Chapter 56: 【heituo Follower】? Forced Job Appointment!
“Want to kill me!” Pan Yu’s face twisted, “Courting death!”
Hu Xiang’s expression turned stern. His spear was originally aimed at the opponent’s heart, but at the last moment, Pan Yu still shifted his body slightly, dodging the strike toward his heart.
Hu Xiang swung the spear backhanded, but failed. Instead, the opponent used that force to lunge toward him.
Blood overflowed from the corner of Pan Yu’s mouth. His left hand gripped the spear piercing his body, and with a flash of dark light in his right hand, the dagger stabbed toward Hu Xiang.
But in that instant, his vision blurred, and he was dazed for a moment.
His movements slowed, and Hu Xiang seized the fleeting opportunity. Flames like a scorching dragon poured into the spear, following the fiery trail, instantly igniting Pan Yu’s body.
Boom!
Flames blazed fiercely. Pan Yu turned into a man of fire, the intense pain throughout his body making it hard for him to think—who exactly wanted to kill me?
Even if his identity was exposed, it shouldn’t be this kind of ambush assassination!?
“No, I absolutely cannot die here!”
The desire to survive squeezed every ounce of strength from his body. Adrenaline surged, and under the illumination of the dazzling lights around him, his body emitted a gray mist-like glow.
His whole body shot forward like an arrow off the string, charging toward the exploding bright lights around him.
He could hide in the shadows. As long as these lights were gone, this guy wouldn’t be able to do anything to him!
“As long as, as long as I can destroy one, it’ll be fine!”
The living room wasn’t large to begin with. With Pan Yu’s outburst, his speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he reached a large lamp, and the dagger lightly stabbed.
With a pop, the light went dark.
“Not good!” Hu Xiang’s expression tightened. He was skilled in frontal combat, but not so much in speed.
If he let Pan Yu escape, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Hope ignited in his eyes, but the next moment, gale winds howled around him. A chill rising from his tailbone made him almost afraid to look back as he tried to dart into the shadows.
But it was too late. Qing Suo in Su Chen’s hand glowed even brighter. Highly compressed wind element attached to it, making its power even more terrifying.
Snap!
Qing Suo exploded at the tip with a bang. Pan Yu felt intense pain in his spine, followed by numbness in his lower body.
“There’s… someone else!?”
His body swayed and fell. Hope faded from Pan Yu’s eyes, filled with unwillingness. He twisted his head with all his strength.
Against the light, he could only see the other’s blurry figure, seemingly rubbing his temple.
But even without seeing the face, just seeing this somewhat familiar silhouette made Pan Yu ignore the intense pain in his body.
Su Chen!
I haven’t made a move on him yet, and he’s come to kill me!?
In Pan Yu’s pupils, Su Chen’s figure was reflected as he lowered his head to pick up and pull out the dagger, examining it carefully. It gradually dimmed.
【Hunting Path has completed target: 1】
【Shadow Dagger（Second Order）: Forged from gray gold, with extremely strong concealment ability.】
Hu Xiang’s posture was still frozen in mid-charge. His throat bobbed, incredulous: “Second Order… Professional?”
Su Chen was already a Second Order Professional. No wonder he had felt something strange.
“Second Order Professionals are hard to kill.” Su Chen couldn’t help but sigh.
“This is hard to kill?” Hu Xiang stared at him like he was seeing a ghost, then at the corpse on the ground. A bloody hole had exploded in the center of Pan Yu’s back, chilling to the bone.
This was his easiest same-rank kill. Su Chen had long prepared high-wattage incandescent lamps for him, figuring out the opponent’s weakness.
The two coordinated, expending almost no effort and not making much noise.
Hu Xiang even felt that with the power of Su Chen’s final strike, he could have beaten Pan Yu to death even without his help.
But still, he struck first to ensure absolute certainty—or rather, to give Pan Yu the deepest despair.
Hu Xiang thought his initial feeling was right—this was a “monster.”
“What next?” Hu Xiang looked at the corpse on the ground, subconsciously deferring to Su Chen.
“You go first. Leave this to me.” Su Chen waved his hand, then added: “Right, can you burn him to ashes first?”
