Chapter 79: The Oriole Is You
“How is that possible!”
Zhou Xian suddenly let out an angry shout, the telescope gripped in his hand emitting cracking sounds.
Due to his position, he could only see the scene of the body falling from the first floor lobby. Even if he didn’t know whose corpse it was, judging from the Inspector Guards’ reaction, it definitely wasn’t Su Chen.
“The combat time was so short, almost no noise, and two Second Order Professionals just died silently like that?”
Zhou Xian was shocked and uncertain. Although those two Strange God Followers weren’t Upper Tier Professionals, their development levels weren’t low. Even if Su Chen was 【Gale Hunter】, the gap shouldn’t be that big.
He had originally wanted to use the two to see who was lurking in the dark, but he didn’t expect Su Chen to deal with them himself.
“This…” His expression was gloomy as he looked at the distant Inspection Sub-bureau, unsure whether to go in.
Although no extra people had appeared, the plan had gone awry. He hesitated for a long time before struggling to say: “Forget it, wait a bit for now…”
……
“Two whips, one whip each…” Su Chen looked at the headless corpses on the floor.
With his current strength foundation after multiple strengthenings, plus his weapon and equipment, even slightly more powerful Second Order Professionals would just be a matter of an “ordinary whip.”
He still used Thunder Wind Shadow Concealment to shield his body, in case of possible follow-up attacks.
But in his heart, he was also muttering that the commotion wasn’t small—where was Zhang Hongbo’s backup plan?
This old guy wouldn’t have pretended to reconcile on the surface but schemed in secret, right?
If that was really the case, don’t blame me for being ruthless. A cold glint flashed in Su Chen’s eyes.
“You’re very impressive.”
A hoarse voice came from the corner of the room, and Su Chen’s expression changed drastically.
Someone!
He almost instinctively attacked. Before he could turn his head, the iron whip in his hand whipped out fiercely. Boiling electric arcs spread along his spine to his palm, climbing up the iron whip like electric snakes.
“Interesting…”
Seeing his combat method, that voice seemed somewhat surprised.
Only then did Su Chen turn his head, his pupils contracting involuntarily.
How could it be him!
Su Chen looked at the familiar gaunt old man—it was Xia Hanshi, whom he had only met once, the so-called notorious figure!
He cursed inwardly that this was bad, but it was too late to pull back now. Qing Suo had already whipped right in front of the other party.
Silently, Qing Suo froze in front of him, unable to advance an inch.
“Tsk… whip weapons are rare.” Xia Hanshi examined it closely, as if he had discovered something extremely interesting, scrutinizing it: “It can even attach wind and thunder elements—no wonder you could instantly kill these two.”
This old man had been secretly spying the whole time?
Su Chen secretly exerted force, but Qing Suo wouldn’t come back no matter what.
He maintained considerable vigilance toward this old man, not just because of Gu Bing’s portrayal, but also because of the other’s covert spying.
Xia Hanshi turned his gaze to the hole in the Gravity Chamber wall, then to the masked headless corpse lying on the ground.
Finally, it settled on the place where Su Chen had hidden before.
This old man paced around the room. “You discovered them long ago and hid in advance ahead of time, killing with one strike without leaving survivors. You guessed their identities?”
Su Chen carefully withdrew Qing Suo. This old man was truly a freak—he could see so many issues at a glance. Su Chen grew even more cautious in his heart.
“The First Order Top-tier Profession in Yuan Chenyang’s hands was given by you.” Xia Hanshi suddenly said. It seemed like a question, but he was actually quite certain.
Su Chen’s heart skipped a beat, hesitating: “It was because Teacher saw that my talent was extraordinary, so he…”
“Enough.” Xia Hanshi sneered and interrupted: “Your teacher already told me.”
Su Chen fell silent, unsure if this old man was bluffing him or if Old Yuan had really spilled.
Very clever, Xia Hanshi added another evaluation in his mind.
“You killed Yu Xuan, right?” Xia Hanshi suddenly asked.
Su Chen’s heart jolted, stunned: “Yu Xuan is dead?”
Remaining calm in the face of danger—Xia Hanshi was quite surprised and grew even more interested, saying indifferently: “Sun Tai already told me.”
With that, he added, “This time it’s real.”
As expected… the previous one was a bluff, but Su Chen remained silent this time—not out of suspicion, but because he could no longer answer.
Sun Tai couldn’t resist Xia Hanshi, and in the other’s view, this wasn’t an unspeakable secret. As long as Xia Hanshi asked, Sun Tai would probably tell him directly.
“No oriole has ever followed after me, and that night it was you too, right?” Xia Hanshi continued asking: “You were hunting Strange God Followers—why hide it?”
Xia Hanshi’s sharp gaze pressed toward Su Chen, but Su Chen’s heart eased slightly.
Since the other party asked this way, he probably didn’t know his goal was the Strange Artifact.
Makes sense—disguising as a Strange God Follower, even if said aloud, no one would believe it.
However, Su Chen really didn’t know the other’s intentions, and cold sweat formed in his hands.
Because of Gu Bing’s portrayal, he also felt a sense of wariness toward this old man.
Seeing Su Chen silent, Xia Hanshi didn’t press further, instead saying: “Your Second Order Profession is quite extraordinary too, right?”
“It’s Gale Hunter…” Su Chen finally had a question he could answer, saying softly.
“Do you take me for a fool? Dual elements of wind and thunder, just a Second Order Upper Tier Profession?” Xia Hanshi sneered.
But Su Chen had a prepared explanation: “It’s because of the Mystic Arts Scholar. The professional ability is thunder element related…”
“Mystic Arts Scholar!” A sharp glint burst from Xia Hanshi’s sinister eyes. “Second Order Mental-type Profession?”
He didn’t seem too shocked, but rather like a realization confirmed.
“Mm.” Su Chen nodded, sighing inwardly. To avoid exposing more, he could only reveal limitedly.
“How could it be so fast?” Xia Hanshi asked, a vague guess in his mind as his gloomy eyes faintly lit up.
Mental-type was hard to develop with external aids, naturally slower than physical-type.
“It’s because I started accumulating during the refugee stage…” Su Chen had already opened his mouth, preparing to reuse the spiel he used to fool Yuan Chenyang.
But before he finished, Xia Hanshi’s old face suddenly appeared in front of him, with an extremely strange expression. Su Chen strongly resisted the urge to step back.
“You’re a refugee too?” Xia Hanshi stared at him intently.
“Too?” Su Chen was surprised involuntarily. “Could it be you, sir?”
Xia Hanshi nodded slowly, a chilling killing intent emanating from his gaunt cheeks. “Little brat!”
He now understood why Yang Yan and the other two had strange reactions the first time he met Su Chen.
That Gu Bing hadn’t told him Xia Hanshi was a refugee—Su Chen found that strange too.
But thinking it over, he understood: she was probably afraid that revealing this would resonate with Su Chen and prompt him to consider joining the other side.
But this guy doesn’t seem to know my situation either. Didn’t he investigate my information? If he wanted to, he would’ve known long ago.
Xia Hanshi spoke hoarsely, as if understanding his doubt: “I thought someone like Yuan Chenyang wouldn’t look at refugees, let alone take one as a student.”
He was nearly certain of something in his heart, yet still asked: “What’s the situation with your talent?”
Su Chen knew he couldn’t hide it today, saying helplessly: “Body Brilliant Silver, mental… Crimson Gold.”
This was what Old Yuan had measured at the start.
“As expected!”
A ugly smile twisted across Xia Hanshi’s wood-like face.
