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Chapter 298 - 62: Strange Two Sides (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 298: Chapter 62: Strange Two Sides (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

"Ah, boss, it’s dead," said the Tang Family Scout squatting on the ground.

The water channel has been severed, and thick tentacles emitting blood in every direction were twitching on the ground. Emitting sizzling white smoke before finally turning into a shriveled black substance.

The main body of the tentacles was a giant Octopus Monster, whose head, over two meters wide, had three holes pierced through it.

One hole in each eye, and then one on its fontanel.

As the saying goes, two shots to the chest, one to the head, not even a god could survive that.

Sword wounds are actually more lethal, especially this kind of horrific sword wound that penetrates through, thick as a child’s arm.

The damage was not only external; it had used curse power to utterly disrupt the insides—

"Oh, of course, those Martial Artists call it, ’Sword Intent.’"

Tang Rou walked over and smacked her First Rank "Scout" on the forehead, muttering lowly, "Get lost, don’t jinx me."

"Ah?" The Scout stunned for a moment, realizing his inappropriate comment and hurriedly chuckled, "Haha, boss, it’s this monster that’s dead."

"Understood."

Tang Rou, with a cold expression, paced closer and carefully inspected before pulling out a sinister green Curse Crystal from the Octopus Monster’s head.

ghastly green filament-rich spirals were slightly rotating inside it, almost seeming alive.

"Fourteenth level, one-hit kill... never seen him before, haha, the Gu Family really picked up a treasure this time, a promising newcomer, likely a candidate for the top hundred in the Qingyun List. Too bad, one rotten apple spoils the barrel, a grain of rice in a bowl of porridge can’t stay clean for long."

Tang Rou glanced casually at the lean young man who with one move had saved her personnel and was now squatting on the side, meticulously wiping his sword, "Thanks, this is your spoils of war."

As she spoke, she carelessly threw the Erosion Crystal to him.

He did not refuse at all, catching it and tucking it straight into his chest.

At this moment, a young man stroking his chin asked, "A Curse Crystal? But this guy doesn’t look human, does he? Strange."

The speaker, named Song Qixing, was a Second Rank "Fire Mage," around thirty-five years old, in his prime for combat.

This time, the Hunter Association’s three leading families cooperated, bringing several new hunters who had just reached level 12.

With such a large scale, and with Second Rank seniors leading, training was expected.

Therefore, when he asked, everyone crowded around, staring at him, perplexedly echoing, "Yeah, what’s going on?"

Under normal circumstances, monsters produce Erosion Crystals upon death.

Only Evil Spirits, Demons, and human Transcendents who have mutated contain Curse Crystals in their bodies.

This Octopus Monster, unexpectedly found in the D8B3 area far from the sea, was judged by everyone here to be a mutant at a glance.

Yet it contained a Curse Crystal, indicating it was actually a mutant pathway human Transcendent.

This was puzzling.

What’s going on?

"..." Song Qixing’s mouth twitched. I’m quizzing you, not asking you to question me!

Damn, you’re the worst batch I’ve ever led.

"Perhaps it’s this."

Tang Rou lifted the skull of the giant octopus; inside there startlingly appeared a finger resembling that of a human’s. It was bronze-colored, slightly shriveled, and wrapped in some torn bandages covered in thick calluses and dirt, looking like some poor farmer’s finger, but mutated, covered in ugly and bizarre spells.

At the pad of the finger, there was a small slit, like a closed eye.

"Ah? Is this the outcome of forcibly containing a monster’s Curse Seal?"

"Only one finger, how can it still be considered human?"

"Aren’t the Three Deceit Families mainly human bodies with only the brain part occupied by the monster?"

"Perhaps it merged the other body parts into this finger?"

Several neophyte faces turned a bit pale, finding the situation somewhat disgusting.

Although all present were Transcendents and had studied in the Supervision Bureau for two or three years and weren’t short on knowledge about Transcendents, seeing a mutant pathway Transcendent firsthand was a first.

Honestly, it was quite different from what the textbooks depicted and what they had imagined.

Yet, Tang Rou herself was taken aback: "Strange, could I have guessed wrong?"

"Boss, could this not be a mutant Transcendent?" a Tang Family disciple asked.

Tang Rou shook her head, "It is, but the human part is too limited; logically, it shouldn’t be possible to form the conditions for containment, and thus shouldn’t produce a Curse Crystal unless..."

Gu Pan, who made the one-hit kill, scoffed, "Making a fuss over nothing, what’s the big deal? If you can have an eye or a head, why not a finger?"

A bystander responding to this junior’s mockery of their leading boss immediately contested, "How would you know, have you seen it?"

"I’ve killed it."

"Bragging is easy."

"Hmph."

Gu Pan shook his head, disinterested in arguing with these "newbies."

Should I also tell them about the time I, as a mere mortal, reversed and slayed a 16th-level blue pinnacle Nagou "Unclean"?

However, Tang Rou prevented any unnecessary disputes, glanced at Gu Qian and said, "Young man, you seem quite knowledgeable. What’s your name?"

"Gu Qian."

"Let’s talk some time when you’re free." Tang Rou eyed her with narrowed eyes.

"Maybe some other time," yawned Gu Pan, rubbing her eyes and sitting back in her vehicle.

The group continued onward...

Gu Pan sat with her sword across her knees, resting with her eyes closed.

After some time, feeling somewhat bored, she interrupted Gu Yue Ming who was endlessly bragging beside her about how great things used to be: