "Poison Fang" with suspicion. What exactly happened?

Xilin took out a gun and fired three shots at Waqing. All three bullets hit the same spot, and with a clang, the handcuffs broke.

  

Waqing, having recovered, moved his limp hands. Using the gun Xilin threw at him, he broke the shackles and tore off the seal on his mouth, wincing in pain. It seemed the "Poison Fang" crew hadn't even intended to remove the seal; the seals they used were the kind that practically adhered to the skin.

Emmus's eyelids twitched when Xilin pulled out his gun. He hadn't even seen where Xilin had pulled it from. What was even more frustrating was that after Xilin threw that gun to Waching, he pulled out another one, and Emmus still couldn't see where it came from. Although Xilin was blocking the view, there should have been some movement when he was pulling out a gun, right? But in fact, Emmus didn't see Xilin make any extra movements at all. He just casually raised his hand, and the gun was already in his hand.

Emus was puzzled. Logically, Xilin should have undergone multiple layers of testing before being escorted here, yet this person was still carrying more than one gun! Therefore, Emus raised Xilin's level of danger to a higher level.

Xilin looked at Emus, but didn't raise his gun. Instead, he stared at Emus for a moment and asked, "Why?"

Xilin hadn't expected this turn of events within "Venom," which was why he changed his plans midway. After finishing his fruit tea, while discussing formulas and parameters with Emus, Emus introduced a code—a code only understood by a select group of highly skilled technicians. After combining these codes, Xilin received the message that Emus was about to make his move. Xilin then slightly altered his subsequent plans, which is why he sat with his back against the boxes containing energy ore. Those boxes could block the light projectiles. Xilin didn't completely trust Emus; he didn't want to be "collateral damage."

Emus shrugged. "I want to leave myself some room to maneuver and time to explain."

In order to avoid being killed by Xilin like the guy with the long braid, Emus managed to extricate himself from the situation and also indicated that he would take care of the guy with the long braid before Xilin made his move.

Even before the fruit tea, Emus knew that this man, younger than himself, had already begun his revenge. If it weren't for a special device installed on his body, he certainly wouldn't have been able to sense what had unknowingly entered his body under those circumstances.

No wonder Xilin spoke so eloquently back then. It wasn't that Xilin was too naive, but rather that he was trying to attract their attention. Even if they suspected that the kid had some ulterior motives for attracting attention, they had to admit that what Xilin said about these energy ores was really attractive and could arouse people's ambitions. No wonder Kalani was careless.

"Which route?" Xilin asked.

Emus smiled. "If I tell the truth, can you get those things out of my body?"

"Can."

After giving Xilin a careful look and knowing that Xilin was telling the truth, Emus made a gesture that the hunters understood very well.

Upon seeing Emus's gesture, Vachin, who had finally managed to stand up, felt a cold sweat pour down his back.

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