Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!
Chapter 425 - 102: The Hunt and Storm Manor (Requesting Monthly Votes)_2

Chapter 425: Chapter 102: The Hunt and Storm Manor (Requesting Monthly Votes)_2

Ah?

Gu Yue Ming’s expression momentarily blanked.

It had only been one day, so why had his attitude changed so drastically?

Family Head, I still admire your unruly and ruthless demeanor from yesterday...

Although he thought this, Gu Yue Ming still formally and cautiously responded to Gu Shi Qian’s message, "I guarantee to complete the mission."

Following that, he silently walked back to the campfire, watching Xu Shu and Gu Pan, who were voraciously eating, with a complex look in his eyes.

It had been almost two days and one night, yet they had covered less than 50 kilometers; calling this pace anything but slow would indeed be self-deceiving.

However, considering the purpose of this trip was mainly hunting and self-training, the slow pace seemed somewhat justifiable.

But the actual situation was different.

It wasn’t slow; rather, they hadn’t moved at all.

Yes, hadn’t moved!

After leaving that strange and perilous place, they had only walked about ten kilometers when Xu Shu found a bunker ruin that seemed very sturdy and suggested they rest.

Then, without caring whether the other two had any objections, he just went in and began resting.

And once he rested, it was for an entire day, just shrinking inside a small black room.

That evening, he had even more reason and didn’t even come out of the door.

Gu Yue Ming was dumbfounded.

What happened to hunting? What happened to honing oneself through combat? Why did you forget everything?

Despite his complaint, Gu Yue Ming dared not speak his anger.

He had no choice; he held a small leverage in Xu Shu’s hand.

That was about his alternative fake identity— "Gu Yuexi."

He was terrified Xu Shu would bring this up, exposing the lie to Gu Pan.

So, he had secretly pulled Xu Shu aside and lied to him, claiming that Gu Pan had always been on bad terms with his aunt Gu Yuexi since his childhood, so he hoped Xu Shu would never mention anything about his "aunt" in front of Gu Pan.

In short, for the sake of a complete lie, Gu Yue Ming went all out, rattling off a bunch of lies with more and more details, making it sound grave and important.

Only after getting Xu Shu’s agreement did he feel a weight lifted off his chest.

Although now, he had forgotten why he was so scared of his identity being exposed, the very meaning of his obsession meant he had to carry it out without needing a reason.

In any case, he absolutely could not be discovered.

Thus, no matter how many questions he had in his heart, he dared not ask or say more; he could only stay here obediently, even trying to comfort Gu Pan, who was feeling quite troubled.

Fortunately, starting this morning, Xu Shu finally took action.

However, Xu Shu’s actions today also made Gu Yue Ming feel incredibly strange.

He saw Xu Shu smiling at the sun, pointing in that direction like a Believer of Dawn Church.

Then, just past six o’clock, he saw Xu Shu suddenly get up and quickly rush out of the boundary line into the wilderness.

Gu Yue Ming almost jumped in shock.

Just like that, he went out?

Normally, hunting involved gathering at least a team and progressing slowly.

And he just rashly charged out?

Fortunately, in less than half an hour, Xu Shu came back with two huge and swollen Erosion Crystals in his hand.

Although he was stained with blood, he had not a single scratch; it was all monster blood, and he had triumphed completely.

Gu Yue Ming felt slightly relieved; he realized now that this young man, whom he quite liked, seemed a bit too rash.

It was time for some instruction!

Before he could speak, he saw Xu Shu again look in the direction of the sun and then without any warning dash towards a hill outside the wilderness.

Gu Yue Ming couldn’t help but turn to Gu Pan and ask, "Has he always been like this, or did he suddenly change?"

Of course, the answer was that he had always been like this.

Gu Pan even felt a bit nostalgic.

Back in a certain prison, this fellow was just like this, staying for a while before suddenly rushing out and then returning with spoils of war.

"But aunty, rest assured, three times is the limit for this guy; he acts crazy up to three times and then behaves. It’s a pity, though, he didn’t call me but hoarded the monsters for himself. Sigh, I wanted to test my sword too!"

Gu Pan touched her sword hilt, yet didn’t tell the truth; she actually "knew" that Xu Shu could foretell the future, a specialty of the Cultivation Technique he had told her about.

However, being cautious by nature, even towards the aunt who had raised her, she kept back some of her truth.

"Speaking of Cultivation..." Gu Pan’s eyes lit up suddenly, remembering something, and after telling Gu Yue Ming something, she also ran out alone; she didn’t run to the border but headed east for a stretch.

Leaving Gu Yue Ming alone in the abandoned little Bunker.

Nearly an hour later, Gu Pan was the first to return to the Bunker.

There was no significant change in her, nor had she been in combat, but she had driven back in an off-road vehicle that was previously abandoned.

This actually delighted Gu Yue Ming, thinking how smart Panpan was to look for a means of transportation.

However, her package looked a lot fuller now as if she had stuffed something the size of half a face inside; still, it was unclear what it was, all looking very mysterious. Gu Yue Ming asked her, but she was very aloof and did not respond, making Gu Yue Ming quite unhappy.