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Chapter 426 - 102: The Hunt and Storm Manor (Requesting Monthly Votes)_3

Chapter 426: Chapter 102: The Hunt and Storm Manor (Requesting Monthly Votes)_3

Xu Shu once again returned covered in blood.

This time, he brought back three Erosion Crystals, and he himself was unharmed.

What’s worth mentioning is that just as Xu Shu returned within the border line, barely moments later, Gu Yue Ming saw the hill he had visited suddenly enveloped by a mass of dark fog, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling inside.

It seemed that many powerful monsters were fighting there, their strength so fearsome that the battle resulted in rivers of blood, mountains crumbling, the earth splitting, and the nearby ground all cracked open; afterward, they left without a clear victor.

Following this, Xu Shu suddenly became introspective, moving forward in silence for a full three hours.

Gu Yue Ming thought, "That was close... Only two or three kilometers away, and such powerful monsters were battling. The wilderness truly hides dangers in plain sight; it’s not as safe as it looks..."

"It seems he got scared and doesn’t plan on going hunting anymore? Well, that’s how it is with boys new to the world. It’s better this way; he’ll become more cautious..."

Gu Yue Ming felt she probably understood Xu Shu’s behavior pattern.

Then, after heading west for four hours, they arrived at the seemingly abandoned lighthouse supply point at coordinates (15,19).

Just when Gu Yue Ming thought Xu Shu was worn out and ready to rest on the spot, she saw him suddenly stop, lost in thought.

"There we go, he’s thinking again..."

Seeing this, Gu Yue Ming’s heart skipped a beat as she sensed trouble.

Sure enough, she saw Xu Shu’s eyes suddenly light up as he fixated on a direction and dashed out with urgent purpose.

This time, he was gone for quite long, at least three hours, and the sun was nearly setting when he finally dragged his injured body back.

This time, Xu Shu brought back a total of seven Erosion Crystals, including two green crystals and one blue crystal.

This time Gu Yue Ming was used to it and even felt a bit happy.

Because she had been quite marginalized before, but this time she finally found her purpose—as Xu Shu was injured, she could be of use as a healer, carefully treating Xu Shu’s wounds.

Being a healer was just like that; after all, warriors like Xu Shu only needed to rush to the front lines to fight, whereas a healer like herself had to consider many more things, such as how to prevent the warriors from scarring, how to heal most efficiently and quickly, and so on, all of which required a great deal of effort. (Note 1)

As a Second Rank "Witch," Gu Yue Ming felt it was really tough.

The difficulty lay in having only a slight sense of participation after three battles.

And indeed, as Gu Pan had said, "things shouldn’t happen more than three times."

Until the sky turned dark, Xu Shu didn’t leave the seemingly abandoned lighthouse supply point again.

In fact, he even leisurely picked through the food Gu Pan had brought back on the truck, giving Gu Yue Ming some canned fruits, casually saying, "The provisions you get when leaving the city are quite decent. It’s a pity, though; most of it is canned meat. There’s only this little amount of vegetarian stuff."

This indeed won some favor from Gu Yue Ming, but also a bit of puzzlement.

Wait, how does he know I don’t like these canned meats?

Could it be Gu Pan told him?

Did she tell him these things for some purpose?

Because today was incredibly boring, Gu Yue Ming couldn’t help but let her thoughts run wild, engaging in a mental battle of wits with herself.

Fortunately, a message from Gu Shi Qian soon disrupted her original thoughts, or else she’d probably still be coming up with bizarre conspiracy theories when trying to sleep at night.

You couldn’t really blame her; normally staying in the rear with nothing to do, she would get bored to the extent that, other than surfing the net to check out various team recruitments, she would just look at female-targeted comics. That’s just how healers are.

Not as naïve and easily deceived as Gu Pan.

What she didn’t know was that Xu Shu had actually "experienced" today’s events three times over.

Three entire times!

And each time, it ended with death.

Eating canned food, Xu Shu focused on the Tai Chu Scroll hovering in front of him, with [Today’s Openings: 0/3] written on it, and seeing the three new items that had appeared, he fell deep in thought.

"Gamble everything for a chance at the hunting route. The outcome isn’t bad; got quite a few Erosion Crystals today. Luck is particularly good. If this continues, I’ll reach max level in just two or three days."

"But this Storm Manor... encountered twice in a row, looks like I can’t avoid it, right?"

Xu Shu turned to look southward towards a mountain not far away, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

After a moment, the sound of the wind and a woman’s crying echoed in his ears.

Indeed.

That thing had come again!

Like a persisting ghost.

Suddenly, Xu Shu called out to Gu Pan, raising his eyebrows, "Hey, teacher."

"What?" Gu Pan, feeling gloomy for not having gained any experience all day, responded without much of a pleasant expression.

This guy, going out to fight monsters without calling me.

He must not see me as a teacher at all!

Wait, what did he call me?

Gu Pan’s heart skipped a beat, and as she looked up, she saw Xu Shu’s mouth curving into a dangerous smile.

She almost reflexively asked, "...It’s not trouble again, is it?"

Xu Shu chuckled, "Worthy of being my teacher; you truly have a unique insight! Trouble’s here, prepare for battle. Tonight won’t be as safe as last night."

As soon as he finished speaking, a long, mournful sigh filled with lament echoed throughout the supply point.

"Ah~~~"