Yin Lian hesitated for a while, and finally opened the wooden door.
The two walked in and passed the corner. In front of them was the living room on the first floor. There was a smell of food that had not dissipated in the air. It was obvious that lunch had just ended. In the corner of the wall, three figures were helping each other and beating their waists.
, shoulders, neck, knees and other places, there was a banging sound. After taking a closer look, I realized that it was Jem, Kames, and Herb.
"Grandpa Herb...Uncle Jem..."
Claire was stunned for a moment, and then said hello. The old hunters are the neutral camp of the Hunter Association, and generally only support the black agency chief. As the niece of the black agency chief, Claire naturally knows many old hunters.
"Uncle Jem, aren't you at the Ford County branch? Why are you back at the headquarters?" Among all the old hunters here, Claire is obviously the most familiar with Jem. Because Jem the Iron Mask was once Claire's father.
A good friend of mine, before he was transferred to the branch station, he would often come to visit.
"It's little Claire. Oh, in the past few days, everyone wanted to get together at the headquarters, and I'm here too. I was planning to visit the head of the agency and your home tomorrow." Jim was halfway through his words when he suddenly felt a jerk on his neck.
shrink.
"Hey, please be gentle..."
"It's light enough, but you have a big bruise here."
Kames shrugged helplessly.
Claire came over curiously, and was shocked to find that there was a black and blue bruise on the back of Uncle Jem's neck, which was thick and thick. It looked like a simple and rough mark left by a knife that was quickly chopped off and the battle ended in an instant.
"Uncle Jem, you were beaten?!" Claire was surprised: "You have to talk to your uncle about this. Someone dares to attack the old hunter?"
"No, no, no, it's just us old guys... Well, it's just about learning from each other. It's normal to get a little injured..."
Jem seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't keep his face. He could only put his mouth in his mouth, feeling that his expression was a bit awkward under the mask.
He picked up the golden sore medicine, applied it on half of his palm, and applied the medicine to Hebu, whose clothes were half lifted next to him. On Hebu's back, there was an obvious slap mark on the surface of the skin. It looked serious, but it was actually healed.
.Herb and Yin Lian were the old hunters who received the fewest and lightest beatings.
It's not that Card Xiu deliberately cared about it, but the two of them were weak and had to come step by step. The trio of old hunters on the sofa were average at best. The worst part was on the second floor. Rudy, who had just arrived in the morning, was the strongest.
Kroger was the one who received the most attention. Their bodies were covered with traces of physical therapy. Fortunately, they were just skin injuries, which was just a bit exaggerated.
"All right……"
Claire smelled the smell of medicine in the air and hesitated to speak. These people are all old bones, and they still love to toss in a party every few years.
"Hmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
Suddenly, a scream of pain as violent as a methane explosion came from the second floor. It was like killing a pig, and people couldn't help but raise their heads.
"What...what's going on?"
Claire couldn't help but walked over and came to the second floor.
On the sofa in the living room on the second floor, an old body's entire upper body was covered with dog-skin plasters, and the pungent smell went straight to the brain.
Taking a closer look, isn't this Grandpa Rudy?! The two of them only met at the meeting held yesterday due to Soth's attack.
"Grandpa Rudy, ah...you..."
Claire took a few steps forward and went straight to the living room. Suddenly she found a figure on the balcony. The figure was unusually tall and tall, with dark skin and black hair, like a healthy bronze. Claire took a closer look.
, what kind of skin color is this? It’s clearly a bruise.
Yes, there are bruises and blood under the skin on the entire back.
The figure slowly turned around, it was Kroger the Butcher.
"How come all the well-known old hunters within the organization have returned to the headquarters? And all of them are injured?" Claire was a little confused.
"Ah, it's Claire. Did I hallucinate because I was beaten?"
Rudy opened his old, dim eyes and murmured to himself.
"No, Grandpa Rudy, it's not an illusion."
Claire waved her hand in front of Rudy's eyes.
"No, it must be an illusion!" Rudy's eyes were somewhat intelligent, and he said as if he was delirious: "Bai Kui, you can't lie to me! I'll just keep fighting with you. Four hours is nothing, I'll give you ten
I won’t be tired even after an hour! If I were young, I wouldn’t be tired even after forty hours…”
"Hahaha, you brat wants to fight me, but he's still far from it!"
