Herrscher of Reason's Arknights

After gently picking up the stone and finding nothing wrong with it, Big Bob began to examine it closely.

Aside from a few traces of blood, there was also a plain text symbol engraved on it, the meaning of which was quite simple.

----monster.

What the hell.

monster?

What is meant?

"Uncle Bob, have you discovered something?"

The girl noticed the man squatting there for a long time, observing something, and went up to ask him.

"I'm not sure either. I've never seen anyone actually use this symbol before; it's more like a prank. But the blood-stained symbol here is definitely not a prank..."

"monster?"

"—Monster!!"

Chapter 287 [Skadi]

"monster?"

"Monster!!"

Big Bob was puzzled. The monster symbol didn't actually mean anything; it was just an uncommon symbol in plain text that nobody used.

Without a clear meaning or specific significance, whether it's a deeper or more superficial meaning, this code is like an Easter egg.

Meaningless.

So when Big Bob saw this symbol, he was completely baffled. What did it mean?

Could it be some kind of secret code used only within the team?

Just then, a sound of bushes being pulled down came, and the man instinctively got up to prepare for the sudden attack.

This place is only inhabited by hunters and ill-intentioned creatures; any sound is basically an enemy.

However, when a hunter emerged from the bushes, he brushed past Big Bob.

"Don't block the way! Don't block the way!!"

The man was in a terrible state; his clothes were torn from head to toe by tree branches, and his pants were covered in mud. He looked as if he had been stumbling and fleeing for his life.

Just like that...

ran away?

"what?"

Before Big Bob could fully grasp the situation, Grani picked up a gun and stood beside him.

"It's a monster, the monster... is coming."

Grani looked serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.

monster.

Suddenly, Big Bob understood the meaning of the symbol.

The word "monster" may only refer to the surface meaning, and it is the simplest and most direct expression.

Because here.

Monsters exist!

"Stay out of the way."

A figure suddenly flew out!

It moved as fast as a cannonball, and Big Bob didn't even have time to react.

too fast.

That was someone who was thrown out!

It seemed to be a bounty hunter; the unfortunate fellow was thrown out and slammed into a tree, the sound of bones cracking sending chills down one's spine.

Fortunately, he was just an unlucky guy who was thrown out; if it had been an enemy attack, Big Bob would have been dead on the spot.

What kind of thing could possess such power?!

Really, perhaps only a monster could have done that.

The sound of the bushes scraping against each other rang out again.

Big Bob also held the chainsaw behind him in his hand.

Waiting for the monster to arrive.

The footsteps were very light, but the surroundings were deathly silent. Everyone held their breath, afraid that the slightest noise would disturb the monster whose true form was nowhere to be seen.

Slowly, a figure appeared on the forest path.

A silver-haired woman stood in front of the crowd, blocking the only road leading to the mountains.

The crimson eyes swept across the crowd, finally landing on Dripping Water Village Chief Chlor.

"So the village chief of Dishui Village is actually here with you."

"Is that Skadi? Oh, it's you."

Upon recognizing his fellow Rhodes Island comrades, Grani laid down his weapon.

"You know her?"

Big Bob tilted his head and asked, not daring to put down his weapon; the guy in front of him was Skadi!

A notorious monster in the martial arts world, renowned for its formidable strength.

Legend has it that a hunter named Skadi is capable of leveling an entire city, and no one can stand alive in front of her and show her hostility.

What's wrong with this guy!

Big Bob was extremely nervous. He didn't think he could beat this guy, but he had to get this done.

He absolutely must get his hands on that treasure!

Moreover, there is another major bargaining chip: Grani.

This little one clearly knows Skadi, although the relationship between them is still unknown, but for now, we can only try anything as a last resort.

“Yes, she’s my colleague, Skadi. You’re from the mountains?”

Grani lowered his weapon and extended his hand, trying to show goodwill.

After all, she was her comrade. Although they weren't very close, since Rhodes Island accepted Naskadi as one of their operators, it meant that Rhodes Island recognized this hunter. Therefore, Grani would also recognize this hunter as one of her own.

Even if the rumors about the other party are extremely terrifying.

However, Skadi's gaze was not quite right.

“You shouldn’t have gotten involved. Now hand that girl over to me.”

"Ugh?"

Skadi's eyes were devoid of any warmth as she looked down at the group of people below the slope. She didn't even pay attention to Chlor, who was a person with no fighting ability.

"Now, give her to me."

“No, I mean, Skadi, maybe we should talk…”

Suddenly, before he could finish speaking, a gust of wind blew by, and a pebble grazed Grani's face!

The sound of something cutting through the air whistled past, striking the tree trunk behind the girl.

The stone was driven deep inside, like a bullet.

Such kinetic energy comes from Skadi.

"Now, give me the girl, or I won't miss next time."

Skadi threatened.

"No, I won't hand Chlor over to you."

This guy must be crazy; she has no idea what kind of person she's dealing with.

Anyone who dared to brandish a weapon against Skadi is dead!

However, Big Bob still picked up the chainsaw.

"Are you really going to do it? If you do, there won't be any going back. That guy is a real monster."

Her voice trembled slightly, but Big Bob still used his large body to block Skadi's view, preventing her from seeing Chlor behind the man.

"Why should I waste so much time with you guys?"

With that, Skadi raised the greatsword on her back...

Chapter 288 [Appearance]

We can't beat him; we definitely can't go head-to-head with this guy!

Big Bob's reason was screaming wildly, telling him just who this huntress standing in front of him really was.

It's a monster, a moving natural disaster capable of leveling a city!

run.

Must run!

Otherwise, I will definitely die!

When the man looked at Skadi through the glass dome, Skadi's blood-red eyes seemed to proclaim her death.

The oppressive force, akin to that at the top of the food chain, nearly shattered the man's will to fight.

Run, you can't beat them.

But his brothers and he desperately needed that money; without it, they would only be waiting to die.

He needed the money even more than Drip Village did. At least Drip Village could survive, but without the money, he would surely die on the road.

No place will tolerate traitors; you may already be suspected when you leave here.

We must run, run as far as possible, take the money and disappear from the world, live under assumed names, and find a place where the infected can survive.

Live like a human being!

Rather than infected animals.

But now, just when he was almost within reach of his dream, this monster appeared before him.

It's like at the end of the story, the villain has to step forward and block the protagonists' path, proclaiming what despair truly means.

But Big Bob doesn't see himself as the main character. If he were really that lucky, how could he have contracted Oripathy and ended up in this inhuman state?

Suddenly, Skadi moved.

She didn't even run fast, she just took steps forward.

A heavy sense of oppression washed over him! It was like a moving boulder, an approaching natural disaster, every step trampling on Big Bob's heart, like a countdown, a countdown to the end of his own life.

If she didn't run, she would definitely die. The other person's footsteps were like a warning, a warning to foolish people not to throw their lives away. She was too lazy to chase after them one by one.

If we pick up some, everyone will be better off.

However, Big Bob didn't move; he was torn between his brother and it was like gambling.

They were gambling that the rumors about the other side were false, or that they could survive the storm of attacks.

However, both of these possibilities are extremely slim.

Just then, a strong gust of wind howled towards the man!

when--!!

He didn't even see Skadi draw her sword before the greatsword was already slashing towards his face!

So fast!

However, by the time they saw it, it was too late; the difference in their strength had reached an unbelievable level.

Even Big Bob couldn't believe how fast the other person was!