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Chapter 410 - 97: The Fall of a Hero, A Return with Momentum (Requesting Monthly Votes)_2

Chapter 410: Chapter 97: The Fall of a Hero, A Return with Momentum (Requesting Monthly Votes)_2

"Eh?" Gu Pan was initially startled and then glanced at Gu Yue Ming. A few seconds later, she nodded in realization and said to Xu Shu, "That’s right, auntie spoke the truth."

Xu Shu: ???

What the hell, you think I’m blind? Can’t see how you two are secretly signaling each other?

With that, Xu Shu no longer needed to doubt. He knew that this amazingly capable wet nurse was indeed his kind aunt, not that cold urban white-collar slut who deserved a beating.

However, the current Xu Shu didn’t have time to fuss over these details, whether it was carsickness or milk sickness, these were unimportant.

He now needed to deal with the captured Nie Qiba.

So many Nie Qibas had been killed below, yet not a single Erosion Crystal had dropped, which was truly a pity.

But fortunately, the one in front of him was real, and inside it, there was a level 14 green-quality Erosion Crystal.

He couldn’t waste this.

Xu Shu rubbed his hands and walked toward the bound Nie Qiba, ready to end its life and extract the Erosion Crystal from its body.

At this time, Tang Rou and the two from the Song Family had pretty much stopped vomiting.

The former walked over and said casually, "Brother Xu, we can’t stay here much longer, right? Should we leave this place first?"

The very person eager to leave the battlefield without sparing a moment to mourn their fallen comrades was none other than the former leader of the Hunter Association’s investigation team, the Second-order Transcendent, Miss Tang Rou.

Of course, this couldn’t be called a "deserter" action.

She had participated in numerous battles, always fighting to the death, surviving by her strong abilities.

Leaving now was just being wise and considering the situation, keeping in mind that there were two from the Song Family and two from the Gu Family here. It was right to withdraw in time to report the incidents here to the higher-ups, letting them know what had happened.

However, unlike the cautious and sneaky approach they took that morning, Xu Shu now waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "No worries, it’s very safe here."

"Uh."

"Is that so..."

Tang Rou and Gu Yue Ming hesitated.

Seeing this, Xu Shu smiled freely and pointed at the ground, "Folks, have some faith in the Star Tower."

What he was standing on was the Wasteland’s border line, the "Doomsday Lifeline" that isolated the inside from the outside, keeping all monsters at bay.

"With the protection of the Star Tower, we can surely rest easy," Xu Shu said.

They were now standing right on the border line, and further inside was the terrestrial domain boundary of the Tailed Ksitigarbha—the eerie axle line.

"Sure, that’s true," Tang Rou hesitated for a moment, the second half of her sentence unspoken.

But we were trapped in that strange cyclic predicament just inside the border line!

In fact, just over a hundred meters outward there was a clearing with low shrubs, and farther beyond, dark and gloomy wasteland forests and connected ridges of mountains formed.

Everywhere was covered with various large vines twisting like snakes, and towering trees with strange human-face-shaped fungi—it seemed even the plants were more eerie in the wasteland compared to those on the Wasteland.

This place didn’t seem safe at all.

But seeing Xu Shu’s calm and composed demeanor, recalling how powerful he had been, Tang Rou and the others hesitated slightly but still chose to trust him.

Although, they all felt that the young man before them was probably just a First Rank Transcendent.

But what choice did they have? They had escaped the strange cyclic illusion thanks to Xu Shu alone.

Who else could they trust if not him?

Only they didn’t know where his confidence came from.

Xu Shu’s confidence, of course, stemmed from his unique and formidable intelligence.

With the border line there, as long as they carefully stayed outside the line, the Tailed Ksitigarbha wouldn’t dare to provoke them.

It was busy trying to evade the border line, why would it seek more trouble?

Intel professional, right?

For three lives.

Xu Shu smirked internally, gestured to Gu Pan with an outstretched hand, and she immediately understood, handing him a short dagger.

Then, with menacing intent, he walked over, grabbed Nie Qiba’s pretty face, and suddenly smiled, "Good thing I took out Bahamut, otherwise if he saw how I played with his little delicate wife, he’d definitely go mad and fight me to the death."

"To kill or to maim, you... wait a second."

Having resigned to her fate, Nie Qiba suddenly paused, looked up angrily and said, "Human, what are you talking about? Lord Bahamut... what have you done to him? You killed him? Impossible, with your weak existence..."

She suddenly panicked, stuck out her tongue and hissed as if sensing something.

Moments later, Nie Qiba’s face showed deep despair and pessimism, and she murmured, "I can’t sense Lord Bahamut’s presence anymore..."

"This can’t be happening, how could this be... Why could Lord Bahamut die even in the Divine Kingdom..."

At this moment, the terrifyingly grotesque Nie Qiba seemed like a pitiful young widow, full of grievances.

Her grievances soon turned into rage, and she shouted, "Who is it! Who is it that killed Lord Bahamut!"

"Who is it? Who could have killed Lord Bahamut!"

Fuck, I just told you it was me, are you an idiot?

Xu Shu watched Nie Qiba, mostly angry at the loss of her lover, and couldn’t help but smile, his tone drifting as he recited, "Since you’ve earnestly asked, I will tell you mercifully! To prevent the world from destruction, to maintain the world’s peace, the one who killed that octopus was none other than the humble me!" (Note 1)