He laughed and started talking to himself.
"Claire, please ignore him. You know where he is..."
Kroger came over and tapped his temple with his finger.
Claire nodded secretly. She had known for a long time that Grandpa Rudy would sometimes suffer from headaches and illnesses, and was miserable. But she didn't expect that it would be so serious that she would have hallucinations and fall all over her body like this.
"Alas..." Claire couldn't help but sigh as she thought that sooner or later this would happen to her. She prayed that this day would come later.
"Bai Kui is on the third floor. If you need anything, you can knock on the door."
Kroger reminded. When Claire walked up, he looked at Rudy who was still mumbling next to him. Rudy was indeed hallucinating, but it was not a beast-like attack. It was the accumulated in his body for decades.
It is caused by expelling too many disasters at once and irritating the old brain.
As long as you line it up once or twice, you should stop having seizures.
Kroger glanced at the stairs going down. There were a total of six old hunters gathered in the Herb family, almost all the remaining old guys from the dark hunting organization.
They came to the organization headquarters for two days, and an unprecedented unity suddenly emerged. Not only because of the joy of expelling the disaster from the body, but also because of Card Xiu. They wanted to push Card Xiu to the position of Shadow Hunter.
Maybe this will bring good changes to the Dark Hunter organization.
Kroger took another look at the stairs going up.
As for Card Xiu's hidden strength that is comparable to that of Shadow Hunters, what does the magical secret weapon effect mean? They only need to know that Card Xiu is here to help the Hunter Association, and he can solve the problem of hunters turning into beasts!
"I hope the trial and assessment time comes earlier..."
On the third floor, Claire gently knocked on the door of a secret room.
Because of the nonsense that Grandpa Rudy said just now on the second floor, he became even more curious about Ka Xiu. What does it mean to beat him for four hours? What is the reason for continuing to beat him? Could it be that there is an unknown side to that slender and beautiful young man?
?Actually, he is a very violent fighting maniac?
However, Bai Kui uses illusion, so why is he so violent...
As Claire was thinking in her mind, the door in front of her suddenly opened with a kacha sound. The curtains on the balcony behind her whistled, and there were waves of wind and waves.
Facing the sunlight in the room, she squinted her eyes and looked over.
A tall rock-white wall completely blocked the aisle.
Half a second later, the wall turned over.
Oh, this is not a wall, but a person. A burly muscular man, his upper body is naked, revealing the outline of muscles made of steel. The two arms are like cement piles, with blue and black tendons wrapped underneath, as if
He was as strong and thick as a steel bar. His skin was slightly shiny with a honey-colored oil, which was obviously the sweat from just working out. His long golden hair was draped over his shoulders, giving him a wild and carefree aura.
Combined with the black trousers and belt on the lower body, it inexplicably gives people a contradictory feeling of a fusion of civilization and barbarism. All in all, he has the style of a strong man. At a glance, you can tell that he is not a simple person.
"Um, hello. Is Bai Kui here? I have something to do with him..."
Claire said something subconsciously.
"Claire?" The strong man in front of him made a low voice, as if his entire skull and chest were resonating, bringing a sense of power.
"Well, I am. Are you?" Claire nodded.
"I'm Bai Kui, you don't recognize me after just one day?"
The strong man walked over step by step, his footsteps making a low and muffled sound.
"Bai...Bai Kui?!"
Claire's eyes widened. Except for the outline of Bai Kui's face, which was somewhat similar to before, nothing else matched her.
This height of nearly 1.9 meters, a body like a tank, and arms as strong as cement piles are completely different from the 1.7 meter feminine and beautiful boy before! At least, Claire can't accept it.
"Are you Bai Kui? Impossible!"
Claire subconsciously took a step back. Although she didn't want to maliciously speculate on others, the aura of the person in front of her was really fierce.
She was prepared in advance to be attacked.
"This is the badge you gave me. I'll give it back to you."
The strong man in front suddenly stretched out his hand and handed over a wooden badge.
Claire was startled. This badge was indeed forced on Bai Kui by herself. If there is danger, it can be crushed. Claire can sense it instantly.
She hesitated for a while, looking at the huge palm spread out in front of her, enough to crush her entire head. Finally, she reached out and took it back.
"Bai Kui, how did you become like this?"
Ten minutes later, Claire reluctantly accepted the facts before her.
"He was secretly cultivated by the old hunters from the beginning, even before he joined the Dark Hunting Organization? He has been keeping a low profile since joining the organization, and will never reveal his strength until he has decisive power! To this day, he and you six
A teacher decided not to pretend anymore..."
"Good guy...good guy..."
Claire was dumbfounded, she didn't expect things to develop like this.
He had vowed just now that he would protect Ka Xiu. Now it seems that Ka Xiu needs protection. It is almost enough to protect his enemies.
Claire can't see through Ka Xiu's strength. This proves that the other party has at least the same level or even stronger power than herself, and has been hiding it.
So now, I have a strong competitor?
On the sofa in the living room on the first floor, Claire, Rudy, Jim, and Yin Lian were sitting face to face. The expressions on their faces changed rapidly, which was very exciting. The three old hunters opposite each held a cup of tea and sipped it slowly.
"Little Claire, my grandparents and uncles also have difficulties. The royal family and the parliament are watching. We can't let the seedlings cultivated by us old guys be exposed early. Once exposed, Soth's situation will be Bai Kui's situation, or even
, the assassination will be more unscrupulous. After all, we are some old guys, and it is not easy to ask the regiment commander to stand up for us..."
Rudy said slowly with a cane in his hand.
"Yes, so we can only do it slowly. Bai Kui has been keeping a low profile since he joined the Hunter Association. He is also very hard. He has to use bone-shrinking techniques to compress his body every day, pretending to be weak and weak.
.He has always hated the way he looks after compressing his bones. What you just saw is Bai Kui’s truly perfect form..."
Jem raised his mask and took a sip of tea.
"Uh..." Claire was speechless. He felt that Kaxiu should keep his bone-shrinking state. The strong man just now was too scary and oppressive.
"Well... little Claire. What is my aunt's opinion? It's better not to confront Bai Kui. This kid doesn't attack lightly or harshly. He will never show mercy to a beautiful woman. Even if he goes against an old man or an old lady, he will be ruthless..."
Yin Lian clicked her tongue three times and shook her head.
"Yes, Claire. In short, in the next competition for the Shadow Hunter seat, it is best not to face Bai Kui. Just let him deal with Solomon of the Council and Soth of the Royal Family, and you can just sit back and watch."
Rudy turned his crutch and said thoughtfully.
Claire can't stand it anymore. Apparently at yesterday's meeting, Grandpa Rudy was still urging her to be proactive during this period. Soth was assassinated and broke an arm. His strength has dropped a lot, and his competitiveness has dropped significantly. Claire
If you seize the opportunity, it is entirely possible to succeed in one fell swoop!
As a result, I turned around and started to persuade myself to avoid Bai Kui's sharpness.
After all, Claire is one of the top dark gold hunters. She has been a genius since she was a child, and she also has arrogance in her heart. Claire is a little dissatisfied that the three seniors who have watched her grow up do not think highly of her.
"I admit that I can't see through Bai Kui's aura now, but it's not like I can't even compete! I don't think my Siren can't compete with his muscles." Claire curled her lips: "Because
The reason why Soth was assassinated is that the Shadow Qualification Competition has been advanced to a week later, and each person will be assigned a dangerous mission. It will all depend on their individual abilities..."
"Fair play." She added at the end.
"It's not fair...how is this fair..." Rudy shook his head.
A competitor who already has the strength of a Shadow Hunter has a crushing advantage over other competitors who are still at the Dark Gold level.
If Claire wants to compete with Ka Xiu, she must go to the source of the holy spring in advance to soak to her limit, and her strength will be greatly improved. It will also take several months to master the skyrocketing power, and then several years of fighting to become proficient.
Only in this way can we win the competition.
Rudy sighed, it was not easy to expose Card Xiu's strength.
"Well, anyway, don't rush to take action. Let Solomon and Soth go first. Then you can see what the situation is and then make a decision..."
Rudy stood up and patted Claire on the shoulder. With Claire's confused eyes, he walked out of the living room and walked to the second floor step by step.
In the living room on the second floor, Ka Xiu has finished washing and is dressed neatly.
He plans to go to the Hunter Association to take away the resources that belong to him.