“He’s a Second Order Professional after all. To burn him to ashes, the temperature isn’t quite enough. At most, I can burn him down to a skeleton.” Hu Xiang shook his head.
“Skeleton is fine.” Su Chen nodded, watching as Hu Xiang gradually burned away Pan Yu’s flesh and blood. Before leaving, he hesitated and spoke: “Can I ask you for something?”
“Go ahead.” Su Chen’s gaze swept over, his expression serious.
“You’re definitely heading to Ying Feng. If possible, can you help keep an eye on any leads about the Mist Nightmare Pearl?”
Hu Xiang’s words carried a cautious plea.
Su Chen was silent for a moment, then grinned. “No problem.”
This might be a promise with no response, but Hu Xiang still breathed a sigh of relief, leaving with anticipation.
And at that moment, only one or two hours remained until dawn.
“That’s enough.” Su Chen disassembled the bones, putting them one by one into the storage space.
He went upstairs and tossed in that small safe, nearly filling the storage space.
Before Pan Yu returned, they had already searched the entire room. Anything valuable was probably just the contents of this safe.
As for things related to the Cult of the Strange God, none were found.
“Who knows how long it can stay hidden… Hu Xiang has his wife’s matter, and Old Yuan’s name to back him up. It shouldn’t leak.”
When the sky was dimly lit, Su Chen returned to the Inspection Department.
“The Cult of the Strange God can’t have been active in South Wind City forever. Plus, Ying Feng has already sent people. I feel like there’s something fishy here. Hope we can wipe out these cults soon.”
“Pan Yu lived too comfortably for too long. His information was thoroughly investigated. Under deliberate targeting, he had no ability to resist.” Su Chen reflected, increasingly convinced that people should keep some secrets.
“Nice dagger. Pairing the Second Order weapon with Qing Suo could catch someone off guard and kill them.”
Su Chen extended his hand, and the dagger appeared. Cyan iron wire crawled out from his sleeve, wrapping around the hilt, dancing like an arm, swirling around him.
With Pan Yu eliminated, before the Cult of the Strange God confirmed his death, he should be safe for a while.
“Second Order Professionals are already pillars of South Wind City. Zhou Xian is heavily guarded; he probably won’t act personally. I’m much safer now.”
“As for this safe.” Su Chen took out the exquisite black-gold small safe from the storage space. The materials were quite sturdy.
But it couldn’t withstand the Second Order dagger. With a little force, he pried it open.
“This is…” Su Chen’s breathing hitched. The first things that caught his eye were three pink potions—exactly 【Glazed Blood】.
“This guy actually had this good stuff.” Su Chen was surprised.
But on second thought, with his dual identity and years of operation in South Wind City, getting two or three portions seemed normal.
“Thanks for the gift.” Su Chen pocketed them without guilt.
There were also ten pieces of crystalline white metal. Su Chen flipped open his bracelet and searched the database for a while before confirming.
“…Qiong Hui Stone… Better than Morning Star Stone at dispelling mist… A relatively versatile precious metal…” Su Chen weighed one in his hand. “One piece is probably worth five thousand gold.”
“This guy was probably always ready to bolt, turning his savings into ‘gold bars.'” Su Chen was in a good mood. This worked out perfectly for him—a real-name savings card would be useless to him anyway.
“Murder and looting really is the surefire way to get rich quick.” Su Chen stowed the items, couldn’t help but sigh.
At the bottom was a paper document. Su Chen opened it and glanced, his expression changing slightly:
【Discovered Special Profession–Heituo Follower. Complete requirements to job appoint.】
【Heituo Follower Job Appointment Requirements: Hold reverence for Heituo.】
【Heituo Follower detects host has no reverence for Heituo, igniting fury, preparing Forced Job Appointment!】
“It’s trying to Forced Job Appointment.” Su Chen’s face darkened. The panel reacted too fast; he was just glancing at the document when it registered.
But soon, Su Chen’s expression eased.
【Detecting Heituo Follower’s malicious intent, the professions crowd forward, ready to have a good chat with this new friend to improve its thinking and turn from evil to good…】
